Candid Camera

No stage fright

Mister Clean

Passion for painting

coming to the rescue
For a half-century, the goal of the Hopkins County Assistance Center has been to help people get on ...
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history nuggets
A lot of those people were descendants of people who had settled the county. “They would tell stories ...
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rope ’em early
Each time a baby is picked up and held, electrical impulses are sent from brain cell to brain cell – ...
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mister clean
During the week, Craig Bass ministers while making dirty vehicles look new. On Sundays, the former Maroon ...
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minority businesses
Working at the car wash, yeah.” The song and the movie, “Car Wash,” were all the rage in 1976. Antonio ...
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wired world
Ten years ago, cell phones looked like bricks painted black or gray with an antenna coming out the top. ...
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business of death
Death is a way of life for John Walters. While he has been in the funeral home business more ...
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renaissance
The proof is everywhere. But whodunit? It sure wasn’t the renovation fairy. As for awarding credit, ...
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women in charge
Big smiles and a friendly demeanor are part of Madisonville Mayor Karen Cunningham’s essence. She greets ...
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in a time of need
Listen to two Hopkins County women who are known across the county for their efforts to help others, ...
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position of power
When the lights go out in Madisonville, “who you gonna call?” The power company, of course. But, what ...
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faces of main street
DAWSON SPRINGS — Look closely at Main Street Dawson Springs, and you’ll see ghosts. U.S. Bank’s new ...
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as seen on tv
Sometimes a niche is enough and that’s what Madisonville’s Tim Thomas and Ron Elliott have carved out ...
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striking out on their own
e had seceded from the union.” That is how Dr. Scott Gaines, chief executive officer for MultiCare ...
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through the years
A.O. Richards, just 17 years old, rode his horse to the one-room Elam School one fall day in 1930 and ...
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inspirational message
Mary Butler is a sower of seeds. Hers are not planted in the ground but in the hearts of those women ...
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second chance
Deborah Matthews had no doubts in her mind when she marched into the West Hopkins High School office ...
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heartfelt pieces
When Vonette Curtis was young she would lie in bed at night and listen to her grandmother cry. Her grandmother, ...
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breaking tradition to forge career with state police
She is one of a kind. Literally. Smart, dedicated, compassionate and hard-working are adjectives her ...
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passion for painting
When Wayne Otsuka began painting 10 years ago, he never dreamed it would lead him into mentoring more ...
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preserving memories
When Paula Crowley of Madisonville began shopping in scrapbooking stores with her mother, Rita Morgan, ...
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community journalism
ike many of those living when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Edgar “Cooge” Arnold of Madisonville ...
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no stage fright
Community theater in Madisonville isn’t of the “Let’s put on a show” variety. It’s too professional ...
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always on the go
Broc Oglesby is a real character. An Energizer Bunny on steroids. Non-stop, full-speed ahead and loving ...
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history echoes
Sometimes, when it’s Friday night, I can go back in time and just for a moment I can smell the popcorn ...
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against all odds
Ishmal Baker of Madisonville believes in the quote, above as he believes in the spirit of good, healthy ...
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two spot
Royce Yancey can remember Eli Barron. He saw him play golf and watched Barron hit that long fade, the ...
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for the joy of competing
The only thing bigger than Brittany Dorris’ heart are the goals she has set for herself –– and if push ...
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thrown a curve
The University of Southern Indiana baseball team was already reeling by mid-March, less than one month ...
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god’s squad
Winning a basketball game was nothing compared to the joy Shaun Roberts feels when he wins a soul to ...
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here comes the band
H is heart skips a beat every time he hears that sound. He knows it will resonate in his mind beyond ...
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passion for painting
When Wayne Otsuka began painting 10 years ago, he never dreamed it would lead him into mentoring more ...
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candid camera
Approximately two years ago, Tom Wortham began to see again. After years of stumbling around in shutterbug ...
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striking out on their own
We had seceded from the union.” That is how Dr. Scott Gaines, chief executive officer for MultiCare ...
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sweet science
he reason why my sport hurts is because it’s not on local cable and it doesn’t get out to the community. ...
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