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First Quarter High Honor Roll Grade 3 — Parker Grimes, Lydia Mullen Grade 4 — Katherine Bupp, Lorelai Bupp, Sebastian Copeland, Conner Dove, Kynsleigh Johnson, Brooklyn McClain, …

Property tax season underway in Montgomery County

Property tax statements for Montgomery County were mailed on April 13, giving homeowners ample time to review their bills and prepare for upcoming payment deadlines. As the spring due date …

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Family IDs teen as victim in fatal Danville shooting

A 19-year-old who was shot and killed in Danville, Indiana over the weekend has been identified by family members as Peyton Jones, a recent North Montgomery High School graduate. Jones graduated …
H.W. Canine Design hosted Howl-o-Ween, a Halloween event on Saturday at Pike Place. The event was organized to support the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County with several local vendors, raffle prizes, photo opportunities, animal adoptions, a dog costume contest and trick or treating for children and animals.

Happy Howl-o-Ween

Fire damages Ladoga home

LADOGA — The Ladoga Fire Department responded to a house fire Sunday morning in the 7900 block of Ladoga Road that left the home significantly damaged and uninhabitable for the time being. …

Ladoga Elementary

First Quarter High Honor Roll Grade 3 — Parker Grimes, Lydia Mullen Grade 4 — Katherine Bupp, Lorelai Bupp, Sebastian Copeland, Conner Dove, Kynsleigh Johnson, Brooklyn McClain, …

2026 Range Rover is an exemplary work of design

For 1970, British Leyland introduced the Range Rover, an upscale companion to its rugged Land Rover, as a vehicle in which rich Brits could survey their estates. Just a year later, it was included in …
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Lecture series returns to Gen. Lew Wallace Study

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is proud to present Ernie Pyle: The Soldier’s …

United Together: Pam’s Promise

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth installment in a series of articles focused on the partner agencies and programs that are served by the United Way in Montgomery County. The year is 2009. Upon …

The wishing well

Have you ever seen a demolition crew raze a tall building? How’s it done? An iron ball ­— called the wrecking ball — is fastened to a chain and hurled through the air by the arm of a towering …
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Frankfort mascot competes for national title

LAS VEGAS — School pride takes center stage as The64.com launches its second annual America’s Best High School Mascot tournament, with 64 mascots from across the country vying for the national …

Wabash finishes 16th at Golfweek October Classic

SANDESTIN, Fla. — Wabash College completed the three-day Golfweek October Classic with a 16th-place finish among 25 teams Tuesday at Raven Golf Club in Sandestin, Florida. The Little Giants shot a …

Mounties win volleyball sectional

NEW MARKET — Southmont defeated South Vermillion 3-0 in the championship match of the 2A No. 41 played on the Mounties’ home court on Saturday. Set scores were 28-26, 26-24, 25-20. …

Chargers lose big to North Putnam

ROACHDALE — North Montgomery hoped to use the momentum of winning two straight games in their Monon Athletic Conference showdown at North Putnam on Friday. The Cougars had other ideas and defeated …

Wabash places fifth at Jenna Strong Invitational

WILMINGTON, Ohio — Sophomore Sam Vaught recorded a top-10 finish Friday to lead the Wabash College cross country team to fifth place among 18 scoring teams at the Jenna Strong Fall Classic, hosted …

Early lead fades in 3-1 home soccer loss to Wooster

Danny Tkachuk scored his second goal of the season to give Wabash College a first-half lead Saturday afternoon, but visiting College of Wooster rallied with three second-half goals to defeat the …

Wabash opens season with second-place finish at D3 Invitational

TERRE HAUTE — Wabash College opened its 2026-27 swimming and diving season Saturday with six event victories and a second-place team finish at the Indiana D3 Invitational hosted by Rose-Hulman …
Obituaries
Pathena F. (Melvin) Mason
Pathena F. (Melvin) Mason, 79, of Crawfordsville gained her angel wings on Oct. 19, 2026, in Lafayette. She was born Jan. 18, 1947, at home, in Crawfordsville, to Kenneth and Christine (Hall) …
Terrie (Wood) Miller
Terrie (Wood) Miller, 73, of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 26, 1953, in Crawfordsville, to the late Larry and …
Georgia Ann (Martin) Phelps
Georgia Ann (Martin) Phelps, 78, of New Market, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. She was born Sept. 29, 1948, in Crawfordsville, to the late George and …
Jackie R. Bayless
Jackie R. Bayless, 90, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born Jan. 12, 1936, at Crawfordsville, to the late Lester Ophar and …
Georgia Ann Martin Phelps
Georgia Ann Martin Phelps, age 78 of New Market, passed away in her home following a lengthy illness, Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2026. Arrangements are incomplete at Family and Friends Funeral …
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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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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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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