Alexandria “Ally” Kilzer, 2016 Bloomfield Apple Festival Queen and 2017 graduate of Bloomfield High School, was recently informed she had made the Dean’s list at Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences. Kilzer’s mother, Brandi Lewis, works at Baxter Pharmaceuticals in Bloomington and her father, Joel Kilzer, is an electrical engineer at Crane. Kilzer’s grandmother is Susie Lewis of Bloomfield and her sister, Nicole, is a senior at BHS...

Our Pet of the Week this week is Jake. Jake is a one-year-old walker hound with a rare affliction. Jake does NOT know he is a dog. Poor Jake sets his alarm every evening so he won’t be late for work and carefully lays out his suit and matching tie. He makes sure his bus pass in his wallet and packs his lunchbox in preparation for a busy day. ...

Three rounds of the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball state tournament have concluded. Two teams are still standing. One will win the grand prize. After 30 games in four months it all comes down to this: The Linton-Stockton Miners (27-3) and the Andrean 59ers (20-8) will meet in a Saturday showdown at Bankers Life Fieldhouse – the home of the Indiana Pacers – with a Class 2A state title on the line...