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Third Quarter High Honor Roll Grade 8 — Caroline Bowling, Taylor Bray, Isabel Gerdes, Silas Hartnett, Mabel Hoar, Dario Huesca, Magnolia Joyner, Namet Macegoza, Graeme Mason, Sami …

Hettinger-Riddell named Distinguished Young Pharmacist

Kate Hettinger-Riddell, local pharmacist and pillar of the healthcare community, was awarded the Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award at the annual meeting of the Indiana Pharmacy Association. This …

Goodrich, Frees plan energetic dance number

Darla Goodrich Darla Goodrich is the senior minister at First Christian Church in Crawfordsville. She has lived in Crawfordsville since August 2016 when she became the minister at First …

North approves Bratton summer trips for students

LINDEN ­— North Montgomery students can now experience the joy of travel through the annual Bratton Adventures summer program. The program gives students opportunities to take …

New CASA Graduates

Crawfordsville Kiwanis Club

Members of the Crawfordsville Kiwanis Club were treated to an enthralling presentation by Christopher and Christina Hunt, authors of the book “Ghosts and Legends of Crawfordsville …

Community Forestry: Benefits of trees

Happy Arbor Day Crawfordsville (Friday, April 26)! Did you know that trees provide more than aesthetic and environmental beautification? Trees improve our air quality, providing us with life-giving …

Annual Bridgeton Rendezvous slated for the weekend

The annual Bridgeton Rendezvous will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Sunday. Enjoy a taste of authentic pioneer living in a beautiful historic setting. Take a …

Parke County REMC completes construction of new facility

ROCKVILLE — Parke County REMC recently announced that the construction of its new facility is complete. The cooperative will open its new facility at 5001 E. US Highway 36, Rockville, on …

Wabash College 2024 Day of Giving: Celebrate. Participate. Elevate.

Wabash College wants its campus, community and friends across the world to celebrate, participate and elevate the College’s profile and its students’ experiences during its annual Day of …

Commissioners approve study of Milligan building

Montgomery County Commissioners took another step Monday toward completing the ADA project at the Thomas K. Milligan Justice Center at 307 Binford St. To advance the project, Building …
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4-22 Roundup: Big night full of wins for area teams

Girls Tennis Athenians get road win over Mavericks Crawfordsville girls tennis made the trip to take on McCutcheon on Monday and the Athenians were able to come away with a 4-1 win. At one …

Mustangs continue to swing hot bats vs Athenians

VEEDERSBURG — Fountain Central softball’s offense is deep and talented. After winning 9-3 against Southmont last Thursday, the Mustangs welcomed another Montgomery County rival in the …

County golf get early look at SAC in Southmont Invite

County golf teams get early look at SAC in Southmont Invite Codey Emerson codey@jrpress.com All three Montgomery County boys golf teams got an early season look at the competition in …

Chargers take care of Mounties in county baseball

NEW MARKET — North Montgomery baseball concluded a five-game week on Saturday as the Chargers made the short trip to the southern part of Montgomery County for a Sagamore Conference and county …
Junior Piper Ramey was able to get a 2-run home run in the opening inning for the Chargers.

Mountie softball continue county dominance

NEW MARKET – Kami Dinius gave a little fist pump. The only Southmongt softball senior did that right after teammate Anna Stokes hauled in a fly ball in center field off the bat of North …

Flores and Coursey lead Athenians over Knights

In non-conference games you usually never know what to expect. Friday night Crawfordsville baseball welcomed in Northview and early on it looked as if both teams were going to be in for a high …

Chargers’ comeback against Harrison

WEST LAFAYETTE - North Montgomery recorded seven runs in their final at-bat to come-from-behind and defeat Lafayette Harrion   9-4 victory on Friday night.   The win ended the …
Obituaries
James R. Fenters
James R. Fenters, 80, of Lebanon and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away unexpectedly at 11:51 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending …
Gregory W. Stevens
Gregory W. Stevens, 66, of Waynetown passed away unexpectedly at 11:33 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in the emergency room of Franciscan Health Crawfordsville of heart failure. Arrangements are …
Lester ‘Max’ Servies
Lester “Max” Servies, 95, of Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. He was born June 27, 1928, at Ladoga, to the late Foster D. and …
Barbara Jean Taylor
On April 22, 2024, a near century journey in the physical world came to a close for our beloved Barbara Jean Taylor, but her spirit, smile, and love live on in all who knew her. Barbara was born …
Darlene Goodrich
Darlene Barrett Goodrich of Crawfordsville passed away peacefully on April 18, 2024, surrounded by her family. Born Jan. 23, 1931, at Hannibal, Missouri, to Cecil and Opal (Northcutt) Barrett, …
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  On April 22 the world observed Earth Day, and plenty of organizations celebrated with tree plantings or education on other sustainable methods. Why not throw our League of Women Voters …
We have lived with the existential threat of nuclear weapons for almost 80 years. To say we have become complacent would be an understatement. Knowing the devastation a nuclear war would produce, we …
INDIANAPOLIS — It used to be that any middle class Hoosier schmoe could run for Congress ... and actually win. Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Jim Jontz won races in bygone decades by …
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The front page story by the Indiana Capital Chronicle published April 17 in the Journal Review stated that Governor Eric Holcomb had invested $10 million for volunteer firefighters in Indiana. …
Congratulations to the Purdue University Men’s Basketball team and Coach Matt Painter on their fabulous season culminating in their run to second place nationally in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. …
I was glad to see Mike Warren file for the at large seat for Montgomery County Council.   Without hesitation, I endorse Mike to the county council. I have had the privilege of knowing the Warren …
I work for a business downtown on Main Street in Crawfordsville. We often have parking issues. At times the police have been called to lend us a hand and they have been great at doing so. The rules …
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