November 14, 2008
Scottsburg Police
Department's 24-Hour
Report:
Battery on South 3rd. St.
Property damage
accident at 56 & 31
Property damage
accident at 56 &
Lake Rd
Harassment on York
Rd
Civil dispute on N.
2nd
Personal injury
accident at Main &
Walnut involving
three vehicles;
resulted in 6
non-incapacitating
injuries
Cost Cutting Tips
for Winter Heating
Bills
(Sharon Love)
With winter heating
bills expected to
rise, I105.3 is
bringing you some
cost cutting tips. Use
a lower thermostat
setting.
You will save up to
3 percent on your
heating bill per
degree lowered over
a 24 hour period;
use a
programmable
thermostat
to make temperature
regulation easier
and to save money.
Seal your chimney
flue when not in use.
Use fans to
circulate air; this
will force the
warmer air that
rises and gets
trapped at the
ceiling downward,
leaving your house
feeling warmer.
Keep vents and
radiators clear.
This allows the air
to circulate freely
and you to get the
full benefit of the
warm air and put
less strain on your
furnace. Clean
vents and
radiators. Pay
attention to your
windows.
Approximately 10-25%
of your house’s heat
loss can be
attributed to
windows. To reduce
this, open curtains
and shades on south
facing windows
during daylight
hours to allow the
sun’s heat to enter
your house and warm
it. Keep curtains
and blinds closed at
night and when the
sun is not shining
on them to insulate
your house and keep
the heat inside.
Shut the door and
close the vent when
you are not in a
room. When you are
in the room,
shutting the door
can increase the
room’s temperature
by keeping in your
body heat and the
heat produced by
lights or other
electronics such as
a computer. Caulking
and
weather-stripping
keeps warm air in
during the winter.
And some everyday
tips to save
energy: Replace
incandescent bulbs
with compact
fluorescent lights,
air-dry dishes
instead of using
your dishwasher’s
drying cycle, use a
microwave oven
instead of a
conventional
electric range or
oven, turn off your
computer and monitor
when not in use,
plug home
electronics, such as
TVs and VCRs, into
power strips and
turn power strips
off when equipment
is not in use, lower
the thermostat on
your hot water
heater; and wash
only full loads of
dishes and clothes.
Incorporating these
tips could save you
hundreds of dollars
a year on your
utility bill. Find
these tips on our
website at
I1053online.com.
Bennett To Leave
GCCS At End of Month
(Indiana
9)
The newly elected
Indiana
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
will transition into
his new role later
this month. The
Greater Clark County
Schools
Superintendent, Tony
Bennett, will be
leaving his current
position on November
30th to
allow transition
time into his new
position. Bennett
made the transition
agreement with the
school board. He
will officially take
office on January 12th.
School board
president Robbie
Valentine says the
board members are
still on the search
for Bennett's
replacement and will
have someone lined
up by the end of the
month.
Two Killed in Floyd
County Crash
(Sharon Love)
Two people are dead
and five injured
following a chain
reaction crash in
Floyd County
yesterday. Five
vehicles were
involved after an
SUV went out of
control on Highway
111
near Gap Hollow
Road. According to
police, 45-year-old
Rosaline Bethea of
Louisville and
46-year-old Morris
Weldon were
pronounced dead at
the scene. Five more
were injured and
transported to area
hospitals. A
preliminary
investigation shows
the SUV was
traveling South on
111 when it ran off
the road and swerved
back over crossing
the center line.
Police had to
extricate two
trapped victims. The
investigation is
ongoing.
Man Arrested for
Drunken Driving
Accident
(madisoncourier.com)
Kentucky State
Police arrested a
Trimble County man
in a fatal drunken
driving accident.
32-year-old Herberto
Rodriguez was
arrested on charges
of driving under the
influence and
manslaughter.
Rodriguez was
northbound on U.S.
421 and was
attempting to turn
west into the
parking lot of the
convenience store
when a truck
traveling southbound
was unable to avoid
hitting Rodriguez on
the passenger side.
32-year-old Jose
Benitez was sitting
in the rear
passenger seat and
was pronounced dead
at the scene.
Suspect Arrested for
Robbery
(news-tribune.net)
New Albany police
arrest one suspect
in connection to a
robbery at Mathes
Pharmacy.
24-year-old Garryson
Keever is charged
with armed robbery.
According to police,
on November 3rd,
two armed gunmen
ordered patrons and
employees to the
floor and departed
with medication.
About $3,000 worth
of oxycodone pills
were taken during
the robbery. A
confidential
informant contacted
police, stating she
had knowledge that a
subject named
“Garryson” had
committed the
robbery. Keever was
picked out of a
photographic lineup
by three witnesses.
Keever is also
charged with
receiving stolen
property in
connection to a
stolen LCD
projector, and check
fraud relating to a
November 2006
incident. He is
being held in the
Floyd County Jail on
$200,000 cash-only
bond. The second
suspect is described
as a white male in
his late teens to
early 20s, between 5
feet 7 inches and 5
feet 9 inches tall
and medium to heavy
build. He was
wearing a gray
hooded sweatshirt
with white
lettering, dark
pants and sunglasses
and was armed with a
black semi-automatic
pistol. Anyone with
information about
the robbery is asked
to contact the NAPD
at 948-6273.
Man Arrested on
Child Molesting
Charges
(tribtown)
A Westport man was
arrested on child
molesting charges.
42-year-old Glen
Downs is accused of
molesting a
3-year-old female
early this month and
is facing charges of
child molestation
and sexual battery.
Downs was arrested
Tuesday and taken to
the Jennings County
jail.
Deadline for
Do-Not-Call List
(Sharon Love)
The latest deadline
to register for
Indiana’s
Do-Not-Call list is
November 18 at 11:59
p.m. Those who
register by the
deadline will be
covered as of
January 1st.
Those who have
already registered
do not need to
register again. To
add your number to
the list, call
888.834.9969, or
online at
www.AttorneyGeneralIN.gov.
Hunters Warn to
Watch Items in the
Woods
(Sharon love)
Indiana State Police
are warning deer
hunters about items
they may come across
while hunting.
Remnants of
methamphetamine labs
may be discovered in
the woods and police
ask hunters to not
touch it.
Containers may look
harmless but could
contain toxic
chemicals or
explode. Deer season
begins tomorrow for
firearms and will
run through November
30th.
Senator Clinton
Could be Considered
for Secretary of
State
(Alisha Jackson)
Two Democratic
officials say
Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton is
among the candidates
President-elect
Barack Obama is
considering for
secretary of state.
The New York
senator, was rumored
to be a contender
for the job last
week, but the talk
died down as party
activists questioned
whether she was
best-suited to be
the nation's top
diplomat.
New Bridge to Be
Built in New Albany
(Alisha Jackson)
Building a bridge
could bring new
traffic problems in
New Albany, but it
could eventually
ease some others.
The plan is to close
Grant Line Road to
build a bridge over
the busy railroad
tracks. Traffic
backs up because of
the volume of cars
and because as many
as 11 trains a day
cross or sometimes
block the road. The
state hopes the
bridge, a widening
of Grant Line Road
and a re-timing of
stop lights will
ease the traffic
congestion. It wants
to start building a
bridge next spring,
and finish the whole
project within two
years. The project
also would reroute
the shift change
traffic to and from
the Pillsbury plant.
The projects
estimated cost is
$13 million, and
will close Grant
Line Road, cutting
it in half at the
railroad tracks for
as long as nine
months.
Indiana Man May
Spend More Time in
Prison
(Alisha Jackson)
A federal judge says
an Indiana man
should spend more
than 38 years in
federal prison for
robbing two southern
Illinois banks.
23-year-old Jacob
Messic of
Evansville, pleaded
guilty in August in
federal court to two
counts apiece of
armed bank robbery
and brandishing a
firearm during a
crime of violence.
The government says
Messic stole more
than $28,000 in
robbing the First
Neighbor Bank in
July of 2006. Messic
then got more than
$15,000 in a holdup
of the Elkville
State Bank the
following month.
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1.800.441.1053.
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Hot Line:
Scottsburg Police
Dept. Tip Line:
812.752.7898
812.752.2333
Meth Hot Line:
Marijuana Hot Line:
800.453.4756
888.873.1694
Clark Co. Sheriff's
Hot Line:
National Domestic
Violence Hot Line:
812.820.2276
800.799.7233
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