New Castle News

NEW CASTLE - A Wayne County woman has been arrested - again - for allegedly trying to smuggle items to a prisoner at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

A stove fire Tuesday afternoon caused major damage to a house in Hardacre Court owned by a developer of the northwest subdivision.

Henry County Public Library will show a variety of movies in the auditorium this month.

Police have caught a second Indianapolis teen and charged him with the armed robbery of an affluent Johnson County couple.

PERU - Martha Sue Merz Lanning died Monday, June 29, 2009 in Peru, Indiana. She was born in Muncie in 1930 and was the daughter of Harry and Emily Merz.

The River House Hotel still was without electricity Monday, and many displaced residents remained at an East Side hotel.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. -- A Richmond resident who is an ex-guard at the New Castle Correctional Facility is accused of providing sex, vodka and jewelry to a bandit linked to a Fort Wayne teenager's slaying.

Vouchers for the Senior Farmers Market -- a partnership among LifeStream Services, WIC and local farmers markets -- will be available during special sign-up sessions at local markets this year.

High-flying canine Rockin' Rory and his best friend Tony Hoard put on their best show for NBC's 'America's Got Talent' Tuesday night.

As the June 30 deadline approaches for income-eligible eighth-graders to register for the 21st Century Scholarship, we should be thankful to journalists such as Bethany Tabb in the New Castle Courier Times of June 13 and Larry Riley in the Muncie Star Press of May 17 for reminding us of the deadline.

A man who helped his brother conceal the killing of an Elwood man is expected to be freed within weeks in a plea agreement that requires him to testify at his sibling's murder trial.

The utilities were shut off this afternoon at the Riverhouse amid a dispute between two ownership groups, driving residents out of their apartments on one of the hottest days of the year.

NEW CASTLE - Two New Castle residents face felony charges over a toddler's ingestion of a powerful prescription pain-killer. Brandy Dawn Cable, 27, 1814 N. 16th St., and convicted felon Jason M. Stephens, 31, 3178 N. Tims Ave., are each charged with neglect of a dependent, a Class C felony carrying a standard four-year prison term.

John P. Thom, 51, of Connersville, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Fayette Regional Health System in Connersville, Ind.

A New Castle man has been accused of punching and choking his wife. Jeremy Wade Polston, 34, 2114 S. 19th St., was charged Monday with strangulation and domestic battery, both Class D felonies carrying standard 18-month prison terms.

ROCKLAND : The Farnsworth Art Museum will present the world premiere of a new documentary film by Dale Schierholt titled "A Visit to the Star of Hope a ' Conversations with Robert Indiana." The film will be screened 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St.

NEW CASTLE -- Henry County authorities are investigating an alleged battery that stemmed in part from the quality of the latest Will Ferrell movie.

NEW CASTLE - A New Castle woman whose car left Ind. 3 and struck a tree was in critical condition Wednesday in an Indianapolis hospital.

NEW CASTLE -- EnhanceFitness classes are now available in New Castle at two locations, thanks to support from LifeStream Services and the host sites.

NEW CASTLE -- The trial of a rural Henry County couple who said they were growing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been rescheduled for Aug.