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Samaritan Heart Award

Nancy Sumner, pictured at right with Ned Dunnichay of Dunnichay Funeral Homes, is a 2023 Samaritan Heart Award recipient.

Royalty crowned at Senior Citizens Prom

The Senior Citizens Prom returned to the Elwood Elks Lodge last Saturday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down in 2020.

Simmons honored with Max Beigh Enriching Education Award

Last Tuesday, the Anderson Noon Exchange Club presented the 10th annual Max Beigh Enriching Education Award to Elwood Junior Senior High School’s Music Director, Paula Simmons.The award, established in 2015, honors Max Beigh, a longtime teacher and administrator with the Anderson Community School Corporation.

FJSHS Prom Royalty

Max Barr and Emily Bilyeu were crowned King and Queen at the Frankton Junior/Senior High School prom this past Saturday in Daleville.

Doctors testify that Boards is competent to stand trial

Carl Roy Webb Boards II is competent to stand trial in the 2022 shooting death of Elwood police officer Noah Shahnavaz, as testified by three doctors during a hearing last week in Madison Circuit Court Division 3.Dr.

Alexandria native who went missing in 2020 died by homicide, autopsy finds

Suzanne Morphew, the Alexandria native who went missing after going for a bike ride in Colorado in May of 2020 died by homicide, autopsy results show.According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, her death has been ruled “Homicide by undetermined means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication.”According to the El Paso County Coroner, these drugs are marketed as injectable immobilizers for wildlife.

Early voting underway for May 7 primary

Early voting for the May 7 primary election is underway at the Madison County Government Center and will continue through the week at satellite locations in Madison County.