Juvenile Arrested for Attempted Murder

Perry County – Saturday night July 27, 2024, a dispute between two groups of juveniles resulted in the arrest of a juvenile male, of Kentucky, for Attempted Murder and several other felony offenses.

Sometime around 8 p.m., the Perry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Rainbow Lake in Derby, Indiana for the report of shots fired. During the investigation, it was discovered that two individuals had suffered suspected injuries from gunshots fired at Rainbow Lake. A third individual suffered minor injuries from broken glass. Shortly after, the Perry County Sheriff's Office located two vehicles that were involved in the shooting leaving the area. A male juvenile was arrested and transported to the Perry County Jail. The male was later transported to a juvenile facility. The Indiana State Police were contacted for the investigation into the shooting.

Two juveniles were transported to area hospitals for their injuries. This case is still under investigation. No names in this investigation are being released because most of the individuals involved are juveniles.

Juvenile Charges:

Attempted Murder, Level 1 Felony

Aggravated Battery, Level 3 Felony

Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Level 5 Felony

Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Level 5 Felony

Criminal Recklessness, Level 6 Felony

Pointing a Firearm, Level 6 Felony

Dealing Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor

Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

Investigating Agency: Indiana State Police

Assisting Agencies: Perry County Sheriff’s Office, Tell City Police Department, Cannelton Police Department and US Forest Service 

The Perry County Prosecutor was also on the scene.        

All suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. 

WGH's "Grow Your Own" Program Paying Dividends

While many rural hospitals have difficulty attracting and retaining physicians and health care workers, that hasn’t been the case at Wabash General Hospital. One of the keys to that is the hospital’s “grow your own” program in which scholarships are awarded to medical school students who pledge to return to WGH to practice. At Monday night’s hospital board of directors meeting, President/CEO Karissa Turner said the “grow your own” effort continues to attract applicants…

After meeting in executive session to discuss the applicants, the board voted to approve all three applicants. The names of the applicants were not disclosed at Monday’s meeting.

FAFSA Fridays at IECC

IECC is excited to announce FAFSA Fridays in the month of August. Every Friday during the month, students may visit the Financial Aid Office on any of the four campuses to receive assistance filling out their FAFSA.

The 2024-2025 FAFSA process has been even more challenging with the FAFSA Simplification Act, and these days are designed to make the process a little bit easier. “We want to help eliminate the challenges and barriers our students may be facing,” said Program Director of Financial Aid Krystle Riggle.

Any student who completes their FAFSA in the month of August, not just on Fridays, will receive incentives and their name will be entered into a drawing for one of two laptops being raffled off at the end of the month.

Students are encouraged to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible, and attending a FAFSA Friday can make the process even easier.

“By completing your FAFSA, you could be eligible for Pell, Map, or SEOG. This could be used to pay for your books, tuition, fees, as well as keeping you from paying as much out of pocket,” said Coordinator of Financial Aid Justn Young.

IECC Financial Aid Offices are open Monday-Friday 7:30 to 4:30 to help with all financial aid needs. Contact the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible, and don’t miss out on free money to help you achieve your academic goals at IECC.

Warrant service nets arrest of Patoka man on new charges

On July 26, 2024, at 6:23 p.m. multiple officers from the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and Princeton Police Department went to an address in the 200 block of West Vine Street in Patoka to serve an arrest warrant on 24 year old Colton Linxwiler of Patoka.  Upon arriving on scene the officers attempted to surround the house however Mr. Linxwiler saw them and attempted to run away on foot.  After a brief foot chase Mr. Linxwiler was tased and taken into custody. During a search incident to lawful arrest Methamphetamines and Marijuana were discovered on his person.  Mr. Linxwiler was ultimately transported to the Gibson County Jail where he was booked in.

 Mr. Linxwiler’s new charges are:

Possession of Methamphetamines

Possession of Marijuana

Resisting Law Enforcement-Fleeing

 

He had outstanding warrants for:

Resisting Law Enforcement-Fleeing

Criminal Recklessness

Operating a Vehicle Without Ever Being Licensed

Resisting Law Enforcement

Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Reckless Driving

 

Arresting Officer:  Deputy Michael Owens

Assisting Officers: Sgt. Loren Barchett, Deputy Wyatt Hunt, Deputy Michael Bates, Deputy Shawn Holmes, Special Deputy Jim Tucker.  Princeton Officers Matt Perry and David Jones.

 

District #348 School Board Schedules Monday Special Meeting

WABASH CUSD #348 BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING

Wabash CUSD #348 District Office

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

1. Call to order / Roll call

2. Executive Session pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act: “The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees.”

3. Employment

4. Adjourn