Brown County State Park’s campground, lodge reopen

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BROWN COUNTY — The campgrounds, cabins and Abe Martin Lodge have reopened at Brown County State Park, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Modern restrooms and drinking fountains are open. The park’s public pool was expected to open at noon on its regular schedule. Abe Martin Lodge’s Little Gem restaurant was expected to resume its normal schedules for lunch and dinner, the DNR said.

The horsemen’s campground is open, but horse trails are still being assessed for storm damage. Mountain bike trails remain closed and are being assessed as well. Some hiking trails remain closed due to flooding damage to boardwalks and staircases, the DNR said.

Campsites and inn rooms are available for this weekend, and the inn’s aquatic center will be open.

Abe Martin Lodge, pools, modern restrooms, and drinking fountains have been closed since June 17 due to the amount of sediment that washed into Ogle Lake along with torrential rains. Ogle Lake is the park’s water supply, and sediment impacted the filters in the water treatment facility, the DNR said.

Limited day use was permitted beginning Monday, with no potable water supply. A team of DNR and IDEM staff and consultants have worked around the clock to filter out the sediment and produce enough potable water to reopen the lodge and campground.

Two mobile, pre-treatment units continue to filter the water before it reaches the park’s treatment plant. Water production capacity has returned to normal and all required potable water tests have been completed successfully, the DNR said.

Arrested woman kicks officers following domestic incident

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Two Columbus Police Department officers were kicked by a handcuffed woman they had arrested following a report of a domestic disturbance.

At about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of Wilson Street and observed Columbus residents Clarissa D. Johnson, 36, and Timothy K. Meadows, 39, both of 717 Wilson St., fighting outside a home, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.

Officers observed that a window at the residence was broken and a concrete block had been thrown through the windshield of a nearby vehicle, according to officers at the scene, Harris said.

Johnson and Meadows were arrested.

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Johnson requested to be taken to Columbus Regional Hospital. After she was seated in a patrol car, she attempted to break out its window, Harris said.

At the hospital, Johnson tried to remove her handcuffs and kicked the two officers, who eventually restrained her, Harris said.

Johnson and Meadows were transported to the Bartholomew County Jail.

Johnson was booked on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement and battery on a law enforcement officer. She is being held on $16,000 bond, jail officials said.

Meadows was booked on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct, and released on $3,500 bond, jail officials said.

Traffic stop yields 2 arrests, recovery of stolen car

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Columbus Police Department officers patrolling along Cottage Avenue recovered a stolen vehicle from Rush County and arrested the car’s two occupants.

Shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday, a CPD officer observed a blue Chevy Camaro driving slowly in front of him in the 1900 block of Cottage Avenue. The officer checked the car’s license plate and determined that the vehicle was recently stolen from Rush County.

Police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver, Timothy E. Barrow, 57, and his passenger, Kristi M. Schofner, 43, both of Rushville. Officers also confirmed a warrant for Schofner’s arrest.

Both Barrow and Schofner were transported to the Bartholomew County Jail.

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Schofner was booked on a preliminary charge of trespassing and Barrow was booked on a preliminary charge of theft.

Looking Back – June 28

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June 28, 2019

Richard Tungate, left, and Tony Rothrock found something to enjoy about high water at the corner of Seventh Street and Werner Avenue after a month's worth of rain fell in an hour in 1994.

2009

Shares of Irwin Financial stock, which lost more than $400 million in the previous five quarters, soared by more than 49 percent to reach 76 cents.

1994

A series of late afternoon thunderstorms dumped a month’s worth of rain on Bartholomew County in an hour, making it one of the three heaviest rainfalls in a single storm in the previous 10 years.

1969

Riegel Paper Corp. announced details of a $2.5 million, five-year expansion program for its Edinburgh plant.

Around Town – June 28

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Orchids to …

• the very active trap, neuter, release program in Bartholomew County that has resulted in more than 330 feral and community cats “fixed” since Jan. 1 through the Community Animal Rescue Effort TNR program.

• those getting better training to attract more jobs to Columbus.

• Overhead Door for being so kind and prompt to replace parts on garage door.

• Sheryl Nulph for her letter to the editor about sensible use of the riverfront.

• our country for the secular U.S. Constitution that separates church and state.

• the Columbus mayor’s office, city engineering office, Dascal Bunch and Tom Dell for their hard work on getting the yellow stripes at the Ninth Street handicap spot, from John Tinkey.

• Jenny Wallace, for the cobbler and produce, from Elsie and Mary.

• my neighbors, Colleen, Cindy and Jill, for checking on me, for my safety and health when I was having a bad time, from Cheryl.

• people who keep their dogs inside or under a shade with plenty of cold water and care during hot weather.

• those who helped me and prayed for me while I was in the hospital, especially my minister and his wife, my kids and the neighbors in the trailer park, from Betty Lou.

• Rhonda Herman, for fixing my hair and makeup; Dana Bridgewater and Bob Kirby, for the seating arrangements; and J.D. Muir and April Arnold for helping me into the Moose Family Center and for the warm welcome back I received, from Betty Holder.

Onions to …

• Bartholomew County for being too bicycle friendly.

• those with poor taste who believe concrete cinder blocks are acceptable landscape material in a nice neighborhood instead of their intended purpose of keeping mobile homes off the floodplain.

• Democratic presidential candidates for promising the moon for a vote.

• those that think all things should be given to them.

• the idea that everyone is the same: if so, why try to excel or better yourself?

• the shopping center management for planting the tall grass bushes that block driver views of other moving cars, causing accidents.

• the Trump administration for continuing to support the lawsuit that seeks to end the ACA, which will change health care, give power back to the insurance companies, and potentially leave many without health care.

• the person driving down the road who does not understand that we are trying to sleep between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

• those who don’t take the time to learn that immigrants seeking asylum are not illegal.

• people that don’t realize “middle ground” is not the Columbus way.

• the neighbors in the addition off County Road 150W that leave broken-down cars in the front and back yards, which is a city violation.

• the city spending taxpayer money on the riverfront when they should be spending it on the drug problem in Columbus.

• those who did not listen to the fact that the administration separated children from migrant parents, therefore the parents could not care for them.

• those who do not bother to learn that the asylum seekers are legal immigrants and that one reason they’re arriving is that our president cut aid to their countries.

• those who continue to think that abortion is a political issue when it is actually a human issue and many of both parties don’t support abortion, especially late-term abortion.

• the man in a red Silverado at a grocery store who parked sideways in a handicapped space where an elderly gentleman with a cane couldn’t even get into his car.

• the company that charges a high price when you need a commode repaired and you’re on a fixed income.

Happy Birthday to …

• Joann Sprague, from your family, Bonnie and Donna.

• Roy Stein, from your family and Donna.

• Adam Clark, from your family and Donna.

• Brendan Boewe from Mom, Dad and Jenna.

• Gerald Adams, from Lenora, Melissa, Scott, John, Christi, Sarah and Mother.

• Adam Fish, from Tabitha, Ryne, Baleigh and Spencer.

• Belated Happy Anniversary to…

• Tony and Jennifer Hawksworth Elkins on June 27: happy 21st anniversary, from all your family.

• ANOTHER beautiful morning

Regional Hospital, Police – June 28

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JENNINGS COUNTY

Arrests

Tuesday

Alexandrew L. Mullikin, 26, Columbus, theft — receiving stolen auto parts, 9:52 a.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $1,055 bond.

Kerry M. Watkins, 38, Uniontown, resisting law enforcement, possession of paraphernalia, probation violation, for criminal trespass, 12:47 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s department, no bond.

Travis L. Reynolds, 40, Seymour, warrant, 12:50 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, no bond.

David Eggert, 18, North Vernon, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of stolen property, resisting law enforcement, parole warrant, 11:50 p.m., by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, $5,155 bond.

Incidents

Tuesday

12:22 p.m. — Accident with property damages in the 600 block of East Buckeye Street.

3:24 p.m. — Theft in the 900 block of Buckeye Street.

5:45 p.m. — Traffic accident in the 1900 block of County Road 350N.

Local Police, Fire – June 28

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county, and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Arrests

Monday

Norma R. Krebbs, 45, of 969 Jonesville Road, Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 6:23 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $750 bond.

Jeremy T. Calhoun, 28, of 540 First St., Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 8:48 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held without bond.

Adam S. Mitchell, 23, of 903 Chestnut St. — 1, Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 9:57 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held on $3,500 bond.

Tuesday

Rick Smallwood, 58, of 656 Clifty Drive, Columbus, two body attachments, 12:53 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $700 bond.

Johnny L. Gibson, 51, Scottsburg, Bartholomew County warrant, 2:09 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held without bond.

Tyler E. Burton, 34, 16042 E. County Road 265N, Columbus, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, 2:09 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, released on $2,500 bond.

Judy A. Pena, 39, of 2131 McClure St., Columbus, out-of-county warrant, 3:45 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held without bond.

Summer D. Jones, 25, of 446 Della Road, Columbus, theft — receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, legend drug injection devices, visiting a common nuisance, Bartholomew County warrant, 4:06 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $81,000 bond.

Courtney M. Jones, 38, 302 Pennsylvania St., Elizabethtown, theft — receiving stolen property, false informing, possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, legend drug injection devices, visiting a common nuisance, Bartholomew County warrant, 4:41 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $193,500 bond.

George P. Perez Jr., 32, of 1436 Sycamore St. — 2, Columbus, theft — receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, 7:23 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held on $58,500 bond.

Trey Allen Smith, 24, of 1520 Sycamore St., Columbus, dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, driving while suspended, 8:07 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held on $262,500 bond.

Terry A. Barnhart, 36, of 6780 W County Road 450S, Columbus, probation violation, 8:49 a.m., held without bond.

Fire, medic runs

Tuesday

8:15 a.m. — Unconscious person in the 7400 block of North County Road 825E.

9:46 a.m. — Person injured in the 500 block of Ridgeview Lane.

11:46 a.m. — Person injured in a fall in the 200 block of Coovert Street.

5:33 p.m. — Vehicle fire in the 2500 block of Central Avenue.

8:41 p.m. — Person injured in a fall in the 3000 block of 10th Street.

Incidents

Tuesday

1:02 a.m. — Battery in the 1800 block of Eighth Street.

3:18 a.m. — Theft in the 100 block of Cambridge Court.

4:50 a.m. — Theft in the 2300 block of Meadow Bend Drive.

7:44 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 200 block of Jonesville Road.

8:53 a.m. — Theft reported to the police department.

11 a.m. — Shoplifting in the 4100 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

11:11 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of 10th Street and McClure Road.

11:17 a.m. — Theft attempted in the 2000 block of Seventh Street.

11:50 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 2000 block of 25th Street.

12:13 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of North National Road and Central Avenue.

12:27 p.m. — Theft in the 2500 block of West Appleblossom Lane.

1:31 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of Jonesville Road and West Jonathan Moore Pike.

1:50 p.m. — Theft in the 2200 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

2:07 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of North County Road 650E and East Base Road.

2:15 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of East 25th Street and North County Road 650N.

2:47 p.m. — Shoplifting in the 1800 block of North National Road.

2:59 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 1900 block of 25th Street.

3:44 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of 10th and Pennsylvania streets.

4:25 p.m. — Theft in the first block of South Brooks Street.

5:10 p.m. — Criminal mischief or vandalism in the 400 block of Pence Street.

5:37 p.m. — Criminal mischief or vandalism in the 1200 block of Eighth Street.

5:50 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of North County Road 325W and West County Road 200N.

5:50 p.m. — Property-damage accident in the 10000 block of South U.S. 31.

6:27 p.m. — Residential entry in the 1700 block of West County Road 650N.

7:49 p.m. — Theft in the 4500 block of Progress Drive.

8:06 p.m. — Personal-injury accident at the intersection of East Southern Crossing and South County Road 150E.

9:45 p.m. — Subject refusing to leave in the 2000 block of Merchants Mile.

10:05 p.m. — Battery reported to the police department.

10:30 p.m. — Theft in the 2700 block of Scotland Drive.

‘SAVAGE BUILDS’: GOOD, CLEAN, EXPLOSIVE FUN

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— Among the more rewarding new cable series, "Savage Builds" (10 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG) enters its third week.

Adam Savage of "MythBusters" fame tweaks the concept of his old show just a bit. Instead of testing urban legends and science-fiction fantasies, he’ll set out to use cutting-edge engineering and technology to build and/or perfect devices from comic books or the pages of history. OK, it’s basically "MythBusters" without Savage’s old entourage.

Over the course of the first two episodes, available to stream on Discovery.com, Savage used a 3D printer to create a "real" Iron Man suit and tested a wildly unsuccessful wonder weapon from World War II.

The Iron Man experiment called on a specialty printer that extruded parts made of titanium, or rather a coating of titanium melted onto a surface with the use of powerful lasers. Savage’s inner 13-year-old has a blast with this segment.

He’s also like a kid in a toy store when trying to recalibrate the Panjandrum, a giant wonder weapon devised by the British for the purpose of storming French beaches in an Allied invasion.

Imagine two massive wheels connected by a huge cylinder filled with explosives. And the wheels were propelled by rockets, designed to drive the massive device over enemy barbed wire and minefields and onto an entrenched enemy position, where it would explode.

The problem with the Panjandrum was the near impossibility of getting its dozens of rockets to launch simultaneously. Archive footage shows the device spinning wildly and falling over like an explosion of Roman candles.

More than 75 years after its conception, Savage enlists an engineer from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars probe to put a 21st-century spin on the Panjandrum. Not to give too much away (you can stream this right now), newer technology only confirms some of the device’s old-school problems.

Perhaps the best thing about "Savage Builds" is the host’s enthusiasm for learning, teaching and experimenting. He’s just as goofy and joyous watching something fail as succeed, demonstrating that in science and engineering, it’s just as important to understand why something doesn’t work as why it does.

— Netflix begins streaming the imported Brazilian series "The Chosen One." This medical thriller/fantasy follows three idealistic doctors who travel to a remote village to deliver a vaccine against Zika virus, only to find themselves captive and captivated by a mysterious figure who has been using supernatural means to cure disease.

— Also on Netflix, the documentary series "Exhibit A" following cases where innocent people have been convicted using dubious forensic techniques, such as touch DNA and cadaver dogs.

— On "CMT Crossroads" (10 p.m., TV-PG), a Nashville celebration of the duo Brooks and Dunn, featuring Luke Combs, Brett Young, Midland, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi and Brandon Lancaster from LANCO.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

— A "Whistleblower" (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) challenges the Army Corps of Engineers.

— A ride home from a stranger on "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

— "20/20" (9 p.m., ABC) profiles a Texas man who manipulated his children into accompanying him on bank robberies.

— An altercation leaves Danny rattled on "Blue Bloods" (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE

— A wildly uneven period piece, the 1971 tragicomedy "Some of My Best Friends Are …" (8 p.m., TCM) profiles the closeted clientele of a New York gay bar, evoking an atmosphere that predated the Stonewall uprising that began 50 years ago today. Look for Rue McClanahan, Fannie Flagg and Warhol superstar Candy Darling.

SERIES NOTES

North by Northwest on "American Ninja Warrior" (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) … Embedded cameras follow "First Responders Live" (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) … Dean Cain hosts "Masters of Illusion" (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG), followed by a repeat.

A case gets personal on "Hawaii Five-0" (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) … A pool party theme on "MasterChef" (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) … Spectacle galore on "The Big Stage" (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG), followed by a repeat … "Dateline" (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

LATE NIGHT

"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (11:35 p.m., CBS) is a repeat … Jimmy Fallon welcomes Selena Gomez, Elaine Welteroth and GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry on "The Tonight Show" (11:35 p.m., NBC) … Joel McHale, Betty Gilpin and Santana appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (11:35 p.m., ABC, r).

Kevin Bacon, Cobie Smulders, Jordan Klepper and Jessica Burdeaux visit "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) … Zoe Saldana, Jason Clarke and Kenny DeForest appear on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

Teacher considers housing former student

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Dear Amy: I’m a high school teacher. I’m still in email contact with a transgender student (female to male), who graduated a couple of years ago.

This former student has cycled in and out of treatment centers (for eating disorders, suicidality, etc.)

I’m one of the few adults that this young man still keeps in contact with. The family is unsupportive.

If this young adult ends up homeless, which I fear might happen, what are my responsibilities and obligations?

I have a small house, where I live with my husband and 17-year-old son.

We could turn a storage room into a bedroom, if we had to.

Should my attempts to help this young adult be limited to giving the best advice I can, or should I “put my money where my mouth is,” so to speak, and offer up a room, even if I’m not really excited about the prospect?

My husband is easy-going, and my son is a wellspring of empathy, so I think they both would be OK with it.

I’d like to know what you think about this. I went into teaching to change lives. Does that end with graduation?

— Always a Teacher

Dear Teacher: I applaud your commitment and emotional support to this young man. Transgender youth are at an elevated risk for addiction, suicide and homelessness.

No, your connection does not need to end with graduation. Countless scholars and survivors of challenging home environments describe hero teachers, guidance counselors, coaches and school librarians who opened their hearts, wallets, and occasionally homes when these students had nowhere else to turn.

However, you leap from offering advice to (reluctantly) offering housing. There are so many ways in-between the two extremes where you can support and mentor this former student in order to try to keep him safe as he makes his way in the world.

You should connect him with a social worker locally who can help him to explore what services might be available to him. Make an appointment and attend the meeting with him.

Glaad.org has a growing list of resources for transgender people; the Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org) offers impressive points of contact (including a 24-hour hotline and texting support) directed toward trans youth.

You should use your research skills as a teacher to learn everything you can about the transgender experience. Offer your ongoing friendship and support.

If you believe that offering him housing is the only way to keep him off the streets, then yes — discuss this with a social worker or counselor with expertise in trans issues, and hold a family meeting and discuss this with your husband and son. You should only do this with your family’s full support.

Dear Amy: We are experiencing serious problems with my husband’s mother and brother.

Mother has been diagnosed with dementia, and brother is a severe alcoholic. He’s on psych medicines, but we have no way to tell if he’s taking them.

They have called 14 times today, and it’s just barely 10 p.m.

My brother-in-law calls at 5 a.m. when I am asleep, and at 10:30 p.m. when my husband is asleep.

They also have a knack for calling every single day to interrupt our dinner.

Short of changing our phone number, or filing a restraining order, is there anything we can do?

This is starting to affect our marriage.

— Ringing in my Ear

Dear Ringing: A restraining order would not be useful in dealing with someone with dementia or other mental illness.

I’m assuming that you have a landline. One advantage of a cellphone is that you can turn the ringer off — and still see calls as they come in. With a landline, you can physically unplug the phone, but I assume that you are nervous about doing this, in case there is an emergency. You might also be able to mute the ringer on a landline phone (depending on the brand of phone you have).

You should look into getting a low-cost cellphone. You can have calls forwarded to the cellphone from the landline, and that way you can silence the phone but still know if a call has come in.

Dear Amy: Thank you for the response to “Cold Turkey in Maryland,” who chastised his relatives for starting their holiday dinner without them.

The person who is late bears the burden of their lateness, not the host of 20 other guests.

— Been There

Dear Been There: Yes, you don’t get to gripe if you are the one pulling in a half-hour late.

Greater lead testing by officials welcome effort

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Lead Removal Workers — Hazardous material suits are worn when workers remove lead paint from older homes, to minimize health and environmental risks.

The general health of community residents should be an utmost concern for its governing officials and agencies. That means water, air and soil free of toxins and pollutants, for example.

When actions to help in that regard can be taken, they should be.

So, the fact that local health officials are increasing lead testing efforts in children is appreciated.

The Bartholomew County Health Department is using a $10,000 grant from the state health department to increase the screening of children who could be at risk for lead poisoning.

Lead poisoning is a valid concern. The toxic metal has been linked to developmental difficulties and neurological damage. Unborn babies and children under age 6 are the most at risk.

It’s also a concern for those who live in older homes that may have been painted with lead-based paint, or constructed with lead pipes for the plumbing components. Lead that seeps into the soil and gets into drinking water can potentially make a person ill.

Local health officials are focusing their efforts on the Lincoln-Central neighborhood, an area of the city with older homes and higher child poverty rates, factors that increase the risk for lead poisoning.

They’re also ramping up awareness efforts. The local health department has made presentations to five doctor’s offices and distributed flyers to apartments located near schools. Also, an information session was conducted recently at the Columbus Learning Center.

Those who think they might be at risk for lead poisoning should do their part and contact the local health department to get more information.

The local health department is doing its part to help those who are more vulnerable to exposure, because lives matter.