2017-11-30

Thursday, November 30, 2017

FIRE DESTROYS BRIAR HOME – A Briar family lost their home Wednesday night when it caught fire around 5:30 p.m. Several fire departments were called to the scene at 139 Cedar Drive, but they were unable to save the mobile home. Boyd firefighter Sheridan Rhine said his crew could see smoke when they left the station, so they immediately called […]

Kennan pleads to 16 years for assault

A Newark man has been sentenced to 16 years for an assault that resulted in the death of another man. Brett Walter Kennan, 34, pleaded guilty in 271st District Court in Decatur Thursday to aggravated assault causes serious bodily injury in exchange for the 16-year prison sentence. He faced a punishment range of 2 to 20 years on the second […]