A Monday traffic stop in Seymour turned into an arrest of an Indianapolis woman on drug-related charges.

According to Seymour Police Department, an interdiction officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near Sprenger Road and Marley Lane. The officer noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle and found that the driver did not have paperwork proving insurance for the vehicle.

The driver, 60-year-old Mary K. Templin, was taken into custody and a search recovered small plastic bags containing methamphetamine and marijuana, along with drug paraphernalia.

Templin was arrested on charges for possessing the drugs and paraphernalia as well as for not being able to show financial responsibility for the vehicle.

Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. has issued a Boil Water Advisory for all of its customers for the next two days.

The advisory is due to low chlorine in the water. The advisory includes the town of Hope, whose water is suppled by Eastern Bartholomew.

Under a boil water advisory, you should bring water to a full boil for two minutes before drinking it or using it in food preparation.

The advisory is in effect until noon Thursday, pending test results.

If you have any questions you can call Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. at 812-526-9777.

Propeller, a community maker space at the Columbus Municipal Airport, has hired a full-time training coordinator.

According to the organization, Tracy Munn started Monday in the role. Munn has 20 years experience managing employees and working with key customers. His job will include launching an array of learning programs to bring the facility to life.

Ivy Tech Community College has partnered with Propeller to employ the staff which also includes a lab technician.

Propeller is built inside a 9,000 square foot former Cummins engine test building. Labs are outfitted for metalworking, 3D printing, woodworking, robotics, electronics and more. The center fosters STEM education and training, career exploration and entrepreneurship.

Membership is $20 a month.

You can learn more or sign up to be a member at columbuspropeller.com

A Columbus man is facing drug-dealing charges after a Sunday night traffic stop.

According to the Columbus Police Department, an officer stopped a vehicle near Eighth and Washington streets at about 9 p.m. Sunday. A police dog alerted to the odor of drugs inside and a search revealed drugs and paraphernalia, including a digital scale.

Police arrested the driver, 23-year-old Dustin A. Ebankamp and during a search found about three grams of methamphetamine hidden in his pants.

He was arrested on preliminary charges of dealing in methamphetamine and marijuana, and for possessing methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Former Vice President and Columbus native Mike Pence says he doesn’t think most Americans are ”focused” on the civil sexual abuse case involving former President Donald Trump.

In an NBC News interview Tuesday, Pence said the case was a “great fascination” to media members, but not to people around the country. He pointed out more pressing issues Americans are focused on, such as the economy and the world becoming a “more dangerous place.”

Trump has been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll in his New York City civil trial and has been ordered to pay her five-million dollars. Trump denied all of the allegations against him. The jury took only three hours to deliberate.

Story courtesy of TTWN Media Networks

Federal officials are warning of the dangers of fentanyl today, which is recognized as Fentanyl Awareness Day.

According to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, the Drug Enforcement Agency is promoting One Pill Can Kill, to warn residents that as little as two milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal. That amount can fit on the tip of a sharpened pencil.

Fentanyl is frequently diluted by drug dealers with cutting agents and made into counterfeit prescription pills. Those could appear the same as prescriptions for Oxycodone, Percocet, Xanax, or other drugs.

But small variations in the quantity or quality of fentanyl in a dose can lead to fatalities and fentanyl has now become the leading cause of drug poisoning deaths in the United States. 6 out of 10 illegal fentanyl tablets sold contain a potentially lethal dose of the drug.

Fentanyl is about 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin according to the DEA.

Officials urge you to be alert to the signs of a fentanyl overdose including pinpoint pupils, cold and clammy skin and respiratory distress even leading to a coma.

You can get more information at https://www.dea.gov/onepill

The Columbus and Bartholomew County Recycling Center is accepting corded electronics daily at its facility on Mapleton Street and at the county landfill.

According to the Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, electronics are taken for free including office equipment and household appliances. You will be charged $20 each for televisions or computers.

Items made up primarily of glass, ceramic or wood are excluded.

The recycling center, at 720 South Mapleton Street, accepts corded electronics Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The landfill, at 811 E County Road 450S, will take electronics Mondays through Saturdays. It is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For a list of accepted items you can go to the district website at https://www.bcswmd.com.

Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District.

A Scottsburg driver was left seriously injured after a crash yesterday in Jackson County.

According to the Indiana State Police, a pickup driven by 43-year-old Brian Mullins was headed north on U.S. 31 approaching County Road 275 North at about 2:30 Monday afternoon, when it veered off the east side of the road, overcorrected and crossed the highway, laving the west side of the road. It then struck an embankment and the side of a semi.

Mullins was not properly wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the pickup, suffering life-threatening injuries.

He was taken by Jackson County EMS ambulance to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour before being flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for further treatment.

The driver of the semi was not injured.

State police say toxicology results on both drivers are pending.

The crash remains under investigation. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Seymour Fire Department, Indiana Department of Transportation, 31 Wrecker Service, and Duke Energy also assisted at the scene.

Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police

Bartholomew County Commissioners say that road funding from the state is not keeping pace with the costs, meaning less roads can be repaired each year.

Commissioners on Monday approved the agreement with INDOT to receive Community Crossing Grant funds from the state. County Engineer Danny Hollander said that the county would receive $1 million from the grant program in exchange for spending $1 million in county funds on roads projects.

Hollander said that the county would send the bids for projects to the state and if projects come back under the costs, the county could have to return some of the funds.

County Commissioners said that the grant funds are not keeping up with the costs. A mile of road repairs used to cost $50,000 and five years later now costs more than $105,000, said Commissioners President Tony London. Instead of the state providing more funds, Commissioner Larry Kleinhenz said that state legislators traditionally press on counties to establish a local wheel tax to fund repairs. Bartholomew County has resisted that measure.

Hollander said that about half of Indiana counties have a wheel tax.

The Community Crossing Grant funds come from gas tax revenues.

IUPUC’s iEngage civics camp for kids is receiving a grant from Indiana Humanities aimed at bringing Hoosiers together for critical discussions.

The free civics camp for fifth-to-ninth graders is coming up June 26th to 30th and is already full with a waiting list for participants. Organizers say that the Indiana Humanities action grant will help provide food and supplies for the event.

The camp is being offered through the IU Center on Representative Government, a non-partisan, educational institution founded by former Indiana congressman Lee Hamilton. The center’s goal is to to teach the skills that are essential to sustaining representative democracy.

Each day, campers will work on tackling an issue that’s important to them, while also learning from local leaders and organizations who work to solve community issues.

Indiana Humanities announced 10 action grants aimed at events such as exhibitions, workshops, lectures and reading and discussion programs.

To learn more about iEngage, visit https://corg.iu.edu/programs/iengage/index.html.