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HANCOCK COUNTY — The small child was sitting in the front of a grocery cart with a toy in his hand while his slightly older brother was walking around with a Sheriff’s flashlight, shining it at anyone who got close enough.

HANCOCK COUNTY — The Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors announces lane closures on I-70 near Mount Comfort. Beginning on or after Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 9 p.m. through Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 6 a.m. crews will close the left two lanes of I-70 eastbound from 93.6 mm to 95 mm and the left lane of I-70 eastbound from 103 mm to 104.5 mm. Beginning on or after Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6 a.m. crews will close the left lane of I-70 westbound at 106 mm to 104 mm. These lane closures will allow crews to safely complete patching operations. INDOT reminds drivers to consider worker safety by slowing down, using caution and avoiding distractions when traveling in and near work zones. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.

NEW PALESTINE — A grownup Spiderman, James Meadows, and his sidekick Spiderman junior, Brody Gunn, Meadows’ grandson, were hanging out at the pumpkin painting table adding just the right color of bright yellow to a mini pumpkin at the Second Annual New Palestine Harvest Fest Saturday afternoon.

MT. COMFORT — Many local nonprofit organizations gathered to offer information, goodies and more to the seniors of Hancock County this past Saturday. The free...

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

I sometimes wonder what my return rate is on the merchandise I buy online.

Services take place Sunday unless otherwise noted.

Here is a list of events happening in Hancock County this weekend and beyond. If you know of an upcoming community event that you’d like to see featured here, email [email protected].

GREENFIELD — When Rich Bailey thinks about evangelism, he remembers a quote from 1800s pastor and writer Charles Spurgeon: “If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell … with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them … let not one go unwarned or unprayed for.”

HANCOCK COUNTY — It was mass chaos Wednesday night at Rob and Holly Siegel’s house in Fountaintown, where a trio of 16-year-old girls could be heard laughing as the smoke alarm rang out.