Is it haunted? Perhaps — if you believe in ghosts By Bill Richardson The ancient, rickety and some say, haunted, one-lane bridge that crosses the Wabash River, heading east from the sleepy village of St. Francisville, Illinois, into even sleepier southern Knox County, Indiana, goes by many names. Officially, according to the signs directing a driver to the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
The Sonic Boomer – Advice for college whippersnappers
By Todd Lancaster I just dropped my second child off at college, and let me say things have changed on campus in the last 35 years. The biggest change is they really don’t live in dorm rooms. They live in the 3-inch screen that dictates every aspect of their lives. So as I sit on the cyber-porch and yell at the cyber-hooligans in my cyber-yard, I think I have earned the … [Read more...]
Day Tripper — Spirits gather at New Harmony
By Joy Neighbors On this brilliantly hued late summer day, the last thing most people are thinking about are ghosts, but for author and paranormal researcher Joni Mayhan, the spirit world is always close. Mayhan, a recent transplant to Indiana, began researching the paranormal a few years ago. “It was about five years ago when I had my first incident where I knew I was … [Read more...]
The Wild Life
Gaining perspective ... to everything, everywhere By Rama Sobhani I was doing some reading the other day and was lost in a book, written by a friend of mine, that’s many years old now but particularly relevant to life around these parts. The book is called The Coasts of Southern Indiana and it was written by Gerald Coomer, who is quite a remarkable fellow and a brilliant … [Read more...]
2017-18 marks Old Town Players’ 40th season
‘All realms of theatre’ By Bernie Schmitt Old Town Players will celebrate its 40th season with a line-up of shows organizers hope everyone will enjoy. “It’s a diverse selection of shows that we hope will appeal to everyone,” said Vickie Puffer, OTP’s corresponding secretary and media relations director. “We have comedy, music, something for kids at Christmas, and … [Read more...]