One woman was taken by helicopter ambulance to the University of Louisville hospital this after with non-life threatening injuries after her vehicle flipped over on Brown Lane in Eastern Washington County about 3p Wednesday.
The 2003 Chevy Trailblazer flipped over, trapping her inside and pinning one of her legs, which was partially ejected from the vehicle, underneath.
Salem Firefighters work to remove the victim of a personal injury accident just East of Salem.Salem Firefighter Greg Zink assesses the accident on Brown Lane.The vehicle over-corrected and went up an embankment before flipping over.Salem firefighters Greg Zink, Mike Mead and Max Gamble remove the roof of the 2003 Chevy Trailblazer so EMS workers can get to the victim.Salem Firefighter Mike Mead works to cut the room off a vehicle this afternoon during an accident to help remove the victim.EMS and Air Ambulance staff rush Amber Wheeler to the helicopter for a quick ride to University hospital.This 2003 Chevy Trailblazer flipped over with the driver still inside.
Amber Wheeler, 32, Salem, was trapped for almost an hour while Salem Firefighters cut her out of the vehicle.
According to Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Naugle, Wheeler was traveling south on Brown Lane when she met another vehicle on a hill crest.
Naugle said Wheeler swerved to the right to miss the vehicle and over-corrected.
She then crossed the road on the left side, went up an embankment. The vehicle flipped on its driver’s side.
“Individuals nearby rendered care to Mrs. Wheeler until emergency personnel arrived,” said Naugle. “They were quick thinking and that makes a difference.”
The other vehicle stopped to help as well.
After Wheeler was removed she was flown from the scene to the University of Louisville hospital for treatment of leg trauma.
Assisting agencies were the Washington County EMS, Sheriff’s Department, Pekin Town Marshall and the Salem Fire Department.
The 139th Salem High School Alumni Banquet will be held on April 29 at 7p in Brooks Memorial Gym.
Organizer Shirley Nale said the honor classes are 1966, 1991 and 2016.
Brent Spicer will be the speaker for the 25-year class. He’s pictured here at the SHS graduation with Jamie Richardson and his mom, Jo Ann.
The speaker for the the 25-year class will be Brent Spicer and the 50-year class will be Louisa O’Donnell Davis.
Tickets are $14 per person and will be on sale until April 23rd and are on sale at LaGene Jewelers and Lincks Clothing.
For group sales of 10 or more wishing to sit together contact Nale at 812.883.2176.
If you’d like to order tickets by mail, send a self-address stamped envelope with a check made to Salem Alumni Association for the correct amount to: Shirley Nale, 786 N. Deer Run Road, Salem, IN 47167 and the tickets will be mailed to you.
, a defensive lineman for Indiana University, was one of the nearly 150 minors cited or arrested on suspicion of alcohol-related offenses during Little 500 weekend.
Officials with the Indiana State Excise Police confirmed Robinson’s arrest Tuesday.
A police report says that an officer was driving north on Fee Lane past Briscoe Quad when he saw the 19-year-old having trouble walking.
The investigating officer said Robinson smelled of alcohol and had trouble speaking. When questioned, Robinson told the officer that he was 21 and that he was born in 1995.
When asked again, Robinson said he was 22. At that point, the football player was placed in handcuffs, and a portable breath test determined that his blood-alcohol content was over the level at which a person in Indiana is considered intoxicated, the police report said.
Online court records indicate that Robinson, who was arrested Saturday night on charges of false informing and illegal consumption, was eligible for Monroe County’s pretrial diversion program.
According to county officials, the pretrial diversion program is offered to defendants without significant criminal records who have been charged with minor offenses. The program allows defendants to avoid a criminal conviction on their record by completing a specific set of requirements such as paying a fine or doing community service.
Robinson graduated from Westfield High School, where he also played baseball. He was a three-star recruit who also had offers from Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern, Cincinnati, Boston College, Wake Forest, Toledo and Western Michigan.
Indiana State Excise Police officers arrested or cited 179 people in Bloomington during Little 500 festivities. The weekend of bicycle races was once called “The Biggest Party Weekend” in Indiana.
Charges included possessing a fake ID, possession of an alcoholic beverage, public intoxication and drug offenses. During one traffic stop, officers seized marijuana and 110 Xanax pills.
The schedule for the Washington County Fair was set last night at the fair board meeting and all the fun will kick off with the annual baby contest on Saturday, June 18th and continue through the close of the fair on June 25th.
According to Fair Board President Tony Nolan, the theme for the fair is “Celebrate What’s Great About Washington County.”
Nolan said there will be lots going on at the fair this year — from carnival rides, to the grandstand entertainment, 4-H exhibits, animals and free entertainment at the gazebo — and Senior Citizens Day, Kids Day return as well as the rides, commercial exhibits and all the great Fair Food.
Despite Thunder Valley Raceway being closed, there will be three on-track events — a Truck Pull will be held on June 11 at 7p, the Mud Bogs on Friday, June 24th at 7p and the annual Demo Derby held on Saturday, June 25th at 7p.
Becky White is the new director of the Baby Contest and will kick the event off on Saturday, June 18th at the Salem High School Brook’s Memorial Gym at 1p.
The annual Fair Parade will be held on Sunday, June 19th at 3p. The entries will line up near Salem Schools at 1p.
The rests of the events in front of the grandstand will include:
Monday, June 20th at 8p – Washington County Queen Contest
Tuesday, June 21th at 8p – Miss Washington County Teen Contest
Wednesday, June 22nd at 8p – Cincinnati Circus
Thursday, June 23rd at 8p – 7p – Mud Volleyball
Friday, June 24th at 7p – Mud Bogs
Saturday, June 25th at 7p – Demolition Derby.
There will be free music at the Gazebo at the top of the hill from Monday thru Saturday, which will include: gospel singing by Kirby Stailey, Classic Country, Bear Hollow chain saw carvers, singer Scott Greesom, singer Greg Rhodes and line dancing with Sparkle and Spurs.
Daily programming will be free to the public and include:
Senior Citizens Day, Tuesday, June 21st – starting at 10a
Kids Day, Wednesday, June 22nd – activities from 10a-Noon, with carnival rides from 12:30-2:30p.
“If you like animals, there will be a variety available for everyone to see inthe livestock buildings which will be competing for ribbons and trophies by members of the local 4-H clubs,” said Nolan. “And don’t forget the Open Class categories.”
“And let’s not forget Brady Amusements,” reminds Nolan. “They will be operating each night. Discount bracelets will be available again from Mid-Southern Bank for $18 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.”
For more information, you can contact Nolan at 812.620.9118.
Indiana University Police Bloomington is investigating a reported rape that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, one block east of campus in the area of Bryan Avenue.
IU Police Lt. Craig Munroe says the victim is an IU student.
She told police she was forced to the ground between two houses by three unknown male subjects. Two of the males held the 19-year-old woman on the ground while the third man raped her.
Munroe says the woman did suffer minor physical injuries during the incident.
Due to the limited light in the area the description of the suspects is limited. Two of the men were wearing shorts and a t-shirt. The third suspect is short in stature and was shorts and a tank-top.
“The investigation is active and details are very limited,” Monroe wrote in an email. “No arrest has been made at this time. IUPD did put out a mass notification of the incident at 2:45 a.m. alerting students to possible danger in the area of Bryan Ave. IUPD does not believe that there is an ongoing threat to the IU community at this time.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at (812) 855-6706.
Two young males are being sought by police as suspects after an attempted armed robbery at Walgreens in Seymour on Sunday morning.
Seymour police responded to the call from a Walgreens employee at 11:23 a.m. and searched the area north of the store looking for the two men, who fled on foot.
The men later reportedly got into a silver Cadillac, driven by a woman, that had been parked nearby, police said.
Washington County Superior Court is moving from its present location — 3 minutes and 19 seconds — (to be precise) to the end of Webb Street in Salem during the $5.4 million expansion.
The move, according to Washington County Commissioner Phillip Marshall, will begin May 18 in order to allow Koetter Construction to begin the expansion of the current facility on June 1.
Marshall, a first-term Commissioner, was appointed to a committee to manage and build the new expansion to the Washington County Detention Center which increased the jail capacity.
He appeared on WSLM’s Coffee Club program this morning to discuss the new project to expand the courtroom.
Washington County Commissioner Phillip Marshall.
“Moving it, should save about 1-2 months on the building project,” said Marshall. “It will be an inconvenience to start out. We plan to break ground June 1. We will have temporary parking place for jail visitors and additional parking for sheriff’s department.”
Marshall said 32 parking spaces would be initially lost but when the expanded court area is opened in about 10 months, 120 parking spaces will be gained.
The expansion for the over-crowded Superior Court is long overdue and will also contain Washington Circuit Court and the Clerk’s office in one area, which will be vacating their space at the Washington County Courthouse.
Plans for the expansion of Washington Superior Court that will include the Clerk’s office and Washington Circuit Court.
Leaking roofs, space confinements and an increase in mandated security measures are among the reasons to seek exodus.
According to Marshall, the State of Indiana was going to require all entrances to the Washington County Courthouse to have a guard.
“In addition to the salary of five officers, we also have the cost of transporting prisoners to the courthouse and the time for the offer to be there,” said Marshall. “We’ll be saving that. We had to transport a prisoner to Indianapolis the other day for about a 15 second “yes’ or “no” session in front of a judge. Washington County has to pay for that.”
Marshall said the county’s whole judicial system will be moved to the jail complex.
“Everything will be connected,” said Marshall. “There will be rooms on the inside for early voting. There will be one main door entrance. You’ll go through a guard and metal detector. There will be a safe for anything a person can’t take in.”
Marshall said visitors will be able to go to the Clerk’s area or to the court area.
“There will be a voting room to go in and do early voting. You can turn and go into courtrooms. There will be video visitation,” said Marshall. “Where you can go in and in some cases, go in a room…prisoners can call home and communicate via video. In a lot of cases, you can use video to use to transfer to another court without transportation.”
Moving the Superior Court to the Webb Street location, which is owned by Ken Temple, will allow construction work at the jail complex to get started and continue without interruption of the court system.
“Most of the work will be in superior court as we know it now,” said Marshall. “Rather than having court trying to go on…it’s better to move it and get the work done.”
The project is expected to cost $5.4 million although Marshall said originally it was planned for $7.5 million.
“We think we have everything covered,” Marshall said. “In three years, it would cost $10 million and then when the state absolutely mandates [increased safety measures], we’ll have to come up with the $10 million. If you plan and reserve something, that’s what we’re doing in the county. Some people disagree with some of the things we do…I don’t like some of the things we do. I’ve tried to stay with what the law forces us to do. That’s the hard part….But we don’t have a choice.”
Marshall said most of the public really has no idea of what the drug problem is in Washington County and Southern Indiana.
“I didn’t know myself until I had this position and have worked so closely with the detention center.
“We have to do it. We can’t dump [criminals] out in the public. You don’t want to live in a country of fear and we can’t go back to the Wild West days when everyone packed a gun,” he said.
“When people break the law, they have to go to jail,” he said. “It costs the taxpayer and we’re mandated by the state to do this. Unfortunately….it’s so important today and People don’t realize the drug situation…I didn’t either.
“But when you’re involved in this….to see what these drugs can do to you. We all like to think we’re indestructible. I know as a kid, we could move the world. When you try something to get a high….and you get beyond the point when you damage your brain.
“Sometimes you get to the point that it damages the brain. You take 20 year old people who have pretty well shot their life…this is some of the things I’ve seen. Don’t think you can try drugs and it’s going to get a fantastic high. When you see the other side….there’s no coming back because of a stupid thing. We all have to live with and we have to deal with it to take care of them. It’s a shame.”
The rests of the events in front of the grandstand will include:
“And let’s not forget Brady Amusements,” reminds Nolan. “They will be operating each night. Discount bracelets will be available again from Mid-Southern Bank for $18 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.”
