Tipton-Based Company is Built on Tradition Photographer / Jim Hunt Dustin Smith, owner of Cabinetry 28 in Tipton, says cabinetry runs in his blood.  “My great-grandfather, Thory Shelton, was in the cabinetry business first,” Smith says. “He was a master carpenter from Kentucky, and the first person in my family to go to college. He ...

The Tipton County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Kegan Schmicker as the new executive director, effective September 1, 2020. After a month-long search and a review of many qualified applications, the Board of Directors concluded that Schmicker put forth the best action plan for developing the next level of value-added service to Tipton ...

Local 685 Women’s Committee Helping in the Fight Against Breast Cancer Photography Provided The Local 685 Women’s Committee, a UAW organization for the Chrysler plant facilities in Kokomo, has actively been supporting breast cancer research in many ways. The committee has been around for a long time, and has recently been planning events and raising ...

Photography Provided Diana Bond In 2012, an annual mammogram detected triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for about 10 to 15% of all breast cancers, and refers to the cancer cells that test negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors, as well as the protein called HER2. The biggest challenge I had was that my husband was ...

Tipton Vintage & Artisan Market Showcases Pieces More Than a Century old Photography Provided When visitors walk into Memory Lane Antiques, located at 120 North Main Street, they immediately sense the shop is different from a typical antique store. Owned by Susan DeVault and her husband Jack, the shop showcases antique pieces more than a ...

Writer / Patrick K. Rocchio Photography Provided by Chris Beushausen and Patrick K. Rocchio A few weeks ago during this rather dismal and self-isolating hot summer, it was announced that Indiana Beach was reopening under new ownership. The promise was to provide patrons with an immensely improved amusement and water park experience. During my teen ...

Western Primary School’s All-Inclusive Playground, a Year Later Photography Provided Tricia Harlow, a physical education teacher at Western Primary School in Russiaville, is witnessing her two-year dream become a reality with the addition of the school’s all-inclusive playground. Thanks to contributions from individuals and community groups, plus donations of time and equipment from area businesses, ...

Apple Group, Inc. Provides Quality Screen Printing and Embroidery Photography Provided Judy and Ed Burton, and their sons Greg and Kory, founders of Apple Group, Inc. in Tipton, say local residents have helped their various family businesses succeed through the years. “The amount of community support we have received from people in Tipton and the ...

Anytime Fitness Reopens in Tipton Photographer / Austin Mariasy Jennifer Sturges, co-owner of Anytime Fitness in Tipton, is glad her fitness center is open again. For more than four years, she has enjoyed being able to offer a positive place for local residents to exercise, and is thrilled to be helping people again. “My husband ...