Rare bird shot, killed

BROWNSTOWN The death of a rare and endangered whooping crane
Friday in southeastern Jackson County left the person investigating
its death with few words to describe the event. It just makes me
sick to my stomach, Indiana Conservation...

Today's toon 12-30-31

By Olle Johansson

INCIDENTS 12/31/11

INCIDENTS JACKSON COUNTY Agency assist request from Jennings
County Sheriffs Department involving a male with a gun and female
in a fight, 2900 block West Indiana 250, Paris Crossing, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday. Harassment, 8800 block North County Road...

Braves hold off Vikings for title

ELNORA One of the teams playing in the championship game of
the Graber Post Buildings Classic on Friday night was going to have
its winning streak snapped. The Brownstown Central Braves, winners
of their first seven games entering the title...

Beading group to meet Tuesday

The next meeting of BEAD!, a beading group, which is free and
open to the public, is at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Seymour Library.
BEAD! will meet the first Tuesday of the month beginning with this
meeting. During the program, participants can borrow...

Projects move forward

Construction At the very beginning of 2011, Seymour Mayor
Craig Luedeman said it would be a year of construction for the
city. Looking back over the past 12 months, he couldnt have said it
any better. Two major projects that have been in the
works...

2011: The year in review

On the beat Murder again dominated the police news in 2011.
The year began with an initial hearing for Eric D. Owens, 30, of
Seymour on a Class A felony charge of murder. Owens, accused of
killing 36-year-old Michael Glover of Seymour during an...

An unexpected gift

A 56-year-old Seymour man may likely received an early
Christmas present from an unlikely source two police officers. And
if the man doesnt feel that way, the two officers do. It made my
Christmas, Officer Mat Carver said of his role in...

Technology used to tackle teen concerns

Ride shotgun with a cyber cop as he patrols the digital world
and youll stop chuckling over how teenagers know more about
computers than most adults. Consider that experts estimate 20
percent of teenagers have, um, compromising photos of...

Make a resolution that will lead to a revolution

Let me be one of the first to wish you a happy New Year! By
the time you read this, only a few hours will remain in 2011, but
all 365 days of 2012 stretch out before us. I hope you will take a
little extra time today to think about the possibilities...

Learn from past, then move ahead

The importance of New Years Day dates back to ancient times.
Among the gods of the Roman pantheon was Janus, who sported two
faces. One of his faces supposedly looked back into the past, to
learn from the year just ending, and the other looked...

Owls vault past Olympians in gymnastics season opener

COLUMBUS Seymours vaults were superb in the Owls season
opener on Friday morning at Columbus East. Senior Olivia Coomer, a
first-year team member, earned first place with a 9.4, while
teammates Kelly Deppen and Molly Crenshaw claimed the...