WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue University doctoral student who recently completed an eight-month stay in a domed habitat says the hardest part was the isolation and the lack of “surprises and new things.”

Former Millersburg Marshal David Kieth Hathaway has been sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of criminal conversion. Elkhart Superior Court 6 Judge David Bonfiglio also order Hathaway to pay a $300 fine plus court costs. The charges stem from an incident in which Hathaway was caught on camera …read more.

During the Milford Town Council meeting, Monday, town marshal Rich Miotto proposed the retention of the 2007 squad car. He noted the vehicle is paid off, plus fully equipped, and it could be used by reserve officers to keep miles off the newer squad cars. Miotto stated the plan would be to keep the ’07 …read more.

[weaver_youtube B2b-DCK3Kf0 rel=0] PIERCETON – When Frankton needed a play, it made several. And for its efforts, a state title. Frankton trailed Plymouth for most of the 12-U Town & Country baseball championship, but came up huge on three occasions to rally for a 5-4 win in stunning fashion Monday night. Trailing 3-1 in the …read more.

A long weekend of baseball in three communities will have teams from five little leagues battling Monday night for the right to Town & Country state titles. Pierceton is hosting the 12-U baseball tourney, and will have the two top seeds meeting for the hardware. Top seed Plymouth, after losing to Alexandria in the first …read more.

Three age groups are currently working through its respective Town & Country baseball tournaments this weekend. All three tourneys began Thursday and will conclude Monday night with championship games at three different sites. Pierceton is hosting the 12-U state finals, and in first round games, the top seed Plymouth were upset by Alexandria, 7-6, while …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4Pn_cIctB8o rel=0] PIERCETON – The championship game of the Town & Country 10-U baseball semi-state tournament held at the Pierceton youth league ball diamonds pitted towns familiar with one another. Nappanee, unbeaten in its run to the final, took on a once-beaten Plymouth team Monday night in the title tilt. Plymouth gave the home …read more.

[weaver_youtube QGQPyi9KJTE rel=0] PIERCETON – The Pierceton ball diamonds have been buzzing for several days and will continue to do so as the Town & Country baseball tournament carries on this weekend for the Senior District 11 12-U teams. The eight-team tournament began Thursday night with a pair of games followed by two more games …read more.

Tim Fleck The residents of Akron and brothers in uniform are trying to come to grips today with the sudden and unexpected death of a man hailed as great police officer and friend. Akron Town Marshal Tim Fleck, 49 died at 9:12 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Woodlawn Hospital Emergency Room in Rochester, Ind., of …read more.