Jan 24, 2018 | Local News
Snowy Owls, native to the Arctic and northern Canada, are being seen with more frequency as far south as southern Indiana. A changing climate may be one of the reasons. Wildlife experts observe that as populations increase in the frigid northern climes the owls...
Jan 24, 2018 | Local News
As temperatures plummet into the single digits, people will often seek any silver lining in the cold, cold days and nights. A common theory is that bitter cold winters lead to fewer bugs — pests like gnats and mosquitoes — come summertime. But Tim Gibb, a professor of...
Jan 24, 2018 | Local News
Mark Boyer, a sixth-generation farmer in Miami County, plants corn and wheat crops but also sunflowers. The sunflower byproducts are sold through his Healthy Hoosier Oil as salad dressing and as a protein source for livestock. Boyer would like to diversify by growing...
Jan 24, 2018 | Curt Comments
This week we turn over this column space to a friend and colleague—a newspaper reporter, editor and owner spanning a 50-year career. Joseph F. Persinger penned this piece on the importance of locally owned, hometown newspapers. Persinger formerly worked for the...
Jan 24, 2018 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE Jackson County, Indiana Total Compensation 2017 Name Amount Abbott, Jeffrey M $4,007.90 Acton, Shelly J $41,042.25 Allman, Cathy L $38,201.60 Anderson, Daulton C $33,856.00 Arthur, Dennis $3,953.28 Arthur, James D $38,185.62 Atkins,...
