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Local Record: April 19, 2025

Crawfordsville Police Department Thursday • Property damage crash at 1528 Bush Lane — 1:49 p.m. • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated at North C.R. 425E and East C.R. …

Local Record: April 18, 2025

Crawfordsville Police Department Wednesday • Domestic disturbance in the 1400 block of Danville Avenue — 12:57 a.m. • Domestic disturbance in the 500 block of East …

Local Record: April 17, 2025

Crawfordsville Police Department Tuesday • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated at Will Hays Jr. Drive and Jennison Street — 12:06 a.m. • Child pornography reported …

Local Record: April 16, 2025

Crawfordsville Police Department Monday • Personal injury crash at North U.S. 231 and Industrial Boulevard — 10:14 a.m. • Sexual assault in the 200 block of McCormick …
LIFESTYLE
Bundles of Joy
Audrey Joanne Bannon, a daughter, born at 9:30 p.m. July 13 at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville, Indiana, to Jason and Becka (Murphy) Bannon. At birth, she weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured …
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EDUCATION & SCHOOLS
Parke Heritage High School
Third Nine Weeks Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 9 — Lucas Busenbark, William DeVault, Joel Miller, Birkley Schelsky, Michael Smith, and Cian Todd Grade 10 — Karter Dice, …
Parke Heritage Middle School
Third Nine Weeks Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 6 — Andrew Allen, Zoey Blystone, Ayanna Harris, Madilyn Ingram, Jensen Johnson, Kennedy Mager, Abigail Mauntel, Cobie McCrory, Nixon …
Turkey Run Elementary School
Third Nine Weeks All A’s: Grade 1 —Mackenzie Blystone, Izabella Cotten, Arrow Irelan, Braelynn Lods, Karson Myers, and Lily Westbrook Grade 2 — Theodore Davies, Blake …
CCSC board approves student travel program
Trustees for the Crawfordsville Community School Corp. met Thursday and covered a range of topics, including proposed changes to Crawfordsville High School’s travel program, approval of the …
Fountain Central High School
Term 2 Grading Period All A Honor Roll Grade 9 — Hayley Kler, Emily Lino-Gil, Tiffany Miller, Colt Nelson, Faith Perkins Grade 10 — Aubrey Ashwill, Alyson Babb, Ayden …
OPINION
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader deems Rokita's prank inappropriate

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 …

Letter: Act now to protect the future of libraries

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 & …

Letter: Democrat seeks neighbors’ help in current situation

I’m writing this letter to my Montgomery County neighbors — Democrats, Republicans, Independents, formerly apolitical — to ask you to attend a meeting of the   Montgomery …

Letter: Reader weighs in on budget bill

  Regarding the recent budget bill passed by the House of Representatives, Rep. Tim Cole states, “We’re not going to have a Republican Senate and a Republican House restrict a …

Letter: Reader questions befriending Putin

President Trump has praised Vladimir Putin and seems to be in the process of establishing some relationship with him. On Aug. 23, 2023, businessinsider.com lists 14 critics or enemies that Putin is …
Columns
Julio Enríquez-Ornelas’s journey back to his alma mater, Wabash College, marks a full-circle moment in his life, one that intertwines his personal experiences, professional achievements, …
The recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services   to implement significant staffing and funding cuts across its agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the …
INDIANAPOLIS — Whitley County Councilman Jim Banks stopped by my office about 16 years ago, doing what any ambitious young politician would do. He was seeking contacts and advice — and …
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