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Late Night OWI Ends in Crash and Arrest

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Washington County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 38-year-old woman for OWI after they were called to scene of a property damage crash Saturday night around 10p near the intersection of Hitchcock and Bee Line Road.12366348_1148489051868350_8978054910812329073_n

Shannon Fordyce, 45, 1739 Alexander Avenue, Salem, was driving a 1999 Green Subaru Legacy, when the vehicle left the road to the north and crashed into a small tree.

Washington County EMS also responded to the accident.

Officers noticed Fordyce was slurring her words and noting that she was trying to get home just up the road, pointing to the west. She had also asked those first arriving at the scene to help her back out so she could leave the scene.

According to Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Jenkins, she was charged with OWI per se, which was her first offense.
She’s being held at the Washington County Jail until she posts bond.

Police Searching For Escaped Henryville Inmate

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Indiana and Kentucky State Police are looking for an inmate who walked away from a prison in Clark County on Friday evening.

Officials say Rodney Miller, 21, walked away from the Henryville Correctional Facility shortly after 8.

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ISP, KSP and all local authorities are working with the Indiana Department of Corrections to locate Miller.

Miller was incarcerated after being convicted of theft and receiving stolen property. He was set to be released on May 3, 2016.

Officials describe Miller as 6’1″, 240 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

Anyone with information on Miller’s whereabouts should call 911 immediately.

Salem to Battle Braves Tonight in Holiday Tournament Final

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The Salem Lions boy’s basketball team defeated county rivals Eastern Musketeers in the first game of the Washington County Holiday Tourney, 74-50, setting them up to be in the championship game along with the Borden Braves who toppled the West Washington Senators, 54-38.

The games will be broadcast on WSLM 1220 AM and 97.9 FM again tonight with the consolation game between the Senators and Musketeers at 6p and the title round at 7:30p.

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Breahanna Rayn Lynch, 8

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Breahanna Rayn Lynch, age 8, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015.

Breahanna was born June 8, 2007 at Corydon. She was a first grade student of the Corydon Elementary and a former student at Lanesville Elementary Schools.

Preceding her in death was her father, Jonathon D. Lynch, Sr.

Surviving are her step father and mother, William D. and Amanda E. Dear Mayfield; Sister: Kaydince M. Lynch; Brother: Jonathon D. Lynch, Jr.; Grandparents: Jeff and Jama Dear, Jim Lynch, Brenda Mayfield, Teri and William Mayfield.

Funeral 2 P.M. Monday, December 21, 2015 at The Grace Tabernacle, 8530 Harrison Park Drive, Laconia, IN with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, IN.

Visitation Noon to 8 P.M. Sunday at Swarens Funeral Home, 1405 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey, IN and 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. Monday at Grace Tabernacle.

Cobblestone Hotel Scene of Drug Arrest Monday Morning

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Information obtained during a search warrant Sunday night led to the arrest of three Salem residents who were in possession of drugs while renting a room at the Cobblestone Hotel on Salem’s east side.
Logan Miller, 24; his sister, Lauren Miller, 26 and Ethan Abell, 20, all of Salem were arrested early Monday morning and booked into the Washington County Jail on a variety of drug-related charges.
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Logan Miller is in jail on a $3900 cash bond and was charged with a violation of probation, which was the original warrant.
He was also charged with an A Misdemeanor, possession of a synthetic drug; a D Misdemeanor, visiting a common nuisance; an A Misdemeanor, possession of a controlled substance and a Level 6 Felony, possession of manufacturing paraphernalia.
Lauren Miller is being held on a $5500 cash bond and is charged with a Level 6 Felony, maintaining a common nuisance; an A Misdemeanor, possession of a controlled substance, a Level 6 Felony, possession of a syringe, an A Misdemeanor, possession of paraphernalia; an A Misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug.
Abell is being held on a $1400 cash bond and was charged with a B Misdemeanor, visiting a common nuisance; an A Misdemeanor; possession of a synthetic drug; and an A Misdemeanor, possession of a controlled substance.
According to Washington County Sheriff Roger Newlon, several officers responded to a medical call at 108 South Fair Street on Sunday night.
Two 13-year-old boys were found unresponsive and transported to the St. Vincent Salem hospital.
It was suspected drug use was involved and police obtained a search warrant for the home.
Salem Police Detective Scott Ratts said Officer Tim Miller is still investigating the incident.
Newlon said information obtained at the scene during the search led police to locate Logan Miller, who was wanted for a probation violation.
“While we were finishing up [on Fair Street] we received information [Miller] was possibly at Cobblestone Hotel,” said Newlon. “We found out he had been staying there for the past few days. They had switched vehicles and we received information and we went to arrest Logan.”
Newlon said police arrived at the Cobblestone Hotel about 12:30a Monday.
“Miller apparently saw us pulling in and slipped upstairs,” said Newlon. “We located him upstairs and arrested him.”
Newlon said his sister was spotted coming out of a room at which time police discovered items that could be used to make Meth and other drugs.
Newlon said Pekin Town Marshall Jeff Thomas and the City of Salem Police Department assisted.

Resolve to give blood in January for National Blood Donor Month

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 15, 2015) – This January, during National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross encourages people to roll up their sleeves to give blood to help maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients.

Since 1970, National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January to not only honor blood and platelet donors, but also to help increase donations during the winter months. Maintaining a sufficient blood supply for patients is difficult at this time of year because extreme winter weather and seasonal illnesses often impact donor turnout.

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Karla Essmiller became a blood donor in college, but the importance of giving blood hit home when several family members had medical emergencies. “It only takes once sitting in a hospital, praying that your loved one will live through the day, to know how thankful you are for every single thing done to help them,” she said. “Donating blood is a simple gift that I can make that may help up to three people live another day. That makes me feel like a hero.”

The Red Cross encourages eligible donors to resolve to give blood regularly, beginning in January. Donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative. To encourage donations, all those who come to donate Jan. 1-3, 2016, will get a long-sleeve Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.

To make an appointment to donate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

  • Lincoln Hills United Methodist Church, 1598 West State Rd 64 English, IN 47118 — 1/9/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Walmart, 2363 Hwy 135 N. Corydon, IN 47112 — 1/4/2016: 2 – 7 p.m.
  • First Capital Christian Church, 305 Oliver St. Corydon, IN 47112 — 1/4/2016: 3 – 8 p.m.
  • Old Capitol United Methodist Church, 141 W. Heidelberg Rd NW Corydon, IN 47112 — 1/6/2016: 3 – 7 p.m.
  • Lucas Oil, 3199 Harrison Way NW Corydon, IN 47112 — 1/13/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, 11999 Casino Center Drive S.E. Elizabeth, IN 47117 — 1/5/2016: 1- 6 p.m.
  • South Central High School, 6675 E. Hwy.11 S.E Elizabeth, IN 47117 — 1/13/2016: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Palmyra United Methodist Church, 14170 Greene St. NE Palmyra, IN 47164 — 1/15/2016: 1 – 6 p.m.
  • Unity Chapel United Methodist Church, 1760 Lost Creek Road N.W. Ramsey, IN 47166 — 1/11/2016: 2 – 7 p.m.
  • The Peoples Bank, 100 North Main St. Brownstown IN 47220 — 1/15/2016: 1 – 5 p.m.
  • National Guard Armory Seymour, 1925 1st Ave. Seymour, IN 47274 — 1/10/2016: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Ivy Tech Community College, 590 Ivy Tech Drive Madison, IN 47250 — 1/13/2016: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Walmart, 2410 Hwy 3 N North Vernon, IN 47265 — 1/2/2016: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Netshape Technologies, 596 W. Oak St. Campbellsburg, IN 47108 — 1/7/2016: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • First Christian Church, 305 East Walnut St. Salem, IN 47167 — 1/8/2016: 1 – 7 p.m.

 

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-

800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood

types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license

or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age

(16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good

health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age

and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their

pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior

to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass

and follow the instructions on the site.

SPRIGGS, FEENEY COLLECT FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior left tackle Jason Spriggs and redshirt junior right guard Dan Feeney collected first team All-America laurels on Monday. Spriggs was recognized on the AutoNation FWAA All-America team, while Feeney carded his honor from ESPN.com.

The duo becomes the first offensive line tandem to secure first team honors in the same season in program history and just the sixth pair of teammates to accomplish the feat.
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Spriggs and Feeney are the fifth and sixth first team All-America o-linemen in school history, joining Gary Cassells (1967), Tom Schuette (1966), Don Croftcheck (1964) and John Tavener (1944).

The Hoosiers now have three All-Americans over the past two seasons, as current Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman was a 2014 unanimous and consensus selection.

Spriggs joins Coleman (2014), Antwaan Randle El (2001), Vaughn Dunbar (1991), Anthony Thompson (1988, 1989), Cassells (1967), Bob Ravensberg (1945) and Tavener (1944) as IU’s all-time FWAA first-teamers.

One of six semifinalists for the 2015 Outland Trophy, Spriggs has additionally been recognized as an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press and SI.com. He has allowed just two sacks in 431 called pass attempts and has 72 knockdowns in 972 snaps. The Concord, Ind., native started 28 consecutive games to begin his career and has made a team-high 46 starts in 47 games at left tackle.

Feeney, who has previously been honored as an All-American by the Associated Press, CBS Sports and SI.com, has allowed just one sack in 36 career starts at right guard (2,617 snaps). In 2015, he has not allowed a sack in 431 called pass attempts. The Orland Park, Ill., native owns a team-best 91 knockdowns in 967 snaps. A first team All-Big Ten honoree, Feeney was also an Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award Watch Lister.

Indiana shares first in the Big Ten and ninth nationally with 13 sacks allowed. The Hoosiers rank first in the B1G in total offense (490.8; 16th nationally), passing offense (285.9; 24th) and scoring offense (36.2; T-22nd), and second in rushing offense (204.8; T-30th).

IU has not led the conference in scoring offense since the league began using the entire season’s statistics to determine the statistical champion in 1985. Indiana has not led the league in total offense since 1988. The Hoosiers would be the first team since Ohio State in 1995 to pace the Big Ten in total, passing and scoring offense.

Indiana (6-6) will face Duke (7-5) in the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 26. The game will be held at Yankee Stadium with a3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC. Student tickets for the Pinstripe Bowl are just $10 and can be purchased by clicking here. Tickets for the general public can be purchased by clicking here.

No Holiday Break from Scams; Beware the IRS Scam & the Bank Credit Card Scam

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No Holiday Break from Scams; Beware the IRS Scam & the Bank Credit Card Scam

Indianapolis – A reminder about two scams that are becoming prevalent again during the holiday season; the IRS scam alleging back taxes are owed and threatening immediate arrest if funds are not wired as directed, and the bank credit card scam alleging your credit card has been suspended and asking for the credit card number to be key stroked over the phone to reactivate the card.

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About the IRS Scam:

As with past warnings, Hoosiers should be suspect of any person calling that purports to be with the IRS and is trying to coerce payment of delinquent taxes over the phone.  The caller usually threatens immediate jailing of the citizen for not cooperating with the demand for immediate payment.

NEVER give any of personal information to the scam caller, such as:

  • Bank Account Numbers
  • Social Security Number
  • Birth Date
  • Credit Card Numbers

For more details on IRS scams, visit this website: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

About the Credit Card Scam:

The typical credit card scam starts with a phone call to your home or cell phone number with a computerized voice stating your credit card has been suspended.  The computer voice will reference a major issuer of credit cards and instruct you to keystroke your credit card number to have the card reactivated.  If you follow this instruction you end up giving the scammer YOUR credit card number and are now susceptible to future fraudulent charges.

NEVER key in your credit card number based on a computerized and unsolicited phone call.  And if the call is from a live person making similar claims of fraudulent activity on your credit card, simply tell them you will call back using the 800 customer service phone number that is listed on the backside of your credit card.  That is the most secure way to determine if the call was legitimate.

To learn more about other credit card scams click this link: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/8-hot-scams-1282.php

Things to Remember:

Whenever you receive a call, be it computerized or from a live person, claiming legal action is pending, or asking for your credit card number, or any of the hundreds of various scams that have the common thread of trying to get people to part with large sums of money; the call is most likely fraudulent.

A quick check citizens can make to confirm if a phone number is associated with a scam it to type the phone number into your favorite search engine.  You’ll typically see the number has been reported as being associated to scam activity.

Regrettably, these scams nearly always trace back to a foreign country and it is virtually impossible to successfully prosecute the persons responsible for these criminal acts.  Unfortunately these scams will continue as long as a percentage of the population responds by sending money to the scammers.

When an unsolicited call comes to your home, business or cell phone, and has the common factors of being threatening and demanding money, be assured that 99.9% of the time it is a scam.  Just hang-up.  They won’t call back.  They will just move on to the next number looking for someone to victimize.

Dear Rebecca White,

Indianapolis – A reminder about two scams that are becoming prevalent again during the holiday season; the IRS scam alleging back taxes are owed and threatening immediate arrest if funds are not wired as directed, and the bank credit card scam alleging your credit card has been suspended and asking for the credit card number to be key stroked over the phone to reactivate the card.

About the IRS Scam:

As with past warnings, Hoosiers should be suspect of any person calling that purports to be with the IRS and is trying to coerce payment of delinquent taxes over the phone.  The caller usually threatens immediate jailing of the citizen for not cooperating with the demand for immediate payment.

NEVER give any of personal information to the scam caller, such as:

  • Bank Account Numbers
  • Social Security Number
  • Birth Date
  • Credit Card Numbers

For more details on IRS scams, visit this website: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

About the Credit Card Scam:

The typical credit card scam starts with a phone call to your home or cell phone number with a computerized voice stating your credit card has been suspended.  The computer voice will reference a major issuer of credit cards and instruct you to keystroke your credit card number to have the card reactivated.  If you follow this instruction you end up giving the scammer YOUR credit card number and are now susceptible to future fraudulent charges.

NEVER key in your credit card number based on a computerized and unsolicited phone call.  And if the call is from a live person making similar claims of fraudulent activity on your credit card, simply tell them you will call back using the 800 customer service phone number that is listed on the backside of your credit card.  That is the most secure way to determine if the call was legitimate.

To learn more about other credit card scams click this link: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/8-hot-scams-1282.php

Things to Remember:

Whenever you receive a call, be it computerized or from a live person, claiming legal action is pending, or asking for your credit card number, or any of the hundreds of various scams that have the common thread of trying to get people to part with large sums of money; the call is most likely fraudulent.

A quick check citizens can make to confirm if a phone number is associated with a scam it to type the phone number into your favorite search engine.  You’ll typically see the number has been reported as being associated to scam activity.

Regrettably, these scams nearly always trace back to a foreign country and it is virtually impossible to successfully prosecute the persons responsible for these criminal acts.  Unfortunately these scams will continue as long as a percentage of the population responds by sending money to the scammers.

When an unsolicited call comes to your home, business or cell phone, and has the common factors of being threatening and demanding money, be assured that 99.9% of the time it is a scam.  Just hang-up.  They won’t call back.  They will just move on to the next number looking for someone to victimize.

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Betty R. Bacon, age 80 of Salem, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 6:47 pm, in the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Born May 19, 1935 in Jonesville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lue and Ocie L. (Greer) Williams. She was a former employee of the old Kimball Office Furniture – Borden Division, retiring in 2001 and also worked part time at E.T. Insurance in Salem until May of this year.

She had been a resident of Washington County since 1955, formerly of Jonesville, Virginia and was a 1953 graduate of Flatwoods High School in Jonesville.

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Survivors include: 1 son, Donald C. (Tracy) Bacon, Salem; 3 Sisters: Maxine (Hal) Rutherford, St. Charles, Illinois, Barbara (Bud) Noel, Clarksville and Phyllis (Larry) Hobbs, Salem; 2 granddaughters and 2 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Ted and Earl Williams.

Funeral Service: 11:00 am Thursday at Dawalt Funeral Home.

Visitation: 4 to 8 pm Wednesday and after 9 am Thursday.

Margaret Joan Askin Ford, 87

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Mrs. Margaret Joan Askin Ford age 87 of Fredericksburg passed away Tuesday, December 15 at St. Vincent Hospital of Salem.

Mrs. Ford was born May 19, 1928 in Kentucky the daughter of Leo Carol and Leona Wheatley Askins. She retired from Phillip Morris in 1978 and has lived in the Salem area for 37 years.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband: Andrew Ford Sr., two sons: Herbert Andrew Ford and Andrew Ford Jr.

She is survived by a son: Nicholas Ford (Ruth) of Salem, a daughter: Cherie Betke (Michael) of Salem, 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 10AM-time of service.

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