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Chamber celebrates ribbon cutting at The Farm at Hickory Bend

The Crawfordsville/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated a ribbon cutting for The Farm at Hickory Bend, a new wedding and event venue located at 10276 E. State Road 32 in …

McDonough signing books Nov. 12

LINDEN — Join local author Brian McDonough for a book signing on Nov. 12 from 5:30–7 p.m. at the Linden Carnegie Public Library. Signed copies of “God’s Wake-Up List: If You’re Still …

Maple Grove Extension Homemakers

Our meeting was held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Waynetown Baptist Church. The meeting was opened by Judy McBride and she welcomed everyone. Her words of wisdom were on “Doing”and we sometimes …

Bryar Michael Lowe

Bryar Michael Lowe, a son, was born Oct. 28 at Witham Health Services, Lebanon, to Brayden Lowe, Crawfordsville, and Savannah Ruppert, Ladoga. At birth, he weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces. He is the …

Titus turns 90

Robert Titus will celebrate his 90th birthday on Saturday with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 212 S. Green St. Friends and family are invited to stop by for cake and …

Fountain County Unofficial Election Results

Halloween in Crawfordsville, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.

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Immunizations topic of upcoming Lunch with the League event

November’s Lunch with the League of Women Voters will be held at noon Friday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 212 S. Green St. and will host Scott Douglas, M.D., Montgomery County Health Officer. …

Hidden Hollow Honey receives $20,000 grant

Hoosier Heartland State Bank is pleased to announce that Hidden Hollow Honey Co. has received a $20,000 Elevate Small Business Grant through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. “At …

Hungry Howie’s to celebrate grand opening

Hungry Howie’s, the originator of Flavored Crust® pizza, is celebrating its newest location in Crawfordsville with a series of promotions and giveaways. Located at 2600 Lafayette Road, Unit B, the …

Bonebrake celebrates five years with HHSB

Hoosier Heartland State Bank is proud to recognize Adam Bonebrake, accounting and data specialist, for five years of service. Bonebrake joined HHSB in 2021 as a customer service representative …
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Two earn Rising Star honors at F.C. Tucker West Central

Among F.C. Tucker’s Rising Stars across Indiana, Cale ranked third in closed units and fifth in closed sales volume. Tessa ranked seventh in closed units and sixth in closed sales volume.The Rising …

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Looking for community’s help

As you know, one of the main reasons for this column every other week is to keep the rich sports history of Montgomery County alive and well. Every now and then I need help in accomplishing that feat …

Prep Roundup: Oct. 31, 2026

BASKETBALL NMMS 7th and 8th boys basketball win North Montgomery’s seventh grade boys basketball team opened the season with a 48-14 victory over Wea Ridge. The Chargers did not allow a …

Wabash looks to return to win column at Ohio Wesleyan

Wabash College will look to end a three-game losing streak Saturday when the Little Giants take one of the nation’s top rushing defenses to Ohio Wesleyan University for a North Coast Athletic …

Wabash falls to No. 18 Denison in home finale

Wabash College matched nationally ranked Denison University with 10 shots and got a late goal from Alfredo Campos but fell 3-1 Wednesday in North Coast Athletic Conference men’s soccer action in …

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Harriers end season at regional

BROWNSBURG ­— Area cross country teams saw their seasons come to an end at the IHSAA Brownsburg Regional. The always competitive regional featured teams from Logansport, Harrison, North Central …

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Obituaries
 Delores Ann Frazier
Delores Ann Frazier, 88, of Crawfordsville passed away at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel. She had been residing at Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living …
Colleen ‘Kelley’ Anne Scott Sandusky
Colleen “Kelley” Anne Scott Sandusky, 66, of Ladoga went to be with the Lord on Oct. 30, 2026, surrounded by her husband, her friend Jamie, and her beloved Pomeranians. Kelley was born Aug. …
Elmer E. Williams
Elmer E. Williams of Crawfordsville, known by some of his family as “Dean,” passed away Sunday morning at Franciscan Health of Lafayette. He was 86. Elmer loved playing guitar and he would …
Mary Catherine Sorrells
Mary Catherine Sorrells, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at 6:42 p.m., after a lengthy and difficult battle with progressive frontal lobe brain cancer at Franciscan of …
Raymond ‘Ray’ Wesley Crocker Jr.
Raymond “Ray” Wesley Crocker Jr., 74, of Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at St. Vincent Indianapolis. He was born April 12, 1952, in Fort Worth, Texas, to the late …

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When most Americans pick up a package of sliced cheese at their local grocery store, they probably don’t give much thought to where it came from or the people and technology involved in getting it …
INDIANAPOLIS — Think about the epic years of your life. If you’re part of the Greatest Generation, you remember 1941 and ’45, the beginning and end of World War II. For Boomers, it was …
Reading skills in Indiana students have been declining for many years with a sharp drop during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the state heard wonderful news last year; the results of the 2024-25 …
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When we think about how to interpret our democracy, it often is described as a two-horse race between what we now call the Left and the Right, with no room for a third option or any sort of dissent. …
When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s, one thing that impressed him was how often Americans joined groups to solve problems. He wrote that “Americans of all ages, all conditions, …
In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville evaluates both the strengths and weaknesses of democratic elections. He admires the power of ordinary citizens to participate in government, but he …
The rapid, unchecked advancement of Artificial Intelligence is no longer a matter of futuristic speculation;   it is an immediate and existential threat to Mankind.   AI poses profound …
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