Hope Town Crier

Thunder on the Square Returns 08/16

Get ready for the return of Thunder on the Square...

Hauser Announces Class of 2025's Top 10 Students

Hauser has announced the Top 10 students of the class of 2025...

Ivy Tech to Host Free Summer Camps

Ivy Tech Community College Columbus is offering a series of free summer camps...

General Hope News

6th Annual Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration Returns 06/27

The Friday night sky over Hope will be lit with fête this weekend...

Jets Dominate the Twisters and Celebrate First Sectional Championship in Seven Years

Hauser entered their sectional as the favorite with a 16-3 regular season record...

July Water Bills to Reflect Latest Rate Increase

After not increasing sewer rates in nearly two decades...

Community News

Legal Aid Announces Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic 07/08

River Valley Legal Aid, Pro Bono Indiana announces a Free Legal Phone Clinic...

Moravian Clothes Pantry Hosting FREE Giveaway 07/12

he July offering of the Moravian Clothes Pantry’s monthly giveaway...

Terri Young's Community Calendar July 2025

Terri Young's Community Calendar July 2025...

Legal Aid Announces Free Walk-in Clinic 06/24

Legal Aid announces a Free Legal Aid Walk-in Clinic...

Moravian Clothes Pantry Hosting FREE Giveaway 06/14

The heat of summer has arrived and just in time for the June offering...

Columns

Man's Best Friend?

Not long ago I was caught off guard when I grabbed Quinn’s harness...

Erasers and Jean Flora Glick

It appeared in the The Hope-Star Journal under Living In Hope by Jean Flora Glick...

Now Just Hold On

My sisters are both givers...

Pack Your Patience

Although winter roads are associated with traffic accidents, spring is the season when slow moving...

From Shelly’s Shelf: A Reading Renaissance is Underway!

Drum roll please…. Our summer reading celebration is...

Obituaries

Betty L. Jordan Summers, 91, Hope

Betty L. Jordan Summers, 91, of Hope, passed away...

Polly C. (Quillen) Yeadon, 91, Franklin

Polly C. (Quillen) Yeadon, 91, of Franklin, passed away...

Betty F. Misner, 85, Columbus

Betty F. Misner, 85, of Columbus, passed away...

Retta R. Allen, 90, Hope

Retta R. Allen, 90, of Hope, passed away...

Jimmy Dale Jessee, 77, Hope

Jimmy Dale Jessee, 77, of Hope, passed away...

Public Notices

EDIT Committee Meeting Agenda 07/09

EDIT Committee Meeting 07/09...

Town Council Meeting Agenda 06/17

Town Council Agenda June 17, 2025...

FRHC School Board Agenda for 06/17

School Board Agenda Tuesday, June 17, 2025...

FRHC School Board Agenda for 06/03

School Board Agenda Tuesday, June 3, 2025...

FRHC School Board Agenda for 05/20

School Board Agenda Tuesday, May 20, 2025...
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