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Community Can Join In Festival Fun

The Crothersville Red White & Blue Festival kicks off next Thursday, June 12, for a flag waving salute to Old Glory and military service veterans. This year’s event is June 12-14 held at the Crothersville Community School grounds. This is the 39th year for the...

Austin Woman Dies In Thursday Car Crash

Traffic congestion from I-65 roadwork helped to contribute to a crash in northern Vernon Township which killed an Austin woman last Thursday, May 29. Killed in the two-car crash was Debra Coomer, 55, of Austin. According to ISP Sgt. Mark Helms the southbound lane of...

‘In Flanders Fields The Poppies Blow…’

Poppies, the traditional flower of Memorial Day, were in full, glorious bloom during the past weekend in the garden of Ilean Hickerson in Crothersville. The story of the Memorial Day poppy began in a battlefield burial ground in Flanders, Belgium during World War I. A...

Businesses Light Fuse For Festival Fireworks

Thanks to local area businesses, fireworks will be returning to close out this year’s Crothersville Red, White & Blue Festival, according to festival director Sherry Bridges. “Several area businesses and industries have stepped up to underwrite to cost of the...

Youth Fishing Derby This Saturday At Conservation Club

The Tri-County Conservation Club will be hosting a Catch & Release Fishing Derby, this Saturday, May 31, from 4-5 p.m. for area youth ages 5-17. Youngsters will be divided into groups of 5-8, 9-12 and 13-17 years of age. From 5:30-6:30 p.m. the club will have an...

CHS Class Of 2014 To Graduate 38

Thirty-eight seniors at Crothersville high School are scheduled to graduate this Friday during the school’s 118th commencement ceremony. Graduation begins at 8 p.m. in the CHS Cafetorium. The Class of 2014 will enter the auditorium to the traditional tune ‘Pomp &...