Mr. Harold W. Rose, 86 of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. He was born February 21, 1940, in Lebanon, Indiana to the late Wayne William and Mary Ann (Young) Rose. On November 27, 1963, Harold married the love of his life, Virginia Porter from Darlington, Indiana. Together they shared more than 62 years of marriage. After graduation from Dover High School in 1958, Harold devoted much of his life to farming and took great pri

Edward S. (Ed) Graham passed away, at the age of 69, on July 2, 2026 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. Born in Boone County, Indiana on January 21, 1957 son of the late Charles Edward Graham and Susan Mae Gochenour Graham. He was a graduate of Lebanon High School and was employed locally in earlier years and farmed with his dad at their Whitestown farm and in later years farmed in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County. Ed loved all things to do with agriculture. He especi

The Boone County Solid Waste Management District would like to recognize the team of Valerie Erskine and Kim Erskine. The pair with help from family and friends collected over 2,200 pairs of shoes during the REUSE Heart & Sole annual shoe collection. For coming in first they received a bench that they donated to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Lebanon.

INDOT announced Monday that, beginning on July 13th, it will begin intermittent flagging that will impact drivers on State Road 28 over I-65. INDOT will close the shoulders of State Road 28 between two sections of County Road 800 West to install new signals at the southbound I-65 ramps. Both lanes of traffic are expected to remain open for most of the project, which should wrap up in November.