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The Chili Cook Off contest will be held Saturday, September 9, at Prairie Creek Park inside the Encompass Building. Set up is at 2:30 p.m. and judging is at 4 p.m. Entry fee is $25. […]

The Farmers Bank is pleased to announce that Susan Ruch has been awarded the 2023 Community Spirit Award from Federal Home Loan Bank Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis). In addition to the award, FHLBank Indianapolis will donate […]

A traffic stop on S. Broadway Ave. in Peru resulted in the arrest of a Peru, IN man after troopers discovered drugs. At approximately 11:03 p.m, Wednesday, Trooper Kegan Kern conducted a traffic stop on […]

A building currently under renovation on the North Side of the Frankfort Square will be ready for customized build-out construction for retail or office space by November.  According to owner Clint Taylor, the “1885 building” […]

Earlier this year, residents were given five extra days by the Utility Service Board so they could pay their bills on time. However, that isn’t quite working out like the USB thought it would. (General […]

At approximately 11:22 p.m. Friday, Trooper Abby Russell was patrolling US 31 near County Road 800 N. when she stopped the driver of a 2018 Mercedes-Benz for driving 121 mph. The driver was identified as […]

September is National Preparedness Month. The goal of this month is to encourage individuals, families and communities to take proactive steps in preparing for various emergencies and disasters. House fires, tornadoes, winter weather and power outages […]

Clinton County Clerk Stephanie Harshbarger has released the municipal vote centers locations, dates and times for Election Day 2023. Individuals can start voting for the fall election on Wednesday, October 11, through November, Friday 3, […]

The Frankfort Street Department will prepare for milling and paving starting tomorrow with Reith Riley. Street Superintendent Jason Forsythe said Tuesday morning that milling will begin on East Ohio Street from Crescent to Kelly Avenue […]

Frankfort Rotary Club President Lynn Beck admitted his life changed forever on November 13, 2919, when something totally unexpected happened to him when he was on an airplane. Beck had a heart attack. But thanks […]

The Clinton County School Safety Commission celebrated its 10th year in operation on Friday focusing on what goes on with school safety in the second half of the day and elevating event safety at extracurricular […]

Frankfort had its own International Overdose Awareness Day celebration Thursday night at Prairie Creek Park in downtown Frankfort as hundreds of individuals turned out for the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. The campaign […]

Wednesday on State Road 39 North, Frankfort Fire Department’s A-Crew led by Deputy Chief Uitts and Captain Freeman was dispatched to a structure fire. Frankfort Fire Department responded quickly and was able to get the […]

At 1:44 p.m. Wednesday, the Grant County Central Dispatch Center began receiving multiple calls about a severe multi-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of I-69 near the 257-mile marker, approximately two miles north of the […]

The average GPA for high schoolers continued to rise between 2010 and 2022, with evidence of grade inflation in high school math, science, English, and social studies courses, according to a new report released today […]

Boone County EMS Education in cooperation with Witham Health Services is presenting an EMT-Basic training class that will begin on October 12, 2023. The class will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 6pm-10pm. There […]

As kids head back to school and the temperatures start to drop, the Clinton County Health Department is wrapping up another busy season of swimming pool inspections. Environmental health safety specialists have been conducting routine […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces Prophets Rock Road is temporarily closed for bridge painting near Battle Ground. Crews will be painting the northbound and southbound I-65 bridges over Prophets Rock Road. The work is […]

Local lawmakers are seeking interns to join them at the Statehouse during the 2024 legislative session. According to State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton), House interns will be paid $900 bi-weekly as they work in downtown […]