Marion News

In July, lights on the lake mean boaters enjoying a warm summer evening, but come December, it will mean Lake Shore Park's annual holiday light display.

Now, 15 years after the idea's proposal and 10 years after the ribbon was cut on the first paved trail, money is flowing in from the state to help the Greenway continue its growth.

A speaker at the NAACP convention Sunday urged black people to stop being 'addicted to status symbols,' adding that overspending is sabotaging their futures.

YORKTOWN - Vouchers for the Senior Farmers Market -- a partnership among LifeStream Services, Inc., WIC and the local Farmers Markets -- are now available and can be obtained during special sign-up sessions ...

MUNCIE -- A paroled murderer is accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend after she talked to a detective about a recent Grant County robbery.

NEW CASTLE -- Before Americans across the country gather together on July 4th and say their 'oohs' and 'aahs' at the fireworks, Ameriana Bank hopes to hear those same words on July 3rd when visitors come to the ...

F riday was the grand opening of the Cellular Connection store. Located at 1275 Woodlawn Road, next to Long John Silver's, the store is an authorized Verizon Wireless and Dish Network agent.

ALEXANDRIA - Nancy C. Kellum, 71, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Elmcroft of Muncie after a brief illness.

INDIANAPOLIS - A $50,000 winning Hoosier Lottery ticket was sold in Upland. Teressa Mason of Marion purchased her scratch-off tickets at the Circle K on South Main Street in Upland and immediately played the ...

After an Indianapolis police officer appeared in court this morning on charges he knowingly sold a firearm to a convicted burglar, the Marion County prosecutor admitted he's worried about the fate of the ...

MARION -- A seminar, Advancing Hoosier Women in Business, is set for July 8 at Ivy Tech Community College's Marion campus.

Marion police are investigating a second shooting this week. According to police someone in a maroon colored vehicle opened fire around 5 p.m. while driving north on Boots Street near 15th street.

MARION, Ind. -- Grant County commissioners are considering closing county offices on Fridays to save on utility costs.

Bond is $2,000. * Anderson police arrested Anthony J. Smith, 50, of the 1700 block of West Eighth Street, Anderson, at 1:20 a.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of West Eighth Street, Anderson, on suspicion of ...

Over the years, the Yorktown has served not only as a tourist destination, but as the site of both somber commemorations and jubilant celebrations.

After two years of often acrimonious negotiations, the Big Ten Network and Comcast announced a deal Thursday that will place the channel on expanded basic cable in Indiana, giving far more viewers easy access ...

A shoot out between two cars in Marion has left three people injured. Police say the incident happened around 11:30 on the city's south side.

Here in East Central Indiana, I have been expressing a positive attitude about the changes in the application process for Food Stamps, cash assistance and health coverage for Hoosiers in need.

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A new book aimed at young readers recounts the life of Indiana's first black sheriff, who rose from school janitor, to teacher, coach and FBI agent before being elected Grant County's sheriff.