When word of the death of longtime Banner Graphic employee Wilbur C. Kendall reached me earlier this week, I was incredulous, refusing to believe that a man who kept our newspaper equipment running well past its prescribed shelf life had somehow succumbed to the ravages of old age and illness at 83...

Among the hot-button issues which permeate partisan discussions in American politics, the prospect of gun reform (or gun control) remains one of the most prevalent. This is owed in no small part to the effective regularity of mass shooting events. Though what truly constitutes a mass shooting may meet different criteria, those which have occurred at schools have perhaps drawn the most considerable scrutiny...

Cloverdale 2019 high school graduate Niklas Hull just graduated Air Force basic training on Nov. 8 in San Antonio, Texas. Nik is the son of Adam and Amanda Hull and Michelle Lain. Nik plans to make a career out of the Air Force and is now completing tech school at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Sheppard, Texas...

Putnam County Hospital is continuing its mission to bring exceptional healthcare close to home. In the November issue of Indianapolis Monthly, two of the Franciscan cardiovascular disease doctors who see patients at Putnam County Hospital were recognized on the top doctors list...