Mr. Gerald O. Russell age 83 of Pekin passed away Friday, February 24 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.
Mr. Russell was born March 26, 1933 in Pekin the son of Sherman and Ora Cress Russell. He was a retired businessman, farmer and school bus driver for East Washington Schools. He was a member of Pekin Church of Christ and a Marine veteran.
Gerald is survived by his wife: Rosemary Glasgow Russell. They were married August 8, 1970. He is also survived by a son: Brad Russell (Carrie) of Pekin, a daughter: Sarah Ground (Tim) of New Salisbury, four grandchildren: Emily and Morgan Russell and Olivia and Ella Ground. He was preceded in death by his brother: William R. Russell and his parents.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00AM at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be Monday from 4-8PM and Tuesday from 9AM-time of service.
Larry F. Nelson, age 77 of Salem, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017, in St. Vincent Salem Hospital.
Born December 11, 1939 in Marion, Indiana, he was the son of the late Gerald and Ruby (Pulley) Nelson.
He was the owner/operator of the old Nelson’s Heating and Air in Marion, was a former HVAC teacher at Ivy Tech, and was a certified rifle instructor with the NRA.
He was currently President and Treasurer of the Friends of the Salem Library and a tutor with SOAR.
He was an avid supporter of the Friends of Beck’s Mill, a volunteer with the Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Salem Senior Citizens’ Center.
He married October 15,1994 to Jeannette Alice (Lynn) Nelson, who passed away August 31, 2015.
Survivors include: 2 Daughters: Susan (Mark) Artherhults, Marion, Indiana and Sally Fear, Clearwater, Florida; Son: Mark (Nick Paternostro) Nelson, Delray Beach, Florida; Brother: Jim (Karma) Nelson, Montana; 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 1 son, Steven Nelson and 1 brother, George Nelson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pmSunday at the Dawalt Funeral Home in Salem and from Noon until the time of the services on Wednesday March 1, 2017 at the Raven Choate Funeral Home in Marion, Indiana.
The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pmon Wednesday at the Raven Choate Funeral Home.
Interment will follow in Grant Memorial Park in Marion.
Memorial Contributions: Friends of Beck’s Mill Washington County Community Foundation P.O. Box 50 Salem, Indiana 47167.
Mr. James Thomas Hortenberry Sr. age 81 of Pekin passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at his home.
Mr. Hortenberry was born July 10, 1935 in Shelbyville, Kentucky the son of William and Edith Mae Hall Hortenberry.
He was a retired maintenance worker for Monfort in Louisville and an auto mechanic. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Pekin.
Jim worked with his hands on the farm growing up and plowing fields with a team of horses. He and his granny, Gracie, overhauled the motor in his first car.
He married Sandra Nell Grice at the First Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1967 and together they had three awesome children. He enjoyed playing guitar and banjo and singing at church.
James is survived by his wife: Sandra Nell Grice Hortenberry of Pekin, a son: James T. Hortenberry Jr. of Berne, Indiana, two daughters: Victoria L. Whitehead of Pekin and Elisabeth A. Hortenberry of Indianapolis, two brothers: Donald A. Hortenberry of Hoagland, Indiana and Kenneth R. Hortenberry of Royal, Arkansas, and two grandchildren: Anastasia E. Hurst and T.J. Whitehead.
He was preceded in death by a brother: Cecil Hortenberry and his parents.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00AM at Weathers Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Martinsburg Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3-7PM and Monday from 9AM-time of service.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to: Southern Care Hospice, Alzheimer’s Association or Washington County Food Bank.
A Hardinsburg man is in jail on drug charges after being arrested by the Indiana State Police Thursday afternoon.
Richard J. Huebel was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine less than five grams with a Firearm in Possession, Felony; Carrying a Handgun without a Permit by a Convicted Felon, Felony; Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Felony and Possession of Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor.
On February 23rd, 2017 at approximately 4:50pm, Trooper Zach Smith and his K-9, “Riggs”, stopped a 1987 Dodge Dakota for a traffic infraction on Heuser Street near State Road #135 in Palmyra.
During the course of the traffic stop reasonable suspicion was developed that criminal activity was afoot.
Trooper Smith deployed his K-9 and the dog gave a positive alert on the vehicle.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed that the driver, Huebel, from West Pavey Ridge Road in Hardinsburg, was in possession of approximately three grams of Methamphetamine, several items of drug paraphernalia, and a loaded .32 caliber handgun.
Huebel was incarcerated at the Harrison County Jail.
There is a $50,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams.
Today, the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams has increased to $50,000. The increase is because of a $9,000 dollar donation by the office of United States Representative Todd Rokita.
There have been approximately 3,900 tips received via phone and email.
Approximately 1,900 of the tips were received after the release of a voice recovered from Liberty German’s cell phone.
ISP announced on Wednesday that a short audio clip and a previously released photo of a suspect, were obtained from the cell phone of Liberty German.
Male suspect wanted for questioning relating to the two girls’ deaths.
The suspect’s voice can be heard saying, “Down The Hill”. It is unknown to whom the person was speaking.
At approximately 12:15 p.m. on February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail J. Williams, 13, and Liberty Rose Lynn German, 14, both from Delphi, IN, were found in a wooded area near the Delphi Historic Trail, east of Delphi, IN, in Carroll County.
Abigail Joyce “Abby” Williams, 13Liberty Rose Lynn “Libby” German, 14
The teens had been reported missing the previous day by family members.
Their bodies were discovered by volunteers who were helping in an organized search for the girls. Law enforcement is investigating the case as a double homicide.
The FBI is utilizing approximately 6,000 electronic bill boards, in 46 states, requesting information about this case.
The Indiana State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department announced a monetary reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in this case.
The reward fund is currently at $50,000.
The FBI has contributed $25.000, Indiana Packers Corporation has donated $10,000, the office of U.S. Representative Todd Rokita donated $9.000, and Lafayette Bank and Trust has donated $1,000.
The Indiana State Police Alliance (ISPA) has established an account for individuals or businesses wishing to donate to the Delphi Reward Fund.
Checks should be made payable to the Indiana State Police Alliance Foundation.
“Delphi Reward” should be entered on the memo line. Donations can be mailed to 1415 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46203.
Citizens can provide information about this case by calling the Delphi Murder Tip Line at 1-844-459-5786.
Projects will provide over 700 additional units of affordable housing options for residents throughout Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced today that the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) is awarding more than $13.9 million in Rental Housing Tax Credits (RHTCs) and $5.8 million in additional funding from the Development Fund, HOME, and Housing Trust Fund towards 16 multi-family housing developments throughout Indiana.
“These awards are an important step in meeting the affordable housing needs in our state,” said Lt. Governor Crouch, who chairs the IHCDA Board of Directors. “I am especially pleased by the geographical diversity and wide range of needs these 16 new projects will address across 12 Indiana counties.”
IHCDA administers and manages the federal credits, which provide incentives for private developers to further the affordable housing choices available throughout Indiana. The 2017 RHTC allocation totaling $13.9 million will fund over 700 housing units.
With 62 applications received in November 2016 requesting over $50.6 million in federal rental housing tax credits and $23.2 million in supplemental IHCDA funding, the RHTC program is highly competitive.
“Indiana has an outstanding group of housing developers,” said Jacob Sipe, Executive Director of IHCDA. “It truly makes scoring the applications very difficult. While we couldn’t fund each application, the projects that were awarded will greatly expand the affordable housing options in Indiana.”
Click here for a full list of applications and awards.
Project activities include new construction, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse (conversion of existing structures), and the preservation of historic buildings funded through the Internal Revenue Service Section 42 RHTC program.
Scoring for the applications was determined by the state’s 2016-17 Qualified Action Plan (QAP). This plan applies to all allocations of RHTCs and other rental housing finance programs administered by IHCDA and provides evaluation factors in which they will consider when analyzing each application.
Yesterday an autopsy was completed on Justin Holland, age 25, Moores Hill, Indiana at the Dearborn County Hospital.
Holland was shot Monday by a citizen after he resisted an Indiana Conservation Officer and began to overtake the officer while engaged in a physical altercation with him.
Holland later died at the Dearborn County Hospital.
A preliminary result of the autopsy indicated that Holland’s cause of death was likely as a result of a single gunshot wound. The final pathologist’s report may take weeks to be finished. Toxicology results are also pending.
Monday at approximately 12:30 pm, an Indiana Conservation Officer responded to an Ohio County dispatch of a suspicious person in the 8300 Block of State Road 56, west of Rising Sun, Indiana.
Upon arriving on scene, the Conservation Officer made contact with Holland, who was near a vehicle along State Road 56.
At some point during their interaction, Holland began to resist the officer and became involved in a physical altercation with the officer.
A female who was at a nearby residence responded to assist the officer who was being overtaken by Holland. At that time, the female fired one shot from a personally owned firearm at Holland, striking him in the torso.
Holland was immediately given first aid by witnesses and EMS was notified. Holland was transported to the Dearborn County Hospital where he soon passed away. An autopsy has been scheduled to take place tomorrow morning at the Dearborn County Hospital to determine cause of death.
The Conservation Officer was injured in the altercation and transported to the Dearborn County Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The identity of the Conservation Officer and the identity of the female shooter will not be released at this time pending the outcome of the investigation.
The Indiana State Police is currently conducting the investigation which is ongoing at this time.
