Today's Features

Somehow the conversation always seemed to revert back to history.
Though the occasion was a birthday party for historical society member Margaret Alice Murphy, the ghosts of Owen countians took center stage.
Stories of hucksters and Owen County general stores brought the phantoms to life and created a lively atmosphere in which to reminisce.

Happy New Year!
I guess that’s still appropriate. Things go so fast now I should be mentioning Ground Hog Day.
I hope your Christmas was as good as mine. Everyone was healthy and got to my house on Christmas morning and everyone meaning all my children and their spouses, my granddaughters and their husbands and the four great-grandchildren.

Brent and Ashley Roberts of Worthville would like to announce the birth of their second child, Claxton, a baby boy born Sept. 17, 2012, at Franklin Regional Medical Center.
Claxton was 19 1/4 inches long and weighed 7.9 lbs. He was welcomed home by his big sister Audrey. Proud grandparents are Steve and Kimberly Hawkins and Allen and Teresa Roberts.

It was like coming back home for Christmas. Elbow room was in short supply, and if you were lucky enough to find a seat it was wise to stay put. The lights and homemade ornaments on the tree seemed to embrace the nostalgic atmosphere and beckoned the crowd to gather round to talk, laugh and remember.