http://www.thecouriertimes.com en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 04:16:27 GMT Daily feed of articles http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281413 Despite predicted chilly weather, the Hagerstown pool and Knightstown splash pad will open today. News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281428 LONDON (AP) - Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281427 PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence. News Fri, 24 May 2013 21:25:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281406 What began as a discussion to plan for Henry County Memorial Park's 100th birthday turned into a contentious debate at Wednesday's Henry County Commissioners meeting - particularly when the futures of the former juvenile detention center and Henry County Jail entered the conversation. News Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281392 After considerable discussion Wednesday, Henry County Council members agreed to fund the county's portion toward the next phase of the New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport runway expansion project. News Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281393 KNIGHTSTOWN -- As classes end for students in the Charles A. Beard district, studying of a different kind will begin that could reshape the school corporation's future. News Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281394 The recent tornado devastation in Moore, Okla., has prompted relief efforts and charity donations throughout the country to help support the victims. News Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281388 SPICELAND - A Spiceland woman was unhurt but shaken after a fire ripped through her kitchen Tuesday afternoon. News Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281382 A Muncie man was arrested on a warrant after investigations for allegedly stalking an ex-girlfriend and beating and urinating on her 4-year-old son. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:39:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281381 KNIGHTSTOWN - An awkward silence spoke volumes Tuesday about the difficulty of the decision facing the Charles A. Beard School Board. More than a minute passed before Kevin Knott made a motion to approve the hiring of Xcel Clean, an Indianapolis firm, to replace the entire 12-member school corporation janitorial staff. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:35:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281380 MIDDLETOWN - The town of Middletown may be looking at a $2.3 million sewer project as early as next year. The 5th Street Sewer Separation Project would eliminate raw sewage being dumped into Fall Creek right in the middle of Dietrich Park where children sometimes wade in the creek next to the sewage overflow, according to Clerk-Treasurer Drew Cooper. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281379 Individual difference of opinion persists over the New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport extension project. Commissioners voted to proceed on runway expansion, even though they don't yet have the land acquisitions made. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:33:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281378 MIDDLETOWN - The Middletown Public Library will transform itself into the Wild West when its annual Summer Reading Program, "Reading Round-up," kicks off in late June. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:29:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281377 A Pendleton man's helmet helped him avoid serious injury Tuesday when an accident left his motorcycle in flames. News Thu, 23 May 2013 05:25:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281361 SPRINGPORT - A Springport man risked his life Wednesday to save family pets from his burning home. News Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281356 New Castle City Council on Monday took the next step toward permitting the use of golf carts on city streets. Council members voted unanimously to proceed with drafting an ordinance regulating how golf carts can be used after hearing public input. News Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281355 Nick Stearns is excited to go to college this summer - as a sixth-grader. Stearns is the first New Castle student to be accepted in Northwestern University's 2013 Center for Talent Development summer program. He leaves June 30 and will stay for three weeks. News Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281354 KNIGHTSTOWN - When one water valve breaks these days in Knightstown's aging system, several people are affected. Monday night, the Knightstown Town Council took a major step toward changing that. News Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281343 VATICAN CITY - Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him. News Tue, 21 May 2013 21:03:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281310 Some may say the Indianapolis 500 is a race built on tradition, history and families, like the Andrettis and Unsers. On Sunday, a New Castle family left an Indy 500 mark of its own through photography. News Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281313 HAGERSTOWN - Two men - one of whom reportedly had a semi-automatic handgun - robbed the Hartley Hills Country Club Monday morning, slightly injuring an employee in the process. News Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281316 The new circulation director of The Courier-Times, David Brandt, is a California native who jokingly claims he has two wives. News Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281317 BAGHDAD (AP) - A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years. News Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281315 PHOENIX (AP) - Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt. News Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:00 GMT http://www.thecouriertimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=281312 Wind turbines, road funding and an airport runway extension will be on the agenda when Henry County Commissioners meet today. 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