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Dogs recovering from burn injuries
Both are at Johnson County shelter; felony counts allege owner set them afire Two dogs whose owner allegedly doused them with gasoline and set them ablaze are recovering at the Johnson County Animal Shelter, the agency’s director said...
Hearing delayed in AIDS-disclosure case
Franklin — An initial court hearing on new charges against a 47-year-old man alleging failure to warn sexual partners that he has AIDS has been postponed until next week. Judge Lance Hamner of Johnson Superior Court and prosecutors at...
Jail expansion plan to be on May ballot
Franklin — Johnson County taxpayers will vote in May on a referendum to build a $23 million, 400-bed addition to the county jail in Franklin. The good news, said John Price, chairman of the Johnson County Commissioners, is that the jail...
Dogs recovering after being set on fire
Two dogs whose owner allegedly doused them with gasoline and set them ablaze are recovering at the Johnson County Animal Shelter, the agency’s director said today. “They’re under a veterinarian’s care, and they seem to be doing well,” said...
Edinburgh's postseason success provides a lesson
Edinburgh’s deepest run into the postseason in nearly 60 years had plenty of excitement, with the Lancers posting three one-point wins in a row. But when they ran into North Central (Farmersburg) in the Class A Martinsville Regional finals...
Greenwood neighbors welcome to church carnival Saturday
Saturday event hopes to help Lutheran pastor, congregation grow in Greenwood Pastor John Stelljes is quite busy these days — busy building a church. Stelljes has attracted nearly 50 people in the Greenwood area to become members of his new...
Lawyer to Franklin City Council: Some bars' sales fall after smoking ban
Revenues have fallen for at least six over-21 bars since Franklin’s smoking ban went into effect, and the establishments have had to lay off employees, an attorney for the bar owners told the City Council this week. The income and employment...
Jail addition referendum will be on ballot
Voters will be asked to approve tax increase to pay for $23 million project that would provide 400 more beds at Franklin facility Johnson County taxpayers will be able to vote in May on a referendum to build a $23 million, 400-bed addition to the...
Kylee Hamilton All-South Player of the Year
Size no hindrance for Indian Creek record-breaker After the final buzzer sounded in Indian Creek’s sectional loss to Heritage Christian, Kylee Hamilton sat on the court for a few minutes. Dejected, the Braves senior guard had to be pried off...
Merger won't be on ballot in May
New reorganization plan could be unveiled in April Greenwood and White River Township residents won’t vote in May on becoming one, after all. Now, that vote might be on the November ballot. The proposal to reorganize the two entities as one...
State Police asked to review Franklin case
Franklin mayor, police chief strive to remove appearance of bias in discipline of city detective About a week after a Franklin police detective was suspended and demoted for several violations, the mayor and police chief now are asking the Indiana...
Center Grove board's plan is to close West Grove, reduce teacher layoffs with funds OK'd in referendum
Board’s plan is to close West Grove, reduce layoffs with OK in referendum A multifaceted plan approved by the Center Grove School Board this week closes West Grove Elementary but holds down the number of teacher layoffs. “None of these...
New charges filed in AIDS-disclosure case
Man who pleaded guilty to not telling women he has the virus faces 15 more counts A man who admitted having sex with two women and not telling them he has AIDS is facing 15 more felony charges in Johnson County. Tony Perkins, 47, pleaded guilty last...
State Police asked to investigate detective
Franklin — Mayor Fred Paris and Police Chief Stan Lynn have called for a State Police investigation in the wake of the 45-day suspension of Detective Bryan Burton. “While we appreciate the work of the internal affairs board and the...
Center Grove to close West Grove Elementary
GREENWOOD, Ind. — West Grove Elementary will close under a plan approved Monday night by the Center Grove School Board. The move is part of $3.6 million plan to trim the general fund budget in the wake of state funding cuts. Other expense to be...
Franklin mayor asks for State Police probe
FRANKLIN, Ind. — Mayor Fred Paris and Police Chief Stan Lynn have called for a State Police investigation in the wake of the 45-day suspension of Detective Bryan Burton. “While we appreciate the work of the internal affairs board and the...
Greenwood High School faces suit over prayer
Well done to him for standing up for the...
Three held after Greenwood drive-by shooting
Three men were arrested Thursday night in connection with drive-by shooting in Greenwood that brought out a massive police presence, and activated the SWAT team in Johnson County a search for the gunman The shooting was reported in the 100 block of...
Detective suspended for drinking and more
Franklin — A Franklin police detective has been suspended without pay for 45 days, busted to patrol officer and ordered to complete an alcohol evaluation and possible rehabilitation for a slate of professional violations, including drinking on...
Police try to ID body found in home
Greenwood — Police are working to confirm the identity and cause of death of a person whose body was found in a Johnson County home Thursday. Johnson County Sheriff’s Department deputies found the body in a home southwest of Greenwood in...
Woman found dead in Greenwood home
GREENWOOD — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is handling a death investigation southwest of Greenwood. The death was reported this morning in a home in the 5300 block of West Smokey Row Road, also called County Road 600 North, about a...
Students stage Seuss musical at Franklin Community High School
T he Cat in the Hat and other beloved Dr. Seuss characters will take the stage at Franklin High School this week, as student actors present the show “Seussical the Musical.” Based upon the children’s books by Theodor Seuss Geisel,...
Greenwood poet gets word of contest win
Collection of sonnets earns $1,000, publication, residency at N.Y. retreat Teresa Middleton has a poetic way with words. Most recently, the Greenwood resident and English teacher at Ben Davis University High School on Indianapolis’ Westside...
Franklin police detective suspended for 45 days
A Franklin police detective has been suspended without pay for 45 days, busted to patrol officer and ordered to complete an alcohol evaluation and possible rehabilitation for a slate of professional violations, including drinking on duty. Among the...
Painting exhibit extended at Southside gallery
GREENWOOD — An exhibit of paintings by a Greenwood at the Southside Art League Gallery has been extended through March. Kathleen (Burke) Rice, 67, was the artist of the month for February at the gallery, 243 S. Madison Ave. A reception will run...
Rexam in Franklin to expand, will add 46 jobs
Franklin’s Rexam hiring for manufacturing and supervisory positions FRANKLIN — Rexam, a manufacturer of packaging for consumer products, announced this week that it would expand local operations to create as many as 46 new jobs by the end...
Meet your teacher
Grade/school: Second grade, Center Grove Elementary. Number of years teaching: 10. Work e-mail: mckinneym @centergrove.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Master’s degree in education, Olivet Nazarene University, 2003; bachelor’s degree in...
Central Nine culinary students to show their skills in cookoff
Cooling with ice, cooking with basic flames Two culinary teams from Central Nine Career Center will be turning up the heat today at the ProStart Invitational competition. Like an “Iron Chef” match for high school students, the teams will...
Franklin and DePauw women earn NCAA tourney invites
The Franklin College and DePauw University women’s basketball teams each received bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament when pairings were announced today. Franklin (21-6), which earned a bid by winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...
Molestation suspect gets April hearing
Franklin — An Indianapolis man charged with conspiracy to commit murder and child molestation in separate cases is scheduled to return to court in April. The new hearing for Jonathan J. Hartman, 30, was set Wednesday at a pretrial hearing in...
