Tested positive, 1,088,095; died, 17,386.
                                                                  [courtesy N.Y. Times]

A resident of Kokomo sued the city to maintain the "FUCK BI-
DEN" flag displayed at his home against city notification of vi-
olation of a sign ordinance.
                                                        [courtesy Kokomo Tribune]

erskiner.jpg South Bend's most wanted: (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc.): Erskine Reid, BM, 5'11", 140 lbs, domestic battery; Korrey Holman, BM, 5'8", 160 lbs, felon with firearm; Chvala Wilson, BF, 5'7", 140 lbs, battery, F.T.A.; Andre Miller, BM, 5'7", 160 lbs, handgun w/o lic.; John F. Harris, BM, 5'7",230 lbs, coke

stinsonb.jpg Busted in Bardstown: Kenneth Leo Stinson, 71, Westmoreland, Tennessee, opiates; Haariet Jane Novall, 29, Bardstown, receiving stolen prop.; Jeremiah Scott Redmon, 25, Bloomfield, FTA; Matina Jean Thurmay, 26, Bardstown, RSP; Evan Dean Ratliff, 28, Carter, felon w/gun;
Ashley Lenice Herriford, 32, Bardstown, nonpay., FTA; Donald Lee Howard Jr., 33, Bardstown, nonpayment; Allen Michael Curci, 36, Lexington, probation viol.; Shawn Craig Ball, 34, Cox Creek, nonpayment; Joshua Aaron Spalding, 33, Bardstown, failure to appear; Aimée Lynne Benson, 48,
Bardstown, meth; Michael Dale Johnson, 35, Crab Orchard, theft; Chad Edward Tipson, 34, Bardstown, RSP; Hanner Shane Lindsey, 24,Cox'sCreek, contempt (Nelson County Gazette)

Tested positive, 782,745; died, 10,894.
                                                                      [courtesy N.Y. Times]

Javier Hernandez-Cerrito, 22, was sentenced to two years in pris-
on for four counts of criminal mischief 1°,  one count 2° and one
3° for graffiti on public and commercial buildings, including one
on the newspaper building reading "Report news not propaganda."

                                              [courtesy Bowling Green Daily News]

The Interior Department, headed by a married native American woman,
went about removing  "Squaw"  from place names in at least four states.
.  .  . Senatorial colleagues of Arizona's Krysten Sinema called the New
York Times  sexist  for running four articles on what Sinema wears. .  .  .
Nicholas  Sandmann  urged Kyle Rittenhouse to sue the media for defa-
mation. .  .  .   A Missouri school district said it would be hiring its own
high school students  as cooks, janitors and child care providers  to deal
with staff shortages. . . . The Republicans' Conservative Political Action
Conference told Big Bird,  Elmo,  Bert and Ernie not to attend its confer-
ence. .  .  . The international think tank IDEA added the United States to
its list of "backsliding democracies." . . . The statue of Thomas Jefferson
was removed from New York's City Hall..  .  .  .   A  Florida  family  was
fined by its homeowners association for  putting  up  Christtmas  decora-
tions before Thanksgiving. . . . Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene,
of Georgia, nominated Kyle Rittenshit for the Medal of Honor.

                                                                 [courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]

tillerya.jpg Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita Falls, Texas): Jonathan Tillery, BM, 19, 6'1", 130 lbs, ag. assault; Raquel Valdez, HF [sic], 25, 5'3", 170 lbs, ag. robbery; Shane Toledo, WM, 29, 5'7", 160 lbs, prob. vi. (fam. bat.); Patricio Sabos Gomez, 31, 5'4", 207 lbs, murder; Arrested in Abilene: Lora Leann Eaton, WF, 27, 5'10", 120 lbs, hindering apprehension (Sedgwick County (Kas.) Sheriff, Abilene Crime Stoppers)

aaronagu.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County, Texas, Sheriff): Aaron Aguila, 21, marijuana; Vanessa Padier,38,DUI; Taylor Dawson, 28, C.s.; Taneshay Neewsome, 29, damage; Elizabeth Guerrero, 40; burg.; Samantha Allen, 21, DUI; Rosita Quezada, 40, mobery; Mercedes Gomez,29, theft; Angela Hogeda, 41, burg.

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 Marjorie Taylor Greene.

North Division                                        Wins    Losses

Long Island Ducks                            68           62
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs         63           57
Lancaster Barnstormers                    56            63
York Revolution                                56           64
[t.b.a.]                                                  0            0

South Division                                        Wins    Losses

High Point Rockers                           64           55
Lexington Legends                            60           61
Charleston Dirty Birds                      58           62
Gastonia Honey Hunters                   54           66
Lexington [t.b.a.]                                 0             0

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Dumb news from Indiana:

The Rev. William Tollas survived    both    World War II and Covid-19 and is now 100 years old.            [courtesy Evans-                   ville Courier]

billings.jpg South Bend's most wanted: Rickey Billings,WM, 5'11", 220 lbs, parole viol. (coke); Tara Johnston, WF, 5'4", 200 lbs (Yorkshire hog), parole violation (battery); Gabriel Bradley, WM, 5'11", 190 lbs, pariole viol. (synthetics); Heather Kehr, WF, 5'4", 170 lbs, parole violation (neglectof dependent); Kain Araujo-Morris, WM, 5'11", 2
95 lbs, parole violation (coke); David Hunt, BM, 5'7", 180 lbs, parole violation (battery, escape); Jeffery Sodeman, WM, 5'10", 165 lbs, parole violation (coke); Clarence Davis, BM, 5'9", 205 lbs, parole viol. (robbery, theft); Tra D. Butler, BM, 5'9", 170 lbs, parole violation (abetment); Markeese Dotson, BM, 5'6", 150 lbs, parole viol. (rob.) (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc.)

Some black students stayed home from school  in  Rowan  County
after being threatened and called "nigger"  on  Slapcrap  Snapchat.
. . .

A high school junior in Laurel County was attracting media atten-
tion with his choice among 15 colleges for whom he  would  play
basketball. 
                                                                              [courtesy LEX18]

chadbenn.jpg Busted in Bardstown (Nelson County Gazette): Chad Edward bennett, 43, Elizabethtown, trafficking; Jennifer Lynne Scott, 39, Bardstown, heroin; Michael Jay Bradley Smith, 33, Bardstown, ass.; Molly Renée Boone, 26,Springfield, trafficking (meth); Jeffrrey Allen Mills, 30, Louisville, contempt of court; Shane Thomas Herchenader, 32, Fairview, pub. intox.; Harriet Jane Norvell, 29, Bardstown, FTA; Mitchell Aaron Walker, 31, Bardstown, controlled subst.; Aimée Lynn Benson, 48, Bardstown, trespass.; Patrick Francis Reed,
57, Bardstown, publ. intox.; Joshua Lee Hawkins, 23, Lorretto, crim. mischief; Michael Scott Norman, 53, Bardstown, c.s.; Patrick Alexander Lusco,40, Louisville, federal; Joshua Robt. Hall, 38, Bloomfield, contempt of court; Matthew Dylan Druin, 21, Bardstown, ev. police; Christopher Neal Lyvers, 45, New Haven, domestic assault; John Martin Lawrence Jr., 50, New Haven, meth, mj.; Donshais Lavonte Calbert, Bardstown, coke; Joseph Robert Lyvers, 38, Bardstown, nonpayment of fines; Matthew Ryan Turner, 32, Bardstown, wanton endangrmnt

helenayg.jpg Lexington's most wanted: Carlos Hernandez, HM, 36, 4'11", 150 lbs, sexual abuse, stalking; Helena K. Young, WF, 54, 5'8", 145 lbs, supervised release violation (Bluegrass Crime Stoppers)

"All of us who knew what actually happened in Kenosha last year assumed this would be the
 verdict.. Thankfully the jury thought the same."
                                                                                       – Wisconsin ex-Governor Scott Walker

The sports:                    Tennis doubles  champion  Peng                    Shuai went missing  after calling                    out a former deputy prime minis-                    ter of China for sexual assault.                                            [courtesy Lex18]

clifhoyt.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County, Texas, Sheriff): Clifton Hoyt, 52, par. viol.; Diana Blanco, 62, Dang. drugs paraphernala; Jordan Carasco, 23, DUI; Kamara Williams, 27, mj.; Carmen Rodriguez, 41, DWOL; Stephanie Ibarra, 26, DUI; Haley Winn, 27, crim. trespass; Daniele Recendez, 28, DUI 2d; Erik Brefo, 22, DUI

The Wyoming Republican Party kicked out Liz Cheney. .  .  .  Reese's in-
troduced a pie-sized peanut butter cup for Thanksgiving. . . . Seattle, Wa-
shington, suspended school for the lack of substitute teachers.  . . . Labor
shortages included a dearth of persons trained to play  Santa   Claus. .  .  .
Prince Harry and Meghan declined the Queen's Christmas invitation.  . . .
Eighty per cent of deer species in Iowa tested positive.

                                                                  [courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]

tiffanil.jpg Arrested in Abilene (Texas, not Kansas): Christopher Miles Lanford, WM, 30, 6'6", 195 lbs, theft of firearm from elderly; Tiffani LaGloria Greene, BF, 32,  5'7", 130 lbs, injury to child; Douglas Eugene Lawson, WM, 56, 5'9", 200 lbs, aggravated assault; Jason Scott Edwards, HM, 33, 5'5", 190 lbs, soliciting minor for prostitution (Abilene Crime Stoppers)

johnowen.jpg Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita falls, Texas): John William Owen, WM, 36, 5'8", 130 lbs, aggravated assault, deadly weapon, marij.; Latosha Renea Adams, BF, 47, 5'2", 142 lbs, prob. violation (arson); Quentin Lamar Caldwell Jr., BM, 33, 5'8", 165 lbs, tattoos on arms & shlders, prob, viol (felon w/firearm, opiate); Jordan Alexander Walton, BM, 23, 6'1", 260 lbs, probation violation (ag. assault, rude choking) (Sedgwick County Sheriff)

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Stephen Yates, our roving reporter, wrote Sun 10/7/21  at 10:10 CST:

J. Ewing wrote Fri 11/11/21 @00:45 EDT:

I think it's a  toss-up  as to which of these two assholes de-
serves to be bitch-slapped the harder (Kyle Rittenhouse or
Nick Sandmann, in case you don't recognize the photos):

Publius Leget wrote Weds 11/10/21 AT 15:41 CST:

Why do all your pictures of perps in the Tom Green County,
Texas, jail include so many more women than men?

1.  Women are prettier than men.
2.  Therefore they look guiltier when they're caught.
                                                                                         – Editor

Tested positive, 1,053,167; died, 17,008.
                                                                   [courtesy N.Y. Times]

Starvation Army Christmas bell-ringers were among those unde-
remployed in the present economy in Fort Wayne.

                                         [courtesy Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette]

victorgz.jpg South Bend's most wanted: Victor Guzman, BM, 5'5", 140 lbs, probaton viol. (battery); Selena Coleman, BF, 5'5", 200 lbs (Yorkshire hog), robbery; Coty Oblinger, WM, 5'8", 165 lbs, parole viol. (meth); Nicole Fredrick, WF, 5'4", 130 lbs, burglary, meth, marijuana; Verquell Williams, BM, 5'4", 155 lbs, criminal recklessness, leaving scene, drugs (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc.)

Tested positive, 765,091; died, 10,322.
                                                                         [courtesy N.Y. Times]

Lexington will get a second team in the American League of Pro-
sional Baseball, sharing a stadium with the existing Legends.

                                                                               [courtesy LEX18]

girdley.jpg Busted in Bardstown: Patrick Dale Girdley, 51, New Haven, stalking 1°; Stephany Ann Fields, 52, Bardstown, tamperin w/ev., paraph.; William Robert Goodwin, 42, Taylorsville, DWOL; Angela Dawn Lavespere, 51, Bardstown, owes fines; Maurice Andrew Maddox,DUI (Nelson County Gazette)

jascotte.jpg Arrested in Abilene (Texas, n ot Kansas): Jason Scott Edwards, HM, 33, 5'5", 190 lbs, soliciting minor for prostitution; Ashley Kay Palmer, WF, 24, 5'3", 100 lbs, battery, opiates; Shadrick Michal Dockiens, WM, 40, 6'1", 220 lbs, prob. viol. (attempt to elude); Leah Mae Lara, WF, 39, 5'2", 120 lbs, probation violation (registration); Jesse Eugene Wohletz, WM, 21, 5'8", 145 lbs, probation viol. (attempt to elude) (Abilene Crime Stoppers, Sedgwick County (Kans.) Sheriff)

The Health Minister of Northern Ireland sued Van Morrison for defama-
tion for his criticism regarding coronavirus restrictions. . . . A South Da-
kota  tate representative who organized an anti-vaccine rally tested posi-
tive. . . . New York's mayor-elect,  Eric  Adams,  tweeted that he will re-
ceive his first three paychecks in Bitcoin. . . . A Republican nominee for
Congress in a Florida primary election was found to be a felon and ineli-
ble to hold office. . . . A  new  ordinance  in Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,
prohibits police stops for minor traffic violations. .  .  . A  Scotsman was
arrested for possession of $190,00 worth of marijuana  after he accepted
a ride in a blizzard  with  police,  who noticed an odor from his suitcases.
.  .  .  Portion of new U.S. hires in occupations that require bachelor's de-
grees: 3/4; portion of U.S. adults who do not have bachelor's degrees:2/-
3;  portion of black U.S. adults who do not have bachelor's degrees:  4/5.
 . . . Dog piss brought down a light pole that had stood in Suzuka, Japan,
for 23 years. .  .  . A couple broke their feet and legs going down a barri-
caded waterslide after hours in Hampshire, England. .  .  .  Prince  Harry
testified that he warned the C.E.O. of Tweaker Twitter on January 5 that
it was being used to set up the U.S. Capitol riot  that  occurred  the  next
day.  .  .  .  Johnson & Johnson announced it was becoming  Johnson  or
Johnson.
                                                                 [courtesy Harper's, LEX18, AP]

larimore.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom  Green County, Texas, Sheriff): Jack Larimore, 21, crim. tresp.; Alyssa Crowe, 33, theft svc; Maxine Fuentes, 44, delivering controlled substances; Haylee Marshall, 22, marijuana; Sonya Bolden-Whiteside, 28, public intoxication; Cashanda Wilson, 35, mental; Maria Hill, 29, no insur., reckless

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Tested positive, 1,033,866; died, 16,898.
                                                                   [courtesy N.Y. Times]

jerwhite.jpg South Bend's most wanted: Jerome White, BM, 5'10", 250 lbs, domestic battery in view of child under 16; Melone Davis, BM, 5'7", 170 lbs, upside down ears, dom. bat. of person under 14; Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita Falls, Texas): Samuel Edwards, BM, 33, 6', 215 lbs, upside down Afro, prob. viol. (opiate) (Michiana Crime Stoppers Inc., Sedgwick County (Kans.) Sheriff)

taylorte.jpg Lexington's most wanted: Terry O. Taylor, BM, 37, 5'8", 200 lbs, traffic, felon w/gun (Bluegrass Crime Stoppers); Paducah's: Emily L. Darnell, 23, charged with assault 2° for stabbing her boy friend in the arm, wrist and shoulder about 11 p.m. Halloween for not taking her out for fast food

                                                                                                                   [courtesy msn.com]

Quotations of the Wheat (Simon said): "The  first  quotation of the Wheat was,  'My  sister's   not a whore; she just needs the money.'  I sure hope   that whore gets out of the pen."                                                               – Leonard Simon

nartinez.jpg Wanted in Waco: Harrison Andrew, BM, 34, 6', 220 lbs, family assault; Cliftn Randolkph, BM, 52, 5'8", 152 lbs, family ass.; Matthew RayanGuajaro, HM, 27, 5'6", 150 lbs, fam. viol. Alejandro Jasso, HM, 28, 5'7", 180 lbs, crim. tresp.; Arrested in Abilene: Chris Nartinez, HM, 34, 5'7", 150 lbs, theft of aluminm bl, family assault, coke, meth (City of Waco, Abilene Crime Stoppers)

Jon Bon Jovi, Jen Psaki and the mayor of Los Angeles tested pos-
itive. . . . Hyenas tested positive at the Denver, Colorado, zoo. . . .
Rumeysa Gelgi, of Turkey, 7' .7", was declared the world's
tallest woman. . . . Police who went to a wrong address to investi-
gate a disurbance in Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  were slapped by the
88-year-old woman who answered the door. .   . A Brazilian jump-
ed into a lake to get away from killer bees and was eaten by pirhan-
as.. . . An Asian business delegation arriving in Minneapolis, Minne-
sota, was shocked buy a sign reading "Kill Asian carp." . . . Retur-
ning  astronauts  had  to  wear  diapers  because the toilet on their
SpaceX capsule was broken.
                                                        [courtesy LEX18, Snopes, AP]

nicoltay.jpg Wanted in Wichita (Kansas, not Wichita Falls, Texas): Nicole Taylor, WF, 41, 5'10", 145 lbs, prob. viol. (burg); Sabrina Sanchez, WF, 27, 5'6", 215 lbs (Yorkshire hog), prob. viol. (opiaate); Morgan Lane, WF, 29, 5'6", 180 lbs (Yorkshirehog), probation violation (opiate); Shannon Dwigans, WF, 53, 5'3", 130 lbs, aggravated battery (Sedgwick County Sheriff)

prietove.jpg Locked up in San Angelo (by the Tom Green County, Texas, Sheriff): Veronica Prieto, 21, affray; Gabriela Zapata, 20, publ. intox.; Alexis Lohse, 25, DUI; Sterling Smith, 20, family ass.; Cheyenne Ponce, 25, ctl. subst.; Jasmine Alvarado, 21, mj; Christie Tompkins, 35, family assault; Hayley Perrigo, 20, marijuana

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Aaron Rodgers tested positive. . . . A man was gored
to death in the running of the bulls in Onda, Spain.