Articles by Tom Snape

VERSAILLES, IN — The South Ripley School Board this week acted on compensation increases, which are part of the recently-approved two-year collective bargaining agreement between the corporation and the South Ripley Classroom Teachers Association. “In […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) has seen COVID-19 patient volumes decline slightly this week. Both Ripley and Franklin counties saw an increase in positivity rates. Ripley County remains in Orange on the state […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Greensburg Mayor Joshua Marsh updated Decatur County Commissioners this week on the Make My Move initiative. More than 1,600 applications have been received, with the goal to whittle the list down […]

RUSHVILLE, IN — Diamond Pet Foods, a leading manufacturer of quality pet foods, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility and has selected the city of Rushville, Indiana, as its preferred location. The […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — It will be April before the Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments over the Governor’s emergency powers. The court said yesterday that it will hear a challenge to the new state law that […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Batesville Area Art Council announces that a new visual display will be coming to downtown Batesville just in time for the holidays. Batesville Sky – Winter Wonder will consist of a 200-foot […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 24 at 6:30 pm has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 18 at 6:30 pm at the Memorial Building.

BATESVILLE, IN — Hillenbrand, Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, which ended September 30, 2021. “Fiscal 2021 was a great year for Hillenbrand, as we achieved record levels for order […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Ripley County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is phasing out its use of Nixle and is now using CodeRED which is a rapid emergency notification service. The system allows for emergency messages […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Economic Development Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, November 19 at 8 am at the Memorial Building has been canceled.

BATESVILLE, IN — Paul H. Rohe Company crews on Wednesday started milling and paving Walnut Street in Batesville between Kipper and Boehringer streets. Walnut is down to one lane, and motorists should slow down and […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Decatur County Commissioners and the City of Greensburg have taken the next steps toward improvements to Park Road. “It’s 75% owned by the city and 25% owned by the county, so we […]