After a year long investigation, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department makes an arrest in a vehicular homicide case.
The case was submitted to the Jackson County Prosecutor for review, and as a result of the investigation the following charges were filed against Caleb P. Cartmel.
Reckless Homicide. Level 5 Felony
Operating Motor Vehicle Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death with Schedule 1 or 2 Substance. Level 6 Felony
Lucas’ investigation revealed that Caleb Cartmel drove his vehicle left of center and struck the Greathouse vehicle head on. Both vehicles were a total loss. There were no passengers in the Greathouse vehicle.
Caleb Cartmel has been arrested in Delaware County. Cartmel will be transported to Jackson County for an initial hearing. The warrant states no bond has been issued for the defendant and a 96 hour hold applies after Cartmel is returned to Jackson County.
Aaron M Greathouse age 17 of Seymour died 10/18/2015 in a two vehicle crash east of Brownstown. Greathouse was driving a 1987 Nissan Maxima, and was pronounced dead at the scene by Jackson County Coroner Roger Wheeler.
Greathouse collided with a 2004 Nissan Maxima on Jackson County Road 25 North, driven by Caleb P. Cartmel age 21 of Westfield. Cartmel’s brother, Ian T Cartmel age 17, was a passenger.
Both Cartmel brothers were treated at the scene and then airlifted to IU Health Indianapolis.
Sheriff Mike Carothers and Sgt. Stan Darlage turned the case over to Det. Lucas earlier this year.
Lucas was assisted at the scene by Darlage, Sheriff Carothers, Deputies Adam Nicholson and Dustin Steward, Reserve Deputies Greg Murphy and Eric Browalski, Brownstown Police, Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department, Jackson County Ambulance, Coroner Roger Wheeler, and Indiana State Police SP Sgt. Mark Helms (Accident Reconstructionist)
The Revival Road Quartet will be performing at the Mitchell Opera House on November 5, 2016 at 7pm.
Revival Road is a Southern Gospel quartet that sings a variety of songs, mixing some old standards with some current charting songs as well as some original tunes.
The group was formed in 2010 in Greenwood, IN and travels throughout the Midwest bringing their music to six different states. The four men who make up the quartet have nearly 40 years of experience in singing quartet style music and love to share the Gospel in song to all of God’s children.
Admission to see the Revival Road Quartet is $10 for adults and $6 for children. Visit www.mitchelloperahouse.com for more information or to order tickets in advance.
The Southern Indiana Area 2 Applicator Recertification Program is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15.
Topics and speakers include: Update: Research on Resistant and Invasive Weed – Glenn Longabaugh, Winfield Agronomist; Equipment Safety on the Road – Indiana State Police; What Every Applicator Needs to Know: From the State Chemist’s Point of View – Joe Becovitz, State Chemist Office.
The program will be offered at three locations: Floyd Co. – Purdue Technology Center (3000 Technology Ave, Ste. L2110, New Albany, IN) from 8:00 am – 10:00am; Lawrence Co. Fairgrounds (11265 US 50, Bedford, IN) from 11:30 am -1:30 pm;Washington Co. Government Center (806 Martinsburg Rd., Salem, IN) from 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
The program is free for attendees. There will be a $10.00 fee for those wanting to obtain PARP credits. Commercial Credits are available for Cat 1, Cat 14 and RT. An RSVP is not required, but appreciated. Credits will be given for attending only one program. Light refreshments will be provided at each location.
The Indiana University men’s basketball team will host its ninth annual Haunted Hall of Hoops on Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The event is free of charge, and doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
The team will have a full scrimmage that will begin at 7:30 p.m.
“This is something that everyone in our program looks forward to,” IU Coach Tom Crean said in a press release. “We hope Hoosier fans will come out to take in our scrimmage and help us in our preparation with our first exhibition game a few days later.”
After the scrimmage, children in costume will be allowed to participate in a parade on the court. Group pictures with the coaches and players will be taken after the parade.
There will be an autograph session for kids only after the parade. The players will be limited to sign just one item per child.
Everyone in attendance at the event will receive a free men’s basketball calendar poster.
IU’s season will begin November 1 with an exhibition game at home against Hope College. Its first regular season game of the year is November 11 against Kansas in Honolulu.
The Bicentennial of Indiana’s statehood offers a chance to look back on 200 years of Hoosier history, including the pageantry and spectacle surrounding its 100th birthday.
The Stevens Museum will host The Hoosier Centennial: A Look Back at the 1916 Celebration, one of the Indiana Historical Society traveling exhibits.
It will be on display at the John Hay Center located at 307 E. Market St. Salem, IN. from Nov. 3 through Nov. 30.
Indiana became the 19th state on December 11, 1816. The statewide Centennial in 1916 would prove to have a lasting effect on Indiana, including steps toward an improved road system, the production of lavish historical pageants and the development of a seven-reel film titled "Indiana," which featured James Whitcomb Riley.
Each of these stories is covered in The Hoosier Centennial, but the Indiana Historical Commission, the agency responsible for coordinating the celebration, considered the development of Indiana’s first state parks its crowning achievement.
Through the efforts of Richard Lieber, who chaired the IHC’s parks committee, the state was able to purchase the property that would become McCormick’s Creek in Owen County and Turkey Run in Parke County.
7:30p – Coach’s Corner – LIVE FROM McDonald’s in Salem with Football Coaches Luke Dean, Phillip Bowsman and RJ Hartsfield. WSLM 97.9 FM and WSLM 1220 AM.
8:30p – Join Pacers vs. Dallas Maverics NBA Basketball
WSLM 97.9 FM and WSLM 1220 AM.
Friday
Class 3A Sectional 31
Brownstown at Salem Lions – 7p – WSLM 97.9 FM
Class 2A Sectional 40
South Spencer at Eastern – 7:30p – WSLMRADIO.COM
Class A Sectional 47
West Washington at North Decatur – 7:30p – WSLM 1220 AM
State Senator Erin Houchin and District 73 Representative Steve Davisson met with four members of the Salem School Board and the both the assistant and superintendent Tuesday morning to discuss the school’s budget.
State Senator Erin Houchin and District 73 Representative Steve Davisson met with members of the Salem Community School Board to look at funding and budget issues. Superintendent Lynn Reed, left, and board president, Steve Motsinger, took part in the discussion.
In recent months, the school’s budget has been at issue – particularly at odds with teachers who haven’t been receiving raises.
In a meeting with teachers in September, Superintendent Lynn Reed and Assistant Superintendent Kim Thurston gave an overview of the past years’ budgets and financial information and told teachers in attendance that state funding had declined and legislators were at fault for that.
Houchin, who said this morning she (nor Davisson) were invited to that meeting, took issue with a comment from Reed when she noted, ” We’re getting less money for what we can do.”
“That’s not what you said in the meeting,” said Houchin.”What you said, you’re getting less funding. That’s not an accurate statement. When you make statements like… ‘The state is killing us’…’The state is reducing our funding’….that’s not an accurate representation of the facts.”
Both Davisson and Houchin presented figures from the Department of Education that showed Salem Community Schools had received additional funding increases each year since at least 2012.
“That’s not responsible to push that out there in a meeting where the [Indiana State Teacher’s Association] was involved in and we were not. I accept the apology that you and maybe others made a statement that we don’t care. That’s very offensive to a parent of a child. My three children are in a school system you claim I don’t care about. Their teachers are fantastic…they have gotten a great education at Salem,” said Houchin.
Both Reed and Thurston commented that funding had been cut.
“I’m speaking to the fact a public meeting was held with teachers, led in part by the ISTA, that I certainly was not invited to. In that meeting, a statement was made that I don’t care, that Steve doesn’t care, about Salem Community Schools. On the face, that’s ridiculous. Why would I send my kids to school here and not care about the success of the school system where my own children are being educated? That doesn’t pass the laugh test,” noted Houchin.
Reed commented that Houchin and Davisson’s figures included monies for programs, including Special Education, which could not be used for salaries.
“It’s not our responsibility to manage that portion of it,” said Houchin. “Our responsibility is to pass a budget at the state level that adequately funds…that balances [the budget] and doesn’t raise taxes….The state spends roughly 52 percent of its $30 billion budget on K-12 education. That’s more than everything else in the state combined. Higher education gets 12 percent….41 percent of local property taxes goes to Salem Community Schools.”
Another meeting between Houchin and Davisson was set for teachers at 5:30p
Wednesday 
