Articles by Tom Snape

Columbus, IN — Legal Aid District 11 will hold another free legal aid phone clinic for residents in its eight-county district tomorrow (May 25). The district includes Decatur, Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and […]

Ripley County IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship. In 2008, the Batesville community lost a dedicated member, Doris A. Brelage, through an accidental death. […]

Decatur County, IN — On May 21, 2021, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Crimes Against Child investigation involving the possession of child pornography. As a result of the investigation, Eric Klosterkemper, age 33, […]

Decatur County, IN — On April 28, 2021, at approximately 1:00 pm, the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Greensburg Police Department and the Decatur County Probation department, served two search warrants, […]

Napoleon, IN — The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Napoleon man. Investigators say 54-year-old Phillip Abrams was found dead by his wife at their home Wednesday afternoon around 4 pm. […]

Batesville, IN — Earlier this year, St. Louis School (SLS) Junior High students were asked to participate in a writing activity for the VFW called the “Patriot’s Pen.” All of the students in Junior High […]

Sunman, IN — A Brookville man was flown to UC Medical Center in Cincinnati following a one-vehicle rollover accident on Rosfeld Road near State Road 101 in the Sunman area. The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office […]

Aurora, IN — A sinkhole caused the closure of State Road 148 in Aurora Thursday afternoon.  The sinkhole was reported near an S-curve and detours around the area were put in place. The Indiana Department of […]

Greensburg, IN — Greensburg/Decatur County Chamber of Commerce and Decatur County Farm Bureau Inc., announce Ted McKinney, former Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be the keynote […]

Guilford, IN — The former North Dearborn Elementary School building is scheduled to be demolished sometime between August and October 2021. Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Andrew Jackson says the building was put on a […]

Brookville, IN — Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of April. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 687 calls for service, which is a 14% increase over the 592 […]