The annual Christmas Basket Fund grew to $2,769 with the addition of $835 in donations through Friday afternoon. The newest donations are: » In loving memory of husband and dad, Donnie, daughter and sister, Tammy, and other loved ones; $50 from...
Arrests Crothersville Christy D. Staggs, 41, Seymour, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, no bond, 1:54 p.m. Thursday. Jackson County Tracey L. Bowling, 50, Aurora, check deception, no bond, 1:26 p.m....
At Christmas, we celebrate the fact that God sent his son into the world. It is an event that changed everything. Jesus came to bring us hope and peace and purpose. As one songwriter said, Christmas is “the most...

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Mike Barrett is an area resident with an interest in history. Along with sharing stories through  his Backroads Indiana columns, he likes taking pictures of old basketball goals and rims he finds in the area. He also has people submit...
MEDORA With less than five seconds on the clock, Medora freshman Kelsey Turner guaranteed the team would earn its first win of the season. Martinsville Tabernacle Christian advanced the ball, trailing the Hornets by three, and hoisted a 3-pointer up from...
An idea that sprung at the start of the summer became a reality for Trinity Lutheran High School this past month. Prior to the start of the fall sports season, freshman Rachel Sabotin of Columbus asked Trinity Lutheran administrators if...
While Cheaney Reichenbacker attended a wrestling camp in fifth grade, he didn’t pursue wrestling until following his eighth-grade season of football when some friends told him he should give the sport another try. He decided to make a reappearance and...
BROWNSTOWN As the athletes he looked up to in the community committed to various colleges throughout the years, Sy Zickler decided that one day he wanted to be that ballplayer. “Over the years, I’ve seen people in the newspaper signing to...
CROTHERSVILLE Springs Valley outscored Crothersville 13-2 down the stretch to hand the Tigers a 48-38 loss in a nonconference boys basketball game Friday night. The Tigers opened the fourth quarter on a 6-2 run and took a 36-35 lead on a...
Leaving Tuesday night's Crothersville Town Council meeting, Matthew Conway didn't get what he anticipated. To establish a 12-home addition in the 600 block of East Walnut Street in Crothersville, the southern Indiana real estate developer hoped to have the town...