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Firemen's Festival at Austin offers visitors free musical entertainment |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:00 |
During the two days of the Austin Firemen's Festival, October 9 and 10, visitors are going to be treated to some very good -and free – entertainment.
On Friday, October 9, the schedule calls for exhibitors' booths to be set up on the grounds of the Jennings Township Volunteer Fire Department in downtown Austin from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Booths and exhibits will open tot he public starting at 4 p.m. and will remain open until 11 p.m.
The fire department's famous fish fry will also start at 4 p.m., continuing through 9 p.m. People can carry away their purchases or eat at the fire department.
Music will be played by Deejay Ray from 4 to 5 p.m. in the stage area. Starting at 5 p.m., performers with the Indiana Gospel Music Association will play and sing until 7 p.m.
Family-style hayrides will begin at 6 p.m., with the scarier, haunted version starting at 7 p.m. that night.
On stage, Bomar and Ritter will perform from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. their own style of folk music.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 12:52 |
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Chiming cell phone in closet narrows circle of culprits |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:00 |
A ring from an unfamiliar cellphone found in a closet of a burgled home allowed law enforcement officers to narrow the list of suspects in the crime to one.
Detective Rick Barrett of the Scott County Sheriff's Department related in a probable cause affidavit filed in the case against Heather Thompson, 23, Lexington, that the victim of the burglary on September 17 discovered the strange cell phone in her closet.
The woman said she had returned to her home on that date and noticed that a window screen had been cut and blinds in a rear bedroom's window were ajar. When she entered the home, she heard the cell phone ringing. She located it and answered to hear a man's voice. Then, she told the detective, Thompson got on the phone and identified the phone as hers. Thompson, the victim stated, told her that she “...must have left it there this morning.”
Thompson, advised the homeowner, had come to the home that morning, but she did not come in. Thompson was described as a neighbor.
When Det. Barrett arrived, Thompson was at the house with the owner. She provided information about why she had come to the woman's house. Thompson said a couple who had assisted her with her car in the woman's driveway that morning tried to sell her a gun a short time later.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 12:55 |
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Austin men now facing drug charges after warrant served |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:00 |
The service of a search warrant at an Austin residence has resulted in criminal charges being filed against the man living there and a friend who was visiting.
Brack Fugate Sr., 65, North Second Street, was served with the search warrant by Lt. Shawn Hurt of the Austin Police Department on August 30. Fugate and a friend, James Golden, were found at the home.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Fugate was found in possession of Oxycontin, a Schedule 2 controlled substance, as well as three handguns and a rifle. An undisclosed amount of money was also recovered from Fugate's wallet and from clothing found in his closet. Golden was allegedly found in possession of several Vicodine pills, a Schedule 3 controlled substance.
Fugate was charged with dealing a Schedule 2 controlled substance, a Class B felony, and possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a common nuisance, both Class D felonies. He appeared in Scott Circuit Court on Tuesday, September 1, for an initial hearing.
His jury trial was scheduled for February 2, 2010. Bail was set at $50,000 corporate surety or full cash.
Golden's charges include possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony, and visiting a common nuisance, a misdemeanor.
He also pleaded not guilty at his initial hearing in Superior Court. His bail was set at $3,000 corporate surety/10% cash, and a jury trial date of December 21 was scheduled. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 12:57 |
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Injuries to two allegedly caused by Lexington man |
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Written by Marty Randall
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 00:00 |
A Lexington man has been held at the Scott County Security Center pending a hearing in Scott Circuit Court on his competency to hire legal counsel to represent him on six charges filed against him in connection with an incident that occurred in Austin on Wednesday, September 16.
Eric R. Rasnick, 29, has been charged with Class C felony resiting law enforcement, Class D felony resisting law enforcement and criminal recklessness and Class A misdemeanor counts of resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness and battery.
Lt. Shawn Hurt of the Austin Police Department prepared the probable cause affidavit for the Scott County Prosecutor's Office. In the document, Lt. Hurt stated that he was dispatched to Paulanna Avenue on September 16 along with Reserve Patrolman Shane Deaton to investigate a possible case of battery.
When the officers arrived, Lt. Hurt said he saw a man running toward a silver vehicle parked close to the officer's patrol car. People at the scene told him that the man was Rasnick. He said he used his flashlight to nick and ordered him to stop. Rasnick, he said, got into the driver's seat and drove his vehicle toward the patrol unit and Lt. Hurt, but as the officer began walking up to the vehicle, Rasnick drove the car closer, causing Lt. Hurt to step back and against his unit to avoid being hit. As Rasnick drove by, Lt. Hurt said he hit the rear window of Rasnick's vehicle with the flashlight, breaking the back window.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 September 2009 12:15 |
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