Hiking columnist Susan Anderson recently headed to Mitchell to check out construction on the in-progress Monon South Trail.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that more miles are now open on the Monon South Trail —which follows the path of a century-old historical railroad.

Richard Vonnegut, president of Indiana ... south to Bloomington and into the eastern parts of Indianapolis," Vonnegut said. Property owners with land adjacent to the former railroad right-of ...