Marion Community Schools’ school board to hold public meeting about 2019-21 teacher contract
In a notice sent to taxpayers, Marion Community Schools and the Marion Community Schools Board of School Trustees will have a public meeting to discuss the terms of a tentative agreement regarding the proposed 2019-21 master contract
‘The Wispy Pine Boutique’ set to open in Gas City
Grant County is getting a new boutique store. The Wispy Pine Boutique, to be located in Gas City at 121 W. Main St., is having a grand opening of its new storefront on Saturday, Nov. 2 from
Indiana man charged after walking to Wisconsin to have sex with underage girl
He walked hundreds of miles from Indiana to Wisconsin — all to have sex with an underage girl. The US Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin says Tommy Lee Jenkins, an already convicted sex offender from Whitestown, had been
Former Swayzee clerk-treasurer asked to pay back $45,000
Swayzee’s former clerk-treasurer, James Hall, has been asked to reimburse taxpayers about $45,000. The Chronicle-Tribune reports the Indiana State Board of Accounts stats Swayzee submitted late payments for federal payroll withholding and sales tax remittances as well
ISP mourning loss of Trooper killed in car accident
The Indiana State Police are mourning the loss of one of their own. Trooper Peter Stephan, 27, was traveling northbound on Old State Road 25 when his patrol car fell off the curve of the road. The
John Mellencamp’s art on display in new exhibit, some art for sale
Hoosier legend John Mellencamp’s art is now on display for the public to see. The Southern Indiana Center for the Arts has a new exhibit on display, “Mellencamp: Three Generations of Art.” The show features paintings from
JEAN Team nets four arrests in cocaine dealing investigation, more arrests expected
Four people were charged in connection to cocaine sales in Grant County after a weeklong JEAN Team Drug Task Force investigation. The investigation focused on cocaine sales from 1530 W. 13th St. in Marion. During the investigation,
CDC: Elkhart County resident dies from EEE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a person from Elkart County has died from EEE. EEE or eastern equine encephalitis is a rare disease transmitted by mosquitos. The last human case in Indiana was in
Two solar farms headed for Boonville
Two more solar farms are heading to Boonville in 2020. The solar plants will be at the water well in Spencer county and the water treatment plant in Bullocktown. The city hopes this will lower monthly water
Weather Alert: Frost advisory until 9 a.m. this morning
The Grant County Emergency Management Agency has issued a frost advisory until 9 a.m this morning due to temperatures reaching as low as 35 degrees. Affected areas are Grant, Pulaski, Fulton, St. Joseph, Wabash, Huntington, White Marshall,