Articles by Tom Snape

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is no longer requiring masks for most students, staff, and visitors to the West Lafayette campus as of Friday. While face masks are optional on campus, the exceptions are […]

FRIENDSHIP, IN — The Friendship State Bank has been honoring the legacy of the Wilke S. and James W. Lemon with a scholarship for over 20 years. This year the community bank will award one […]

MILAN, IN — Hoosier Hills Water customers in the Elrod, Dillsboro, and Farmers Retreat areas are under a voluntary boil advisory for the next 48 hours. The regional water district said the advisory was issued […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has announced changes in COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs to reflect declining cases across the state. The department also will begin to reduce […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Start a community garden with Purdue Extension. From improving access to fruits and vegetables to educating people on how food is grown, community gardens offer many benefits to the city or […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Warning for Decatur County until 1:45 am Friday, and a Flood Advisory for Ripley, Franklin, and Dearborn counties until 3:15 pm Thursday. In […]

STATEWIDE — Ripley County has moved to Orange on the Indiana Department of Health’s COVID-19 metrics map after achieving a Weekly 2-Metric score of 2.5. Meanwhile, Dearborn, Decatur, and Franklin counties remained in Red. IDOH confirmed […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Opening its doors on February 4, 1922, Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) will celebrate a century of care throughout the year. Kicking off the 100th anniversary is a newly installed history wall […]

DREWERSBURG, IN — The Drewersburg Fire Department and Franklin County EMS were called to Squire Road late Wednesday morning after a barn wall collapsed on top of a person. The unidentified victim was removed from […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Schmidt Bakery’s world-renowned Cherry Thing-A-Lings went on sale to the general public Thursday morning at 4:00. The treats are only available this time of year during Presidents Day weekend through Monday. This […]

AUSTIN, IN — Approximately 2,205 pounds of Skyline Chili products are being recalled by Morgan Foods due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the […]