Stephen Yates, our roving reporter, wrote Sun 4/17/22 @13:44 CDT:
I saw "Jake Boone" on "social media" some years ago. I've livedNetta Sekretarka, our secretary, wrote Tues 4/19/22 @10:04 CDT:
in Sunfish for over 20 years and owned the Sunfish Mall (a country
general store), but I've never heard of this family; and we never had
any Boone folk come into the store that I'm aware of. I think John
A. Durbin, the previous owner of the Mall (and "mayor," like me),
knew Daniel Boone; but that would have been a few decades ago. I
have no idea who these folks are or where in Sunfish they live, if
they live here. Just sayin' . . . .
You didn't do much roving. My handheld took me immediately toand Steve wrote back immediately:
"Everything's Jake," which identified the boy as Todd Johnson Logs-
don, a great-grandson of the late Jerome "Jake" Logsdon, one of Sun-
fish's grand masters.
Well, if he'd used his real name, there'd have been no issue. . . .
Dumb news from Kentucky:Police in Lafayette smashed a window to rescue a 2-year-old girl who had
locked herself in a pickup truck playing with a handgun.
[courtesy Lafayette Journal & Courier]
A young boy was found dead in a suitcase in the woods in Southern Indiana's
Washington County, not matching the description of any child reported miss-
ing in Indiana.
[courtesy LEX18, Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal]
Six people were shot, one fatally, at a birthday party in Indianapolis.
[courtesy Independent Global News]
roybebou.jpg Conictedi in Evansville: Jacob Bengert,29, murder; Samuel Newbold, 42, meth; Mario Watkins, meth; Clint Loehrlein, murder; Boy Bebout, 46, kidnap. att. rape (Vanderburgh County Prosecutor)
In the Republican primary election in Edmonson County (pop.Quotations of the week:
12,150), James E. Vincent is running for Sheriff; Todd Vincent
is running for Jailer (to replace Hank Vincent, who is not run-
ning for re-election); Gregory Vincent is running for re-elec-
tion as County Attorney; Jason Vincent is running for 5th Dis-
trict Magistrate (like County Commissioner or Councilman in
other states) and James C. Vincent is running for re-election as
6th District Magistrate. Three Sanderses and two Lindseys al-
so are running for office (one Republican and one Democrat-
ic Sanders for 5th District Magistrate). None of them is close-
ly related to any of the others.
[courtesy Edmonson Voice]
A jury in Covington awarded a $450,000 verdict against a com-
pany that gave an employee a birthday party he didn't want.
[courtesy LEX18]
coljacob.jpg Busted in Bardstown (Nelson County Gazette): Gary Lee Wilson, 47, Louisville, public drunk, c.s.; Jo Ann Atwell, 55, Bardstown, meth, controlled substs.; Cole Jacob Chesser,27, Williamsburg, DUI; Leona Mabis Ebel, 59, Boston, nonpaym. of ct. costs; Taylor Brooke Blanton, 29, Nortonville, probation violation
Quotations
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Borf 's weekly BONUS:dalortiz.jpg Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita Falls, Texas): Dallas Ortiz, WM, 25, 5'11", 125 lbs, probation violation (narcotics); Rose Marie Hart, WF, 37, 5'11", 150 lbs, probation violation (criminal threat); Jonathan Ray Bonilla Jr., WM, 26, 5'7", 135 lbs, prob. viol. (burglary) (Sedgwick County Sheriff); Arrested in Abilene (Texas, not Kansas): Catherine Marie Dorsey, BF, 51, 5'9", 130 lbs, injury to elderly (Abilene Crime Stoppers)
A dolphin died at Quintana Beach south of Houston, Texas, after peopleDear Eleanor:
tried to ride it. . . . TobyKeith, a 21-year-old Chihuahua in Greenacres,
Florida, was declared by the Guinmess Book of Records to be the world's
oldest dog. . . . John Hinckley was booked for a concert in Brooklyn. . . .
A member of the British ISIS group the Beatles was convicted in Virginia
of kidnapping and murder. . . .The Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana, Ta-
homa and Helvetica fonts were withdrawn from Russia. . . . A book titled
It's Okay To Be a Unicorn was banned by the school board of Delaware,
Ohio, for promoting a gay life style. . . . A man in Dallas, Texas, was ar-
rested for beating up his roommate in an argument over what mosquitoes
look like.
[courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]
donovang.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County, Texas, Sheriff): Donovan Gonzales, 21, DUI; Ariana Ruiz, 30, family assault; Mandy Lange, 25, child abandonment; Shanandoah Sanders, 52, ctrld. subs.; Savannah Pedergrass, 27, mj, paraphern.; Sally Stewart, 56, indecent exposure; Whitney Smith, 35, theft, paraphernalia
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J. Ewing wrote Weds 4/13/22 @08:08 EDT:
If your publication is truly a source of stellar newsThanks! Your Editor's first Edmonson County residence
reporting, then why have you not featured the bits
of wisdom from your own county's Jake Boone?
E.g.: "I'm Poor, Ain't I?" and "Giving Directions
in the Country."
Jake is from the community of Sunfish, Kentucky.
It's in the northwest corner of Edmonson County,
near the Grayson County line.
was in Sunfish; some of his best friends still live there; and
our roving reporter, Steve Yates, is the present "mayor" of
Sunfish. We'll ask him to report on Jake Boone.
– Editor
Bruce Mitchell wrote Sun 4/10/22 @21:06 PDT:
Dumb news from Indiana:Edward VIII. There, fixed it.Thanks.
– Editor
Students at St. Patrick School in Terre Haute joined the Sis-
ters in Providence in praying for peace in Ukraine.
[courtesy Terre Haute Star]
kenzeiht.jpg South Bend's most wanted (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc.): Kenzei Heath, WF, 5'8", 170 lbs, coke; Martin Ruiz-Vazquez, HM, 5'8", 170 lbs, DUI; Jennifer Scott, WF, 5'8", 185 lbs, forgery
See DISCUSSION GROUP below.Quotations of the week:
bettneat.jpg Busted in Bardstown (Nelson County Gazette): Bettie Carole Neat,.56, Bardstown, contempt of court; Cheyanne Dawn Gutknecht, 23, Springfield, probation violation; Thomas Andrew Sharp, 23, Bloomfield, domestic assault; Katherine Elizabeth Rogers, 31, Bardstown, controlled substances; Amber Dawn Lyvers, 30, Bloomfield, violation of protective order
TH2205.html#220501Borf 's weekly BONUS:gregorio.jpg Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita Falls, Texas) (Sedgwick County Sheriff): Gergorio M. Banuelos Jr., WM, 39, 5'9", 140 lbs, kidnapping; Banha Pom Philavong, Asian Female, 45, 5'1", 115 lbs, tattoos back, rt. arm, shoulder, finger, &
chest, probation violation and escape; Eduardo Ray Martinez, WM, 29, 5'10", 210 lbs, p.v. (burg.); Breann Denise Burley, BF, 30, 4'11", 130 lbs, assault with a deadly weapon; Michael Schell, WM, 54, 5'8", 165 lbs, tattoos chest and left shoulder, rapedevontem.jpg Wanted in Wichita Falls (Texas, not Wichita, Kansas): Anthony Devonte Manley, BM, 27, 6'3", 255 lbs, prob. viol. (retal.); Jenny Dawn Page, WF, 34, 5'6", 210 l
s, cont. subs.; Syprena Ledesma, HF, 44, 5'10", 138 lbs, prob. viol. (tamp. w/records); Armando Hernandez, HM, 39, 5'10", 138 lbs, probation viol. (Texoma's most wanted fugitives, Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers)
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez became re-engaged. . . . An unused ticketDear Eleanor:
to a 1984 Chicago Bulls basketball game sold at auction for $468,000 (it
was for Michael Jordan's first game with the Bulls). . . . An Amish buggy
driver was arrested for DUI in Brookville, Pennsylvania. . . . Ninety-two
of the 100 most-watched television shows of 2021 were National Football
League games (whatever became of the "National Pastime"?). . . . Britney
Spears posted onInstantspamInstagram that she is married and pregnant.
. . . Barry Manilow tested positive. . . . California's 88-year-old Senator Di-
anne Feinstein's mental capacity was questioned by fellow Democrats.
[courtesy Harper's, Funny Times, AP]
elvisjon.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County, Texas, sheriff): Elvis Johnson, 64, fam. ass.; Kasi Guy, 40, ctrld. substs.; Sierra Valles, 25, public drunk; Frances Arispe, 42, DUI; Serenity Torres, 21, mobery; Olga Guerrero, 33, ctrld. subs; Monica Hogeda, 41, paraphernalia, abusive language
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Dumb news from Kentucky:It's snowing in Indianapolis (and Bowling Green, Ky.).
[various]
Elton John credited Kokomo AIDS victim Ryan White and his fam-
ily with saving his life. . . .
The Koko-Go Ride bike sharing program opened in Kokomo. . . .
Harley Poe released a new horror folk punk album "Horrorful."
[courtesy Kokomo Tribune]
The Columbus Republic celebrated its 150th anniversary.
[discourtesy Columbus Republic]
kriegerj.jpg South Bend's most wanted (Michiana Crimer Stoppers): Jeffrey Krieger, WM, 6'2", 210 lbs, meth; Holly Stanton, WF, meth; Alyssa Sanchez, HF, 5'3, 130 lbs, burg., meth, DUI; Nikki Gibson, WF, 5'1", 130 lbs, theft; Lawanda Carver, BF, 5'2", 120 lbs, robbery; Montrell Butler, BM, 5'10", 160 lbs, absence
edrickel.jpg Edrick Elie, BM, 5'9", 190 lbs, domestic battery, strangulation; Chekir Bowers, BM, 5'9", 160 lbs, meth; Lanieer Hardin Jr., BM, 6', 150 lbs, nonsupport; Bryan Morrow, WM, 5'11", 175 lbs, burg, auto theft
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul voted from a cloakroom on theQuotations of the week:
Supreme Court nomination, and nearly half an hour after all
other senators; and he and North Carolina's Lindsey Graham
were reported to have voted without wearing suits.
[courtesy Louisville Courier-Journal]
Guests at Lexington's Elwood Hotel are invited to bring their
house plants with them.
[courtesy CNN]
cissellj.jpg Busted in Bardstown (Nelson County Gazette): Jennifer Nicole Cissell, Bardstown, 34, shoplifting; Adonis Figuredo Tomes, 41, Louisville, forgery; Lauren Elizabeth Berryman, 34, Bardstown, contrband; Kristopher Holmes Gilreath, 35, McCreary, contempt; Jacob Lynne Marshall, 2, New Haven, parole viol.; Sarah Beth Johson, 34, Bloomfield, heroin, DWOL; William Edward Kennedy, 57, Bardstown, meth; Kenneth S. Mitchell, 35, Bardstown, endangermt.chadedtp.jpg Chad Edward Tipton,34, Bardstown, contempt; Tyrone Shakur Raehame, 22, Radcliff, contempt; Amber Marie Elzy, 36, Bardswotn, traffickin;g John Francis Clark, 55, New Haven, contempt; Troy Lloyd Foster, 29, Bloomfield, mobery; Travis Shane Keeling, 34, Lebanon, contempt; Teri Lynn Carter, 48, Springfield, ID theft; Chris Allen Wiggington, violation of protecr. ord.jermoned.jpg Ronald Jermone Dones, 55, Boston, traffickingl Reid Shacoi Young, 27, Bardstown, theft; Hunter Bradley Bode, 20, Metter, Ga., marij.; Gary Frank Walker, 65, Bardstown, publ. intox.; Alexis Nichole Nichols, 18, Bardstown, receiving stolen prop.; Roseanne Lee Woolet, 43, Bardstown, meth; Doris Nicole Lutes, 33, Chaplin, DUI; Joshua Aaron Spalding, 33, theftwmjasonr.jpg William Jason Riley, 37, Bardstown, DUI; Michael Dale Johnsn, 35, Crab Orchard, theft; Kimberly M. Downs, 33, Bardstown, rcvg. s.p.; Anthony Nich. Bobbitt, 34, Bardsgown, public intox.; Harriet J. Norvell, revcg, stolen prop.; Davie Turney Baker, 34, Bardstown, public intox.; Tonya Marie Hutchins, 43, Bardstown, burglar; Justin Ryan Smith, 32, Bardstown, Rx unwrapronnijam.jpg Ronnie James King, 46, Bardstown, DUI; BrandonE. Humphrey, 39, Bardstown, contempt; Paul Jarvis, 59, Boston, prob. viol.; Ju' Quintis Faizon Amez Mason,B-town, P.s.; Charles David Foster, 53, prob.viol.(meth); Justin Anth,. Miles, 32, Cox's Creek, H
Borf 's weekly BONUS:bridgesal.Arrested in Abilene (not Texas, not Kansas) Alvin Joe Bridges, BM, 62, 5'7", 210 lbs, aggrav. assault); Tanner Michael Smithbrick, WM, 31, 5'7", 155 lbs, prob. viol. (dom. assault); Roger Allan Collins Jr.,BM, 56, 5'10", 150 lbs, probation violation (fled); Preston Michael Pierce, 41, 6', 160 lbs, probation violation (DUI); Robert Jason Murray Jr., WM, 47, 5' '1", 235 lbs, prob. viol. (dom.viol.)
Donald Crump endorsed Sarah Wailin's candidacy for Congress. . . .Dear Eleanor:
Martha Stewart posted news onInstantspamInstagram that her four
dogs had killed one of her cats. . . . Burger King was sued for not
whopping up its Whoppers. . . . A 67-year-old female Swedish su-
preme court justice was fined for shoplifting a Christmas ham and
meatballs (and she has resigned). . . . Nancy Pelosi and Susan Collins
tested positive. . . . Wind blew a shopping cart corral into a customer's
car in Colorado Springs, and the supermarket's insurance company de-
nied coverage.
[courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]ketcher2.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County Texas Sheriff) Dalton Ketcherside, 24, armed felon; Henry Falveerde, 29, ctld. subs.; Debra Thompson, 64, DUI; Irene Gonzales, 35, DUI; Amber Jiminez, 29, theft; Abdulia Huerta, 26, interference w/public duties; Paige Sandoral, 51, forgery; Jamey Perkins, 59, mobery; William Wright, 54, mj
DISCUSSION
GROUP: Don't forget! Readers interested in intellectu- al dissection of important current events are invi- ted to attend the Weekly World News Round Ta- ble at the offices of Borf Books outside Browns- ville, Kentucky, just after church every Sunday. Guest speakers lined up for meetings in the near future include phallusian artist Yayoi Kusama. |
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J. Ewing wrote Thurs 3/24/22 @ 16:50 EDT re
the lawsuit by Donald Trump vs.Hillary Clinton:
We need a new law about abuse of the courts and the filingSteve Yates wrote Tues 3/29/22 @12:21 CDT:
of frivolous lawsuits. Something akin to a judicial form of
justifiable homicide.
Don't be Chris Rockin' me or I'll go Will Smith on yo' ass.
Dumb news from Kentucky:
You have to pay to read about Chloe Brookbank. . . .
Health officials were expecting an increase in COVID-19 infec-
tions.
[courtesy Columbus Republic]
Among vanity license plate messages rejected in 2021 were "yoda-
666," "D00BIE," "DENIED1," "I POOPED" and "4SA-TAN."
[courtesy Evansville Courier]
A 30-year-old native of Logansport explained how to become
a contestant on Jeopardy.
[courtesy Kokomo Tribune]
alleshac.jpg South Bend's most wanted (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc.) Edward Coleman, BM, 5'9", 140 lbs, coke, mj, felon w/handgun; Allesha Carter, BF, 5'5", 140 lbs, battery of a public safety official; Jackson Outlaw, WM, 5'5", 145 lbs, syringe, resid. entry
PETA offered a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction ofBirthdays:
whoever killed the cat with a dart in Jessamine County.
[courtesy LEX18]
Nature produced a spectacle in the Mohawk community of Ed-
monson County on Wednesday, March 30: Before the outdoor
temperature hit an unseasonal high of 80°, a dozen black wasps
congregated on Borf Books' 200-gallon white propane tank, a
huge limb fell from a tree outside Borf's window, and a murder
of crows was eating a live possum on the bridge over the creek
at the bottom of the hill.
[a Tabloid Headlines exclusive]
waldecks.jpg Lexington's most wanted: Waldeck Sampson, WM, 34, 6'5", 200 lbs, shoplifting, crim. misch., c.s.; Nicole Powers, WF, 47, 5'4", lbs. unknown, wanton endangerment, rcvg. stolen property; Christopher Brown, WM, 39, 5'8", 140 lbs, forgery (Bluegrass Crime Stoppers)
Crossword puzzle clue of the week:jodywade.jpg Wanted in Wichita Falls (Texas, not Wichita, Kansas) Texoma's most wanted fugitives of the week: Jody Wade, WM, 50, 5'8", 180 lbs, hindering secured creditors; Heidi Michelle Emerson, 28, 5'7",185 lbs (Yorkshirehog), prob. viol. (c.s.); Robert Earl Mitchell, BM,, 34, 5'8", 160 lbs, p.v. (agg. ass.); Amber Lashell Griggs, BF, 34, 5'9", 150 lbs, p.v. (c.s.); Alejandro Sanchez, HM,, 34, 5'6", 207 lbs, probation viol. (evading arrest)
rositaqu.jpg Locked up in San Angelo by the Sheriff of Tom Green County, Texas: Rosita Quesada, WF, 40, forgery and drug paraphernalia
nzatom.jpg Thomas Gonzalez, 27, family assault; Anton Hernandez, 30, drunk; Shannon Clark, 18, burglary; Angelica Evans, 34, assault officer; Bonnie Lopez, 35, forgery; Natalie Torres, 39, theft, mj; Got away shile we weren't lookin'; Cody Blair, 40, DUI; James Baker, 28, ch. sex abuse
Borf 's weekly BONUS:caitnels.jpg Caitlyn Nelson, 31, c.s.; Samantha Payne, 47, ctld. substs.; Jennifer Sanchez, 32, paraphernalia; Shannon Castaneda, 45, fail. to signal; Pamela Ramirez, 30, fam. assault; bailed or broke out before we could ID them; Breanna Williams, fugitive
A woman who had recently tweeted "I'm the best drunk driver ever" ran
over and killed two state troopers and a pedestrian they were trying to
help on I-95 in Pennsylvania. . . . Vladimir Putin complained that Tchai-
kovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov were victims of cancel culture.
. . . Taylor Swift will deliver the commencement address at New York
University in May and receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree.
. . . A Nebraska state legislator apologized for repeating a debunked ru-
mor that some schools place litter boxes in restrooms for students who
self-identify as cats. . . . A flamingo that fled a zoo in Wichita, Kansas,
in 2005 has been spotted in Wisconsin, Louisiana and now Texas (iden-
tified by its leg band). . . . A road was closed in Marquette, Michigan,
to protect migrating salamanders. . . . Soccer star Hope Solo was arrest-
ed for DUI and child abuse in South Carolina. . . . A Navy oiler was be-
ing named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. . . . National Park ranger Betty
Reid Soskin retired in California at 100.
[courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]
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