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As we start a new year, here are some of the things I would like to see happen this year. Realistically I know much of what I want will not happen, but let’s dream. First, I want the General Assembly to change the border of Whitley County. It should extend beyond exit 29 of I-75...

The year 2022 might not have been the best year in Whitley County history but compared to the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, it sure looked good by comparison. Among the positives, you had the opening of the Mint Gaming Hall – Cumberland in Williamsburg, the groundbreaking for...

Since this week’s edition is serving as a retrospective of the most talked about events of the past 12 months, I would like to take the opportunity to look back at the biggest sports stories of 2022.

We made it! The freezing temperatures and the snow and ice put a damper on this year’s Christmas. But we are here and warmer weather is on its way for the New Year. Because our family could not gather together due to the weather, and because I was ill from a recent surgery, our...

Let me start off this week’s column by wishing a happy 50th birthday to my wonderful wife, Cecelia. She turns 50 today (Dec. 28). Few people are as enthusiastic about their birthdays as my wife is. She would do a month long celebration of her birthday if I would let her. Even...

I thought I knew what cold felt like until last week, but the blast of frigid arctic air that hit our region late Thursday night taught me otherwise.

I can still remember the first Shop with a Cop program that took place in Williamsburg in 2004. Williamsburg Police Officer Kenny Shaw and Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Noe, unbeknownst to each other, had started raising money for a shop with a cop program for their...

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from the staff at the News Journal along with the many businesses that have placed a Greetings ad in this edition of our paper. It is that time of the year that affects people in different ways. I call it the three stages of a Christmas experience....

I slowly, methodically backed my way into the foul lane dribbling the basketball low to the ground. The defender with hands held high, would be no match in preventing me from scoring. Thousands were watching as I positioned my 10-year-old body for a hook shot I had practiced at...

I have a ton of respect for the performers in all of our local drama clubs. I cover a lot of sports for the News Journal, and while I am always impressed with the amazing feats of athleticism that our young athletes are able to pull off on the court and/or field, there is just...