Carroll White REMC members honored
Carroll White REMC had several people honored at this Indiana Electric Cooperatives Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis earlier in December....
Court Report
White County Court Records Week of Dec. 22 - 26, 2025 Editor’s Note: A lawsuit filed or an arrest made...
White County Health Inspections
Retail food establishment inspections released from WC Health Dept. Wednesday, Dec. 3 Harold’s Steakhouse, Monon: 6 priority violations to be...
Million dollar Powerball ticket sold in Chalmers
A $1 milllion Powerball ticket was sold in Chalmers for the Christmas Eve drawing, which had a $1.817 billion jackpot....
NWS issues Tornado Warning Sunday evening
Winter weather returns for New YearOn Sunday, Dec. 28, at 5:40 p.m., until 6:15p.m. in both Pulaski and White County, the National Weather Service issued...
Twin Lakes boys wrestling
Twin Lakes wrestlers had some hard fought matches and great wrestling all day on Dec. 22. Next up is their TL Super Dual on Friday, Jan. 2. 120 lb: Henry Bixler placed sixth126 lb: Lucius Cosgray placed third 132 lb: Grant Marohl placed seventh144 lb:...
Masonic Lodge Installs Officers
Libanus Masonic Lodge in Monticello recently installed officers to serve for 2026. Taking the helm as Worshipful Master for the year is Evan Macy; assisting him will be Dave Michel and Angelo Valle Jr., as Senior Warden and Junior Warden,...
What’s Happening White County
Programs for Monticello Parks Department January 2026 First Day Hike: Thursday, Jan. 1, at 9 a.m., meet at Altherr Nature Park and enjoy the outdoors as we hike a trail. Katie will help us identify any winter birds we see...
Ladybug Home Club meets
Seventeen members of the Ladybug Home Club gathered for their monthly meeting, combining fellowship with community service. During the meeting, members collected a total of $520 to donate to the White County Food Pantry. The donation will help the pantry...
What’s Happening White County
Programs for Monticello Parks Department January 2026 First Day Hike: Thursday, Jan. 1, at 9 a.m., meet at Altherr Nature Park and enjoy the outdoors as we hike a trail. Katie will help us identify any winter birds we see...
News from Remington Library
December has been busy this year at the Remington Library with some special programs. The first was Frosty Fiesta on December 5th. The children listened to some Christmas stories and then enjoyed looking for treasures in the darkened library. Cookies...
BUZZZZIN’ WITH Mrs. B
Another New YearIn November 2023 I fractured my ankle after an injury. I laid around with pain the likes of which I had never seen. As the old year was passing, I found myself praying that 2024 would be a better year. 2024 wasn’t a whole lot...
Welcoming the New Year
The start of a new year is a time to look ahead with hope and purpose. It’s a season of fresh opportunities to serve, give, and strengthen the community we call home. As we embark on this journey together, we are inspired by the promise...
Scars
Today’s ride found the rubber side not exactly down, but more like sideways. Nothing of a serious nature, but you really don’t ever want to be lying on the ground alongside your machine. We could discuss the why and how this situation arose, but it’s...
BUZZZZIN’ WITH Mrs. B
Doing the ‘Shooting Gallery Shuffle’My life is often like a shooting gallery; start one thing (ding!), get interrupted to something else (ding!), start to work on that (ding!) next interruption (ding!), and so on, and so on.... ‘Tis the week before Christmas and all through our house, comes anticipation...
Unfocused: Not in focus; indistinct. Without a specific aim or direction
Been there, done that, perhaps doing it as we speak. And because of that, there have been bad choices, after bad decisions. Anger on top of anger. Regret on top of guilt, divorce on top of divorce, hurt on top of hurt, and death on...
Fred N. Shidler
Fred N. Shidler, 72, of Monticello, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 3:18 p.m. at the Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana where he remained until Saturday, December 6, 2025, as they prepared his final gift to the world with...
James Thomas “Tom” Mohler
James Thomas “Tom” Mohler, 86, of Monticello, Indiana, died peacefully at 9:50 a.m. surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at his daughter’s house in Otterbein, Indiana. Tom was born on July 5, 1939, in Warsaw, Indiana to Frederick and Flora Wuanita “Nita”...
DEATH NOTICES
Chester Glen Smith Sr. Chester Glen Smith Sr. passed from this life on Friday, December 5, 2025, in Rensselaer at the age of 91. He was born on August 20, 1934, in Newton County. Franklin Orville “Frank” Shidler Franklin Orville “Frank” Shidler, 70, of Star...
Raymond “Dale” Burnett
Raymond “Dale” Burnett, 93, of Monticello passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Milner Healthcare Center in Rossville. He was born on August 22, 1932 at the family farm in Harrison County to the late Curtis and Cora (Montgomery) Burnett. On October 26, 1952,...
Adaline Sue “Addy” Biczo
Adaline Sue “Addy” Biczo, was born to the angels at 3:55 a.m., on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the IU Health Arnett Hospital of Lafayette.