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LOCAL NEWS
Local News Headlines
    • McCartney seeks GOP bid for council seat

      David McCartney of Darlington is seeking the Republican nomination for the Montgomery County Council At-large seat. McCartney is a patrol …

    • PHHS names top 2024 students

      Cassie Miller and Cooper Vincent have been named valedictorian and salutatorian for the Parke Heritage High School Class of 2024. The graduation …

    • May Day, May Day!

      May days are here! May hosts many celebrations: Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, graduation, etc. However, to the Indiana gardener’s heart, May …

    • Develop a ‘can-do’ attitude

      Are you planning to put out a garden this year? I do and I will be spending some time dusting off the canner to pickle my favorite, beets, this …

    • Mushrooms and Mother’s Day

      It is 9:35 Friday morning, and I’m sitting in my pickup truck, parked in a rural high school parking lot. In 25 minutes, the future of my …

PUBLIC RECORD
Public Record

Local Record: May 7, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Friday • Property damage crash at South Grant and West Wabash avenues — 8:36 a.m. • Property damage crash at 225 Knoll Circle — …

Local Record: May 4, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Thursday • Warrant served at West U.S. 136 and North Old State Road 55 — 8 a.m. • Juvenile complaint in the 1000 block of Lane Avenue …

Local Record: May 3, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Wednesday • Juvenile complaint in the 1000 block of Lane Avenue — 8:23 a.m. • Property damage in the 1800 block of Indianapolis Road …

Local Record: May 2, 2024

Crawfordsville Police Department Tuesday • Prowler in the 1000 block of South Elm Street — 1:11 a.m. • Train flasher malfunction at South Washington and East Franklin …
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 …
Marking Milestones
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EDUCATION & SCHOOLS
Pictured, from left, front row, is Natalie Rhoads, Amarah Shannon and Madelyn Roberts; and back row, Daniel Simpson, Tyler Walls, Kelsey Thompson, Cole Rhoads and Ethan Smith.
South Floriculture judging team earns state title
The Southmont FFA Floriculture judging team competed in the State Floriculture Judging Contest on April 27. The team of Cole Rhoads, Kelsey Thompson, Amarah Shannon and Natalie Rhoads placed …
Pictured from left, are Mike Schimpf, Superintendent of North Central Parke Schools; State Senator Spencer Deery; Tori Current, TRES teacher; Beth Faust, Curriculum and Grants Specialist; Shawna Crowder, TRES Instructional Assistant; and Jon Gubera and Rick Oslovar of Robokind.
Robot guides elementary students through lessons
The students in Tori Current’s classroom at Turkey Run Elementary School have a new tool to assist in their learning process. Carver, a state-of-the-art robot, has been guiding students …
New members of the National Honor Society were inducted April 24 into the chapter at Crawfordsville High School.
NHS inducts new members at CHS
The following students were recently inducted into the Crawfordsville High School chapter of National Honor Society: Cimbria Bowling, Cristian Castilla, Devan Johnson, Ashlyn Harding, Chet Kincaid, …
Pictured, from left, Bruce Patton, Parke Heritage High School principal; Cassie Miller; and Melanie Miller, Parke Heritage High School social studies teacher..
Miller selected as an Academic All-Star
Parke Heritage High School senior Cassie Miller has been selected for the Indiana Association of School Principals Academic All-Stars program. She was recognized at a special luncheon held April 25 …
OPINION
Letters to the Editor

Letter: Church invites all officers to banquet

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 …

Letter: Previous clerk supports Craft-Denbo

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 …

Letter: Cattle, other ruminant are not climate villains

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 …

Letter: Reader believes Hadleys should reconsider position

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 …

Letter: Couple dismayed by NRA event held at youth facility

Reading the recent article in the Journal Review we were very disappointed, angry, and frankly dismayed that the Montgomery County Boys & Girls Club allowed the Crawfordsville National Rifle …
Columns
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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