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Local Veterans Day Events 11/11
Local Veterans Day events tomorrow...
Indiana Students to get Free FAFSA Filing Help at College Goal Sunday
Financial aid professionals from across Indiana will be at 34 sites, including in Columbus...
WILLow LeaVes and HSJ Online Announce HSJ Benefit Schedule 11/01
Benefit schedule for Saturday, November 1...
Trick-or-Treat Hours for 2025 Announced...
Trick-or-Treat hours announced...
Celebration of Life for Tony Gardner Planned for 10/21
The family of Tony Gardner will have a "Celebration" of Tony's life...
General Hope News
Game Report for Week 11/10: Cross Country
Game Report...
1985 Hauser Graduate Carol Ashbrook Wins Poetry Contest
Writing and publishing enthusiast...
Game Report for Week 10/27: Cross Country
Game Report...
Picture Perfect: Frame55 Brings Photography Studio Experience to Hope
It was the birth of an idea that would change the face of downtown Hope...
From Goodies and Goblins to the Graveyard Stompers: 2025 Halloween Scares Await
The time for tricks and treats is upon us...
Community News
Ivy Tech Columbus Hosts Virtual Info Session for Adult Learners 11/19
Ivy Tech Community College Columbus will host a virtual information session...
Moravian Clothes Pantry Hosting Giveaway 11/08
November’s offering of the Moravian Clothes Pantry’s monthly giveaway...
Legal Aid Hosting Free Phone Clinic 11/04
River Valley Legal Aid Pro Bono Indiana announces a Free Legal Phone Clinic...
Terri Young's Community Calendar November 2025
Terry Young's Community Calendar November 2025...
Ivy Tech Columbus Hosts Virtual Event for Adult Learners to Find Out How They Can Earn Free College Credentials
Ivy Tech Community College Columbus invites adult learners to connect...
Columns
Flaky Reflections
When you have that gnawing hunger, small-town Indiana might just calm the morning belly growls...
Alta Robb: Gold Nugget Pawn Shop And…
Alta Robb and her husband, Bill, operated the Gold Nugget Pawn Shop...
Please Attend: An Invitation to the HSJ Online Benefit
We are excited to be celebrating another year as “HSJ Online” at beginning at...
God Bless ‘em
My brother must have been born on the southern side of the hospital...
From Shelly’s Shelf: Celebrate National Book Month with the Library
Who out there is ready to curl up with a great book and read the hours away?...
Obituaries
Laura Ann Primmer, 56, Columbus
Laura Ann Primmer, 56, of Columbus, passed away...
Alta Mae Robb, 90, Hope
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend Alta Mae Robb went home to be with her Lord and Savior...
Margaret Louise (Schmidt) Downey, 99, Hope
Margaret Louise (Schmidt) Downey, 99, died in her home...
Elvin Lee Shaum, 78, Hope
Elvin Lee Shaum, 78, of Hope, Indiana, formerly of Leetonia, Ohio, passed away...
Edward Martin Wolpert, 90, Shelbyville
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Edward Martin Wolpert...
Public Safety
Hope Police Blotter for Week of October 19th
Sunday, October 19...
Hope Police Blotter for Week of October 12th
Sunday, October 12...
Hope Police Blotter for Week of September 28th
Sunday, September 28...
Hope Police Blotter for Week of September 21st
Sunday, September 21...
Hope Police Blotter for Week of September 14th
Sunday, September 14...
Public Notices
FRHC School Board Agenda for 11/03
School Board Agenda Monday, November 3, 2025...
Town Council Meeting Agenda 10/21
Town Council Agenda October 21, 2025...
FRHC School Board Agenda for 10/21
School Board Agenda Tuesday, October 21, 2025...
Estate Sale for Imogene Emmert 10/17 & 10/18
An estate sale for the late Imogene Emmert will be held from...
