Multiple police agencies were searching near Crawfordsville for a Sweet Home man whom Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said is armed and dangerous Linn County sheriff's deputies searched for an armed suspect near Crawfordsville in an effort that was joined by multiple agencies and at least one SWAT team Wednesday Multiple law enforcement agencies responded near Holley to search for the suspect Sheriff Michelle Duncan cautioned the public to stay clear of Upper Calapooia Drive during the response "We are looking for an armed subject," Duncan said by email Brandon Fountain reported that the suspect was believed to have left the area A Facebook post on the Linn County Sheriff's Office page said they were searching for Sweet Home resident Tyler Lanz our deputies assisted Sweet Home Police Department in a pursuit of Tyler Lanz who has outstanding felony warrants from the Parole Board for Assault II Lanz left his vehicle and continued to flee on foot in the area of Upper Calapooia Drive and Springer Road The search is on near Crawfordsville for a Sweet Home man "Sweet Home police officers and Linn County deputies are in the area searching for Lanz Sheriff Duncan is asking people to stay out of the area and an emergency alert message has been sent to nearby residents "If anyone sees Lanz or has information on his whereabouts they should not approach and immediately call 911." Agencies on the scene came from as far away as Salem and Benton County The call initially came over the scanner as a kidnapping/standoff There is no information yet about the precipitating event that set off the manhunt A police officer marks and collects evidence at a crime scene where a green car has run off the road into a ditch near Holley the most recent charge being a strangulation An indictment filed last month in Linn County Circuit Court accuses him of strangling a woman on Aug In 2018, he was convicted and sentenced to nearly six years for trying to strangle a girlfriend with a belt He led authorities on a chase in 2010 after failure to appear on warrants and failure to perform community service More Brownsville area news More Sweet Home news Cody Mann covers public safety and justice in Linn and Benton counties. He can be contacted at 541-812-6113 or Cody.Mann@lee.net Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email Email notifications are only sent once a day The sheriff said deputies were surrounding the scene in East Linn County when a motorcycle drove by at a high rate of speed whom Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said is… Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Just past noon on a gray spring Tuesday at a gas station in Crawfordsville who live in New Richmond a few towns north didn’t pull into the Sunoco just off Interstate 74 for gas At the walk-up counter inside the convenience store 78-year-old Dennis orders a fried pork tenderloin sandwich for the couple to split — the dish that drew him and his wife here two years ago and nearly every week since 1 seed in the first round behind an enthusiastic voter base before falling in the second Hours remain in Tenderloin Tournament: Vote now for the champ But for some residents of Crawfordsville and its neighboring small towns the roughly 20-seat "dining room" in the center of the convenience store is also a place for community “It’s just like how the old days were,” Dennis said When the staff at Sunoco sees a customer come in for the second time they’re instructed to ask the person’s name took over operation of the Sunoco at 2501 Lafayette Road in late 2011 They hoped to revive the business as a hybrid quick-service restaurant/fueling station on the north side of Crawfordsville which has far fewer local dining options than the city’s downtown near Wabash College The couple each brought expertise to the endeavor who served as a nuclear engineer in the United States Navy from 1987-96 and has worked in engineering ever since was well-equipped to handle maintenance of the Sunoco’s myriad machinery In addition to the gasoline and diesel available at most gas stations Midwest Clean Fuel offers electrical charging compressed natural gas and even 110-octane leaded race fuel Trish credits her previous career as a registered nursing manager for teaching her how to lead Sunoco’s staff Although she had no prior restaurant experience Trish considered herself a “real good home-style cook,” having learned the secrets of the kitchen from her mother and “granny” as a little girl in South Carolina On top of daily offerings like fried chicken the Sunoco occasionally serves Heartland comfort classics like meatloaf or chicken and noodles What makes this pork tenderloin sandwich one of the state's most sought-afterBut Trish initially had no familiarity with the signature Hoosier sandwich Because she spent most of her life in the South — the Schwabes moved from Arkansas to Crawfordsville in 1996 for Carl’s work — Trish didn’t even taste a pork tenderloin until after she opened Midwest Clean Fuel When customers insisted she add the iconic dish to her menu Trish figured the food was just a “Hoosier thing.” Still tenderloins soon hit the fryers at Midwest Clean Fuel And as Trish continued her tenderloin research across Indiana Trish now self-identifies as a tenderloin pursuer seeking out the breaded behemoths wherever she and Carl travel Her ideal version of the wiener schnitzel-inspired dish is a touch thicker than the hammered-thin Hoosier ideal resulting in a higher meat-to-breading ratio those who order the $10.50 sandwich at Sunoco receive a hearty 6-to-8-ounce pork loin sliced in-house and tenderized to roughly the length and width of a Nerf football and about as thick as a Steinbeck novella Where ultra-slim tenderloins might drape over the edges of their plates the Schwabes’ schnitzels extend beyond the confines of their buns in a nearly straight line The sandwich has helped Midwest Clean Fuel develop a customer base that Trish called a “demographic of tenderloin connoisseurs.” Visitors from across the United States have all sought a taste of that fabled gas station tenderloin 'A kind word and a smile'As Kathy Olin nibbles through her share of the sprawling sandwich Dennis talks Montgomery County high school baseball with part-time Sunoco employee Darrell Dyson a 69-year-old retiree who last worked in housing at Purdue has picked up shifts at Sunoco for about a year and a half during which he’s gotten to know Kathy and “Denny.” Many of Midwest Clean Fuel’s regulars are farmers Dennis' story is almost quintessentially small-town American: born just outside New Richmond worked as a farmer for 15 years in a town to the north and then 20 years as a bus driver before he eventually retired Trish has seen small businesses around her come and go She knows how difficult it is to stay open Although Midwest Clean Fuel bears the Sunoco brand and sells its gas In the store’s early days she doubled as a fry cook and cashier six days a week with Carl often joining her after his day job All six of the Schwabes’ children have also worked at the Sunoco at one point Now able to delegate most responsibilities to her staff Trish credits her business’ growth and longevity to friendliness and empathy Employees always greet customers with a kind word and a smile a cancer treatment center and a dialysis center occasionally sees people on their worst days just stopping in for a soda “They come in carrying a lot of weight on their shoulders,” Trish said We all bring whatever we’re going through with us.” There’s no question that the mystique of a superb pork tenderloin sandwich has brought many guests to Midwest Clean Fuel over the years Countless more have stopped only for gas before hopping back on I-74 whether they're coming for fuel that's unleaded or hand-breaded Sunoco Midwest Clean Fuel is located at 2501 Lafayette Road in Crawfordsville Click Here for your 5 day Forecast The Annual Crawfordsville Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday following the Fire Department Pancake breakfast The egg hunt is at the Crawfordsville ball field The event is hosted by the Crawfordsville Community Club A U.S. highway, two state roads and a railroad all meet on Market Street in Crawfordsville, Indiana The intersection is frequently blocked by a train visitors and truck drivers who either don't know about or can't use an alternative route The city recently announced it has received funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program The $1.6 million grant will be used to engineer plans to eventually eliminate the crossing the city will be able to seek construction funds in a future grant application Here's what to know about Crawfordsville's problematic crossing 136 converges on Market Street in Crawfordsville A busy CSX Transportation railroad track crosses the intersection What is the problem with the Crawfordsville intersection?The city said in a news release the convergence of two Indiana state roads and a U.S highway to one point at a busy rail crossing creates serious issues in the community While an overpass rail crossing on Wabash Avenue allows traffic to flow unimpeded when a train blocks this crossing the surrounding road network is not able to accommodate the amount of traffic trying to use Wabash Avenue at once the combination of frustrated local citizens visitors to the community unfamiliar with the detour and truck traffic unable to navigate around the blocked crossing creates an unsafe situation for residents and visitors What does Crawfordsville envision for this intersection?Crawfordsville hopes to improve the crossing by eliminating the interaction between vehicles/pedestrians and rail traffic The project design will incorporate sidewalks Fencing and other access restrictions along the rail line will further reduce the risk of pedestrian interaction with rail traffic as pedestrians also are frequently spotted using the railroad as a path Crawfordsville native Will Shortz: 10 celebrities you didn't know went to Indiana University Crawfordsville has struggled with this issue for decades and the city has made several attempts to receive funding in recent years the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced the Local Trax Rail Overpass program INDOT did not select Crawfordsville as a recipient community the city applied for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants from the Federal Transit Administration in 2018 and 2019 Following those failed attempts to secure funding Crawfordsville shifted to a data-focused approach that was used to support the successful FRA grant application What is the impact of the crossing on the community?Data collected for more than a year showed the crossing was blocked more than 277 hours during the study period impacting the 16,492 vehicles that traverse the crossing on an average day Using a formula created by Federal Highway Administration these blockages cost residents and businesses $2.67 million per year in terms of lost time and productivity the value of estimated annual CO2 emissions created by idling vehicles waiting at the crossing was valued at nearly $33,000 a year An online survey found of the 1,691 participants 99% said they had been stopped by the crossing and 43% said they had witnessed a pedestrian walk around the stop arms or through a stopped train “This problem has challenged our community for many years and we are excited to finally have a pathway for addressing it This funding will allow us to plan for a grade separation and will position us well for obtaining the funding to construct it creating a permanent solution that equips Crawfordsville to come to terms with this problem once and for all,” said Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton in the release Despite the crossing being located on state highways Crawfordsville has committed to contributing the required match The beautiful state of Indiana, known best for Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500 From Greencastle and Depauw Nature Park to Wabash and Charley Creek Gardens each of these secluded small towns has a plethora of great attractions that encourage visitors to return over and over Whether you are looking for a unique museum there is something for everyone within these twelve out-of-the-way small towns in the Hoosier State otherwise known as the great state of Indiana offering guests the opportunity to explore a scenic is the perfect spot for getting back to nature An awesome historical facet to Greencastle is that Depauw Park was once the site of an active limestone quarry from 1917 to 1977 The Putnam County Museum and the Periodic Museum of the Elements two other great attractions within the town of Greencastle both provide that informative sense of history for those who wish to learn for those who love to feel the need for speed Lincoln Park Speedway is six miles south of downtown and has been in existence since 1973 About 45 minutes south of Lafayette Crawfordsville is home to several natural amenities including Sugar Creek Nature Trail (which you can hike along) inside of Sugar Creek Nature Park situated along the banks of the tranquil Sugar Creek offers chances for some photography as well especially if a peaceful ambiance is what you are looking for Crawfordsville is also home to a plethora of historic attributes The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum and the Rotary Jail Museum which was built in 1881 and is the only rotary jail still in operation wrote it while residing in the town of Crawfordsville The town of Warsaw, situated less than an hour west of Fort Wayne is known for being home to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Wagon Wheel is in itself well known for almost 70 fabulous years of musical theater including performances of "Sister Act," "Grease," and "Steel Magnolias" in recent years Wagon Wheel also offers youth theater and several class options Warsaw is perfect for those who love nature as well While Chapman Lake and Center Lake provide awesome water-related activities has over a hundred different plants that can be found within the Bible Approximately 25 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky the quaint town of Corydon is home to several great natural attractions like O’Bannon Woods State Park and Hayswood Nature Reserve Hayswood is just over 300 acres of scenic wilderness while O’Bannon Woods consists of around 2,000 acres of landscape and is home to the Wyandotte Caves The William Henry Harrison Log Cabin, Battle of Corydon Memorial Park, and Corydon Capitol State Historic Site also call Corydon home. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States, while the state historic site honors Indiana's first state capital. The Battle of Corydon Memorial Park symbolizes the only official American Civil War battle to occur in the state Not to be confused with Salem, Massachusetts which has featured premier races for almost 70 years Some of the many Salem Speedway race car drivers include Jeff Gordon is considered to be one of the most renowned tracks in America The town of Salem is home to several museums as well including the Depot Railroad Museum and Stevens Memorial Museum Both the railroad and memorial museum are an integral part of the John Hay Center While the railroad museum is a duplicate of the original Monon depot the Stevens Memorial Museum showcases the community’s heritage with some very interesting exhibits The tiny town of Spencer is a favorite spot for those who know about McCormick’s Creek State Park This state park offers a multitude of great amenities and dynamic views of a magnificent canyon and wondrous waterfall Visitors can also spend the night or weekend camping out within the boundaries of the park Other phenomenal attributes of the town of Spencer include the Cataract General Store which opened in 1860 and is now considered to be one of Indiana’s oldest general stores which opened in 1928 with the film "Shopworn Angel," was restored in 2013 and is now one of the most prominent buildings in town Situated over a hundred miles west of Cincinnati the town of Nashville is a perfect getaway from the hustle of big-city living and horseback riding to camping within the great outdoors this phenomenal state park is the place to check out Some other amenities of the town of Nashville include many art attractions like Brown County Art Gallery and Brown County Art Guild Both offer an intrinsic look into the minds of local artists for those who prefer the historic side of art who was a famous painter of Indiana scenery and fishing in Snow Lake and Lake James to hiking along the many gorgeous nature trails this state park is a hidden gem worth discovering Angola is also home to two of the best golf courses in the state has a phenomenal membership program with club-fitting attributes for each visitor Just above the Ohio River Madison is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream come true numerous hiking trails that are numbered for convenience which runs along the northern banks of the Ohio River comfort is easily attainable in this quaint town Some other great spots in Madison include the Lanier Mansion State Historic Site and Madison Railroad Station Museum While Lanier Mansion is considered a “crown jewel" of Greek Revival architecture situated close to both Lanier Mansion and Heritage Trail has several exhibits honoring how important the railroad is to the people of the area Located approximately 85 miles northeast of Evansville French Lick was named after some French settlers who settled down near a salt lick which provided animals with minerals they needed to survive that this quaint town is now home to several spas including Aesthetics Salon & Spa and Serenity Day Spa This waterpark offers numerous attractions from tube and body slides to the Buccaneer Bay play structure Home of Tippecanoe River State Park and part of the Panhandle Pathway Winamac is the ideal small town for those who wish to get away from the big city for a while is 22 miles of railroad tracks that were converted to hiking trails Kersting’s Cycle Center & Museum is also located in Winamac this fun spot gives visitors the option to buy new or used motorcycles as well as an opportunity to learn more about the history of motorcycles They even have a 1931 Indian motorcycle on display From the Honeywell Center and Eagles Theatre to the Dr. James Ford Historic Home, the town of Wabash is an ideal place to get away and find some peace. Located 90 miles south of Notre Dame this town of around 10,000 permanent residents is worth the drive Wabash is also home to Charley Creek Gardens which is situated downtown and features six acres of gorgeous gardens in conjunction with its own horticultural center which provides conservation for the plants it protects Charley Creek Gardens offers a phenomenal site for special events photos and original descriptions © 2025 worldatlas.com Home / Community Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread The Crawfordsville Wednesday Study Club met at the home of Ruth Erwin for their April 16 Ruth shared some articles from the Swedish Heritage Society newsletter which brought about some reminiscing regarding days growing up and the changes that have occurred in our lifetime The group enjoyed touring Ruth's "new" apartment as well as the delicious refreshments she served The next meeting will be hosted by Janice on Wednesday The Crawfordsville Fire Department held a very successful Pancake Breakfast Saturday morning with over 300 being served The Southeast Regional Fire Honor Guard from Burlington did a presentation of colors the Crawfordsville Community held an Easter Egg Hunt at the ball field Spending the Easter weekend in the home of Joey and Alice Hochstetler were family members Matt and Ilona Roberts and Grady of Milford Guests of Doug and Carol Steele Easter were Doug and Carrie Wilkerson and Emma of Center Point and Cory and Katie Steele Billie Jo Rose and Kevin Rose spent Easter with Joi and David Dellamuth at Williamsburg A celebration of life will be held Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of the United Church of Crawfordsville for Marvin Pool of Yalaha We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Eyler created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Spring Clean-up in Crawfordsville will be held Monday Household debris should be bagged ...100 lb Paint cans should be emptied and dried out Any questions call the city clerk at 319-461-5533 The Crawfordsville Lions Club met Monday evening at the Crawfordsville Community Room with ten members present President Scott Davis called the meeting to order leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Lion Fletcher gave the invocation The meeting reconvened following the delicious meal prepared and served by Alice Hocstetler The minutes of March 24 were read by Secretary Rose and they were approved as read Old Business: Lion Love gave a report of the District 9SE Convention he had attended mid-morning and lunch April 15 at the First Methodist Church in Mt It was mentioned that host families are needed for exchange students There were raffles and other games to participate in Lion Nancy Love won the chance to put a pie in the face of L.C.I.F The Peace Poster winner from the 9SE District was from Columbus Jct International Director Debbie Cantrill from Missouri gave a very interesting account of her life as she'd faced many difficult situations and meeting her husband who was a Lion and becoming a Lion herself has helped her to overcome many adversities and gain confidence and succeed in many aspects of her life New Business: Help isn't needed at the cemetery this year Serving lunch at Fun Days in July was mentioned with further information to come as the time draws closer There will be an Omelet Breakfast at the Main Lodge at Camp Courageous at Monticello on April 27 from 8-12 Tail Twister entertained with trivia about numerous T.V Crawfordsville is one of the sites expected to be closed in Indiana by UPS In a notice posted by Teamsters Local 710 on Frida the union said it was informed by UPS Labor that the company plans on closing several buildings in Indiana No definitive date for the closures was mentioned INDIANAPOLIS -- The location wasn't flashy. From the outside, it didn't look like a place where champions would dine. This MCL cafeteria was in a run-of-the-mill strip mall shopping center on Crawfordsville Road next to a Harbor Freight Tools Mattress Firm Clearance Center and across the street from a Great Clips But this restaurant that served comfort food and divine slices of pie for six decades also happened to be just 2.5 miles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway And because of that, especially in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, it was the place where Indy 500 drivers, team owners and the who's who of IndyCar racing came for a home-cooked plate of meat And sometimes a carry-out order of fried chicken to take back to the track A sign on the door welcomed its final customers and said goodbye at the same time "Our Speedway MCL location will be permanently closing after April 20 We thank you in the Speedway community for years of support and patronage We hope to see you at one of our other local MCL locations." is still reminiscent of an eatery that would have been bustling in an age before cell phones computers and the options of food delivery with a click of a button was a regular patron at the Speedway location And so were all the Indy 500 drivers and their teams who Scott Gauger said affectionately called the Speedway MCL the "Medicare Lounge," due to its reputation of serving older diners The restaurant walls were decorated with photos of drivers and Indy 500 history A giant race car was splashed on a wall in the dining area "It never got old just walking in there," said Gauger "And there was always race drivers in there and racing teams basically lived there It was just a local close-by hangout with home food it offered the fried chicken family meal -- four orders of fried chicken corn on the cob) and four portions of bread (cloverleaf roll Today is the final day of the Speedway MCL," Jake Query a veteran announcer with IndyCar Radio Network and host of sports radio show "Query & Company," posted to Facebook Sunday my great aunts Helen & Rosalie ate here a lot Called up fellow MCL employee alum Oreo to enjoy a final lunch." MCL opened as a single restaurant in 1950 and has since expanded to locations in Indiana and Ohio Follow IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow on X: @DanaBenbow. Reach her via email: dbenbow@indystar.com The family of Stanley Robert Clang created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating The service will be livestreamed on the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home Facebook page and YouTube channel at the funeral home with family present from 4-6:00PM Eubanks may be designated to the Crawfordsville 1st Responders or the Parkview Home in Wayland.  She graduated from Wapello High School and was united in marriage to Forrest Dwight Eubanks She was employed with Sylvania in Burlington helped on the farm and also operated a catering business She found joy in the simple pleasures of life from riding her side-by-side to check cattle to making homemade noodles which she served piping hot for anyone lucky enough to share a meal with her She loved spending time mowing her yard and savoring a delicious plate of Mexican food particularly her grandchildren and great-grandchildren Myrlene was a dedicated mother and is survived by her son She was a proud grandmother to Jeff (Amy) Eubanks of Crawfordsville Jason (Becky) Eubanks of Hedrick and Janelle (Donnie) Escher of Washington She also leaves behind her cherished great-grandchildren: Emma (Travis) Clemen Beatty Funeral Home & Cremation Service Washington Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors CRAWFORDSVILLE – The City of Crawfordsville is pleased to announce it has been awarded funding by the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.  Grant funding will be used for a $1.6 million Market Street Railroad Crossing Elimination Planning and Development project This funding will support project planning and development phases for a grade separation at Market Street and the CSX Transportation railroad crossing in Crawfordsville.  The planning process will qualify the City to seek funding for construction Final design and construction phases will be included in a future grant request once planning and development phases have been completed The convergence of several Indiana State Highways to one point at a busy rail crossing creates serious issues in the community more than just traffic delays.  While there is an overpass rail crossing on Wabash Avenue that should allow traffic to flow unimpeded when a train blocks this crossing the surrounding road network cannot accommodate the amount of traffic trying to use Wabash Avenue at once.  Often and truck traffic unable to navigate around the blocked crossing creates an incredibly unsafe situation for residents and visitors to the community alike Future projects will improve the crossing by eliminating the interaction between vehicles/pedestrians and rail traffic The project will incorporate the necessary elements or multi-use trail paths.  Fencing and other restrictive access measures along the rail line will be implemented further to reduce the risk of pedestrian interaction with rail traffic as pedestrians are frequently spotted using the railroad as a path.  The community has struggled with this issue for decades and several attempts to receive funding have been made in recent years.  in 2018 which the City applied.  Unfortunately the City applied for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants from the Federal Transit Administration in 2018 and 2019 which were not selected for funding.  the City shifted to a data-focused approach which was used to support the successful FRA grant application.  As part of this process data from the crossing was collected for over a year and compiled to empirically demonstrate the actual impact on residents and public safety.  The data showed the crossing was blocked for more than 277 hours during the study period 9% of which are large semi-trucks.  Using a formula created by the Federal Highway Administration it was determined that these blockages resulted in a $2.67 million/year impact on residents and businesses in terms of lost time and productivity.  Additionally the estimated annual CO2 emission value created by idling vehicles waiting on the crossing to be cleared was valued at nearly $33,000/year the public was engaged in a series of meetings expressing the negative impacts the crossing has had on their daily lives and an online survey yielded 1,691 participants.  99% of survey participants reported having been stopped at the crossing and 43% had witnessed a pedestrian walk around the gates or through a stopped train.   In a public meeting to obtain community input on the issue one resident provided this accurate summary, “Stopped trains cause an atmosphere downtown that is supercharged with panic and frustration.  Unhealthy for the community and so unsafe.” “This problem has challenged our community for many years and we are excited to have a pathway to address it finally.  This funding will allow us to plan for grade separation and will position us well for obtaining the funding to construct it creating a permanent solution that equips Crawfordsville to come to terms with this problem once and for all,” said Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton.  “I want to thank everyone for their patience as we’ve worked through addressing this matter I especially want to thank the Director of Operations and Community Development for all her hard work on this successful grant application.  She dedicated much time and effort to ensuring our application resonated with the Federal Railroad Administration and the US Department of Transportation,” Barton said.  Despite this crossing being located on state highways the City of Crawfordsville has committed to contributing the required match funding due to the importance of this issue to the community.  detailed information regarding the study results and planning process will be provided in a soon-to-be-released special episode of the Crawfordsville Connection Podcast About the City of Crawfordsville: Crawfordsville is home to more than 16,000 residents and is the county seat in Montgomery County the growing city is known for its state and nationally-recognized Mobile Integrated Health program extensive outdoor recreational opportunities at Shades State Park and Sugar Creek and is home to the Ironman Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships and Wabash College Serving Lawrence and surrounding counties since 1948 (WISH) — The Crawfordsville Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a truck stop on Thursday morning the department said in a Friday news release Crawfordsville officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at McClure’s Oil a truck stop located in the 1900 block of Smith Avenue a male suspect of medium height and build entered the business while displaying a handgun The suspect’s face and head were covered making it difficult to determine an age or race The suspect was described as wearing gloves No vehicle description is available at this time Officers conducted a search of the area and checked in with nearby businesses Investigators ask that anyone with information regarding the incident contact Detective Geoff Payne of the Crawfordsville Police Department at 765-362-3762 The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is assisting in the investigation CRAWFORDSVILLE — Crews with the Crawfordsville Fire Department are battling a fire at a church on Thursday afternoon The fire broke out at One Way Pentecostal Apostolic Church in the 800 block of Mill Street in Crawfordsville just before 2 p.m The church was previously known as the Milligan Memorial Presbyterian Church they found smoke in the fire and basement of the former church building All photos in this article are courtesy of the Journal Review