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By Stacy Thomas | Photos by Eddie Dant “The only thing you can learn from dying is to live your biggest life.” –John Becher December 24, 1956 -July 10, 2011 Jillian Becher does not look like an undertaker. The 29-year-old petite blond looks as if she should be surfing a wake rather than planning…Read More
By Angie Fenton | Photos by Tony Bennett Dorrel Harrison spent much of the first part of his adult life teaching health education in the public school classroom in upstate New York, where he lived with his wife, Kathleen, and their four children. He was also heavily involved as an elder in a small…Read More
By Angie Fenton | Photos by Tony Bennett Kyle Lizenby grew up in jail – but not in the way you might imagine. “My dad was sheriff,” the 29-year-old Scottsburg native chuckled, “so, I spent a lot of time in the jail. In today’s world that would be looked upon differently.” But back then, John…Read More
By Angie Fenton | Photos By Tony Bennett For months, Scott County has been cast in the national spotlight after an HIV epidemic rocked the community. The outbreak, which has been linked to intravenous drug use, was reported on by media outlets from around the country and began to overshadow so much about the Indiana…Read More
By Stacy Thomas | Photos by Tony Bennett This year marks the 25th anniversary of Art in Speed Park, an annual celebration of art, music and wine in Sellersburg. On August 29 and 30, historic Speed Park will be filled with the nation’s premier artisans. The free, public festival will feature food, live music and a…Read More
By Stacy Thomas | Photos by Tony Bennett With just days before Art in Speed Park celebrates its silver anniversary, our writer Stacy Thomas caught up with graphic artist Doreen Barnhart DeHart and her twin, fine artist Jeaneen Barnhart, both of whom return to the festival for the sixth time. When Doreen Barnhart DeHart…Read More
By Angie Fenton | All Photos by Evan Rivard Last summer, Evan Rivard started with a GoPro. He used the little action camera to film underwater shots at the beach in Destin, Fla., a place he and his family call “Louisville South” and “home.” Quickly, the 17-year-old discovered he had a passion for photography while…Read More
By Angie Fenton | Photos by Tony Bennett “If you hear negative things every day, all you’re going to think is negative,” said Katy Petty-Jenkins, just before she stood up to help a customer at Angel’s Bakery & Café. “I think a lot of people (in Scott County) have gotten to feel like nobody is…Read More
By Avery Walts | Photos by Tony Bennett All photos were taken at Hidden Hill, 101 Utica-Charlestown Road in Utica • 812.280.0347; 812.282.0524 • www.hiddenhillnursery.com Alex Clark may not be a pop princess like her idol Taylor Swift, but her listeners on 99.7 WDJX-FM know her as the self-proclaimed “Chicken Nugget Princess,” and much like…Read More
