Miles Franklin's debut novel may have been published way back in 1901, but the story of the "ratbag" aspiring artist Sybylla Melvyn remains as vibrant as ever.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Sheryl Munson recently sentenced Shannon Gaines, 50, of Hilliard, to at least 12 years in prison after Gaines pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and two ...