Articles by Tom Snape

Ripley County, IN — Ripley County has received a $250,000 grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to help small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19. The Ripley County COVID-19 Economic Recovery […]

Greensburg, IN — Decatur County Memorial Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at their new facility across from the hospital at 813 North Lincoln Street in Greensburg. President and CEO Rex McKinney said the extra […]

Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN — The United Way of Franklin County is pleased to announce the Live United Scholarship application for 2021. The Live United scholarship is designed to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a commitment […]

Batesville, IN — A reminder that the City of Batesville and the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Community Job Fair this afternoon from 2 until 6 pm at the Hall in the […]

Columbus, IN — Columbus police officers arrested an Indianapolis man Monday evening after he reportedly threw gasoline on a man during an argument and then set him on fire. At approximately 3:40 a.m. on Monday […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Memorial Pool opens for the season on Sunday. Hours that day are 1 until 6 pm. The pool will be open on Memorial Day from Noon until 6. A pre-sale […]

Statewide —The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has released the April 2021 county-wide unemployment numbers, and all four area counties showed lower jobless rates. Ripley and Decatur counties checked in at 3 percent, down from […]

Greensburg, IN — Greensburg city leaders and Decatur County officials unveiled and dedicated a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Greensburg Fire Department (GFD) yesterday. The Baby Box, located toward the back of the firehouse, […]

*UPDATE* — An Aurora man was taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis by the Lifeline helicopter following a single-vehicle rollover crash on US 421 at County Road 500 North just before 6:30 Saturday […]

Westport, IN — The Westport and Letts Community volunteer fire departments responded to an alarm around 10:45 last night at South Decatur High School. Firefighters arriving at the school were greeted by seniors who said […]

*DELAYED*: The closure of State Road 101 in Milan has been delayed to later this summer. CSX Railroad originally planned to close the road at the crossing on Tuesday, June 1. More information will be […]