Children as young as 12 could soon be charged as adults with attempted murder in Indiana.

The state Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new plan that lowers the age for attempted murder charges.

Current law says kids younger than 14 cannot be charged as adults.

That prevented prosecutors from seeking more jail time for the 13-year-old who shot a classmate and a teacher at Noblesville West Middle School last May.

Only three senators voted against the plan.

Tyson Foods is recalling 36,420 pounds of chicken nuggets — not because the chicken is rubbery, because rubber may actually be in them.

Federal officials are urging consumers to check the back of the freezer and dump any “Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets,” produced on November 26, 2018.

The 5-pound plastic packages have a use-by date of November 26, 2019, and case code “3308SDL03” on the label. They also have an establishment number “P-13556” inside the USDA mark of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The products were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service was alerted to the issue Tuesday after Tyson received consumer complaints about “extraneous material, specifically rubber” in the product, the agency said in a statement.

There haven’t been any confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions from eating the chicken nuggets, but federal health officials say some products may be in consumers’ freezers. People are warned against consuming them.

“These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase,” the Food Safety and Inspection Service said.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Consumer Relations at 1-888-747-7611, the FSIS said.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee is cosponsoring legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. The bill, led by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), would end the punitive tax that negatively affects Hoosier farmers and small business owners.  

“Death should not be a taxable event,” said Senator Young. “Hoosiers should not be forced to sell a family farm or transfer ownership of a small business because of the loss of a family member. Let’s repeal the death tax once and for all.”

The historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017 granted temporary relief for some. The estate tax gift exclusion was doubled through 2025, but it will revert to previous levels if no further action is taken. Indiana repealed its state death tax in 2013.  

The bill is supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, NFIB, the Associated General Contractors of America, the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, Policy and Taxation Group, and many others.

In addition to Senators Young and Thune, the bill is cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas),  Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Marco Rubio (R- Fla.)

The youth wild turkey hunting season is April 20 and 21 on selected DNR properties. Youth hunters who will be younger than age 18 on the day of the hunt, may apply for reserved turkey hunts March 18-29.

Youth hunters or an adult representing them must register in person or by phone during the normal office hours for the property they wish to hunt. Hunters are allowed to register for only one property. 

A limit will be placed on the number of youth hunters allowed to hunt a respective property each hunting day in an attempt to provide quality hunts for participants. 

Participating fish & wildlife areas include Atterbury, Chinook, Crosley, Deer Creek, Fairbanks Landing, Glendale, Goose Pond, Hillenbrand, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Roush Lake, Sugar Ridge, Tri-County, Wabashiki, Willow Slough and Winamac. Youth hunts are also being offered at Mississinewa Lake and Salamonie Lake.

Those wanting to sign up for Chinook or Wabashiki hunts may do so at Deer Creek FWA. Those wanting to sign up for Fairbanks Landing or Hillenbrand hunts may do so at Goose Pond FWA.

A drawing will be held on Monday, April 3, at properties where the number of registered hunters exceeds the spots available. A youth hunter may be drawn for either one or both hunt days, depending on the number of applicants. All applicants will be notified of drawing results by mail. 

Applicants must possess a 2019 Youth Consolidated Hunting & Trapping License, a 2019 Non-Resident Youth Spring Turkey License with a gamebird habitat stamp privilege, or Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License. Apprentice hunting licenses of the types named above also may be used. 

To register a youth for one of the hunts, this information is needed:

• Hunter’s Name
• Type of license and license number
• Date(s) in which applying
• Mailing address
• Phone number
• Parent or guardian’s name, address and phone number

Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until noon at properties in the Central Time Zone, and one-half hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. on properties in the Eastern Time Zone. 

Youth hunters who are selected for the hunt may check in at any time each day until the end of legal hunting hours for that property. Properties will not have a daily no-show drawing. Hunters interested in possible unfilled quotas at a property should call that property for more information before showing up. 

During youth wild turkey season, hunters younger than age 18 on the day of the hunt can take a bearded or male wild turkey. The youth must be accompanied by someone age 18 or older.   

The youth hunter may use any legal shotgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow. The adult accompanying the youth hunter must not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field. The accompanying adult must be licensed if they are assisting by calling or if the youth is using an apprentice license.  

Here is contact information for the different properties: 

Atterbury  (812) 526-2051                         
Crosley    (812) 346-5596                        
Deer Creek (765) 653-0453                       
Glendale   (812) 644-7711                       
Goose Pond (812) 512-9185                        
Hovey Lake (812) 838-2927                        
Jasper-Pulaski (219) 843-4841                        
Kankakee   (574) 896-3522                        
Kingsbury  (219) 393-3612
LaSalle    (219) 992-3019
Mississinewa  (765) 473-6528                        
Pigeon River  (260) 367-2164
Roush         (260) 468-2165
Salamonie     (260) 468-2125
Sugar Ridge   (812) 789-2724
Tri-County    (574) 834-4461
Winamac       (574) 946-4422
Willow Slough (219) 285-2704

To purchase a Youth Consolidated or Turkey license go to INHuntFish.com.

For wild turkey hunting regulations go to eregulations.com/indiana/hunting/wild-turkey/ 

For turkey hunting safety tips go to wildlife.IN.gov/2710.htm

WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL
February 4, 2019
Washington County Courthouse
99 Public Square
Salem, Indiana 47167

EXECUTIVE SESSION-8:15 a.m.

I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (2) (B) Initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been

threatened specifically in writing.
OPEN SESSION-9:00 a.m.

Agenda
9:00 a.m. Called to Order/Approval of Minutes
9:05 a.m. Transfer and Salary Ordinance Amendment
9:10 a.m. Attorney John Mead
9:20 a.m. Auditor Kyra Stephenson
9:30 a.m. Other Business