2-year old Grant County Girl Drowns In Pool
Grant County authorities are investigating the apparent drowning death of a two-year old girl. Sheriff’s deputies say they received a call from a woman in the 2000 block of East Bradford Pike Wednesday evening, saying her granddaughter
Farmer Seeks Permit For 9,000 Hog Operation
A local farmer is seeking a permit to build a hog-raising operation in northern Grant County that could house more than nine-thousand hogs. The operation would be a wean to finish operation on a 40-acre site located
Converse Man Dies In Howard County Accident
Howard County authorities say a Converse man has died of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon on Highway 19 east of Kokomo. Police say 63-year old Thomas Biggs of Converse apparently pulled from a county
Armed Robbery At Marion Convenience Store
Marion Police are looking for an armed bandit who started to buy a snack early Wednesday morning, then decided to rob the store. The man walked into the Marion pantry in the 32-hundred block of South Washington
North Manchester Plant From Japan To Expand
A Japanese company called Oji Intertech will create up to 33 new jobs as it expands its operations in Wabash County. The company will double its 80-thousand-square-foot plant in North Manchester. They invested 4.5-million dollars into the
CASA Sand Sculpture Contest Saturday
CASA of Grant County will hold its’ annual sand sculpture contest Saturday at the Splash House in Marion and organizers say it should be the biggest and best one yet. The Court Appointed Special Advocates organization has
Applications For Main Street Marion Director Extended
The City of Marion has extended the deadline for applications for the Executive Director’s job for Main Street Marion through the middle of next week. City officials say last week’s July 4th holiday and the disruption of
Miami Co. Likely Won’t Get Syringe Exchange Program
Miami County will likely not get a syringe exchange program anytime soon after the county health officer said earlier this week that he believed the number of Hepatitis C cases didn’t justify implementing such a program. That’s
Howard Co. Health Dept. Seeks More Hep A Vaccine
The Howard County Health Department is asking the state for more hepatitis A vaccines after state officials confirmed the first death in Indiana related to an outbreak that has infected nearly four-thousand people in 10 states. Local
Developer Chosen For Muncie Riverfront Development
The city of Muncie has chosen a New Jersey developer for the city’s downtown riverfront redevelopment plan, which wants 75-million dollars in new commercial and residential space over a wide area. Sora Northeast L-L-C, a New Jersey-based