Articles by Tom Snape

RUSH COUNTY, IN — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado caused damage on Wednesday afternoon in Rush County. The EF-1 twister with peak winds of 100 mph was on the ground for […]

MORRIS, IN — A water main break on State Road 46 East in the Morris area has Hoosier Hills Water customers under a voluntary boil advisory for the next 48 hours. The affected area is […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — A recent Batesville High School graduate has been awarded an Indiana Sheriff’s Association (ISA) scholarship. Lane T.  Mauer was presented a $750 scholarship on behalf of the ISA by Franklin County Sheriff […]

GREENSBURG, IN — More than 100 entries will wind their way through the Greensburg/Decatur County Bicentennial Parade on Saturday. The bicentennial parade steps off at 10 am. The lineup will start at 9 am on […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Franklin County Community Schools is investing more than $100,000 to purchase and install new security cameras at all five of the corporation’s school buildings. The money for the security cameras comes from […]

OHIO COUNTY, IN — The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the Life Without Parole sentence issued to Andrew Conley, who was convicted of the 2009 murder of his younger brother. The sentence was handed down by […]

STATEHOUSE — Governor Eric Holcomb has announced a plan to return $1 billion of state reserves to Hoosier taxpayers, following higher than expected revenue performance this fiscal year. Each taxpayer would collect about $225 in […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) has approved new K-12 Indiana Academic Standards in science and computer science, as well as academic standards for a new middle school civics course. Indiana’s […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Visit Indiana and the Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) has launched the “IN Indiana” marketing campaign, a unique effort to tell the Hoosier State’s authentic story. Visit Indiana has developed an extensive […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The Burney-Clay Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Garden Tractor Pull and Fish Fry on Saturday at the fire station on West County Road 100 South. Fish, tenderloins, hot dogs, […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Cari Kettman has been named the new executive director of Safe Passage following unanimous approval by the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors. She replaces Jane Yorn, who announced earlier this year her […]

OLDENBURG, IN — A local town and county have shaken hands on a federally-funded road and historic bridge project. The Town of Oldenburg will take care of roadwork on Water Street, while Franklin County will […]