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From beginnings that date back more than a century and link directly to the legendary Anna Willson, the Crawfordsville High School Sunshine Society Cheer Campaign is up and running once again. This community outreach program that Tri Kappa Sorority works…
Read MoreSunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:49 a.m. SET: 5:26 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 48 °F Low: 34 °F Wacky Holiday Today • Cities for Life Day • Perpetual Youth Day What Happened On This Day • 1982 Michael Jackson’s Thriller is released worldwide…
Read MoreBy Butch Dale Last week I told you about Jim Dunbar, a Darlington graduate who won a gold medal in rowing at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Now here is another Montgomery County boy who also won an Olympic…
Read MoreBy John Marlowe Do you believe in signs from above? I didn’t, although I consider myself a very spiritual person. Before, I maintained a healthy skepticism of Bible stories, and I looked through narrowing eyes at people who claimed God…
Read More(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column was submitted by the Volunteers for Mental Health in Montgomery County (www.vmhmc.org), an all-volunteer army of passionate people who wish to help others.) Almost everyone knows the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a…
Read MoreThe Franciscan Health Foundation, the fundraising affiliate of Franciscan Health, recently awarded more than $450,000 in community health improvement grants through its Social Impact Partnership Program (SIPP). Fifty-seven non-profits located throughout Franciscan Health’s Indiana service regions and south suburban Chicago…
Read MoreThe Montgomery County Shrine Club donated $2500 to each Shriner hospital in Lexington, Chicago and Ohio plus $2000 to the Murat Shrine building fund. They also donated $500 to SHRINE hospital in Chicago in memory of Lady Marilyn Harris. They…
Read MoreKindergarten Character Counts (Respect): Alex Badertscher, Cora Clos, Hudson Hockersmith 1st Grade Character Counts (Respect): Tyberius Anglin, Ellie Poole, Sawyer Cohee High Honor Roll: Sylis Barnett, Alden Bray, Peyton Doss, Maxine Hartman, Hudson McCandless, & Charlotte Stull, Audri Cohee, Lucille…
Read MoreDecember 1, 2021, Cries of “Overturn Roe” will be voiced in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and across the nation as the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson. The case has gathered substantial attention from both life advocates and…
Read MoreBy Slim Randles We almost believed we had a crime wave going on, which perplexed us all, especially since it’s Christmas and all. It all began when old man Ortega’s rooster disappeared. He reported it to the police, too, who…
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