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Plain Vanilla: Own Our Own

Seventy-four years ago this Spring, wheat harvest was finished and the fields were prepped for the next planting. So, these teenage boys headed east from Liberal to seek other employment,…

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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News

Tipton Trails 5K is Saturday

Tipton Trails and The Mad Tap will sponsor a 5K Pedestrian Safety Walk/Run on Saturday, May 30. A 1-mile walk/run is also scheduled for those unable to complete the full 5K. Day-of registration begins at 10:30 a.m., with the kickoff at 11:30 a.m. Early registration is available through the Tipton Trails Facebook page. This year,…

Community

Looking Back

By STEVEN MURREYManaging Editorsmurrey@cherryroad.comMay 24 — May 30 1966 • The Tipton City Council solicited two bids for a sprinkler system for the nine-hole golf addition.• Harry A. Rinehart, 33, band and music director for three and a half years at Sharpsville-Prairie High School, was named principal effective Aug. 15. Rinehart obtained his Bachelor’s Degree…

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Sports

Lapel ousts Lady Devils from sectional

TIPTON, Ind. — Errors were the nemesis of the Tipton varsity softball team and so it should come as no surprise, they played a predominant role in Tuesday night’s Class 2A Sectional 39 opening round.

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The Tipton County Farmers & Artisans Market will host their first outdoor market of the 2026 season this Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Enjoy a part of your day at the market along with local vendors to kickoff the season! See you at the market!

Opinion

Mother’s Day as a full-time single dad

Mother’s Day always arrives with familiar messages: lunch reservations, store-bought cards and carefully worded tributes to the women who raised us. For many, it is a day of celebration. For me, it has always been…