WARSAW — A man and woman were recently arrested after stealing merchandise from Walmart. Austin Lee Fairchild, 26, 300 Harrison Ave., Geneva; also showing an address of 3160 N. Stoneburner Road, Warsaw; and Tiranda Marie Stevens, 23, 241 S. Robinson Road, Pierceton, are being charged with two counts of theft, class A misdemeanors; and two …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, John Burroughs. To this list of famous American naturalists, add the name Gene Stratton-Porter of Indiana. Decades before the modern environmental movement began, Stratton-Porter warned against human activities that could lead to climate change. Also a best-selling fiction author, Stratton-Porter brought the beauty of the earth to …read more.

Geneva Brumfield, 93, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Avalon Village in Ligonier, Ind. She was born Sept. 12, 1919, in Syracuse, to Lewis and Mary Frances (Davis) Rogers. After graduating high school, she moved to Indianapolis until 1945 when she returned to Syracuse. At that time, she attended business …read more.