Opinion

The power of whatever

“My faith is in God. So, whatever He has planned for me, that’ll be it.” Damar Hamlin had no idea what those words would come to mean … to him…

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A life well lived & well loved

Dear Readers, I’m afraid I must pause my adoption and reunion story today. Noblesville lost one of its greatest residents a week ago. Betty Gerrard, known to many as Betsy…



Wilma Jean Wilson

March 18, 1936 – January 3, 2023 Wilma Jean Wilson, 86, Noblesville, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, Ill. Visitation…


Trapping for fur

As a young man, my father was a trapper. He told me of his exploits, gathering fox, raccoon, muskrat and mink fur as a moneymaking project. He loved being an…


Poof & Lucy

Ever since I was a little girl, there was an ad with a picture of a small child standing next to a gigantic dog. I always loved the picture and…