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Reader Praises Franciscan

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my appreciation for the staff at Franciscan Hospital...

Clay Bird Houses

Come and make a clay ornamental bird house!  You will learn a slab technique to...

Fun Times At School In The Early 1960s

(Note: The following was written by Connie Pickering Carpenter, who graduated from Darlington H.S. in...

Jeremy Mark Pruett

May 6, 1982 - Jan. 11, 2023 Jeremy Mark Pruett, age 40 of Crawfordsville/Waynetown, died...

Final Montgomery County March For Life

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 will be the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the Supreme...

County Leaders Meet To Discuss Goals For 2023

The Montgomery County Commissioners and the County Council held a joint meeting on Thursday, January...

Local Man Arrested For Child Pornography

On Nov. 18, 2022, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received a cybertip from the National...

Fatal Crash In Wingate

On Wednesday, at 2:38 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a personal...

Pack It In – You’re the “Working Aged”

By Dr. James Thrasher My new Human Resources/Medicare employment identity is “Working Aged.” Ok, sure,...

Five Resolutions for A Fraud-Free New Year

The loss of money, personal information and perseverance of scammers continue with online purchase scams...