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Greenwood friends mourn slain woman
GREENWOOD, Ind. — A homecoming queen who had aspirations for a career in the medical field was laid to rest Monday. Kelly Roome, 19, a 2009 Greenwood High School graduate, was buried at Youngs Creek Cemetery in Franklin after a funeral at...
Funeral held for slain Greenwood grad
Friends and family gathered today to say goodbye to a 2009 Greenwood High School graduate whose life was cut short in California. Kelly Roome, 19, Greenwood, was laid to rest at Youngs Creek Cemetery in Franklin following a funeral at Greenwood...
Zombies return to metro area for filming of Part 2
Three local filmmakers need extras for sequel to low-budget horror film You’ve seen them in some horror movies. At times, you might have felt like one. Now you can be one. Producers of “Hell Walks the Earth 2” want to snatch 300...
Graham Road construction resumes in Greenwood
Old home will soon be demolished Work on the $11 million Graham Road expansion project has resumed after delays due to weather and finances and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The long-awaited project will include a much-needed...
2 from area playing for a national soccer title
Ex-Center Grove Soccer Club players on Carmel U-17/18 team in tourney Before this season, Austin Oldham and Keenan Johnson last played together on an under-12 team at the Center Grove Soccer Club five years ago. They reunited this winter and now find...
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Franklin vs. Franklin: A tale of 2 schools and 1 lawsuit
Franklin College officials are hoping for a quick response to the lawsuit it filed this week in federal court against Ohio-based Franklin University, which is opening a campus in Indianapolis. Franklin College is concerned that ads for the new...
Autopsy indicates Greenwood airman killed himself in shootout with cops
A medical examiner has ruled preliminarily that a Johnson County airman who police say shot and killed his girlfriend last weekend in California killed himself during a shootout with police Sunday. A self-inflicted gunshot wound likely killed Ian...
Huffing charge faced airman before accusation of killing
An airman from Greenwood who police say shot and killed his girlfriend in California last weekend was charged with huffing while on deployment in Kuwait, Air Force officials said today. Ian York, 21, was demoted to airman basic from airman first...
Numbers are up at Greenwood city pool
Attendance and revenue figures for the Greenwood city pool are about the same as last year — but a July cool spell has held down recent crowds. For the first 39 days this season, 10,937 people visited the pool on Lincoln Street. For the first...
New Whiteland basketball coach takes over for just one year
As veteran Marty Johnson helps his daughter recover, assistant Brandon Sorrell to take over boys team Brandon Sorrell looks at Whiteland High School boys basketball coach Marty Johnson as more than just a boss. Johnson has been a friend almost from...
Air Force had disciplined man accused of killing
Air Force officials said late Monday that the man who police think shot and killed his Greenwood girlfriend in California had recently received disciplinary action. Airman First Class Ian York, a 2006 Greenwood High School graduate who police say...
Family mourns death of Greenwood teen in Calif.
Friends and family are mourning the death of a Greenwood teen who police say was killed by her boyfriend in California. Investigators say Kelly Roome, 19, a May graduate of Greenwood High School, was shot and killed Saturday in Marysville, Calif.,...
INDOT: Public to see road stimulus project
SHELBYVILLE — State transportation officials will hold a public meeting tonight on a major reconstruction project on Ind. 144 between Shelbyville and Franklin that is part of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment...
2nd teen arrested in armed robbery
Greenwood — Police have caught a second Indianapolis teen and charged him with the armed robbery of an affluent Johnson County couple. U.S. marshals arrested Bobby “Boogie” Jones, 19, Wednesday in a vacant home north of Washington...
Bargersville Fire Department is first in county to join program to help find the missing
Alzheimer’s disease can cause Fred Thompson to wander from his Union Township home in Johnson County. A new program of the Bargersville Fire Department aims to help families whose loved ones stray away because of illness or disorders. Clients...
Tim Robison, Indian Creek athletic director, enriched the lives of colleagues, even rivals
Robison enriched the lives of his peers, even rivals Indian Creek High School boys basketball coach Ryan Williamson last spoke to Tim Robison on the evening of June 26 while the Braves were attending a camp at Ball State University. It wasn’t...
Snap decision: Center Grove's Mack picks Ball State
Garrett Mack is thankful that long snapping is a family tradition. The Center Grove senior split end thinks it helped him land a scholarship to play at Ball State University. The 6-5, 210-pound Mack said this week that he has made an oral commitment...
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Johnson County Jail needs and cost will be studied
Not long ago, Johnson County Sheriff Terry McLaughlin housed 325 inmates in the Johnson County Jail. With a more recent population at 309 — still five more than the facility’s capacity — McLaughlin said timing is critical in...
2nd teen charged in Johnson Co. armed robbery
Police have caught a second Indianapolis teen and charged him the armed robbery of an affluent Johnson County couple. U.S. Marshals arrested Bobby “Boogie” Jones, 19, on Wednesday night in a vacant home just north of Washington Street in...
Panel to look at plans for justice complex
Franklin To build or not to build is the question plaguing Johnson County officials who are mulling an expansion of the county’s criminal justice complex. With an estimated price tag topping $81 million for the most luxurious of three options,...
'Flashback!' recalls Franklin Central championship teams
Randy Bass got so upset when he saw the Franklin Central teams of the early 1980s not included on a list of the state’s top football squads that he decided to write a book about them.
Sorrell in as Whiteland interim boys basketball coach
Whiteland assistant boys basketball coach Brandon Sorrell has been promoted to interim head coach at the school for the 2009-10 season. Sorrell, 30, replaces Marty Johnson, who is taking a leave of absence for one season. Johnson’s daughter,...
Panel to review jail-expansion question
FRANKLIN — To build or not to build is the question plaguing Johnson County officials mulling an expansion to the county’s criminal justice complex. With an estimated price tag topping $81 million for the most luxurious of three options,...
Panel to review jail-expansion question
FRANKLIN — To build or not to build is the question plaguing Johnson County officials mulling an expansion to the county’s criminal justice complex. With an estimated price tag topping $81 million for the most luxurious of three options,...
Car overturns in Johnson Co., injuring 6
Six Greenwood teens were involved in a single vehicle accident late Monday night in Johnson County that resulted in non-life threatening injuries. An SUV the teens were riding in overturned on its side before flipping and coming to rest on its top...
Teen is charged as adult in Johnson County home robbery
Second suspect is sought in armed holdup, attack at White River Twp. couple’s home FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Indianapolis juvenile has been charged as an adult in the armed robbery of a White River Township couple in Johnson County. Marcos...
17-year-old charged with armed robbery
FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Indianapolis juvenile has been charged as an adult in the armed robbery of an affluent White River Township couple in Johnson County. Marcos Arteaga, 17, 1500 block of Draper Street, was charged Monday with burglary...
Trafalgar AD dies in bicycle-SUV crash
NASHVILLE — The athletic director at Indian Creek High School at Trafalgar has died of injuries suffered during the weekend when his bicycle collided with an SUV in Brown County. Timothy Robison, 42, Morgantown, was killed in the accident about 12:25...
