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Ladoga Elementary

First Quarter High Honor Roll Grade 3 — Parker Grimes, Lydia Mullen Grade 4 — Katherine Bupp, Lorelai Bupp, Sebastian Copeland, Conner Dove, Kynsleigh Johnson, Brooklyn McClain, …

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Quebe Brothers Reach Milestones

H.W. Canine Design hosted Howl-o-Ween, a Halloween event on Saturday at Pike Place. The event was organized to support the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County with several local vendors, raffle prizes, photo opportunities, animal adoptions, a dog costume contest and trick or treating for children and animals.

Happy Howl-o-Ween

Fire damages Ladoga home

LADOGA — The Ladoga Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday morning in the 7900 block of Ladoga Road that left the home significantly damaged and uninhabitable for the time being. …

Ladoga Elementary

First Quarter High Honor Roll Grade 3 — Parker Grimes, Lydia Mullen Grade 4 — Katherine Bupp, Lorelai Bupp, Sebastian Copeland, Conner Dove, Kynsleigh Johnson, Brooklyn McClain, …

2026 Range Rover is an exemplary work of design

For 1970, British Leyland introduced the Range Rover, an upscale companion to its rugged Land Rover, as a vehicle in which rich Brits could survey their estates. Just a year later, it was included in …
Ray E. Boomhower

Lecture series returns to Gen. Lew Wallace Study

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is proud to present Ernie Pyle: The Soldier’s …

United Together: Pam’s Promise

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth installment in a series of articles focused on the partner agencies and programs that are served by the United Way in Montgomery County. The year is 2009. Upon …

The wishing well

Have you ever seen a demolition crew raze a tall building? How’s it done? An iron ball ­— called the wrecking ball — is fastened to a chain and hurled through the air by the arm of a towering …

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Indiana Governor Mike Braun

New poll shows Trump’s approval ratings falter in Indiana

A majority of Hoosier voters who responded to a new poll said they were unhappy with President Donald Trump and don’t think the state is heading in the right direction. The Press Indiana Poll, …
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Mounties win volleyball sectional

NEW MARKET — Southmont defeated South Vermillion 3-0 in the championship match of the 2A No. 41 played on the Mounties’ home court on Saturday. Set scores were 28-26, 26-24, 25-20. …

Chargers lose big to North Putnam

ROACHDALE — North Montgomery hoped to use the momentum of winning two straight games in their Monon Athletic Conference showdown at North Putnam on Friday. The Cougars had other ideas and defeated …

Wabash places fifth at Jenna Strong Invitational

WILMINGTON, Ohio — Sophomore Sam Vaught recorded a top-10 finish Friday to lead the Wabash College cross country team to fifth place among 18 scoring teams at the Jenna Strong Fall Classic, hosted …

Early lead fades in 3-1 home soccer loss to Wooster

Danny Tkachuk scored his second goal of the season to give Wabash College a first-half lead Saturday afternoon, but visiting College of Wooster rallied with three second-half goals to defeat the …

Wabash opens season with second-place finish at D3 Invitational

TERRE HAUTE — Wabash College opened its 2026-27 swimming and diving season Saturday with six event victories and a second-place team finish at the Indiana D3 Invitational hosted by Rose-Hulman …

Wabash opens Golfweek October Classic with 306 in First Round

SANDESTIN, Fla.— Wabash College opened the 2026 Golfweek October Classic with a team score of 306 on Sunday at Raven Golf Club in Sandestin, Florida. The Little Giants finished the opening round at …

Football teams prepare for postseason

The regular season has ended and now teams will begin looking toward the ultimate goal — winning a state title. The post-season has had plenty of success for the three county teams over the years. …
Obituaries
Georgia Ann Martin Phelps
Georgia Ann Martin Phelps, age 78 of New Market, passed away in her home following a lengthy illness, Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2026. Arrangements are incomplete at Family and Friends Funeral …
Robert Moore Lyons
Robert passed away at his Newport Beach, California home with family at his bedside. He was 86 years old. Bob was a devoted husband to his wife Diane for 64 years. He had two children; Jack Lyons, …
Russell ‘Barney’ Staton
Russell “Barney” Staton, 99, of Crawfordsville passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. He was born July 29, 1927, in Ladoga, to Clarence and Betty Scott Staton. He served in the US Army …
Martha Helen ‘Marty’ Boone
Martha Helen “Marty” Boone was born Aug. 2, 1944, in Crawfordsville. Marty was the daughter of Howard and Helen French Webb. Following the death of her mother shortly after her birth, she was …
Kim J Overpeck McRae
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Kim J Overpeck McRae, of Dallas, Texas, who departed this world on Aug. 10, 2026, at the age of 69. Born March 26, 1957, in Crawfordsville, Kim …
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Capital punishment is death by a state-sanctioned execution of an individual. It is imposed by state or federal court for specific crimes as state in legal codes. Capital punishment cases have …
INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier farmers are under the diesel gun, with prices skyrocketing to $6.92 a gallon in September, midharvest, thanks to war and chokepoints in Iran. With the midterm election less …
  Indiana’s General Assembly passed an amendment that Hoosiers will vote on this November. Seriously weighing this amendment is a voter’s responsibility. Do we want to give judges …
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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 …
I am writing in response to a frontpage article published last week in the Journal Review, “Baird seeks harvest fuel relief” (September 30, 2026). Any farmer in Montgomery County should respond …
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