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Vallonia Woman Celebrates Century Milestone

Mentoria Russell of rural Vallonia celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, June 29, with a large open house gathering of family & friends at the Joe Jackson Hotel in Vallonia. “The people, they just kept a coming all afternoon,” she said. “Some folks I hadn’t...

Scott Lodge Fund Raising Auction Next Wednesday

Scott Lodge #120 F & A M will hold an open to the public fund raising auction next Wednesday, July 16, at 6 p.m. Food will be served starting at 4 p.m. Scott Lodge is located on US 31 in Austin just north of the Dairy Queen

Butterfly Flutter By

A Meadow Fritillary drinks nectar from the bloom of a purple coneflower (echinacea) during last week’s heat wave. Both flower and butterfly are native to Indiana with the butterfly active from April through September. Their larval hosts are wild violets commonly seen...

SPARK Jackson County Receives $40,000 State Commerce Grant  

A Jackson County entrepreneurial initiatives was one of 28 organizations sharing in $925,107 in grant awards by Indiana’s Commerce Office awarded $925,107 in grant awards. SPARK Shop Connections an initiative of the Jackson County Chamber received a $40,000 award to...

Melanoma Misinformation  

Many turn to social media rather than professionals for information on skin care and skin health. Baylor College of Medicine dermatologist Dr. Ida Orengo and surgical oncologist Dr. E. Ramsay Camp share facts, not fiction, about melanoma that people need to believe....