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ROCHESTER, IN – On the night of June 11, 2009, a nine month long drug investigation by Indiana State Police Trooper T.J. Zeiser and Rochester Police Officer Andy Schotts  resulted in the arrest of David E. Basile, 48, 1307 Dogwood Drive, Rochester, IN.

Basile faces class D felony charges for cultivating marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of marijuana over 30 grams. He also faces misdemeanor charges for possession of switch blade knives and possession of drug paraphernalia.

RICHMOND, IN - On Monday, September 29, at approximately 2:15 a.m. this morning Connersville Trooper Nate Raney responded to a report of a semi roll over at the 149 mm on eastbound I-70. When he arrived he found a 2007 Freightliner on its side in the south side ditch just west of the 149mm exit on the eastbound side.

Long Thompson, Oxley lay out vision for economic growth 

RICHMOND, Ind. - Visiting counties with some of the state's highest unemployment rates, today Jill Long Thompson and Dennie Oxley continued their "Hoosier Hometown Tour" in East Central Indiana. 

RICHMOND, IN - The Libertarian Party of Wayne County has announced its convention nominees for this fall's November 4th general election. Representing  the Libertarian party will be:

• Cheryl Heacox, Wayne County Commissioner, District 2
• Gayle Bond, Wayne County Commissioner, District 3
• Jim Mikesell, Wayne County Council At-Large
• Marvin Heacox, Wayne County Council At-Large

 
The county candidates join state nominees

There weren’t a lot of extra-curricular activities when I attended Millville Grade School. Occasionally we would load onto Howard Tucker’s bus and ride over to Ashland or Dalton for a softball game. Once in a while we would head over to Memorial Park for a picnic, and to gather specimens for our leaf collections. I suppose students are still allowed to have picnics, but I imagine by now collecting leaves in the park without a permit of some sort would lead to a violation of some law or statute. 

WAYNE COUNTY, IN - The Old National Road Welcome Center Holiday Open House will take place on Friday, November 16th and Saturday, November 17th at 5701 National Road East, Richmond, Indiana. Hours are Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By Rex Bell

I was raised in a house with Mom, Dad, and 7 brothers and sisters. That meant 140 dirty socks a week, more or less. More if we got the chance to go to town on Saturday night, less if my little brothers wore the same socks for two days, or simply traded amongst themselves. Regardless of the final tally, it was an awful pile of socks when we brought them in from the clothesline, and there was great wailing and gnashing of teeth as we each tried to sort our own socks from the basket.

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence congratulated Wayne County and Really Cool Foods on news that the company will locate its national production and distribution center in Cambridge City, IN, possibly bringing as many as 1,000 jobs to the area.

“New jobs are always really cool,” said Pence, “but especially this time." 

Being raised on a farm with a few dairy cows, extended family vacations were out of the question. The cows had to be milked before we left, and milked when we got home, so the best we could hope for was the occasional day trip. Sometimes, looking out the back window of the old station wagon at an unfamiliar road, one of the kids would ask where we were, and how long it would be before we arrived at our destination. Dad’s standard reply was, “We’re lost, but we’re making good time”. 

Several years ago, there was a rather animated woman who attended our church regularly.  On one particular Sunday, she was caught up in the spirit when the preacher began lambasting the evils of strong drink, promiscuity and adultery. However, when he scolded the use of snuff, she let him know in no uncertain terms that he had crossed the line of preaching, and he was now simply meddling.

  In the Libertarian crusade for smaller government, we run into that same line of thinking quite often. I think it’s safe to say that most people are justifiably upset when the government gives McDonalds, (a company that earns $40 billion a year), $1.6 million taxpayer dollars to help them advertise overseas. People also take offense when giant corporations like IBM receive billions, or when Ernest and Julio Gallo pull down a cool $5 million.