Farris

In Indiana, Lois Farris cared for family farmland; after her death at 99, her estate left a 400-acre farm for wildlife restoration

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Representative image of a rural farm with open fields, a pond and wildlife in a natural habitat. (AI-genearye/ ChatGPT)

In White County, Indiana, a 400-acre family farm is being transformed to support native wildlife, prairie plants and wetlands, fulfilling a conservation vision that began nearly two decades before its owner’s death. Lois Lynn Lowe Farris, who lived to be 99, left the property to NICHES Land Trust through her estate, ensuring that a significant … Read more

Melissa L. Farris: Watch viral video that led to WWII Memorial vandalism arrest, ‘Clean hands Dirty $’

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Watch the videos that helped investigators identify Melissa Farris and gave the public a look at the alleged vandalism at the memorial. (U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro)

Melissa L. Farris is in federal custody after the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, was vandalized with bubbles and spray-painted words reading “Clean hands Dirty $.” The 41-year-old Kentucky woman is accused of adding soap to the memorial fountain and painting the message on its stone surface on August 13. U.S. Attorney Jeanine … Read more