Articles by Tom Snape

STATEHOUSE — The Republican-led Indiana legislature voted yesterday to override Gov. Holcomb’s veto of a bill banning transgender students from competing in girls’ K-12 sports. The House voted 67-28 in favor while the Senate approved […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Several agencies responded to a two-vehicle accident in the area of County Road 800 South and Benham Road in Ripley County just before 8:00 Tuesday morning. One of the vehicles was […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — All four area counties saw a big drop in unemployment rates in April. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Franklin and Decatur counties checked in at 1.8 % while Ripley […]

STATEWIDE — Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags across Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, TX. Per President Biden’s order, […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office will host a memorial service to remember fallen Sheriff Salvatore Frank “Tudie” Navarra on Sunday, May 29 at 4 pm. Sheriff Navarra died while pursuing a […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority recently awarded a scholarship to Batesville High School senior Courtney Chambers. She is the daughter of Denise and Steve Chambers of Batesville and plans […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The official banner of the Greensburg/Decatur County Bicentennial is now on display on the north side of the Decatur County Courthouse. Installation of the banner took place Monday, and officially begins the Bicentennial […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 scholarships to Batesville High School (BHS) graduates. These scholarship awards totaled $29,000, according to BCEF executive director […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin work next week on a $2.5 million superstructure replacement project at the State Road 62 bridge over Laughery Creek […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has released the second phase of the statewide COVID-19 relief school spending dashboard. The newest update to the dashboard reflects the categories of spending that are […]

VERSAILLES, IN — A worker at Versailles State Park recently received the Indiana State Park’s Field Employee of the Year Award. Nick Schutte was honored for his wide range of trade skills including mower maintenance […]

COLUMBUS, IN — A Greensburg High School student took 1st place in Indiana’s 6th District annual Art Competition. Malana Kramer was chosen as the winner of the competition, according to Congressman Greg Pence (R-Columbus). Kramer’s […]