The Winkler and Smith family know the importance of giving back to the community, so when Charlie Smith proposed around the kitchen table that they could create a family fund  … Read more

As a young child, Julie Osting Connolly was an outdoor girl. She spent her childhood hunting arrowheads, helping her dad with the livestock and exploring the wilderness around her house.  … Read more

When donors create a fund to support a specific cause, it is referred to as a field of interest fund. RCCF’s field of interest grants are awarded each fall to  … Read more

On Friday, June 27, we hosted an honorary dinner, gathering current and former board members to celebrate over three decades of “leafing” a positive impact on Rush County.   For  … Read more

Rush Countians of all ages are in good hands, thanks to your generosity. Cycle I Community Grants totaling $77,553.21 were awarded to eight organizations. Additionally, First5 received $35,000 for annual  … Read more

Classmates Anita Mohr, (The RHS DAR Good Citizen of 1964 – see photo above!) and Chris Levi, along with several Rushville High School (RHS) alumni, discussed planning their 60th class  … Read more

Entering the meeting, a group of leaders from 17 local social service organizations sit in a circle, and the quiet, yet electric, energy floats around the room. The group, Caring  … Read more

The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) has announced that Rush County will receive a $500,000 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Grant to assist local homeowners. With just under $1  … Read more

Photo by: Harrison Wicker, Love Community Center Intern Entering the Love Community Center, my ears are greeted with the enthusiastic strumming of ukuleles, while the mouth-watering smell of barbecue welcomes  … Read more

by Katie Thoman When she pulled through the quiet neighborhood in Milroy, she missed it. To Tara Hagan’s disbelief, her GPS brought her to ferocious green shrouds burying a dreary  … Read more