The USDA has announced an extension for the Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Period, which had been set to end last Friday. The incoming Biden Administration says incentives were reduced under the previous administration, resulting in an enrollment shortfall of over four million acres. It says the extension will give time to evaluate ways to get enrollment back on track.
28-year-old Cody R. McKinney was arrested yesterday morning on a charge of burglary after allegedly attempting to find and take catalytic converters. Residents near Merriam reportedly caught and apprehended him when county deputies arrived, and McKinney was taken to the Wayne County Jail and held, pending an appearance before a judge to set bond.
55-year-old Jesse O. Hedden and 39-year-old Brandon S. Cook were sentenced to prison yesterday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Hedden pleaded guilty in October to a count of failure to register as a sex offender, and Cook admitted yesterday to violating probation from a sentence in October 2019. Both were given three years in prison and one year mandatory supervision upon release.
The remains of 46-year-old Marion resident Laura Wolfe were identified last month after being found in October in northern Indiana. Wolfe was reported missing in July. 39-year-old Tennessee resident Lynn Ware, Jr., was identified as a person of interest in the case and was arrested on December 31