Elwood News

“Tim stated he knew he was going to jail when he called the police, because the police always take the female's side”

A Madison County judge ruled Wednesday that Elwood police officers had probable cause to arrest a decorated Iraq war veteran on several preliminary charges, including sexual misconduct with a minor because his ... via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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It was an absolutely beautiful Saturday for the Letter Carriers' Food Drive! There were probably trouble spots throughout the nation, but here in east central Indiana, we had sunny skies! The Second Harvest ... via Herald-Bulletin

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“The results of our findings will be turned over to the Madison County Prosecutor's Office for review”

Funeral arrangements and visitation have been set for an Iraq War veteran who authorities say hanged himself inside a holding cell at the Elwood Police Department on Friday. via Herald-Bulletin

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Three local high school students recently received Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Youth Community Service Awards, given by the Anderson Rotary Club. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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ELWOOD, Ind. - A coroner has ruled the hanging death of an Iraq war veteran in the Elwood City Jail a suicide. via Palladium-Item

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“It's been an honor and a privilege to serve the last 16 years as a school board member. ... And I'd like to wish the new board good luck.”

When the dust cleared after Tuesday's election, many incumbent school board members countywide were voted out. via Herald-Bulletin

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“I wanted to make the decision to donate first, before I ever found out if I would be a match”

Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.

Collins, 40, donated her kidney this week to Darren Paquin, who teaches English at Elwood Community High School, where she graduated back in 1986.

Collins' husband, Dean, said she offered Paquin one of her kidneys after she learned that Paquin was experiencing kidney failure.

'She knew she wanted to do it and she knew she was supposed to,' he said.

Collins, a mother of three, and Paquin underwent the transplant surgery Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Collins is scheduled to head home on Sunday for Mother's Day. Read more

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The Indiana Department of Transportation will officially break ground for a 12.6-mile section of Indiana 37 between Indiana 28 and Indiana 26 in Madison and Grant counties. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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Bond is $4,000. * Madison County sheriff's deputies arrested Michael J. Neil, 18, of the 2800 block of Main Street, Elwood, at 1:57 a.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Main Street on suspicion of battery, a ... via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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A local man was listed in stable condition at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood on Monday, a day after a vehicle slammed him off his motorcycle and into the roadway. via Herald-Bulletin

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