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Beyond the 3-day Weekend: Memorial Day Service Honors Local Veterans
By Tiffany Cooke As the Salem Square’s bells rang eleven strokes, the Washington County Scouts lowered the Crown Hill Cemetery American flag to half-staff, commencing the annual Memorial Day Program....
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Documentary Screening Shows Community the Reality of World War I
By Tiffany Cooke A projector, screen, and lines of chairs filled the upstairs of the Salem Public Library on Tuesday night, creating a free pop-up theater for community members to attend. Movie...
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Celebrating 25 Years with the Campbellsburg Country Festival
By Tiffany Cooke When school lets out and summer unofficially begins, Washington County goes into celebration mode, hosting festivals for community members seeking a break with entertainment. Though...
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Ice Cream and Classic Cars to Kick Off Fair Week Fun
By Tiffany Cooke The Washington County Farmers and Merchants Fair kicked off on Friday night with rides, vendors, and the Teen Contest, but the Public Square offered its own variety of entertainment...
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A Glimpse into the Washington County Fair Experience
By Tiffany Cooke What’s summer without a little fair fun? Every year, the Washington County Fairgrounds hosts the Farmers and Merchants Fair. This year, from June 14 to June 22, the small county fair...
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Up, Up and Away at the Salem Airport!
By Tiffany Cooke Children of all ages took shelter from the hot sun to explore space and air at the Piper Flight Museum at the Salem Municipal Airport. On Thursday June 27, the Piper Museum. with...
View ArticleA Trip Down Memory Lane: The Country’s Oldest Consecutive Fourth of July...
By Tiffany Cooke On July 4, 1776 the United Stated declared its freedom. On the coast, joyful songs and celebrations rang out. This historical day marked the start of a new holiday. Two years later,...
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Pekin’s Parade: Patriotic Celebrations and Friendly Reunions
By Tiffany Cooke With any Fourth of July event, one can expect – at the least – fireworks and a parade. Pekin, IN makes no exception to this, keeping up old traditions at the Pekin Fourth of July...
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Art on the Block – Bringing Local Makers and Crafters to their Hometown Roots
By Tiffany Cooke The Salem Apothecary hosts several events throughout the year, bringing in new people for new reasons. On Wednesday, their month-long pop-up shop for local vendors kicked off. Four...
View ArticleThere’s No Place Like Home
By Tiffany Cooke Last week, I walked into my Alma Mater – Salem High School – for the first time in a long time. I had to go to the office to pick up some scholarships materials to send to my college....
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