by Justin Stewart

For the lonelier souls out there, sometimes it may be vital to walk the empty streets at night, once the businesses are all closed and happier, simpler people are tucked away on their shelves for the night. When the colored lights are all aflame with the promise that there’s still a wide world of possibilities out there, and you can’t see a single other person around, it feels like the town belongs to you, a private kingdom built solely for your wistful contemplation.

by Elizabeth McKinney

Have you ever been in the newspaper? Not for something like you got accepted into college, or won your first grade spelling bee, but have you ever really been in the newspaper? Have you been an item of gossip in your town and neighboring towns for months and months? Have you seen your name in blaring headlines? Have you ever made it to national news?

by Elizabeth McKinney

He started to walk around Lennie and me, looking at the kids.  The tall cop just stood there, studying our reactions.  I made sure I wasn’t showing any emotion; three years in the military had taught me that much.

This story is a sequel to Kid-Napped, which can be read here:

http://webstu.onu.edu/emedia/content/kid-napped

by Alex Hartsel

Part 3

Crook found guilty in fraudulent insurance case

By Imma Nosey

Six months after initially being arrested, Earnest Crook, Smalltown University’s head financial coordinator, was found guilty of fraudulent insurance claims and illegally procuring the insurance money granted for reimbursement for his own personal expenses.

The federal government looked into Mr. Crook’s finances after the IRS noticed discrepancies with his personal tax returns.  The government then discovered that Mr. Crook appeared to have been funneling money from false insurance claims on his university’s campus to his personal banking account.

by Alex Hartsel

Part 2

Esteemed university faculty caught in scandal

By Imma Nosey

Earnest Crook, Smalltown University’s head financial coordinator, was arrested Tuesday morning under allegations of insurance fraud.  The federal government looked into Mr. Crook’s finances after the IRS noticed discrepancies with his personal tax returns.  The government suspects that Mr. Crook has been funneling money from false insurance claims on campus to his personal banking account.