Articles by Tom Snape

STATEHOUSE — Legislation sponsored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) creating minimum training requirements for 911 dispatchers could soon be law. Frye, chair of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety said 911 […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Colt Ryan and Abbie Ziegler have been added to the Margaret Mary Health Foundation Board of Directors. Ryan currently serves as a Wealth Advisor at Giesting Financial in Batesville. He has served […]

STATEWIDE — The number of COVID-19 cases continues to trend downward across Indiana. The state Health Department on Monday reported 900 new cases, which is the first day since October 24, 2021, that Indiana has […]

STATEHOUSE — The Indiana Senate Elections Committee has passed a House bill dealing with election security. The legislation would provide state-funded Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail machines for every direct-recording electronic voting machine in the state […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) in the past week saw the number of hospitalized COVID patients remain consistent with patient volumes experienced the week before. The hospital currently has 23 patients on the […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis has issued a Flood Watch for Decatur County Wednesday night through Thursday evening. The NWS says flooding caused by excessive rain is possible. Runoff […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The City of Batesville Board of Parks and Recreation meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 pm at the Memorial Building has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — The Ripley County Community Foundation is proud to announce that a new scholarship opportunity is available to local students thanks to Hillrom Holdings, Inc. (Hillrom). This scholarship was established as a […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Accidents kept first responders in and around Franklin County busy over the weekend. The Brookville Fire Department, Rescue 24, and Franklin County EMS were dispatched to a head-on collision on US […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — Lawrenceburg Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the pavilion parking garage at Hollywood Casino shortly before 4 pm Sunday. An unidentified man was taken by private vehicle to St. Elizabeth […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The investigation continues into a crisis hotline phone call traced back to Greensburg Community Schools property Friday afternoon. School officials instituted a shelter-in-place and Greensburg Police began securing school properties shortly after […]

DELPHI, IN — Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the Delphi murders, and the killer remains at large. The bodies of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German were found on February 14, 2017, one […]