Lifestyle & Entertainment

- Kovener marks milestones
- By JANUARY WETZEL
- If you've lived in Seymour for any length of time, you're probably familiar with the Kovener name.
Generations of local residents have enjoyed the sweet, delicious, soft swirl of Kovener's Korner's famous chocolate malt.
Behind the popular ice cream... Full story

- Woman forming suicide support group
- By JILL TREADWAY-HALL
- Things were beginning to look up for Linda Wheeler in February 2002.
After losing her husband two years before in 2000 to lung cancer, Wheeler met Laverne "Vern" Redden at the Boogie Barn in Mitchell at one of its weekly dances.
Despite the long drive... Full story

- Put a quarter in the jukebox
- By JOANNE PERSINGER
- There's a game I like to play with my younger colleagues that I call "the quarter game."
It began as a joke and involved the dictionary. Checking a word in the dictionary, I would inevitably come across another that would be absolutely intriguing.
"I'll... Full story

- A world of memories
- By JANUARY WETZEL
- Buelah Scott has fond memories of growing up on her family's 160 acre farm in Cortland.
From watching her father, Earl Meyer, till their land with horses in the early 1940s to getting their first black and white television set in 1951, Scott recalls... Full story

- Wine festival returns
- By JANUARY WETZEL
- Imagine sipping the best wine Indiana has to offer while listening to great blues and jazz music.
Add a scenic, southern plantation-style estate setting and you've got the makings of the second annual Taste of Wines and Blues festival.
The event, now... Full story

- God will take care of us
- By PASTOR STEVE GREENE, First Church of the Nazarene
- God always provides just the right thing, at just the right place, at just the right time. If God had waited a second longer, Abraham would have plunged the knife into Isaac (Genesis 22:10-12). It would have been too late. But God is never late. He is... Full story

- Take a one tank trip that ends at Starlight
- By HOWARD HEWITT
- Of the nearly 40 Indiana wineries, there isn't another like Huber's Orchard, Winery, and Vineyards in Starlight, atop a hill just northwest of Louisville and across the Ohio River.
Huber's family found its southern Indiana roots in 1843 and now is in... Full story

- Don’t overlook a real gem
- By JOANNE PERSINGER
- If you've decided to cut down on travel and entertainment this summer, let the entertainment travel to you.
It won't exactly show up at your door, but there are things going on right here in Jackson County that can be not only entertaining, but educational... Full story
- Red, White & Blue Festival ready to roll out the fun
- This year's Crothersville Lions Club Red, White and Blue Festival will provide a lot of wholesome, family centered activities for everyone, organizers say.
Salute to veterans
The 34th annual salute to veterans and the nation's flag will be held Thursday... Full story

- God is still our provider
- In Genesis 22 we see that Abraham had learned to trust God so completely, that he was convinced that God would keep his promise no matter what. Even if it meant raising his son from the dead, God could be counted on, regardless of the odds. In fact, Genesis... Full story