Articles by Russ Kaspar

Interested in jumping out of a perfectly good airplane? Skydive Indianapolis based at the Frankfort/Clinton County Airport (KFKR) in Indiana is not only the largest Skydiving operation in Indiana but is one of very few […]

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, Earl Lawrence Roustio, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep, he was 96 years old.  Earl was born on July 18, 1928, at home, to Mary Catherine (Hornacek) Roustio and […]

The Giving Tree has sprouted at the Frankfort Library.  The giving tree “bears the fruit” of gloves, scarves, mittens, hats and even coats to keep children and adults warm this winter.  All items are free […]

The 10th annual Frankfort Fire and Ice Festival brings Ice Sculptures, Fireworks and the Circle City Fire Performers to downtown Frankfort on Saturday February 8th. Traditional Festival hours are noon to 8.  The JayCees will […]

What does it sound like when 65 musicians gather with only velvety smooth tones from Tubas, euphoniums and sousaphones?   Once a year for about an hour “Merry Tuba Christmas” performs free for all who […]

Clinton County Boys and Girls Club serves kids with 34,700 visits at three different locations in Clinton County.  The non-profit is looking to expand to the Clinton Central, Rossville, Mulberry and Kirklin area if possible […]

Mary Isabel Ransopher turns 112 on Christmas Day, 2024.  We’ll explore memories of horses, radios, television sets, church, chores, electricity along with stories told to her by her grandparents. Mary was born Wednesday, December 25, […]

Clinton County Government is checking off several items on a “to do” list that has been around for nearly 30 years.  Clinton County Commissioner President Jordan Brewer visited a full meeting room at Arborwood for […]

The public is invited to a free showing of ‘Sound of Freedom’, a movie based on a true story about a rescue mission to save children from sex traffickers in Columbia. Frankfort Zonta invites the […]

The South Fork Wildcat Creek Watershed is getting cleaner.   Thanks to a $220,000 grant approved in 2012 and continuous efforts and funding using a “Section 319” grant from Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), […]

Westfield, IN (November 12, 2024) — Grand Universe, an innovative and immersive STEM Learning Experience, announced plans for a 66+ acre multi-use development near Grand Park on Monday evening. The development, comprised of four districts, […]

The Boone County Chamber held its annual member breakfast at the new Hussey-Mayfield Public Library in Whitestown Wednesday morning.  The venue has changed in recent years to accommodate rapid Chamber growth. The Chamber Breakfast celebrated […]

Susan Kaspar State Farm Insurance will hold a Retirement Open House Wednesday, October 30th from 11 AM to 5 PM.  Susan will serve “Barb Gerald Cookies” and punch from her special State Farm Waterford Chrystal […]

Green Meadows Elementary School in Frankfort held a writing, composition contest to promote and develop writing skills among students.  Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with the winning stories for each grade level, […]

Larry J. Rule, 81, of Michigantown, passed away October 25, 2024 at Homewood Health Campus, Lebanon, Indiana.  He was born December 11, 1942 in Frankfort to R. Glenn & Joyce (Jaynes) Rule.  He married Judy […]

Twenty days remain until Election Day. In Clinton County the total number of votes cast as of 3:45 PM October 16 has already exceeded the entire vote count for the Primary Election in Clinton County, […]

If you drove by the large Frankfort High School parking area Saturday afternoon you would have seen an Autocross style race course set up to test the Purdue Formula SAE race car.  The car being […]

Hay rides, walks on the trails, disc golf, chili, hot dogs, chips, brownies, stars at Prairie Grass Observatory, silent auction, seeing old friends…it’s all part of the annual Chili Dinner at Camp Cullom.  The Camp […]

By Russ Kaspar/Prairie Grass Observatory Director at Camp Cullom What is with all this activity lately with the beautiful display of reds, greens, blues and purples in the northern Indiana sky? Every 11 years our […]

You are a click away from seeing the new “Blue and White Byte” Quarterly update from Community Schools of Frankfort. To view the entire update for this quarter, CLICK HERE.

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In Tampa, Landfall for Milton will be in the dark. The chart below from the National Weather Service shows the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tampa, Florida. Wind Gusts will peak at 3 AM Thursday morning […]