MONTICELLO — Two new businesses were welcomed to Monticello Wednesday, Sept. 3, with ribbon cuttings to celebrate their openings. The first, Wednesday morning was the Rejuvenation Wellness Spa at 103 S. Main, Suite A, inside the shoppers’ mall concourse. The afternoon ribbon cutting took place at Raeco Realty on North Main Street. The Rejuvenation Wellness Spa offers hormone replacement therapy, […]

MONTICELLO — On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the first city meetings were held with new Clerk/Treasurer Shanda Cortez, who replaced Doug Pepple, who resigned to retire at the end of August. Cortez announced she has chosen Gabby Leonard for the Human Resources position, formerly held by Lori Cheever, who resigned after Pepple’s departure, and Samantha Rusk, as her first deputy. Diane […]

MONTICELLO — The commissioners met on Tuesday, Sept. 2, for their first meeting of the month due to the Labor Day holiday. They discussed additional requirements they could add to businesses that fit into the I3 zoning category, that includes data centers. Commissioner Kaleb Pass opened the discussion to talk about putting a cap on acreage allowed for renewable energy […]

1. What was this school and when was it closed? 2. When was the Corner Hardware store closed in Brookston? Answers 1. This was the Union Brick School, a two-room schoolhouse on the corner of State Road 39 and U.S. 24. The school contained grades first through eighth and was used until the 1920s. It had a cement floor and […]

The Monon News August 27-31 & September 1 & 2, 1915-2015 August 27, 1915 The Monon School will open September 6. Graham and Messersmith report an average of 37 bushels of wheat per acre from 50 acres. John Tomlinson has contracted for baling straw on the Kelley Ranch. August 30, 1935 Jerry Bostick’s Plymouth was stolen from his garage Tuesday […]