Three arrested for Campbellsburg Break-In
Three young adults have been arrested this morning by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department after information left at the scene of a break in led police to their door.
Arrested were Ashley N. Miller, 26; Stephen A. Morgan, 21 and Jeffrey A Petty II, age 24.
Interviews early on Dec. 10 led to the arrest of these three and the confiscation of a large amount of stolen cash, jewelry and marijuana.
Charges are pending.
On December 9, at 8:40a Campbellsburg Town Marshal David Nicholson was contacted by John Dixon, a salesman at Mid-Way Auto in Campbellsburg about a break in at the business, located at 187 West State Road 60.
Upon arrival, Nicholson noticed a door on the west side of the building had been broken into.
Reported missing were a Liberty safe with an undetermined amount of cash and jewelry.
According to Sheriff Claude Combs, articles found at the scene led police to a residence on Possum Hollow Road.
A person of interest was transported to the jail for questioning, which led to the following two individuals being interviewed early this morning.
At this time the investigation is ongoing and police are awaiting the interview of another person of interest. Brad Naugle and the City of Salem Police Department also helped in this case.
Salem True Value Joins Ace Hardware
The neighborhood hardware store located at 1312 West Mulberry Street in Salem is getting a makeover and will become Ace Hardware of Salem on January 2, 2014.
“It’s an Extreme makeover,” owner Bob Strange said this morning on WSLM’s Coffee Club. “We’re always looking for new ways to serve the community. Ace Hardware can help us do that better.”
Strange said the Salem True Value store was the second largest True Value operation in Indiana, tipping the scales at more than 26,000 square feet.
“We have some opportunities to expand and grow upon our core business,” Strange said.
The Stihl outdoor power equipment, Carhart clothing and boots as well as Radio Shack will remain.
“We have what we call general brands which won’t change at all — the brand name associated with Ace Hardware will change. The values will be the same or better. The common name of Ace will replace the products on the shelf and the signage. We hope to add to the product line with Craftsman tools. This is one complete department that will switch. We will still keep Dawalt and the other national brands. What will be impacted will be the Master Mechanic brands associated with True Value.”
Strange said the property will continue to be family-owned and will own the inventory. The main change is that Ace has a tremendous buying power, nationally, with more than 4,600 stores. Ace also has stores in 66 other countries.
“The size of the business adds to more of the reason to why we wanted to move to someone with more volume,” Strange said. “We want this to strengthen our core departments.”
Salem True Value recently was named BUSINESS OF THE YEAR by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
“At Ace Hardware of Salem, we strive to offer a more personal kind of helpful when assisting Salem residents in finding the right products, supplies and tools to maintain their homes — our customers are our neighbors, not just a number,” said Strange.
The new Ace Hardware will include the Ace-exclusive paint brands like Clark+Kensington, Ace’s paint and primer in one.
“Ace’s brand recognition is unmatched – and being part of Ace means we are now able to offer our customers impactful national promotions and the brands they want, along with the personal, knowledgeable and helpful service that they have come to expect when shopping at their neighborhood Ace Hardware store,” said Strange.
IU spending $6.8 Million to pave lot near Memorial Stadium
Indiana University officials are planning to pave a large gravel parking lot near the football stadium on the Bloomington campus.
Officials say the estimated $6.8 million project will leave nearly 1,900 parking spaces in the lot north of Memorial Stadium. The plans include numerous trees throughout the parking area and a grassy tailgating area taking up about a quarter of the space.
IU vice president Tom Morrison says the lot will be the “greenest on campus.”
The lot will be available for students and employees, but Morrison says it is only expected to come close to being filled on football game days.
Construction is being planned for next summer.
Four Day Hunt at Spring Mills Culls 55 Deer
During the annual four day Indiana Department of Natural Resources deer reduction hunt at Spring Mill State Park and its neighboring Cave River Valley Nature Preserve hunter bagged 55 deer from the two properties.
Thirty-seven were taken during the first two days of the hunt, November 18th and 19th. On Monday, 33 hunters at Spring Mill killed five deer, and 16 hunters took five deer at Cave River Valley. Then on December 3rd, 20 hunters took five deer at Spring Mill, and 17 hunters took three deer at Cave River Valley.
Again, as with the earlier hunt, most of the deer taken from the state properties were does and juveniles. Only two bucks were killed during the hunt.
Property Manager Mark Young says state biologists will take the numbers from the two parks, evaluate the vegetation and then make a decision as to whether or not another hunt will take place in 2014. But Young believes, from the number of deer taken from the properties this year there will be a hunt again next year.
In 2012, 1,292 deer were taken by 4,099 hunters in 14 state parks across Indiana.
Columbus Man Arrested For Louisville Robbery
A Columbus man was arrested Thursday on charges that he robbed a bank in Louisville.
Maj. Todd Noblitt with the Bartholomew County Sheriff‘s Department says 37-year-old Frank Martin, Jr. was wanted for questioning.
At approximately 3 p.m., local authorities were asked to begin looking for Martin‘s black Cadillac. Noblitt says that local authorities began searching for the vehicle while staking out Martin‘s Petersville home and other locations he was believed to have frequented.
At approximately 4 p.m., Indiana State Police detectives radioed that they believed they located Martin. At approximately 4:30 p.m., Martin was confronted in the parking lot of Eastbrook Plaza. Louisville detectives arrived shortly thereafter and, at approximately 7:30 p.m., arrested Martin on a warrant out of Jefferson County, KY.
Authorities believe Martin may be a suspect in string of burglaries in the Louisville area.
Assessor’s office needs info from mobile home owners
All mobile home owners should have received or will soon receive a letter from the Washington County Assessor’s office concerning Senate Enrolled Act 433.
A personal property mobile home is one in which the owner of the mobile home does not own the land that the mobile home sits on.
This act made several changes to the local administration of mobile and manufactured homes, including requiring owners to turn in the vehicle identification number (VIN) for each personal property mobile home to the assessor’s office.
The assessor’s office needs a completed form (which was attached to the letter) or a copy of the Mobile Home title returned to them by December 20, 2013.
This will help the assessor’s office verify that all the information they have on file is correct.
To obtain a copy of the title, owners may contact the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles office at 883-2100.
The BMV is providing the below information to assist customers with obtaining a vehicle identification number to satisfy the requirements as enacted in Indiana Code 6-1.1-7-16.
• All manufactured homes are required to have a valid VIN/Serial Number attached and be titled.
• If an owner wishes to apply for a title and/or needs a VIN for the home and does not have a properly executed certificate of title or certificate of origin, a Court Order is required before the BMV can issue a state assigned VIN or a title.
For information on VIN and title application requirements with a court order as the ownership document please visit the myBMV.com website. Applications can be obtained from any local license branch as well, but must be mailed with all required documents to the BMV Central Office in Indianapolis for processing:
http://www.in.gov/bmv/2664.htm – Instructions for an Application for a Vehicle Identification Number.
http://www.in.gov/bmv/3096.htm – Instructions for Application for Certificate of Title from Court Order ownership document.
For more information or questions, call the assessor’s office at 883-4000.
Bowl Destinations Set for Seven Big Ten Programs
Seven schools were selected for bowl competition on Sunday night, including two teams earning Bowl Championship Series (BCS) berths. Big Ten Champion Michigan State will represent the conference in the historic 100th edition of the Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO and Ohio State is headed to the Discover Orange Bowl. In addition, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin collected bids to postseason contests.
After winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game to secure the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, Michigan State will take on Stanford in the Rose Bowl Game. Kickoff of the 2014 contest is set for 5:10 p.m. ET on Jan. 1. The Spartans are heading to Pasadena for the first time since the 1988 Rose Bowl Game and competing in the contest for the fifth time in program history. Michigan State has advanced to a program-record seven straight postseason contests and is making its 24th bowl appearance in team history. The Spartans are 3-2 against Stanford, having last played the Cardinal in the 1996 Sun Bowl.
Ohio State makes its first official BCS appearance since the 2010 Rose Bowl Game when it heads to the Orange Bowl to take on Clemson. The game will be contested in Miami Gardens, Fla. at 8:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 3. The Buckeyes will be making their 43rd official appearance in postseason competition, having last appeared in the 2012 Gator Bowl. Ohio State will officially appear in its ninth BCS contest and will take part in the Orange Bowl for just the second time after winning the 1977 game. The only previous meeting between Ohio State and Clemson was in the 1978 Gator Bowl.
Wisconsin heads to the Capital One Bowl for the first time since the 2007 game and will face South Carolina at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 1, in Orlando, Fla. The Badgers are taking part in postseason play for a school-record 12th straight season and are making their 25th bowl appearance. Wisconsin will make its third trip to the Capital One Bowl, with consecutive victories following the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The New Year’s Day matchup will mark the Badgers’ first meeting with South Carolina.
Iowa returns to the bowl scene with its fifth bowl berth in the last six seasons and will take on LSU in the Outback Bowl at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla. The Hawkeyes will make their 27th postseason appearance overall, having won three of their last four bowl contests. Iowa will make its fourth trip to the Outback Bowl, including victories in 2004 and 2009. The Hawkeyes have faced LSU just once in program history, knocking off the Tigers on a last-second touchdown in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.
Michigan heads to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl for the first time in team history and will face Kansas State. The game is slated for Dec. 28, with kick scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET in Tempe, Ariz. The Wolverines will take part in postseason competition for the fourth straight season and 43rd time in program history. The postseason contest will be the first meeting between Michigan and Kansas State.
Nebraska will face Georgia in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl at 12 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Huskers will make their 50th bowl appearance and seventh straight. Nebraska will take part in the Gator Bowl for the second time in school history after defeating Clemson in the 2009 contest. The Huskers have faced Georgia twice, including last season’s meeting in the Capital One Bowl.
Minnesota will take part in the Texas Bowl for the second straight season and will face Syracuse on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. ET in Houston, Texas. The Gophers will be making their 16th postseason appearance and second straight bowl trip. Minnesota has faced the Orange four times in program history, owning a 3-1 mark, most recently a victory in 2012.
New Juvenile Director Sought
The search for a new executive director for the Jackson County Juvenile Center will begin Tuesday.
A search was made necessary after executive director John Long recently announced his intention to return to work as a Brownstown police officer.
Commissioners president Jerry Hounshel, who also is a member of the juvenile center’s advisory board, says that board is scheduled to meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the sheriff’s department to begin the process of searching for Long’s replacement.
DOT Truck Flips in Greene County
An Indiana Department of Transportation snow plow truck overturned on State Road 45 early this morning.
According to a Greene County Police report, 58-year-old Rickey Laughlin, of Odon, was traveling north on State Road 45 plowing the roadway when the INDOT owned 2003 Ford Sterling truck overturned near the intersection of Dotson Road about 12:19 a.m., this morning.
Police say there was about 2 inches of snow on the roadway when the accident happened.
Laughlin was trapped inside the truck from the seatbelt, but had was not injured.
The truck did dump its load of salt when it flipped.
Assisting at the scene were personnel from the Greene County Ambulance Services and Center Township Fire Department.
