NEWS Briefs
Book Sale planned The Friends of the Library will hold their Spring Book Sale at the Monticello-Union Township Library on...
Spirit of Monticello Festival returns June 16-17
The Spirit of Monticello Festival is scheduled for June 16 and 17 in Monticello and will feature many of the...
Carroll County Museum has grand re-opening
A grand reopening of the Carroll County Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Research Library was held on May 6. The...
NEWS Briefs
Book Sale planned The Friends of the Library will hold their Spring Book Sale at the Monticello-Union Township Library on...
Lost in White County
How well do you know White County history 1. What was the name of the first train station in Chalmers? 2. Where and when was the first train station completed in White County? 3. What town was displaced when the...
Have you caught a Fish of the Year?
Share your memorable catch this summer by submitting an entry for Fish of the Year. DNR’s Fish of the Year program recognizes the largest catches of the year for each species category. If you think you’ve caught a big fish,...
Blooming color: National Pollinator Month
During National Pollinator Month, take a minute to appreciate all of Indiana’s pollinators—not just the bees and butterflies. Ants, beetles, flies, and moths are also pollinators that help our environment thrive. Not all pollinators see color the same way, so...
White County United Way Presents Family Break Night
The White County United Council on Opioids is happy to announce the start Family Break Night. These events are made possible through the Indiana Department of Health’s Together We Will grant. Family Break Nights are a free event where families...
MEMORY LANE
The Monon News June 8, 1923 The 75th anniversary of the Bedford Church was celebrated last Sunday. June 10, 1923 The town trustees payed the last installment on the fire truck, which was purchase at a sum of $5,600.00 The...
Buzzzzin’ with Mrs. B
From memories to memorialsI took my mother this past Friday to the Fowler cemetery, where a lot of my relatives now reside. We have not been there for a couple of years. The last time we went, I noticed the headstones were covered in moss and mold so...
White County 4-H FairEntry Program now open
White County 4-H FairEntry Program now open White County 4-H will once again be using the FairEntry program to register projects for the White County 4-H Fair. All projects (animal and building) will be registered prior to the Fair using this online program. This program...
Real Men Wear Gowns: Encouraging Men’s Health Awareness in June
Guest ColumnMen often face barriers when it comes to seeking help and support for their health and well-being. This month in honor of Men’s Health Month we want to encourage men to seek medical care before an emergency occurs. Seeking help and support is a sign...
Buzzzzin’ with Mrs. B
The poetry of trees, dead or aliveJoyce 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...
Doran-Bernfield to speak at bruncheon
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...
Phillip Lee ‘Phil’ Crutchfield
May 23, 1937 – May 31, 2023Phillip Lee “Phil” Crutchfield, 86, formerly of Plymouth, Indiana, died on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 10:02 p.m., in the Culver - Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home of Culver, Indiana, with his family by his side. Phil was born on Sunday, May 23, 1937, in...
Carol June Toll
September 24, 1942 – May 27, 2023Carol June Toll September 24, 1942 – May 27, 2023 Carol June Toll, 80, of Monticello, previously of Eureka, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born on June 24, 1942, in Lancaster, PA, to...
Charles ‘Charlie,’ ‘Bud’ Dewenter Greenen Jr.
Charles (“Charlie,” “Bud”) Dewenter Greenen, Jr. passed away May 17, 2023. Born January 9, 1936, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the second of eight children to Charles and Mary Louise (Turnock) Greenen. At age 12, his family moved to Monticello, Indiana where he held many...
Bianca Belize Roberts
May 28, 2023Bianca Belize Roberts, 26, of Monon, IN, died May 28, 2023, in a car accident. Vistiation was Friday, June 2, 2023, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. until the time of Service at 6:00 p.m. at the Miller-Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, with Uncle Scott Haynes...
Sharon Louise O’Farrell
June 27, 1943Sharon Louise O’Farrell was born June 27, 1934, to the late Ralph E. and Mary Louise (Gerard) Hanna in Indianapolis, IN. She was a 1952 graduate of Delphi High School and later graduated from Indiana University, with a degree in theater and journalism. After graduating,...
