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October 2010 Archive
The
Versailles Republican- October 28
Candidates
talk about issues
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Beth Rumsey
Staff Writer
Just
days before the election on November 2 candidates
gathered to give the voters the opportunity
to hear the issues at a town hall type meeting
at the South Ripley Elementary School on Monday,
October 25. The event was sponsored by the
Ripley County Chamber of Commerce.
Candidates for both the local and state offices
were in attendance to answer questions presented
randomly posed by moderator Cathy May and
from those in the audience.
First up was Trent Decker representing District
9 US Representative Baron Hill who was unable
to attend. Decker presented some issues important
to Congressman Hill such as creating jobs
for Indiana, ensuring the success of small
businesses and fiscal discipline such as a
balanced budget.
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30-year
ISP veteran to serve school patrons
Dan Goris accepts position
for South Ripley School Corp.
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
The
South Ripley School Corporation has announced
that Dan Goris has accepted the position of transportation
supervisor.
Goris is well known in the community for his service
in various capacities for the Indiana State Police,
Versailles District where he is currently in a
supervisory position for the Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement Division.
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See Townships and Town polling places inside...
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The
Osgood Journal - October 26
County
council adopts 2011 budget
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Recently
the long hours of budget hearings came to
an end with the Ripley County Council finalizing
the adoption of the 2011 budget with a vote
of four to two, with William Warren and
Juanita Kaiser voting against the budget
as submitted. The total county budget presented
was $14,495,787.00. This meeting was held
October 20, after recessing from Monday’s
regular meeting on October 18.
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Patrons
of Milan schools must have questions approved
by superintendent
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
Patrons
with questions for the Milan School Board
will now have to request to be put on
the agenda. The procedure was explained
at the regular board meeting on Monday,
October 18.
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JCD
schools meet AYP standards
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
Efforts
to improve education for their students
are paying off at Jac-Cen-Del schools.
The elementary school met their
Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) and
is no longer a school on watch Superintendent
Bill Narwold reported at the regular
school board meeting on Wednesday,
October 19. Narwold also reported
that the entire corporation met
AYP as well.
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The
Versailles Republican- October 21
South
Ripley teacher suspended; police look into allegations
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
A
South Ripley High School teacher is being investigated
by the Indiana State Police for alleged misconduct
with a female student at the school.
Det. Vance Patton confirmed that emails have
been turned over to police for investigation
that involve inappropriate content from the
teacher, Ed Newman, to a female student.
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Republicans
rally at Friendship
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Beth Rumsey
Staff Writer
Members
of the Ripley County Republican party gathered
on Saturday, October 16 just 17 days before the
November election for a final rally for support
of the local candidates.
County Chairperson Ginger Bradford introduced
past chair Kenny Copeland who reminded everyone
to vote. “Our vote counts,” he told
the crowd.
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Versailles
police look into burglary, vandalism at career
center
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Wanda English Burnett
Editor
The
Southeastern Career Center was burglarized and
vandalized sometime between the hours of 11
p.m. Monday, October 18 and 4 a.m. Tuesday,
October 19, according to Versailles Town Marshal
Joe Mann.
Marshal Mann received a call about 5 a.m. Tuesday
morning from the Ripley County Sheriff’s
Department, who had arrived first on the scene
at the school. While Mann wasn’t on duty
at that time, he responded along with his deputy
marshal Lee Mathews. “We knew we needed
to get in and out of there because school would
be starting soon,” Mann told The Versailles
Republican.
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The
Osgood Journal - October 19
Milan
lady honored for saving her neighbor's life
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
Residents
of the Lamplight Villa in Milan are grateful
for the fast actions of one unlikely hero
during a fire on September 18 that broke out
in one of the apartments.
“It happened so fast,” said Lorraine
Watts. She had just gotten home when she heard
the alarm. She said she went to check on her
neighbor, Marlene Cook, when she saw the flames
in the Cook apartment.
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Trick
or treat times given for local towns – more
trick or treat information released
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
Trick
or treat night in Friendship
will be Saturday, October 30 from 5-7
p.m.
Also, the Milan High School Student
Council will be collecting cans of non-perishable
food for the Milan Food Pantry. All
members will be clearly identified by
a distinctive badge.
More trick or treat times and locations
inside...
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Balanced
calendar discussed at SCC board meeting
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
The
Southeastern Career Center Board of
Managers discussed the 2011-2012 school
calendar at the regular meeting held
Wednesday, October 15. According to
SCC Director Brad Street, the SCC
calendar needs to correspond with
each school if possible in order to
maximize study time and reduce the
number of days where only one or two
schools attend.
During the discussion the board learned
about a balanced calendar where a
school will have three semesters with
a two-week break in between. Southwestern
School Corporation has plans to institute
the balanced calendar for next year
with several other schools discussing
the option.
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County
highway workers receive safety award
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
The
employees of the Ripley County Highway
Garage have earned the Indiana Public
Employers’ Plans safety award
for 2009.
According to highway supervisor
Junior Heaton, this means that the
employees took steps to practice
safety measures and had minimal
accidents.
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The
Versailles Republican- October 14
Jury
finds jail officer not guilty
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
A jail officer at the Ripley
County Jail found herself on the other side of
the bars after she was charged with Trafficking
With An Inmate, a Class A Misdemeanor. Jury trial
for Crystal G. Miller, 31, of Osgood, was held
in Ripley County Superior Court September 30 and
October 1.
It didn’t take jurors long to decide that
Miller was not guilty of the crime she was charged
with.
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2010
South Ripley Raider Boys Cross Country Team is
Regional bound
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See
photo and information inside...
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Rep.
Duncan receives Sagamore of the Wabash award from
Gov. Daniels
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Governor Mitch Daniels surprised
Representative Cleo Duncan recently when he honored
her with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award for
her 16 years of service to the Indiana General
Assembly.
“I scheduled a meeting with the governor
to say farewell and to give thanks for everything
he has done for me and for our state over the
years,” said Rep. Duncan. “So, needless
to say, I was genuinely surprised and much honored
to receive such a prestigious award.”
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The
Osgood Journal - October 12
Angels
gearing up for Christmas
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
As
the weather remains summer-like with temperatures
in the upper ‘80’s, it’s hard
to think about Christmas. However, that’s
exactly what a local group has on their minds
according to Shanna Joseph, who is heading
up the Ripley County Angels of Giving for
another year.
The economy could have left hundreds of families
without food and presents for their children
last year at Christmastime if it had not been
for the generous giving of businesses, organizations,
and individuals in Ripley County.
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Trick
or treat times given for local towns
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
Children
are eagerly planning their costumes
for Halloween and most importantly trick
or treat night.
The Town of Holton has planned
to hold trick or treat on Friday, October
29 from 6-8 p.m. Children in the town
of Osgood can haunt the streets on Saturday,
October 30 from 5-7 p.m.
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RSRF
grants continue to help residents
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The Rising Sun Regional Foundation
(RSRF) awarded a total of $260,000 in
11 new grants at its September meeting.
These grants included:
• $10,000 to the Rising Sun and
Ohio County Senior Citizen Housing,
Inc. toward the purchase of a new server
and related software for its central
office.
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The
Versailles Republican- October 7
County
initiates burn ban
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
The Ripley County Commissioners
issued a burn ban for all of Ripley County at the
regular meeting on Monday, October 4. An exception
was made for the Versailles State Park due to the
lateness of the year and safety measures already
in place.
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Daugherty
taken into custody less than a week after warrant
is issued
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
An
arrest warrant that was issued for Jason Q. Daugherty
last week after he failed to show up for his final
day of trial, was served in the early morning hours
of October 6 at a residence in Jennings County.
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Transportation
director of South Ripley schools resigns
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Karen
Reynolds
Contributing Writer
At
the September meeting of the South Ripley Community
School Corporation Board of Trustees the resignation
of Rose Morton as transportation director was
accepted.
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The
Osgood Journal - October 5
Democrats
rally at B'ville
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Ripley
County Democrats met in record number at the
Sherman House in Batesville Saturday evening
for their annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.
US Congressman Baron Hill was at the event,
shaking hands, encouraging people to “stand
firm.” Although he had already been through
three parades that day, and had more events
that same evening, the Congressman met with
Ripley County constituents in his continuing
manner of “getting back to the basics”
and “talking with local people”.
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Honeybees
cause quite a buzz
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Beth
Rumsey
Staff Writer
What Milan homeowners Tony and Teresa
Veldhaus discovered in their chimney this
fall will benefit farmers and gardeners
in the spring. Veldhaus discovered a colony
of about 12,000 honeybees after seeing
a few dead bees at the base of the chimney,
the second colony to build a hive there
in three years.
Knowing that honeybees are scarce, Veldhaus
contacted local beekeeper Jim Orem to
remove and relocate the colony. “Homeowners
like the Veldhaus’ who would take
the time to relocate a colony are few,”
said Orem.
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4
charges;
3 verdicts
Verdicts
reflect mixed bag for defendant who skipped
last day of trial
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
After
a jury heard testimony and saw evidence
they came to the conclusion that a Ripley
County man was not guilty on the charge
of Manufacturing Methamphetamine, a Class
B Felony; but that he was guilty of Conspiracy
to Manufacture Methamphetamine, also a
Class B Felony. They couldn’t all
come to the same conclusion on the two
other charges, Neglect of a Dependent
and Possession of a Controlled Substance,
both Class D Felonies, resulting in a
hung jury.
Jason Daugherty, 33, of Versailles, was
charged with the above crime in Ripley
County Circuit Court, where his trial
was held last week
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Osgood Journal - June
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No reported injuries
High winds rip through
county
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Wanda English Burnett
- Editor
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Milan School Board
hears about funding cuts
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Cindy DiFazio - Staff
Writer
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Easter Bunny to be
at Holton, Versailles State Park
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