Ryan Trares

Dapperly dressed waiters circulated around the room, holding trays of steak crostinis, wild mushrooms and cheese, and other hors d’oeuvres.

For the past nine years, book lovers near and far have flocked to downtown Franklin.

Dozens of pairs of hands were raised to the sky — each holding a new book.

For so long, it feels like I’ve been pushing back against a tidal wave.

In blink, it can all be gone.

Victory never tasted so good.

The travel was becoming too much.

The words came from a place of love — even if it hurt to hear.

It was a dark and stormy night.

They’re cooking up something good at the Historic Artcraft Theatre.

Shot season is upon us.

The holiday season is months away. But for leaders at United Way of Johnson County, Christmas is already on their minds.

The woman appears on screen, panicked and crying.

Clue by clue, the picture will come together.

Captured on canvas, the images reveal rural vistas of an Indiana that is increasingly hard to find.

The negative behaviors start small.

Something spooky this way comes.

The creative legacy lives on throughout Johnson County.

The devastating ripples reach far beyond a tragic death.

Every dollar raised, every nail hammered, every workday organized aimed at one goal — to help a family move into its first home.