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Jones marks 30 years with Lakeside

Cathy Jones has reached an impressive 30-year milestone with Lakeside Book Company. Over three decades, Jones has built a diverse career through a willingness to learn, embrace new challenges, and …

Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association

President Steve Frees welcomed members and guests to the Nov. 9, Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association meeting held in the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Following the pledge, Susie …

Council reviews abatements

Five existing abatements were reviewed for compliance by the Montgomery County Council. The review is mandated by statute. The entities operating with abatements must present a report showing their …

First responder agencies receive grants from Duke Energy

PLAINFIELD — First responders statewide, including local fire and police departments and emergency management agencies in northwest Indiana, have received grants from the Duke Energy Foundation. …

Beef House to reopen Thursday

COVINGTON — The Beef House Restaurant will re-open with regular hours at 11 a.m. Thursday (Eastern time). The restaurant has been closed since an electrical fire on Oct. 26. The owners issued …

Commissioners sign agreement with Little Racoon District

Montgomery County Commissioners signed a multi-jurisdictional agreement with Little Raccoon Regional Waste District. The county needed to sign the agreement as a part of an Indiana Office of …

Flower Lovers Garden Club

The Flower Lovers Garden Club met Nov. 4 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The meeting was called to order by President Denise Ducharme at 1 p.m. Tables were decorated with beautiful fall …

Family shares gratitude

The family of Georgia Phelps would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for the overwhelming, love, kindness, prayers and support shown to us throughout the past year.   We are especially …

New Market plans Thanksgiving meal

NEW MARKET — The 36th annual New Market Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Nov. 21 at CrossWay Covenant Church in downtown New Market. Organizers encourage everyone to join together …

Museum salutes service members

The Carnegie Museum recognizes the contributions of all veterans in the community with a display on the military service this Veterans Day. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. On …

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Governor recognizes more than 75 Purple Star Schools

INDIANAPOLIS — As communities across the state prepare to honor Veterans Day, Indiana Governor Mike Braun is recognizing over 75 Indiana schools that have demonstrated their commitment to …

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Wabash defeats No. 8 Baldwin Wallace

Wabash College opened the 2026-27 wrestling season Saturday with a 25-12 dual-meet victory over nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University at the Ohio Showcase and a sixth-place finish behind two …

Wabash splits double dual at Centre

DANVILLE, Ky. — Wabash College won eight events Saturday afternoon in a swimming and diving double dual meet at Centre College, defeating Franklin College 186-113 while falling to the host Colonels …

Wabash wins 12 events in victory at Transylvania

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Wabash College won 12 of 13 events Friday evening to cruise to a 183-55 men’s swimming and diving victory over Transylvania University. Aidan Gubbins, Ryan West and Ozzy …

Prep Roundup: Nov. 7, 2026

GIRLS BASKETBALL Mustangs win on the road The visiting Fountain Central Mustangs defeated Clinton Prairie 47-36 on Thursday. Leading the way for the Mustangs was Kendyl Nolan with 18 …

Wabash closes home football schedule Saturday against Kenyon

Wabash College returns to Frank Navarro Field at Little Giant Stadium on Saturday for its final home football game of the 2026 season. The Little Giants face Kenyon College in a 1 p.m. North Coast …

All Monon Athletic Conference Teams

BOYS TENNIS Gavin Tyson 11, Greencastle Henry Bannon 12, Senior Jacob Collins 11, Western Boone Griffin Beasley 12 Greencastle Carter Thompson 11, North Montgomery …
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McMurry crowned Pick’ems champion

Former Journal Review sports editor Jared McMurry held off challengers the last few weeks to place first in this year’s Pigskin Pick’ems Contest. McMurry tied with the Mystery Picker with the …

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Obituaries
 Donald H. Lewsader
Donald H. Lewsader, 85, of Avon died on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Avon. He was born Sept. 6, 1941, to Richard and Ethel (Hershberger) Lewsader in Danville, Illinois. He graduated from …
Martha Catherine Ratcliff Ziegler
Martha Catherine Ratcliff Ziegler, 98, formerly of the Mellott community, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, Georgia. Martha was born …
Betty Lou Ainsworth Jeffers
Betty Lou Ainsworth Jeffers, 87, of rural Waynetown passed away at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. She was born May 12, 1939, in Terre Haute, to the late Charles …
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Ray Gass
Kenneth “Ken” Ray Gass, 81, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, at his home. He was born May 10, 1945, in Crawfordsville, to the late John Ray and Nellie Irene (Link) Gass. …
Nicholas Perry Burdine
Nicholas Perry Burdine, 41, of Roachdale passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Plainfield. Nicholas was born June 25, 1985, in Greencastle, to Rick Lee Burdine and Teresa Alena …

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INDIANAPOLIS — Huston, we have a problem. From Fishers to Charlestown, that could have been the distress signal blaring across Indiana Republican ranks on election night — a NASA-style call …
In 2009, billionaire Peter Thiel asserted, “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”   Writing in Cato Unbound, Thiel decided that working out differences using the …
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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 …
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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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