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One limb at a time, the locally famous leaning tree came down Sept. 3. For more than 150 years, the tree stood at a 30-degree angle about 3 miles south of Franklin in the 3500 block of Airport Road. The tree’s removal was initiated after a citizen submitted a formal complaint asking the highway department to look into the safety of it. On June 4, Airport Road, also known as Nineveh Road, was closed after an initial inspection determined the tree was unsafe to drive under. Then, in June, two master arborists determined the tree was at “extreme risk” of falling. So, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to remove the tree. County officials and local artisans are still looking at ways to preserve the tree, such as a memorial.
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FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said a man who was wanted for supposedly killing a Vigo County woman on Christmas Eve, turned himself in at the sheriff’s department on Monday evening.
The suspect, Philip Michael Atterson, 29, of Terre Haute, allegedly murdered Sarah Henderson, 38, of Terre Haute, on December 24. Her body was found in a storage unit on Christmas Day.
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VIGO COUNTY, Ind. The suspect in a Christmas murder is finally behind bars.
Philip Atterson turned himself in to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Monday night. He was transferred to the sheriff’s office in Vigo County, where he was wanted by police in connection to the murder of Sarah Henderson.
Police found Henderson dead in a storage unit on Christmas Day. Police believe the two may have been living together inside the storage unit, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
Atterson is now being held in the Vigo County Jail. Share
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Two are dead and one is believed to be in critical condition after a shooting Thursday morning at the Circle K on Johnson County’s western border. Bargersville Police and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for shots fired at 5:08 a.m. at 9400 W SR 144, Martinsville. Though the gas station has