While they eventually decided not to publish the story, The Record was investigating the restaurant owner for an old DUI conviction that would have prevented her 7-month-old restaurant from getting a very profitable liquor license. They were also investigating that she had been knowingly driving without a license - a fact that the local cops knew and refused to confront her about.
That may have something to do with the fact that the County Attorney's brother owns the hotel the restaurant was in and, if the restaurant made money, so too would the brother.
The Record was also investigating allegations that the Police Chief, who had been in office for just two months, had left his previous job due to numerous allegations of sexual assault. And the details about the people telling The Record about the sexual assault allegations were on one of the computers that the police seized.
I haven't heard any allegations against the judge as yet but it's early days yet. For now, it really looks like a shitload of greed and corruption - or, as they say in small towns, "go along to get along".