Archive for January 2025
Rep. Beau Baird Chairs Environmental Affairs Committee
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) announced that State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) will serve as chair of the House Environmental Affairs Committee, replacing State Rep. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) who…
Read MorePaper has Home Show Tickets 4 You
We’re doing it again! The Paper of Montgomery County once again has free tickets to give away for the 2025 Indianapolis Home Show which runs from Friday, Jan. 17 through…
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State Challenges Rule That Impedes Home Ownership
New Rule Tacks on 90-Year Payback to Cost of Home Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is partnering with 15 states and the National Association of Home Builders to challenge new…
Read MoreClock Keeps Ticking
One of the folks I hold in high regard reached out a few days ago. Like many of us, he’s upset over the current political reality that is today’s country.…
Read MoreSen. Deery Shares Priorities, Part 1
Sen. Deery Shares Priorities, Part 1 Over the past year, many of you have expressed the need for stronger protections for our farms and water. Additionally, I often hear calls…
Read MoreLadoga’s Hannah Summers Named to Dean’s List
In recognition of academic performance, the Office of Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced Hannah Summers of Ladoga, Indiana has been named to the Dean’s List for…
Read More4 Local Students Make USI Dean’s List
Four Montgomery County students have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2024 Fall Semester at the University of Southern Indiana. Crawfordsville’s Karlie A. Pfledderer, Alexis C. Rusk and…
Read MoreHidden Costs of Incarceration: Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer of this column knows subjects of this story through family and friendship. Maria Reynolds-Weir is married to Joel Weir and has known Zach and Trudy for…
Read MoreWabash Junior Claims Gilman Scholarship
Wabash College student Jermiah Lancaster ’26 has earned a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad. Lancaster earned his scholarship to study in Santiago de los Cabelleros, Dominican Republic,…
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