LOCAL NEWS
Local News Headlines
    • 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 …

    • 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 …

    • 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. …

    • 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 …

    • Holiday Connections

PUBLIC RECORD
Public Record

Local Record: Nov. 11, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Monday • Theft in the 800 block of South Washington Street — 8:27 a.m. • Property damage crash at 1501 S. Grant Ave. — 4:18 p.m. • …

Local Record: Nov. 10, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Friday • Warrant served in the 100 block of Simpson Street — 10:22 a.m. • Personal injury crash at South Washington and East Main streets — …

Local Record: Nov. 7, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Thursday • Domestic disturbance in the 300 block of Binford Street — 6:53 a.m. • Property damage crash at 392 W. Oak Hill Road — 7:47 a.m. …

Local Record: Nov. 6, 2026

Crawfordsville Police Department Wednesday • Domestic disturbance in the 100 block of East College Street — 3:39 a.m. • Personal injury crash at 407 E. Market St. — 8:40 a.m. …
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
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 …
CMS brings color, music and fun to the stage with Trolls Jr.
Get ready to sing, dance and experience a world full of color and excitement. Crawfordsville Middle School is excited to perform its musical production of Trolls Jr. this weekend. Trolls Jr. is a …
Adam Gaskill '27 (left) and Kyle Foster '27 listen to a colleague at the Nomad Coworking Space in Indianapolis during their summer internship with REVelry, a sales accelerator that pairs Wabash undergraduates with early-stage companies for real and quantifiable work in sales and go-to-market engineering.
Wabash named a ‘Best Value’ school by The Princeton Review
In its 2027 edition of its annual college guide, “The Best Value Colleges,” The Princeton Review rated Wabash second nationally for Best Alumni Network, No. 4 for Best Schools for Internships, …
The cast of "Peter and the Starcatcher!" will perform at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the high school auditorium. Purchase tickets online.
Imaginative Vibe
A land of pirates, mermaids and tribal folk comes to life in a classic prequel to a classic tale as North Montgomery High School presents “Peter and the Starcatcher!” Showtimes are 7 p.m. …
Pictured is, from left, front row, Lennon Woods, Amarah Shannon, Adelle Shannon, McKiah Lairson, Amelia Woods, Hayleigh Boots and Colby Kessler; and back row, Dawson Jones, Marin Rhoads, Abby Smith, Emily Simpson, Thatcher Cass, Hunter Thompson, Malcolm Simpson, Daniel Simpson and Cash Smith.
South FFA members attend national convention
The Southmont FFA Chapter had an outstanding opportunity to showcase its excellence on the national stage at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis during Oct. 21-24. Throughout the week, …
OPINION
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Historical perspective on elections, politics

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. …

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 …
Columns
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 …
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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