YORKTOWN PAVING PLANS
07.28.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
Officials in Yorktown have given final approval to a plan to repave several streets. The Yorktown Town Council will spend $248-thousand on the projects, which will also include a new walking and biking trail along Tiger Drive. E-&-B Paving was the winning bidder for the work.
FARMLAND FOOD PANTRY BARE
07.28.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
A Randolph County food pantry says it’s running low on supplies and needs donations to meet demand. The Farmland Community Food Pantry is looking for non-perishable food items and also school supplies for a giveaway program. Donations can be dropped off at the Lions Club building in Farmland.
STATE DROPS SUIT AGAINST TRUSTEE
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
State officials are dropping a lawsuit filed against a township trustee from southern Delaware County. The Attorney General’s office had filed the suit against Monroe Township Trustee Nicki Johnson over $19-hundred in late payment fees on a fire truck loan. The township’s bank has agreed to waive the late fees because the township didn’t receive a draw down on tax revenue in 2007 until the final day of the year.
SEXUAL ABUSE TRIAL BEGINS
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
Testimony has begun in the trial of a Muncie woman accused of encouraging her husband to sexually abuse a mentally disabled woman in their care. Both 49-year old Patricia Tackett and her husband, 51-year old Duane Tackett, are standing trial on rape, sexual misconduct and child seduction charges. Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney says sex acts were performed on the girl beginning when she was 14—she has the mental capacity of an eight-year old.
LAWYER IN HOT WATER
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
A judge is raising the possibility of disciplinary charges against the lawyer for the accuser in the Carmel High School assault case. Hamilton Superior Judge William Hughes is upset Robert Turner, the attorney for the accuser in the Carmel case, released a Department of Child Services report on accusations that four Carmel basketball players held down Turner‘s client and assaulted him. DCS reports are confidential, but Turner says the state agency told him it was alright for him to release the report.
NO EXTRACURRICULAR FEES IN PENDLETON
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
A Madison County school system has done a “180” on a proposal to charge students fees for participating in extracurricular activities. Officials from the South Madison School Corporation had originally planned to consider charging high school athletes a $50 fee per sport beginning this fall. But school board members are shying away from the “pay to play” concept over concerns it may violate the state constitution.
SUMMITVILLE SHOUT OUT
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
A town board meeting has turned into a shouting match in the small Madison County town of Summitville. It happened Monday night as unhappy constituents questioned board members about funding for the town’s Main Street program and the operation of the town’s police department. Profanities flew between the audience and council members at one point but no one was arrested.
RETROACTIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
About 80-thousand Hoosiers who are eligible for federal unemployment benefits will be able to apply for retroactive benefits beginning August 3. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says people who apply online for the benefits recently extended by Congress will get the money in about 48 hours if they apply between August 3-6.
SUN SETS ON RED SUN
07.27.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
A popular Muncie restaurant has closed its doors for good. Red Sun buffet on Wheeling Avenue went out of business over the weekend after the building it was located in went into foreclosure. That building is due to be sold in an upcoming Delaware County sheriff’s sale. The restaurant had been evicted and its lease nullified over the foreclosure.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER GET TRIAL DATES
07.26.10Filed Under: ECI News with 0 Comments
An October 7 trial date has been set for two Muncie women police say conspired to hinder their investigation of a child’s death. 43-year old Tina Byrd and her daughter, 19-year old Kassandra Byrd, are charged in the death of four-month old Matthew Cheng. The mother faces a neglect of a dependent charge, while both women face conspiracy charges for allegedly lying to police about what happened the day the boy died in the Byrd home.
VOYEUR PHOTOGRAPHER ARRESTED
30.07.10Anderson police are investigating whether a California man may have used a hidden camera to photograph unsuspecting girls in Madison County. Police arrested 50-year old Roger Suits of Glendora, California on a charge of felony child exploitation in Anderson after the man admitted he used a hidden camera to take shots of teenage girls in [...]
PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN JEOPARDY IN NEW CASTLE
30.07.10Finding a restroom in a pinch may soon be tougher in New Castle. Mayor Jim Small says he may order that all of the city’s restrooms in public parks be closed because of frequent vandalism. Small says the cost of replacing damaged sinks and toilets is no longer affordable. Small is considering a plan to [...]
PAY TO PLAY AT NOBLESVILLE
30.07.10Athletes at one Hamilton County high school will have to pay to play starting this fall. The Noblesville School Board has approved a plan to charge athletes a $50 participation fee and a separate $50 transportation fee per sport. Families will pay no more than $400 per year. The transportation fee will also apply to [...]