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Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 8:05 a.m.SET: 5:37 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 51 °FLOW: 34 °F Today is…: • Houseplant Appreciation Day• Peculiar People Day• Save the Eagles Day What Happened On This Day: • 1812 The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh• 1863 The Metropolitan…

Sheridan resident Marilyn Bell has had an old rifle in her family for years, a rifle she believed may have been a relic of the Civil War. Rather than discard it, she decided to donate it to the Sheridan Historical Society, which has a small collection of Civil War era gun memorabilia. The museum welcomed…

Hamilton County is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating two-hundred years of a tradition of service to the Hamilton County community. The agency is celebrating with a special 200th Anniversary Bicentennial Badge that officers will be wearing on their uniforms. The first of two important characteristics that…

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently announced a $20 million settlement with Google to resolve Indiana’s lawsuit against Google for deceptive location tracking practices. The attorney general filed a separate, independent lawsuit when negotiations between the company and a coalition of state attorneys general stalled. As a result, Indiana received approximately twice as much money…

Leo’s Market & Eatery is in the ‘market’ of giving back in a big way to all the communities within which their store locations reside. Just before the Holidays, employees of all three respective Leo’s Market & Eateries donated portions of their paychecks to an organization in need within their local community. In total, nearly…

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 8:05 a.m.SET: 5:27 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 56 °FLOW: 54 °F Today is… • Bacon Day• Falling Needles Family Fest Day• No Interruptions Day What Happened On This Day: • 1916 Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, a Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich, is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince…

As Indiana and Hamilton County prepare to celebrate the State and County’s 200th year, there are lots of exciting events and attractions to look forward to. Below, you can find all the details you’ll need to help make this birthday the best one yet. Opening event: The Hamilton County Bicentennial opens the county’s 200th year…

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 8:05 a.m.SET: 5:26 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 52 °FLOW: 40 °F Today is…: • International Jewish Book Day• National Pepper Pot Day• Tick Tock Day What Happened On This Day: • 1937 The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state, Ireland, with the adoption of a new constitution• 2006 The UK…

You can lose about one pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have a paycheck coming in then set a goal for $500 a month if possible. Whatever the amount is will…

By Melinda Myers Start your New Year with a bit of luck and nutritious eating. Try a few of these food-related traditions and then plan on growing a few of your own to enjoy. Eating grapes on New Year’s Eve is a Mexican food tradition.  One grape is eaten with each stroke of midnight and…