
Articles by Stephanie Dolan


Principals of leadership Registration is open for upcoming Indianapolis Youth Leadership Academy
By Nicole Davis Are you doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, and for the right reason? If so, you are leader with character. The Indianapolis Youth Leadership Academy aims […]


Franklin Township student publishes book of Chin folktales
By the staff of Franklin Central Junior High School Franklin Central Junior High is celebrating a personal achievement of current seventh-grader Jessica Langpar. Jessica, who was born in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently published a book of […]

A big step for a healthier community
Compiled by Diana Hendricks & Nicole Davis Since August 2017, the Beech Grove Comprehensive Drug-Free Coalition (CDFC) has been an all-volunteer nonprofit. Thanks to a federal grant, there is now funding for the executive director, […]

Top 10 new words and phrases to wrap up the pandemic
By Torry Stiles (Well, folks, it looks like we have turned the corner on this pandemic. We’ve turned so many corners over the past year I think we are going in circles. Regardless, here are a few […]

A local priest explains the truth about exorcisms
By Rick Hinton Thus comes the opening music: the haunting piano from Michael Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, a thick curtain of fog and a darkly silhouetted priest next to a streetlight; also a sense of urgency. […]


JCPL helps eligible residents schedule COVID-19 vaccinations
Johnson County Public Library is assisting eligible Indiana residents in scheduling their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. In a discussion with Johnson County health officials, the library learned of a need to help people without internet access […]

Franklin College journalism students place in local writing competition
Franklin College journalism students Erica Irish and Emily Ketterer each placed in the reimagined 34th annual Thomas R. Keating Competition hosted by the Indianapolis Press Club. Winners were announced in December. The competition traditionally invites selected […]