Stories from Sunday, October 31, 2021

It is nice to see bright sunshine this morning. I sure do welcome it today. The grass loves the rain and the flowers are still blooming. The hanging baskets proved they may remain awhile longer. I thought that they were ready for last rites. However, the recent rains and the fertilizer married and love surrounded the pots. It will not be long before old Jack Frost will invade their space and rob them of a future...

Former Northview standout Caleb Swearingen made his collegiate debut recently, suiting up for Olivet Nazarene University, an NAIA school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Not only did Swearingen make an appearance for the Tigers, he was in the team’s starting lineup for the season-opener against William Woods...

About 150 students, parents and grandparents were treated to a free pumpkin painting party on Saturday at the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch just south of Brazil. Clay County Sheriff Paul Harden, former Marion County Sheriff John Layton, Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton and Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse hosted the event at their 62-acre youth not-for-profit training retreat for future law enforcement officers, at-risk kids, young witnesses and victims of crime. ...