Archive for March 2025
Attention flower lovers . . . and spring lovers . . . and backyard lovers . . . and cookout lovers . . . The Paper of Montgomery County once again has free tickets to give away for the 2025 Indiana Flower & Patio Show, which runs from Saturday, March 15 through Sunday, March 23 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center.
All you have to do to win tickets (valued at $15 each) is either send us a selfie of you and our front page (Print or Online Edition) or drop…
Read MoreBY THE NUMBERS
By The Numbers, a look at what’s in the news . . . by the numbers. These are just numbers, not suggestions that they mean more or less than what…
Read MoreSen. Buchanan Welcomes South Students to Statehouse
State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon) welcomed two Montgomery County students to the Statehouse Andrew Badertscher and Hudson Beach. The two Southmont Junior High students served as Senate pages in January…
Read MoreGenda Proposes Nixing Tax on Hygiene Products
State Rep. Mark Genda’s (R-Frankfort) bipartisan legislation to exempt feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products from the Indiana sales tax was recently added to the budget in House Bill 1001.…
Read MoreBusy, Busy February at Extension Office
Where did February go? My February FLEW by, jam-packed with programs and events! I am excited to celebrate our graduates of the Annie’s Project for Cut Flower Growers. This six-week…
Read MoreMeagan Lyon Earns High Dean’s List at Millikin
Meagan Lyon of Crawfordsville has made the High Dean’s List for Fall 2024 at Millikin University. Students who attempt 12 graded credits during a fall or spring semester and earn…
Read MoreCrinoids in Clay!
Pleasant Hill Elementary fourth and fifth graders recently participated in a fun mix of science and art. Local artist Amy Westphal of Amy Westphal Pottery gave a special presentation to…
Read MoreButch Remembers a Special Artist
During my term as Sheriff in the late 1990’s, I appointed a couple of inmates as “trustys.” This has been a sheriff’s prerogative for many years, and continues today.…
Read MoreROLLING IN DOUGH!!!!
I witnessed a miracle at our church this morning. Unitarians do not, as a rule, believe in miracles, although starting our service on time is about as close as we…
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