A Shiloh man, still wanted by authorities, was indicted on allegations he brandished a gun at a Greenwich convenience store clerk last month and fled with an undisclosed amount of money on a bicycle. James R. Porter, 28, was charged with one count each of aggravated robbery, robbery and theft in connection with the May 15 incident at the Mickey Mart at the intersection of East Main (U.S. 224) and Kniffin streets.

A Willard woman has been indicted in connection with an April 24 high-speed chase in which she hit the same police cruiser twice. Arlena M. Hicks, 38, of 1837 S. Thomas Road, is accused of using a green Ford Explorer as a deadly weapon, resulting in a charge of felonious assault, Huron County Prosecutor Russell Leffler said. She also faces two counts of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.

They say our children are our future. If there were ever a statement more facile and less stupidly true, it would have to be: the future is our future. But because our children are our future, it was tempting to do a little crystal-ball gazing yesterday. But first, a shameless plug today, the Norwalk Reflector will be debuting video on its Web site. True, we had one or two videos on the site before it was redesigned at the beginning of this year, so it's more of a triumphant return.

Toast: Marine Cpl. Todd Corbin, who was recently meet the president and was honored for his heroic actions in Iraq. We have said it before and will say it again, Corbin's deeds demonstrated amazing strength and courage. We are proud of Corbin and wish him well as he prepares to embark on even more military training. Roast: all Web sites that contain spyware and other dangerous programs. A new study finds searches related to music and technology are the most likely to return sites with the "malicious code," and another 42 percent of searches for screensaves being flagged by a virus detection program. Just another reminder to trend carefully in the vast, lawless cyberspace we call the Internet.

NORWALK The following people were recently convicted of crimes in Norwalk Municipal Court, Judge John Ridge presiding: Suann Messer, 37, 931 Woodbine St., Willard; dog at large; conviction date: May 29; fine, $25; costs, $45.

For the fifth consecutive quarter, Norwalk has been ranked as the least expensive community of the 10 Ohio towns that participate in the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, which is compiled and published quarterly by the Council for Community and Economic Research. The cost of living index measures the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living.

A former Huron County resident was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for stealing a firearm from a Willard-area resident. Randy Ruff, 34, most recently of Lexington, also was ordered to pay a total of $1,250 in restitution to two men and was fined $500.

SANDUSKY Birds chirped. An engine hummed while an airplane approached the Sandusky airport. These are all sounds Firelands residents are used to hearing. But for Norwalk filmmaker James Welch, even these background noises which most of us take for granted were sometimes a distraction or a reason to wait Saturday morning as he started filming his low-budget, suspense thriller/horror movie "Curse of the Flesh."

COLLINS Karen Shields' cooking life is full of irony. Although she comes from "a big line of great cooks" including her mother, grandmother and two sisters Shields doesn't consider herself a very good cook. "I don't enjoy my own cooking," the Collins woman said. "Someone else's cooking always tastes better than mine."

1 refrigerated sugar cookie dough 8 ounces cream cheese