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Molenda USMC

Robert (Bob) Molenda is a United States Marine, because once you are a Marine you are always a marine. Bob grew up in Illinois and joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in late 1962 where he trained in San Diego and became one of America's finest, an Infantry Marine in the 3rd Marine Division.
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Marion County Police Beat

Current: January 5 – January 15 Kohut, Ryan Matthews Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 7:32 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY Moore, Jessie Dale Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 6:01 p.m.; Charges: Reed, Kathleen Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Eason, Tony A Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 3:47 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Tucker, Kourtney Cavell Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 2:59 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Simmons, Stephanie Louise Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 11:09 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Cowan, Michael Booking Date: 01-09-2023 - 10:53 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Ply, Torie Gene Booking Date: 01-07-2023 - 12:06 a.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, NEED DESCRIPTION Bates, Joshua Allen Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 11:54 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR, FAILURE TO PAY Hicks, Louis Fate Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO Andrews, James Lee Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 5:18 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Killian, Robert Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 4:53 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Released: Hicks, Louis Fate Release Date: 01-15-2023 - 4:45 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR, MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO, HOLD FOR DOC Rogers, Richard Release Date: 01-14-2023 - 6:11 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-14-2023 - 3:28 p.m. Charges: FAILURE TO REGISTER VEHICLE, DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DL, THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Reed, Kathleen Release Date: 01-13-2023 - 8:23 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.
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MC Meeting announced

Marion County Judge, Jason Stumph and the committees have announce dates and times of the upcoming committee meetings. Please note that the meeting time has been changed to 5:00 p.m. in the annex for these meeting.
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Getting to Know My Dad

I am just going to say, right up front, I’m cheating again this week. It’s been a particularly busy and stressful week for me, so as the deadline was looming for this week’s article, I panicked! What would I write about? So, I’m going back to my Dad’s memories (which, again, are considerably before the 1960s I like to write about).
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Pets of the Week

by Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Year-end numbers are in for Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter and what a year 2022 was! In those twelve months, our all-volunteer organization took in/ rescued 641 dogs and 192 cats for a total of 833 animals! We processed adoptions for 134 dogs and 187 cats for a total of 321. Additionally, 448 dogs were transferred out of state where they would have better chances for being adopted.
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Marion County Police Beat

Meyers, Amanda Dawn Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 11:35 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR, FICTICIOUS TAGS, FAILURE TO REG VEHICLE, DRIVING UNDER SUSPENDED LICENSE, NO LIABILITY INSURANCE Lanham, Tyler Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 12:56 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Lowry, Stephen Iuca Booking Date: 01-04-2023 - 7:50 p.m.; Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAI, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY F UCR90Z, TAMPERING, DISORDERLY CONDUCT Shepherd, Rena Faye Booking Date: 01-04-2023 - 7:30 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Fassett, Andrew Scott Booking Date: 01-04-2023 - 1:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY Hagen, Lee Raymond Booking Date: 01-03-2023 - 3:34 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR FELONY Cole, Clinton Royce Booking Date: 01-03-2023 - 2:45 a.m.; Charges: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Released: Miller, Joseph Wayne Release Date: 01-04-2023 - 12:36 p.m.; Booking Date: 10-06-2022 - 1:41 p.m. Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Sears, Jessie Lane Release Date: 01-03-2023 - 9:00 a.m.; Booking Date: 11-08-2022 - 12:56 p.m.
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