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An Alexandria woman has been charged with dealing a controlled substance resulting in death. Amber R.

Sunday afternoon an Orestes police chase of a suspect on motorcycle entered Alexandria on W. Washington Street.

Diana Shulman, also known as D'yan Forest, is a multi-talented performer; she sings and plays several musical instruments. But, says the Association of Mature American Citizens, the Guinness Book of Records picked her for being the world’s oldest professional comedienne.

MUNCIE, Ind. — For nearly 20 years, The Mutual Bank Charitable Foundation has been supportive of the Muncie Children’s Museum. The most recent gift of $100,000 will fund a portion of the exhibits and a portion of the Muncie Children’s Museum Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County as part of the More to Explore Campaign. While the foundation has transferred its assets to the Mutual Legacy Fund at the Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, the fund’s goals will continue to focus on Economic Development, Education, and United Way projects.

On Monday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m., Madison County Historian, Stephen T. Jackson will be speaking on “The History of Pipe Creek Township” from his What’s in a Name series.

A RRESTS Phillip Mark Snyder Jr., 47, of Alexandria, was arrested Thursday, February 16 for failure to appear and invasion of privacy. Aron Phillip Smith, 39, of Elwood, was arrested Friday, February 17 for neglect of a dependant and resisting law enforcement using a vehicle.

T ODAY A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. A chance of rain at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

The Frankton-Lapel Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will meet March 9 at 6 p.m. in a public session at 7916 West 300 North, Anderson, Ind. to discuss and hear objections and support regarding the proposed renovation and improvements to school facilities, including site improvements and the purchase of equipment and technology. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

Exterminators were called in when the owners of a home in Sonoma County, CA started seeing maggots and mealworms coming out of a bedroom wall. At first the pest control technician assumed that a small animal may have found its way into the wall.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An attorney for Josh Duggar asked a federal appeals court panel on Thursday to reverse the former reality TV star's conviction for downloading child pornography, saying investigators violated his rights by seizing the phone he was using to try to call his lawyer during the search that found the images.