Hope Town Crier

Holiday Entertainment at WILLow LeaVes of Hope Beginning 12/06

Tis the Season at WILLow LeaVes of Hope!...

Tickets on Sale for Breakfast with Santa 12/06

Tickets are still available for the return of one of Hope's beloved holiday events at WILLow LeaVes of Hope...

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...

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...

Columns

Combines, Cars and Cultural Changes

I barely noticed the brown pickup truck approaching...

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...

Obituaries

John Marvin Finke, 71, Columbus (formerly of Hope)

John Marvin Finke, 71, of Columbus, passed from this life...

Richard "Dick" Titus, 91, Columbus (formerly of Hope)

Richard “Dick” Titus, 91, of Columbus, formerly of Hope, passed away...

Harold E. Hitchcock, 86, Anderson (formerly of Hope)

With deep love and profound sadness, we announce the passing of Harold E. Hitchcock...

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...

Public Notices

FRHC School Board Agenda for 11/18

School Board Agenda Tuesday, November 18, 2025...

Town Council Meeting Agenda 11/18

Town Council Agenda November 18, 2025...

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...
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