Letter To The Editor: No To Data Center
The Clinton County community has advocates on both sides of the aisle when it come to supporting or not the proposed data center project. For or against, KNS always welcomes your opinion on this or any other matter you see fit to speak out on. The following is a Letter to the Editor submitted by […]
Same Old Colts: Big Risks, Bad Coaching, and a Familiar Ending
Colts fans didn’t need a history lesson Saturday night—but we got one anyway. Houston’s 20–16 win over the Chargers didn’t just clinch a playoff spot for the Texans. It officially slammed the door on Indianapolis and stamped the Colts into the record books as just the sixth team in NFL history to start 8–2 and […]
New Business Spotlight: Surreal Concepts
A new locally based creative business is bringing custom art, design, and practical fabrication services to Frankfort. Surreal Concepts recently opened, offering custom 3D printing, airbrushed apparel, hand-painted home décor, and vinyl graphics. The business focuses on personalized, made-to-order projects ranging from replacement plastic parts and prototypes to custom clothing, wall art, and business signage. […]
EDITORIAL: The Democrats Have Pulled Me Down To Their Level…Almost
Redistricting is supposed to be a once-a-decade housekeeping chore-a dull, civic, map-drawing duty that is supposed to keep representation fair as populations shift. But let’s not kid ourselves: For decades in this country, redistricting hasn’t been about fairness. It’s about power. It’s about whatever party happens to be holding the pen when it carves up […]
Board Responds to Claims of Lagoon Damage, Cites Extensive Improvements
A member of the Frankfort Utility Service Board is pushing back against social media claims that the city is “destroying the lagoons,” pointing instead to several years of improvements at the Frankfort Lagoons Wildlife Sanctuary. Rick Gunyon, one of five members of the Utility Service Board (USB) and the board’s liaison to the sanctuary, said […]
Server Farms Versus Real Farms: Pennsylvania Community At A Crossroads
Across rural America, from central Pennsylvania to right here in Indiana, the debate over large-scale data center development is becoming one of the defining local issues of the decade. Supporters see jobs, tax revenue, and economic modernization. Opponents cite farmland loss, higher utility bills, and fears that rural communities will bear the burden while outside […]
EDITORIAL: Shop Local They Remember Your Coffee Order. Amazon Remembers Your Credit Card Number
Look, we all love convenience. The ability to order a garden hose, a Himalayan salt lamp, and a suspiciously cheap 12-pack of socks at 2 a.m. is one of the great achievements of modern society. But here’s the truth: every time you click “Buy Now,” a small business in Clinton County sheds a single, perfectly […]
Winter Storm Watch Through Sunday
Frankfort is now under a Winter Storm Watch from late Friday night through Sunday afternoon. Forecasts are calling for three to seven inches of snow across central Indiana, with periods of heavier snowfall possible throughout the weekend. Clinton County is expected to see fluctuating conditions as temperatures hover near freezing, creating the potential for slick […]
Two Clinton County Brothers Honored for Heroic Actions
The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office has honored two young brothers for extraordinary bravery after a man reportedly broke into their Mulberry home and violently attacked their mother. According to investigators, Plainfield Police were called to the home after a report of a burglary that left the homeowner injured. Deputies learned that the suspect, identified as […]
Reconstructing the Old Native Trails of Frankfort
We have had an overwhelming positive response to our recent Clinton County Indian Trails story we posted earlier this week. When we have the opportunity, with the help of stories we have learned talking to locals, the Clinton County Historical Society, books read in the past and a little help from Google, we will bring […]
FMU Claims It Has Enough Utilities for Data Center
Frankfort Municipal Utilities completed an analysis regarding whether Frankfort’s water, sewer, and electric infrastructure can support the proposed data center on County Road 300 W and 0 N. Frankfort Municipal Utilities’ answer is yes. A study conducted and dated November 16, found Frankfort has enough power, water, and wastewater available to support the proposed use […]
Under Our Feet: The Old Indian Trails That Still Shape Frankfort
What Clinton County and the State of Indiana and the United States themselves lack in age, you can see in the travel ways when you stand on the town square in Frankfort. The travel ways you are looking at in any direction are much, much older than Clinton County, the State of Indiana, and the […]