Reports of several loud blasts in and around New Carlisle flooded social media on Sunday, leaving residents looking for answers.
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New Carlisle Residents React to New Smith Park Sign Paint Job
For several months the Smith Park sign has needed a new paint job. According to most New Carlisle citizens, the new paint job wasn’t what they had in mind.
Professional Symbologist Decodes Bike Trail Graffiti
A report of spray painted graffiti on the New Carlisle bike trail was posted on the popular Facebook group “You Know You’re From New Carlisle If…” this week. Pictures were posted showing symbols and words emblazoned on benches and a concrete rest area.
Main and Lake has reached out to a professor of symbology to try to attach meanings to the defacement and to hopefully provide clues that may lead to the apprehension of the vandal.
New Carlisle Selected for New Texting and Driving Test
New Carlisle isn’t usually the first place lawmakers go to gather data on potential new ordinances, but that may be changing.
On Tuesday New Carlisle was selected by the state of Ohio as the grounds for a new texting and driving test program. Set for a November rollout, the program will allow drivers who live in New Carlisle to apply for a license that will allow them to text message, email, and play games on mobile devices while driving.
Stray Dogs Threatening to Overtake New Carlisle
In what city officials are calling “the biggest threat to this city in years,” roving packs of stray dogs that have gone feral are said to be threatening to overtake the city of New Carlisle.