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SE Indiana Teen Making It Happen On Track
Our Rob Lafary reports in the Versailles Republican that Kayla Roell, a junior at Milan High School, became the first woman to win a sprint car race at Lawrenceburg Speedway, last weekend. Kayla reportedly accelerated from her 7th-place start, quickly got to the front of the field, and didn’t give...
Greensburg Fire Department promotes, honors firefighters
GREENSBURG, Ind. – The Greensburg Fire Department announced promotions, the recipients of the Life Saving Award, and the Firefighter of the Year at its 2024 Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday. Lt. Ron Reynolds was promoted to Assistant Chief, and firefighters Caleb Stevens, Trent Campbell, Walker Gabbard, John Hammersmith, Ethan Ripberger,...
South Ripley Earns Cognia Accreditation
Second successful accreditation renewal. South Ripley Community School Corporation has completed the rigorous process to earn Cognia® Accreditation as a quality school system. Cognia is a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers. First earning Cognia accreditation in 2014, this is South Ripley’s second successful accreditation renewal.
Alabama Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Arson in Indiana, Family Home and Pets Lost in Deliberate Blaze
An Alabama man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to arson for setting his father's house on fire in Connersville, Indiana, resulting in the death of the family's dog and cat. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana reported that 34-year-old Tommy Lee Harrison Sr. carried out the attack after traveling from his home in Birmingham, Alabama. Harrison will also face two years of supervised release following his 57-month incarceration.
Alabama man sentenced after setting father's home on fire, killing family pets
Federal authorities say an Alabama man will spend nearly five years in prison after he was found guilty of setting his father's home on fire and killing multiple pets. Tommy Harrison Sr., 34, was sentenced to 57 months in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to crossing state lines to commit arson.
Pennington promoted to assistant men's basketball coach at Miami
Miami University head men's basketball coach Travis Steele announced that Elijah Pennington has been promoted to Assistant Coach. Pennington joined Steele's program in August of 2022 as a Graduate Assistant through the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative (MLI). "I am extremely honored to be able to have this opportunity given to...
Man gets 3 years in death of fiancée who went missing in Ohio in 2011
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The fiancé of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago has been sentenced to three years in prison. John Carter was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal. Carter had been charged with two counts of murder when he was arrested in March 2023. The charges stemmed from the August 2011 disappearance of Katelyn Markham, who was last seen at her home in Fairfield, Ohio. Skeletal remains identified as Markham’s were found in 2013 in a wooded area in Cedar Grove, Indiana, about 20 miles west of her home.
MAN SENTENCED FOR SETTING FIRE TO CONNERSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER'S HOUSE
(Connersville, IN)--Almost three years ago, Tommy Harrison drove from Alabama to set fire to his father’s home, Tommy Williams, who was also a member of Connersville City Council. Harrison also spray-painted a slur on the house to make it look like a racial incident. The family’s pets died in the fire. Now, Harrison has been sentenced. Harrison will spend just shy of five years in a federal prison. Court documents indicated that Harrison contacted Williams just before leaving Alabama, stopped in Kentucky to buy spray paint, and contacted Williams again about an hour after the fire was set.
MAN SENTENCED FOR 2013 MURDER
The man who was responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found along the Whitewater River in Franklin County received the maximum prison sentence yesterday. But John Carter will spend only three years behind bars because of a plea deal. The father of Katelyn Markham spoke at the sentencing yesterday. Katelyn’s body was found in 2013 just south of Brookville.
Docs: Child with cocaine in system dead after co-sleeping, neglect charges filed against parents
RICHMOND, Ind. — Two parents have been charged with neglect after their infant daughter died while co-sleeping with her mother in an apartment filled with trash and feces. The infant was also found to have cocaine in her system, investigators said. According to court documents, filed on Monday in Wayne County, 23-year-old Kira McKee and […]
Docs: Autistic boy shot after game of insults
RICHMOND, Ind. — A Richmond man was charged after reportedly shooting an autistic boy in the chest with a pellet rifle after a “game” of exchanging insults escalated, according to court documents. Ja’Curion Lamar Van Meter, 27, was charged with Aggravated Battery, a Level 3 Felony. The Richmond Police Department began to investigate a case […]
Indiana Silver Alert
The Greensburg Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Mia Wilson, a 19 year old Asian Female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 136 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a pink top, black skirt, and blue and green Nike shoes. Mia is missing from Greensburg, Indiana which...
Greendale Police to Host Public Safety Night July 24
The free, family-friendly event will take place at the Greendale Cabin. (Greendale, Ind.) – Greendale Police Department will host their annual Public Safety Night on Wednesday, July 24. The event will run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Greendale Cabin. Festivities include K-9 demonstrations with K-9’s Sirri and...
RICHMOND APARTMENT COMPLEX EXPANSION
A Richmond apartment complex is expanding. Right now, there’s a 60-unit waiting list at Chester Heights Apartments on Chester Boulevard. Three new buildings are planned that will create 78 additional apartment units. As part of that expansion, the city is selling Berryfield Park to the EDC for a dollar. The EDC, in turn, will sell the land back to Chester Heights for $23,000. Those funds will be invested into the playground and other facilities at Middlefork Reservoir.
Statewide Silver Alert Declared after Disappearance of Mia Wilson, age 19 from Greensburg, Indiana
GREENSBURG, IN - The Greensburg Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Mia Wilson, a 19 year old Asian female. Wilson is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 136 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a pink top, black skirt, and blue and green Nike shoes. Mia is...
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