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Martin County JOURNAL Year 11, Issue 6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Eight pages Carlisle VU59 VU54 VU58 Newberry VU58 VU45 VU58 VU37 2020 Census Committee hopes to ¨¦§69 Sandborn Crane Oolitic Oaktown Elnora VU5 VU458 Bedford VU158 VU58 Odon increase county’s response rate VU67 ¤£50 ¤£41 Edwardsport 231 Plainville ¤£ VU358 BY COURTNEY HUGHETT Bicknell VU57 VU450 Martin County Journal Publisher Bruceville Mitchell VU550 Martin County’s voluntary response VU60 67 VU Loogootee to the 2010 Census was just 71 percent. Vincennes 50 ¤£ Shoals Orleans Wheatland Washington Montgomery ¤£50 Ten years before that it was 73 percent. A ¤£150 committee was formed last year, chaired VU550 Monroe City ¤£150 by Vickie Wathen, of Loogootee, to help VU257 §69 ¨¦ West Baden Springs 241 61 improve the count. The committee con- VU VU Alfordsville French Lick Paoli VU56 sists of school teachers from Loogootee ¤£231 Decker and Shoals, the Loogootee Mayor’s of- Petersburg VU145 VU56 VU356 VU56 fice, the Loogootee Library Director, and mailed out in mid-March and include an VU37 VU57 members of the public. The goal of the invitation code to answer online. They VU65 committee is to increase Martin Coun- can also be mailed in or answered via VU545 Jasper ty’s voluntary response rate, without Winslow 164 telephone. The official Census count day VU162 VU VU257 64 requiring Census workers to track down is April 1, 2020. Anyone not completing VU364 VU VU357 ¨¦§69 VU64 English residents to count. According to Wathen, Francisco Oakland City the questionnaire voluntarily, will re- Birdseye education is the primary focus. Com- ceive a visit from a Census worker for Huntingburg Somerville VU237 mittee members will be posting flyers a manual count. Data must be turned in Mid-States Corridor VU168 Mackey Spurgeon around the county, providing informa- to the President of the United States by Holland VU264 Connectivity 57 Ferdinand VU VU62 tion at county festivals and events, and December 31, 2020. Lynnville VU68 ¨¦§64 ¨¦§64 Indianapolis 74 Dale ¨¦§70 ¨¦§ providing information to school children Questions on the form include: the Terre Haute ¨¦§69 Elberfeld 161 231 to take home to their parents. number of people living in a household, VU ¤£231 ¤£ Bloomington Santa Claus 58 65 61 «¬ A¨¦§lton In the past, it has been found that many names of each member of the household, VU 162 145 ¬37 Gentryville VU VU « ¤£50 ¨¦§69 do not voluntarily respond to the Census along with their date of birth, race and ¤£231 VU545 ¤£50 Tennyson VU228 because they feel like their privacy is be- sex; and what kind of home they live in. ¨¦§164 Boonville VU66 ¤£150 62 VU VU37 70 VU¨¦§64 Louisville ing violated. The Census Bureau is re- In 2010, Daviess County’s voluntary VU245 ¨¦§164 U261 Potential V Chrisney Evansville Legend 60 quired, by law, to keep your information response rate was 79 percent and Dubois VU70 Troy ¤£ PreliminaryVU1 44 Section 1 Study Band (1000 ft) Owensboro Alternatives confidential. They cannot release any of County’s was 86 percent. Martin Coun- Evansville VU259 U376 VU66 y V N w Section 2 Study Bands (2 mi) Tell City a k £431 t P ¤ c y Newburgh h n K e ster 65 the information, even to law enforce- ty’s Complete Count Committee hopes 662 Grandview r We ¨¦§ Section VU3 Study Bands (2 mi) P k VU66 w ¤£60 y Managed Land Cannelton 166 ment or other government agencies, for to bypass those numbers for Martin 657 VU 86 Rockport VU Bowling Green VU VU261 any reason. County this year. The Census has been The data collected by the US Census taken every ten years since 1790 and is Potential Preliminary Alternatives determines how many state representa- mandated in Article 1, Section 2 of the 0 2.5 5 10 Miles 1 in = 7.5 miles tives each state gets in Congress and is U.S. Constitution. ´ 7/26/2019 used to draw district maps. It also deter- The Census Bureau is also hiring for mines federal funding for schools, roads, census takers and office positions at the hospitals, etc., for the next 10 years. rate of $18.50 per hour. For more infor- Without a proper count, funds may not mation, visit https://2020census.gov/en/ Public meeting scheduled for be allocated correctly, because a true jobs.html. For more information on the population count was not obtained. 2020 Census, visit www.2020census. input on new highway plans 2020 Census questionnaires will be gov. BY COURTNEY HUGHETT open house format. A presentation is Martin County Journal Publisher planned for 6 p.m. each night. Project team members will be at multiple sta- A public meeting will be held Tuesday, tions to answer questions and question- February 18 at Loogootee High School, naires will be available to gather public from 5:30-8 p.m. to hear public input on input. Anyone with input on the project the proposed Mid-States Corridor proj- is encouraged to attend. ect. The preferred corridor is expected to The Mid-States Corridor is anticipat- be chosen by fall of this year with fur- ed to begin at SR 66 near the William H. ther public input and analysis being done Natcher Bridge crossing the Ohio River through 2021. at Rockport, continue generally through For more information, visit www.mid- the Huntingburg and Jasper area and ex- statescorridor.com or the facebook page. tend north to connect to Interstate 69. Once past the Jasper area, no decision Multiple arrests made has been made on the exact layout. The after theft at O’Reilly’s roadway could expand Highway 231 or On January 25, at approximately 10:04 Highway 50, both through Martin Coun- a.m., Loogootee Police Officer Tony ty, into a four-lane, interstate-type road- Dant, Martin County Sheriff’s Office way. Other options are being considered Deputy John Wright, and Indiana State as well. (See map above showing routes Police Trooper Jarrod Lents responded being considered.) to a possible theft in progress at O’Reil- A project team will analyze and com- ly Auto Parts in Loogootee. Employees pare the benefits, impacts and costs of a at O’Reilly’s reported that a male and range of reasonable options to identify a -Photo provided female had just stolen items from their Leadership trip preferred corridor for the proposed facil- store. Officers located Cecorra Holt, 21, On Monday January 27 some of the Martin County Leadership Program par- ity. The study will include assessment of of Loogootee in Family Dollar and Dylan ticipants took a trip to the state Capitol building. The Daviess County Leadership the social, economic and environmental Bruner, 26, of Loogootee, in the parking Program attended as well. While there, the group took a tour of the building, sat impacts of each corridor, along with con- lot. While investigating the theft, officers thru general assembly sessions for the Senate and the House of Representatives. sideration of ways to avoid, minimize or located stolen items from O’Reilly’s and The group was also able to have lunch and visit Eric Bassler and Shane Lindau- mitigate those impacts. Family Dollar as well as methamphet- er. Shown in the front, from left to right, are Ryan Werden (DCL), Kathy Collins Other public meetings include: amine, a controlled substance, marijuana, (MCL), Sierra Rutledge (MCL), and Bobbie Abel (MCL). In the second row, Wednesday, February 19: Bedford and paraphernalia in the vehicle that was from left to right, are Kayla Siebert (DCL), Rhonda Rhumble (MCL), Emily Middle School, 1501 N St., Bedford being used for the theft. Cecorra Holt and Troutman (DCL), Eric Bassler, Shane Lindauer, Walt Henrichson (MCL), and Thursday, February 20: Jasper Middle Dylan Bruner were arrested and taken to Blake Kleaving (MCL). In the back row, from left to right, are Clint Mackey School, 3600 N. Portersville Rd., Jasper the Martin County Security Center with- (DCL), Adam Thorne (DCL), Steve Walden (DCL), Jameson Hibbs (MCL), and The public meetings are scheduled out incident. Joel Montgomery (DCL). 5:30 to 7 p.m. ET and will feature an (See ‘ARRESTS’ on page 2) www.martincountyjournal.com ~ [email protected] ~ 812-259-4309 ~ Fax: 888-380-2761 ~ P.O. Box 148, Loogootee, IN 47553 Page 2 MARTIN COUNTY JOURNAL Wednesday, February 5, 2020 ARRESTS (Continued from page one) Jody W. Williams was charged with Deputy Wright requested the assis- possession of methamphetamine, a Level tance of Martin County Prosecutor Aure- 6 Felony; unlawful possession of a hypo- ola Wright to apply for a search warrant dermic needle, a Level 6 Felony; posses- for Cecorra Holt’s residence, which was sion of marijuana, a Class B Misdemean- granted by the Honorable Martin County or; possession of paraphernalia, a Class Circuit Court Judge Lynne E. Ellis. C Misdemeanor; and visiting a common Martin County Sheriff’s Office -Dep nuisance, a Class C Misdemeanor. uties Wright, Gibson, Greene, Wells, Devaughn R. Mesarosh was charged and Seymour; ISP Troopers Nolan and with possession of methamphetamine, a Henning; and Loogootee Police Officer Level 6 Felony; unlawful possession of McBeth assisted in executing the search a hypodermic needle, a Level 6 Felony; warrant. During the search, officers -de possession of marijuana, a Class B Mis- tained Mark Payne, 31, of Loogootee demeanor; possession of paraphernalia, a and Jody Williams, 42, of Loogootee, Class C Misdemeanor; and maintaining a who were inside the residence. Officers common nuisance, a Level 6 Felony. located additional methamphetamine, All suspects are innocent, until proven hypodermic needles, marijuana, and par- guilty in a court of law. aphernalia inside the residence. Mark Payne and Jody Williams were arrested City to tag junk vehicles and taken to the Martin County Security Per Indiana State Law 9-13-2-1 and Center.