May 24, 2023
Kegan Kline is reconsidering his previous plea of guilty and was given extra time to review the evidence against him...
May 24, 2023
A Twin Lakes runner crosses the finish line during the boys track sectional meet on Thursday.
May 24, 2023
The Monticello City Council approved the Main Street Tour and Taste of White for July 28 during their meeting on...
May 24, 2023
State Senator Mike Braun spoke at Tall Timbers Marina on Lake Freeman to discuss the resolution to dropping lake levels...
May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
Book Sale planned The Friends of the Library will hold their Spring Book Sale at the Monticello-Union Township Library on...
May 24, 2023
The following arrests were provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department. All individuals listed have been preliminarily charged and are...
May 17, 2023
Reservations due for Monon, North White reunion All Monon and North White School students and their guests are invited to...
May 17, 2023
The following arrests were provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department. All individuals listed have been preliminarily charged and are...
Staff Report | May 17, 2023
After nearly a decade of an overestimated minimum flow that, at times, drained Lake Freeman during the summer months, the...
May 24, 2023
1) What was the name of the first train station in Chalmers? Answer: The first train station in Chalmers was called Mudge’s Station. Chalmers didn’t become a village until 1873. 2) Where and when was the first train station completed...
May 24, 2023
The Monon News May 19, 1933 The small grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ranz, who reside southeast of Monon, came very near los-ing his life Tuesday when he sank into quicksand up to his armpits when discovered. Oscar Pauley...
May 24, 2023
The Rotary Club of Monticello recently donated $4,000 to the Monticello Parks Department. Pictured at the check presentation are members of the Rotary Club with Parks Superintendent Mitch Billue.
May 24, 2023
The Monticello-Union Township Library has a calendar full of fun planned for summer. Don’t miss these upcoming events: Tots Learn 2 Make It: Pet Rocks - June 5, at 10 a.m.: Toddler Learn to Make It Club is designed especially...
May 24, 2023
The Monticello Parks Department has something for everyone during the month of June. Don’t miss these upcoming events: Free Fishing at Bluewater Park is June 3 from 8 to 10:45 a.m. Come learn about casting, bait, lures, donuts, and more....
Jan Blackburn | May 24, 2023
Joyce Kilmer once penned, “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.” She glorifies the simplicity of the life of a tree that lifts her face to God all day while lifting her arms to pray. She revels in...
By Lucy Dold
Guest Column | May 24, 2023
Every woman who believes that she, together with other women who care, can make a positive difference in the lives of women and children in our community is invited to the Community Foundation of White County’s 15th annual Women Giving Together Fund fundraising bruncheon on...
By Jerry Whybrew
Guest Column | May 24, 2023
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace.” This part of the scripture verse above implies...
By Hannah Buckner
Guest Column | May 17, 2023
Many of you have probably begun noticing all the signs of spring emerging lately. Among trees, one of the earliest bloomers is the Bradford Pear. A common tree to line suburban streets, its white flowers have a distinctly unpleasant smell. But that’s not the only...
By Lucy Dold
Guest Column | May 17, 2023
Last week, a gathering of over 120 friends of your Community Foundation came together at the historic Indiana Beach Ballroom to highlight 2022, celebrate 25 years of strengthening and transforming White County, and share good news for the future of our community. Each guest was...
May 24, 2023
Gerald Franklin Yocum passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022, in Parrish, Florida, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on January 24, 1937, in Bushnell, Illinois, to the late Hiram and Florence (Arnett) Yocum. On November 6, 1976, he married Cherie Marett and...
May 24, 2023
Dorothy Mary Rose Emme, 87, of Monticello, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Monticello Healthcare. She was born on March 31, 1936, in Limestone, Maine, to the late Joseph Alphones and Marie (Lanoie) Beaulier. On March 9, 1987, she married Kenneth Emme. He...
May 24, 2023
Charles A. “Chuck” Peters, 60, of Monticello, (Buffalo area), died on Friday, May 19, 2023, in rural Pulaski County, Indiana. He was born on Saturday, January 26, 1963, in Ft. Benning, Georgia, to Mr. George Edward and Mrs. Dorothy Janet (Wilson) Peters. They survive. Charles...
June 15, 1957 – May 18, 2023 | May 24, 2023
Marty J. Stover, 65 of Burnettsville, Indiana, died on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 5:48 a.m. in Royal Center, Indiana. Marty was born on June 15, 1957, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Elton “Ike” Stover, Jr. and Sue Ann (Day) Stover. They preceded him in death....
May 24, 2023
Andrew C. Melin, Jr., 82 of Monticello, Indiana, died on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 4:17 a.m. at the Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital of Monticello, Indiana. Andrew was born in Hoopeston, Illinois, to Andrew C. Melin, Sr. and Willie (Karrick) Melin, who preceded...