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Madison County Sheriffs arrested Robert Ray Owens Jr., 47, of Summitville, on Tuesday, July 15 for violation of probation.

Asking Eric

Dear Eric: One of our neighbors has acquired backyard chickens, and a rooster. His chicken coop is not far from our bedroom window. Now that it’s getting warmer, we like to sleep with the windows open to cool off the house at night. The rooster wakes up at 5:20 a.m., so now we do as well.

Frankton man arrested for child solicitation following joint law enforcement efforts

On Sunday, July 20, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Marion Police Department announced the arrest of five men for child solicitation. According to a press release posted to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, four men traveled from outside counties with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a person they believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

Asking Eric

Dear Eric: I’m on a condo board with a couple of men who seem very controlling and regularly impugn my honesty. This is extremely uncomfortable. I’m not sure how to respond. For example, we had a meeting and one of them said we never have discussed these topics at this kind of meeting. I’m the secretary. I said look at last year’s special meeting after the annual election. You will see that we had some old business, new business and an executive session after the election of officers.

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Elwood police arrested William Kyle Farr, 40, of Elwood, on Tuesday, July 8 for failure to appear.

Elwood man charged with auto theft

A 32-year-old Elwood man has been charged with auto theft after allegedly taking and wrecking his uncle’s truck last spring in Tipton County

Elwood Animal Shelter to participate in Jordan’s Way Bowl 2025

Last summer, the Elwood Animal Shelter teamed up with Kris Rotonoda, founder of Jordan’s Way, a national organization that raises funding for animal shelters and rescues through livestreaming social media events. On a random Wednesday afternoon, Jordan’s Way helped the Elwood Animal Shelter raise more than $7,000. Now, the Elwood Animal Shelter and Jordan’s Way are teaming up again, as part of Jordan’s Way Bowl 2025 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Anderson’s murder trial continued to January 12, 2026

HAMILTON COUNTY — Thomas Anderson Jr., the man arrested in the 1992 murder of Tony Bledsoe, of Arcadia, appeared in court last week for a pretrial conference. During the pretrial conference, it was revealed that the prosecutor had previously taken the investigation to a grand jury, which did not return an indictment.