The state Crime Lab has officially identified the body found in a burning car in Kokomo on Feb. 22 on Knoxo Road.
Through DNA analysis the victim has been confirmed to be Martin Shane Lewis of Kokomo, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Pete Williams and Coroner Norma Williamson.
The following land transactions were filed in Marion County Chancery Court during the week ending March 1:
Monday, Feb. 25
• The Joel W. McKenzie Revocable Trust to Steve Rowell and Elijah D. Rowell
• Caleb James Deal to James Brian Deal
Pastor again petitions board about brutality allegations
The Columbia Police Department has been approved for a $9,700 grant to get body cameras for officers and expects to have them in roughly a month.
Columbia aldermen are moving forward with plans to take back over the city’s garbage pickup after the contract with Waste Pro expires Sept. 30.
Alderman Jason Stringer has been researching specs for buying garbage trucks and brought his recommendations back to the board Tuesday. They approved taking bids based on those specs.
Got water? When it comes to making a water garden, you don’t have to dig a whole hole — or even have plants.
In fact, if you’ve ever grown mold in a neglected cup of coffee, you’ve generally got the basics of water
gardening down pat.
Editor’s Note: Information printed in the “Fire Report” comes via the responding department(s). The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction or clarification.
Monday, Feb. 25
Organizers said the second annual career fair at Columbia High School proved a big success, drawing 52 businesses and more than 600 students.
The event was held Feb. 26 at the Charles Boston Sports Complex and included students from CHS, Columbia Academy, West Marion, East Marion and Tylertown.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail by local law enforcement agencies from Feb. 25 to March 3. The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction.
Election season is officially here in Marion County as qualifying closed Friday, and 49 candidates are seeking county office.
That’s a 63 percent increase in the number of office seekers from the previous election cycle in 2015, when 30 candidates ran.
Where to start with today’s topic, of deliberately putting woody garden debris to use? It’s way easier than dragging stuff to the street and a lot simpler than composting. And it can be downright artistic.
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