Smith Park Flag Pole Cut in Half; Citizens Call for Cameras

Following President Obama’s decree that all flags in America be flown at half-staff to honor four Marines murdered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, it was noticed today that the American flag at New Carlisle’s Smith Park was still atop the flag pole.

Citizens took to the popular Facebook page “You know you’re from New Carlisle if…” to alert city officials to the situation and to inquire as to why the flag wasn’t at half-staff like nearly all other flags in town. Main and Lake has gathered new information that sheds light on why the flag wasn’t at half-staff, as well as more information about local vandals.

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Great Moments in New Carlisle History: The Great Heroin Bust of 2014

This is the next installment of an ongoing feature at M&L called Great Moments in New Carlisle History. The series will focus on some of the amazing, noteworthy, infamous, and heartwarming moments that have occurred in our town. 

Drugs, and heroin in particular, have become the scourge of middle America. Sadly, New Carlisle is not exempt from this plague. Last July, however, a refreshing ray of sunshine blasted through the dark, stormy, disgusting cesspool known as the New Carlisle drug trade.

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