The Oorang Bang has a storied history in LaRue. The village is set to celebrate that history on Friday and Saturday.

Two iconic Buffaloes, Eric Bieniemy and Chris Hudson are among the elite players nominated for the 2026 College Football Hall ...

Our region’s resting grounds include grave markers that tell remarkable stories about people whose lives impacted our area.

On this day in 1888 was the birth of Jim Thorpe, an Olympian and western actor who appeared in the movie “Outlaw Trail,” which was filmed on the Monogram movie ranch, now know as  Melody Ranch in ...

It resides in the personal collection of a long-dead man named Gus Welch, who played in the backfield with his best friend, Jim Thorpe, for the Carlisle Indian School football team of 1911-12 ...

11½ in., 185 Ibs.) youngster of 19 when he caught the eye of Football Coach Glenn (“Pop”) Warner at the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school. Pop Warner made Jim Thorpe into a football player ...

If there were ever a historical exception to that, though, it was Jim Thorpe ... In football, he was a first-team all-American in 1911 and 1912. While guiding Carlisle to a 12-1-1 record in ...

While at the Carlisle Indian School, Thorpe flourished as an athlete ... according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website. The "Jim Thorpe Award" has been awarded each year to the top defensive ...

It is named after multi-sport star and Pro and College Football Hall of ... and 1912 as a member of the Carlisle Indians. There were 35 players named to the Jim Thorpe preseason watchlist.

Jim Thorpe was a warrior ... That same year he led the Carlisle Indian’s football team to a National Championship, all while scoring 25 TD’s and 198 points in a season. He was also an All ...