The Blackhawks fell short by a single goal Thursday night against Class 3A Crawfordsville, 2-1.

Sheridan trailed 2-0 midway through the first half. However, freshman Makenna Hammack took charge and dribbled through the Crawfordsville defense to close the deficit to one.

The Blackhawk defense rose to the occasion and kept Crawfordsville scoreless for the rest of the game.

Despite several good looks at goal in the second half the Blackhawks couldn't find push across the tying score.

A Memorial Service for Phyllis J. Akard, who passed away in January, is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Spencer Cemetery in Sheridan.

Mrs. Akard, 90, of Tipton, passed away on Jan. 26, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. She had lived her whole life in the Tipton and Sheridan areas. She was born Dec. 24, 1925 in Clinton County to Samuel B. & Cleo G. (Wheatley) Boyer.

Hoosier Heartland Conference West Division leader Carroll brought its undefeated 14th-ranked Class A powerhouse to Sheridan Friday night and left with a 13-0 victory over the turnover-plagued Blackhawks.

The Cougars, despite a few turnovers of their own, took advantage of four Sheridan first-half fumbles and six total turnovers en route to the victory.

The struggles were not lost on legendary Coach Bud Wright. "Offense," he replied to a question about what his team needs to improve. "We just didn't score."

John Wayne Miller, 55, of Noblesville and formerly of Sheridan, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

He was born Sept. 17, 1960 to Helen (Ferguson) Hamilton of Sheridan and the late Tom Miller of Terre Haute.

Olean R. Randall, 96, Sheridan, passed away on Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, at the Springhurst Health Campus in Greenfield.

Born June 9, 1920 in Rumbletown, she was the daughter of the late Eldon and Edna (Ennis) Blaize.

LuAnne Marie Puckett, 68, passed away Sept. 1, 2016.

She was born to Omer French and Charlotte Meyer French on June 27, 1948.

William Jesse "Bill" Davis, 84, Sheridan, passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 28, 2016, at Riverview Health in Noblesville.

Born Sept. 10, 1931 in Hamilton County, he was the son of the late Elmer Carey and Lottie (Raines) Davis.

Roy Kemp Baughman, 91, Sheridan, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 29, 2016, at Sheridan Healthcare Center.

Born Sept. 1, 1924 in Danville, Ill., he was the son of the late Frank and Hattie (Kennedy) Baughman.

John Stern 69, Lafayette, passed away on Aug. 25, 2016 in Lafayette.

He was born Oct. 11, 1946 to the late Byron and Marian (Gaslin) Stern in Darlington, Indiana.

Kenneth G. Cline, 85, Sheridan, passed away Aug. 23, 2016. He is now joined with his loving wife, Barbara (King) Cline. She preceded him in death on July 6, 2008.

He was born Feb. 24, 1931 to the late Odie and Zelda (Griffith) Cline in Sheridan. 

Travis Eugene Webber, 28, of Cicero and formerly of Sheridan, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Riverview Health in Noblesville.

Born on May 5, 1988 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Brian E. Kinkead of Thorntown and Deanna (Brinkman) Webber of Cicero.

Louis M. "Martin" Quick, 83, Sheridan, passed away Friday evening, July 15, 2016, at Riverview Health in Noblesville.

Born Aug. 18, 1932 in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Orvie L. "Mike" and Fontonell (Clampitt) Quick.

Marcia Lee Pitts, 83, Sheridan, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 8, 2016, at Riverview Health in Noblesville.

Born Sept. 14, 1932 in Hamilton County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lowell "Buck" and Hilda Alice (Baker) Fancher.

Penny Sue Ridge, 52, Sheridan, passed away at Riverview Health in Noblesville on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2016.

Born April 14, 1964 in Noblesville, she was the daughter of Grover and Geneva (Clements) Cooper of Sheridan, both of whom survive.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents now have the chance to decide what our next state license plate will look like as they vote on a final design to replace the outgoing Bicentennial plate. Three plate designs were unveiled at the Indiana State Fair by Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Commissioner Kent Abernathy.

“This is going to be a fun process for Hoosiers during the next four weeks,” Abernathy said. “We have three interesting designs and I hope all state residents will vote and let us know which one they like the best. The winning design will appear on vehicles all over Indiana.”

INDIANAPOLIS – Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in the country, but a new cutting edge lung cancer treatment, called immunotherapy, is giving hope to many lung cancer patients because of its recent success in freeing people of lung cancer.

Lung cancer is poorly recognized by the immune system which delays diagnosis until patients are at stage 3 or 4, when it’s too late. However, immunotherapy treatments activate the immune system to help the body recognize the cancer so that the body can fight it.

“This treatment actually works! In patients who have metastatic disease, there are now drugs that work with the immune system in this manner that are able to cause a significant number of tumors to shrink,” said Dr. Nasser Hanna, from I.U. Health, and Chair of the 2016 LUNG FORCE Expo Planning Committee.

Ride a motorcycle? Want to join approximately 750 other riders -- with a police-escorted Ride? Then mark down Saturday, Aug. 27!

That's the date for The Loop around I-465 and when those approximately 750 riders will be escorted around I-465, ending up in downtown Indianapolis to join the Motorcycles on Meridian festivities presented by Thunder Roads Indiana Magazine.

Riders can pre-register online at www.dellenloop.org immediately, or may register the day of the event at H-D of Indy. Fees are $35 per person, if registering online, and $40 per person for onsite registration. The first 500 registered riders will receive a gift pack.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Thompson has been a professional ghost hunter for almost two decades. In addition, he works for Sagamore News Media, the company that owns the Sheridan News. Recently, Chris shared this timely story.

Thirty years after the original Ghostbusters film was released, Columbia pictures has brought it back with a new team. I realize that few people know that Ghost Hunting is a real activity that a large number of Indiana residents actually participate in.

I have been a ghost-hunter for nearly 19 years now. Starting as a novice and working my way up to becoming quite the expert on equipment and techniques used for paranormal investigations. There are three basic rules to ghost-hunting. First, never hunt alone. This is not only for safety, but you need someone else to corroborate your findings. The second rule, never whisper. Whispers in the darkness can ruin good evidence, so you must always speak clearly for the recordings. The last rule, is no matter how frightened you become, never ever run! This is for your safety.

The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame (IMVHOF) is calling for nominations for its third class of veteran honorees. The not-for-profit organization honors Hoosier veterans for service during and after active duty. To date, the IMVHOF has recognized 34 men and women for their outstanding military and civilian service.

Up to fifteen veterans will be honored for military service achievements and/or community contributions.

The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District has hired Ginger Davis as its new conservation administrator. Davis replaces John South, who retired in June after 38 years of service. She has master's training in Civil Engineering and Hydrology, and experience with various SWCD's around the state. She received training through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

"I'm excited to meet and assist the public and county on general conservation techniques," Davis said. "It will be great to work with the staff here to further the soil and water conservation goals for the county."

The final show of the season at Frankfort’s air-conditioned Red Barn Summer Theatre is set to debut on July 28. It will run for three weeks -- July 28-31, August 3-7, and August 10-13, playing Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

And as the season wraps up, Red Barn selected a Broadway musical comedy that was nominated for 10 Tony Awards (won three, including Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Direction of a Musical), three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Obie Awards and a Theatre World Award. This show has run on Broadway, in London and in 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A national tour began in San Francisco in 2003, Chicago’s Mercury Theater played the show for three months and the New Line Theatre in St. Louis opened the show in 2007.