A Monticello business is determined to never forget the sacrafice of the men and women who have served the United States military since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Tracey Runyon and Jackie Marquis, of the Regal Beloit Corporation, placed 13 flags outside the business on North Sixth Street, in honor of the 13 service men and women who were […]

CHALMERS — Three Frontier students received the honor of a lifetime for their summer projects. Brody Layton, Chase Pekny and Andrew Turner earned national recognition from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee, at the end of June. This year’s conference was a both inperson and virtual, due to COVID. FCCLA […]

CHALMERS — Last month, Bill Chamberlain and his two younger sisters accepted an award from the State of Indiana. But he insists that they didn’t really do that much to deserve it. “My sisters and I had nothing to do with it,” he says, chuckling. The award, given to them at the Indiana State Fair in August, recognizes his family […]

Trees across the county are rattling with an electrical-sounding hum emanating from thousands of cicadas. But these big bugs are not the same as the 17-year Brood X cicadas that swarmed the eastern U.S. in late spring, including other parts of Indiana. “The annuals we have now are a totally different animal,” notes Purdue University entomology professor Cliff Sadof. “They […]