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Local Record: Oct. 22, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Tuesday • Public disturbance in the 2600 block of Lafayette Road — 2:52 a.m. • Sexual assault in the 1800 block of South U.S. 231 — 9:04 a.m. …

Local Record: Oct. 21, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Monday • Domestic disturbance reported — 1:12 a.m. • Theft in the 200 block of Dunn Avenue — 8:57 a.m. • Vandalism reported — 3:03 …

Local Record: Oct. 20, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Friday • Public disturbance in the 800 block of South Washington Street — 3:28 a.m. • Vandalism in the 200 block of West Chestnut Street — 6:54 …

Local Record: Oct. 17, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Thursday • Breaking and entering in the 2000 block of Dogwood Court — 2:54 a.m. • Hit and run at 1900 Smith Ave. — 7:14 a.m. • Property …
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
New Market Elementary
First Quarter Grade 3 High Honor Roll: Mackenzie Blystone, David Busenbark, Elodie Chism, Hunter George, Mavyn Highland, Arlo Hough, Maddox Howard, Eliza Landaverde, Mac Miles, Hinley …
Tyler Wade
Wade named Dean for Enrollment Management at Wabash
Wabash College President Scott E. Feller has announced the appointment of Tyler J. Wade as Dean for Enrollment Management. Wade, a 2012 Wabash graduate, has served as interim dean since June. …
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Award-winning poet to speak at Wabash College
Wabash College is pleased to welcome award-winning poet Michael Kleber-Diggs to campus as part of the President’s Distinguished Speaker Series. He will spend two days at Wabash and will read from …
CCSC board OKs budget, tax rates
The Crawfordsville Community School Corporation School Board approved its 2026 budget, plans for upcoming capital projects and bus replacements, and several agreements during its meeting on Thursday. …
OPINION
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Student urges community involvement

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, …

Letter: Democracy requires informed citizens

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 …

Letter: The existential threat of AI

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 …

Letter: Struggling farmer? Vote for Drew Cox for Congress

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 …

Letters to the Editor: Aug. 21, 2026

Move country forward The control of both the executive and legislative branches by the current Republican administration and Congress has accelerated a deeply concerning decline in our …
Columns
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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