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AIBy DAVID W. LACYFeatured WriterEveryone, it seems, is talking about AI. First, let me say that the defining adjective is off-putting to my sensibilities, for artificial things pose a barrier…

Local

Arrests reported

• Durell William Carrington, 37, Anderson, was apprehended by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office on April 22, 2025, on a DOC contract.

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Daily Report

Arrests • Tipton County Sheriffs arrested Anthony Marcus Jackson, 56, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, Sept. 22 for failure to appear. • Tipton County Sheriffs arrested Joseph Raymond Silver II, 48, of Lafayette, on Thursday, Sept. 24 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangerment, operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or…

Community

Looking Back

By STEVEN MURREYManaging Editorsmurrey@cherryroad.comSept. 27 — Oct. 31966• Tipton’s Jr. High and High School English departments have been participating in a curriculum study directed by the Indiana University’s English Curricular Study Center. Now in its third year, the program is aimed at improving the quality of English courses throughout Indiana. • Jerry Zimmerman, Meteorologist for…

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Sports

Tipton, Alexandria advance to championship

Tipton’s Kurt Gremel makes a backhand return in a dual match vs. Frankton on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Gremel won his No. 3 singles match over Elwood’s Jacob Schmitt in the first semifinal of the Frankton Boys Tennis Sectional on Tuesday night. Michelle Garmon photoTipton’s Owen Spidel returns a serve from Elwood’s Liam Cannon in…

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The staff of the Tipton, Hamilton and Howard County Offices are having a Retirement Open House for Traci Merida, today, Thursday, Sept. 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Tipton Hamilton Co. FSA Office, 243 Ash Street, Suite A. Please feel free to come by and share in the celebration of Traci’s wonderful…

Opinion

25 years later; a 9/11 reflection piece

Time stood still at 8:46 am on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, and I can still remember every moment that followed. The sky was clear and blue that morning and it was the first year of…