County Public Records To Be Available Online
November 14, 2008: Kosciusko County Council voted Thursday to establish a fund for the county recorder's office to receive payments from a company making public records available online.
County Recorder Deb Wright told the council the county has a contract with online records company Doxpop to provide all county records that are public information, which Doxpop will make available on the Internet for a fee. Read the full article here.
County officials feud over coroner records
November 14, 2008: A dispute between Porter County Coroner Victoria Deppe and North Porter County Commissioner John Evans over records that he compiled when he was coroner years ago has erupted into a feisty war of words.
Deppe, a Democrat who took office at the start of 2007, has asked Evans, a Republican, to return records that he compiled when he was coroner in the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. Backing her up is the Indiana Public Records Commission. Read the full article here.
Councilwoman spends $40,400 for 'best in the business' video
November 10, 2008: A video production company owned by Otho Lyles III benefited in 2006 and 2007 from a Gary City Council promotional account that is meant to assist Gary's not-for-profit agencies.
Lyles pleaded guilty in 2004 to lying to federal investigators as they tried to root out corruption at Gary City Hall, and he served probation. He later pleaded guilty to a charge of tax evasion and as of February, records show, he owed more than $260,000 in federal taxes.
Carolyn Rogers, the 4th District's representative on the City Council, directed a total of $40,400 in City Council money toward Lyles' NPC LLC in 2006 and 2007, records show. Read the full article here.
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