Articles by Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously voted Tuesday in support of legislation authored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) to designate the mastodon as the official state fossil of Indiana. “Indiana is one […]

VERSAILLES, IN — February is Library Lover’s Month. To celebrate, Tyson Library will have a weekly drawing for prizes. To enter your name into the drawing, stop in and add a “Love Note” to the […]

STATEWIDE — Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 3.0 percent in November to 2.7 percent in December – which the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) says is a record low for the state dating back […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Tuesday recognized National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a civic event encouraging more people to become election workers. “Our nation’s free and fair elections are a model […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal accident that happened Tuesday morning on westbound I-74 east of Greensburg. All westbound lanes were closed for much of the morning during the investigation, […]

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Monday reported 5,965 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. Locally, Dearborn County reported 91 positive cases; Decatur County had 38; Ripley County reported 29 cases, […]

MADISON, IN — A man from western Ripley County is facing drug-related charges following his arrest in Madison shortly before noon Monday. Madison Police say 40-year-old Richard Barnes of Holton (pictured) was a passenger in […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) continued to experience soaring positivity rates last week, with nearly 54-percent of all patients tested at the hospital returning positive for COVID-19. The overall percentage of hospitalized COVID […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Two Batesville non-profit leaders have been selected as a member of the 2022 class of the Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute. Amy Streator, Executive Director of Ripley County Community Foundation, and Jonathon Maple, […]

BATESVILLE, IN — A 17-year-old male is facing several charges following a chase on I-74 Friday night. Indiana State Police say Trooper Blake Litmer tried to stop a BMW on eastbound 74 near the 143-mile […]

GREENSBURG, IN — A 39-year-old Greensburg man accused in a two-and-a-half-year-old murder case has changed his plea. Adam Naderman was arrested by Greensburg Police in October 2019 in connection with the killing of his father. […]

STATEWIDE — Schools across the State of Indiana with mask requirements will no longer need to track close-contact COVID-19 cases. The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has sent revised guidelines to schools, including the end […]