Hendricks County and state officials held a ribbon cutting on Nov. 14 for Phase 1A of the Ronald Reagan Parkway extension, a project aimed at improving connectivity for Hendricks County and eventually Boone County. The newly completed stretch adds just over 1.5 miles to the existing corridor, running between 56th Street and E. County Road 750 North in Brownsburg. The Hendricks County Commissioners approved bids in November for Phase 1B, which will extend the parkway from Coun

Shirley Ann Cline, 76, of Whitestown, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel. She was born December 19, 1948, in Boone County, a daughter of the late Raymond Cecil and Delma Jane (Higer) Snow. On September 3, 1966, she married the love of her life, Ralph L. Cline, Sr. The couple had just celebrated 51 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on January 11, 2018. Shirley attended Lebanon High School and worked in the c

Marilyn A. Klink, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2025, in her home at Hoosier Village, surrounded by her family. Born on February 10, 1939, in Wolcott, Indiana, Marilyn was the daughter of Joseph and Leona (Glotzbach) Vogel. She graduated from Wolcott High School in 1957. Marilyn married George Klink of Chalmers, IN on June 8, 1957, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Remington, Indiana. He passed away in 2003, after sharing 46 years with her, and tog

Who can help this year with The Sheriff’s departments Thanksgiving dinner? They NEED COOKIES! If you are in a position to help by donating 3 dozen they would be so grateful! They can be homemade or store bought. Just drop them off at the Elks Lodge of Lebanon Wednesday evening or Thanksgiving morning by 8am. The goal this year is 1000 to 1200 cookies.

The Boone County Salvation Army is less than a week away from Kettle Season starting in Boone County!!! It is a very short season so the Boone County Salvation Army needs all the help they can get these next few weeks! Sign up to ring at www.registertoring.com , bring your friends, family, coworkers, church group, sports team or anyone else and make it a fun way to give back! When you ring at the following locations the money you raise stays in Boone County to help our nei

The 33rd annual Festival of Lights in Frankfort’s TPA Park is just around the corner! TPA Park will host the holiday light show November 27th through January 2nd. Be sure and look for Santa’s Helpers they will be handing out candy canes from 6:30-9:30pm until Christmas Eve, and Santa will appear on select nights.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Sugar Creek Classic Western Boone 72, Crawfordsville 46 Consolation Southmont 53, North Montgomery 27 Championship Eminence 48, Frankfort 25 Martinsville 49, Lebanon 41

Dixie Dee Taylor, 74, passed away Monday, November 3, 2025, at her sister’s home, in Lebanon, Indiana. She was born October 6, 1951, in Lebanon, the oldest daughter of the late Darnell and Betty Lou (Miller) Walker. Dixie graduated from Lebanon High School in 1970. Following high school, she attended McConnell Airline School in Minneapolis, MN; then, Broward Community College in FL. On December 9, 1972, she was united in marriage to Jack Taylor at the First United Church of C

David L. “Dave” Martin, Sr., 75, passed away surrounded by his beloved family on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was born on January 15, 1950 in Lebanon, a son of the late Lora B. and Marjorie (Davidson) Martin. On October 28, 1967, he married the love of his life, Judy Arlene (McClaine) Martin in Lebanon. She preceded him in death on October 7, 2009, just short of their 42nd anniversary. Dave and his wife spent the majority their lives in Thornto

Linda K. Ramsey, 79, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Markleville, Indiana. She was born on September 28, 1946, in Long Island, New York, the daughter of the late Floyd C. and E. Joanne (Busenbark) Beebe. On March 19, 1966, she married the love of her life, Larry Ramsey, in Shannondale, Indiana. Linda was a 1964 graduate of Dover High School. She worked as a Histology Technician at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, formerly Culver Union Hosp

Eli Lilly, FLUOR, and The Foundry Partners presented a check to the Lebanon Fire Department in the amount of $22,500. These funds will support LFD’s new Trench Rescue program. The money will cover tuition costs for LFD’s newly certified Trench Rescue technicians.

Thursday, Nov. 20 Covenant 42, Sheridan 29 Friday, Nov. 21 Crawfordsville vs. North Montgomery, 6 pm, @ Western Boone Sugar Creek Classic Southmont at Western Boone, 7:30 pm, Sugar Creek Classic Clinton Central at Carroll © , 7:30 pm Clinton Prairie at Delphi © , 7:30 pm Eastern at Rossville © , 7 pm Avon at Zionsville © , 7:30 pm

Nov. 19 (Dec. 1-5, 2025) Activities at BCSSI (Lebanon) Activities at BCSSI (Zionsville)   Weekly Tech Time (Every Tuesday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.) Free independent instruction on how to use your SmartPhone, eReader, tablet, laptop or use one of our computers.  Work on your projects or pick from the instructor, Dave Rusie.  Call BCSSI for an appointment.   Zionsville Art Classes Senior Art Class (every Tuesday of the month)  (at Zionsville American Legion) FULL   Senior Art Class

Thursday, Nov. 20 Covenant Christian (2-3) at Sheridan (2-2) 7:30

The Funeral arrangements for SGT. Terry Glen Howard Frye, 23, of Rossville has been announced. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 4-8pm, at Day & Genda Funeral home in Frankfort and Friday, November 21, from 10am until the time of the service at 11am at Frankfort First Church of the Nazarene.

Governor Mike Braun is ordering flags be flown at half-staff to honor an Indiana National Guardsman Sergeant Terry Frye who was killed in a crash last week. Flags should be lowered at state facilities in Clinton County and at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday until sunset on Friday. Thursday is the visitation for Sergeant Terry Frye- and Friday is his funeral. Frye was killed in a collision on I-65 last Friday when heading to Camp Atterbury for drill weekend.

Mrs. Patty Lou Williams, 92, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025, at her home in Thorntown, Indiana. She was born August 26, 1933, in Thorntown, a daughter of the late Omer E. and Irene (Sullivan) Fisher. On July 14, 1951, she was united in marriage to Edward Z. “EZ” Williams in Indianapolis. After nearly 65 years of marriage, he preceded her in death on May 20, 2016. Raised in Thorntown community, Patty attended Thorntown High School. For many years, she worked for the

Captain William J. Bontell, USMC (Ret.), beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and proud veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, passed away peacefully and entered eternal rest. Born in Pittsfield, MA, Bill grew up in Lenox Dale, MA before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. His distinguished 21-year career took him to Parris Island, SC; Camp Lejeune, NC; Cherry Point Air Station, NC; Great Lakes, IL; San Diego, CA; Kaneohe Bay, HI; Oahu, HI; Worces

On November 18, 2025, around 8:45 p.m., a Clinton County Deputy conducted a traffic stop on State Road 29, just south of County Road 400 North. The Kirklin Town Marshal’s Office assisted the deputy during the stop. During the course of the traffic stop, all adult occupants were outside of the vehicle when a passenger fired a handgun toward the officers, striking two Kirklin Town Marshals. Officers on scene returned fire with their duty-issued handguns and struck the suspect a

The Frankfort Police Department In coordination with Day & Genda Funeral Home , have announced the official funeral procession route for Indiana National Guard Sergeant Terry Frye.  Those wishing to line up on the route should be in place by 12:15 pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. The route begins at the First Church of the Nazarene and will end at Bunnell Cemetery.