Throughout his career of caring for grieving families, Phil Gunderson has worked with compassion and integrity. He has applied that same compassion and integrity to helping his community in diverse ways, but especially in health care, economic development and education....

Police officers mourning one of their own killed in the line of duty will wear mourning bands, a black elastic band stretched tightly across their badges during the mourning period. After Beech Grove Police officer Brian Elliott was killed in...

Lincoln County’s Andrea Delap, a funeral director among other roles at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, is one of 22 funeral professionals from across the nation selected by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) to participate in the 2026 Meet...

Sharing is caring! Pin When your teen daughter is grieving, it can feel like you are watching her from the other side of a closed door. You may see the signs in her sleep, her mood, or the way she...

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When a loved one passes, the funeral might feel like the last chapter of a favorite book. You grieve the story coming to an end and wish for more. Photo...

At Jewish funerals, the final act is often the simplest: the casket is lowered into the earth, mourners take turns with a shovel, and the grave slowly fills. It is a moment many rabbis describe as the essence of burial...

Human composting has become popular among people who want an eco-friendly end. Should Ohio legalize it? POLITICSWant to become soil when you die? Ohio could allow human composting Haley BeMillerCincinnati EnquirerFeb. 24, 2026, 2:23 a.m. ETNew legislation in Ohio could...