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Local man jailed for auto theft

A Crawfordsville man was arrested Monday in Boone County after he allegedly stole a Polaris UTV from a farmer’s field. Clarence Earl McClure, 45, is facing felony charges of theft and auto …

Purdue Extension offering invasive species management class

What do you know about invasive species? Did you know that there are over 30,000 plant and insect species that have invaded the United States? According to Pimentel, Zuinga and Morrison and …

South schools awarded K-8 STEM certifications

Southmont Schools are proud to announce that all three of their elementary schools, Ladoga, New Market and Walnut Elementary, as well as Southmont Junior High School were awarded the prestigious STEM …

Vance Wins Essay Contest

TRES Presents April Habit Heroes

PHHS and PHMS FFA Chapters

Parke Heritage High School and Parke Heritage Middle School FFA chapters held their awards program April 28. Members highlighted their many activities from throughout the year and special awards were …

Strawberry Shortcake a family favorite

Strawberry Shortcake a family favorite   We’re working on organizing closets, cleaning out neglected corners, and getting things in order before the baby comes. I’m …

Flower Lovers Garden Club

The Flower Lovers Garden Club kicked off its May 1 meeting with a fun trip to The Mash House at Westfork Whiskey Co. in Westfield. Twenty-eight members and one guest, Deb Miller, were present. …

Zagrodzki to retire from Raybestos Powertrain

Dr. Przemyslaw Zagrodzki will be retiring from Raybestos Powertrain on Wednesday after recently celebrating his 25th anniversary with the company on Oct. 1, 2023. Before becoming employed with …

Marchand, Miller join FPN

LAFAYETTE ­— Board-certified nurse practitioner Amy Marchand and board-certified physician assistant Jasmine Miller have joined Franciscan Physician Network Neurosurgery & Pain …

Penguin Random House plans major expansion

Penguin Random House, the leading global trade book publisher, announced Monday it will invest in a major expansion of its longstanding national distribution and fulfillment center in Crawfordsville. …

F.C. Tucker welcomes Bravo-Moore

F.C. Tucker West Central is delighted to introduce the newest member of their team, Anna Bravo-Moore, an esteemed new agent poised to bring a wealth of local knowledge and diverse expertise to the …
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Athenians rally late, fall to Bulldogs

The woes continued for the Crawfordsville Athenian Softball team (1-15) as they fell 17-6 to Clinton Central *8-4) in five innings on Saturday afternoon. Clinton Central controlled the game from …
North Montgomery's Owen Utterback won the county title in the long jump and set the Charger school record in the 400.

County Track and Field: Athenian girls and Mountie boys three-peat

Make it three straight county titles for both the Southmont boys and the Crawfordsville girls track and field teams. Crawfordsville held Friday’s county meet and the CHS girls dominated their …

Webbs’ enjoying special season on the courts

VEEDERSBURG ­— Chris Webb has been around the Fountain Central tennis program for many years. He’s experienced so much success and made countless memories with the Mustangs, but this …

Stars walk off Athenians in SAC thriller

DOVER – The story of the Western Boone walkoff 7-6 baseball win over Crawfordsville is a story of heart. Heart-breaking for the Athenians. Heart-warming for the Stars. The last …
Senior right-fielder Corbin Meadows went 2-2 and drove in 3 of the 6 Charger runs in the win.

Chargers continue to roll with sweep of Tigers

LINDEN – Matt Voorhees pointed over the centerfield fence at Charger Field – northeast to be exact. “We kind of have a saying – keep everything moving …
Kale Wemer pitched a complete game and allowed only five hits and one earned run while striking out 12.

Stars hand Athenians first SAC loss

Tuesday night at Crawfordsville featured a great pitchers dual as the Athenians welcomed the Western Boone Stars for game one of their Sagamore Conference series. On the mound for CHS was senior ace …

Kirsch stymies Tigers in series opener

LEBANON - For the past four seasons, North Montgomery’s Jarrod Kirsch has proven himself to be one of the top pitchers in the Sagamore Conference. On Tuesday night at Lebanon’s …
Obituaries
Ronald ‘Ron’ Lee Horn
Ronald “Ron” Lee Horn, 82, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2024. He was the 12th child born to Cecil C. and Eva (Raub) Horn of Romney. Ron was born in Lafayette on July 2, 1941, …
Michael Bryan
Michael Bryan, 67, of Ladoga, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at his home. Mike was born Nov. 3, 1956, at Indianapolis, to the late Benjamin and Patricia (Miller) Bryan. He was a 1975 graduate …
Michael ‘Mike’ Lee Hall
Michael “Mike” Lee Hall, 75, of Hillsboro, died at 12:58 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in the Carmel Health & Living Communities in Carmel, Indiana. As per Mike’s request, …
Alice May Hutchison
Alice May Hutchison, 97, of Covington was reunited with her beloved “Hutch” in Heaven on Friday, May 3, 2024. She was born near Marshfield in Steuben Township on April 16, 1927, to …
Mark Douglas ‘Doug’ Sims
Mark Douglas “Doug” Sims of Crawfordsville passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon at the age of 66. Doug was a guy that couldn’t sit still. He liked to work on things and …
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INDIANAPOLIS ­— If U.S. Sen. Mike Braun secures the Republican gubernatorial nomination next Tuesday and Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith prevails in his unorthodox quest for the ticket at …
A phrase occasionally jumps off the page and grabs the mind and will not let go — even if the meaning is not clear. "Chaos is a ladder" seems such a phrase for our time. It is timely as we …
April is an unofficial Earth month, not just the month that hosts Earth Day, so topics on the return of life after winter always feel appropriate. This week, we chat about our landscaping and …
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First Baptist Church of Crawfordsville appreciates our law enforcement officers. In a way to show our appreciation we would like to invite all law enforcement officers who serve in Montgomery County …
This letter is to the voters of Montgomery County. I fully endorse Leah Craft-Denbo for Montgomery County Clerk in this upcoming election. I have been involved with local government and elections …
I read the column by the League of Women Voter’s article about methane. As usual, the humble bovine receives an undue share of the blame. As a small ruminant veterinarian and former animal …
In response to the recent letter from David and Sheridan Hadley regarding the Montgomery County Boys & Girls Club hosting the Friends of NRA charity function, it’s important to clarify what …
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