Obituaries
Joyce Burns, 83
Joyce E. Burns, of Columbus, passed away at 10:58 p.m. on Thursday, November 17,2022 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana at the age of 83. She was born onMay 14, 1939 in Indianapolis, the […]
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Local News
Local awards from ICJI
Law enforcement awarded grants to curb dangerous driving INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded $5.7 million in grant funding to more than 200 police departments for enhanced traffic enforcement. Departments will use the funding […]
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Vermillion County report from Indiana State Police
Student Injured by Accidental Discharge of Police Weapon at School Vermillion County – Detectives from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post have been requested by Sheriff Mike Phelps to investigate an accidental shooting, involving a Vermillion […]
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Decatur County Extension Homemakers will no longer put on the Open Class Exhibits at the Decatur County Fair.
Christopher Fogle with Decatur County Extension made that announcement this week on WTRE.
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Arrests to report from the Decatur County Jail
Arrests to report this week include: 36-year old James Ingram was picked up on a probable cause warrant. According to Decatur Superior Court records, allegations involve charges of Burglary with a deadly weapon as a […]
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Sentence followed October Jury Trial
From Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter Mark Smith was sentenced on November 16, 2022 by Judge Tim Day in the Decatur Circuit Court, after having been found guilty by a jury of his peers during […]
Regional News
Indiana’s first MonkeyPox-related death
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES 1st MONKEYPOX-RELATED DEATH INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has confirmed the death of an Indiana resident in which monkeypox was a contributing factor. The individual had multiple other health conditions that […]
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Sentence in Decatur Circuit Court for being a Serious Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm
From Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter Michael Jorgensen was sentenced on November 16, 2022 by Judge Tim Day in the Decatur Circuit Court, after pleading guilty to being a Serious Violent Felon in Possession of […]
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Dealing Meth sentence in Decatur Circuit Court
From Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter Omer Ball was sentenced on November 16, 2022 by Judge Tim Day in the Decatur Circuit Court, after pleading guilty to Level 3 Felony Dealing in Methamphetamine, and admitting […]
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Lifetime suspension from hunting is first of its kind in Indiana – news out of Warren County
Indiana Department of Natural Resources4 Lifetime suspension from hunting is first of its kind in Indiana An Indiana Conservation Officer investigation has resulted in multiple charges, fines, and the first lifetime hunting suspension of its kind in […]