Today's News

MADISON, Ind. – Major league powerboat racing returns to the Ohio River this weekend with the 59th running of the Indiana Governor’s Cup race. This year for the first time the Madison Regatta serves as the opening event of the international American Boat Racing Association schedule. Later stops in Michigan, Washington, Canada and Indiana will follow, culminating with the Onyx Cup World Championship Race in the Middle East at Doha, Qatar in November.

Cornhole reigned at Point Park last weekend as the three-time champion claimed another title, making him four-time champion of the American Cornhole Organization.

Three-peat champion Matt Guy and his 12 year-old son Shawn won the HoleHeadz Fest tournament and has been proclaimed King of Cornhole, according to the ACO website at AmericanCornhole.org.

HoleHeadz Fest came to Carrollton to celebrate National Cornhole Day with Mayor Dwight Louden reading a proclamation designating Saturday as Carrollton Cornhole Day.

Landmark News Service

Motorists can expect delays and long detours between Milton and Madison, Ind., later this month as crews begin repair work to the superstructure of the bridge over the Ohio river.

Officials from the Department of Highways District 5 office say the bridge connecting to the cities will be closed to all traffic for three consecutive weekends this month.

Congratulations to everyone involved in making the 2009 Trimble County Fair a big success.

Though I’ve lived in the county for going on four years and in the area for more than seven, this was the first time I’ve attended the fair here.

To be quite honest, covering Carroll County’s fair, which usually is held a week or so before Trimble’s, was so exhausting that I seldom felt any desire to go to yet another fair – even just to have fun.