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Competing with the best
INDIANAPOLIS — Pendleton Heights High School’s Emerald Suites and Pendletones show choirs competed at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State Finals on Saturday, with highlights including a third-place finish and a Best Visuals award.
Local Sports
Pendleton Rugby goes undefeated over spring break trip
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Rugby club wrapped up an impressive spring break tour this past weekend.
Group of coaches look to build Lapel track program
LAPEL — The Lapel boys and girls track and field teams enter the 2023 season with a group of coaches set to help guide and lead them.
PH track enters season with high hopes
PENDLETON — Heading into the 2023 season, the Pendleton Heights boys and girls track teams sit in different positions at the top of their roster. The girls return state qualifier Ava Jarrell, while the boys will be without last year’s top regional finisher Avry Carpenter.
History of Pipe Creek Township, Part 1
Pipe Creek is without a doubt Madison County’s most uniquely shaped township, with its seven outside corners and three inside corners.
Gallery names photo show winners
PENDLETON — Pendleton Artists Society announced the winners of its 2023 Photography Show, which will continue at Gallery 119 through March 29.
Wildflowers of Indiana
Spring not only brings flowers to local gardens, but beautiful flowers also begin to bloom in woods, fields, ditches and almost any other outdoor spot.
Pendleton history: Reflections on windows
Pendleton’s architecture is the reason we are in the National Register of Historic Places.
Millikin names local student to Dean’s List
DECATUR, ILLINOIS — Millikin University named Gillian Monroe of Pendleton to its Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester.
Woodpeckers in the neighborhood
The loud hammering of a woodpecker is a sound I enjoy hearing.
History of Union Township, Part 2
Mill Creek was the name given to the post office at Chesterfield.
History of Union Township, Part 1
Union is the smallest township in Madison County with 19 1/2 square miles within its borders.
PAS presents awards in 2-D show
PENDLETON — Pendleton Artists Society recently announced the winners of its 2-D Art Show, which is running through February at Gallery 119 in Pendleton.
Local students named to AU dean’s list
ANDERSON — Anderson University recently named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester.
Calendars
Government calendar
The following local meetings were scheduled but are subject to change by the towns. Many meetings can be streamed online. Check town websites or call for updates and more information.
Government calendar
The following local meetings were scheduled but are subject to change by the towns. Many meetings can be streamed online. Check town websites or call for updates and more information.
Local sports — week ahead
Government calendar
The following local meetings were scheduled but are subject to change by the towns. Many meetings can be streamed online. Check town websites or call for updates and more information.
Local sports week ahead
Government calendar
The following local meetings were scheduled but are subject to change by the towns. Many meetings can be streamed online. Check town websites or call for updates and more information.
Kate Middleton causes kerfuffle by failing to curtsy
Princess Kate Middleton caused a kerfuffle a few days ago when she failed to curtsy to King Charles on Commonwealth Day.
John Krull: Who speaks for mom and pop?
In 2018, then President Donald Trump signed into law a “reform” of the Dodd-Frank financial oversight law.
Every U.S. state has passed silly, needless laws
You can tell a lot about a state by the laws they enact. Did they legalize marijuana? What’s the interstate speed limit? How many goats can you own within city limits?
Those who are willing
All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do. — Exodus 35:10 – 36:7
Mark Franke: The essential nature of the Constitution
“To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.”
How did you celebrate National Grammar Day?
It was National Grammar Day this past Saturday, and as a writer, I could not have been more thrilled about it. It’s Word Nerd Christmas.
Larry DeBoer: Solar energy projects and property taxes in Indiana
Utilities are building a lot of solar energy projects in Indiana. Fields of solar panels will become a common part of our landscape. This may help avert some consequences of climate change on the planet. But what are the local consequences?