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WOMAN DIES IN ATV ACCIDENT
August 23, 2010 - 37-year-old Deanna Wagner died in an ATV accident in Lawrence County on Saturday. Indiana conservation officer Chad Mills investigated the 5 PM accident and stated that the Columbia City woman was riding a Honda 650 ATV and wearing protective gloves as well as a helmet. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department along with Bedford regional ambulance assisted on the scene. Officer Mills said that the official cause of death has not been determined.


HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN DAVIESS COUNTY
August 23, 2010 - The Davies County Sheriff's office reported a hit-and-run property damage accident late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning in Davies County at the first Mennonite Church on County Road 550 N. West of K and K industries. Officers reported a single vehicle lost control and went off the roadway into the cemetery of the church doing extensive damage to several headstones and then left the scene. The vehicle is silver or gray in color and would have damage to the undercarriage and at least one of the wheels. Police are seeking information on the vehicle and the driver. Anyone who has information can call the Davies County Sheriff's office at 812-254-1060.


SATURDAY JASPER ACCIDENT
August 23, 2010 - Jasper city police investigated an accident on Saturday around 10:30 AM. 79-year-old Richard Knies of Jasper was southbound on Third Avenue attempting to turn into the Huck's parking lot when he was rear-ended by 24 year old Hannah Fischer of Dubois. Fischer was driving a 1996 Chevy van which sustained $2500 damage while Knies' 1993 Mercury Marquis sustained $4500 damage. No injuries were reported in the Saturday morning accident. Fischer was charged with speed to fast to avoid a collision.


HARRISON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON BATTERY CHARGES
August 21, 2010 - Indiana State Police and the Corydon Town Police made an arrest on Friday of 27 year old Joshua Allen on the charges of Battery and Neglect of a Dependent, both Class 'B' felonies.

The warrants were issued from Harrison County Superior Court and stem from an investigation in late July of notification that a three month old child sustained non-accidental head trauma. The child was taken to Harrison County Hospital and then transferred to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville.

The investigation included interviews of the child's parents and several medical professionals after which an arrest warrant was issued for Allen.

Joshua Allen was arrested and lodged in the Harrison County Jail where he is awaiting his first court appearance.


TOYOTA TO ADD 32 JOBS
August 21, 2010 - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana announced Friday that they plan to add 32 full-time positions to its Princeton facility. This is the first time since 2006 that the company will hire production staff.

The hiring will be done from the variable work force at the plant and is slated to begin in late September.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana began production in 1998 and now employs around 4,100 team members from the Tri-state area. Vehicles produced at the plant include the Toyota Sequoia, Sienna and Highlander.


HERITAGE HILLS HS RECEIVES AG PROGRAM AWARD
August 21, 2010 - The National Association of Agricultural Educators has selected Heritage Hills High School as the recipient of the 2010 Indiana Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Agricultural Education Program. Paul Steinmetz, jr, serves as instructor for the program.

The award recognizes the nation's most successful agricultural education programs by highlighting the local programs and teachers that achieve success.

Heritage Hills High School will compete against other Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Ag Ed Program Award winners from surrounding states for the chance to be named the 2010 NAAE Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Ag Ed Program for Region IV. Regional winners receive a plaque and an expense paid trip to the 2010 NAAE convention in Las Vegas.


FRIDAY ACCIDENT IN JASPER
August 21, 2010 - A Friday afternoon accident was investigated by Jasper Police Department at around 2:00 pm.

53 year old Debra Fischer of Huntingburg was eastbound on 13th Street in her 1999 Toyota Sienna when she stated that she stopped at the intersection at Jackson Street, looked both ways, and then proceeded and struck a 1993 Chevy Van owned by the City of Jasper and driven by 36 year old Brett Kluemper. She stated that she did not see the vehicle.

There were no injuries but the collision caused a total of $5,000 to both vehicles.

Fischer was cited for failure to yield in the 2:09 pm accident.


FATAL ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON
August 20, 2010 - The serious car accident yesterday morning in Washington has turned into a fatality.

The Daviess County Sheriff Department was called to the accident scene at the U.S. Highway 50 and County Road 300 West. 91 year old Dorothy Mallet of Washington was northbound on CR 300 West in her 1998 Dodge Neon and failed to yield the right of way at the U.S. 50 intersection to a westbound 2010 Chevy Silverado driven by 54 year old Victor Nickless of Bicknell. Nickless was unable to stop or avoid the collision. Firefighters had to extricate Mallet from the wreckage.

Mallet sustained serious trauma to her body in the accident. She was transported to the Daviess Community Hospital and then taken by Air Evac to St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville where she died from her injuries.

No injuries were reported to Nickless and no damage estimates were given on either vehicle.


SOUTHWEST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
August 20, 2010 - Financial news highlighted the Southwest Dubois School board meeting Thursday night.

Board members and taxpayers alike received some good news from superintendent Terry Enlow concerning the Southridge renovation project. The school corporation had previously applied for money from the common schoolloan, which is set up to provide dollars for construction projects.

According to Enlow, Southwest Dubois received one of the larger grant amounts awarded - 9 Million dollars. The interest rate on this money is between one and four percent, depending on the market.

In addition to the common school loan, Enlow announced that Southwest Dubois was also granted a significant chunk of funding from the qualified school construction bond fund.

With receipt of these two outside funding sources, Southwest Dubois will now only have to finance 3.5 million dollars in regular bonds for the renovation project, which is already well underway.

In other business, the board approved the request by Enlow and transportation director Chad Schenck to enter into a four year lease with Midwest Bus for a type 'A' activity bus. The price for the bus is just over $45,000 including all lease related charges. Schenck says the bus should be delivered by the end of the month.

Schenck also mentioned the need for additional bus drivers in the Southwest system. Currently, potential drivers must go through a three day training process to be licensed, which Schenck and Enlow believe is keeping some interested candidates from applying. Interested individuals may call Schenck at 683-3971.


MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GETS AMBULANCE SERVICES AWARDS
August 20, 2010 - Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Ambulance Services department was recognized with two awards from the Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission at the 2010 Indiana Emergency Response Conference.

Because of the commitment demonstrated to not only its personnel and patients, but the community at large, the department was awarded the EMT-Intermediate Provider of the year award.

The Ambulance Provider Public Relations Award was received for the contribution of the department to the understanding of the EMS industry, public awareness of th EMS system in the community and injury prevention efforts.

Suzan Henke is the department director.


GRANT AWARDS FROM DUBOIS COUNTY VISITORS CENTER
August 20, 2010 - The Dubois County Visitors and Tourism Commission is awarding three local organizations a total of about $8,000 in grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund.

The Fund is designed to assist qualified not-for-profit organizations, events or tourism-related groups in initiating, developing and promoting increased tourism in the Dubois County area.

The recipients are the Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce for the costs associated with tourist banner signage in Huntingburg, Dubois County Museum for signage to complete the Main Street Dubois County exhibit and children's village, and finally, the Jasper Community Arts Commission for tourism promotion of various events and performances.

The tourism grants are awarded two times per year. Application deadlines are January 15th and July 15th each year. To request an application, call the Visitors Center at 812-482-9115 or email info@visitduboiscounty.com.


HIBBERT SENTENCED IN FATAL CRASH
August 19, 2010 - A Greene County judge has sentenced a Sullivan man to 45 years in prison on his conviction for a double fatal traffic accident last fall.

23 year old Tra Hibbard pleaded guilty to three counts in the double fatal accident in Green County. Hibbard admitted to driving under the influence of a controlled substance and crashing into the two victim's car. Both of them died.

Under the plea agreement, he only face three charges instead of the original 17 stemming from the accident that occurred on October 2, 2009. The accident claimed the lives of 72 year old Victor Newton and his 45 year old daughter Debra Doyle.


STATE POLICE TARGET HIGH CRASH AREAS
August 19, 2010 - Indiana State Police will be increasing patrols on two dangerous sections of roads because of an increase in accidents.

Troopers from the Jasper Post will be increasing patrols on State Road 66 in Troy Township in Perry County and State Road 161 in Spencer County. The effort is targeted at cracking down on dangerous driving.

ISP said that stats reveal more crashes on SR66 and SR161 so far this year than all of 2009. They blame most crashes on following too closely.

Lieutenant Don Bolen said that drivers need to remember the two second rule when following a driver. This rule states that you need to leave two seconds of distance between the front of your vehicle and the rear of the one in front of you.

Bolen stated that he hopes the extra patrols will help reduce the number of accidents in both areas.


8 YEAR OLD INCRIMINATES MOTHER
August 19, 2010 - A Gibson County woman has been arrested after her 8 year old daughter posted incriminating information about her on myspace.

33 year old Anita Duggins of Oakland City faces charges of sexual misconduct with a minor. She is accused of having sex with a 15 year old boy.

Police say that they began investigating the case after someone noticed Duggins's 8 year old daughter commenting on myspace after the affair. The daughter later told police that she witnessed the incident while peeking into her mother's room.

In an affadavit, the 15 year old admitted to the encounters, but Duggins has not.


JASPER CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 19, 2010 - The Jasper City Council met in regular session Wednesday evening with several items on the agenda.

An ordinance dealing with fee and rate increases at the Jasper Arts Center and Auditorium was presented to the council. The ordinance sought a five percent across the board increase in user fees at the facility and also created an additional category to the fee schedule for those groups who may hold more than one event during the rental period. Council members gave the measure unanimous approval.

Arts Director Kit Miracle that the rate hikes are to help support their on-going efforts to manage the facility for those who use it.

During the discussion it was learned that the rates that were being charged by the arts center had not been increased since 1995. Miracle was emphatic that the rate increases were conservative and not prohibitive in nature.

In other arts news, the council approved Mayor Bill Schmitt's recommendation that Kara Bodle be appointed to the Jasper Community Arts Commission board to fill out the remainder of Greg Stoner's term. Stoner recently resigned due to time constraint issues.

The council also passed an ordinance tightening and revising the language concerning the city's construction site storm water run-off. City Attorney Sandy Hemmerlein pointed out that the ordinance promotes self-monitoring by crews to maintain site run-off, without having to be constantly reminded by city inspectors. The revision also establishes a 90 day window before resetting the violation count period back to zero.


HUNTINGBURG CITY COUNCIL & UTILITY BOARD MTG
August 18, 2010 - The Huntingburg City Council and Utility Board held their regular meeting last night.

Hearing dates for the 2011 Huntingburg City Budget were set for October 7 and October 19. It is expected that it will be adopted at the second meeting. The proposed budget is just over $5.16 million with the tax rate set at $1.31 per 100 dollars of valuation, but that figure is expected to drop as details are worked out. The council voted to approve the dates for the hearings.

Utility Superintendent Tony Traylor reported that bid proposals are out to three suppliers for a new backhoe. Software for Distribution Integrity Management Program is being completed which will put the city in compliance with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission requirements.

He also stated that during the last month, they have had four water main breaks due to aging pipes. Electrical work on the walking trail is almost complete and that a power outage last week was due to an arrestor failure. Electric usage is still below 50% of capacity even though temperatures have been high.


OTWELL MOLESTER ARRESTED
August 18, 2010 - Indiana State Police arrested a Pike County man Tuesday afternoon on felony charges of child molestation.

According to State Police officials, 28 year old James Earl Thomas of Otwell was arrested without incident at his home around 2:15 pm Tuesday. Thomas was taken in after an investigation found that he had allegedly molested a 12 year old girl earlier this summer.

Detectives began their investigation in Mid-July after receiving information that Thomas had alledgedly molested the girl while she was spending the night at his home. The alleged incident occurred sometime July 11 or 12.

Thomas is being held on $350,000 bond in the Pike County Jail on a class 'a' felony charge of child molesting.


GIBSON COUNTY DRUG BUST
August 18, 2010 - A report of illegal drug activity led to the arrest of a Gibson County man on several felony charges Tuesday afternoon.

Indiana State Police received information of illegal drug activity at a Princeton trailer court. After obtaining a search warrant, authorities entered the home of 39 year old Roger Sloan and located and active meth lab in a back bedroom. State troopers also found 19 grams of meth, several grams of marijuana, numerous pills, as well as a police scanner, a digital scale, $1,300 in cash and other drug paraphernalia.

Sloan was arrested without incident and lodged in the Gibson County jail. He is facing class 'a' felony counts of manufacturing meth within 1000 feet of a public park and possession of meth over 3 grams within 1000 feet of a public park. Sloan was also charged with maintaining a common nuisance, possession of under 30 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.


INDOT MEETING ON 231 PROJECT
August 18, 2010 - There will be a public information meeting on the U.S. 231 project on Thursday, August 26, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Huntingburg Event Center at 200 East 14th Street in Huntingburg. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a chance for the public to hear about updated information on the development of the project. An opportunity will be provided to ask questions and present concerns in an open house format. More information can be obtained by visiting the Indiana Department of Transportation website at: www.in.gov/indot


JASPER UTILITY BOARD MEETING
August 17, 2010 - Bid openings and the wetlands creation topped the agenda of Monday evening's Jasper Utility Board Meeting.

Utility General Manager Bud Hauersperger discussed the progress of the Beaver Dam renovation project and an unexpected hurdle that has come up.

According to Hauersperger, a recent project meeting led to the Army Corps of Engineers declaring an area encompassing not quite a tenth of an acre near the dam as a wetland. Under environmental rules, if this area is disturbed, project coordinators must develop another wetland as a replacement. Although not anticipated, Hauersperger says that this should not delay the modification of the dam.

Hauersperger offered up a best case scenario for coming up with a new wetland area near the dam, which could increase the project cost by up to twenty thousand dollars.

In other business, gas and water superintendent Mike Oeding took under advisement four bids for a pair of 4 x 4 service trucks. Ruxer Ford submitted the low bid of $28,260 after trade-in. If all specs are met, Oeding got the okay to authorize the purchase from Ruxer's.

A total of seven bids were turned in for a new Telehandler machine for the wastewater department. According to department superintendent Ed Hollinden, the current unit dates back to 1993 and would be traded in. Hopf equipment of Huntinburg provided the low bid of just under thirty-five thousand dollars. Pending the meeting of specs, Hollinden received permission to go ahead with acquiring the new unit.


HUNTINGBURG THEFTS SOLVED
August 17, 2010 - Huntingburg Police believe they have solved a pair of recent burglary investigations.

The first case concerned a break-in at the corporate office of the southwest Dubois school system on July29th. Three laptop computers, an AM/FM CD player, cash and other items were all taken.

On August 2nd, authorities responded to Compliments Beauty Salon on North Washington Street, regarding a break-in that had the business' cash register being taken. The register was later located in the bed of a pick-up truck parked off Railroad avenue.

Officers met with several juveniles starting on August 6 and by the 12th had wrapped up their investigations. Two male juveniles, ages 14 and 13 from Huntingburg were charged with burglary, theft and mischief in connection with the break-in at the southwest Dubois offices. Huntingburg Police say the laptop computers, radio/cd player and another cd player were all recovered.

A total of five juveniles were charged in the break-in at the Compliments Beauty Salon. Two male juveniles, age 13 and 14 from Huntingburg, were cited with burglary, and theft. Two female juveniles, both age 13 from Huntingburg and Dubois respectively were also charged with burglary and theft, while a third female, age 11 from Huntingburg, is facing a charge of burglary.


ST. ANTHONY VEHICLE THEFT
August 17, 2010 - A St. Anthony teen is in custody for possessing stolen property.

According to Jasper City Police, various law enforcement agencies had been notified about a gold Dodge Caravan being stolen from teh St. Anthony area Monday morning.

While on routine patrol later in the day, a Jasper officer spotted the vehicle in the Wal-mart parking lot. Authorities then conducted surveillance on the vehicle until 5 pm, when the suspect, identified as 18 year old Wesley Hembree, returned.

Hembree was arrested without incident and lodged in the Dubois County Security Center on one count of possession of stolen property.


KELLERVILLE ROAD / CATHY LANE CRASH
August 17, 2010 - No one was injured in a two vehicle accident this morning in Jasper.

Jasper City Police report that 19 year old Justin Martin of Winslow was northbound on Kellerville Road approaching the Cathy Lane intersection. Martin told officers he thought an approaching southbound vehicle had to make a stop at the intersection, so he started his turn onto Cathy Lane, colliding with the 54 year old Rose Schott of Dubois.

Neither driver was injured in the 6:08 am accident which did more than six thousand dollars damage. Officers charged Justin Martin with failure to yield the right of way.


MERIDIAN / 2ND AVENUE ACCIDENT
August 17, 2010 - Jasper Police were called to a two vehicle accident on Meridian Road this morning.

Nathan Beyke of Jasper was southbound on Meridian Road in his 2007 Jeep Wrangler when he rear-ended the 1990 Chevy Corsica, driven by Alice Hentrup of Jasper who had slowed to enter her driveway. Beyke stated that he was distracted when he looked down at his clock and was unable to avoid the collision.

Hentrup's vehicle was totaled while Beyke's Jeep sustained $4,000 damage.

Beyke was cited for unreasonable speed. There were no injuries in the 8:45 am accident.


NEW METH WEBSITE FROM IND. STATE POLICE
August 16, 2010 - Hoosiers who want to report suspected meth lab activity can go online. The Indiana State Police have a new website at meth.in.gov where people can see an example of what a meth lab looks like or look up Indiana laws regarding meth labs. The site also gives police an easier way to track suspicious purchases of pseudoephedrine. ISP Sargent Dave Bursten says that meth continues to be a major problem in Indiana. State Police have responded to over 700 reported meth labs so far in 2010.



HUNTINGBURG MAN INJURED
August 16, 2010 - Alcohol played a role in a one vehicle accident which injured a Huntingburg man early Sunday morning in Pike county.

Indiana State Police report Trooper Brock Werne responded around 1:45 am to the one vehicle accident on State Road 257, near county road 625 South. According to Trooper Werne, 26 year old Jose Hernandez was southbound on State Road 257, when he lost control of his 2002 Mercury. The vehicle went off-road and struck a tree head on.

Hernandez was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the rear window after impacting the tree. Hernandez was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville for treatment of two broken legs and a broken pelvis. He was last listed in serious but stable condition in the intensive care unit.

Further investigation by State Police revealed Hernandez was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Due to his condition, authorities have not arrested Hernandez, but a charge of OWI has been forwarded on to the Pike County Prosecutor's Office for review.


EMERGENCY PLANE LANDING
August 16, 2010 - A Jasper man avoided injury when he had to perform an emergency landing near the Huntingburg airport Sunday morning.

Dubois County Sheriff's Officials report 58 year old Robert Ehrhard had just taken off from Huntingburg Airport when the engine of his Grumman Tiger sputtered and shut down. Ehrhard was able to safely navigate and land his disabled craft in a bean field just to the southwest of the airport.

Ehrhard was not injured in the 8 am incident and no charges will be filed. Airport manager Travis McQueen, the FAA, and Indiana State Police were all notified of the emergency landing. No damage amount to the plane or the bean field has been made available. Authorities will remove the plane at a later date.


DALE WOMAN DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLE
August 16, 2010 - 74 year old Emma Davis of Dale died Saturday afternoon from injuries she sustained after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday in Princeton. The vehicle was driven by the 74 year old, former Princeton Police Chief, Nicholas Mikas.

Mikas reported that he was turning from North Hart Street onto West Broadway in his 2005 Chevrolet Suburban when he struck Davis who was crossing the street with her husband, who was not injured. Mikas said he did not see Davis.

No charges have been filed in the accident but Princeton officer John Carpenter who investigated the incident, said that he would speak to the Gibson County prosecutor about whether any charges would apply.

Evansville County Coroner Annie Groves reported that Davis had died at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.


JASPER POLICE MAKE VEHICLE THEFT ARREST
August 14, 2010 - An Orange County man has been arrested for his alleged role in a spate of vehicle break-ins and thefts earlier this week.
Jasper City police officials report 25 year old William Burris of French Lick was arrested Friday in connection to the multiple thefts that occurred this past Wednesday throughout Jasper.
Working with the assistance of Indiana State police and Orange County sheriff's deputies, law enforcement was able to identify Burris as a suspect in the thefts Thursday evening. He was located Friday morning and taken in for questioning. Following a period of questioning, Burris was arrested by Jasper police on eleven "D" felony counts of theft and eleven "B" misdemeanor charges of unauthorized vehicle entries.
Burris remains held in the Dubois County Security Center. Additional charges and arrests are pending.


PERRY COUNTY THEFT ARRESTS
August 14, 2010 - A Perry County woman is facing ten felony charges for allegedly stealing from her mother.
According to Indiana State Police, the investigation began in mid-May after authorities received information from Adwina James of Tell City stating she was a victim of forgery and theft, at the hand of her daughter.
State police detectives gathered evidence that revealed James' 23 year old daughter Jessica and her boy-friend 23 year old Steven Billow, both of Tell City, had written several checks and made numerous unauthorized charges to a Discover card in the name of Adwina James. The illegal activity allegedly began in October of 2009 and had continued almost to the date of arrest.
Jessica James is being held in the Perry County jail on a total of ten felonies, including three "C" felony counts of forgery, and multiple "D" felony charges of credit card fraud, check fraud and theft. Steven Billow is facing a single "D" felony charge of aiding, inducing or causing credit card fraud.
Authorities report James and Billow allegedly went through over $11,000 from Adwina James' accounts.


ARREST MADE IN THEFT CASE IN JASPER
August 13, 2010 - Jasper City Police made an arrest yesterday in the theft of pre-paid visa cards from Hucks Food & Fuel at 555 Hoffman Road in Jasper. Amy Webster of 1340 Jackson Street, apartment D, was charged with a class D felony and was lodged in the Dubois County Security Center


JASPER POLICE SAVE DROWNING CHILD
August 13, 2010 - QUICK ACTIONS BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE JASPER CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAVED THE LIFE OF A 16 MONTH OLD TODDLER WEDNESDAY MORNING.

DETECTIVE SGT. LISA MILLER AND OFFICER ADAM BOWER WERE FIRST ON THE SCENE OF THE 10:41AM CALL TO A HOME IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF MILL STREET. WHEN THE TWO ARRIVED, 16 MONTH OLD ADELINE FOSTER WAS IN THE ARMS OF HER AUNT, UNRESPONSIVE, WITH NO PULSE OR RESPIRATION, AND HAD TURNED PURPLE.

MILLER AND BOWER WORKED TOGETHER PROVIDING CPR TREATMENT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN FOSTER FINALLY TOOK A BREATH OF AIR ON HER OWN. THE PAIR TOOK THE CHILD TO AWAITING EMTS, WHERE OXYGEN WAS SUPPLIED. HER COLOR RETURNED IN SHORT ORDER. SOON AFTER, FOSTER WAS TAKEN TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION.

AUTHORITIES ARE UNSURE HOW LONG FOSTER WAS IN THE POOL. IT IS BELIEVED THE CHILD FOLLOWED HER AUNT INTO THE BACKYARD AND MADE HER WAY UNSEEN INTO THE POOL. DESPITE A VERY HECTIC DAY, MILLER AND BOWER DID RECEIVE NUMEROUS CONGRATULATIONS FROM FELLOW MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. MILLER NOTED THAT FOSTER’S RESCUSITATION WAS VERY SPECIAL.
AUTHORITIES SAY NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED IN THIS CASE.



MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAREPAYMENT
August 13, 2010 - IN THESE TIMES OF TIGHTER FAMILY BUDGETS AND FISCAL INSTABLITY, AN UNEXPECTED VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL COULD PROVE FINANCIALLY CRIPPLING. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER IN JASPER HAS TAKEN ACTION TO EASE THIS POTENTIAL BURDEN. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS THIS WEEK ANNOUNCED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH CAREPAYMENT OF PORTLAND, OREGON TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A WAY TO PAY THEIR HOSPITAL BILLS AT 0% INTEREST OVER A 25 MONTH PERIOD.
IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE ON YOUR HOSPITAL ACCOUNT TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING YOUR INITIAL STATEMENT, YOU WILL BE REFERRED TO THE CAREPAYMENT PROGRAM. ELIGIBILITY IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON INSURANCE COVERAGE, CREDIT HISTORY OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
WITZ NEWS SPOKE WITH E. KYLE BENNETT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS. HE SAID THAT HE HOPES THIS WILL MAKE THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE BETTER FOR THE PATIENTS.

BENNETT ALSO POINTED OUT AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT FOR THE HOSPITAL AS WELL BY ALLOWING PATIENTS TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS WHICH WILL PROVIDE NEEDED CASH FLOW FOR THE HOSPITAL OPERATIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAREPAYMENT PROGRAM, CONTACT PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT 482-0651.



14 GANG MEMBERS ARRESTED
August 12, 2010 - Federal, state and local law enforcement agents arrested 14 foreign-born gang members and associates Tuesday in Jasper, Huntingburg and Evansville according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Securities Investigations unit.

According to resident agent in charge Daniel Dill, of the 14 men, 12 are being held by ICE on administrative immigration charges and will be placed into deportation proceedings.

Two are in the Dubois County Jail pending local charges. ICE would not disclose the names of the individuals for privacy reasons.

Nine of the individuals are from El Salvador, three are from Mexico, one is from Honduras and one is from Haiti. ICE said the individuals are members or associates of the following street gangs: MS-13, Sur-13, and Zoe Pound.

The arrests were made under an ICE initiative dubbed "Operatoin Community Shield," which targets transnational street gangs and the significant public safety threat that they pose.

During the arrests, ICE agents seized two semi-automatic handguns - each with two magazines of ammunition - two machetes and 300 rounds of ammunition.

ICE said that since it began Operation Community Shield in 2005, it has arrested more than 18,000 gang members and associates belonging to more than 900 different gangs nationwide.

Agent Dill stated that street gangs pose a growing public safety threat to Indiana's rural commumities. According to Dill, with each gang member arrested and deported from the United States, a positive impact is made on our communities.


THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT
August 12, 2010 - TWO PEOPLE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES FOLLOWING A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

JASPER CITY POLICE REPORTS 27 YEAR OLD LINDSAY MEYER OF EVANSVILLE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON NEWTON APPROACHING THE 9TH STREET INTERSECTION. MEYER TOLD POLICE SHE WAS LOOKING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO 9TH STREET. ACCORDING TO MEYER, A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE TURNING ONTO 9TH STREET OBSTRUCTED HER VIEW OF THE INTERSECTION.

AS MEYER BEGAN HER TURN, SHE PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A SECOND NORTHBOUND AUTO, DRIVEN BY 55 YEAR OLD ROBIN WALSTON OF ST. ANTHONY. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION PUSHED MEYER’S SUBARU INTO A VAN DRIVEN BY 53 YEAR OLD BRADLEY VONDERHEIDE OF JASPER. VONDERHEIDE WAS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND ON 9TH AND HAD STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT.

MEYER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE 12:16PM ACCIDENT, WHILE VONDERHEIDE SUSTAINED MINOR BACK PAIN. BOTH WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. WALSTON WAS NOT INJURED. MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE COLLISION. JASPER CITY POLICE DID NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS.




OWI
August 09, 2010 - AN EVANSVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BY JASPER CITY POLICE.
22 YEAR OLD ANDREW OFER WAS STOPPED FOR MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS AT SR 56 AND CARROLL STREET. FURTHER INVESTGATION REVEALED THAT OFER WAS INTOXICATED. OFER LATER TESTED .14% ON THE BREATHALYZER, NEARLY TWO TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT.
OFER WAS CHARGED WITH OWI AND LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER FOLLOWING THE 2:09AM TRAFFIC STOP



PUBLIC INTOX
August 09, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO 100 BLOCK OF JACKSON STREET AT 4:07AM THIS MORNING ON THE REPORT OF TWO SUBJECTS INTOXICATED.
WHEN POLICE ARRIVED THEY ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD CHAD CLARK AND 21 YEAR OLD KENWYN BROSMER BOTH OF JASPER FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION. BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.




DISORDERLY CONDUCT
August 09, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A FIGHT AT HEICHELBECHS BAR AT 7:15PM LAST NIGHT.
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED THEY LOCATED 34 YEAR OLD MARK OPEL OF JASPER WALKING AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE AND 29 YEAR OLD SHAWN RASHCHE OF JASPER NEAR THE ESTABLISHMENT.
BOTH WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. RASCHE TESTED .18% ON THE BREATHALYZER, OVER TWO TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT AND OPEN TESTED .16%, TWO TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT.
BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



ACCIDENT
August 09, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY MORNING THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED, 36 YEAR OLD KAREN DANKERT OF JASPER AND 37 YEAR OLD JEFFREY FULFORD OF JASONVILLE WERE BOTH TRAVELING SOUTH ON NEWTON STREET NEAR 8TH STREET. DANKERT FAILED TO SEE STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND REARENDED THE FULFORD AUTO.
DANKERT AND FULFORD ESCAPED INJURY FOLLOWING THE 10:04AM ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, A PASSENGER IN THE FULFORD AUTO, 40 YEAR OLD KIM FULFORD OF JASONVILLE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN AND WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE.
$9500 TOTAL DAMAGE WAS DONE. DANKERT WAS CITED FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.



TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES
August 03, 2010 - Jasper City Police were called to a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon that resulted in minor injuries.
Investigation revealed, 72 year old Robert Hill of Princeton was southbound on Newton Street attempting a left hand turn onto 8th from the center lane. 18 year old Kara Oser of Huntingburg was northbound in the right hand lane of Newton at the 8th street intersection. Hill stated to police that he did not see Oser approaching due to backed up traffic in the center lane and the two vehicles collided.
Hill complained of hand and chest pain following the 3:30PM accident. Oser escaped injury, however her passenger, 10 year old Olivia Brames complained of shoulder and neck pain.
$13,500 total damage was done. Hill was cited for failing to yield the right of way.


PUBLIC INTOXICATION
August 03, 2010 - Jasper City Police received a complaint of a possible intoxicated male subject walking around Mill and 15th Streets.
Officers located 37 year old John Hart of Jasper on 14th street between Mill and Jackson. Officers advised Hart was stubbling and had a very slurred speech.
Hart later tested .18% on the breathalyzer, over two times the legal limit.
He was lodged in the Dubois County Security Center.


BIRDSEYE FISHERMAN RECOVERED FROM OHIO
July 31, 2010 - The body of a missing rural Crawford County fisherman was recovered from the Ohio River Friday afternoon, nearly nine miles from where he disappeared.
Indiana Conservation spokesperson Mac Spainhour reports workers on a small construction platform spotted the body of 34 year old Richard Hovis II of Birdseye floating down the main channel of the river, a mile east of the Horseshoe Casino near Mauckport. According to Spainhour, in the thirty minutes it took for DNR personnel to arrive, Hovis' body had travelled another mile downstream.
Hovis and two other men, working for the Crawford County-based Ohio Valley Caviar Co., working along the New Albany shore when Hovis went into the water. Company owner Joe Schigur was onboard at the time. He told law enforcement that Hovis had just tossed a new hook into the water, when he grasped his chest and fell. Schigur dove in after, but could not located Hovis.
Hovis' father said his son did suffer from a seizure disorder, but it is not known if that played a role in the incident. None of the men aboard the boat, Hovis, Schigur and 64 year old Albert Gibson, were wearing flotation devices.


OHIO RIVER OIL SPILL NEAR MT. VERNON
July 31, 2010 - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says a diesel fuel spill on the Ohio River in Mt. Vernon has been contained.
DNR spokesperson Officer Paul Axton reports maintenance workers were in the process of pumping out a bilge tank on the tugboat Marty B, when the leak occurred. Workers were pumping out what they thought was soap and water, but had not placed the drainage hoses in a collection tank, instead laying them on the ground.
Estimates of 100-500 gallons of a sludge-diesel mix made its way into the river. Once officials realized what had occurred, crews quickly deployed 500 feet of containment boom to prevent the spill from working downstream. A large log and other river debris actually assisted workers in containing the spill.
The spill happened near where the Mt. Vernon Utility Department has it's intake valves for the city's water supply. City officials say the spill should not cause any problems, because the intake valves are well below the surface and away from surface contaminants. A clay-carbon mixture has been added to the water, on the off-chance any oil makes its way into the system.


DUBOIS COUNTY PHONE SCAM
July 31, 2010 - The Dubois County Sheriff's Department is advising area residents of a possible phone scam.
According to deputies, local residents have been receiving calls informing them they have won a large sum of money, but to collect those winnings, first the person must wire an amount of money to a given address. Individuals have told police the caller is pushy and insistent. The calls have come from an 897 Jamaican area code. This code has been reported as having been associated with a "rate-charge" scam, which means if the number is called back, an excessive charge may be placed on the caller's phone bill.
Sheriff's deputies ask that persons not give out any personal or financial information over the phone and if you were to receive one of these scam calls, hang up immediately. If you feel you have been a victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement agency.


PERRY COUNTY PLANE CRASH DEATH
July 30, 2010 - The crash of an experimental aircraft earlier this week in central Perry County has proven fatal.
WITZ news has learned that 69 year old Charles Lunceford of Lewisport Kentucky died Wednesday at University Hospital in Louisville from injuries he sustained in the Tuesday morning crash of his gyro-copter. A hospital spokesperson reported Lunceford had suffered severe burns to eighty percent of his body as a result of the 11:05am crash near the Perry County Airport.
Lunceford had been conducting a test flight of his Sparrow Hawk 2 gyrocopter. Witnesses say Lunceford appeared to be coming in for a landing when the craft lost power and crashed about a quarter-mile off the runway in a steep, wooded ravine.
When emergency personnel arrived, they found Lunceford had crawled about fifty feet away from the burning wreckage. It is reported almost all of Lunceford's clothing was burned off and he had third degree burns to his legs and torso.
Investigators from the Federal Avaition Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were called in to determine a cause of the crash. No timeline has been set for those results to be revealed.


WARRICK COUNTY MAN RECEIVES SENTENCE
July 30, 2010 - A Warrick County man received an 18 month sentence to a work release program this week.
37 year old Christopher Kimbrough of Chandler was sentenced in Federal court in Indianapolis for his role in an arson fire in Evansville two years ago. As part of his guilty plea, Kimbrough admitted to paying another person ten thousand dollars to set fire to a rental property he owned in Evansville.
Evansville fire officials estimated the loss of building and contents at $50,000, but investigators found Kimbrough had an $80,000 insurance policy on the structure and attempted to collect the proceeds after the blaze.
U.S. Chief District Judge Richard Young sentenced Kimbrough to eighteen months in a community corrections work release program for charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit arson. He will also have to be on 18 months of supervised release once his sentence is up. Kimbrough will also have to pay back almost fifteen thousand dollars to the Evansville Fire Department and other victims of the fire.



KIMBALL OFFICE RECEIVES HONOR
July 30, 2010 - For the second consecutive year, Kimball Office, a brand unit of Kimball International, has been recognized by the Office Furniture Dealers Association as an outstanding manufacturer. This year, Kimball Office was awarded the Bronze Aligned Manufacturer of the Year award.
The OFDA awards honor those manufacturers who deliver consistent and effective support and service to their dealers. Winning manufacturers are determined by the annual OFDA Dealer Manufacturer Satisfaction Index Survey. The survey was created to strengthen dealer-manufacturer relations by identifying topics most important to the dealer. Topics include training, service and support, sales and marketing and management.
Kimball Office was recognized by the OFDA in 2009, earning the Dealer's Choice Aligned Silver Award. In 2008 Kimball Office was presented the first ever Aligned Manufacturer Service Award in recognition of the company's support and service to the dealer community.


STREET COMMISSIONER RUNNING FOR MAYOR
July 28, 2010 - Raymie Eckerle, Street Commissioner for the City of Jasper has filed documents with the Dubois County Clerk establishing an exploratory committee to see the office of Mayor of Jasper in 2011. The committee is chaired by Janet Sendelweck and the treasurer is Dave Eckerle. Eckerle will seek the Republican Part nomination in the May primary.


PLANE CRASH IN PERRY COUNTY
July 28, 2010 - At approximately 10:05AM CT Tuesday, Tell City Dispatch received a 911 call of a plane crash near Perry County Airport.
Investigation revealed that 69 year old Charles Lunceford of Lewisport Kentucky was doing a flight test on his Sparrow Hawk II gyro copter when according to witnesses the aircraft appeared to be coming in for a landing and lost power. The aircraft crashed about quarter to half mile northwest of the Runway. Lunceford was able to crawl away from fiery crash.
Lunceford received burns to his lower extremities, arms and face. He was flown to the University of Louisville Medical Center for treatment.


FATAL ACCIDENT
July 28, 2010 - Kentucky State Police continue to investigate an accident that occurred Tuesday evening that took the life of a Jasper woman and left a Jasper Doctor in the hospital.
Investigation revealed, 81 year old Dr Thomas Eversman was traveling north on William Natcher Parkway, just ten miles south of Owensboro when for unknown reasons lost control of his 2006 Buick and entered the median, then striking a southbound semi tracker trailor driven by 34 year old Matt Peaugh of Radcliff Kentucky. The impact of the hit, send the Eversman auto back into the median as it burst into flames. Thomas was ejected from the vehicle and was airlifted to St Marys Hospital in Evansville where his condition is unknown at this time. His wife and passenger, 74 year old Mary Eversman remained in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Peaugh was not injured. Both lanes of traffic were closed for approximately an hour. It is unknown whether the Eversman were wearing seatbelts.


DOMESTIC BATTERY
July 27, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A DOMESTIC BATTERY AT THE CAMELOT INN SHORTLY AFTER 9PM LAST NIGHT.
CITY POLICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM 37 YEAR OLD JOHN HART OF JASPER WHO WAS REQUESTING INFORMATION BUT DISPATCH WAS ABLE TO HEAR A FEMALE IN THE BACKGROUND STATING THAT SHE HAD BEEN BATTERED.
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY ARRESTED HART AND CHARGED HIM WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



JASPER SCHOOL BOARD
July 27, 2010 - THE JASPER SCHOOL BOARD HELD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT.
SUPERINTENDENT DR JERRILL VANDEVENTER WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLISH THE 2011 BUDGET REQUEST OF $35,145,592. VANDEVENTER SAID THAT’S ABOUT $464,000 LESS THAN THE ADVERTISED 2010 BUDGET. VANDEVENTER ALSO ADDED ITS ALWAYS BEST TO ASK FOR THE MAXIMUM LEVY BECAUSE THE COOPERATION CANT ASK FOR ADDITONAL MONEY LATER.
THE BOARD ALSO HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE CABBY O NEIL GYM. THERE HAVE BEEN 21 SEPARATE VENDORS IN THE JASPER AREA CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT ALONG WITH 75 VOLUNTEERS. THE GROUP IS WELL UNDER BUDGET AND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND EXPECTS TO BE DONE AROUND THE FIRST PART OF OCTOBER.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, A NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS NAMED LAST NIGHT. BRIAN WILSON, WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR IN THE VINCENNES AREA, WAS NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WILSON WILL BE TAKING OVER FOR DAVE HUBSTER, WHO WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL.
DR JERRILL VANDEVENTER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT THAT SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DR TONY BENNETT WILL AT THE JASPER HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FROM 1-3PM ON AUGUST 5TH.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MIKE HILE REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE KONE REPLACE A HYDROLIC VALVE IN AN ELEVATOR AT 5TH STREET SCHOOL. PRICE TAG IS $5,178 AND THE BOARD DID APPROVE.
AND FINALLY, THE REGISTRATION DATES WERE ANNOUNCED. 5TH STREET SCHOOL REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD FROM 4-6:30PM AUGUST 9TH, 10TH STREET SCHOOL 4-6:30PM AUGUST 10TH, IRELAND ELEMENTARY WILL BE HELD 1-3PM AND 6-7PM ON AUGUST 11TH AND JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL 9AM-6PM ON AUGUST 17TH. ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE BACK IN SESSION AUGUST 20TH AT 8AM.



MAKING A DIFFERENCE
July 23, 2010 - WITZ WANTS TO COVER SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY OUR SPOTLIGHT FOCUS IS THE DUBOIS COUNTY 4H COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
THE DUBOIS COUNTY 4H HAS OVER 350 ADULT VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS 34 CLUBS AROUND THE AREA.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO THE DUBOIS COUNTY 4H COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY SEND US AN EMAIL AT WITZAMFM@PSCI.NET



OWI
July 23, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE RECEIVED A CITIZEN’S COMPLAINT REGARDING A POSSIBLE IMPAIRED DRIVER THAT WAS SOUTH ON NEWTON IN THE 3800 BLOCK SHORTLY AFTER 10PM LAST NIGHT.
THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN, WEAVING IN THE ROADWAY AND STOPPING AT A GREEN LIGHT.
OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS RESIDENCE. THE DRIVER, 59 YEAR OLD STEVEN NEWHOUSE OF JASPER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OWI. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



VARIOUS CHARGES
July 22, 2010 - DAVIESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED A PLAINVILLE MAN WEDNESDAY.
38 YEAR OLD ERIC PRETZEL WAS CHARGED WITH 20 COUNTS OF CHILD MOLESTING, SEVEN COUNTS OF DISSEMINATION OF MATTER HARMFUL TO MINORS, TWO COUNTS OF INTIMIDATION, AND POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA.
HIS BOND AMOUNT WAS SET AT $500,000 AND HE WAS LODGED IN THE DAVIESS COUNTY JAIL.



THEFT
July 19, 2010 - DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE THEFT OF A WEEDEATER THAT OCCURRED ON CR 425 E SOMETIME SATURDAY.
THE WEEDEATER IS DESCRIBED AS A POULAN PRO BRAND AND IS ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER THEFTS IN THE AREA IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS OF OTHER ITEMS.
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE THEFTS OR ANYONE WHO SAW ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS IN THE AREA IS ASKED TO CALL DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AT 482-3522.



ACCIDENT
July 19, 2010 - DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.
17 YEAR OLD HANNA PFAU OF JASPER WAS NORTH ON CR 800W JUST NORTH OF CR 50N WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL IN A CURVE DUE TO TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. HER VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, SHE OVERCORRECTED, WENT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE.
PFAU COMPLAINED OF PELVIC PAIN AND A CUT TO HER KNEE WHILE A PASSENGER, 15 YEAR OLD GISELEE RECKER OF JASPER RECEIVED ARM AND LEG PAIN. BOTH GIRLS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
THE PFAU 2002 JEEP CHEROKEE WAS A TOTAL LOSS



DOMESTIC BATTERY
July 15, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A WALNUT STREET APARTMENT SHORTLY BEFORE 9:30 LAST NIGHT ON THE REPORT OF A FIGHT IN PROGRESS INVOLVING A KNIFE.
DISPATCH ADVISED OFFICERS THAT A MALE SUBJECT SLAMMED A FEMALE TO THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 21 YEAR OLD JESSE LUPER OF HUNTINGBURG PUNCHED HIS WIFE IN THE SIDE A FEW TIMES, THEN PUT HER IN A CHOKE HOLD THEN SLAMMED HER TO THE GROUND. CHARLES DUKE OF HUNTINGBURG WENT TO THE WIFES AIDE WHICH LED TO LUPER PULLING A KNIFE ON DUKE AND STABBING HIM WITH IT IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.
AFTER A 20 MINUTE SEARCH, LUPER WAS LOCATED AND CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY, BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND STRANGULATION. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER. DUKE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. LUPER’S WIFE WAS TAKEN TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS RELEASED WITH NO INJURIES.



ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON
July 15, 2010 - THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DAVIESS COUNTY CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTS OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 57 AND US HWY 50 FOR A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION. CHRISTOPHER CHILCUTT OF MISSOURI WAS NORTHBOUND ON STATE ROAD 57 AND HAD THE GREEN LIGHT AT THE INTER-SECTION. JESSICA PERRY OF LOOGOOTEE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON 57 AND ATTEMPTED AN EAST TURN ONTO US 50.
ACCORDING TO CHILCUTT AND OTHER WITNESSES, PERRY TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CHILCUTT. CHILCUTT HIT THE BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT AVOID THE COLLISION. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT SMASHED IN THE FRONT OF CHILCUTT’S CAR AND CAUSED THE PERRY SUV TO OVERTURN.
CHILCUTT WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. PERRY WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT WAS LATER AIRFLIGHTED TO ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. AN UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER IN THE PERRY VEHICLE WAS ALSO AIRFLIGHTED TO ST. MARY’S. NO CONDITION REPORT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
DAVIESS COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET FILED CHARGES IN THE 1:32PM ACCIDENT, WHICH BLOCKED OFF THE EASTBOUND LANES OF US 50 FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.




ACCIDENT
July 14, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT TUESDAY EVENING THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.
42 YEAR OLD ROSEMARY KREILEIN OF JASPER WAS SOUTH ON NEWTON, NORTH OF 36TH IN THE CENTER TURN LANE. KREILEIN STATED TO POLICE SHE HAD A YELLOW LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO 36TH AND TURNED INTO THE PATH OF 25 YEAR OLD MATTHEW GEHLHAUSEN OF JASPER.
A PASSENGER IN THE KREILEIN AUTO, MOLLY KREILEIN RECEIVED UPPER ARM PAIN FOLLOWING THE 5:15PM ACCIDENT. $8,000 TOTAL DAMAGE WAS DONE. KREILEIN WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY.



ATTEMPTED MURDER ARREST MADE
July 12, 2010 - A Pike County man is facing numerous felony charges following an apparent domestic situation and personal injury accident early Saturday morning in Huntingubrg.
According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Chad Dick, Huntingburg officers were called to the intersection of 6th and Geiger Streets at 3:42am on the report of a personal injury accident. Sgt. Dick informs WITZ news that a domestic incident between 44 year old Rodney Schwartz and his 42 year old wife Sara, which began in Pike County, culminated in Rodney Schwartz allegedly his wife off the road and into a house at 302 West 6th street. Police were quickly notified and found thru their initial investigation it was much more than an "accident".
Law enforcement learned that the Schwartzes had been involved in a physical domestic altercation at their Stendal home late Friday night into early Saturday morning. After the argument concluded, Sara Schwartz decided to leave the home. She began travelling eastbound on State Road 64 with her husband in close pursuit.
Rodney Schwartz allegedly fired at his wife with a .380 caliber handgun and tried to run her off the road. He rammed her one time near the Dubois-Pike County line, causing Sara Schwartz to briefly lose control. After regaining her steering, Schwartz continued eastbound on 64, until her husband rammed her a second time, sending her Chevy Blazer into the home on West 6th Street.
The home's occupants quickly came outside and phoned 9-1-1 for assistance. Huntingburg police notified state troopers after realizing the domestic incident took place outside of city limits.
Rodney Schwartz was taken in for questioning and eventually arrested on several felonies, including attempted murder, intimidation with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, and criminal recklessness while aggressively driving. He is being held in the Dubois County Security Center without bond.
Officials are coninuing their investigation and will turn details over to the Pike County Prosecutor's office for review and the possible addition of charges for any crimes which may have occurred in Pike County.



HUNTINGBURG FIREWORKS TREE FIRE
July 12, 2010 - Huntingburg firefighters were called out Saturday evening to the report of a tree fire on South Main Street.
Fire investigator John Smith reports firefighters were dispatched to a home rented by Hector Vasquez in the 100 block of South Main Street at 6:39pm. When firemen arrived, they found the hollow of a tree on fire. The fire was extinguished in just a few minutes.
According to Smith, the fire was caused by male juveniles playing with fireworks, including a young person who lives at the home. One truck and twelve men were on the scene for half-an-hour. No damage was reported. The property is owned by Bill Disinger.
Investigator Smith also reminded everyone that Indiana state law stipulates that juveniles playing with fireworks must have adult supervision at all times and that fireworks can only be used with the property owners permission.


HWY 231-PHOENIX DRIVE ACCIDENT
July 09, 2010 - Huntingburg police responded to a two vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Phoenix Drive and Hwy 231.
Authorities report 42 year old Scott Bolton of Huntingburg was waiting to make a north turn onto 231 from Phoenix Drive. He told police he thought traffic had cleared and proceded into the intersection. As Bolton started forward, the rear tires of his 1987 Ford Crown Victoria lost traction and he lost control of the car, pulling into the path of a southbound Geo Storm driven by 20 year old Alex Arnold of Dale.
Arnold was not able to avoid and collision and struck the front right of Bolton's car. Arnold was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. He was treated and released. Bolton was not hurt in the 4:40pm accident. Authorities credit the use of seatbelts by both men, plus airbag deployment for lessening or preventing injuries.
No charges were filed and no damage amount was made available by Huntingburg Police.



J & M FIREWORKS BURGLARY
July 09, 2010 - Jasper city police continue to investigate a burglary earlier this week.
According to police, an unknown person or persons gained access to the J & M Fireworks business in the 3000 block of Newton Street. Once inside, numerous fireworks items were removed. Police say the burglary occurred after Tuesday of this week. The specific items and their dollar value are not being released at this time.
Anyone who has information concerning this break-in is asked to contact Jasper Police at 482-225 or use the anonymous tip line at 481-cops.



TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 231 SOUTH
July 09, 2010 - One person received minor injuries in an accident Wednesday afternoon just north of the Spencer County line.
Indiana State police report Robert Groce of Dale was southbound on Hwy 231, when he failed to notice a vehicle ahead of him was slowing to turn onto County Road 1100 South. Groce went off the west edge of the road to avoid a collision and lost control of his vehicle, spinning into a utility pole.
The impact snapped the pole in two, causing phone lines to fall across the road and strike the windshield of a southbound semi tractor-trailer piloted by Dennis Wehr of rural Dubois County.
Groce received various lacerations in the 12:30pm accident. He was treated and released from Memorial Hospital. Wehr was not injured. Police officials credit the use of seatbelts for reducing the injuries sustained. More than $12,000 damage was reported, but no charges were filed.



SOUTHEAST DUBOIS SCHOOL BOARD
July 08, 2010 - The Southeast Dubois School Board met in regular session Wednesday night.
Topping the agenda was the annual reorganization of the board. Kent Uebelhor will remain board president, with Larry Hochgesang named to the vice president position and Matt Eckert as board secretary. Board members voted to maintain their annual compensation of $2,000, with an extra $40 for special meetings.
Board members approved the textbook fees for the upcoming school year. The kindergarten charge is $58. 1st graders will pay $100 for books, while 2nd graders will pay $90. Cost for 3rd graders textbooks is $79, with 4th grade students paying $73. 5th graders will have to pay $101.75 for textbooks and 6th graders $109. Principals in attendance noted that the kindergarten book price remained steady, while grades 1-4 saw their costs decrease considerably.


SOUTHWEST SCHOOL BOARD
July 07, 2010 - THE SOUTHWEST DUBOIS SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTED FIVE SEPARATE BIDS FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS PROJECT DURING A SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.
AN ABBREVIATED THREE MEMBER BOARD GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO THE LOW BIDS SUBMITTED BY PROJECT MANAGER TONY HEATH OF THE SKILLMAN CORPORATION. ALL BIDS HAVE A LOCAL OR AT WORST, REGIONAL CONNECTION TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. CRAFTSMAN CONSTRUCTION OF HUNTINGBURG HAD THE LOW BID FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR OF JUST OVER $3.17 MILLION DOLLARS. KLEEMAN MASONRY OF TROY WAS AWARDED THE MASONRY CONTRACT WITH A BID OF $615,000, WHILE DALMATION FIRE INC. OF LOUISVILLE EARNED THE FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT WITH A BID AMOUNT OF $92,630.
HUNTINGBURG MACHINE WORKS LOW BID OF $361,000 EARNED THE PLUMBING CONTRACT, WITH WEYER ELECTRIC OF FERDINAND NABBING THE ELECTRICAL WORK WITH A SUBMISSION OF JUST OVER $736,500. A TOTAL OF THIRTY-TWO BIDS WERE TURNED IN FOR ONE OR MORE PHASES OF THE CONTRACT. PENDING RECEIPT OF WORK AND CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, THE PROJECT SHOULD BEGIN BY THE END OF JULY.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING THE STATUS OF QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS. SUPERINTENDENT TERRY ENLOW HAD TO HAVE THE APPLICATION IN BY JUNE 1ST AND HOPES TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH, IF ANY MONIES WILL BE COMING TO SOUTHWEST DUBOIS BY THE END OF JULY. AN APPROVED PROJECT CAN RECEIVE UP TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING. ANY FUNDING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AWARDED WILL BE APPLIED TO THE $22 MILLION COST OF THE ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECT.




JASPER SCHOOL BOARD
July 07, 2010 - THE JASPER SCHOOL BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY MORNING TO REORGANIZE FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.
THE BOARD AGREED TO HIRE DAVID HUBSTER AS NEW PRINCIPAL OF JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALSO VOTED TO KEEP NANCY HABIG AS PRESIDENT, BERNIE VOGLER AS VICE PRESIDENT, MIKE BRAUN AS SECRETARY AND MONICA YOUNG AS CORPORATION TREASURER.



JASPER STOLEN VEHICLE INVESTIGATION
July 05, 2010 - Jasper city police continue to investigate the theft of a vehicle over the weekend.
According to police, a call came in around 11:15pm Saturday, reporting a black 1997 Dodge Intrepid with Indiana license plates had been stolen from a location in the 1700 block of West Division Road. Authorities believe the theft occurred between 8:15pm and 10pm Saturday. The car belongs to Shaun and Joyce Mehringer.
Police got a break in the case Sunday. A citizen phoned officers around the noon hour to report the vehicle had been found, abandoned, on Lakeside Drive near county road 400 West. Law enforcement believe the vehicle had been abandoned around 10:30pm Saturday, not long after it had been taken. Officers have also gotten reports of a dark colored truck being seen with the stolen auto.
Anyone with information about the initial theft or the dark colored truck is asked to contact city police at 482-2255 or use the anonymous tip line at 481-COPS.



JASPER POLICE ARREST HUNTINGBURG MAN
July 05, 2010 - A Huntingburg man was taken into custody early Sunday morning on a whole host of charges.
According to Jasper city police, an off-duty, out-of-county sheriff's deputy made a contact to report an eastbound vehicle on State Road 56 travelling left of center as they approached the city.
Officers pulled over the vehicle in the Papa John's parking lot around 4:10am. The driver, 45 year old Dubon Israel Ayala of Huntingburg, was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. A breathalyzer test registered .11%, confirming their initial suspicion.
Ayala was charged with O.W.I., as well as operating without a license, driving without insurance and for having false and fictitious plates on his vehicle. Ayala was lodged in the Dubois County security center.


WAUPACA FOUNDRY FIRE
July 02, 2010 - Fire officials in Tell City are continuing to investigate the cause of Thursday's fire at the Waupaca Foundry, which led to the evacuation of all workers.
Waupaca spokesperson Matt Rhodes reports that a fire broke out in the Melt Department around 11:40am Central time Thursday. All 880 employees were evacuated and company officials on-site suspended work activities until the investigation could be wrapped up. It was reported that some employees started going back into the plant late yesterday afternoon.
Tell City fire chief Greg Linne says the fire started in the Melt Department, Plant 5 and that it was a hydraulic fire, which was difficult to extinguish. Linne said another problem was getting to the fire, due to the sheer height of the building. Crews had to approach the fire without the use of the ladder truck. Dale and Yankeetown fire fighters provided assistance.
Approximately ten percent of the building was damaged by the fire. Fire officials believe the blaze started from equipment, but the cause is still under investigation.



JASPER FIREWORKS GARAGE FIRE
July 02, 2010 - The Jasper Volunteer fire department got a jump start on the 4th of July with a fire run Thursday evening- a fire triggered by fireworks.
According to Jasper fire chief Kenny Hochgesang, the fire call came in at 7:25pm. Firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 1700 block of Maple Leaf Drive, owned by Fran Johnson and rented to Judy Truelove.
Chief Hochgesang reports some of Truelove's grandkids were playing with fireworks and started a detached garage on fire. By the time firefighters arrived, the building was fully engulfed. All items inside were owned by Truelove and were destroyed.
$25,000 damage was reported in the fire. According to Hochgesang, Truelove did not have renters insurance. Three trucks and thirty-two firefighters responded and were on scene for forty-five minutes. Firefighters were holding a meeting last evening, allowing for a quicker response, which may have prevented further damage from occurring.
The father of the kids was monitoring the fireworks, but went inside. A 10 year old saw smoke, but thought it was a residual effect of the fireworks and did not say anything, until the fire was discovered.


DUBOIS HAY BALE FIRE
July 02, 2010 - Members of the Dubois Volunteer fire department were called out late Thursday morning on the report of a hay bale fire.
Public relations officer Zach Eichmiller reports firemen were dispatched at 11:40am to the Phil Schultheis property on county road 450 north. When firefighters arrived, they found 35-40 large round bales ablaze. According to Schultheis wife, she smelled smoke while mowing grass, but could not detect its source. Approximately fifteen minutes later, she noticed the bales on fire.
Schultheis' son moved a small track hoe which was parked near the hay so it wouldn't be damaged. Fire officials believed the hay, which had recently been baled, ignited via spontaneous combustion. No one was injured and the hay sustained all damages.
Fourteen firefighters and three trucks were on the scene for 2 1/2 hours Thursday.


SEIZURE RELATED MOPED ACCIDENT
July 02, 2010 - Huntingburg City police were called to a moped accident late Thursday morning at the intersection of 11th and Main Streets.
Witnesses reported to police that 33 year old Jessica Schneck of Dale was southbound on Main on her moped when she suffered an apparent seizure. According to witnesses, Schneck immediately stiffened and fell straight to the pavement.
Schneck was transported to Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment of unspecified head injuries following the 8:39am accident.


FATAL
July 01, 2010 - At 7:08PM Wednesday night, Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle accident on Blake Road in Posey County that killed a Wadesville man.
Preliminary investigation revealed that 45 year old Gregory Barrett was driving his 2006 GMC Pickup Truck west on Blake Road. He was traveling at a high rate of speed when he drove left of center and left the roadway on the south side. The vehicle came back onto the roadway, crossed both lanes and then left the roadway on the north side before overturning and coming to final rest. Barrett was not wearing his seat belt and was partially ejected when his vehicle overturned. Posey County Coroner pronounced Barrett dead at the scene.


JASPER SCHOOL BOARD
June 29, 2010 - THE JASPER SCHOOL BOARD HELD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT.
THE BOARD HEARD FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE LATE JASPER BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS COACH ED YARBROUGH ABOUT RENAMING THE TENNIS COMPLEX THE ED YARBROUGH TENNIS COMPLEX. YARBROUGH COACHED BOYS FOR 34 YEARS, GIRLS FOR 24 YEARS AND TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR 34 YEARS.
BOARD PRESIDENT NANCY HABIG ADDED THAT ED WAS A VERY PASSIONATE MAN, WHO TAUGHT KIDS THE RIGHT THINGS.
THE BOARD DID APPROVE JUST BEFORE APPOINTING ED’S SON SCOTT, AS THE NEW HEAD GIRLS TENNIS COACH.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, JASPER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BOB HACKER ANNOUNCED THAT JASPER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AARON HOPF RECEIVED 2ND PLACE IN THE NATION IN WELDING. HACKER ADDED THAT IT SAYS A LOT THAT YOU PLACED SECOND IN THE ENTIRE NATION AT SOMETHING.
AND FINALLY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MIKE HILE REQUESTED THE BOARD APPROVE AME (ADVANCED MICRO ELECTRONICS) TO INSTALL THE NEW COMPUTERS AND THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR A TOTAL OF $76,500. THE BOARD DID APPROVE



INDOT ANNOUNCEMENT #2
June 28, 2010 - INDOT is also announcing on or after July 5, CR 1000 North at its intersection with US 231 will close. As work continues on the Major Moves Project from Chrisney to Gentryville crews will need to close the road.
This closure will allow crews to build CR 1000 N to the new elevation and connect with the new 231. Crews will begin work at 7AM and the roadway will remain closed through Mid August.


INDOT ANNOUNCEMENT
June 28, 2010 - INDOT announces SR 57 from SR 356 to half mile south of SR 56 in Petersburg will be restricted to one lane in areas June 28.
Contractor crews have begun upgrading the curb ramps in Petersburg along SR 57. Crews will also deep patch sections of the roadway, mill the existing pavement and replace the one mile stretch of roadway with new asphalt.


MAKING A DIFFERENCE
June 25, 2010 - WITZ WANTS TO COVER SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY OUR SPOTLIGHT FOCUS IS THE VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED WITH 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM.
THE 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM IS ABOUT TEACHING KIDS HOW TO PROPERLY HANDLE FIREARMS AND ARCHERY EQUIPMENT. THE PROGRAM IS FOR ANYONE THAT IS IN GRADES 3-12.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT’S MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SEND US AN EMAIL AT WITZAMFM@PSCI.NET.



CHILD MOLESTING
June 24, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG CITY POLICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A CHILD MOLESTING LAST MONTH TO AN 8 YEAR OLD FEMALE.
TUESDAY, HUNTINGBURG POLICE ARRESTED 21 YEAR OLD KEITH EMBRY OF HUNTINGBURG.
HE WAS CHARGED WITH CHILD MOLESTING AND LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
June 24, 2010 -
55 YEAR OLD RODNEY BROWN OF CHANDLER WAS SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHARGES FROM A 2007 INVESTIGATION.
IN NOVEMBER 2007, AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY WARRICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT BROWN HAD PROVIDED ILLEGAL NARCOTICS TO A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN EXCHANGE FOR SEXUAL ACTS.
BROWN WAS ARRESTED IN DECEMBER 2007 AFTER A WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST FOR TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR AND ONE COUNT OF CHILD SOLICITATION. BROWN ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CHARGE.
BROWN WAS ALSO ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWED BY LAW AT THE TIME OF HIS RELEASE.



NEW PRESIDENT OF HOLIDAY WORLD
June 22, 2010 - HOLIDAY WORLD AND SPLASHIN SAFARI WILL CONTINUE TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE KOCH FAMILY, ACCORDING TO THE PARKS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO DAN KOCH.
THE 46 YEAR OLD KOCH TAKES THE HELM FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS BROTHER WILL EARLIER THIS MONTH.


DUBOIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
June 22, 2010 - THE DUBOIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING THIS MORNING.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD FROM HUNTINGBURG MAYOR MARVIN BELCHER AS HE RECOMMENDED THE NEW EMA DIRECTOR. AFTER INTERVIEWING SIX PEOPLE AND RECEIVING 11 APPLICATIONS, TAMMY MILLER WAS HIRED AS THE NEW EMA DIRECTOR. MILLER IS CURRENTLY THE AMBULANCE COORDINATOR FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. MILLER IS TAKING OVER FOR THE NEWLY RETIRED MARY MILLER.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSIONERS ATTENTION THAT THE NEW COMPUTER FIREWALL REPLACEMENT WILL COST OVER $3200. THEY APPROVED THE ACTION.



DATE HAS BEEN SET
June 22, 2010 - THE US DISTRICT COURT IN EVANSVILLE HAS SET THE JURY TRIAL DATE IN THE LAWSUIT AGAINST DUBOIS COUNTY PROSECUTOR MIKE FRITCH FOR MORE THAN A YEAR FROM NOW, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011.
ATTORNEYS FOR FRITCH AND FORMER DEPUTY PROSECUTORS DEBORAH SCHROEDER DYSERT AND CHRISTINE ST JOHN SUBMITTED A CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN LAST WEEK AND JUDGE RICHARD YOUNG APPROVED.
A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, WHILE FINAL WITNESSES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 16, 2011.



DISPUTE
June 21, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A DOMESTIC DISPUTE SHORTLY BEFORE 8PM SATURDAY.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED, 45 YEAR OLD ROBERT PRICE OF HUNTINGBURG HAD NOT BEEN LIVING AT THE RESIDENCE FOR SOME TIME AND THAT HE HAD RETURNED UNEXPECTEDLY TO RETRIEVE SOME ITEMS THAT BELONGED TO HIM. AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT AND PRICE ALLEGEDLY BATTERED HIS WIFE, 42 YEAR OLD MARGARET PRICE AND TWO OF HIS SONS.
THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WAS WITNESSED BY A MINOR CHILD WHO WAS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. PRICE’S SONS, 26 YEAR OLD JOSEPH PRICE AND 27 YEAR OLD BRADLEY PRICE BOTH OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY RESTRAINED THEIR FATHER UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED. JOSEPH, MARGARET AND ROBERT WERE ALL TREATED AT THE SCENE.
ROBERT PRICE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY, BATTERY, AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



ALTERCATION
June 21, 2010 - DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A BISHOP STREET RESIDENCE IN CELESTINE JUST BEFORE 10PM LAST NIGHT ON THE REPORT OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN A MALE AND FEMALE.
WHILE INVESTIGATING, 38 YEAR OLD DANIEL BESAW WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE FOUR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND TWO HYPODERMIC SYRINGES ALONG WITH OTHER DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A VERBAL ARGUMENT BECAME PHYSICAL AND BESAW WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE AND SCRATCHED BY 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTY KINDER. THE DISPUTE HAPPENED IN THE PRESENCE OF A 12 YEAR OLD CAUSING THE CHARGE BEING UPGRADED TO A CLASS D FELONY. KINDER WAS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC BATTERY, BESAW WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE FOUR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF SYRINGE, AND POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA.
BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



MAKING A DIFFERENCE
June 18, 2010 - WITZ WANTS TO COVER SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY OUR SPOTLIGHT FOCUS IS GARY WITTMANN.
GARY WITTMANN OF JASPER RECEIVED THE EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AWARD LAST MONTH FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AFTER SAVING A WOMANS LIFE IN 2009.
WITTMANN WENT TO EAT AT THE GREAT WALL CHINESE RESTAURANT WHEN HE INSTINCTIVELY FOUND HIMSELF GIVING A CHOKING WOMAN THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER, ULTIMATELY SAVING HER LIFE.
WITTMANN WAS ASKED TO ATTEND A DUBOIS COUNTY AMERICAN RED CROSS MEETING, WHERE HE WAS GIVEN THE AWARD FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORTS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO GARY WITTMANN. IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT’S MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SEND US AN EMAIL AT WITZAMFM@PSCI.NET.



DEALING MARIJUANA
June 17, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD JORDAN COCHRAN OF JASPER SHORTLY AFTER 8:30PM LAST NIGHT FOR DEALING MARIJUANA.
COCHRAN WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



ACCIDENT
June 17, 2010 - DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.
29 YEAR OLD LAURIE RIGGLE OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY WAS DRIVING A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE EAST ON SR 164 AND TRAVELED LEFT OF CENTER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. RIGGLES VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED OFF NORTH SIDE CONTINUING ALONG THE DITCH LINE. RIGGLE THEN OVERCORRECTED MOVING ACROSS 164 AND OFF SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD, ROLLED OVER, COMING TO FINAL REST ON ITS TOP.
RIGGLE WAS TAKEN TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR ABRASION TO LEFT FOOT AND BACK PAIN.
THE PONTIAC SUNFIRE WAS TOTALLED IN THE 9:15 WEDNESDAY MORNING ACCIDENT.



HBURG CITY COUNCIL
June 16, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG CITY COUNCIL HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT.
MAYOR MARVIN BELCHER BEGAN THE MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT RON HALL WHO PASSED AWAY FRIDAY. BELCHER ALSO MADE A RESOLUTION OF RESPECT IN HONOR OF RON HALL, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED, TO HIS FAMILY TODAY. THE WASTEWATER BERM PROJECT THAT HALL HAD BEEN IN CHARGE OF FOR QUITE SOME TIME WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ITS GROUNDBREAKING CERMONY LATER ON TODAY AS WELL. BELCHER SAID HE WANTED TO DELAY IT A WEEK, BUT THE HALL FAMILY INSISTED TO AHEAD WITH THE CEREMONY.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT TONY TRAYLOR ANNOUNCED RESULTS FROM A RECENT CUSTOMER SURVEY. 182 PEOPLE WERE SURVEYED BASED ON VALUE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT BACK A 90% CONFIDENCE LEVEL.
AND FINALLY, TALKS ABOUT PAINTING THE EAST SIDE WATER TANK AND HAVING OFS BRANDS LOGO ON IT WAS TABELED LAST NIGHT.
TRAYLOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $100,000 TO PAINT INSIDE AND OUT AND BETWEEN $7-7500 FOR OFS BRANDS LOGO TO GO ON THE TANK. COUNCILWOMAN JEAN MAJORS SUGGESTED HUNTINGBURG BE ON THERE SOMEWHERE SUCH AS BELOW THE LOGO. OFS WILL COME BACK NEXT MEETING WITH A REVISED DRAWING OF THE TANK WITH HUNTINGBURG ON IT AS WELL.



RON HALL DIES
June 16, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT RON HALL DIED FRIDAY OF AN APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUND.
HUNTINGBURG MAYOR MARVIN BELCHER AND MAYORS ASSISTANT JANET KEMP FOUND HIM FRIDAY EVENING AT HIS HOME IN GENTRYVILLE. BELCHER AND KEMP WENT LOOKING FOR HALL AFTER HE DID NOT SHOW UP TO WORK FRIDAY. NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED.
THE 55 YEAR OLD HALL WORKED FOR THE CITY OF HUNTINGBURG FOR 23 YEARS AND OBTAINED THE HIGHEST CERTIFICATION FOR HIS JOB POSITION BY EARNING HIS CLASS 4 WASTEWATER LICENSE.
MIKE KEMP WAS NAMED AS INTERIM WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT.



MOTORCYCLE FATAL
June 14, 2010 - WARRICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A MOTORCYCLE FATALITY THAT OCCURRED AT 9AM SATURDAY.
48 YEAR OLD DARREL CARDEN OF EVANSVILLE WAS TRAVELING EAST ON SR 66 ON HIS 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC WHEN HE APPARENTLY RAN OFF THE ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT. CARDEN WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET.
APPARENTLY THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH AND NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ANOTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
WARRICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MOTORCYCLES, AND MOTORCYCLE RIDERS SHOULD ALWAYS STAY ALERT TO DANGERS ON THE ROADWAY.



WILL KOCH DIES
June 14, 2010 - HOLIDAY WORLD AND SPLASHIN SAFARI OWNER AND PRESIDENT, WILL KOCH PASSED AWAY SUNDAY NIGHT AT HIS HOME OF WHAT THE FAMILY BELIEVES TO BE COMPLICATIONS FROM DIABETES. HE WAS 48.
PARK SPOKESPERSON PAULA WERNE SAYS “WILL WAS NOT ONLY OUT LEADER, HE WAS OUR DEAR FRIEND. OUR PARK FAMILY IS IN MOURNING FOR THIS SWEET MAN WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING FUN AND HAPPINESS TO SO MANY FAMILIES IN THE 20 YEARS HE RAN THE PARK.” “THE KOCH FAMILY WANTS TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT HOLIDAY WORLD AND SPLASHIN SAFARI WILL BE OPEN TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY HIS FAMILY.”



MINOR CONSUMING #2
June 14, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE STOPPED 20 YEAR OLD ANTHONY MEYER OF JASPER AT 4PM SUNDAY FOR STUMBLING DOWN 7TH STREET JUST EAST OF MILL.
OFFICERS FOUND THAT MEYER WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
MEYER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MINOR CONSUMING. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES
June 14, 2010 - DAVIESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AT 8:08 SUNDAY MORNING.
17 YEAR OL DEVIN FLYNN OF WASHINGTON WAS DRIVING WEST ON CR 800N IN A 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THE GRAVEL SHE THEN OVER CORRECTED THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO SLIDE OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRIKING A DITCH THEN A UTILITY POLE. THE VEHICLE THEN OVERTURNED EJECTING FLYNN AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, 20 YEAR OLD BEJAMIN WAGLER OF ODON. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.
FLYNN WAS PARTIALLY ENTRAPPED UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT WAGLER WAS ABLE TO FREE HER. WAGLER WAS ALSO TO FREE THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER, 14 YEAR OLD ANGIE GARTEN OF WASHINGTON.
NOBODY WAS WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. ALL THREE WERE TAKEN TO DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND THEN FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO ST MARYS HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE. STATUS OF THE THREE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.



SHOPLIFTING
June 14, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO WAL MART AT 2:55PM SATURDAY ON THE REPORT OF A SHOPLIFTER BEING DETAINED.
30 YEAR OLD SANDRA KINGSBURY OF HUNTINGBURG ATTEMPTED TO TAKE NEARLY $214 WORTH OF ITEMS WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM
KINGSBURY WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT. SHE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.




MINOR CONSUMING
June 14, 2010 -
JASPER CITY POLICE ARRESTED TWO MINORS SUNDAY MORNING FOR MINOR CONSUMING.
AN OFFICER WAS CHECKING ON A VEHICLE PARKED AT 30TH STREET PARK AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS OCCUPIED BY FIVE INDIVIDUALS.
18 YEAR OLD WESLEY HEMBREE OF ST ANTHONY AND 19 YEAR OLD HOLLY COOPER OF BIRDSEYE WERE LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER. A JUVENILE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH MINOR CONSUMING AND RELEASED TO A PARENT. TWO OTHER JUVENILES IN THE VEHICLE WERE NOT DRINKING AND WERE RELEASED TO AN ADULT.



MAYOR SCHMITT ANNOUNCEMENT
June 11, 2010 - JASPER MAYOR BILL SCHMITT ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION AFTER THIS TERM.
SCHMITT WILL BE 67 AT THE END OF HIS FIFTH TERM IN 2011. HE SAID THE ANNOUNCEMENT NOW WAS TO GIVE WHOEVER WANTED THE JOB PLENTY OF TIME TO GET PREPARED.


DUBOIS LIBRARY GROUNDBREAKING
June 11, 2010 - THE DUBOIS LIBRARY GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES WERE HELD THIS MORNING IN FRONT OF A BIG CROWD.
LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT KATHY TRETTER SAYS CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE DUBOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DUBOIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TRETTER ALSO EXPECTS THE PROJECT TO BE DONE IN DECEMEBER.



MAKING A DIFFERENCE
June 11, 2010 - WITZ WANTS TO COVER SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY OUR SPOTLIGHT FOCUS IS MAY KLEEMAN AND THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES SHE IS INVOLVED WITH.
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH IN JASPER HOLDS A BLOOD DRIVE EVERY FEW MONTHS ON A SUNDAY MORNING. EACH TIME THAT THIS BLOOD DRIVE IS GOING ON, MAY KLEEMAN PROVIDES AND PREPARES BISCUITS AND GRAVY, COFFEE, JUICE AND BAKES A PIE FOR ALL THE DONORS.
KLEEMAN ALSO HELPS WITH GIVING BLANKETS TO THE HOMELESS AND MAKING BONNETTS FOR NEWBORNS AND HEAD COVERINGS FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO MAY KLEEMAN FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT’S MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SEND US AN EMAIL AT WITZAMFM@PSCI.NET.



FIRE
June 09, 2010 - ST ANTHONY FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO SOUTHERN INDIANA HARDWOODS ON ST ANTHONY ROAD WEST AT 8:13PM LAST NIGHT.
UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS FOUND A 2000 STERLING TRUCK USED TO HAUL LOGS ON FIRE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.
THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS VALUED AT $25,0000. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDETERMINED.
FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON SCENE WITH THREE TRUCKS AND 15 MEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.



ACCIDENT
June 09, 2010 -
JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 300 BLOCK OF THIRD AVENUE LAST NIGHT THAT RESULTED IN NO INJURIES.
31 YEAR OLD DERICK HAAS OF JASPER WAS STOPPED ON GIESLER ROAD AT THIRD AVENUE AND AS HE TURNED ONTO THIRD HE FAILED TO SEE 60 YEAR OLD ELMER BURGER JR OF HUNTINGBURG WHO WAS SOUTH ON THIRD AVENUE AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED.
$4,000 TOTAL DAMAGE WAS DONE. HAAS WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY.



ARREST
June 09, 2010 - A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP LANDS TWO KENTUCKY RESIDENTS IN JAIL.
INDIANA STATE POLICE TROOPER CRAIG STARR STOPPED A 2002 GMC VAN FOR SPEEDING ON I-64 EASTBOUND AT MILE MARKER 86. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE DETERMINED TO BE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL. THE PASSENGER, 40 YEAR OLD REBECCA MAXWELL OF FAIRDALE KENTUCKY WAS TAKEN TO THE CRAWFORD COUNTY JAIL AND CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND CITED FOR NOT WEARING HER SEATBELT. THE DRIVER, 40 YEAR OLD STEVEN GEARY OF FAIRDALE KENTUCKY WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE CRAWFORD COUNTY JAIL BUT BECAME COMBATIVE WITH TROOPER STARR AT THE JAIL. GEARY WOULD NOT GET OUT OF THE POLICE CAR WHEN ASKED TO. STARR ALONG WITH CRAWFORD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES HAD TO REMOVE GEARY FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH RESISITNG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OWI REFUSAL.



SHOPLIFTING
June 07, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO WAL MART SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE REPORT OF A SHOPLIFTER BEING DETAINED.
19 YEAR OLD LONNIE VOLZ OF DUBOIS ATTEMPTED TO STEAL AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FOR A COMPUTER VALUED AT OVER $84.
VOLZ WAS ARRESTED AT 9:16PM AND CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



ACCIDENT
June 04, 2010 -
JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES.
32 YEAR OLD KATHLEEN GEHLHAUSEN OF JASPER WAS WEST ON 6TH STREET. 17 YEAR OLD JEREMY BRYANT OF JASPER WAS NORTH ON CLAY AT THE 6TH STREET INTERSECTION. BRYANT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND THE VIEW WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY OTHER VEHICLES. GEHLHAUSEN THEN STRUCK THE BRYANT AUTO.
GEHLHAUSEN COMPLAINED OF NECK AND HEAD PAIN FOLLOWING THE 3:30PM ACCIDENT. BRYANT WAS NOT INJURED. $10,000 TOTAL DAMAGE WAS DONE. BRYANT WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY.



STOLEN VEHICLE
June 04, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO WAL MART AT 8:36PM LAST NIGHT ON THE REPORT OF PANHANDLING GOING ON IN FRONT OF THE STORE. THE SUBJECTS ALSO WERE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF A LICENSE PLATE FROM A CAR.
WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, AND AFTER RUNNING THE PLATES TO THE CAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM BENTON COUNTY.20 YEAR OLD CASSANDRA ROSS OF LAFAYETTE AND 20 YEAR OLD CHARLES CARTON JR OF EARL PARK WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE. BOTH WERE LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER.



POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITY
June 04, 2010 -
WITZ WANTS TO COVER SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY OUR SPOTLIGHT FOCUS IS HELEN GUNN.
85 YEAR OLD HELEN GUNN OF FULDA CONTRIBUTES HER TIME AND EFFORT MOSTLY TO NANCY HANKS ELEMENTARY. EACH WEDNESDAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, GUNN COMES TO READ TO STUDENTS FROM GRADES 1-4. SHE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS NOW. SHE TRIES TO TEACH VALUABLE LESSONS ON LIVING AND BEING KIND TO OTHERS THROUGH THE STORIES SHE READS. GUNN DOES TALK TO STUDENTS AND TRYS TO GIVE HELPFUL ADVICE ON VARIOUS THINGS IN LIFE BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY SHE LISTENS WITH A KIND EAR.
DURING HOLIDAYS, GUNN WILL DRESS UP LIKE A SPECIAL CHARACTER THAT SHE READS ABOUT. NOT ONLY DOES GUNN READ TO HELP CHILDREN BUT ALSO GIVES SPECIAL GIFTS TO TEACHERS, SUCH AS AFGHANS FOR RETIRING PERSONNEL AND MAKES CAPS FOR BABIES OF STAFF MEMBERS. EACH AUGUST, WHEN SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION AT NANCY HANKS ELEMENTARY, GUNN RETURNS TO TELL STORIES TO THE CHILDREN ABOUT HER ADVENTURES ON VACATION.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO HELEN GUNN FOR MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT’S MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SEND US AN EMAIL AT WITZAMFM@PSCI.NET



HBURG CITY COUNCIL
June 04, 2010 - THE HUNTINGBURG CITY COUNCIL HELD A SHORT REGULAR SESSION MEETING LAST NIGHT.
UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT TONY TRAYLOR GOT THE APPROVAL TO PURCHASE 360 METERS FROM HD UTILITIES AT $54 A PIECE. TRAYLOR SAID THAT’S SAVING $5400 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. TRAYLOR ALSO RECEIVED PERMISSION TO PURCHASE 25 KBA TRANSFORMERS AT $899 EACH AND 25 37 ½ KBA TRANSFORMERS FOR A PRICE TAG OF $1,088 EACH. TRANSFORMERS WILL BE COMING FROM ERMCO.
AND FINALLY, MAYOR ASSISTANT JANET KEMP ANNOUNCED THAT HUNTINGBURG HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER TRANSIT VAN WHICH WAS FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS. KEMP SAID THEY WILL BE RECEIVED THE OTHER HALF OF THE $100,000 GRANT MONEY TO PUT CITY STICKERS ON THE VAN. KEMP ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT CITY HALL IS NOW HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. KEMP SAID THEY’VE BEEN TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THREE YEARS AND ITS FINALLY DONE.
ONE FINAL NOTE, MAYOR MARVIN BELCHER WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING DUE TO ATTENDING THE INDIANA CONFERENCE OF MAYORS IN JEFFERSONVILLE. COUNCILWOMAN LINDA SUMMERS WAS ALSO ABSENT.



WARRANT
June 03, 2010 - DAVIESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED 40 YEAR OLD JAMES COY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY.
COY WAS CHARGED WITH PETITION TO REVOKE SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR NEGLECT OF A DEPENDENT, BATTERY RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY, INVASION OF PRIVACY, AND DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED.
$150,000 BOND AMOUNT WAS SET. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DAVIESS COUNTY JAIL.



WARRANT #2
June 03, 2010 - WASHINGTON CITY POLICE ARRESTED A WASHINGTON MAN WEDNESDAY.
27 YEAR OLD DUSTIN PITCHER WAS CHARGED WITH CONVERSION, FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR SECOND PETITION TO REVOKE SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR TWO COUNTS OF INTIMIDATION AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
NO BOND AMOUNT WAS SET. HE WAS LODGED IN THE DAVIESS COUNTY JAIL.



VARIOUS CHARGES
June 03, 2010 - DAVIESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED A WASHINGTON RESIDENT ON VARIOUS CHARGES WEDNESDAY.
29 YEAR OLD PIKE BO DUKE ELLER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, OWI WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT .15% OR HIGHER, OWI CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, OWI WITH A PRIOR CONVICTION, RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, AND DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED WITH A PRIOR.
BOND AMOUNT WAS SET. ELLER WAS LODGED IN THE DAVIESS COUNTY JAIL.



ACCIDENT
June 03, 2010 - HUNTINGBURG CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A JACK KNIFED SEMI AT 231 AND 19TH STREET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
54 YEAR OLD DANA WALLEN OF KENTUCKY STATED HE WAS GOING SOUTH ON 231 WHEN HE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND DIDN’T HAVE ANY. WALLEN STATED THERE WAS A VEHICLE AT THE STOP LIGHT AND HE TOOK ACTION TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR BY PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND GOING OFF THE ROADWAY. WHEN WALLEN GOT INTO THE WET GRASS HIS TRAILOR JACK KNIFED AND THE EMPTY TANKER PUSHED THE TRACTOR INTO THE TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHT POST.
NO INJURIES TO REPORT FROM THE 8:02AM ACCIDENT. $4,000 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TRAILOR. INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY ADVISED THAT IT MAKE TAKE UNTIL SOMETIME TODAY TO RESTORE THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THAT INTERSECTION.



ACCIDENT
June 02, 2010 - A CRAWFORD COUNTY WOMAN WAS INJURED MONDAY IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
19 YEAR OLD TIFFANY KING OF ECKERTY WAS WESTBOUND ON SR 64 WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED FOUR CALVES IN THE ROADWAY.
ACCORDING TO DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, KING COMPLAINED OF GENERAL PAIN FOLLOWING THE EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT. TWO OF THE FOUR CALVES WERE KILLED. THEY WERE OWNED BY WELP FARMS.



DI FINALS
June 02, 2010 - JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL CRACKED THE TOP TEN FOR BEST FINISHES AT THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION GLOBAL FINAL TOURNAMENT HELD OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE UNIVERISTY OF TENNESSEE IN KNOXVILLE.
OTHER FINALISTS FROM THE AREA INCLUDED; 10TH STREET, FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL, CHRISNEY ELEMENTARY AND CEDARCREST INTERMEDIATE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED.



FATAL ACCIDENT
June 01, 2010 - Indiana State Police are investigating a single vehicle accident that occurred Monday Morning in Daviess County.
At 6:01AM, Daviess County Dispatch Center received a call of an accident on CR 650N. A white 1996 Dodge Caravan driven by 19 year old Devon Knepp of Montgomery had been traveling west when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the south edge of the roadway broke through a bridge guard rail and came to rest on the passenger side in a creek.
Knepp was not wearing his seatbelt and evidence at the scene indicates that alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.
Investigators say the accident occurred earlier in the morning but was not discovered until the passer by located the vehicle.
Anyone with any information concerning this accident, please contact Indiana State Police at the Jasper Post at 482-1441.


ACCIDENT
June 01, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER 9PM LAST NIGHT.
17 YEAR OLD LINUL WAGNER OF JASPER WAS TRAVELING EAST ON WEST 6TH STREET AND LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND RAN INTO A HOUSE LOCATED AT 501 WEST SIXTH OWNED BY RYAN BOEHMAN.
NO INJURIES TO REPORT FROM THE 9:20PM ACCIDENT. WAGNER’S 2001 LINCOLN WAS TOTALLED. THE HOUSE RECEIVED $25,000 DAMAGE. WAGNER WAS CHARGED WITH SPEEDING TOO FAST FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.



SHOPLIFTING
June 01, 2010 - JASPER CITY POLICE WERE CALLED TO HOLIDAY FOODS AT 5:30PM MONDAY ON THE REPORT OF A SHOPLIFTER BEING DETAINED.
33 YEAR OLD TENNILLE LANGFORD OF JASPER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE $27.80 IN FOOD ITEMS FROM THE STORE.
LANGFORD WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT AND LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER