Allen County court info. to go online

With as long as Allen County has waited for the new all-access online court system Odyssey, the name it shares with Homer #8217;s epic poem seems appropriate. Alas, come Tuesday, the journey will have been realized, as the system that will make the court thoroughly transparent will go live.

What's in a name?

Most of Wayne County's schools are named to match the area or school district in which they are located.

Lessons from the life of a trustworthy coach

ON JUNE 4th, the nation mourned the death of legendary UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden, a man revered as much for his off-court character as his on-court genius.

Kings of the wild frontier

Oh, suburbia: Milia, Nichols and Jones (clockwise from top). As the sun sets over the Summit Place Mall, the noticeably tired Matthew Milia turns his car sharply, perking up as he drives toward the abandoned movie theater, the same one that graces the cover of Frontier Ruckus' latest album, Deadmalls & Nightfalls . If the fading Summit Place Mall would ever be beautiful, it would be at that ...

Growth of a poet

Susan Yount grew up on a farm, worked at a mill and waitressed at Cracker Barrel. She even wrote a poem about the folksy restaurant chain's dress code socks. More recently she won first place in the 16th annual Poetry Center of Chicago Juried Reading and is considered the brightest new voice on the local poetry scene.