Articles by Tom Snape

(Franklin County, IN) – The Franklin County Water Association has issued a Boil Advisory for residents of Johnson Fork Road between Sharptown and Mortashed roads in the southeastern part of the county, due to a […]

(Brookville, IN) – United Way of Franklin and Ripley Counties has awarded $4,000 in 2026 Live United Scholarships to four recent local high school graduates to support their post-secondary education and career goals. Receiving $1,000 […]

(Statewide) – Governor Mike Braun has declared a state of disaster emergency for 63 Indiana counties following this week’s storms. Ripley, Franklin, Decatur and Dearborn counties are included. A confirmed EF-2 tornado touched down early […]

(Brookville, IN) – A young boy from Metamora will set up a lemonade stand on Main Street in Brookville on Saturday to raise funds for the Franklin County Humane Society. The mother of 8-year-old Dawson […]

(Noblesville, IN) – Congratulations to North Decatur High School FFA’s Garrett Schwering. He was elected and sworn in as Indiana FFA State Treasurer for 2026-27 at this week’s 97th Indiana FFA state convention in Noblesville. […]

(Greensburg, IN) – A former bank employee who was arrested last summer on theft charges has been sentenced to more than 100 days behind bars after pleading guilty this week in Decatur Circuit Court. Melissa […]

(Friendship, IN) – No one was injured in a house fire on the 3800 block of East Olean Road in the Friendship area on Wednesday evening. Crews arriving on the scene around 8:13 p.m. found […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Many Decatur County residents were questioning why all of the county’s outdoor tornado sirens blared during early Thursday morning’s severe storms when their area was not under a tornado warning. County […]

(Drewersburg, IN) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit eastern Franklin County early Thursday morning. The twister was clocked at 125 mph and was on the ground for 5.2 miles. […]