Articles by Tom Snape

BROOKVILLE, IN — Reid Health will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, November 19 at 11 am for the hospital’s new office building in Brookville. Richmond-based Reid announced plans last month for a 20,000-square-foot facility on […]

LAWRENCEBURG, IN — Lilly Endowment has made a grant to the Ivy Tech Foundation to support Ivy Tech Community College’s new statewide Career Coaching and Employer Connection (CCEC) program. This new, more strategic approach, will […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Hillenbrand Inc., has completed the planned divestiture of TerraSource Global as part of a deal with industrial holding company Right Lane Industries. As a result of the $25.6 million dollar deal, TerraSource […]

SUNMAN, IN — Leaf pickup starts Friday (October 29) in the Town of Sunman. Leaves will be collected every Monday and Friday until the service is no longer needed this year. Residents are asked to […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health officials say team members have had some much-needed relief this week from the recent COVID-19 surge brought on by the Delta variant. Both Ripley and Franklin counties saw a […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A former local assistant fire chief has been arrested following a child crimes investigation. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says former Greensburg Assistant Fire Chief Andrew Witkemper, was arrested Tuesday at his […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Broadband Office have announced that the City of Greensburg is now designated as an official Broadband Ready Community. The Broadband Ready Communities Program was created […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Police Department is mourning the passing of K9 Officer Jinx. The Dutch-German Shepherd who was born in the Netherlands died from health complications last Saturday. Jinx was a year and […]

GREENSBURG, IN — The Ohio Rail Experience is returning to Greensburg this weekend. The excursion train will depart Cincinnati and make its way to the Tree City’s downtown area for a Saturday stopover. “We had […]

ST. LEON, IN — Twenty-five members of the East Central FFA Chapter competed in the Indiana 4-H/FFA State Horticulture Career Development Event on Saturday, October 9 at Purdue University. There were a total of 50 […]

VEVAY, IN — A celebrity tattoo artist, reality TV star, and pinup girl is permanently moving to Southeastern Indiana. “LA Ink” star Kat Von D is closing her shop in Hollywood by the end of […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — All four area counties saw a drop in unemployment in September. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Franklin County had the lowest jobless rate among the four counties at 2.7 percent, […]