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Hope United Methodist Free Meal Site

The Hope United Methodist Church is announcing a new free weekly meal site.  The first meal site service will be Thursday April 7th.  It will be a drive thru style pick up starting at 5:00 pm and will last until the prepared food is gone or no one is in …

Main Street Director Position Open

Susan Thayer Fye, Executive Director, Main Street of HOPE is stepping down after four years with the Not-For-Profit organization, a branch of Heritage of Hope.     Anyone interested in discussing this 10 - 15 hour per week position should contact Susan at [email protected] or 812-343-3798.    A job description will be sent …

Mother Daughter Tea

You may have noticed teapots around town marked with #teaparty.  Main Street of Hope is hosting their first fundraiser, a mother daughter tea princess party on Saturday May 8th at 4:00 p.m.  Main Street encourages you to grab your mom, Mimi, grandma, step-mom, neighbors' mom, aunt, daughter, granddaughter, niece or …

Miller's Merry Manor Hosts Easter Drive Thru

Miller's Merry Manor will be changing up their annual egg hunt this Easter.  They will be hosting Easter Bunny drive thru visits on Thursday April 1st from 3:00 till 6:00 pm.  Simply bring your kids, pull up to the front entrance and the Easter Bunny will have a treat for …

Town Council Meeting 03/16/21

Council President Jerry Bragg called the meeting to order with the opening prayer and pledge of allegiance.  The minutes form the February 2, 2021 meeting were reviewed.  Councilman Clyde Compton motioned to approve them and John Walstad seconded the motion.  It passed 5 – 0. Council then moved on to …
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Spring Craft Bazaar Cancelled

Students Fund of Hope has announced the cancellation of their Spring Bazaar.  The event was scheduled for March 27th and 28th.  It had already been rescheduled from November due to COVID, fund organizers cite lack of vendor registration and forecasted inclement weather for the cause of cancellation.   Event organizers will …

Hope Moravian Cemetery News

Hope Moravian Cemetery is announcing a cemetery clean-up.  All decorations and containers not claimed by 8:00 a.m. Saturday March 20, 2021 will be removed.  Rain Date is Monday March 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm.   The Cemetery is also accepting bids for lawn care services.  Call 812-371-7968 with any questions.  Bids …

Playground Reopens

Just in time for this week's warmer weather, the playground on the Hope town square has re-opened.  Police removed the caution tape around the playground yesterday.  The rest of the square remains closed.  The grass has just been re-seeded to ensure a good stand after last years improvements.

Elvis is Coming to Hope

Elvis will be coming to our surprising little town.  The Colonel has racked up some debts and needs Elvis for a performance to pay them off.  But Elvis is missing and the Colonel is trying to find an Elvis impersonator and takes desperate measures to replace a man who is …

Town Council 02/23/2021

Council President Jerry Bragg called the meeting to order with a reminder to silence mobile devices. He then led the opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Ohmer Miller was absent from the meeting. Minutes from the December and January meetings were reviewed and approved. Clyde Compton motioned to …
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Winter Storm Hits Hope

It seems Hope the groundhog is on track to rival Grubby in prognostication accuracy.  Just as she predicted, winter weather hit Hope hard Monday.  As the town dig outs, several area businesses have announced weather related closures for Tuesday February 16th.  Willow Leaves of Hope, Corner Café, Golden Nugget Pawn …

Romantic Comedy Opening Friday February 12th

“Crossing Delancy” by Susan Sandler opens Friday February 12th at WILLow LeaVes of Hope with Gregory Andis directing and Connie Kiviniemi-Baylor producing in special arrangement with Samuel L. French.

Town Council Seeks to Fill Committee Openings

Town council is seeking to fill two open committee positions.  The Planning Commission has two seats open; one Republican and one Democrat.  This committee meets when needed to hear future construction related projects plus any out of the ordinary zoning requests, says town council member Clyde Compton.  Meetings occur four to six times …

Official Prognostication

Hope has spoken.  Prepare yourselves for six more weeks of the winter doldrums.  Hope's inner circle met at Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators today for the annual ceremony.  The day was bright and sunny, albeit cold and snowy, and Hope the groundhog was greeted with her shadow when she emerged.  I hear …

Miracle Marmot

Will Hope, Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitator's "Miracle Marmot" in training, be able to fill the shoes of her predecessor, Grubby, the "Remarkable Rodent." Hope has resided at Utopia since she was a baby, bludgeoned by an ill meaning, crass homeowner's shovel.  She and her sister Faith have were deemed un-releasable and …
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