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Cheer program kicks off

L to R: Tiffany Sinnet, Nivek Witt, Lily McDorman, Sam Rohr and Colleen Fuller From...

Daily Almanac: Nov. 30, 2021

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:49 a.m. SET: 5:26 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 48 °F Low: 34 °F...

Our county’s other Olympic Gold Medal winner . . . Howard Williams

By Butch Dale Last week I told you about Jim Dunbar, a Darlington graduate who...

A big, (but true) Holiday tail [sic]

The peacock takes flight from atop the car.Photos courtesy John Marlowe and JP (John’s peacock...

It takes a Village – to give a gift!

The Harvey family does service at all ages.Operation Round Up storage system at First Christian...

Local Shriners donate to hospitals

Photo courtesy of The Montgomery County Shrine Club The Montgomery County Shrine Club donated $2500...

Franciscan Health Foundation awards $450,000 in SIPP grants

The Franciscan Health Foundation, the fundraising affiliate of Franciscan Health, recently awarded more than $450,000...

New Market Elementary 2nd six weeks Honor Roll

Kindergarten Character Counts (Respect): Alex Badertscher, Cora Clos, Hudson Hockersmith 1st Grade Character Counts (Respect):...

Letter to the editor: Life Advocates assemble in Crawfordsville and across nation to urge repeal of Roe v. Wade abortion decision

December 1, 2021, Cries of “Overturn Roe” will be voiced in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and across...

Ol’ Doodles was gone, and there was no denying that

By Slim Randles We almost believed we had a crime wave going on, which perplexed...