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Jackson County Woman Charged With Setting House On Fire

A rural western Jackson County woman, Brenda Flat, 40, of Norman was booked into Jackson County Jail at 5:49 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, on charges of arson and criminal mischief. On Jan. 2 a fire was reported around 8 a.m. at a residence at 3296 N Main Street in the...

County Jails On The Hook As State Stops Paying Prisoner Costs

by: Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle The Indiana Department of Correction has run out of money to pay county jails for holding low-level felons and state prisoners. Some county jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the...

Sliding Down A Hill On A Snowy Evening

by Curt Kovener A few weekend’s back we got more than a dusting of snow. Eight to 10 inches of white stuff allowed Becky to trudge across the dam with her saucer sled and make a few slides down the hill. And multiple snowfalls since, be are both ill and fatigued of...