Archive for September 2023
Tommy Smillie Completes Library Program For Twice!
Tommy Smillie, age 3, has completed the Crawfordsville District Public Library program “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” for the second time. He is the son of John Smillie and Katie Ansaldi,…
Read MoreAG’s Office Fights To Keep Southport Cop’s Killer Behind Bars
The Indiana Attorney General appeals team continued their fight to ensure the killer of a Southport police officer remains in prison for at least a half-century. “Anyone who murders someone,…
Read MoreSUV Crossover And Motorcycle Crash Results In Fatality
Montgomery County Communications Center began receiving calls of a personal injury accident that occurred at the intersection of E. Main Street and Oak Street in Crawfordsville. The accident was reported…
Read MoreCommunity Development Block Grants Now Open For Applications
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced the second round of Community Development Block Grants for 2023 is now open for applications. The…
Read MoreLawmakers Aim For ‘Sustainable Solution’ In Pension Benefit Quandary
By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana lawmakers enraged retiree advocates when they chose not to offer a pension benefit increase in the most recent budget cycle — for the first time…
Read MoreIndiana Homeowner Assistance Fund To Close Application Portal In October
Mortgage assistance program has provided $112 million to 9,100 Hoosier households to prevent foreclosure. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) today announced the…
Read MoreLaments Of A Broken, But Not Beaten, Man
By: Dick Wolfsie I am retired. So, I don’t work. Neither did anything in our house on Thursday of last week. The problem began about 2 am. One of the…
Read MorePlayers Of 1920s, Big Ten Basketball And Something To Prove
By: Kenny Thompson The dedication game of Ross-Ade Stadium on Nov. 22, 1924 was like a national holiday for those living anywhere close to the Purdue University campus. More than…
Read MoreMabel Evans-Eakle
October 19, 1931, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Mabel (Knox) Evans-Eakle, 91, of Crawfordsville, passed away at Lane House on September 19, 2023. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on October…
Read MoreFrances Wooden Park Dedication Set For September 30
A dedication of the newly-renovated Frances Wooden Park will be held on Saturday, September 30 by the Montgomery County Community Foundation and the City of Crawfordsville. Through funding from MCCF…
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