Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Two Southeastern Indiana YMCA staff members – Lifeguard Elizabeth Hall and Youth Program Coordinator Mindy Freese – were recognized this month with the YMCA S.O.A.R. Award (Service and Outstanding Achievement Recognition). The […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — Firefighters from three departments were called back to a home on Canal Street in Brookville Monday when a garage fire rekindled. The structure originally caught fire on Saturday. The Brookville Fire Department […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The area will be under a Frost Advisory from 2 until 9 am Wednesday morning. Forecasters say temperatures as low as 31 degrees will result in frost, which could kill sensitive outdoor […]

SUNMAN, IN — The Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the people involved in Friday afternoon’s deadly accident in which a woman mowing grass was killed when a truck went off North Dearborn […]

COLUMBUS, IN — Legal Aid District 11 will hold a free Legal Aid phone clinic for low-income residents in its eight-county district on Tuesday, April 26 from 3 until 5:30 pm. The district includes Decatur, […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The Greensburg Police Department is conducting a public survey into the quality of services provided to the community. Chief Mike McNealy said the brief survey contains six questions that ask about the […]

STATEWIDE — Nearly 22,000 trout are being stocked by the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife in 16 different streams across Indiana for inland trout season, which starts at 6 am local time on Saturday, […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Hoosier Girl Defense will present its inaugural two-part self-defense class to Batesville High School and Oldenburg Academy senior girls on May 10 and 17 from 9:35 until 11:05 am in the BHS […]

ST. LEON, IN — Congratulations to East Central High School Winter Percussion. The group won the WGI World Championship over the weekend at the University of Dayton. It’s the first world championship in school history.

MILAN, IN — School Resource Officer Noel Houze reported to the Milan School Board last week about a new safety app called STOP IT. Superintendent Jane Rogers said the app allows students to anonymously report […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — It was a busy weekend for firefighters in Franklin County. Crews from several departments battled a garage fire on Canal Street in Brookville Saturday afternoon. Flames were reported to Franklin County […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A Greensburg man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Battery (Level 3 felony) and to Being a Habitual Offender because of prior felony convictions. […]