It’s Here!

            If you live in Hendricks County and have not received your 2026 Primary Election Guide yet, let us know. We spent countless hours on the guide and paid to have it printed and mailed to every household in Hendricks County. Over 81,000 pieces.

            It’s sad to say but every time we have mailed out a mass mailer there seem to be a lot of them that do not get delivered. If you or someone you know did not receive one, please let us know. We will compile the list and take it to the post office so we can investigate it.

            Unfortunately, we do not have a lot of extra physical copies so if you did not receive the guide you can go to our website to get an electronic copy of the guide.

            The first bundle of the guide walked through the doors of the newspaper Monday to raucous cheers of the hard-working staff members that put it all together.

            In fact, you would think the circus was coming to town the way they were parading around the office. Everybody worked hard to put this together. Hats off to everyone.

Speaking of Parades…

            We got a note from an upset subscriber today. They were upset we had a press release about the No Kings parade in Plainfield in our March 26 issue.

            Believe it or not, we get few complaints about our newspaper. The last complaint I remember getting was that we have too much news every week and they couldn’t get through it all before the next issue arrived.

            I would like to have a word with this reader and any others of you that were upset about that press release.

            I am sorry you are upset. We do not mean to upset our paying subscribers.

            The Hendricks County Democrats sent us the press release, and we ran it. If the Hendricks County GOP sends us a press release, we run it. We can’t possibly run every press release and would prefer a paid advertisement over a press release but like the Rolling Stones song says, “You can’t always get what you want.”

            With that, we hope you see our newspaper as a reflection of your community. Every article, every contributor, every obituary, is from this community.

            If the contents in our pages upset you, you are welcome to come to the newspaper and chat with me over a cup of coffee, my treat. You can cancel your subscription at any time but please, give me a call or stop by before you do. Your patronage is appreciated. Thank you.

The Republican World Tour

            It’s time to get out and enjoy this springtime weather and it’s time to get out and meet all of you.

            Starting Wednesday April 8, from 11 a.m. to noon, we begin our world tour of stops around Hendricks County. Our first stop will be at Fields Coffee inside the new building at Northview Church in Danville.

            We may not make it around the entire world, but we will make it around the entire county. Keep your eyes open for our next “pop up” newsstand and be sure to stop by and say “hi.” Bring your friends, family, and neighbors.

If I may, continued…

            We are almost done introducing you to the staff here that keep things running smoothly.

Peggy Stevens. Peggy is my favorite sister. She is my only sister but if I had any other sisters, I think she would still be my favorite.

Peggy has always been an inspiration for me. One of the things I admire about her is how she always made sure the people under her were treated fairly. You want her in your corner when you are in a fight.

She came out of retirement to work with us one day a week taking care of our payroll and payables. There’s not enough room in this newspaper to tell you all the stories but make no mistake, we have made some stories together. Thank you, Peggy.

Phil Brickler. You all know Phil by now. If not, stop by the paper on any given day at any given time and there is as good chance you will see Mr. Bricker.

While he doesn’t really do anything, we love having him around. Just kidding. What Phil brings to the table is a smile and a great attitude. We all feel better when Phil stops in and for that reason, he is an important part of what we do here.

Ginny Vornholt. If you did not already know, Ginny is my wife and has been for 34 years this year. I couldn’t have and wouldn’t have bought this rag if not for her support.

She jumps in and helps at the newspaper whenever help is needed. She brings us food all the time and helps proofread the newspaper every week. If anyone at the newspaper is ill Ginny is likely to show up at their door with some homemade food.

All of us here are better off because of her (and her food. She owns What’s Cooking catering company.) Thank you for putting up with my crazy ideas. Here’s to another 34 years. Love you!

She also loves building projects but that is a story for another time.

That takes care of pretty much everybody here. Oh wait, I think I’m missing someone. If I think of who it is I will tell you a bit about her next week.

Have a wonderful week.