Earl Park, IN

INDIANAPOLIS — By the time police found a young man’s body, decomposing badly on a neglected plot of farmland off a Rensselaer highway in the fall of 1983, he had already been dead more than a year. He was found by a hunter laying down fox traps. At...

Police allege Hovis damaged locks on multiple exhibits and damaged a door of another during the June 7 incident. Four animals — two otters and two owls — escaped during the break-in; as of Tuesday, all four have been caught and returned to the zoo. According to the...

The Journal & Courier sports department is proud to present the 22nd annual Student-Athlete of the Year awards.  The selections were based on a student-athlete's athletic and academic achievements, along with community activities. The winners were asked to write about what high school athletics meant to them. The female recipient for 2022 is Tressa...

GIBSON CITY – The Gibson Area Swim Team lost 231-227 to the Milford Swim Team on Wednesday. The Gibson Area girls won 141-102 over Milford. Riley Arseneau finished first in the girls’ age 8-and-under 25-meter butterfly with a time of 37.19 seconds. Adalyn Arseneau, Riley Arseneau and Ava...

Details: Mr. Bieber was arrested after going into a residence after police told him to stay away for. the night. He was taken to HPD to be processed and later released with a city citation and. city court date.

Paxton police arrested a Milford man early Wednesday after he allegedly solicited sex from a 15-year-old girl and traveled to Paxton to meet her. About 8 1/2 hours after they began their investigation into the matter, Paxton police arrested Andy E. Leppard, 42, of Milford, around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday as he was inside his parked car in the 500 block of West Franklin Street, Police Chief Coy Cornett said.

Details: The arrestee came to HPD and surrendered himself to be processed on warrant nbr: 20TR5264 FTA Status, subject came prepared with bond money. He was allowed to post bond and gave a new court date, and released from custody.

The hot, dry conditions across Indiana may lead to an increase of spider mites, which could be a problem for drought-stressed soybean crops. Marty Park is with Gutwein Seed Services in Rensselaer – a Specialty Hybrids dealer. He says if left untreated, spider mites can cause significant damage to soybeans.

Debra Robison, 66, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 6:21 A.M. Tuesday June 28, 2022, at her son's home in Rossville, IL. Arrangements are pending at Anderson Funeral Home in Hoopeston.

Ruth Marie (Layden) Carter died peacefully at her home in Glenview, Illinois on October 7, 2021. She was 94 years old. Her Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Hoopeston, Illinois at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 423 S. Third St., followed by burial at Floral Hill Cemetery and lunch at the Parish Hall.

Aggravated Battery and Mob Action H22-2760 and 2022-5612. Location: 301 W Main St. (Hoopeston Police Dept.) Details: An HPD Officer was flagged down in the parking lot of HPD. While speaking with an individual the above arrested subjects arrived and started an altercation. They were placed in cells and later taken the Public Safety Building and the Juvenile Detention Center in Danville.

Sue Ellyn Foglesong, 69, of Watseka passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka. Sue was born on August 27, 1952 in Watseka; the daughter of Earnest and Jody (Braden) Wallen and they preceded her in death. She married Louis Foglesong on February 16, 2004 in Las Vegas and he survives.