Crib Recall
Reports of four infant suffocations have
prompted the biggest crib recall in U.S history.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says more than 2.1million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled because of hardware problems as well as assembly mistakes by the crib owner.
These problems can cause the drop-side to
detach, creating a dangerous space where a child can become
trapped.
The CPSC says the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the
United States and almost 1 million in Canada, going back to 1993.
Nearly 150,000 of the cribs carry the Fisher-Price logo. A repair
kit is available.
More than 5 million drop-side cribs have been recalled over the
past two years. They're connected to the deaths of a dozen young
children.
The CPSC is considering new standards which would effectively
ban drop-side cribs.
Investigation Continues Into Fatal Hotel Fire
The investigation continues today into an early Monday morning hotel fire in Vincennes that claimed the life of an Indianapolis man and injured three others.
30-year-old Ralph Pace of Indianapolis died in the fire at the Vincennes' Days Inn on Wheatland Road.
Two others, who were sharing the room with Pace, were taken to Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Authorities say they are in critical, but stable condition.
They have yet to be identified.
A Vincennes police officer suffered a cut on his hand while helping evacuate the hotel.
Although the fire was contained to the room where it started, the entire hotel suffered smoke damage.
Officials say the fire caused an estimated 100-thousand dollars damage.
An investigator from the State Fire Marshall's Office and Vincennes Fire investigators continue efforts to determine the cause.
Knox Co. Hunting Accident
A Bicknell man was shot Monday after his hunting partner apparently mistook him for a deer.
State Conservation officials say 19-year-old John Richardson and 19-year-old Christopher Garrett, both from Bicknell, were hunting near Twin Washouts Road in northern Knox County.
Richardson reportedly changed positions without Garrett's knowledge and Garrett fired his shotgun at what he thought was a deer.
Richardson was hit just below his rib cage.
He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
New Superintendent Chosen for Linton-Stockton
The Greene County Daily World reports the school board voted unanimusly Monday to hire Nick Karazsia for the job. Karazsia currently serves as Principal for Linton-Stockton High School. He starts his new job January first. Karazsia will replace Superintendent Ron Bush who retires at the end of the year.
The Linton-Stockton School Corporation has a new Superintendent today.
Ball State Students to Work With Crane
Entrepreneurship students at Ball State University will work with U.S. Navy researchers to develop commercial applications for military projects through a technology transfer initiative.
Military 2 Market is a result of an educational partnership agreement between Ball State's nationally recognized Entrepreneurship Center, the Department of Defense and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.
Students in the program will be given access to government patents and intellectual property and challenged to find commercial opportunities for the technologies.
Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Petersburg woman Monday on a warrant for Purchasing three or more grams of Pseudoephedrine. 21-year-old Amanda Walls was released from the Daviess County Security Center after posting two-thousand dollars bond. Sheriff's deputies also arrested 21-year-old Dustin Butcher of Washington Monday on a warrant for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. Butcher was also released from jail on two-thousand dollars bond. 230 inmates were being held in the Daviess County Security Center as of Monday evening. |
Search Continues for Spencer Bank Robber
Police continue their search today for a suspect in Friday afternoon's armed robbery of the People's Bank branch on East Morgan Street in Spencer in Owen County. Shortly before two PM, a man displayed a handgun, gave the teller a bag and demanded cash. No one was injured. The suspect left the bank headed south on East Street. The suspect is described as a white male in his 50's. He was seen wearing a tan baseball hat, tan jacket, a button down tan or gray shirt and blue jeans. The suspect was wearing glasses at the time of the robbery. The Spencer Police Department is asking anyone with information on the identity of the suspect to please contact them at (812) 829-3932, the Owen County Sheriff’s Department at (812)829-4874 or the Indiana State Police at (812) 332-4411.
'Zachary's Law' Killer Resentenced to Life
A Tippecanoe Superior Court judge sentenced 37-year-old Christopher M. Stevens on Monday. Stevens had been sentenced to death for the 1993 murder of Zachary Snider of Cloverdale. But a federal appeals court set aside his death penalty in 2007 Stevens had been scheduled to stand trial again in February, but
A convicted child molester whose murder of a 10-year-old boy led to the creation of Indiana's sex offender registry has been resentenced to life in prison without parole.
and let the murder conviction stand after determining that defense
lawyers at the original trial hadn't presented adequate evidence of
Stevens' mental illness.
the life sentence was part of a deal reached in September with the
boy's parents, who agreed to stop seeking the death penalty against
Stevens.
Illinois: Children's Shopping Guide Available On-Line
Madigan says the guide will help moms and dads navigate the 121 recalls of more than 17 million individual children's items this year alone. It features the names and pictures of recalled products. The guide also has information about recalls of products not intended for kids and information on how to prevent SIDS. You can get a free copy at: WWW.ILLINOISATTORNEYGENERAL.GOV. Parents can also sign up for recall notifications on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has put together a shopping guide to help parents steer clear of recalled children's products this holiday season.
Daviess Co. Christmas Parade Saturday
The parade lineup begins at 7th and East Main in Washington at 2:00 PM. The lineup continues back towards Washington High School and will utilize the area around the school plus the Bedford Road tennis courts parking lot and the Washington National Guard Armory lot. The theme for the parade is "A Daviess County Christmas Past-A Daviess County Christmas Present". Entries should reflect the theme for the 2009 parade. Entries are still being accepted by contacting the mayor's office at 254-5575. Entrants may also show up on Saturday at 2 for a place in line. Those showing up without pre registration should check in at 7th and Bedford Road to get their starting location. The parade will follow the normal route which is west on Main Street to Meridian. Then north to Van Trees and east back towards the school. Washington Police are asking that no vehicles be parked near Main and Meridian and near Meridian and Van Trees to allow parade units the opportunity to make the turn onto those streets. Santa Claus will be making his first appearance near the beginning of the parade riding on a city fire truck. There will be a special surprise guest couple riding the fire truck at the end of the parade.
The 2009 Daviess County Christmas Parade will be this Saturday starting at 3:00 PM.
Visit the Linton Rotary Mini-Park and See Santa
Friday, November 27 Workshop Open Noon - 4:00 pm
Saturday, November 28 Workshop Open 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Saturday, December 5 Workshop Closed
Santa and his helpers will be coming through by train on December 5 compliments of the Indiana Rail Road. The Train will be at the Indiana Rail Road tracks on South Main Street from 1:30 pm—3:00 pm
Saturday, December 12 Workshop Open 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Saturday, December 19 Workshop Open 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce
Linton Rotary Club
Linton Businesses
Daviess Community Hospital’s Quick Care Clinic located near the Wal-mart Supercenter in Shrine Circus
76th Hadi Shrine Circus
Nov. 26th – 29th
Roberts Stadium
Order tickets online at http://www.hadishrinecircus.com
