Book covers history of local railroad line
Darrell French has always enjoyed railroads. The Morgantown, Indiana resident grew up with an appreciation for them. “I grew up in a time where model trains were the number one gift parents gave,” he said. His enjoyment of them, and the discovery when he purchased his home of an old railroad track on his three-acre property, prompted him to look into the history of that track. While it wasn’t originally his intention, the result of that research became the book, “The History
Charitable work defines Maggie Kissner
Every stitch by thread guided through fabric at the hands of Maggie Kissner or yarn that the 82-year-old loops around a needle to form connecting stitches is done to create a keepsake for others. “I just love helping other people,” said Kissner. She doesn’t know them and she will likely never meet them, yet she continues meticulously to create gifts for them. “I’m always for the underdog.” While she and a group of ladies worked at sewing machines, Kissner said she feels good
Amy Larrison, Leadership Shelby County 2009 Alumni, Accepts New Position
Congratulations to Amy Larrison. Amy was recently promoted to Vice President/Regional Branch Sales Manager for First Bank. Amy looks forward to developing this newly created position with the bank. In her new role, Amy will manage the sales teams in all branches of the organization, standardize processes and oversee business development. Prior to coming to First Bank, Amy was the Marketing Director at the Shelby Medical Center. She also served as the Executive Director of the
Kimura Foundry has plans to expand, celebrating one year anniversary
Kimura Foundry America (KFA) is a subsidiary of the Kimura Group in Japan. In November 2017 they broke ground in Shelbyville to build their first foundry in the United States. Then in just one short year Kimura Foundry America had its grand opening. The foundry is a replication of one of the Kimura Group’s foundries that are in Japan. The foundry utilizes new technology for creating its sand molds and cores using 3D sand printers. Kimura Foundry America has three printers at
Trip planner extraordinaire
here was never a family vacation, yet today Russell Schofner is quite accomplished in planning trips to anywhere your heart desires. This is the rural Shelby County resident’s 22nd year of planning monthly trips “open to the whole world” and sponsored by the St. Joe Social Club. “We’ve been so many places, I can’t even remember them all,” he said. “I wish I would have kept a diary of where all we’ve gone.” Schofner recited a few of the trips: six trips to Washington D.C.; six
Indiana Grand opens state's first Sports Book
Indiana’s first sports wagering facility, Winner’s Circle Race Sports Pub, officially opened at noon Sunday at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville. Governor Eric Holcomb placed the first official wager – a $10 bet for the Indianapolis Colts to win the Super Bowl, a $10 bet for the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA championship, and a $10 bet for the Indiana Fever to win Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx (the Lynx won 81-73). After a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the fa
Clearwick Park playground opens with ceremony
About a dozen children ran around Clearwick Park on Wednesday afternoon, free to enjoy the playground. Likely unaware that a ribbon cutting ceremony was about to take place, the children were allowed to check out new playground equipment before the ceremony actually started. The park, Shelbyville’s second-youngest, is now open with new equipment after the ceremony took place with members of the City of Shelbyville government and local residents in attendance. Some residents w
Flat Rock youth wins state contest
Four Hoosier sewing enthusiasts won first place at the Indiana state “Make It With Wool” competition recently held at the Indiana State Fair. The Indiana State Fair contest is sponsored by the Indiana Sheep Association and affiliated with the National Make It With Wool sewing competition. The competition showcases and promotes the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics, yarns, and fibers and encourages personal creativity in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, an
