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Emergency blood shortage persists as patient needs continue over holiday season

November 23, 2021

As many prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and look ahead at a busy holiday season, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors across the country to harness their humanity by giving blood in the coming weeks. As a result of low…

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Elder-Pyle House awarded $26,400 from state’s Historic Renovation Grant Program

November 23, 2021

The Friends of Ernie Pyle will receive $26,400 for exterior restoration of the birthplace of famed Indiana journalist Ernie Pyle. The grant was announced by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs on Nov.…

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November 23, 2021
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North principal named tops in Indiana

November 22, 2021

North Montgomery Michael Cox was selected as the 2021 State High School Principal of the Year over the weekend. Cox was also named District High School Principal of District 4, an area in west-central Indiana consisting of Montgomery, Benton, Carroll,…

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Olympic Gold Medal Winner Jim Dunbar

November 22, 2021

By Butch Dale How many people from Montgomery County have ever won an Olympic medal? Well, as far as I can tell…just two. One was basketball star Howie Williams, a 1945 New Ross graduate, who was a four year starter…

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November staff recommendations at the library

November 22, 2021

By Amanda Grossman It’s November (wait, what?) and we are already careening toward another holiday season and another new year. Maybe you want to take a deep breath, pause for a moment and enjoy the last of the beautiful fall…

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Room at the table

November 22, 2021

By John Marlowe I’ve been contemplating Thanksgivings past, and I keep wondering where we put everyone. It wasn’t uncommon for us to go over the river and through the woods to various family houses for Christmas, but I only recall…

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What Thanksgiving looks like this year

November 22, 2021

By Carrie Classon My mother sent a photo of a huge female turkey sitting on her bird feeder. The giant, ungainly creature looked ridiculous, perched on the little wooden roof of a feeder intended for chickadees and nuthatches. “She has…

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Daily Almanac: Nov. 23, 2021

November 22, 2021

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:42 a.m. SET: 5:26 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 42 °F Low: 22 °F Wacky Holiday Today • Doctor Who Day • Wolfenoot What Happened On This Day • 1910 Last person to be executed in Sweden • 1976…

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There’s a whiff of change (& reefer) in the air

November 22, 2021

By Brian A. Howey What do Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, industrialist Charles Koch, former House Speaker John Boehner, Sarah Palin and Snoop Dogg have in common? They all back marijuana reforms. The rapper Dogg is no surprise, having built…

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