The push to get a railroad overpass built in Mt. Carmel has passed another step. At Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Joe Judge said the next step in the process now is an Illinois Department of Transportation study and the state isn’t just looking at Walnut Street, but also at a possible Third Street overpass…
More information will be available after the study is complete.
It looks like garbage rates in Mt. Carmel will be going up soon. In March, the city council picked up the fourth and fifth years of the contract with Republic Services. Garbage commissioner Susan Zimmerman reported at Monday’s city council meeting that the city is unable to continue absorbing the increased costs of the two year extension….
Zimmerman warned that these increases will seem mild when it comes time to re-bid a new garbage contract. She said city officials have already been warned to expect steep increases in costs. The city council is expected to adopt the new, higher rates at their next meeting.
Mt. Carmel’s city council is looking for a new city attorney. Brady Waldroup announced he is stepping down as city attorney effective December 1st after his appointment as Lawrence County state’s attorney. Waldroup is also a member of the IECC Board of Trustees and will resign that position as well. Waldroup was appointed Mt. Carmel city attorney late in 2020 after Kelli Storckman stepped down following her election as Wabash County state’s attorney. No replacement names were floated by the council at Monday’s meeting.
Clay County, IN - October 4, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m., troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post responded to an accident involving a semi tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on Interstate 70 near the twenty-three-mile marker westbound.
The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Colton Maynor revealed that Judith Minar, age 78, of Brazil, Indiana, was driving a 2019 Honda and was attempting to merge onto Interstate 70 westbound from the Brazil exit at the twenty-three-mile marker. Minar failed to observe a 2023 Volvo semi driven by Troy Pina, age 40 of Smyrna, Georgia, that was traveling westbound in the driving lane. Minar’s vehicle sideswiped the semi, causing a collision that forced the Honda into a spin, with it eventually coming to a stop facing east in the westbound driving lane. Pina’s semi traveled off the north side of Interstate 70, rolling onto the driver’s side, trapping Pina inside the truck. Good samaritans at the scene rendered lifesaving first aid to Pina until the arrival of first responders.
Upon the arrival of the first responders, Pina was extracted from the vehicle and transported by air ambulance to a hospital in Indianapolis, for further medical care.
Trooper Colton was assisted at the crash scene by several troopers of the Putnamville Post, Jackson and Posey Volunteer Fire Department, Starr Ambulance, Hoosier Towing, and Peffley and Hinshaw Wrecker Service.
Interstate 70 westbound near the twenty-three-mile marker was reduced to one lane for cleanup for approximately four hours.
The Wabash County Retail Merchants Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Employee of The Year.
Retail Merchants spokesperson Sharon Harris said the award is handed out to the employee who goes “above and beyond” the call of duty. Nominations can be made by employers, co-workers, or customers. This award will be given out at the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Tuesday, November 15th. The employee must be employed by someone that is a member of the Retail Merchants Committee. A list of Retail Merchant members can be found at www.wabashcountychamber.com.
Nominations should be in paragraph form and can be sent to the WSJD studio at 331 North Market, or nominations may also be emailed to wsjd@live.com. by November 1, 2022.
Acting as liquor control commissioner, Mayor Joe Judge has approved a Class B liquor license for a barber shop on Market Street. Dylan Woods, owner of Studio D & D’z Kut’z requested the open license to sell beer and wine at his location at 518 Market Street. Woods said serving beer and wine at a barber shop is a new concept that has been successful in Evansville and Vincennes. He said there would be a two drink maximum and he will not apply to offer video gaming and no package sales will be allowed.
Motorists who have grown tired of the detours caused by the removal of the Cherry Street bridge can take heart in the announcement this evening by Mayor Joe Judge who said the roadway will reopen by the end of the day today….
Detours have been in place since May as crews removed the bridge that had served as a railroad overpass. The project was delayed multiple times by excessive rains over the last several months.
Photo Credit: Joe Judge
[MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS] – October 3, 2022 − U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Wabash General Hospital as a 2022-2023 High Performing hospital for Hip Fractures. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
Wabash General Hospital earned a High Performing rating for Hip Fractures, in recognition of care that was significantly better than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient outcomes.
Hip fracture surgical repair stabilizes the fracture hip or upper thighbones with surgical screws, nails or plates. Most hip fractures cause severe pain and require surgery immediately. Depends on the injuries, some patients might need a partial or total hip replacement. U.S. News evaluates how well hospitals perform using data such as patient outcomes, prevention of readmission and more.
For the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Fewer than half of all hospitals received any High Performing rating, and only four earned this rating in all procedures and conditions. State and metro area rankings reflect the highest performing hospitals in the area across multiple areas of care.
“When patients are considering their options for care, the Best Hospitals ratings are designed to help them identify hospitals that excel in the kind of care they may need,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “A hospital that’s earned a High Performing rating in a service may be a good option for patients in need of that service and their medical professionals to consider.”
The U.S. News Procedures & Conditions methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as survival rates, patient experience, and how successfully each hospital helps patients get back home.
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Kelli Storckman, Wabash County State’s Attorney, reports that Randy J. Crews, a 28-year old Fairfield, Illinois man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge William C. Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court. State’s Attorney Storckman advises that the Defendant was charged July 1, 2021 with Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony. On September 28, 2022, Mr. Crews was sentenced to 3 years in the Department of Corrections, to be followed by 12 months of discretionary parole.
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:
Between May 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018, in Wabash County, Illinois, the Defendant, RANDY J. CREWS, committed the offense of AGGRAVATED BATTERY, in that said Defendant, committed battery resulting in great bodily harm to “Jane Doe” (dob 08/12/2003), in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(a)(1). A CLASS 3 FELONY This Statement of Facts is respectfully submitted in accordance with 730 ILCS 5/5-4-1(d), this 29th day of September, 2022.
Randy J. Crews. 2021 Mugshot
On 9/26/22, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Preston M. Thompson, age 22, of Mt. Carmel, for Aggravated Domestic Battery following a dispute with his girlfriend at their residence in the 1400 block of West 3rd Street. Police arrived at the scene where they found evidence indicating Thompson struck his pregnant girlfriend multiple times and also choked her during the dispute. Thompson was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail. Thompson is being held without bond following a pre-trial detention hearing in Wabash Circuit Court.