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POSSIBLE FLOYD CO. LAYOFFS

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Up to 50 Floyd County employees could be out of a job under a plan to close the county‘s budget gap.

County officials are looking at a nearly $2 million deficit that will need to be closed and officials are mulling over a plan.

That plan would include the possibility of taking out a loan and having a tax to pay it off or laying off employees.

County Councilman Jim Wathen says about 1/3 of the issue can be tied to the expenses of the David Camm and William Clyde Gibson trials but some can be connected to things like the $800,000 purchase of land from Northside Christian Church for a proposed park.

The issue will be discussed at a special meeting Thursday evening at 5:00 p.m. at the Pineview Government Center on Corydon Pike

Beware Fake Colts Tickets

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Demand is high because of Peyton Manning‘s return to Lucas Oil Stadium.

But Indianapolis Police warn Colts fans looking for tickets for the Broncos game Sunday night to be wary.

COLTS STICKERPolice suggest you buy from a licensed broker, not from individuals on the street or online.

And beware of anyone seeking to trade for an upgrade.

They could be handing you fakes to get your legitimate tickets.  If someone shows you a ticket, check the quality of the paper stock and look for misspellings and off center logos.

House ends shutdown, funds government until January 15

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 285-144 Wednesday night to approve a compromise agreement that ends the federal shutdown, funds the government until January 15 and extends the debt limit until February 7.

The Senate approved the measure earlier in the evening. President Obama has vowed to sign the bill “immediately.” The final agreement makes only insignificant changes to the president’s health care law, by requiring income verification for people receiving health care subsidies from the government. And it also authorizes a bipartisan committee of negotiators to hammer out a long-term budget deal by Dec. 13, before government funding runs out again in January.

Senates votes to end gridlock

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The U.S. Senate voted 81-18 Wednesday night to approve a compromise agreement that would end the federal shutdown, fund the government until January 15 and extend the debt limit until February 7.

The measure now moves on to the House of Representatives for a vote.

The compromise was completed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after a House effort to offer a counter-proposal nearly derailed Senate negotiations.

The final agreement makes only insignificant changes to the president’s health care law, by requiring income verification for people receiving health care subsidies from the government.

And it also authorizes a bipartisan committee of negotiators to hammer out a long-term budget deal by Dec. 13, before government funding runs out again in January.

Meth Lab Bust Scott County

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Tuesday afternoon,   troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg and deputies from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department went to 3235 Hardy Lake Road in Scott County looking for an alleged active Methamphetamine Lab and a wanted person.

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When the officers approached the residence they noticed two people in the rear of the home near an outbuilding.

They went to speak to them and as they approached they noticed the two men, Christopher D. Axsom, 31, from Chestnut Street in Columbus, IN and Dustin A. Evans, 23, from Buckingham Drive in North Vernon, IN, were standing by an active Methamphetamine Lab.

They were both immediately placed into custody and a search of the area located other items commonly used in the production of Methamphetamine.

Both subjects were incarcerated at the Scott County Jail on the charges of Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Pre-Cursors to Manufacture Methamphetamine.

The Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Lab Team came to the residence to dismantle and clean up the Methamphetamine Lab.

The wanted person the officers were looking for was not at the residence.

Former Secretary of State appeals guilty verdict

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Former Secretary of State Charlie White appeared in court Tuesday to appeal his guilty verdict after a jury convicted him of six felony charges linked to voter fraud.

White had registered to vote at his ex-wife‘s house, saying that he lived there. However, prosecutors argued that White actually lived with his current wife in a Fishers condo outside of his town council district.

White was sentenced to one year of home detention and blamed his lawyer for a weak defense and is suing him for legal malpractice.   White elected to call his former wife, his mom and his former lawyer in hopes of getting a new trial.

In a post-conviction document, White says former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi gave him “ineffective” counsel and was ignorant of the law.  White said Brizzi decided not to call witnesses during the trial or put him on the stand.

Brizzi testified Tuesday for about four hours and said it would have been a disaster to let White testify during his 2012 trial.
White and his wife will testify next week as the hearing continues.

Former Secretary of State appeals guilty verdict

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Former Secretary of State Charlie White appeared in court Tuesday to appeal his guilty verdict after a jury convicted him of six felony charges linked to voter fraud.

White had registered to vote at his ex-wife‘s house, saying that he lived there. However, prosecutors argued that White actually lived with his current wife in a Fishers condo outside of his town council district.

White was sentenced to one year of home detention and blamed his lawyer for a weak defense and is suing him for legal malpractice.   White elected to call his former wife, his mom and his former lawyer in hopes of getting a new trial.

In a post-conviction document, White says former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi gave him “ineffective” counsel and was ignorant of the law.  White said Brizzi decided not to call witnesses during the trial or put him on the stand.

Brizzi testified Tuesday for about four hours and said it would have been a disaster to let White testify during his 2012 trial.
White and his wife will testify next week as the hearing continues.

BEECH GROVE MAYOR ON AMTRAK DEAL

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The mayor of Beech Grove says he‘s pleased with the last-minute deal to keep the Amtrak line from Indianapolis to Chicago running.

Mayor Dennis Buckley says the new deal is good for his city, including the 550 people who work at the Amtrak maintenance facility.  He says the jobs generate about 49-million dollars to the local economy for Beech Grove, Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

The deal announced Tuesday includes contributions from the state, Amtrak and cities along the route including Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Rensselaer and Lafayette.

West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County will also contribute.

INDOT says it costs two-point-nine-million dollars to operate the line for one year.

However, Buckley says more work needs to be done to keep the line running for years to come.

He says long-term planning needs to be put in place so this issue doesn‘t keep coming up every year.

Female from Austin Arrested For Sex Offender Registration Violation

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Shortly after 1:00 pm on today’s date, troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg and an Austin City Police Officer went 60 Factory Drive in Austin.

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Officers went to that location to arrest Mary Whitfill, 43,from 450 Johnson Lane in Austin. She was arrested after the Superior Court in Scott County issued an arrest warrant for her on the charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, (Improper Registered Address), C Felony.

Whitfill was arrested after approximately a month long investigation by detective Brian Busick from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg.

The charges alleged Whitfill was not complying by sex offender registry rules by allegedly staying at two different residences in the Austin, IN area, without registering both of the addresses in the sexual offender registry.

She was incarcerated at the Scott County Jail.

Construction Continues in Jail Addition

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Construction of the addition to the Washington County Detention Center is continuing with projects going on in two locations and in two stations.

20131010_150702On site at the jail, construction continues on the foundation of new cells that are planned to arrive in the next week or so.

At a recent commissioner meeting, Les Smth, construction manager of the project, noted that Steel Cell in Georgia, a plant that makes prefabricated steel jail cells, workers have been busy constructing the cells for the project.

Smith said workers are finishing preparations for pouring the concrete floor, such as installing underground electrical service.

Smith also said he had visited the plant in Georgia, where fixtures, including built-in beds, are being installed in the cells and a coating applied to them. Smith estimated the cells weigh 7,000 to 8,000 pounds each and include two-, four- and eight-person cells.

Smith explained that three or four cells at a time will be trucked to the site, where they will be stacked and welded together. He expects the first group to possibly arrive on Monday, Oct. 14.

Krempp Construction, Jasper, has the contract for the multi-scope package which essentially refers to the basic shell that includes the cells and such items as carpentry, ceiling, flooring and the concrete.

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