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FRHC School Board Meeting 03/04 is CANCELED

FRHC School Board meeting agenda...

Nominations for FRHC Outstanding Alumni Award 2025 Now Open

Nominations for the FRHC Outstanding Alumni Award are now OPEN...

Hope Branch Library Offering "The Life and Times of Madame CJ Walker" 02/26

Celebrate Black History Month with HSJ Online contributor...

General Hope News

Game Report: Jets Down Cougars, Advance to Sectional Championship

When the Milan sectional kicked off Tuesday, the Jets took off from the tip and never looked back...

Comedic Duo Bring Off-Broadway Hit to WILLow LeaVes of Hope Beginning 03/07

Comedy of a new variety is set to debut on the stage at WILLow LeaVes of Hope this weekend...

Community News

Hawpatch-Hawcreek Conservation Club Fish Fry 03/29

The Hawpatch-Hawcreek Conservation Club will be hosting their annual fish fry...

Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic 03/18

River Valley Legal Aid, Pro Bono Indiana is holding a free MLK Legal Phone Clinic...

Hope Area Church Listing of Holy Week & Easter Observances and Offerings Beginning 03/05

Schedule of area offerings and services for this Easter Season...

Terri Young's Community Calendar March 2025

Terri Young's Community Calendar March 2025...

Free "Cookies and Coffee" Community Event to Debut 03/01

Hope area residents are encouraged to come out and join the conversation...

Columns

Ghosts of Sunday’s Past

Thirty years ago, the watch I wore was a reminder of each house I had painted in the past year...

Do a Kind Act in Memory of Jo Ellen Seright

I have read a lot of obituaries over the years but can't recall too many suggesting doing an act of …

Lee Hamilton: For Congress, the Hard Part Comes Next

The early days of a new presidential administration attract a lot of attention...

From Shelly's Shelf: Celebrating Black History Month with the Hope Branch Library

When I was recently putting up a display to honor Black History month...

Brian Howey: Elon Musk and a Constitutional Crisis in the Making

Is the federal government bloated and wasteful?...

Obituaries

Lida Marie (Baker) Webster, 96, North Vernon

Lida Marie Webster, 96, of North Vernon, passed away ...

Joseph "Joe" S. Smith, 47, Columbus

Joseph “Joe” S. Smith, 47, of Columbus, passed away...

Melvina Elaine Wooten, 79, Grammer

Melvina Elaine Wooten, 79, of Grammer, passed away...

Alan Wayne Smith, 72, Hope

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Alan Wayne Smith...

Earnestine Bryant, 88, Hope

Earnestine Bryant, 88, of Hope, passed away...

Public Notices

FRHC School Board Agenda 02/18

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

Town Council Meeting Agenda 02/18

Town Council Agenda February 18, 2025...

FRHC School Board Agenda for 02/04

School Board Agenda Tuesday, February 4, 2025...

Town of Hope Planning Commission: Notice of Public Hearing 02/17

Notice of Public Hearing for Town of Hope...

FRHC School Board Agenda for 01/21

School Board Agenda Tuesday, January 21, 2025...
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