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Bainbridge High School Alumni Association

The 108th annual Bainbridge High School Alumni Association banquet is set for June 24 in the Bainbridge Community Building. The welcome hour will begin at noon with the buffet luncheon following at 1 …

New Market Elementary

Sixth Six Weeks Honor Roll Pre-school Character Counts (Citizenship): Delaney Coffing, Elodie Chism Kindergarten Character Counts (Citizenship): Cole Ramsey, Paisley Newkirk, …

Growing native species goal of Combs garden

When Bill and Dianne Combs married in 1990, they came from two completely different growing backgrounds. Bill grew up on a dairy and grain farm, Dianne had grown flowers and vegetables for years. …

Traffic change at US 231 and Durham Drive

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a traffic movement change at the intersection of U.S. 231 and Durham Drive in Crawfordsville. Starting on or after June 3, motorists will …

Southmont High School Commencement

‘Too Little, Too Late’ to open at Athens Arts

Jolynn Reigeluth, who turns 30 this year, has a muse that speaks to her loud and clear and in a fabulous array of bright colors. Her art show, “Too Little, Too Late,” opens at Athens Arts …

Rodeo Owners Visit Rotary

CACHE Homeschool Group recognizes grads

The folloing are members of the 2023 graduating class of CACHE Homeschool Group: • Hannah Canter plans to continue running her own animal caretaking business. • Caleb Chastain …

Negele: Indiana expands women’s access to contraceptives

STATEHOUSE — A pair of bills expanding and increasing Hoosier women’s access to contraceptives are now law, according to State Rep. Sharon Negele (R-Attica). House Enrolled Act 1568, …

Much work goes into Amish wedding

It was “the day before,” the day before the wedding of my niece Rhoda. Rhoda has five brothers but no sisters. Her three oldest brothers are married. She grew up learning to work hard. …

The floral moral of the story

  As spring turns to summer, I love taking leisurely laps around my house to see what’s in bloom. Nearly every day, I find a new flower opening its doors for business to bees and …

Washer receives academic honor

ATCHISON, Kansas — Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester. Elias Washer of Crawfordsvlle was recently named to …

Covington Middle School

Fourth Quarter Grade 6 — Lillian Anderson, Brooke Bealer, Ashlyn Coffing, Alexia Lustig, Annelise Redman, Emilee Rice, Alyssa Vickery, Michael Wheeling , Zane Whittington Grade 7 …

Extra troopers will be patrolling this Memorial Day weekend

Indiana State Police and area law enforcement agencies are participating in the “Click it or Ticket” enforcement campaign through the Memorial Day weekend and would like to remind all …

PHHS and PHMS perform spring concert

The Parke Heritage High School and Middle School music departments held their spring concert and awards program on May 19 in the high school cafetorium. The concert began with the sixth grade …

Pools, beaches to open for the summer season

Get ready to cool off, Hoosiers. Public swimming pools and beaches will open this weekend. The Milligan Park Pool in Crawfordsville and the Waynetown Aquatics Center are set to open Saturday. …

Memorial Day Services 2023

Crawfordsville The American Legion Post 72 Honor Guard will perform rifle salutes and taps at the following cemeteries on Monday: Oak Hill South, 9:30 a.m. Oak Hill on Grant Avenue, …

DWTS sets fundraising records

After a three-year hiatus, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville and the Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau put on a dazzling show for record crowds at Wabash College Fieldhouse. Montgomery County …

Remembering summer

On Sunday morning, I was roused from sleep by fire: red hot throat, burning stomach, scorched forehead. My father, a pediatrician, instilled lessons about illness: A tummy ache is just a way of …

Remembering summer

On Sunday morning, I was roused from sleep by fire: red hot throat, burning stomach, scorched forehead. My father, a pediatrician, instilled lessons about illness: A tummy ache is just a way of …
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Trapped by Sudan fighting, dozens of infants, toddlers and children died in Khartoum orphanage

At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in horrific conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside. Most died from …

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. If Congress …

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is holding its first public meeting on UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. The space agency is televising Wednesday's meeting featuring an independent panel of …

Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch GOP presidential campaign next week

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire. Christie is planning to make the announcement …
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A personal story about basketball, and more importantly life

One basketball game changed my entire life.  It wasn’t even a championship game or a game that anybody else would remember. When it happened, I had no idea what it would mean for my …

Tiger Cubs walk off Mounties in sectional opener

ROCKVILLE – The soft line drive fell between two diving outfielders and down to the turf. With that base hit Southmont’s dream of winning a sectional …

Chargers battle with No. 4 Panthers in season finale

KOKOMO – Coming into Wednesday’s 3A sectional at Northwestern all the pregame talk from the coaches was that the game between 3A #2 Western and North Montgomery would be a pitchers dual. …

Bruins advance in 1-0 pitchers dual to end Cville’s season

A single run. That was all that was scored in a top notch pitchers dual Wednesday at Crawfordsville in a battle of two top 10 teams in Class 3A when the No. 10 Tri-West Bruins traveled to take on the …

Mounties season ends in sectional semi-finals

NEW MARKET — After a thrilling opening round game which saw Southmont softball defeat Parke Heritage 8-6 after scroing all of thier runs in the final two innings, the Mounties on Tuesday took …

County Golf to yet again decide thrilling County Chase title

With the end of the school year basically here, that means that our area sports teams are winding down their sports seasons. That also means another full year of high school sports in Montgomery …

Mounties ready for new season in sectional

Southmont baseball began the season with three straight wins. Since then it’s been a struggle for the Mounties who are under the leadership of first year coach Bill Woods. South enters the …
Obituaries
Gloria M. Brown
Gloria M. Brown, 86, of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, at The Lane House. She was born Sept. 17, 1936, to Harry and Margaret Blacker. Gloria worked in the bindery …
Marjorie Lynne ‘Janie’ Marriott
Marjorie Lynne “Janie” Marriott, 73, of Waynetown passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023, at home. Janie was born Sept. 15, 1949, at Crawfordsville, the daughter of Arthur Raymond and …
Joseph F. Smith
Joseph F. Smith passed away Saturday evening, May 27, 2023, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville, at the age of 96. Joe was a member of Youngs Chapel Christian Church where he served as an elder for …
Billie Louise Johnson
Billie Louise Johnson, 95, of Brazil, Indiana, passed away peacefully at Westside Village Health Center in Indianapolis, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. She was born July 15, 1927, at Lebanon, Indiana, …
Theresa Mary Murphy Cyr
Theresa Mary Murphy Cyr, 93, formerly of Newtown and Woodstown, New Jersey, passed away at 9:14 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Fountain Springs-Covington. Arrangements are incomplete at Family and …
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Dream 2nd year standout Rhyne Howard aims to be WNBA's next 'generational talent'

Rhyne Howard isn’t willing to rest on her first-year WNBA honors with the Atlanta Dream. Howard was an All-Star and Rookie of the Year after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft. That’s …

Hurricanes evaluate next steps after falling in Eastern Conference Final sweep

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes must balance two offseason questions following a return to the Eastern Conference Final. Was the season-ending sweep due to key injuries catching up …

Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced …

SEC coaches' opinions on schedule debate range from overrated to undecided to ambivalence

The Southeastern Conference began four days of meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast for a second straight year, debating what to do with its football schedule. Texas and Oklahoma join the conference …
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Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man — “Imagine,” 1971 I don’t know if John Lennon was …
Lush greenery has burst open in the warm spring morning. In the distance, pillars of white clouds contrast against a darker blue, hinting at rain but not quite a storm. At the top of a hill …
There are several stories about the origin of the three-shot volley fired at military funerals. Some go back to ancient Rome. At the end of the day of battle, one story goes, when the field was …
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When the founders of this nation debated and wrote the federal constitution, they determined to keep the government out of the affairs of religion and vice versa. The first amendment in part reads, …
I believe that I am a kind and caring person or at least I hope I am. I am just high school educated and worked in a factory for 30-some years, so I am not just a person who has a lot of money or any …
I was present at the League of Women Voters forum last week at the library. The purpose of the meeting was to showcase their viewpoint as to the effect of the Dobbs Decision and Senate Bill 1 on our …
The proponents of ending life in the womb are in a tizzy because of the Supreme Court ruling of 2022 that allows the various states to establish their own laws regarding abortion. The media hype that …
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