The mission of Main Street Pendleton is to cultivate and conserve a viable downtown district emblematic of our community’s high value on the quality of life that residents and visitors alike have come to expect. Main Street Pendleton believes that a strong emphasis...
The Kelson Scholarship Foundation was created to honor the life, passions, adventurous spirit and legacy of Kelson Lineberry, a Pendleton Heights High School graduate whose impact on those around him continues to be felt decades later. During his time at PHHS in the...
When Fred St. John moved into South Madison County in 1946, he immediately began to impact young lives. For the next 28 years, he served as a teacher in the classroom, a 4-H leader on the farm, and a mentor to youth who participated in FFA. People who knew St. John...
Herschel “Perk” Perkins grew up in a farming family and understood the value of a meal earned, the importance of sharing what you had and the wise investment in a job well done. After Perk’s passing, his family honored his belief and his teachings by establishing a...
Mrs. Johnston always believed that a town could be measured by its shelves. Not the shelves in kitchens or parlors, but the ones lined with books—spines of every color, stories stacked like quiet promises. In 1919, when the Pendleton Community Public Library first...
