Miami County News

A 66-year-old Peru man died Tuesday evening when he was trapped under a tree trunk he was trying to remove from his yard.

For 50 years, citizens of Miami County have celebrated the community's long history as the former winter quarters of America's traveling circuses.

Howard County Arrests Thursday, 10:05 p.m., police arrested Marlana J. Smith, 29, 500 block of East Mulberry Street, at Mulberry and Phillips streets, on a charge of possession of marijuana.

About 11:30 each morning, students start to arrive at Taylor Primary School, on foot and on bicycles, driven in cars by parents or baby sitters, or even by themselves, for those who have just finished a summer school class at Taylor High School.

It is a record that Howard County Sheriff Marty Talbert didn't want to break - the number of inmates at the jail hit a new all-time high over the weekend.

Recently, a two week long criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Tony Frawley has resulted in the arrests of John Williamson, 27, and his wife, Tara Williamson, 32, both of Peru, IN.

Howard County Arrests Monday, 9:25 a.m., deputies arrested Troy Sowell, 32, Peru, at the Miami County jail, on a warrant for failure to appear for fees.

A Macy man and his wife are facing felony drug charges after police found 10 marijuana plants hanging to dry in a bedroom closet in their home Friday afternoon.

Murder suspect Daniel Huckelby could be facing up to 18 years in prison stemming from the 2008 shooting death of 18-year-old Robert Vandergriff of Kokomo.

ReJene Howard Tatum, 86, sweetly entered into Eternity Thursday, June 11, 2009, in the comfort of her home in Mexico, Ind.

Miami County Arrests Monday, 3:07 p.m., state police arrested Danny C. Tyler, 58, 3300 East block of 400 North, Peru, on a felony charge of criminal recklessness and a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

Organizers are gearing up for the 18th annual Cole Porter Festival. Presented by the Miami County Historical Society and Ole Olsen Memorial Theater, the event will run the second weekend in June in downtown Peru.

Tough talk between contractors filled a 90-minute Howard County commissioners meeting Wednesday, as the issue of hiring local workers on the Kitty Run drainage project heated up.

" More than three ago, 18-year-old Jorden Sopher disappeared, and Tuesday her remains were identified.

Howard County arrests Monday, 8:20 a.m., deputies arrested Kindra Green, 23, 800 block of East Hoffer Street, at the Miami County Jail, on a body attachment warrant.

The family that adopted Jorden Sopher believes the Wabash teenager's body may have been dumped in a wooded area to conceal an unintended death.

A 14-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-trailer along Ind. 18 in Miami County late Thursday, marking the third traffic fatality in one week for the mostly rural county.

The skeletal remains found by a mushroom hunter in Miami County last month have been identified as a missing 18-year-old. Wabash Police Detective Scott Long said dental records have identified the remains as Jorden Sopher, who was last seen visiting her parents' home in Wabash.

Nearly a month after skeletal remains were found in Miami County, police have identified the victim.

Skeletal remains found last month in Miami County have been identified as a Wabash woman who had been missing for three years.