Articles by Tom Snape

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Firefighters in Franklin County were kept busy over the Christmas weekend. Flames destroyed a barn and farming equipment Sunday afternoon on the 17,000 block of Pumphouse Road near St. Marys. The […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan has resigned as the state Republican Party Vice-Chair. Sullivan has held that job since 2019. She said in a statement that she wants to step back […]

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN — A 14-year-old boy who was reported missing from his Switzerland County home last week has been found safe. Brayden Parsons (pictured) was listed as a runaway from his home on Bennington […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. However, while choosing a resolution can be easy, sticking to […]

STATEHOUSE — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is inviting District 42 constituents to complete the 2022 issue survey to provide feedback before the legislative session starts next month. “As the 2022 legislative session nears, I […]

BATESVILLE, IN — All westbound lanes of I-74 west of Batesville were blocked for about an hour Thursday morning after a truck carrying cars caught fire. Firefighters rushed to the scene between the State Road 229 […]

STATEWIDE –The Indiana Department of Health on Wednesday reported 4,813 new cases of COVID-19 and 86 deaths across the state, which brings the death toll to 18,057 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health officials are urging the community to help slow the spread of COVID-19 over the holidays, as patient volumes continue to climb. “In our emergency department, we are seeing higher […]

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN — A Switzerland County woman lost her life last Saturday while trying to drive across a flooded creek crossing on Bud Ballard Road. Sheriff Brian Morton says 55-year-old Danielle Northcutt was able […]

GUILFORD, IN — Active demolition of the old North Dearborn Elementary School began this week. The demolition is being completed by Wooldridge Construction Group, which is based in Memphis, Indiana, at a cost of $283,474 […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Community School Corporation is in a good place, financially. That’s according to Superintendent Paul Ketcham, who reported to the school board this week that assessed valuation on the corporation’s properties […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and 23 other states attorneys general are suing the Biden Administration over mask and vaccine mandates in preschools. The new rules affect all preschool programs funded by […]