Articles by Tom Snape

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — The Franklin County Community Foundation (FCCF) is pleased to announce Katherine Apsley as Franklin County’s 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Katherine attends Franklin County High School and is the daughter of […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The Decatur County Traffic Safety Partnership (TSP) has announced that it will be increasing patrols during the holiday season, as part of a statewide crackdown on impaired driving. Starting this week […]

STATEHOUSE — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) has issued a statement on the awarding of Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grants on Tuesday. “This program is a great way for the state to […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Farm Credit Mid-America recently contributed $5,000 to the Ag Field of Interest Fund held at the Decatur County Community Foundation. The donation was matched dollar for dollar thanks to a challenge […]

GREENSBURG, IN — A local trucking company is accepting donated items to help the victims of last weekend’s tornados in Western Kentucky now until Tuesday, December 21 at 4 pm. StoneBridge Trucking will pick up the […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb has announced that an estimated 4.3 million taxpayers will receive a $125 refund after they file their 2021 taxes. “Despite a pandemic, Indiana exceeded all expectations and closed the […]

VERSAILLES, IN — A Greensburg man was killed Tuesday evening around 7:45 in a single-vehicle crash on US 50 in Ripley County. Indiana State Police say a car driven by 54-year-old George Meadors was traveling […]

BROOKVILLE, IN — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged threat at Franklin County High School. The Sheriff’s Office was contacted after school officials received a tip about the threat Wednesday morning. The nature […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A 39-year-old Westport man has pleaded guilty to a Level 4 felony count of Child Molesting and was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years by Decatur Circuit Judge Tim Day. James P. […]

SUNMAN, IN — Congratulations to Sunman Elementary School 5th grader Reagan Whitehead, who recently won an art contest revolving around recycling. Sunman Elementary and the Town of Sunman partnered for a contest to design a […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health on Tuesday reported 4,057 new COVID-19 cases along with 90 deaths across the state. Ripley County reported 24 positive cases; Dearborn County had 22, and Franklin and Decatur […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors approved plans Tuesday to award $500 million to support regional development plans across 17 […]