Karen’s Column

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Read Interesting Stories From Karen Zach’s Column

This local soldier had one of the most unique funerals in our county

By Karen Zach An interesting, but far too short of a life was that of...

Just what DO you do with flat feet?

By Karen Zach Quite an interesting fellow was born in Montgomery County at 8 in...

Meet Vilas Jacks, local corn husking champion

By Karen Zach Certainly, I’m not an expert in the farming world, but I know...
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Ruby Byrd Houlehan – full of sorrows but loving life

By Karen Zach Had such a great time enjoying Ruby Byrd Houlehan’s pictures given to...

Karen just hop, hop, Hopping along this week

Ya’ just never know when or where or how I am going to come up...
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Meet the Darlington Cooks – or at least some of ’em anyway

Although this fellow was born in Montgomery County, it wasn’t ours (Maryland) but he sure...
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Indiana’s Father of Churches was loved by his church flocks

Well, this was different – I began researching a fellow I thought was interesting (George...