by Hank Nuwer | Jun 28, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Four bandits sped into Farmland from the northwest at 1 p.m. on April 28, 1937, passing the plows and tractors of farmers who worked for their daily bread. As lookout Clarence Shaffer and another man stood guard by the getaway car with tommy guns locked and loaded,...
by Hank Nuwer | May 2, 2024 | Book Review, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Sports
Far from Randolph County: Publishing is like writing against the wind (First published in the Winchester News-Gazette, May 2, 2024 When I go to parties, I’m the least likely guest to don a lampshade for attention. Chances are you’ll find me by my lonesome in the...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
On February 21, 1998, a 19-year-old gentle soul named Lynn Topp from North Star, Ohio, walked for exercise on a less-traveled road off Ohio 49. A student at Wright State University’s Lake Campus in Celina, she had thick, abundant hair and a cheerful smile always on...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Philip Kabel of Randolph County penned occasional pieces on Randolph County history for the Union City paper. One such story, addressed the hideous March 22, 1824, murders of peaceful Native Americans by white settlers on Fall Creek hunting grounds in Madison County....
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 22, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
Far from Randolph By Hank Nuwer In the early 1950s an Admiral TV appeared in the Nuwer household’s living room. Because there were only four networks, even minor TV stars drew viewers the way Taylor Swift today transfixes fans. Everyone in America seemed to watch the...
by Hank Nuwer | Feb 1, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Humor
By Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia’s dream to ride at top speed in a stockcar will come true next month. That’s her birthday gift from me. 10 years ago, I seized my own stockcar opportunity on the Lucas track in Clermont, Ind. “Dear Hank. Congratulations. Drivetech...
