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Man killed in Upland explosion

An explosion on Wednesday night, Oct. 7, killed a man and destroyed his home in Upland, Ind.
71-year-old Upland resident Jack Williams died after his single-story modular home exploded. According to Deputy Jason Ewer of the Grant County sheriff’s office, the home was completely destroyed in the blast, leaving only the detached garage standing.
Several nearby houses…

No death sentance in mass-murder case

A Marion County man’s fate will be determined tomorrow at the close of a two-week murder trial for what prosecutors call the largest mass slaying in Indianapolis history.
Desmond Turner, 31, is taking time away from a previous jail sentence to face trial at the Marion County Superior Court for the murders of seven people from…

James Dean festival has changed over the years

In Fairmount, Ind. people of all ages come out to walk around the lake and experience the festivities of the James Dean Festival, an annual event held in honor of the late actor who was born and raised here in Grant County.
Though Dean only starred in three major movies before he died in 1955, his…

Mock disaster takes place in Marion

Many of the IWU students received an email on Friday, September 11, calling for volunteers to pretend to be victims and concerned family members in a chlorine release mock disaster that was held the following Tuesday.
Every year, The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is required to have an exercise of some scale to plan for…

Ball State’s number two tailback to get more carries

From across the practice field, Ball State’s first-string tailback MiQuale Lewis coached second-stringer Cory Sykes through his interview.
“Tell him you’re the fastest in the MAC,” Lewis said.
Sykes did his best to ignore Lewis, but when the reporter forced the issue Sykes admitted just how fast he was.
“We’ve got a lot of fast guys,” Sykes said….

Relevance in Wabash: IWU Alum starts church in Wabash

“Of the 34,477 people in the Wabash County communities, nearly 28,000 have not been reached by the Gospel,” said Pastor Tom Cochran, who graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2004.
It is for this very reason that Cochran decided to plant New Journey Community Church in the heart of downtown Wabash, choosing the familiar Honeywell Center…