Better late than never, here are your print headlines for the current issue of Disclosure, which hit the stands last Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, almost eclipsed by the tragedy in Effingham County. Print headlines offer you a glimpse of what’s in the current print edition as well as on the e-Edition, letting you peruse the headlines in the current edition so you can decide whether you want to hurry out and get this issue (which sells out very quickly in some locations) or get yourself an online membership so you can enjoy the e-Edition right here on your own computer. Print headlines are preceded by the dateline (the location where the material in the article took place) and followed by a brief synopsis of the material featured. Our print headlines are broken up by front and back page, pages 2 and 3, the regions covered (Egypt, Heartland and Central) and Op-Ed.
FRONT PAGE
WHITE CO.—MURDER CHARGED: Full coverage of the situation with Thomas Davidson, accused of murdering a Gibson County, Ind., grandmother in cold blood back in August. What’s eerie about this situation is that a year ago this month, we had effectively the same headline for the Danny Coston case…which is now over, while Davidson’s is just beginning.
LAWRENCE CO.—Is cop lying about stabbing? As of press time last week, there were STILL no charges against Lyndsey Polston for allegedly stabbing Josh Green, nor charges against Green for allegedly punching her in her nose and breaking it. What’s the holdup? Read the story to see.
Familiar territory for ISP’s Tim Brown
RICHLAND CO.—Agent’s past haunts current death case: We are not letting the Ed Hataway murder case just “go away”…but apparently ISP is dead set on it. And in this issue, we discuss why that might be the case.
WILLIAMSON CO.—Property owner fights land-grab by TIF District partners; finds startling information: While the story begins on page 8, the lead is right here on the front, and that’s because it’s an amazing story: How abuses in a commonly-used mechanism, Tax Increment Financing, can lead to the kind of greed being displayed in the city of Marion right now.
BACK PAGE
At least, she’s wearing gloves…
LAWRENCE CO.—’Migrant workers’ cost county taxpayers $$$: Just how MUCH $$$ did that little tuberculosis scare back in July and August cost the taxpayers of Lawrence County? We have the answer for you…and remember: they’re picking your food.
HARDIN CO.—Male dancers ditched at last-minute meeting: Full coverage of the bit of info we brought you here two weeks ago, which lit up Elizabethtown and caused the board to go into snarls when our correspondent showed up at a consecutive meeting. Get used to it, Sandbags…we’re here to stay.
RICHLAND CO.—Fire damages major businesses on Rte. 130: a panoramic view of the damage caused by the fire at NAPA and Papa Mike’s two weeks ago.
PAGE 2
WHITE CO.—Coston guilty in stipulated bench trial: The full coverage of the August 19th stunner in White County.
PAGE 3
Ryan Hughes, second from left. The skinny one. Because cocaine makes you not eat, we hear.
WILLIAMSON CO.—Allegations of cocaine-fueled antics continue: Part two of the ongoing Ryan Hughes divorce in Marion. City employees are trying to diss us by calling us a “gossip paper” and saying we make stuff up. Really? If it’s made up, why are people freaking out about being named in transcripts…? Just wondering.
EGYPT
ELDORADO—Pit owners explain how incident occurred: And now, for the rest of the story about the pit bull “attack” that occurred in July and which received much press. We talk to Roe and Tyring, who have been made the villains in this scenario…but now, the record is set straight.
GALLATIN CO.—Martin scheduled for Jackson sentencing after DUI arrest: Remember when Cody Martin got busted on a DUI a few months back? Apparently Mike Carr does, too…and he’s made arrangements to revoke Cody’s plea in Jackson County.
WILLIAMSON CO.—Indicted on SSA/VA fraud: The late Terri DeNeal, and the article that was on stands a few days before she took her fateful trip to Tennessee.
ELDORADO—Police say woman took stash shoplifting: Heather Vaughn, in trouble again. If you’re gonna leave the house, don’t take your stash. If you’re gonna do dope, don’t leave the house. Sounds simple…but maybe only those of us who DON’T do dope understand that concept.
HARDIN CO.—Woman who refused to lie for prosecutor arrested and, some believe, is being targeted: Of COURSE Carrie Atkinson is being targeted by Tara Wallace…ol Tara believes Carrie holds the key to getting rid of the sheriff…who actually enforces the law in the county…unlike Tara…but that’s only because she doesn’t know HOW.
WHITE CO.—White felon incarcerated in Saline charged in Carmi: the White County crim roundup.
Leroy Wallace, jr.
CARRIER MILLS—High speed chase through the Mills ends in crash: If you thought our online account of Leroy Wallace Jr’s flight was amusing, wait til you read this.
SHAWNEETOWN—‘Dope drop’ in Shawneetown police department wasn’t the other Martin shoe falling: More thorough coverage of the hilarity that ensued when the ceiling tiles came falling down around the construction workers’ heads at the SPD.
HARRISBURG—Son claims he beat mom’s “tweaking boyfriend”: More drug world news in tha ‘burg.
WILLIAMSON CO.—Badge bunny discard due to be sentenced in fed case in November after beating incident: Good ol Dusty Lingle, former Marion cop. Another one of those stories we “made up,” according to the authorities there…until we posted pics of Badge Bunny Brittster and her paramours. This is one of them…and what he’s facing over a federal civil rights case.
HAMILTON CO.—Career crim could forfeit $10K for no show in court: Hamilton County crim report, featuring a well-known Wayne County crim.
WHITE CO.—Sexual assault charges dismissed against doctor: Rick White strikes again. Look up how many cases he’s either screwed up irretrievably, or nearly screwed up, and ask yourself: they keep him WHY?
Tara Wallace
HARDIN CO.—Competency of state’s attorney questioned: More Tara Wallace. More questions about why she’s even doing what she’s doing, where she’s doing it. This may be the prelude to something much, MUCH bigger…stay tuned.
HARRISBURG—Meth cookin reported in dead end trailer: Well sure. Seems to be a LOT of that going on around these here parts…
GALLATIN CO.—Theft and violence focus of Gallatin charges: The GallCo crim roundup.
GALLATIN CO.—Piecemakers announce vendor/crafts event for Kidney Cancer Association: A little PSA, because we care!
Jessie Thompson, apparently thinking he can tell the internet what to do.
WILLIAMSON CO.—Cop seeks to stifle fling’s boyfriend online: One of the weirdest stories we’ve ever reported. And this one, too, goes back to the Brittster…and this one, too, proves that we’re not making this stuff up, contrary to what Marion officials want people to believe.
HARRISBURG—Former real estate agent charged with DUI drugs; passenger ID unknown: Whoa…it does indeed get weirder in tha ‘burg. And should you need any further proof, look to L’Erin.
HARRISBURG—Wabash burglar busted burgling in the ‘burg: A little alliteration in order to play up the fact that we have cross-county contamination.
PAGES 16-17 (CENTER)
JACKSON CO.—Special prosecutor appointed in Young case: For the page 16 spread, we bring you some awesome news: Ed Parkinson has been appointed to the Molly Young case. If Rollover Rands doesn’t contaminate it, this will get really interesting really quick.
SALINE CO.—Disgraced, sex offending former chief deputy wants Disclosure and owners added to lawsuit: Todd Fort. Need we say more?
RICHLAND CO.—Music fundrasier helps Richland’s needy kids: Feature story on an awesome event held for back-to-school…and the people behind it.
HEARTLAND
Jared Carter
CRAWFORD CO.—Escapee back in DOC after Labor Day lam: The full adventure of Jared Carter, who escaped in late April from Robinson Correctional Center.
EDGAR CO.—Aircraft crash under investigation by NTSB: The tragic accident that took the life of one of Edgar County’s pilots is being followed up by NTSB…who have been apprised of the threats, however vague, issued toward him and his company for the past year.
EDGAR CO.—Payton sentenced to eight years DOC: Another tragedy in Edgar County, a failure on the parts of the various agencies in the area, and prevalence of lack of understanding on how the system is supposed to work has lead to a teen being sentenced to prison time he should never have had to spend.
EDGAR CO.—Burgin picks up petition for sheriff: Of all people in Edgar, here’s the ONE guy you DON’T want in a public office he can abuse with impunity.
EFFINGHAM/DOUGLAS COs.—Heartland area murder-for-hire plot: All is not as it appears in multi-county case: This is one of those stories we’ve learned since press time has more tendrils than a good melon vine. And you’re not going to believe how far, and into what, they are reaching. Don’t miss this one; as it turns out, it’s the first of many of one of those stories that you’d think you’d find only on the “true crime” networks.
JASPER CO.—Charged with fake prescription: Jasper County crim roundup.
EDGAR CO.—Probation officer’s death kept a mystery: Why did no one in Edgar County want to talk about the suicide of one of their probation employees? This article examines that question.
ROBINSON—Not much going on at late August city council meeting: Brief story on the brief city meeting.
CRAWFORD CO.—Appellate prosecutor’s personal opinion, lack of professionalism, screws up case; Judge Weber offers stern rebuke: Why did Jody Stifle get out of his 2012 charges as they related to Harley Walters-Johnson? Two words: Rollover. Rands.
NEWTON—City council meetings brief but informative for Newton: Newton city meetings coverage, courtesy our man, Jeremy C.
CENTRAL
RICHLAND CO.—Small claims loss and bankruptcy case plague new Olney business: A strange little piece about irresponsible credit card spending and state employees’ bad decisions.
VINCENNES—Vincennes police chief apologizes over camera incident at restaurant: What happened after our reporters were harassed at the scene of the Josh Green stabbing at Denny’s…and how the situation was rectified appropriately by the chief of police.
WABASH CO.—Add ‘felon’ to the list of Cheeseboy’s nicknames; plea and sentence entered: Colby Rigg takes a plea, as negotiated by Rollover Rands. Pitiful for all the effort Cheeseboy put into misappropriating funds.
CLAY CO.—Charged with stealing from elderly man: Cross-county contamination, we call it, when a woman from Richland is hemmed up in Clay.
CLAY CO.—Bitchy little man charged with felony count of not reporting accident with injuries: Dylan Willis, punk extraordinaire, on his way to adding “felon” to his list of appropriate descriptives…like punk…uneducated…illiterate…and all-around loser.
RICHLAND CO.—Sheriff endangers public with drug operation: NOW, without a location being contained in charges, we don’t know where to warn our children and grandchildren if there’s a METH HOUSE to avoid. Thanks, Dave & Andy.
OLNEY—Olney pest was NOT highlight of meeting: Instead of the furious flapping of Brian James O’Neill’s stinky arms, the meeting was not about him! Read what it WAS about.
LAWRENCE CO.—Lawrence criminals keep cops hoppin with DUI, domestics, thefts from WalMart and drugs: The Lawrence County crim roundup.
RICHLAND CO.—Sexual abuse and battery of a handicapped woman charged: The rest of the Richland County crim lineup.
CLAY CO.—Meth precursor charges to Clay blotter: The Clay County crim roundup.
EDWARDS CO.—Convicted of stealing money from Albion bowling league: The story of Ron Luthe, which we featured here online when it occurred, but presented in the print version for our readers who may not have internet access; yes, we do have em.
OP-ED
COLUMNS
See, annoying public officials and Facebook punks? Even Mr. Rogers thinks you suck.
SURLY & UNCOOPERATIVE (Jack): I do NOT need a press pass and neither do my readers: Inspired by an insipid Facebook page wherein the asshole admin thought he’d be cute and suggest that if our reporters had had “press badges” maybe they wouldn’t have been harassed by Vincennes police. This one’s for you, loser: NO ONE needs a “press badge,” unless it’s for private events…and ANYONE can take photos of a crime scene in progress…and now, Vincennes PD understands that.
ICY (Ang): Who the riot act was read to…and why: Ang explains why we got a little, well…PISSY…with DOC in the final day of the search for Jared Carter. This is one you’re going to want to read, especially if you, like us, understand the importance of the free press, the preservation of our First Amendment rights, and, most importantly, the fact that public officials work for US, not the other way around.
PROSE & CONS (Bubba): Weiners and Leathers and…let’s stop there: Brian Ellis’ take on the revolting Syndey Leathers situation with Anthony Weiner, both of whom should probably just crawl back into the cesspool from whence they originated.
COOL & COMPLIANT (Jerry…with the wrong column head this month; he’s a regular now, not a Guest Columnist, and we apologize for the mistake): The Grid & good, healthy, acceptable paranoia….: What does it mean to be completely “off the grid”? It doesn’t have to do with just dependence or lack thereof; read what Jerry has to say about it.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Letters to the editor.
BACK OVER YOUR TALES: Headlines from 2008; you’ll want to read it just to see how prescient we actually are….
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