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Local Record: July 13, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Thursday • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the eastbound exit of U.S. 231 — 1 a.m. • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated at …

Local Record: July 12, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Wednesday • Prowler in the 500 block of South Grace Avenue — 12:04 a.m. • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 1000 block of …

Local Record: July 11, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Tuesday • Property damage crash at Mill and East Elmore streets — 7:22 a.m. • Theft in the 300 block of Glenn Street — 1:31 p.m. …

Local Record: July 10, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Monday • Juvenile complaint in the 800 block of West Main Street — 1:10 a.m. • Sex crime reported — 8:12 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
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Iota Chapter
The Iota Chapter of Delta Gamma Society recently met to celebrate those awarded grants and scholarships in our community. This society of educators is responsible for the administration of a trust …
Ascend Indiana awards $700,000 to four sites
INDIANAPOLIS ­— Ascend Indiana, the talent and workforce development initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, announced Tuesday the award of $175,000 each to four sites to …
SmartAsset ranks Wabash No. 3 College in Indiana
Wabash College was named one of the three best colleges or universities in Indiana, according to SmartAsset, an online destination for consumer-focused financial information. In identifying the …
CARA graduates enter the Crawfordsville High School auditorium.
CARA awards 36 diplomas to diverse group of students
The Crawfordsville Adult Resource Academy held a grand celebration June 27. The program, whose motto is “Building Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” had a graduation ceremony for a diverse …
Ryan Miller, left, was selected as a 2024 Journal Review Scholar and received a $1,000 check from Journal Review Publisher Shawn Storie.
Miller, Sayler selected 2024 JR Scholars
Ryan Miller and Abigail Sayler were recently awarded financial scholarships from the Journal Review. Each student received $1,000 to use toward their college expenses. Miller is a Crawfordsville …
OPINION
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader pleased with column

Regarding the column by Raymond Williams published June 25 on the Viewpoints page: I am writing to thank Professor Williams for the beautiful and thought provoking column, “Them that has …

Letter: Reader suggests a focus on humility

How about Humility Month? We have days/months for many celebrations, so why not one for humility? Why don’t we celebrate being humble or having humility? Many years ago, when the …

Letter: Honor our vets, reject dictators

With Memorial Day approaching I am thinking about our veterans. I recently finished watching a powerful streaming show called Masters of the Air. During each episode young American pilots and crews …

Letter: Attending school events too costly

My five grandchildren are students in Crawfordsville and participate in sports, music and theatre. I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment in the Crawfordsville school system for their …

Letter: Election turnout saddens reader

I’ve crunched the preliminary numbers and they saddened me. Montgomery County on May 7 saw its lowest voter turnout for a presidential primary in at least 32 years. I’m not naive to …
Columns
WEST LAFAYETTE — It was a wintry night in January 2017, just two weeks into the Donald Trump presidency, and the conversation centered on the populist uprising unfolding before our eyes. …
“My get-up-and-go has got up and went” was a common saying of those surviving during the depression. They worked long hours at back-breaking jobs for little pay in order to provide basic …
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is marking its 75th anniversary this month. The observance, part of a NATO summit hosted by the United States in Washington, D.C., will be a big deal, and it …
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