Play ball
A Twin Lakes baseball player goes up for the catch at practice on Monday, March 28. Despite the cold temperatures, many teams are taking to the field to get practice in before scrimmages begin later this week.Temperatures are expected to stay in the high 40s to low 50s through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. For more photos […]
Volunteers of the Year named
Shannon Mattix, Dan Oldenkamp, and more than 100 community members who assisted with the White County COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been named the News & Review’s 2021 Volunteers of the Year. They will be honored on Sunday, April 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., during a reception in the West Bays of the new Monticello City Hall Building, 120 W. […]
A player’s biggest fan
An unlikely pairing nearly 10 years ago has led to a lifelong friendship between two former North White basketball players. Drake Fleck suited up for his senior night in 2014 in front of a crowd of fans, but it was one in particular that stood out. Sitting behind the team’s bench were two little boys with a big message for […]
Stimmel remembered for giving his all to Monon
Dick Stimmel, a great supporter of Monon, the North White School Corporation, and the Monon Historical Society died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at IU University Hospital of Indianapolis surrounded by his family. Richard “Dick” Stimmel, 73, was a lifelong resident of Monon. He was born Nov. 15, 1948, in Lafayette, to the late Jay and Elise (Sterrett) Stimmel. He was […]
Police continue to investigate Delphi killings
In recent weeks, Indiana State Police have updated the information regarding the person of interest in the Delphi killings of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, teenage girls killed near the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi in February of 2017. Police have asked the public to focus on the most recent sketch released by ISP in 2017, as well as […]
FOOTSTEPS IN HISTORY
How well do you know White County history?1) Who is this guy from Monticello? He played professional football back in the 1940s. 2) In 1948 Dr. Hobart Fairfield, a long-time veterinarian sold his business building that housed the Main Café on South Main Street in Monticello to Dr. H.G. Gable. He also sold his home at 427 West Broadway and his veterinary practice. Who did he sell […]
‘Railroaders’ are back on track for reunion
The Monon School Reunion, which has been derailed for two years due to the Pandemic, is now back on schedule and will be held Saturday, June 25, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Shipyard at North White High School in Monon. Honored classes will be the 80-year class of 1942, the 75-year class of 1947, the 70-year class of 1952, […]
NEWS Briefs
Church to host Lenten series The First Presbyterian Church of Monticello is launching a series of “Illuminating Lent” messages with fresh insights into its deeper meaning. On each Wednesday, up to and including Holy Week, at 6:30 p.m., they will delve more deeply into the meaning of Lent. A carry-in dinner will take place each evening at 5:30 p.m. Upcoming […]
