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Flower Lovers Garden Club

The Flower Lovers Garden Club met May 7 at Whitlock Hall, St. John’s Episcopal Church. The meeting   was called to order by President Karen Cook at 1 p.m. Refreshments were served by …

Home Food Preservation: Canning

Are you planning to put out a garden this year? I do and I will be spending some time dusting off the canner to pickle my favorite, beets, this summer! Home food preservation is a fantastic way to …

Flock to Fairfields

Welcome to a crafters garden. Diane and Tim Fairfield have lived in this home for 18 years. They have made many changes during this time. The bed facing the road features many colors of …

Author to speak on June Mathis

The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas Slater to speak on Tuesday. Slater, a professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and one of the …

Board OKs several work orders

The Board of Public Works and Safety approved several items Wednesday, including multiple work order requests from Code Enforcement Officer Barry Lewis. As summer nears, the need for maintaining …

Spring Fest planned for Saturday

The Zachary Thomas Carter Foundation is hosting a Spring Festival on Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Pike Place, featuring live music, games, food and community resources. The family-friendly event …

Carlson named to the Dean’s List

GREENVILLE, SC — Seth Carlson, a senior nursing major from Linden, was among approximately 660 Bob Jones University students named to the spring Dean’s List. The Dean’s List …

SNHU announces recognizes students

MANCHESTER, NH — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms …

Parke Heritage High School

Parke Heritage High School and Parke Heritage Middle School FFA chapters held their awards program April 27. Members highlighted their many activities from throughout the year and special awards were …

Koopman selected for SEED class

Keystone Cooperative is excited to announce the selection of the second class of SEED (Securing Experience & Employee Development) Professionals.   Senior Garritt “Connor” …

Crawfordsville High School

Crawfordsville High School The Crawfordsville High School chapter of National Honor Society inducted new members April 23. In order to be considered for NHS, students must have a cumulative …

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Prep Roundup: May 17, 2025

SOFTBALL Chargers complete sweep of Athenians Homestanding North Montgomery defeated Crawfordsville 12-2 in five innings for a Sagamore Athletic Conference win on Thursday. Charger …

Track and field champions crowned

The Crawfordsville girls track and field team left no doubt who has the dominant team in Montgomery County at Friday’s county meet. The Athenians racked up 95.5 points while second place North …

International intern joins Ironman Raceway

A love for motocross racing has brought Angel Ginestet to Crawfordsville. The 20-year-old hails from Teulieres, France and thanks to his own initiative, will be an MX Sports Ironman Raceway intern …
Clair Simpson

Prep Roundup: May 10, 2025

BASEBALL Chargers sweep Lebanon North Montgomery traveled Thursday to Sagamore Athletic Conference rival Lebanon and won 8-5 sweeping the conference series. The Chargers had 14 hits in …

Everson’s performance not enough in Little Giants’ tourney loss

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio ­— Junior Caleb Everson was mowing people down on Thursday, punching out eight Wittenberg hitters over 6.1 innings of work, but it was not enough as second-seeded Wabash …

Nevis ‘25 named Arthur Ashe Jr. Wrestling Sports Scholar of the Year

Soon-to-be Wabash College graduate Mawuli Nevis ‘25 was named the 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. Wrestling Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. Nevis, a biology …
Crawfordsville High School vs. Fountain Central tennis, May 7, 2025.

Prep Roundup: May 9, 2025

TENNIS Mustangs edge out Athenians In a battle between two of the top area teams, Fountain Central won a close match 3-2 at Crawfordsville on Wednesday. With the score tied 2-2, the …
Obituaries
Nancy Purkhiser
Nancy Purkhiser, 84, of New Market passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by family. Nancy was born Aug. 2, 1940, in Indianapolis, the only child of Herbert and Mildred Herron. She …
Carolyn Sue Lichtenwalter
Carolyn Sue Lichtenwalter, 85, died peacefully Tuesday May 13, 2025, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 10, 1940, at Crawfordsville, to William J. and Stella (Howe) Peterman. …
Nancy J. Gardner
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Nancy J. Gardner, who left this world peacefully at the age of 77 on May 14, 2025. Born May 9, 1948, in Chicago, to Leslie and June, Nancy made her …
Evan Ross Wills
Evan Ross Wills, 36, of Bloomingdale, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind a legacy of love, service, and cherished …
Austin Edward Brooks Jr.
Austin Edward Brooks Jr. died on May 11, 2025, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 10, 1938, in Fort Wayne, to Austin Edward Brooks Sr. and Gertrude (Wilson) Brooks. He graduated …
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Word choice matters. High school teachers know and teach the difference between connotation and denotation. Denotation is the dictionary definition, the technical, specific meaning. Remember the d: …
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INDIANAPOLIS — Amazingly, miraculously, an American has been elected Holy See of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, who spent much of his career in the nation of Peru, …
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In the year 2022 in this country alone, there were 57.3 million senior citizens. That is one in every six Americans and 17% of the population. The foundation of a family begins with parents whose …
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration should facilitate the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia to the United States. President Donald Trump admits that he could do so, but has refused. …
As a concerned citizen of Indiana, I write to state my opinion of the action/behavior of AG Rokita on April Fool’s Day toward the LGBTQ+ community of Indiana. His action/behavior was …
Patrons of the Crawfordsville District Public Library will be interested to know that President Trump recently signed an executive order gutting funding for the national Institute of Museum & …
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