January 2026 Archives

Witham Health Services Welcomes Beshir Ngaide, First Baby of 2026

January 5, 2026 Melissa Jacobs Comments Off

Aissata Mbaye and Abou Ngaide welcomed a baby boy on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, marking the first birth of the new year at Witham Health Services. Beshir Ngaide was born at 9:19 a.m., weighing 5 […]

Presley Hampton Crowned 67th Miss Indiana State Fair

January 5, 2026 Melissa Jacobs Comments Off

Presley Hampton, Miss Jackson County 2025, was crowned the 67th Miss Indiana State Fair on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center inside the Corteva Coliseum. Hampton was selected from […]

Attorney General Rokita Files Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly Over Healthcare Costs

January 5, 2026 Melissa Jacobs Comments Off

Attorney General Todd Rokita is intensifying his efforts to lower insulin prices and improve healthcare affordability for Hoosiers by filing a new lawsuit against Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Company. This action, in conjunction with Indiana’s […]

IU Victory Triggers Added Nonstop Flights to the Peach Bowl

January 5, 2026 Melissa Jacobs Comments Off

Hoosiers won — and won big! And now airline partners at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) are ready to fly fans to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta to cheer on another Indiana University football victory. […]

2025 Legislative Session Approves New and Expanded Property Tax Deductions Effective in 2026

January 5, 2026 Melissa Jacobs Comments Off

As part of legislation approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor in 2025, the homestead standard and supplemental deductions were revised. Homeowners who already receive the homestead deduction do not […]

Sheree Lynn Ghere

January 5, 2026 Goodwin Funeral Home Comments Off

Sheree Lynn Ghere, 69, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 26, 2025 at Wellbrooke of Avon, Indianapolis. She was born on January 25, 1956 in Frankfort, IN to Clifford T. & Shirley A. (Martin) Ghere. […]

Girls’ Wrestling Sectional Results

January 5, 2026 Sam Wort Comments Off

Multiple local girls are moving on to Regionals after a successful weekend in Sectionals. The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Here are the results and local wrestlers […]

Richard “Rick” Arion

January 3, 2026 Goodwin Funeral Home Comments Off

On December 29, 2025, Richard “Rick” Arion—a devoted husband, friend, brother, and son—went home to heaven. Born on March 4, 1964, in Frankfort, Indiana, Rick built a beautiful life with his wife, Margie, in North […]

Thomas W. Ticen

January 3, 2026 Day & Genda Funeral Home Comments Off

Thomas W. Ticen, 78, of Sedalia, passed away on January 02, 2026, at 7:45am at Franciscan Health Lafayette East in Lafayette, IN. Thomas was born on September 11, 1947, in Kokomo, IN to parents Carl […]

Norma Jean “Tennie” Zetterberg

January 2, 2026 Goodwin Funeral Home Comments Off

Norma Jean “Tennie” Zetterberg, 72, formerly of Hillisburg, Ind., passed away January 1, 2026 at The Waters in Lebanon, Ind. She was born May 29, 1953 in Frankfort to the late Charles & Daisy (Martin) […]