Allendale School is proud to announce the September Students of the Month. Congratulations!
front row- Ryan Wise (kindergarten), Tucker Ritchey (1st grade), Avitaj Singh (2nd grade)
back row- Gunner Swift (3rd grade), Brentlee Ash (4th grade), Henry Buchanan (junior high), Vivian Doerr (junior high)
AGENDA
CITY OF MOUNT CARMEL
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, September 30, 2024 at 4:00 pm
· Call to Order
o Pledge of Allegiance
o Roll Call
· Approve Minutes
o Minutes of meeting held on 09/16/2024.
o Minutes of executive meeting held on 09/03/2024
o Minutes of executive meeting held on 09/16/2024
· Visitors (topic discussed by visitor(s) is limited to 5 minutes)
o Lions Club-Address council on fundraiser
o WVC Student Senate-Address council on fundraiser
· Reports and Communications
o Mayor Judge
o Commissioner Meador Streets, Cemeteries and Parks
o Commissioner Ikemire Finance and Senior Citizens
o Commissioner Meeks Water and Sewer
o Commissioner Zimmerman Fire, Health & Safety, City Hall and Garbage
· Staff Reports
o Ryan Turner Derek McCullough Luis Garcia
o Michael McWilliams Francis Speth Mike Gidcumb
o WEMA Representative
New Business
o Consent Agenda
§ Pay all bills by providing proper signatures.
o Removal of items from the Consent Agenda
o Subdivision of parcel
o Old Business-
o Executive Session-
o Motion to Adjourn-
o Liquor Control Meeting-Immediately after council hearing= N/A
On September 26, 2024, at 7:42 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a suspicious person at the car wash located at 301 South U.S. 41 in Fort Branch. Upon arriving in the area Deputies Levi Sims and Quinten Might located 41 year old Ray Reynolds of McLeansboro, Illinois. Deputies conducted an investigation into why Mr. Reynolds was in the area, and during the investigation it was discovered that Mr. Reynolds was in possession of hypodermic needles. At the conclusion of their investigation Deputy Sims placed Mr. Reynolds into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Possession of Hypodermic Needles and Public Intoxication.
Assisting Deputies Sims and Might in their investigation was Deputy Wyatt Hunt.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
From Police Chief Mike McWilliams:
On 9/25/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Steve R. Jones, age 49, of Lansing Michigan and Matthew T. Wrosch, age 51, of Owosso, Michigan for Disorderly Conduct following an incident at First-Mid Bank. Before the arrest, MCPD received numerous calls from Market Street business employees reporting two white males (above defendants) taking videos from the sidewalk into their respective buildings. One business owner reported the two male subjects entered their building and when asked what he could help them with, noted they asked for $100. The owner declined and the two men left the building as they continued south on Market. Upon reaching the bank, the two males approached the exterior office window and began recording a bank employee. The employee went to the exterior doorway and inquired why they were recording her at work. The two men allegedly made derogatory/verbally abusive statements to the employee. During this same time, one of the men allegedly made a statement about getting a good view of the bank vault. This alarmed bank staff so they contacted the police department with concern of a “casing” of the bank for a potential crime. Officers responded to the scene and made contact. Officers were met with profanity and allegations that their First Amendment Rights (Freedom of Speech) were being violated. Bank management wished to pursue charges and were allowed to do so for the suspect’s behaviors causing bank staff to unknowingly report a suspected bank robbery attempt. Both subjects were taken to the Wabash County Jail where they were charged and later released on Notices to Appear.
: The Mt. Carmel Police recognize and respect a citizen’s right to freedom of speech. This arrest was not due to their recording on the street. However, their alleged actions at the bank established probable cause to believe said offense could have been committed. The public is reminded that many of the above defendant's actions were lawful up until that point. It should also be noted that MCPD received a call from someone identified as “good citizen” who claimed his two friends were unlawfully arrested for utilizing their freedom of speech and to expect a large response from his YouTube followers in the future.
At the September 2024 Allendale School Board meeting held in the library of Allendale School, the board:
Adopted the 2024-2025 Budget as presented at the board meeting. Projected revenues for all funds showed $2,378,945 while projected expenditures for all funds showed $2,293,297.
Reviewed and approved the serious safety hazard areas on each bus route.
Approved the 2024-2025 Textbook List.
Authorized Superintendent Bowser to hold the Annual Emergency and Crisis Response Plan meeting in the month of October.
Approved an update to Policy 7:70 and Policy 7:180.
Approved to discard obsolete/excess equipment as presented at the meeting.
Approved the hiring of Vanessa Spruell, Individual Aide, with a start date of September 9, 2024.
Approved the hiring of Rachael Waddle as an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach for the 2024-2025 season.
Approved the hiring of Aaron Morris as an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach for the 2024-2025 season.
Approved the hiring of Jacob Deisher as a Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach for the 2024-2025 season.
Vanderburgh County – Yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:10 p.m., ISP Lieutenant Brian Bailey was patrolling Koressel Road near New Harmony Road when he attempted to stop the rider of an electric motorcycle for not having a registration plate. The rider continued south on Koressel Road reaching speeds of approximately 85 mph before disregarding the stop sign at Marx Road, and then continuing east at a high rate of speed. The rider turned onto several different county roads before finally pulling into a driveway in the 5600 block of New Harmony Road and surrendering. The rider was identified as Owen Christopher King, 22, of Evansville. King was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.
Arrested and Charge:
Owen Christopher King, 22, Evansville, IN
Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Level 6 Felony
Arresting Officer: Lieutenant Brian Bailey, Indiana State Police
Assisting Officer: Trooper Taylor Fox, Indiana State Police
Applications are now available to fill a vacancy on the Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors. Last week, Wabash County Commissioners accepted the resignation of WGH board member Nathan Steveson. At Monday’s meeting of the WGH Board, hospital President/CEO Karissa Turner said Stevenson is taking a position with the hospital that would have created a conflict of interest if he remained on the board….
Individuals interested in being considered for this appointment to the Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors must personally pick up an application in the Administrative office of the hospital between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applications will be available starting September 24th. Completed applications must be submitted by October 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. All applicants must be a resident of Wabash County, Illinois. Individuals completing applications will be scheduled for interviews with the Board Selection Committee at a mutually convenient time.
Residents in the 1300 blocks of Mulberry Street and College Drive will now have to put their trash out by the street instead of having it picked up in their alley. City Clerk Ryan Turner said Republic Services has notified the city that their trucks are no longer able to make it down the alley there.
Turner also said Republic reported issues with residents placing yard waste in the blue toters. Any toter with yard waste will not be picked up by Republic according to Turner.
(Dubois County, Indiana) Early this morning, September 23, 2024, Trooper Connor Giesler was patrolling the Dubois County area near Ferdinand when he received information that Alejandro Angulo Ramos was wanted for homicide out of Ohio and was believed to be driving a beige 2004 Toyota Corolla on Interstate 64. The Indiana State Police and Dubois County Sheriff’s Office searched for the vehicle. At approximately, 6:30 am, the Dubois County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect vehicle at a gas station in Ferdinand. Trooper Giesler arrived shortly after, and officers approached the vehicle. As officers were standing by the vehicle, a male matching the description of Angulo Ramos, exited an outside restroom. Officers made contact with the male and confirmed that the male was Angulo Ramos. Angulo Ramos was arrested without incident. Alejandro Angulo Ramos was transported to the Dubois County Jail where he will await extradition back to Ohio.
Any further inquiries into the incident that happened in Alabama should be directed to the Franklin County District Attorney's Office at 1-614-525-3555.
Arrested and Charges:
• Alejandro Angulo Ramos, 22, Columbus, OH.
(Murder) - Ohio
Arresting Officer – Trooper Connor Giesler
Assisting Agency – Dubois County Sheriff’s Office (Deputy Ethan Gogel)
Kelli Storckman, Wabash County State’s Attorney, reports that on September 23, 2024, Thomas D. Gidcumb, a 58-year-old Mt. Carmel, Illinois man, was sentenced to 12 years in the Department of Corrections, to be followed by 12 months of mandatory supervised release by the Honorable Circuit Judge William C. Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court.
State’s Attorney Storckman advises that the Defendant was charged on December 23, 2021, following a Mt. Carmel Police Department investigation into the unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. During that investigation, Defendant was found to have sold methamphetamine on several occasions to a confidential source, and following the execution of a search warrant on the home of the Defendant, law enforcement recovered $32,000.00 in cash and over 15 grams of methamphetamine. The defendant was sentenced to the Department of Corrections on a charge of Use of Property, a Class 2 Felony, and was assessed a $20,000.00 fine.
