LANGDON, N.H. (AP) – State police have found what may be the body of one of four people believed to have been swept away in flooding two weeks ago.

Police said they uncovered the body of an adult man in the flood debris in a cornfield near the Cold River on Saturday afternoon. It was discovered during ongoing clean up and recovery efforts. The body has not been identified. Police said an autopsy is planned to identify the victim and determine the cause of death.

Three people died in the flooding in southwestern New Hampshire. Four others are missing and presumed dead.

N.H. to start selling $20 scratch tickets

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Lottery Commission starts selling its new $20 scratch tickets today.

Lottery officials say the tickets will be on sale at more than 12,000 locations around the state. The top prize is $250,000 with two prizes of $20,000 and 10 prizes of $10,000. Smaller prizes range from $20 to $500.

Lawmakers approved the move to a $20 ticket earlier this year. Rick Wisler, executive director of the Lottery Commission, said he’s pleased the game is out in time for the upcoming holiday season.

Instant scratch tickets make up about 70 percent of lottery sales for the state. Last year alone, that meant sales of more than $162 million dollars.

Woman gets year for spiking drink

KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) – A local woman who spiked her ex-husband’s drink with a prescription drug has been sentenced to up to a year in jail.

Robin McDevitt, 46, admitted in court to putting albuterol, used to treat asthma, into her ex-husband’s beverage last Christmas when the couple was splitting up.

The drug can cause chest pain and an irregular heartbeat when used improperly. The couple’s daughter Melissa Mimms told police her mother was trying to make her father sick.

Besides the spiked drink, Mimms said her mother urinated in her father’s eggnog and dipped his toothbrush in the toilet on separate occasions.

McDevitt pleaded guilty to reckless conduct.

Mainer indicted on rape charges

DOVER, N.H. (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a Maine man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman while he purportedly shopped for a home.

Oliver Hooper Jr., 34, of Gorham faces five charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault. He also faces two criminal threatening charges and one kidnapping charge.

Police arrested Hooper on Aug. 4 following a 10-day manhunt. Police said Hooper pretended to be interested in buying the Dover home to gain access to his victim.

Only one woman reported being raped but many witnesses who had homes for sale in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts said a man resembling Hooper had visited them.

Hopper was being held at the Strafford County jail on $500,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 7.

Weirs Arson

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) – Authorities say a fire that heavily damaged the former Crossroads Restaurant in the Weirs was set deliberately.

The fire broke out early Friday morning in the vacant building and was reported by someone who called using a cell phone.

An investigation is underway and authorities are trying to track the caller and are asking for help from anyone who may have witnessed activity in the area around the time the fire broke out.

AG Prepares

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Attorney General Kelly Ayotte is getting help from some of the country’s top lawyers as she prepares to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ayotte will be asking the high court to uphold a New Hampshire law that requires that parents be notified before a minor girl receives an abortion. The law was overturned by lower courts because it doesn’t have an exception to protect a young woman’s health.

Ayotte has been to Washington D.C. to get accustomed to the Supreme Court’s procedures. She’s also arranged to practice her arguments with various experts.

The case is scheduled to go before the nation’s high court on Nov. 30.

Teacher Picket

CONCORD, N.H.(AP) – Teachers plan to picket outside city schools over the next few weeks to protest their lack of a new contract.

Teachers and school board officials are in negotiations but several issues remain contentious. The school board wants teachers to share the cost of skyrocketing health insurance but teachers don’t want to end up losing money.

Negotiations for a new contract have dragged on for almost a year. Teachers have been working without a new contract for the last four months.

The picketing plan calls for teachers to stand outside the schools for about 20 minutes each morning before classes start.

Keene Pumpkins

KEENE, N.H. (AP) – The city’s annual pumpkin festival drew crowds on Saturday but organizers failed to break their old record for number of lit jack’o’lanterns.

Organizers were hoping to break a 2003 record of almost 29,000 jack’o’lanterns. This year’s festival still featured a respectable 24,500 glowing gourds.

The pumpkin festival was started 14 years ago by downtown merchants. The first jack’o’lantern display included 600 carved pumpkins.