Prior to their meeting Thursday evening, members of the Mt. Carmel Public Library Foundation showed off recent improvements to the kitchen area in the community room at the library. The Foundation used proceeds from last year's Library 5K Run/Walk for the improvements.
The community room is available for use by the public. Contact the library for more details.
The 2018 Library Foundation Run/Walk is set for Saturday, June 9th. Entry forms are available at the Library.
Click photos for gallery from Saturday's Youth Advisory Board Color Run.
Click the photos for a gallery from Friday night's Commencement at Wabash Valley College.
The investigation into an allegedly former rogue employee of the Mt. Carmel Register is being turned over to federal authorities. Last month, the Register reported that former ad sales representative Neely Held of Vincennes had resigned after advertisers complained they hadn’t authorized ad space they were billed for.
At Tuesday’s Wabash County Retail Merchants Committee meeting, The Register’s Suzy Ernst told the group that the amount of fraudulent billing approached $150,000 and the investigation had been turned over to federal authorities. No charges against Held have been filed at this point.
On 5/7/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Jessica K. Perry, age 31, of Mt. Carmel, on a Gibson County Indiana Probation Violation Warrant. Perry was observed in the 800 block of West 6th Street and taken into custody. Perry was held pending extradition back to Gibson County.
On 5/7/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Cory J. Walker, age 24, of Mt. Carmel, on a Wabash County Failure to Appear Warrant. Walker was observed in the 500 block of West 5th Street and taken into custody. Walker was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was held on a $200 cash bond.
On 5/6/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Samuel E. Ewald, age 18, of Mt. Carmel, at the Mt. Carmel High School after prom. Police were notified of a possible impaired subject attending the event and made contact with Ewald. Police investigated further which led to Ewald for being arrested for Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by Minor. Minor was charged and later released with a court date.
On 5/5/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Abner A. Maldonado, age 33, of Puerto Rico, for DUI, No Valid Driver’s License and Illegal Transportation of Alcohol following a traffic stop at 9th & Enterprise Lane. Maldonado was taken into custody following sobriety testing where several clues to indicate impairment were observed. Maldonado was taken to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and later released on a $300 cash bond.
