Articles by Tom Snape

MILAN, IN — Milan Community Schools recently used a $5,000 grant from the Rising Sun Regional Foundation to purchase and install additional security cameras. School officials say major construction and renovation work last summer and […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — All four area counties are in Yellow on the state’s COVID-19 metrics map. Decatur and Dearborn counties moved from Orange to Yellow after achieving a Weekly 2-Metric Score of 1. Ripley and […]

DILLSBORO, IN — The Dillsboro Fire Department and several other agencies were called to the 9400 block of Grelle Road near the Dearborn/Ripley County line for a brush fire that had crossed the road from […]

HOLTON, IN — Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the deadly tornado that struck Holton. The EF 3 twister roared down Versailles Street at 3:58 pm on March 2, 2012, killing Ron Pickett, who was […]

COLUMBUS, IN — Legal Aid will hold another Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic on Tuesday, March 8. The phone clinic for low-income residents in Decatur and seven other counties in the agency’s district will be […]

STATEHOUSE — State lawmakers have revived a plan to do away with concealed carry licenses in Indiana. A conference committee at the Statehouse on Wednesday brought back legislation that the Senate tried to gut last […]

DUBOIS/GREENE COUNTIES, IN — And now there are six. Another case of avian influenza has been confirmed at a Southern Indiana commercial poultry farm. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says more than 16,000 […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking all Hoosiers who believe they were impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity theft. […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — A motorcyclist was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening near Milan. Indiana State Police say a 2021 Kawasaki being driven by 20-year-old Noah Haessig of Sunman was traveling north […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The 11th Annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, hosted by Genesis: Pathways to Success and Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation, was held on Saturday, February 26, at Jac-Cen-Del High School. This year, six […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce handed out hardware at its Annual Awards Dinner Tuesday night at Romweber Party Place. The theme of the event was “Mardi Gras – It’s Time To […]

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that could bring an end to the state’s coronavirus public health declaration. The proposal would put administrative steps in place that have been sought by […]