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In this episode, Hailey gears up for another must-visit destination along Wisconsin's Great River Road! This time, she heads to Grant County to discover the unique experiences each season brings. From scenic river views to historic sites, Grant County offers a rich blend of natural beauty and cultural heritage year-round along this stunning 250-mile stretch of the Mississippi River!The Bobber is brought to you by Something Special from Wisconsin: https://www.somethingspecialwi.com/Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/grant-county-wisconsin-your-go-to-guide-for-every-season/Grant County: https://grantcounty.org/; Wyalusing State Park: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/wyalusing; Nelson Dewey State Park: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/nelsondewey; Stonefield Historic Site: https://stonefield.wisconsinhistory.org/; Cassville Car Ferry: https://www.explorecassville.com/ferry-daily-operations; Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums: https://mining.jamison.museum/; Grant County Dairy Breakfast: https://wisconsindairy.org/National-Dairy-Month/Dairy-Breakfasts/Detail?eventId=499; Grant County Fair: https://www.gcfair.fun/; Blake's Prairie Junior Fair: https://www.blakesprairiefair.com/; Plateville's Annual Hometown Festival Week: https://www.platteville.com/events/hometown-festival-week; Dickeyville Grotto: https://www.dickeyvillegrotto.com/; Southwest Music Festival: https://www.platteville.com/events/southwest-music-festival; Make Music Plateville: https://makemusicday.org/platteville/; Lancaster Night Market: https://www.lancasterwichamber.com/night-market.html#/; Plateville Historic Re-enactment: https://www.platteville.com/events/platteville-historic-re-enactment; A Day on the Farm: https://grantcounty.org/event/a-day-on-the-farm/; Potosi Brewery: https://www.potosibrewery.com/; Katie's Garden Winter Wonderland: https://www.platteville.com/events/katies-garden-winter-wonderland; Boscobel Winter Indoor Market: https://www.facebook.com/boscobelfarmersmarket/; Vicki's Cozy Cafe: https://www.facebook.com/vickiscozycafe/; Country Heights Supper Club & Motel: https://countryheightssupperclubandmotel.com/; The Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/the-bobber-blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksFriends of the Wisconsin Great River Road: https://www.wigrr.com/. Follow on social @wigreatriverWisconsin Department of Transportation: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/Home.aspx. Follow on social @wisdot

Hey writers! Sarina here! I have never been quiet about how much I enjoy Karin Slaughter's work. So when the opportunity arose for me to read her brand new book, We Are All Guilty Here, and then interview her about it, I raised my hand faster than an extra in a deodorant ad. The new book is a series starter with a kickass female heroine, and I could not have loved it more! Join as as I quiz Karin on: * How to write a sweeping series starter* Small towns as a setting. How small is too small?* The difference between a procedural and psychological suspense* Character development and much more! Karin is incredibly smart and such an important voice in suspense. You won't want to miss this one!Other favorite's of Karin's that we discussed include:Pieces of Her The Grant County seriesHey, Jess here to talk to you about a series I have created just for supporters of the #AmWriting Podcast.I met an aspiring author and speaker who has an idea for a book that just knocked me over. I said, please, please write that book. This is someone who had an idea that has a place in the market. It's timely. She's the perfect person to write it, and I asked her, I begged her, if I could please mentor her through this process publicly on the podcast.So while we're not giving her full name and we're not giving the actual title of the book, because we don't want to hand those things away, I am coaching her through the entire process, from preparing her book proposal to querying an agent. I'm going through the whole thing with her. She knows nothing about the publishing industry, she knows very little about how one goes about writing a book—so essentially, this is as I mentioned before, from soup to nuts, From Authority to Author, and hopefully we'll get her there.But really, whether or not this book ends up selling, whether after this book she ends up having a speaking career, this is about the process of preparing to do that. I hope you'll join us.This series is for supporters only, so if you are a free subscriber right now, consider upgrading. Remember, if you upgrade, you'll also get the ability to submit for our First Pages Booklab, and lots of other fun stuff that we put out just for supporters—So come join us. It's a lot of fun.Transcript below!EPISODE 461 - TRANSCRIPTJess LaheyHey, Jess here to talk to you about a new series I have created just for supporters of the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast. I met an aspiring author and speaker who has an idea for a book that just knocked me over. I said, please, please write that book. This is someone who had an idea that—it has a place in the market, it's timely, she's the perfect person to write it—and I asked her, I begged her, if I could please mentor her through this process publicly on the podcast. So while we're not giving her full name and we're not giving the actual title of the book, because we don't want to hand those things away, I am coaching her through the entire process, from preparing her book proposal to querying an agent. I'm going through the whole thing with her. She knows nothing about the publishing industry. She knows very little about how, you know, one goes about writing a book. And so she—essentially, this is, as I mentioned before, From Soup to Nuts, From Authority to Author, and hopefully we'll get her there. But really, whether or not this book ends up selling, whether this book—she ends up having a speaking career—this is about the process of preparing to do that. How do you write a book? How do you prepare to become a speaker on the back of that book? So I hope you join us. This is a series for supporters only, so if you are a free supporter—or if you're a free subscriber right now—consider upgrading. Remember, if you upgrade, you'll also get access to the ability to submit for our First Pages Booklab and lots of other fun stuff that we put out just for supporters. So come join us. It's a lot of fun.Multiple SpeakersIs it recording? Now it's recording, yay. Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. I don't remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay, now one, two, three.Sarina BowenHello, my name is Sarina Bowen, and you're listening to the AmWriting Podcast. This is the podcast about writing all the things—short things, long things, fictional things, non-fictional things, pitches and proposals—in short, this is the podcast about sitting down and getting the work done. I am alone today with an interview that I could not be more excited about. I don't know how I drew the long straw here, but today I have the pleasure of interviewing Karin Slaughter. She is the author of more than 20 instant New York Times best-selling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter, Pretty Girls, and Girl Forgotten. That's actually an amazing one, by the way—go read it. She's published in 120 countries, with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. She also has a number one Netflix series and another long-running series. She has hit all the bells and checked all the boxes in thriller land, and she is also just one of my favorite writers. So happy to be here. Welcome, Karin Slaughter.Karin SlaughterIt's my pleasure. Thank you.Sarina BowenWe're here to talk about your August release, which is called We Are All Guilty Here. I received this ARC a few months ago—actually read it immediately—because I love your suspense, and I also was really excited to see that it was clear as day on the release. So you owe me now that it's a series starter.Karin SlaughterIt is, yeah. It was a lot of fun planning it out.Sarina BowenOh, good, yeah. And I want to hear a little bit about that, but I'm just going to read the very short flap copy for We Are All Guilty Here so we all know what we're talking about.[Reads flap copy]The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter. Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks, when two teenage girls vanish and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help—and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?So, flap copy very much pitched as a thriller. Here is the problem here—you know, we're wanting the solution, but I would argue that your novels are always, always about bigger than the problem and its solution. So how did you conceive of this town, and what does North Falls mean to you as you were getting into it?Karin SlaughterWell, I mean, North Falls is a very small town inside of a larger county. So it's rural, but it's not tiny like my Grant County Series. And I think that I learned some lessons in Grant County—mainly, make it a larger town so there's more people you can kill, because at a certain point, why would anyone live in this tiny town? But also, I knew going into it that it was going to be a series. And so, you know, unlike Grant County and Will Trent—which I was hoping would be series, but I wasn't sure, and I was at a different point in my writing life—you know, I'm pretty sure, 25 books in, that they're going to publish at least two or three more of my books. So I thought, let me set this up as a series, and let me do this world building that can carry on into several books, and let's make this town. You know, North Falls is the seat of the county, but it's also in a county called Clifton County. And the main narrator you meet is called Emmy Clifton, and she's a sheriff's deputy. Her father, Gerald Clifton, is the sheriff of this county. There are Cliftons everywhere—there are rich Cliftons and poor Cliftons—and so you have this family saga potential. But also, it gave me the opportunity to plant a lot of different seeds that will later grow into novels. So I was really happy about that, but I definitely structured the county in a way where there's plenty of space to tell stories.Sarina BowenRight. So I noticed, and when I read a book like this, I am reading it as a reader, but also as a writer.Karin SlaughterYes.Sarina BowenAnd so I really noticed how long the character count in this book is—by which I mean how many characters there really are, how many named characters. There's so many of them, and that felt really fearless to me, you know, like you weren't sitting there at your keyboard wondering if you were going to ask your reader to remember this other family member, but you just went for it. And is that something that you ever try to balance? Like, you're not taking it easy on us here, and ultimately, I loved every word of it. But do you ever worry about that? Like, do you let that voice from other books past into your brain to say, like, well, that one time…Karin SlaughterNot really. You know, I think a writer's job is to trust the reader, and it's certainly my job to tell a story that is gripping and that makes sense and that pulls them into the world. And so what I was thinking about as I was writing this was, I need to write these characters in such a way that you care about them; otherwise, you won't care what happens. And, you know, Emmy is in a pretty universal position for a lot of millennial women. She's in a marriage that's not a great marriage. She's trying to raise her son. Her parents are starting to get older—you know, they're failing a little bit—so she's noticing that. And in the middle of this, she has this horrific crime happen where these two girls are abducted. And because they are in this small town, she knows one of these girls, who's actually a stepdaughter of her best friend—her best friend since kindergarten—and so just that one thing happening blows her world apart. To me, that's what the hook is. You know, there's this greater mystery of what happened to these girls, what's going to happen, who took them—all those things—but there's also something that I rely on a lot in my books, which is the mystery of character, and people wanting to know more about how does Emmy navigate this. What happens to her brother and her sister-in-law, and this handsome guy who is the school resource officer? You know, how does this all play out? And that, to me, is the job of the writer—to make these characters interesting and make the plot and the balance of the character stories fit together in a way that, you know, when there's not a car chase or a gunfight or whatever, you still want to keep reading because you're involved in the mystery of the character.Sarina BowenYeah, and we sure are. And Emmy is just the beating heart of this book, but she is not your only point of view character. And how—is that something you really have to fiddle with as you go, like, do you try on other point of view characters and then pick the winners as you go?Karin SlaughterYeah... I never have, you know, I think that I'm a very opinionated writer. I have a very firm sense of point of view. And so I knew that Emmy was going to get the bulk of the first part of the story. And then I knew that Jude was going to come in when she came in, and that I would have to build out, like, just drop the reader in this unfamiliar, new world, right in San Francisco, with like, a completely different character, and you don't know what's going on, and you make assumptions about her based on what she does for a living and all this other stuff. And you know, I knew that was coming all along and that the book would be told from these two women's points of view. I never felt—other than the early part with Madison, one of the girls who is abducted—I never really felt like anyone else could tell these stories.Sarina BowenOkay! And you mentioned that you learned some things from writing your Grant County Series that informed your choice of the size and milieu of what you chose for North Falls and for Clifton County. What do you think? How did it feel to start a series in 2025 versus starting one, you know, a decade ago? Like, is there anything about the world that made your choices different, or is it all, um, you know, coming from what you've learned as an author?Karin SlaughterYeah, I think it's cumulative. I mean, the point of being an author with a 25-year career is to learn from each book, and I never want to feel like when I finish a book, oh, that's perfect. I can't do better than that. I always, you know, want to learn something, and then the next book I want to try something new. I mean, I could have just kept writing Will Trent novels and occasionally standalones for the rest of my life. I mean, and I am going to write more Will Trent novels interspersed with North Falls. It's really important to me to—I love that character, I love Sara Linton, and I want to keep telling those stories. And I actually have another idea for a standalone I want to do. But, you know, the point of being a writer is to get better at it. I think anybody who loves writing and the challenge of writing, and feels a calling, wants to be better with each story—to hone certain skills, to do novel things (to use a pun there) in their writing that challenge them and make the work more interesting—and that's what I try to do with every book. So starting North Falls this far into my career was a leap, but I think, hopefully, it's one that has paid off for me as a writer, just to have the ability to tell new stories and kind of prove that I've got more stories in me.Sarina BowenYeah, I confess that I regularly have moments where I stop myself and ask, have I said this before this way? Have I done this little thing before? And what would you tell me about that—like, to just, like, get over myself? Or, you know, what happens when you come to a moment like that in your own story craft?Karin SlaughterWell, I mean, in polite terms, you could think of it as an homage to yourself. I mean, honestly, I'm writing about murder. I'm writing about violence against women. I mean, I do write about men dying, but no one seems to care—so sorry, guys. You know, I had one book where I killed, like, six men, and then the next one I killed one woman, and they were like, wow, this return to violence. I'm like, come on, guys. But yeah, you know? So I think how you do it is you have to think of it through the lens of the character, and that's a choice I made in Grant County and Will Trent—was that they were going to be affected by what happened in the previous book, right? So, you know, you don't have a situation—you know, I love series novels, but there are some where… and Jack Reacher is an exception because I love Jack Reacher, and every Reacher book is: he gets to a new town, people are doing bad s**t, and he shoots a lot of people, and he makes it right, you know. And I love Jack Reacher. But, you know, some writers do write the same thing over and over again—they have the same concept or the same gimmick—and that's never been a career that I'm interested in. For me, I want to tell new stories and do new things. And, you know, after a while you run out of crimes that are new crimes. You know, I've written about abduction before, I've written about abuse before, but it's the character—the way the character sees a story, and the connection, the emotional connection the character has—that makes a difference. And, you know, in many ways, it's harder to write a novel in North Falls, where Emmy has a personal connection to the crimes that are occurring, as opposed to writing a Will Trent novel set in Atlanta, where, you know, it's a stranger to them. And so I have to...Sarina BowenIf Will Trent knew—yeah, if Will Trent knew every dead person, that would just seem weird.Karin SlaughterYeah, exactly, yeah. And so I have to find a way into the story, and with Will and Sara, for instance, it's a little more difficult than something where, okay, there's this immediate emotional connection, because I'm writing in North Falls more psychological thrillers, as opposed to Will Trent, which is more procedural.Sarina BowenOkay, can I poke you about that a little bit? Because, um, these words are used a lot. Procedural, to me, I've always understood to be a professional character. So Emmy Clifton is a law enforcement officer—she's a pro—so in strictly, strict definition, this is a procedural novel. But how do you feel the difference between psychological versus procedural functions in those two series?Karin SlaughterWell, you know, I think absolutely, if you want to be strictly by definition, it would be procedural. But, you know, the thing about thrillers is they're all things now, right? I mean, you could call it domestic—a domestic thriller, or domestic mystery, or whatever—you could call it, you know, a family story. And I think of it more as a saga, because it is about a family spanning generations, and this town spanning generations. But, you know, yeah, there's a procedural element. There's also—like, it's very emotionally tied into the character. There's a darkness to it, so it's psychologically, you know, you're very close to the bone on it. And I think that's why I would call it more of a psychological thriller, as opposed to Will Trent where, you know, it's very led by the investigatory steps, right? Like, you know, if Will Trent is going to be there, they're going to talk to witnesses, they're going to talk to suspects, they're going to, you know, have to fill in with their boss. There are just different parts of that that, in one way, the structure makes it easier to write than something like We Are All Guilty Here. But, you know, with this in particular, where you have it talking about not just the crime, but how f*****g hard it is to grow yourself into a woman, as Emmy says, and friendships and relationships and family and dealing with aging parents and, you know, siblings and that sort of stuff—that, to me, is what makes it more in the realm of psychological.Sarina BowenOkay. I've actually really admired the way that you sometimes walk the line on this. For example, I really enjoyed Girl Forgotten, which is the character that is first introduced in Pieces of Her, where she is not a professional. And then in Girl Forgotten, she has joined a law enforcement agency, but it's still her first day on the job—which is just such a wonderfully fun way to throw things at that character—because then it becomes both a procedural and not. Like, she is technically a professional, but she doesn't know what the heck she's doing, and not everybody there is willing to help her. So to me, that was a fantastically fun way of making both things true at once. And when I was reading that book, and of course then this one, I wonder—how you get the legal—the law enforcement stuff? So, like, how did…I know that by now, at this point in your career, you must have many people you can talk to about this, but how did you start that? Like, how did you inform yourself of what you didn't know so that you could fix it and not get those things wrong?Karin SlaughterYeah, you know, when I wrote my second book, I had met a guy who's a doctor, and he is married to a pediatrician, and his brother works on a body farm in Texas. So this is, like, the perfect family for me for what I'm doing to make Sara the smartest doctor on the entire planet. Because, you know, it might take my friend David, who advises me, four days to come up with a solution, but Sara has to do it in half a paragraph. So she's definitely the doctor you want if anything very unusual happens. I mean, her career would be the subject of scholarly articles forever.Sarina BowenZebra is not horses for her.Karin SlaughterExactly, yeah. And so I am…I have them—I have a lot of police officers I speak to, a lot of retired GBI officers. One of them was very helpful in this novel because, you know, the GBI—it escalates, you know, crimes in the state of Georgia escalate completely when there's a child involved, just because, you know, somebody who's in Fulton County can't jump to Acworth, for instance, as far as policing, but the GBI is in charge of the entire state—Georgia Bureau of Investigation—so they handle a lot of kidnappings and abductions. And most of the time, you know, it's statistically…there's a 1% chance it's going to be a stranger. Usually it's a parent or “Uncle Bob,” or, you know, the youth pastor, or someone like that who has access to a child. And so she hooked me into the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is a remarkable resource. And, I mean, I think they're just amazing in what they do. But, you know, the thing is, as much as I know about this stuff, I always check my work because I'm not a professional. And, you know, it's very rare these days, I think, for people to say, hey, I'm not an expert in this, let me talk to someone who is and has spent 20 years becoming an expert. But it's really important to me to get those details as correct as I can. Now, they're not always going to be 100% accurate because I'm telling a story, you know? If putting in a chest tube takes 20 different steps…Sara's going to do it, you know, in like a sentence.Sarina BowenRight.Karin SlaughterSo I have to—but I feel like I need to know the rules and I need to know the facts before I fudge them so that I can still give them a sense of believability. I'm writing…not writing textbooks, I'm writing fiction, but I want to be as accurate as possible, and I think that's really important, you know? And I know that a lot of my readers are very immersed in true crime and podcasts and all these sorts of things. And sometimes you can get the accurate information from those. A lot of times you don't. And I want them to say, wait a minute, you know, on “Murder Death Podcast”, they said this would never happen, and if they look it up, or they talk to an expert, they'll be like, ha, “Murder Death Podcast” was wrong. You know, maybe I shouldn't trust this guy or gal who's doing a podcast out of the backseat of her car for my forensic knowledge. So that's my job as a writer—to get it as factually accurate as I can.Sarina BowenYeah, and there are areas, um, where readers care more. Like, when I ask readers, um, what do you—what drives you nuts in research? It's the nurses are really, like, um, triggered by bad medicine. But…Karin SlaughterYeah.Sarina BowenBut there are some areas, you know, like technology, and there are some places where, you know, less accuracy—or more creative accuracy—is more excusable than if you do the nurse thing wrong, because they will come for you.Karin SlaughterYeah, yeah, they will. Or guns…Sarina BowenRight.Karin SlaughterYou know? And it's really because the armorer for the GBI—I actually confirmed some details with him in a book—and, like, some guy in, I don't know, Idaho sent me this angry email saying I got it wrong. And I'm like, talk to the armorer, right? I mean, people…people just want to fight sometimes. But yeah, nurses can be brutal when they come for you. It's like, come on, man. It's funny that you mentioned doctors, actually; doctors are like, you know, people get it wrong, but nurses are like, no, you got this wrong, you need to apologize.Sarina BowenIt's funny that you mentioned the guns, because I heard last year Gregg Hurwitz speak, and he said, “Don't get the guns wrong. The gun people will come for you. And don't hurt the cat, because the cat people will come for you.”Karin SlaughterTrue. It's true. I would say the cat people are more brutal than the gun people.Sarina BowenYeah.Karin SlaughterAs it should be. You should never hurt an animal in a book.Sarina BowenRight. So back to the idea of a series again. I was so excited to see that this will be a series, and I—the expansiveness of the first book makes a lot of sense series-wise. What do you think is actually harder about writing a series versus a standalone, or the reverse?Karin SlaughterWell, you know, in a standalone, the stakes can be much higher because you're not going—you can damage these characters. I mean, you can kill the characters. You can kill them all by the end of the book, you know? So the sense of jeopardy is always heightened in a standalone, at least in my standalones, because I'm not precious with people, even if they're narrators. But, you know, I think it's really important to—no matter what you're writing—just keep in mind that there's someone out there who has experienced the crimes you're writing about. And, you know, a case of gender violence is happening right now, and right now, right now, and right now, right? So it's like every second of the day in the world, it's happening somewhere. And I keep that in mind when I'm writing, and I want to make it matter. I don't want to use it for effect—it's not titillating or sexualized, or any of those things. So, you know, when I'm writing—whether it's a standalone or a series—I want to set up that world where the lives of these people matter, and you understand that the loss of life is felt in the community, and by the family, and the characters, and the investigators, and everyone there. And so, you know, the challenge with the standalone is finding that world, building that world, and then leaving that world, right? It's a lot of work, as opposed to in a series where you know you're going to carry it on. So you have to be a little careful about how you structure things, and you don't want to leave your character in a place where the next book you don't know how they're going to go on, also. And so you have to have some sense of hope, or some sense of closing that one chapter and moving on to the other. I mean, I use a lot of humor in my books. I get a lot of questions about the violence, but I never get questions about the humor. I think it's really important to have that lightness among the darkness. I mean, my grandmother used to say, “You can't fall off the floor,” and I'm a big proponent of that. I think at some point, you know, you have to have some relief from it. And in a standalone, you know, you have a very short runway to do that, but in a series, you have a longer…you know, you can trust the reader, as they get to know these characters, that they have a little more empathy and sympathy with what they're going through.Sarina BowenYeah, so you mentioned darkness, and I've been thinking a lot about this. And your books have some very dark topics and themes, as they must, because you are carrying storylines that are, um, can be very dramatic and have very high stakes. One thing I've noticed about your books, and why I like them so much, is that even in the year of our Lord 2025, when I pick up a Karin Slaughter book, it could be dark as anything, but I know from at least chapter one and a half who I am rooting for and who I care about. So Emmy is a wonderful example of this. Ten minutes into my journey with her, I know that she's my girl. You know, I'm very invested in her, even though that does not mean she has to be perfect, that she isn't flawed, or that she even knows what's going on—but I know, because of the cues that you've given me, that I'm supposed to care about her, and I do instantly. So when I began reading lots and lots of suspense three or four years ago, as I was writing my own, I very quickly sorted all of the suspense in the world that's selling right now into two pots, without trying to—which is the books where I know who I'm supposed to root for immediately, and the books where you don't. And I noticed that that second category is awfully popular now, and maybe is sort of on an upswing, like where the mystery, the story, might be very beautifully rendered, but I don't necessarily care about any of the people, or I'm not sure who to pull for. And that's not because these books aren't well written, but because that's a mood, and I wonder if you've noticed that, and, um, and how you feel about it, just from a writerly perspective. Like, what is going on there? Like, why is there so much darkness in the reader's perspective, and, you know, not just in the themes right now?Karin SlaughterWell, I mean, I think it's where we are, just in the world, right? You had a lot of that before 9/11, and then there was a need after—I mean that, and I speak to 9/11 because that's…my first book was published a few days after 9/11, so…Sarina BowenOh, wow.Karin SlaughterAnd there was this idea, like, you saw it in the TV show 24, where there's good and bad, and there's, you know, black and white. It's very—and then we've moved definitively toward grays. But, you know, I like books where you know where you stand. And I have written books with unreliable narrators at times, and, you know, Gillian Flynn did it best and kicked that off. But, you know the thing about an unreliable narrator or an antagonist being your narrator is, I prefer a Tom Ripley, right? I mean, Tom Ripley, Patricia Highsmith's character, is decidedly a bad guy. He murders and steals and, you know, but you're rooting for him, even not to get caught, you know. And a lot of the tension comes from him making really stupid mistakes, and you're cringing as a reader and thinking, God, how's he going to get out of this? And I don't want him to get arrested, even though he's this bad guy. And I love books that play against that. I think sometimes we have books where people—I mean, what you're saying about not knowing who to root for—I mean, if they're a good antagonist or they're a good foil, like a Moriarty…I mean, a lot of times you're not rooting for Sherlock, you're rooting for Moriarty. It just depends on how it's drawn. But for me, I just felt like, you know, this is sort of a return to Grant County, which is…I started writing Grant County, and, you know, you believe that Jeffrey and Sara and Lena, for the most part, were always trying to do the right thing. And I think we've lost the benefit of the doubt for a lot of people—particularly police officers have lost the benefit of the doubt—which is very troubling, because they police with our consent. And we need to understand who we're giving consent to. And we need to understand—you know, “defund the police” has been, like, a buzz…buzzword, phrase, whatever, for a while now, but rural areas, particularly in smaller states, have been defunding the police for years. And it's not a movement or anything; it's just not paying people enough money to live off of, right? So we've got police officers who have two or three jobs, rather than professionals who have one job, and that pays their bills, and they can take care of their responsibilities with that. So we've been defunding them. We don't give them enough training, and we're just seeing an erosion of that. And so it's something that I'm going to talk about a little bit in this next novel—is that defunding of police and how it's been, like, a nationally…it's been a real issue. We're seeing a deterioration in police forces because of it, and particularly in retention. And so that's definitely something I want to talk about, but I think you have to put it in context and take the politics out of it, because it's not politics. It's just people not having money to pay, or choosing not to pay for services that they really need.Sarina BowenRight. Or it is politics. It's just not party politics. It's just…Karin SlaughterExactly, yeah, yeah.Sarina BowenIt's just bad politics.Karin SlaughterYeah, well, it's bad social engineering.Sarina BowenYes.Karin SlaughterBasically. So it's there…if you could look at it from a sociological standpoint, it's just a really bad idea. And, you know, you don't retain good officers. So what do you have when that's over? You know, and not to say, like, paint entire police forces as bad because they're just not making money—but, you know, it takes…all it takes is a few bad cops, and a police force is in jeopardy.Sarina BowenRight, like, would you rather live in a state where the cops and the teachers were paid well, or a state where they weren't and…?Karin SlaughterYeah, yeah.Sarina BowenWell, I really appreciate you taking the time to talk with us today about all of these story craft problems that were mired in all week along. If listeners want to find you, where is the best place for them to look, besides the bookstore, where this this book is coming?Karin SlaughterWell, I I'm all over social media. All you have to do is search for me. You see a little black cat with gorgeous green eyes. That's my baby boy, Dexter. So that gives you an indication of it. You're in the right place, or Facebook, obviously, but yeah, I'm all over the place.Sarina BowenWonderful! 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Inside INdiana Business Radio for the morning of July 31, 2025. Tipton city leaders are raising $1 million to rebuild a historic youth baseball complex. Parkview Health continues its regional expansion by rebranding Logansport Memorial Hospital and planning new facilities in Grant County. Also: The late Colts owner Jim Irsay's $12 million estate hits the market, Purdue's Jim Bullard downplays recession fears, and the state distributes $2 million to food banks. Get the latest business news from throughout the state at InsideINdianaBusiness.com.

Jim and Jenny Allbaugh's journey to Grant County began in 2013, guided by career moves, a willingness to embrace change, and the importance of finding the right neighborhood. In this episode, they share their story—one that started in an unexpected place: a divorce couples care class.  From that unique beginning to a truly memorable engagement, their journey is one of faith, love, and fresh starts. Now, they call Grant County home and describe it as a welcoming place with an underrated sense of peace that too often goes unappreciated.

Today we're doing something we haven't done in a while, heading out to the American wild west to talk about some cowboy shit. The cowboy in question today is "Dangerous Dan" Tucker, a man who lived a simple life, as a badass gunslinger. Was he any good? Well, let's just say his nickname might have been an understatement. He ranged all around Grant County, New Mexico putting in work wherever he was needed until such a time as nobody wanted to risk getting on his bad side anymore. Hell of a life. Enjoy!

A program in Wisconsin that trains physical education teachers to serve students with disabilities is losing its federal grant. A cyberattack on a Wisconsin-based cell phone company is affecting phone service for thousands of people. And, the percentage of students at grade level for math at a school in Grant County is double the state average. Corrinne Hess will tell us how they did it.

This week, we sit down with Dr. Tina Root, a dedicated dentist with deep roots in Grant County. Growing up in Fairmount and competing in athletics at Madison-Grant, she knew she wanted to build a career where she could truly know the people she served. For 40 years, she's done just that—bringing personal, small-town care to dentistry, where patients are more than just a number. Beyond her passion for dentistry, Dr. Root leads an extraordinary daily routine that kicks off at an eye-popping 2:30 AM. Plus, she shares stories about life with her three energetic dogs, balancing work, wellness, and community connection.

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The miners believed Berry Way had murdered a man while robbing him. So they kidnapped the sheriff so he couldn't interfere, then empaneled their own DIY court of law, with the stated purpose of finding him guilty ... which, of course, they did. (Canyon City, Grant County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1806a.berry-way-perry-mason-paint-your-wagon-498.html)

Dana Kenworthy has dedicated her professional career to serving the people of Indiana—in particular those who have been victims of abuse and neglect.Currently, she serves as a judge for the second circuit of the Indiana Court of Appeals, which is the second-highest court in the state. But prior to her appointment to the Court of Appeals, Judge Kenworthy served as deputy prosecutor in Grant County, where she concentrated on cases primarily involving child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence. She then served as a trial judge for 12 years—from 2010 to 2022—before her appointment to the Court of Appeals.Throughout her life, Judge Kenworthy has been guided by the saying “If you see something wrong, fix it.” She's applied this rule—one championed by her mother, her role model—to affect change on behalf of everyday Hoosiers. In recognition of her public service, pro bono work, and volunteer efforts, she has received the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Outstanding Prosecutor Award and the Indiana Pro Bono Commission's Randall T. Shepard Award. In this episode, Judge Kenworthy talks about her passion for justice and how our University's enduring values, embodied by Beneficence, have inspired her throughout her life. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review to support the show. 

THE TOWN OF Long Creek developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s on the banks of Long Creek, one of the tributaries of the John Day River. It was, and is, a little north of the center of Grant County, a few dozen miles north-northwest of John Day and Canyon City. It was a prosperous little town, well positioned, and it grew relatively quickly to become one of the most promising settlements in Grant County, so much so that in 1891 the residents incorporated the town and started the process of trying to take over from then-fading Canyon City as county seat. But before anything could come of that, the town got flattened by the most intense cyclone in recorded Oregon history. And yeah, about that cyclone: One of the people who watched it descend upon the town gave what may actually be the earliest known eyewitness description of the creation of a “bomb cyclone.” ... (Long Creek, Grant County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2412e.long-creek-bomb-cyclone_682.511.html)

A state grant is helping Minnesota schools teach meat processing to students. Applications are now open for the MEAT grant, which stands for Meat Education and Training. In the first round of grants, $350,000 was dispersed across nine districts to establish or enhance meat cutting and butchery training. One of those districts was West Central Schools in Grant County. The district was granted $35,000 to support the purchase of a meat processing mobile trailer and provide up to 100 hours of hands-on training for one agriculture instructor at a local butcher shop.Eric Sawatzke is the high school agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at West Central Schools. He also helped create the state grant. He joined Minnesota Now to talk about teaching meat processing in schools.

In this episode, Colton Simpson takes us back to the Civil War era in Grant County, Kentucky. Discover the county's role during this tumultuous time, from local battles and divided loyalties to the stories of the soldiers and families who lived through it. Colton shares fascinating insights and lesser-known facts that shed light on how the Civil War shaped Grant County's history and community. Don't miss this deep dive into a pivotal chapter of Kentucky's past!https://www.facebook.com/HistoryofGrantCountyhttps://linktr.ee/Kyhistorypod

Cattle ranching is a nearly $20 million industry in Grant County. But it can take a serious environmental toll on the region’s land and waterways. Jack Southworth, a fourth-generation rancher in Seneca, has been practicing holistic land management since the 1980s. He’s planted willows to restore the streams on his property and worked with the Forest Service to sustainably graze his cattle in the summers, among other measures. Southworth gave us a tour of his land and talked about what he sees as the future of cattle ranching in 2023.

For years, Grant County sat on enough clean hydroelectricity to power more than a million homes. Then came the tech companies, interested in the cheap and plentiful electricity. They built data centers all over rural Washington to help fuel the modern internet. The data centers use so much energy that in the next few years, Washington state could struggle to keep up with local electricity needs. Washington’s new governor, Bob Ferguson, has taken notice. Last week, he signed an executive order to evaluate data centers’ impact on energy use, state tax revenue, and job creation. The executive order follows a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation into the impacts of the state’s power-guzzling data center industry. The report looked into the sustainability of data centers, the jobs surrounding them, and a controversial tax incentive that helps them proliferate. Guests: Seattle Times investigative reporters Sydney Brownstone and Lulu Ramadan Related Links: WA governor orders team to study data centers’ energy, tax, jobs impact - The Seattle Times Data centers guzzle power, threatening WA’s clean energy push - The Seattle Times Gov. Bob Ferguson’s Executive Order - WA.gov Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Colton Simpson joins us to dive into the history of Grant County, Kentucky schools. From the early one-room schoolhouses to the development of the modern education system, Colton shares stories and insights that highlight the evolution of learning in this unique region. Discover how the schools shaped the community and the legacy they've left behind. This episode is a must-listen for history buffs and anyone passionate about education in Kentucky!https://www.facebook.com/HistoryofGrantCountyhttps://linktr.ee/Kyhistorypod

Deer hunting is probably the number one hunting sport in the world. In the 2021/2022 season alone, more than 6 million deer were harvested in the United States. Most of those deer were never scored and a small percentage of them were scored and entered into a record book of some kind. Today, we'll revisit a story of a world record whitetail buck that was taken in 2006 in Grant County, Wisconsin.  We will hear from the mouth of the lucky hunter who was lucky enough to pull the trigger and down the massive buck. Then we'll hear how that buck became one of the most important things in another man's life and how it caused strife in his life before it finally pointed him to Jesus Christ.

Most Americans agree that the U.S. should prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels. A recent Pew Research Center study puts that number at nearly 70 percent. Where the conversation gets divided is deciding where these renewable energy projects should go. Pete Moris, a Grant County resident, volunteers with a group hosting informational sessions in Southwest Wisconsin about wind energy projects. During these sessions, Pete has found that rural residents are growing more uncertain about the oncoming wind energy developments popping up around the state. He says regardless of your feelings around renewable energy, it's important to know all of the information and practice caution before signing a dotted line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Grant County; https://bit.ly/3PmOsWVThe Cabin is also presented by GHT; https://bit.ly/4hlhwuiCampfire Conversation:Buckle up for a wild ride through Wisconsin's most extreme experiences—where natural beauty meets pure adventure. Whether you're a seasoned adrenaline junkie or a weekend warrior looking to push your limits, this episode has something for everyone. Co-hosts Ana, Apurba, and Eric take you through water-splashing escapades, sky-high thrills, and ground-shaking land expeditions proving Wisconsin is much more than cheese and lakes.Prepare to discover hidden gems and adrenaline-pumping activities that will leave you breathless and eager for more. From the icy plunge of a Polar Plunge to the exhilarating rush of whitewater rafting on the Menominee River, each adventure promises unforgettable memories. Tune in and explore the thrilling side of Wisconsin that awaits around every corner! Your next adventure is just a heartbeat away…Inside Sponsors:Visit Lake Geneva; https://bit.ly/4hhUV1M

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Meet Vickie Conrad, a pastor and the director of Kids Hope that provides mentoring support at  Frances Slocum Elementary. She has called Grant County home since 2001. In this episode, Vickie shares her journey of finding a sense of belonging and encourages listeners to give any place three years to truly feel like home. Her biggest praise for Grant County? The people—true, genuine, and deeply caring for one another. Tune in to this story of mentorship, community, and the power of connection as Vickie reflects on her mission to lift others up and create a nurturing environment for children and families alike.

Here at the Mid-West Farm Report, we like to share the stories of farms that have been around for over 100 years. Nicholas Stanek with Blue River Mill Farm, out of Grant County, shares the story of his farm that started with his grandparents in 1923 after coming to Wisconsin from the Czech Republic. This story is brought to you by Compeer Financial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frank Gilbert Constable - elect of Big Rock Township which includes the city of Little Rock as well as rural areas south of the city. I was nominated by the Arkansas Libertarian Party and ran against a Republican candidate. Almost 75,000 votes were cast and I received more than 58%. Joined the Libertarian Party in 1982, but backslid and joined the Republican Liberty Caucus of the GOP a decade later. Elected Coroner of Grant County as a Republican in 1992, serving one term. By the turn of the century I was elected as an Independent candidate and served for eight years as Mayor of the Town of Tull Arkansas Libertarians gained ballot access in 2012. In that year, I was the first Libertarian to ever hold office in the state, becoming the Constable of Dekalb Township in Grant County for a single term. In that same election I unsuccessfully ran for a State Senate seat. Since that time I've run unsuccessfully for Governor, U. S. Senate, U. S. Congress, and Lt. Governor (twice). In 2022 my wife, Sharon and I moved to Little Rock and this year Thomas Turcol and I became the first Libertarians to win contested races in Arkansas.

A legal fight is brewing in Eastern Oregon where a coalition of timber interests is trying to block the sale of the only sawmill still operating in Grant County to Iron Triangle, a logging company in John Day. The Malheur Forest Fairness Coalition filed a federal lawsuit last year against Iron Triangle and the sawmill, Malheur Lumber, alleging that the two companies were conspiring to stifle competition. Although the suit was dismissed in September, it is currently being appealed, with the coalition threatening further legal action if the sale is pursued.    As first reported in The Blue Mountain Eagle, Malheur Lumber, announced in July it was shutting down after more than 40 years. It cited a range of factors that led to the decision, including difficulty hiring reliable workers and a lack of housing to recruit them. The company’s financial woes are emblematic of the state of the timber industry in Oregon where seven mills announced their closures this year. Bennett Hall is the editor of the Blue Mountain Eagle. He joins us to share his reporting on this issue and how federal assistance could once again offer a lifeline to timber operations in Grant County and the region.  

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --PEIA finalizes proposed increases for premiums and deductibles for state employees--NedPower is seeking to change out turbines at its Grant County wind farm--A LOT of folks are voting early in West Virginia with so far record turnout for the early vote--In Sports;  It's a football Friday with a rundown of high school matchups and WVU heads to the desert

Tony and Fingers recorded this special bonus episode of Eat Drink Smoke at the 2024 Grant County's Best BBQ Showdown -- held annually at the Mississinewa Cigar Company in Gas City, Indiana. The event raises money for Twin City We Care, an organization dedicated to making a "merrier' Christmas for the less fortunate in Gas City, Jonesboro and Mill Township, Indiana. The fellas reviewed the AVO Expressions -- and sampled some Old Forester 1924 Ten Year Old Whisky with Julian Miller, Mississinewa Cigar Company's Executive Bourbon Steward.  Other topics discussed this episode -- BBQ, and lots of it. Are we witnessing the end of Spirit Airlines? The Augusta National Golf Club made a major announcement about the 2025 Masters Tournament, as Americans continue to recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. All that and more on this bonus edition of Eat Drink Smoke! Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmokeFacebook: @eatdrinksmokeIG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcast The Podcast is Free! Click Below! Apple PodcastsAmazon MusicStitcher SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this enlightening episode, we welcome author Connie Taylor to discuss her deeply researched book, "Voices That Echo from the Past: A Black History of Grant County, Kentucky." This groundbreaking work is a blend of genealogy and history, offering a comprehensive look at the lives of the colored population in Grant County from the era of slavery through emancipation, segregation, and the Civil Rights Era.Book: https://www.amazon.com/Voices-That-Echo-Past-Kentucky/dp/B0CW82KG38Our Links: https://linktr.ee/Kyhistorypod

The team welcomes Lindsey Dewitt, VP branch manager at Ruoff Mortgage. Born and raised in Grant County, Lindsey graduated from Oak Hill and, after a brief stint in El Paso, quickly realized there's no place like home. In this episode, Lindsey shares her deep love for her community, her dreams of making it an even better place to live, and how she unwinds with her husband, daughter, and pups!

The Margan family farm in Grant County, Wisconsin, has a rich history spanning over a century. Purchased by Paul's father in 1924 from his grandfather, the 120-acre farm originally featured a log cabin, a granary, and a chicken house. In 1935, the log cabin was replaced with a new house. The farm operated as a dairy farm, with Paul's mother raising chickens and maintaining large gardens, while hay, oats, and corn were grown to feed the animals. During the Great Depression, Paul's father even resorted to cutting tree limbs to feed the cows. Over the years, several improvements were made, including the addition of corn cribs, a garage, and a machine shed. Now, Paul, the last surviving sibling, oversees the farm, which he rents out to a neighbor. Receiving the Century Farm Award has been a meaningful recognition for Paul and his family, honoring the legacy of the farm and the memories created there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not long ago, the former gold-mining Blue Mountain boomtown was an incorporated city of one; it's grown 2,800 percent since. (Granite, Grant County; 1870s, 1880s, 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/0905d_h105.granite-ghost-town.html)

Join hosts Jason Christian, Anthony Ballas, and Tim Jones as they discuss Herbert J. Biberman's iconic independent masterpiece Salt of the Earth (1954). The film is based on the real-life Empire Zinc strike in 1951 in Grant County, New Mexico, and was self-financed and made entirely outside the studio system using mostly non-professional actors, many of them actual miners playing versions of themselves. Jason compares the the film to Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers in terms of its scrappy production, dialectical sctructure, and Marxist themes. (You can hear him gush about that film on another podcast, linked here.) Biberman was one of the Hollywood Ten and he was blacklisted, as were the screenwriter, Michael Wilson, and the producer, Paul Jarrico. The Hollywood apparatus and law enforcement attempted to sabotage the production of Salt of the Earth on numerous occasions, going as far as getting the lead actress, Rosaura Revueltas, deported to Mexico on trumped up charges. Although she was from a prominent family of artists and writers, she was blacklisted and never acted in another Mexican film.  As always please suscribe to the podcast if you like what you hear, and don't forget to leave us a review! Happy listening!  

Listen in as we welcome Matt Wilson, a Grant County boomerang, that made his way back for family. The team enjoyed learning about Matt's love for palindromes, alliterations, and music. The owner of Psychedelic Cellar, a record store located  in downtown Marion, shares with us how he chose the name of his business and the importance of being patient.

In a recent visit to Morris, MPR senior economics contributor Chris Farrell visited several small businesses in the area. One of those businesses is Lakeside Prairie Farm in nearby Barrett, about half an hour north of Morris. Lakeside Prairie is owned by Bryan and Jessie Simons. Their farm business? A goat grazing service. And it's become very successful.Farrell joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about their niche business.

WWL welcomes guest host Bobby Browder as we interview Sheriff Del Garcia. Listen in as we learn how Del landed in Grant County. A child of immigrant parents - his family found their way here when he was 5 years old. The team learns how he found his purpose - to serve people - and his journey to his position today.

In October 2022, Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley arrested Ricky Snodgrass, a U.S. Forest Service employee who was leading a prescribed burn that jumped to private land and burned roughly 20 acres. In February of this year, a grand jury indicted Snodgrass on a misdemeanor count of reckless burning. His case was then moved to federal court, where it was dismissed last week. The case was a particularly striking example of longstanding tensions between federal agencies and local communities in rural Oregon. Conrad Wilson is a reporter covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB. He joins us with more details on the case.

Scott, Alicia, and Iris welcome  Bridgette Boswell to the show. Rooted in Grant County, Bridget talks about family, self-care, and the importance of remaining steadfast in your vision. She shares about the journey of opening Milk + Honey, a coffee shop located in Converse and learning the importance of always making customers feel heard and seen.

Josh Bowlin joins Scott, Alicia and Kylie this week.  We learn about how this born and bred Grant County boy traveled the world from land locked Indiana to Africa, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Hear about how their family of six has made the transition back to central Indiana.

Nearly 160 years ago this month, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D.C. Witnesses to the tragic event on April 14, 1865 may have included several Hoosiers who claimed to be at Ford's Theatre. In the decades following the shooting, residents of Indiana towns and cities including Dayton in Tippecanoe County, Ladoga in Montgomery County, Jonesboro in Grant County and Aurora on the Ohio River – as well as Indianapolis – were interviewed by newspapers about what they witnessed. Or claimed to have seen. During our show, we will explore these reports, including some involving Hoosiers who even said they helped carry the fatally injured president's body to a house across the street, where he was pronounced dead the following morning, April 15. We also will explore the reaction in the Hoosier state to the shocking news that the Great Emancipator, who lived in southern Indiana from ages 7 to 21, had been slain just after the Civil War ended.

Miner William Aldred, traveling to a rumored bonanza in Idaho with five dozen other miners, found two gold mines on the way — but couldn't get the other miners to stay with him to work them. Luckily, one of the two mines was still unclaimed on their return. (Prairie City, Grant County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1907e.prospectors-turned-backs-on-two-fortunes-558.html)

Landowners and federal agencies in rural Oregon don’t always have the best relationships, especially when it comes to fire management. But as first reported in the Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, landowners and managers in Grant County have been working with state and federal agencies to reduce wildfire risk. The Top Road Fuel Break project would clear vegetation from a stretch of public land that abuts private homes and ranches — both reducing the amount of potential fuel for future wildfires and protecting the surrounding communities. James Osborne is the fire management officer for the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District. Irene Jerome has long served as the Firewise coordinator for Grant County. And Bill Newman is the manager of Top Ranch, near Monument. They were all involved in the project, and join us to share more details.

Scott, Alicia, and Kylie are joined this week by Amanda Cruea- a local Paramedic, Entrepreneur and Non-Profit Founder. Amanda is a lifer, born and raised in Grant County. She's an Oak Hill grad that never wanted to leave her small town roots. Get ready to learn about the winding road of how Amanda's passions have led her to the life she has today.

Buckle up - you are in for some fun! WWL welcomes Jeremy Hite to the show. Moving to Grant County to attend IWU, Jeremy made this his home. Listen in as Jeremy shares his love for the county, fried foods, Disney, and teaches us to order the “Jeremy” at Starbucks.

This week on the show John Kruse talks to 1.  Jason Brooks who has some great advice for turkey hunters 2.  Chris Donley with WDFW about plans to introduce bull trout into Sullivan Lake in NE Washington 3.  Bob Loomis who shares some great kokanee destinations in Idaho 4.  Russ Baker with Limit Out Peformance Marine who previews the upcoming Pro-Am and Big Bass tournaments taking place in Grant County, Washington at Potholes Reservoir. www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.bigbasstrail.com  (the place to register for the bass tournaments by April 21st)

Jeff hosted. Jake, Phil and the impatient 'boujee native' Tyler were there, too. Energetic special guest Terry Carter, treasure hunter, truth seeker and YouTuber @TerryCartertreasurehunter. Get your hard-hitting news and help us bring America back together. Get your hard-hitting news and help us bring America back together.American Fork: American Fork High School student and track star, Daniel Simmons, broke the 5000 meter race record by 18 seconds. Congratulations Daniel. Good luck at BYU. Also, body of adventurer extraordinaire Jordan Boone, former high school mate of yours truly, found in Grant County. RIP Jordan.Utah: Turns out Brine Shrimp are not the only species living in the Great Salt Lake. There is a species of roundworm living there also. So neat!National: US House votes to ban TikTok. We're one step closer to data security… right? Be careful with this bill. Also, the Alec Baldwin case gets spicier. Guns and props and props and guns and safety.World: Phil is driving to Texas to see the total solar eclipse on April 8. Weird things expected to happen. Animals freak out when an eclipse happens. National Guard in some locations are being deployed. Is the end of the world going to happen this time?Galactic: SpaceX's Starship launch was a success. Or was it? Phil thinks it wasn't. Did we even make it to moon bro? Meanwhile, Japan's test rocket explodes within thousands of feet after launch.Terry Carter: Terry shared with us some amazing stories from his treasure hunts.Find us at americanforked.com. You can donate to help support the show at patreon.com/americanforked. Please rate us on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. Send an email to info@americanforked.com with a screenshot of your review and we'll send you a special gift. Also, call or text our voice line at (385)323-0684.

Jeff hosted. Jake, Phil and the impatient 'boujee native' Tyler were there, too. Energetic special guest Terry Carter, treasure hunter, truth seeker and YouTuber @TerryCartertreasurehunter. Get your hard-hitting news and help us bring America back together. Get your hard-hitting news and help us bring America back together.American Fork: American Fork High School student and track star, Daniel Simmons, broke the 5000 meter race record by 18 seconds. Congratulations Daniel. Good luck at BYU. Also, body of adventurer extraordinaire Jordan Boone, former high school mate of yours truly, found in Grant County. RIP Jordan.Utah: Turns out Brine Shrimp are not the only species living in the Great Salt Lake. There is a species of roundworm living there also. So neat!National: US House votes to ban TikTok. We're one step closer to data security… right? Be careful with this bill. Also, the Alec Baldwin case gets spicier. Guns and props and props and guns and safety.World: Phil is driving to Texas to see the total solar eclipse on April 8. Weird things expected to happen. Animals freak out when an eclipse happens. National Guard in some locations are being deployed. Is the end of the world going to happen this time?Galactic: SpaceX's Starship launch was a success. Or was it? Phil thinks it wasn't. Did we even make it to moon bro? Meanwhile, Japan's test rocket explodes within thousands of feet after launch.Terry Carter: Terry teased us with a few amazing stories from his treasure hunts. Stay tuned for pt.2 next week.Find us at americanforked.com. You can donate to help support the show at patreon.com/americanforked. Please rate us on iTunes and Apple Podcasts. Send an email to info@americanforked.com with a screenshot of your review and we'll send you a special gift. Also, call or text our voice line at (385)323-0684.

On the east end of downtown Indianapolis, there was a community (or "barrio") of Mexican families during the 1940s and '50s. During the 1960s and '70s, camps in the farm fields of Grant County and Howard County were set up for migrant workers, most of them of Mexican or other Latino heritage. So there were urban as well as rural residents of Latino heritage in the Hoosier state during the mid and late 1900s. In our rotating series about ethnic heritage in Indiana that has focused on heritage groups ranging from Germans and Irish to Ukrainians and Koreans, Hoosier History Live will follow up a show in 2018 about the Mexican communities in northwest Indiana during the 1920s. The guests on that show included Nicole Martinez-LeGrand of the Indiana Historical Society, who will return to share insights about the subsequent evolution of Latinos during the mid and late 1900s. Nicole is the co-author of "Hoosier Latinos: A Century of Struggle, Service and Success" (Indiana Historical Society Press); her ancestors came from Mexico to the Indiana Harbor area of Lake County as early as 1918. Steel companies in northwest Indiana recruited Mexican immigrants as workers, with a barrio established in the Indiana Harbor area of East Chicago.

Today's guest on the She Impacts Culture podcast is Wendy Puffer, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Marion Design Co., a social design studio committed to the revitalization of downtown Marion through empowering community assets. Her story is a testament to the transformative power of faith in action, the significance of presence, and breathing new life into cities! In this episode, we specifically chat through:Designing a life of purposeThe transformative power of presenceReshaping perceptionsNurturing authentic connections within communities Friends, if you find yourself in a season of wanting to revitalize your city, community, or work, this episode is a must-listen. Wendy's insights and experiences offer a roadmap to inspire change and impact. Wendy's journey of faith intersecting with design to breathe new life into Marion, Indiana, will encourage you! Her story is a testament to the transformative power of faith in action to nurture stronger communities.Connect with Wendy:Website: https://www.mariondesign.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariondesigncoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariondesignco/Wendy Puffer, NCIDQ, is the Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Marion Design Co., social design studio committed to the revitalization of downtown Marion through empowering community assets. Her design staff of professionals and interns have created design throughout the city such as the Marion City Brand and Marion Health's (MGH) recent rebrand and hosted events such as the Marion Made Fashion Show and Market. As a licensed interior designer, her design is scattered throughout Grant County and beyond. She launched two design programs at IWU; Interior Design and Design for Social Impact. As a professor, she led teams to paint murals on the Sweetser Cafe and on Converse Mainstreet, directed eight teams to build temporary facade designs on the downtown square, and co-launched Marion Design Co. with design colleagues in 2016. She earned a Design Thinking MFA in 2016 which expanded her collaborative offerings to empowering business and organizations to creatively solve “wicked problems” through innovative solutions. She's been married to Dr. Keith Puffer, IWU Psychology Professor for 36 years and has three adult children located in New York, Los Angeles, and Indianapolis.

Settlers in John Day in the late 1800s learned the healer of Kam Wah Chung could cure diseases others couldn't; all his patients survived the fatal Spanish Flu epidemic in 1919. (John Day, Grant County; 1880s, 1890s, 1900s. 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1406d.doc-hay-lung-on.html)

In this month's series, I detail crimes that happened on school campuses. In 1996, a 14-year-old walked into his 8th-grade math class and opened fire.  This early school shooting would shock his community and spark a nationwide debate about violence in the media, school bullying, mental health, and gun control.  But what was the real reason Barry Loukaitis brought terror to his classroom?  Sources:  State v. Loukaitis, Appeal from the Superior Court for Grant County, Decided July 2, 1996.  https://casetext.com/case/state-v-loukaitis Teacher Tells Court Of Classroom Horror Witness Describes Negotiating With An Armed Loukaitis, Finally Subduing Him, The Spokesman-Review, Sept. 5, 1997.  https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/sep/05/teacher-tells-court-of-classroom-horror-witness/ A teacher and two students die in shooting rampage at Frontier Junior High School in Moses Lake on February 2, 1996, HistoryLink.org, 2/7/2020 https://www.historylink.org/File/20965 Full letter from Jon Lane, the teacher who tackled Moses Lake school shooter, KIRO7.com News, 2/28/2018 https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/full-letter-from-jon-lane-teacher-whotackled-moses-lake-school-shooter/708789938/ Scarred By Killings, Moses Lake Asks: ''What Has This Town Become?'' | The Seattle Times  Media Links:  Natural Born Killers - Trailer https://youtu.be/XpLKNclOtLg?si=XAJxF31AkCcRJTWN Natural Born Killers - Copycat crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Born_Killers_copycat_crimes Rage by Richard Bachman/Stephen King:  https://archive.org/stream/standthe/Rage_djvu.txt Stephen King: Why the U.S. must introduce limited gun controls, Feb 7, 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/01/stephen-king-pulled-book-gun-controls Links:  Once Upon a Crime on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponACrimePodcast Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free episodes, and members-only perks! www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime