INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana state Rep. and Assistant Minority Leader Karlee Macer, D-Speedway, announced last week she will not be seeking a bid for governor.

I was driving near home one cool, clear pleasant morning recently, when I saw the birds.

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Pictured is the 2019 Central Noble High School football team. The Cougars are coached by Trevor Tipton.

Pictured is the 2019 Central Noble volleyball team. Front row, left to right, are Bridgette Gray, Kylie Urso, Jenica Berkes and Abby Hile. In the second row are Anna Scott, Amber Spencer, Lydia Andrew, Macy Coney and Claire Scott. In the third row are Kennedy Pulver, Lauren Marks, Emma Marke…

Albion Park Board member Joe Smith was honored recently for his years of service to the town. Smith is leaving the area and has resigned his position on the board. From left, are park board member Tim Kiebel, Parks Department Superintendent Casey Myers, Smith, and park board members Bev Fitz…

WABASH — David Crosby, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, will perform at the Honeywell Center on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m.

The Albion Town Council Aug. 13 approved the hiring of Matt Fought, center, as its newest full-time deputy marshal. Also pictured are Chief Deputy Trince Hursey, left, and Albion Town Marshal Scott Cole.

The Albion Town Council paid special tribute to former resident Bob Wilson during its meeting Aug. 13 in the Albion Municipal Building. Albion Parks/Cemetery Department Superintendent Casey Myers presented Wilson’s family with a pair of memorial plaques which will be placed at Rose Hill Ceme…

KENDALLVILLE — Charles Grandstaff of rural Kendallville likes to keep busy in his retirement. He mows his large yard shaded by walnut, oak and maple trees, feeds the birds and takes care of his garden.

As I drove into town one clear morning recently, looking for birds along the road as I always do, I saw 15, just 14. There were 14 swallows perched on the power line along the road and one robin that flew across the road ahead of me. Fifteen birds, where I used to see many times that number.