High Winds Cause Grant Co. Power Outages

High winds Thursday evening and early today caused lots of problems for electrical customers in the area. Grant County authorities report numerous power lines were blown down or knocked down by falling limbs from the high winds

Marion Home Total Loss in Thursday Night Fire

A Marion home was destroyed by fire Thursday evening, and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Marion Firefighters were called to the home in the 16-hundred block of West First Street at about 6:45 last

Hill Investigation Cost Hoosiers $26,000

An investigation into allegations that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women at a party earlier this year cost Hoosier taxpayers at least 26-thousand dollars. The “Indianapolis Star” reports that most of the expenses came

Carmel High School Explosion Blamed On Gas Leak

It’s still under investigation, but a natural gas leak is believed to have caused the explosion Wednesday evening at Carmel High School. A new gas line was being installed at the school at the time. Fire department

First Merchants Closing Two Locations

First Merchants Bank of Muncie plans to close two Delaware County locations in the spring. First Merchants will close locations in Eaton and Albany because of low customer usage. Customers will be notified by mail of the

Rogers Honored With Pillar of the Community Award

Retiring Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers has been given the “Pillar of the Community” Award by the County Commissioners. Rogers will retire from law enforcement next week after 48-years of service.  The Commissioners also transferred ownership of

Kokomo Trash Collection As Usual On New Year’s Day

Next Tuesday may be a holiday, but trash collection in Kokomo will go on as usual. Just like as on Christmas day, normal trash and recycling collection will occur on January 1st.  The City of Kokomo maintains