An awful fire wiped out five local businesses in downtown Loogootee, Ind. on Wednesday, Nov. 12. I drove up to report for the Herald. Over 100 emergency personnel responded, and the fire is still smoldering, over twenty-four hours after the 911 call. My thoughts are with the kind people of Loogootee. I know residents will band together and help rebuild the historic downtown. That’s what small towns do.