Posts by The Paper of Montgomery County
Community Development Block Grants Open for Applications
The Office of Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced the first round of Community Development Block Grants for 2026 is now open for applications. The following programs are…
Read MoreHistoric Farms Sought for Rural Preservation Award
Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau welcome nominations for the 2026 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation. The award recognizes the preservation and ongoing agricultural use of historic farms and…
Read MoreButch Remembers Fun at the Gravel Pits
There were no large creeks near our farm when I was growing up in the 1950s and ’60s, although there were a few small streams here and there. Sugar Creek,…
Read MoreSpace, the Final Frontier
BY 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…
Read MoreWitham Hosts BBQ Fundraiser
The Witham Health Services Volunteer Organization will host a fundraiser with Jawbone BBQ on Wednesday, March 11, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the ER entrance in Lebanon. The menu will…
Read MoreRed Cross Looking for Volunteers
People of all ages make up approximately 4,200 volunteers in the Indiana Region, including members of Gen Z who participate through nearly 20 Red Cross Clubs at universities and high…
Read MoreButch Recalls ‘Unsafe at Any Speed!’
My youngest son, who is a police officer in Frankfort, Ind., brought his three kids to visit last week. He spent quite a bit of time with the child…
Read MoreNoted Historian Speaking Thursday
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is proud to present author and historian…
Read MoreFour Yearlong Reading Journeys
Four local readers recently completed the Crawfordsville District Public Library program the “Yearlong Reading Journey.” Ida Stull, age 7; Nora Stull, age 9; Abbie Guthrie, age 7; and Elaine Guthrie,…
Read MoreDo You Remember U.S. President David Atchison?
For much of U.S. history, until the presidential transition of 1933, presidential inaugurations occurred on March 4. After that disastrous transitional which saw the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations simply ignoring each other during an economic meltdown that…
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