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Rowan ReAnn Moore

Rowan ReAnn Moore, a daughter, born Sept. 22 at Witham Health Services, Lebanon, to Shawn and Emily (Suiter) Moore, Crawfordsville. At birth, she weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce. She was welcomed home by a …

Love and support know no bounds

Dawn is getting ready to break in an hour or two; today brings with it more newness than most days. Yesterday this little home of ours was a hive of busy bees, I have never seen the likes. Two …

FCHS Homecoming Court Selected

Classic Whodunit

The Sugar Creek Players invite the community to come experience the whodunit mystery of Murder on the Orient Express. Laughter, drama and suspense take center stage after what should’ve been a …

Celebrating Public Power Week

Public Power Week is Oct. 4-10. It is a time when communities across the country celebrate the benefits of locally owned, not-for-profit electric utilities. This year’s theme — “Your Community. …

Spooky reads and true crime

Fall in Indiana is a magical time of year, full of colorful trees and kiddos eagerly anticipating carving pumpkins, costumes, and candy. If you want to make this spooky season a little spookier, the …

North Homecoming Court Announced

Chamber celebrates Ellie K Esthetics with ribbon cutting

The Crawfordsville/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce celebrated Ellie K Esthetics with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 25. Ellie K Esthetics is owned by Erica Keller, a licensed esthetician …
Tom Klein

Klein will speak at lunch event

Tom Klein, County Administrator, will be the October speaker at Lunch with the League, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, at noon Friday. Klein will talk about the Montgomery …
Steve Collisi

F.C. Tucker announces August leaders

Two F.C. Tucker West Central real estate professionals have earned the office’s top honors for August. Tessa Surber was named listing leader, while Steve Collisi was recognized as sales leader for …

Melvin Family

There will be a reunion for the descendants of Charles Henry and Emma Dike Melvin at 1 p.m. Sunday in the community room of the Alamo Fire Department. Please plan to come and bring a well-filled …

A tradition we look forward to

One of the things Jacquie and I look forward to every year is the annual Meridian-Kessler Home Tour. It has become a tradition for us, and we always enjoy spending the day walking through the …

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Prep Roundup: Sept. 30, 2026

TENNIS Seeger sweeps WRC championship Seeger claimed both singles and doubles championship Monday at the Wabash River Conference Championship played at Fountain Central. Seeger, a team …

Tiger Cubs pass over Chargers

GREENCASTLE ­— North Montgomery had no answer against Greencastle’s passing game in Friday’s 40-20 loss. The Tiger Cubs scored on every possession but one when they fumbled the ball away. …
Landon Gerold

Cascade runs by Athenians

Crawfordsville was stymied by Monon Athletic Conference rival Cascade on Friday on the Athenian’s home turf.   The Cadets won 56-0. Cascade gained 319 yards on the ground on just 31 …

Prep Roundup: Sept. 29, 2026

GOLF Golf season ends North Montgomery and Southmont golf teams saw their seasons come to an end Friday at the IHSAA Regional played at Harrison Hills. North Montgomery placed ninth …
Lino Aguiar and Alisha France were crowned homecoming king and queen on Friday at Southmont High School.

Mounties drop homecoming game

NEW MARKET – Southmont football coach Desson Hannum quickly summed up his Mounties’ 24-14 Monon Athletic Conference loss to North Putnam. “Execution.” The Mounties misfired where …

Dickerson, defense carries Wabash to Homecoming win over Wooster

Cole Dickerson rushed for 178 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as Wabash College celebrated Homecoming with a 34-7 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over The College of Wooster on …

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Obituaries
 Sarah ‘Suzie’ Suzanne (Lessard) Ottgen
Sarah “Suzie” Suzanne (Lessard) Ottgen, 84, of Bellaire, Michigan, passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born in Traverse City, Michigan, on April 12, …
Betty Jean Cain
Betty Cain, 88, originally of Darlington, passed away peacefully Sept. 21, 2026, in her home in Pasadena, California, surrounded by her children. Born Oct. 16, 1937, Betty was the first of two …
Kyle Saunders
Kyle Saunders, originally from Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully in his Cincinnati home. He was 53. He was the beloved son of Robert Saunders and Phyllis (Deckard) Saunders. Kyle graduated …
Shirley Ford
Shirley Ford, 91, of St. John, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. She was born June 13, 1935, in Ladoga, to James and Ada McClellan Stewart. She was a 1953 graduate of New Market High …
Charles Wendell Rady
Charles Wendell Rady, 92, of Roachdale passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Sept. 4, 1934, to the late Charles P. Rady and Marie …

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When news spread across Montgomery County Chatter channels that Cloverdale Apartments would move its federally subsidized Section 8 units to Kokomo, residents reported that they couldn’t reach …
NOBLESVILLE — Our caravan of almost two dozen refurbished Indiana ambulances and fire trucks snaked into Guatemala City after sunset in November 1988. Earlier that day, we had met in the border …
The Indiana Supreme Court settled the case in the Senate District 23 Republican contested primary between Senator Spencer Deery and Paula Copenhaver on Sept. 9. The court ordered six absentee ballots …
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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 …
At a time when civic participation feels more important than ever, we each have a role to play in strengthening our democracy. Voting is one of the most direct and powerful ways individuals can make …
As the November elections approach, we are reminded that democracy depends on active participation. Voting is one of the most important ways citizens can make their voices heard and help shape the …
America was founded on the belief that all people are equal. No one is above the law. They wrote a Constitution that forbade the state to found a religion. The right to dissent was their first …
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