Articles by Patty Keaton Parks

Ole Hickory Festival began Friday (8-4-23), Vendors were set up downtown and members of Colfax Wesleyan Church were on hand with free ice cold water … [FULL STORY]

Story Contributor : Ken Hartman The Frankfort Police Department hosted its annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1 in Prairie Creek Park from 6:00 … [FULL STORY]

The Farmer’s Market starts back up this Saturday at Veteran’s Park in Frankfort and will continue through September. Hours are 9-1. Several different kinds of … [FULL STORY]

Festival goers braved the extremly hot tempatures this weekend to attend the famous Hotdog Festival. Thankfully there were cooling stations including Clinton County EMS handing … [FULL STORY]

The Bulldog Poker ride took place Saturday at Clinton Central with kick stands up at noon. After the ride all 20 bikes (most with double … [FULL STORY]

Hoosierland TV with Melissa and Mike spent the day in Flora at the Carroll County 4-H Swine Show. It is now in our archives and … [FULL STORY]

Wednesday was day five of Boone County 4-H activities at the Boone County 4-H fairgrounds. Activities were 4-H Dairy Show, Hot air balloon rides, Antique … [FULL STORY]

Harness racing day two complete at Clinton County Fairgrounds in Quest for the Governor’s Cup. Thirteen races were run Friday evening and here are the … [FULL STORY]

Thursday evening was the first of two nights this week for Harness Racing at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, Round 8 in the 2023 Quest for … [FULL STORY]

Clinton County Sheriff, Frankfort Police, and Community Corrections departments held K9 demonstrations at the Clinton County Fairgrounds Tuesday evening. In the first demonstration there were … [FULL STORY]

The Stands and the infield was full Sunday evening for the Demolition Derby at Clinton County fairgrounds. Although very humid the weather was beautiful for … [FULL STORY]

Clinton County Annual 4-H Parade Was Held Sunday under beautiful skies. The community lined the streets Sunday to watch the Parade around the square and … [FULL STORY]

The 4-H Performing Arts event is a non-competitive event designed to allow 4-H members to exhibit their talent in a fun way. Categories include musical, … [FULL STORY]

Frankfort TPA Park was packed for the 4th of July festivities Tuesday all day with thousands packing the park for the awesome fireworks show that … [FULL STORY]

The Boone County 4th of July Parade is said to have been the largest parade for Lebanon in  recent history. It lasted nearly three hours … [FULL STORY]

The Annual 4th Of July Harvard Terrace Parade Tuesday morning was captured by Erick Dircks with drone, camera, and video. The parade grows a little … [FULL STORY]

Sunday, The Johnson Township Volunteer Fire Department hosted the 6th annual summer firefighters waterball tournament. This year it was held at their new fire station … [FULL STORY]

Kirk’s Crossing has been a very successful event this weekend. Many that attended the parade told us this year they noticed it was very heavily … [FULL STORY]

Frankfort and Rossville 10u played for championship Wednesday evening in Michigantown. Frankfort pulled out the win in 5th inning. Frankfort 7 Rossville 6. Both teams … [FULL STORY]

Russell Lawrence “Bowser” Williams, 28, of Norfolk, VA, and formerly of Frankfort, Ind., died May 25, 2023. He was born March 12, 1995 in Whidbey … [FULL STORY]

The Crossing celebrated 25 more graduates today from Frankfort and Lafayette in their Spring Graduation. The mission of the Crossing is to empower struggling students … [FULL STORY]