Lying abed in Grandpa and Grandma Morrell’s home in Hartman, the house where I was born, and hearing Grandma, Mama, and the aunts in the kitchen chitter-chattering. Oh, the secrets I might learn if I could only lie still and keep my ears open!
The body of a former Alexandria resident who went missing near her home in Colorado on Mother’s Day 2020 was moved at least twice, a new indictment alleges.
The Tipton Main Street Association (TMSA) kicked off its annual event schedule on June 20th with the Kickoff to Summer event and celebrated a major milestone with a ribbon cutting for new Campbell Family Foundation Stage. The ribbon cutting marked the successful completion of Project Rosebud, TMSA’s initiative to enhance the City’s Downtown Plaza with a permanent performing arts stage. The project’s impact is being accelerated by a generous $15,000 sponsorship from the Campbell Family Foundation to support year-round arts and cultural programming at the Downtown Plaza.
Director of the Family Resource Center of Tipton County and a member of Firefly Children and Family Alliance, Alisha Armes, presented information about the Tipton County’s Family Resource Center, established in 2021, to the Tipton County Board of Commissioners in hopes of leasing the west building in Doctors’ Park by Sept. 1.
United Way of Howard and Tipton Counties has a new leader. After two years at the helm of the organization, President and CEO Dana Neer is leaving the office to pursue new opportunities in community service. And on June 23, the organization announced that Morgan Quinn will step into the position in an interim capacity.
Tipton County residents are familiar with two dangerous intersections: Division Road/SR 19 and SR 28/SR 213. According to County Engineer Phil Beer II, projects to upgrade these intersections have tentative schedules for 2027-2028.
The Tipton Community School Corporation’s Agriculture Department and its educators have received multiple honors from the Indiana Association of Agricultural Educators (IAAE). The awards, presented at the IAAE Banquet on June 9, highlight the department’s excellence and dedication to agricultural education.
Hurry up and wait is part of the process for the County Redevelopment Commission. Economic Development Director Abbie Smith reinforced this adage with her report to the Tipton County Council on Tuesday, June 17, as well as her reports at the RDC meeting on June 18.
This summer the Tipton Public Arts Commission, funded by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, is sponsoring a visiting artist at the Tipton Public Library, the Tipton County Boys and Girls Club, and the Encore Lifestyle and Enrichment Center.
Board of Commissioners President Dennis Henderson stated, “It was a blessing for our community” when Tipton Hospital donated the three buildings in Doctors’ Park to the County Commissioners.