A traffic stop on North US 31 near Lowell Addition resulted in the arrest of a wanted Columbus man. At approx. 7:46 p.m. Thursday, a deputy initiated a traffic stop and confirmed that the driver, Jeremy Morgan, 32, had an outstanding warrant.

Along with the warrants, Morgan is facing new preliminary charges of:

– Possession of Heroin
– Possession of Marijuana
– Possession of Paraphernalia
– Legend Drug Injection Devices
– Body Attachment
– Driving While Suspended

Morgan remains behind bars on $128,000 bond.

Local and state police will be out in force this weekend, looking for drivers and passengers who are not buckled up.

Overtime patrols for the Click It or Ticket campaign are paid for through federal grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Data from the institute and the IU Public Policy Institute show that unrestrained motorists make up 53 percent of traffic deaths. Unrestrained motorists are 10x more likely to die in crashes in cars and SUVs, 14 times in pickup trucks and 15 times in vans.

A Columbus teen was arrested twice within 20 hours on charges of driving while impaired.

A Bartholomew County deputy noticed a vehicle violating several traffic laws in the 500 block of Central Avenue at about 8:13 p.m. Thursday evening. After pulling the vehicle over, the deputy noticed marijuana in plain view inside the vehicle.

The driver, 19-year-old Zoe A. Conrad, appeared to be under the influence and was arrested. A search also revealed a controlled substance in the vehicle.

Conrad is facing preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, along with possession of the drugs.

The arrest came less than a day after deputies arrested Conrad on a previous charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, authorities say.

Sheriff Matt Myers said he hopes the young woman gets the help she needs before she gets behind the wheel again.

The F-4 Phantom fighter jet displayed at the Atterbury Bakalar Air Museum will soon have a companion. The museum is announcing a C-119 Flying Boxcar static display will be added at the museum at the Columbus Municipal Airport.

Nick Firestone with the museum explains that the planes were a common site at the airport, from the mid 1950s to when the base closed in 1970.

Firestone said that history led the museum to search for a suitable plane to display on the opposite side of the street from the F-4. The museum has already purchased the non-flying plane which will have to be broken down and shipped to Columbus.

The search finally led them to Wyoming.

The plane will be installed on the opposite side of the street from the current fighter jet display.

Airport director Brian Payne explains the size of the new addition

If you would like to help with the costs of the project, you can soon find a link with more information on the museum’s website at atterburybakalarairmuseum.org or at the museum’s Facebook page.

Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Deputy Sheriff Robert A. Cooper graduated from the 217th class of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on Saturday, May 18th. Sheriff Matt Myers says that due to Cooper’s extraordinary display of leadership, his 141 peers at the academy nominated him to be the recipient of the prestigious Joshua Chamberlain Award.

The Chamberlain Award is named in honor of Joshua Chamberlain, an American college professor from the State of Maine, who volunteered to join the Union Army during the American Civil War. Chamberlain is best known for his gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

“I am extremely proud of Deputy Cooper for his hard work and dedication. “He is another example of a quality person who has chosen to serve the citizens of Bartholomew County,” said Sheriff Myers.

Deputy Cooper is a native of Franklin and retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service.

Schneck Medical Center in Seymour is offering a “Safe Sitter Program” for children in grades six through eight.

Hospital officials say the Safe Sitter program offers young adults an up-to-date and well-rounded youth development program with a medical basis. This class is designed to teach babysitters the life and safety skills they need, while equipping them with the tools to handle emergencies when caring for younger children.

A two-day class and a one-day class are being offered.

Dates for the two-day program include:
– June 13 and 14
– June 27 and 28
– July 11 and 12
– July 25 and 26

The two-day classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Schneck Simulation Lab in the Jackson Medical Building.

A one-day is also being offered on June 8 and July 6. The one-day class will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Family Life Center at Schneck Medical Center.

For more information or to register, call (812) 523-4770 or (812) 522-0421.

Schneck Medical Center is holding car seat recycling event next month in Seymour.

Schneck officials say that most car seats expire six years after its manufactured date. They are holding this event in an effort to ensure expired seats are not reused or re-distributed throughout the community. Hospital staff explain that the car seats will be recycled at a secure location, preventing anyone from picking up and reusing the seats.

Schneck’s Car Seat Recycling Event will be held on June 15th from 9 a.m. to noon behind the Schneck Cancer Center. You don’t have to worry about parking, as you can simply pull up and staff will take the seats you’re dropping off.

For more information on the Car Seat Recycling Event or for information on how to properly install a car seat, call Schneck’s Family Life Center at (812) 522-0435.

North Vernon Police arrested two people Wednesday night after they were called to a disturbance on Long Street. Officers arrived on the scene at approximately 9:40 p.m.

Christopher Wilson, 43 of North Vernon and Mallory Keller, 26 of Butlerville, were arrested for Intimidation and Public Intoxication. Keller was also charged with Battery.

A Jefferson County man is facing charges for leaving the scene of a fatal crash last fall in Jennings County.

55 year old Richard D. White is facing a felony charge of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death.

24 year old Davon Lee Shine died in the accident at about 4:38 a.m. the morning of Sept. 16th when he was struck by a vehicle on US 50 near County Road 700 West in Jennings County.

Evidence left behind at the scene led police to believe that Shine was struck by a Toyota truck or SUV. A tip led police to a vehicle found at White’s home. state Police say that after the vehicle was seized, evidence linking White and the vehicle to the crash was obtained.

He was arrested Tuesday and taken to the Jennings County Jail.

All five of the Cummins diesel powered Indy 500 historic race cars were all in the same place, for the first time yesterday at the Speedway. IndyCar drivers including Tony Stewart will be taking a lap in the antique cars just before Sunday’s race.

The five diesel race cars are from 1931, 1934, 1950 and 1952. In 1934, Cummins had both the No. 5 and No. 6 cars in the race. The 1952 Cummins Diesel Special No. 28 car was the first turbocharged car to race at Indy. It won the pole position with an average speed of 138 miles per hour

To commemorate Cummins’ 100th anniversary, the cars will participate in a vintage parade lap just prior to the green flag dropping at this year’s race.

Joining Stewart driving the cars will be veteran Indy drivers Johnny Rutherford, Lyn St. James and Willy T. Ribbs, along with Tom Dollmeyer, executive engineer for Cummins Electrified Power segment. Al Unser Sr. will be a passenger in Rutherford’s car. Unser Sr. won the 1987 Indy 500 driving the No. 25 Cummins Holset car that year.