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Southport’s own Robin Miller now in Motorsports Hall of Fame
(PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBIN MILLER)Southport’s Robin Miller, holding plaque, is with the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race all-time greats, from left, front, Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, and Johnny...
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Former UIndy player follows his dream; scores Cinderella story
(SUBMITTED PHOTO)Friends Jimmy King, Eric Davidson and Tate Hall when they were at UIndy. Tate is now a Loyola (Chicago) Rambler. King and Davidson were in the crowd Sunday to witness Hall’s victory....
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Honoring FedEx victims
Samaria Blackwell lived in Beech Grove By Fred ShonkColumnistThe City of Beech Grove held a community gathering Sunday evening on the steps of City Hall in honor of the FedEx employees who lost their...
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Blaze damages two adjacent businesses; no one injured
Fire destroys historic Greenwood grain elevator (SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTO BY AL STILLEY)Firefighters from four different departments put out blaze that destroyed a grain elevator on East Main Street...
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Spring fosters Little League baseball memories of historic Pony League home run
(SUBMITTED PHOTO)Doug Settle, middle, holds a special plaque that was presented to him recently in honor of a towering home run that he hit when playing Perry Township Pony League baseball in 1965....
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A new school emerges on a historic campus at Manual
(SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY)Christel House Manual athletic director Nolen Dowling, left, and assistant athletic director Robert Orkman are all smiles as the first day of school approaches...
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Southport High School senior named Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year
SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTO BY KELLY SAWYERS)Donte McDonald Jr., right, is the 2021-2022 Youth of the Year recipient of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis. McDonald has been a member of the...
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Southside Army Veteran gives back to the community
Merrill “Doc” Simmerman, wearing the Saint Barbara’s medal and his wife Barb, wearing the Molly Pitcher medal, at a Indiana Military Academy (OCS) graduation dinner. By Kelly SawyersPublisher...
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Hall of Fame honors former Army officer Harold Metheny with Silver Award for...
Harold Metheny with his family at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Oct. 20. Wife Diane, front, with daughters Rachel, left, and Amy. Middle, next to Metheny, is granddaughter Maddie, daughter...
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Formal groundbreaking launches The Madison in heart of downtown Greenwood
GETTING STARTEDA groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 9 on the grounds of a massive $83 million redevelopment project in the heart of downtown Greenwood launches the beginning of construction for...
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Crowd packs BG City Hall for Veterans Day observance
(SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY)A bouquet of 21 white roses held by, from left, Megan Wise, Leeanne Lollar, and Kara Johnson Drew, honors the white rose initially placed on the casket of the...
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Joe Ake family recalls anecdotes of locally-owned Recommended TV
Young Joe Ake working on a television. Southside business founded by Ake epitomizes the value and popularity of locally-owned establishments By Fred Shonk Columnist / Historian On Tuesday, Nov. 16,...
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BGHS honors state wrestling champions in historic ceremony
(SOUTHSIDER PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY) BGHS state champion wrestlers, from left, Danny Coyne, Ethan Harris, Steven Bradley, Gary Pierson, and Ralph Edwards hold their awards in front of appreciative...
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Racing loses dirt track icon
Engine and car builder honored as 2006 Speedrome Hall of Fame inductee By Al StilleyEditorThe world of dirt track late model racing lost its icon on New Year’s Day with the passing of famed engine...
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Young Southport CyberCards continue to engage in upcoming competitions,...
Sophomores Kevin Rogers, left, and Sarah Cook, and senior Aiden Burr, right, check out the chassis for a robot during after-school CyberCards session. (SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY) By Al...
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Christian Stewart didn’t know what he was missing until St. Roch’s
By Al StilleyEditorYoung Christian Stewart didn't know it at the time, but when he became a sixth-grade student at St. Roch Catholic School, the rest of his life would change in many ways."I had been...
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Self-taught Southside artist Mark Stansbury sketches ‘500’ cars and scenes
By Al Stilley, Editor and Kelly Sawyers, PublisherLifelong Southsider Mark Stansbury was only nine years old when he went with a family neighbor to see his first Indianapolis 500 in 1964.“Our neighbor...
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Faith-based family opens business in Beech Grove
(SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY)Co-owners, mother Sheila Wright, right, and daughter, Jessica Alexander are in front of BG Express, 17 N. 5th Ave., in Beech Grove with entrepreneur Joe Wolfla,...
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NEW BUSINESS ON THE SOUTHSIDE
(SUBMITTED PHOTOS)Nathan Epler, left, with his family. Brad (dad), Sandy (grandma), Brett and Jacqueline Singer, (cousins), a friend of the Singers, Morris (grandpa), Kim (aunt) and Kristin (mom)....
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Racer Kyle O’Gara rides hot streak with three straight pavement wins
Beech Grove native Kyle O’Gara celebrates 100-lap sprint car race win Saturday night at Anderson Speedway with wife Marissa and crew members, mechanic Nick Lundgreen and crew chief Brad Larsen. By Al...
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