Graylin and Elmer are back for the third season of the Blue Dot podcast. In this episode they outline the changes they’ve made, new episode formats, and what’s ahead in 2023. They also touch on some recent happenings in Harrison County such as an update on the new playgrounds and development in Lanesville.

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Alex Porter joins Graylin for a quick update on the upcoming playground improvements at Buffalo Trace, Gresham Park, and Hayswood. They also talk about the Parks Department holiday closures on the Indian Creek Trail and some holiday chatter.

Elmer is back for our season two finale — an election 2022 debrief. Graylin breaks down what happened in Harrison County, how that relates to what is happening to Democrats in rural counties across the country, and where we go from here.

This is our season finale  — we will be back in your ears in 2023!

Many thank for all your support. Can’t wait to keep going in the new year.

Jim Hays is back with the first episode in an upcoming series: The Streets of Corydon. In this special episode, Jim focuses on the history of North Capitol Avenue, especially Cedar Glade, the oldest residence in Corydon, plus a few other of the historic homes.

Amanda Ramos and Adam Schneider are here to give an overview of the 2022 election. In addition to that, Amanda and Graylin discuss the recently released audit report for Harrison County and an update on the playground improvements from the Harrison County Parks Department.

Today’s episode is a spotlight on our wonderful local library. Staff members Alisa Burch, Jessica Stroud, Tiffany Thieneman, and Diana Lasky join Graylin to talk about all things Harrison County Public Library.

Alex joins Graylin to talk about the recent news regarding the Corydon Town Council and its relationship with Main Street Corydon, then Susie Weigle comes on to discuss the recent schism within the United Methodist Church.

Stick around for Alex and Graylin’s recommendations at the end.

Elmer and Graylin talk to Glynn Ayers about Blue Dot’s recent decision to turn off the comments. This is a great discussion about the role social media, Facebook in particular, plays in our small community.

Be sure to stick around to hear Elmer’s rebuttal to Alex and Graylin’s recent seltzer ranking!

Amanda Ramos joins Graylin to talk about the reality of the recently approved abortion ban in Indiana. This is not an easy thing to talk about, but it must be done. Regardless of where you fall on this issue, SB1 affects everyone in our state. Amanda and Graylin discuss how it got passed, who is responsible for some of its most extreme aspects, and what we do next.

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Jim Hays is back with another history lesson and this time we’re talking about the history of flooding in downtown Corydon. Also, Alex Porter is back as co-host to discuss local news including the recent dress code discussion at North Harrison schools. Also, we highly recommend sticking around (it’s a long one) for our recommendations at the end…we may or may not get into a definitive ranking of seltzer brands...

Parents and students advocate for changes to dress code at North Harrison Schools...

“$1.6 million delayed for playgrounds upon recommendation from county auditor in regards to ARP funds…”

Commissioners send $50,000 request from the Boys & Girls Club on to the council...

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The Frederick Porter Griffin Center for Local History and Genealogy - Digital Archives

Floods of January- February 1959 Dept of Interior Report