Articles by Russ Kaspar

CFBC Announces 2025-26 Boone County Leadership Cohort The Community Foundation of Boone County has announced the 2025 Boone County Leadership (BCL) program cohort, consisting of 20 individuals who live in and/or serve Boone County.  BCL aims to […]

The weather forecast looks pretty good.  The hour by hour forecast is calling for about 25% cloud cover in the Clinton, Boone, Carroll County areas in Indiana.  This should afford a peek at the unusual […]

It was an exhausting but exhilarating two days for Camp Cullom Board members with help from Girl and Boy Scout volunteers and student volunteers from the Frankfort High School C.R.A.S.H. Organization.  Several hundred visitors from […]

Core Community Center has announced effective Monday, March 10, 2025, all services will be “suspending operations” and closing its doors to the community EXCEPT child care services. Youth and Adult Basketball will continue through this […]

Camp Cullom has announced it will be having a Maple Syrup Festival on the weekend of March 8th and 9th.  This is part of the State-wide “Indiana Maple Syrup Festival” taking place at selected locations […]

If clouds don’t get in the way in Indiana, you will be able to see a reddish “blood moon” just after midnight early Friday morning, March 14.   The earth will pass directly between the […]

Clinton County Democratic Party completed local party reorganization on Saturday.  The new Clinton County Democrat Chair is Beth Hardebeck, replacing 12+ year Chair Mark Newhart.   Incoming Clinton County Democrat Party Leadership: Chairman: Beth Hardebeck […]

Every four years Clinton County precinct chairs elect Clinton County Republican Party leadership.  Saturday morning Clinton County Republicans selected and elected leadership positions for another four years. Chairman: Jordan Brewer Vice Chair: Wanda Mitchell Secretary: […]

$2.00 per pack taxes may be added to Cigarette prices in Indiana by the time the Indiana Legislature wraps up its legislative session by April 29, 2025. 15.7 % of the people in Clinton County […]

Shan Sheridan, Chamber Executive and Economic Development Director will dedicate the WILO Partyline program on Tuesday, February 25th, to the Nickle Plate Roundhouse demolition project.  Dave Little, who helped lead the initiative to save the […]

The Clinton County Community rallied around the local Scouting program and achieved the $10,000 goal to help keep Scouting strong in Clinton County.  At last count, $9,875 came in during the event with two or […]

The iconic roundhouse in the Frankfort rail yard has a $250,000 Readi grant to finance its removal.  Unfortunately, Chamber Executive and Economic Development Director Shan Sheridan has learned that the roof system has an asbestos […]

Tonight look for a low of 7 degrees with -8 windchill. Monday look for a HIGH of 13 degrees with -1 windchill. Tuesday look for a low of 2 degrees with -10 windchill. Here is […]

Mary Isabel Ransopher Obituary Mary Isabel (Farlow) Ransopher, 112 years of age, formerly of New London, IN, went to be with the Lord at 4:33 pm Thursday February 13, 2025. She passed at Wesley Manor […]

District 7 State Senator Brian Buchanan and State Representative  Mark Genda from District 41 answered questions to a packed house at the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast at Wesley Manor Saturday morning. Buchanan […]

Frankfort Kiwanis Club leaves a rich, impressive legacy as its 104 years of service to the Clinton County area comes to a close. Frankfort Kiwanis received its Charter on September 21, 1920. Since it began, […]

Indiana’s 52nd Governor Mike Braun visited Glover’s Ice Cream factory in Frankfort Wednesday afternoon. Braun met with community leaders and “The Glover Five” owners of the newly renovated facility. The Governor was briefed on the […]

Eva Kor was 10 years old when she and her family lived in Transylvania Romania in 1944.  While going to school in the early 40’s, she recalls her math classes would have story problems such […]

What are the favorite local restaurants in our area? Kaspar Media asked you on January 15th the following question on our Clinton County Daily News Facebook Page.  We received 341 comments, hundreds of suggestions and names […]

St. Matthew Church has announced the addition of “St. Matthew Preschool West” in the lower level of the Cornerstone Assembly of God church on the Mulberry Jefferson blacktop at 5641 W. Mulberry Jefferson Rd. Construction […]

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 […]