Articles by Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) this week has seen a decline in overall patient volumes, including COVID-positive patients. The hospital currently has 18 patients on the Medical/Surgical floor, with two of those patients […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation is hosting its seventh annual Day of Giving on Friday, November 5. Between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm, citizens of Ripley County are encouraged […]

VERSAILLES, IN — The South Ripley School Board this week awarded the bid to Dave O’Mara Contracting of North Vernon to build an access road behind the high school. The road will start at the […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The next-to-last City of Greensburg Public Safety Community Cookout of 2021 is scheduled to take place Thursday (October 21) from 6 until 8 pm at Community Church on Vandalia Road. The free […]

ST. LEON, IN — The Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation is pleased to announce the board recently approved a historic 2-year collective bargaining agreement with the Sunman-Dearborn Educators Association. The agreement will increase the starting teacher […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation recently awarded 2021 3rd Cycle Small Grants. The purpose of a small grant is to assist a charitable organization with needs that arise during the calendar […]

BATESVILLE, IN — St. Louis Catholic School (SLS) is the largest single contributor to the Batesville Food Pantry. Without this help, a lot of families would not have enough to eat during the holidays. Over […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Health on Tuesday reported 1,593 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 61 new deaths across the state. One of those deaths was in Ripley County, which reported 12 […]

AURORA, IN — Anthropologists with the University of Indianapolis along with Indiana State Police Investigators on Monday examined the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder that was pulled out of the Ohio River on Thursday, October 14 near […]

UNION COUNTY, IN — A Franklin County School Board member lost his life Monday while on the job. Indiana State Police say 42-year-old Justin Moore of Brookville and another Union County Highway Department employee, 62-year-old […]

STATEWIDE — Indiana has surpassed the 1 million mark in COVID-19 cases. The Indiana Department of Health on Monday reported 701 more Hoosiers have tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total number of […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Decatur County Council and Commissioners partnered with the Decatur County Community Foundation in August to administer funds given to the county by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act […]