

Waldron native riding wave of musical success
A.J. Newton whole-heartedly agrees that 2018 has been good to his nautical Rock ‘n’ Roll band Rusty Shipp. Fresh off of being named “Artist of the Year” and “Album of the Year” by JesusFreakHideout.com, a Christian music website, the band released its newest single, “Crack Baby” on Monday and is finishing up in the studio for the upcoming concept album, “Liquid Exorcist,” expected to be released in early 2019. On top of that, Newton, a Waldron native, was recently offered a d


Fire safety presentation celebrates 25th year at Waldron
Coming to Waldron Elementary School on Friday afternoon was a homecoming of sorts for Jeff Owens. The Indianapolis firefighter who now gives more than 400 programs and reaches more than 400,000 students from across the country each year, celebrated the 25th year that he has gone to Waldron with his fire safety presentation. Owens’ first presentation was made 25 years ago to kindergarten students at the elementary school. Owens tested Waldron students’ memories, quizzing them


Custom Coatings — another piece in the Shelby County industrial puzzle
Custom Coatings is a powder coating, painting and blasting facility located on the north edge of Shelbyville. It is located at 2446 North Michigan Road where the Michigan Road overpass crosses I-74. The facility was built in 1975 and started as Huber Brothers. A large addition was added in 1987. It became Custom Coatings when the business was purchased by Custom Machining, Inc. in 1997 and became a separate division. Custom Coatings’ focus is industrial finishing of small


Health center providing care for Shelby County residents
The Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) is a non-profit federally qualified health center established in 2009 to provide integrated healthcare for anyone regardless of insurance status. Our federally qualified health center status allows us to offer patients who qualify a discounted rate based on our sliding-fee-scale. JPCHC was named after Jane Pauley, a 1968 Warren Central High School graduate who grew up in the area and is well known as the former anchor of NBC-TV’


Capital Industries: Technology of Tomorrow... Here Today
Capital Industries is a growing local business that is meeting the needs of multiple industries by providing custom automation and material handling solutions. Given the increase in manufacturing activity in our region, Capital has found a needed niche in helping various industries produce more through technology and design innovation. Having moved from Edinburg to Shelbyville in 2012 after seeking a larger space for operations and future growth in south central Indiana, the