Archive for October 2021
Velma Marie Dittmer
July 24, 1923-Sept. 28, 2021 Velma Marie Dittmer, 98, passed away Sept. 28, 2021. Mrs. Dittmer was born July 23, 1923 to the late Andrew and Alice Salisbury in Peoria, Ill. Mrs. Dittmer was a member of the Sunshine Group, which sang at nursing homes, churches, and social events. She was a great story teller and she enjoyed…
Read MoreTerry L. Wall
Aug. 4, 1944 – Sept. 29, 2021 Terry L. Wall, 77, Crawfordsville, passed away Sept. 29, 2021 at home. Mr. Wall was born on Aug. 4, 1944 in Gardena, Calif. to Louis Cacia and Grace Haagbloom Cacia. He had been an office administrator for PAS an was a member of the Lutheran Maritime Ministry. Survivors…
Read MoreAnna Meece
Oct. 15, 1957 – Oct. 2, 2021 Anna Marie Meece, rural Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully the morning of Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 at home with family by her side. She was 63. Born Oct. 15, 1957 in Elwood, Ind., she was the daughter of Louis McRoberts and Mary E. Porter McRoberts. Mrs. Meece was a…
Read MoreDonnie Ray Hutson
Aug. 4, 1960 – Sept. 20, 2021 Donnie Ray Hutson, 61, Veedersburg, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, doing what he loved, setting up his deer stand. He was born in Clinton, Ind. on Aug. 4, 1960 to the late Homer Lee & Mary Helen (Yocum) Hutson. Mr. Hutson graduated from Seeger High School…
Read MoreButch says moms are ‘natural worriers’
Did your mother stay up late and wait for you to come home when you spent a night out with friends? Yes, that’s what I thought . . . you see, moms are “worriers.” Your mom may have worked all day, and she may have been completely worn out, but chances are she had the…
Read MoreNo “Lone Ranger” lunch box for Butch!!!
My school started a hot lunch program just after WWII, and when I entered first grade in the fall of 1954, the school kitchen was located in a small room in the basement. A lunch cost 25 cents, and milk, which cost 2 cents, came in little glass bottles. We had to carry our plates…
Read MoreIndiana’s Father of Churches was loved by his church flocks
Well, this was different – I began researching a fellow I thought was interesting (George W. Cook) but while checking him out, I happened upon today’s subject, William T. (family trees on Ancestry say Thomas but I never found any proof to that) Warbinton. Mainly he went by Rev. William T. Warbinton or Will to…
Read MoreState Dept. of Agriculture receives $500,000 grant to support mental health and farm stress
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has received a $500,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute for Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program. ISDA is partnering with the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) and Purdue Extension to reduce mental health stigma and connect individuals…
Read MoreIndiana regions deliver bold visions as statewide READI funding requests total more than $1B
Governor Eric J. Holcomb has announced 17 regions representing all 92 counties submitted proposals for funding from the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI). Together, these proposals, which aim to accelerate small- and large-scale growth within their communities, total more than $1 billion in requested funding; the READI budget is $500 million. “Secretary…
Read MoreCourt rules in favor of State Legislature in Holcomb v Bray
In an important win for the separation of powers, the Marion Superior Court ruled late Thursday that the Indiana General Assembly may provide by law for a legislative session to commence if the Governor declares a statewide emergency. In its order, the Court upheld the statute known as HEA 1123, enacted during this legislative session…
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