From humble beginnings in Rickie Payne’s old garage to a pole barn at his home on 28th and South J Street, to the 9,000 square foot building at the old T-Way Plaza located at 1900 South Anderson Street in Elwood, the Power Barn – House of Payne gym opened at its new location earlier this month in a building that had sat empty since 1981.
Last Wednesday, officers with the Frankton Police Department and the Orestes Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of North Woodworth Ave. in Frankton. When they arrived, they discovered a man leaning against his vehicle bleeding from lacerations on his head, elbows, and knees.
Mental toughness can be defined a number of ways. I think of it simply as the ability to do what winning requires us to do, regardless of and maybe even in spite of how it feels.
Dear Eric: I’ve been married to a great guy for the better part of 30 years. We are empty nesters, and during Covid-19, I agreed to help my male cousin who became homeless.
Senior adults often face unique emotional problems that can make life abnormally difficult, including feelings of anxiety and depression, difficulty coping with change and trouble adjusting to retirement. For those living in small rural communities across the state, those issues can be amplified due to a variety of factors such as transportation issues and lack of resources.
The Madison County 4-H queen contest was held on July 12 prior to the official opening of the 2025 fair. Since then, the crowned queen Emma Kelich has spent every day between July 12 and July 26 at the 4-H fairgrounds.
Tuesday morning, former Summitville Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Randall “Randy” Sizelove appeared in Madison County Circuit Court I for a sentencing and restitution hearing stemming from charges of Theft (Level 6 felony), Official Misconduct (Level 6 felony), and Conflict of Interest (Level 6 felony). Sizelove appeared for the hearing via Zoom technology from the New Castle Department of Corrections, where he is currently serving an 18-year sentence on previous child sexual misconduct charges.
Carl Roy Webb Boards, the man charged with the 2022 murder of Elwood police officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz, is facing an additional charge of attempted murder for the April 25 stabbing of a prison guard at the Miami Correctional Facility.
The Elwood Community School Corporation’s Board of Trustees met Thursday, July 24 for a regular meeting.
Alexandria native and resident, 60-year-old, Brian Donahue, along with his 66-year-old sister, Peg Hall, embarked on the Grand Canyon ‘Rim to Rim’ hike in May.