City Using TIF Funds To Assist Eagles Club

The Mt. Carmel Eagles will be the recipient of a one time grant of $14,800 from the city’s TIF fund. Eagles representatives Mick Mollenhauer and Chris Cunningham told commissioners upgrades to the Eagles HVAC, walk-in cooler, and parking lot will total $74,000. Mayor Joe Judge expressed appreciation for the work the Eagles club does in the community as he proposed the grant which amounts to 20% of the total project. City Clerk Ryan Turner said a resolution will be drafted for the council to formally approved at their next meeting.

Save The Dates: City Council Okays Events

The Mt. Carmel City Council has approved two big community events for later this year. The first one is the 5th annual Riverview Ramble sponsored by Mt. Carmel Public Utility. President David James said this year’s race will be Saturday, 25th and around 100 runners from throughout the area are expected to be on hand. The second big event was the Christmas Uptown festival set this year for Friday evening, December 5th on Market Street. In addition to approving the date, the council appropriated $2,500 to aid in the event, the same amount as the last couple of years.

City Takes Back Mowing Of Cemeteries

Complaints regarding contractors that mow city cemeteries has caused the Mt. Carmel City Council to get back into the cemetery mowing business. At Friday’s City Council meeting, city clerk Ryan Turner said City Hall had received a multitude of complaints from residents about the less than acceptable job mowing crews had been doing, of which the city was paying more than $26,000 a year. To remedy the situation, the city is purchasing two 60 inch Toro mowers for $32,300 which will be paid for out of the saving from eliminating the contractor and $7,000 sitting in a never used cemetery fund. Turner said he expects the appearance of the cemeteries to improve….

Motorad Project Subject Of Special City Council Meeting

The Mt. Carmel City Council will meet in special session this afternoon to hear details of a project at Motorad. The meeting begins at 4pm as Motorad is working with the city and Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission to obtain a grant that would improve the entrance to Motorad’s shipping facility in the former Shopko building on West 9th Street.

Princeton man arrested on OWI charge

On February 16, 2025, at 2:53 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of an accident on Old US 41 just south of Patoka.  Upon arriving Deputy Michael Bates found a White 2018 Lexus passenger car unoccupied and in a ditch.  At that point Deputy Bates began an investigation into the accident that led him to the home of 55 year old Stephen Hack of Princeton.  While speaking with Mr. Hack Deputy Bates detected clues that Mr. Hack was under the influence of alcohol.  At that point he began a DUI investigation that led to Mr. Hack being placed into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail.  Upon arriving at the jail Mr. Hack was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and resisting law enforcement. 
 
Assisting Deputy Bates in his investigation was Sgt. John Fischer and Princeton Officers Logan Lashbrook and Nick Rainey.
 
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

City Officials Issue Reminders About Toter & Burning Ordinances

City officials are reminding residents of a couple of ordinances that could result in fines if violated. The first issue was brought up by commissioner Eric Ikemire who said he had noticed and had received complaints about trash toters never being taken off of the street once they are emptied. City ordinance states that trash toters can’t be set out 24 hours before the scheduled pick up day and must be taken off the street within 24 hours after pickup.

Fire chief Francis Speth brought up the second issue this one dealing with illegal burning….

All ordinances can be found on the city’s website.