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A Kosciusko County man is in jail after running from State Conservation officers.

BACK IN FEBRUARY 1994, when guitar rockers were living it up like first-class passengers on the Titanic, Possum Dixon were an oddity.

“The distribution of methamphetamine is the distribution of poison”

Edward N. Schafer, 29, Silver Lake, Indiana, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment late yesterday by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney. via Usdoj.gov

Utility crews are expected to work through Tuesday restoring power in northern Indiana knocked out by strong winds. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

The Bargain Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of Goshen Public Library and the new Teen Volunteer Corps will be held Thursday in the front lobby from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. General fiction, genre fiction, ... via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

As of Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at least 3,897 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

Turkish fighter jets bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq Sunday, private NTV television reported, citing local officials in Iraq. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

Rashid Rauf, a British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners, escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

Country singer and "American Idol" contestant Kellie Pickler is scheduled to perform at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 21, 2008. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

“We have some sort of reaction between two chemicals that caused a slight explosion”

A small chemical explosion was reported Monday in the building that houses Fox News, officials said. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

Britain's royal family welcomed the birth of its newest member Monday, a son born to Prince Edward and his 42-year-old wife, Sophie, Buckingham Palace said. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

Premier Arts/Wachovia Family Theater will present "The Wizard of Oz" at the Elco Theatre in Elkhart Sunday at 5 p.m. The cast features more than 100 local actors. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

“We knew the damage we were going to cause below. We did not want to, but we had to”

Dominican authorities reported 11 more deaths Thursday in floods caused by Tropical Storm Olga, raising the Caribbean-wide death toll to 25. via Goshen News, Goshen, IN

The coroner has identified Worth Haney, 29, of Silver Lake, Ind. as the Good Samaritan killed while trying to help a mother and her baby Monday after they wrecked on Interstate 65. via WLKY.com

A truck driver hit by a car on Interstate 65 Monday while trying to help another motorist in trouble has been identified as Worth M. Haney. via The Courier-Journal