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Volume 140, Number 4 Thursday, January 28, 2021 Published Weekly in Danville, Indiana
Way Maker, Hendricks County’s first recovery home, has an interior meant to welcome residents and create a safe space for growth and education.
There are several non-profit groups and leaders in the county working to improve the drug epidemic in our area, but funds are needed and time to put programs and expertise in place is lengthy.
After hours of phone calls, searching for an inpatient facility for her son, Dottie Grubb came to the conclusion there was no recovery residences the county could offer. Grubb’s son often stayed at Marion County facilities, placing him closer to dangerous situations rather than farther away.
Several members of Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) have spoken about resources and the importance of having services offered to those suffering from addiction both available and close by.
Cindy Whyde, a member of PAL and parent of a son currently in recovery knows all-to-well the struggles of getting help when needed.
“My son was prescribed opiate pain killers from a shoulder injury in high school. That was his first taste of it and things progressed from there until it was a full -blown heroin addiction,” Whyde said.
In the beginning, Whyde said, no one was talking about it. It wasn’t until he joined a gym and the owner recognized signs of drug addiction that Whyde realized the issue was larger than teen marijuana use.
For 13 years, her son was in and out of treatment facilities, often out of state.
Whyde remembers the frustration and pain as she tried desperately to find help for her son.
“We had a lot of people say they won’t do inpatient because you ‘don’t die from withdrawing from heroin’. Insurance wouldn’t take you…. At one point, he was at the hospital and had been given something to calm him down. A social worker came in and she said ‘I’m not very good with this. Give me a patient with psychosis and I can handle it, but the chances of your son ever beating this is slim’,” Whyde recalls. “Her painting this bleak picture of my son was just heart wrenching. No one should ever be telling a parent their kid isn’t going to live through this addiction. I was devastated and finding a place for him became my mission.” (Continued on Page A-8)
Meme’s the Word! Bernie Appears At The Republican
The Republican got an Internet shout-out when this picture turned up on Facebook. The photo of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders bundled up at the Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden was photoshopped into a Christmas scene with Danville’s waving Santa take last month. We not sure if Bernie was keeping an eye on Santa’s distribution of Ho-ho-ho’s or picking up a copy of The Republican to read by the fire.
Park Board Meeting
The Hendicks County Park Board will meet on Wednesday, February 3, at 2 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Hendricks County Government Center, 355 S. Washington, Meeting Rooms 4 & 5, at Danville.
All Park Board meetings are open to the public. To view the meeting schedule, agendas, and meeting minutes, visit hendrickscountyparks.org.
Virtual Chair Yoga with Jan
Hendricks Countu Senior services offers Virtual Chair Yoga with Jan Dorsey, Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m., at the HCSS Facebook page.
Chair Yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people who cannot stand or lack the mobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions.
While seated on chairs, participants can do versions of twists, hip stretches, forward bends, and mild backbends. In addition to a good stretch, chair yoga participants can also enjoy other health benefits of yoga, including improved muscle tone, better breathing habits, reduction of stress, better sleep, and a sense of well-being.
This class is taught by Jan Dorsey, a Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor.
LINK Public Transit Service
LINK Hendricks County provides public transit service to persons of any age (including wheelchair transport, portable oxygen, attendants, and service animals).
Services are available to anyone needing a ride within Hendricks County. Those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. If your child falls under the Indiana Child Seat Law you must provide a state approved car seat.
LINK service is scheduled on a first come, first served basis, so riders are encouraged to call as soon as possible, up to three (3) months in advance.
Curb to curb transportation is available Monday through Friday, during the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Service is not available on holidaysor when inclement weather prohibits safe boarding and/or travel.
This is a fee-based service, $6 round trip within a town; $8 round trip within the county. The service is scheduled by calling LINK at 317-718-4474 and requesting LINK transportation.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Benjamin Franklin
Tox-Away Days
The Hendricks County Recycling District will be hosting five Tox-Away Days in 2021.Tox-Away Days are opportunities for Hendricks County households to properly recycle or dispose of household hazardous waste (HHW), tires, electronics & appliances.
Get Ready To Recycle in 2021!
The new year is a good time to think about the best way to dispose of Household Hazardous Waste and to recycle items you no longer need. The Hendricks County Recycling District will help by offering five Tox-Away Days for Hendricks County residents during 2021
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In the Public Notice Section
In this week’s Public Notice section are many item of interest.
Town of Clayton Plan Commission will conduct a public hearing on February 2, 2021, at 7:00pm at the Clayton Town Hall, 4844 Iowa St, Clayton, IN 46118, to consider the proposed Town of Clayton Unified Development Ordinance. A Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO, contains local regulations concerning the use and development of land and buildings, including zoning, subdivision, stormwater, and natural resource conservation.
Public notices are a way to keep informed about what’s going on in your county, your town, and your community. Be sure to check the Public Notice section each week in The Republican.
County Salaries In This Issue
Hendricks County employs over 600 people in all the various departments of government. Annually, the salaries of those workers are published by the County Auditor. The list of county employees and the compensation they received in 2020 may be found in the Public Notice section of this issue of The Republican.
SWCD Board To Meet Online
Please be advised, the Hendricks County SWCD Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please email Teri Lents, SWCD Office Manager teri.lents@ in.nacdnet.net if you would like to receive a link to the Teams meeting.
All Household Hazardous Waste (chemicals, auto fluids, fluorescent bulbs, rechargeable batteries, pesticides, herbicides, etc.) is accepted from households free of charge. Fees are charged for the recycling of televisions, appliances and tires (over a certain number).
Only residents of Hendricks County are allowed to utilize the District’s ToxAway Day events. Regulations prohibit hazardous wastes from other organizations (businesses, churches, schools, non-profits) from being accepted.
Tox-Away Days are open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 2021 Tox-Away dates and locations are: • Saturday, April 17, Brownsburg East Elementary School, 1250 Airport Rd., Brownsburg • Saturday, May 22, Hendricks County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Main, Danville. • Saturday, July 17, Hickory Elementary School, 907 Avon Ave., Avon. • Saturday, August 28, Hendricks County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Main, Danville. • Saturday, October 9, Plainfield Middle School, 985 Longfellow Ln., Plainfield.
When you arrive at a Tox-Away event, stay in your vehicle. Volunteers will unload everything for you.
Please remember that latex paint should not be brought to Tox-Away Day for disposal. Since it is water-based, it is safe to dispose of with normal household trash once it’s been solidified.
More information about the Tox-Away Day program, as well as an online recycling guide, is available by calling the District’s office at 317-858-6070 or by visiting recyclehendrickscounty.org.
It’s what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him. Kin Hubbard
Senior Center Food Pantry
Hendricks County Senior Services offers a food pantry for Hendricks County seniors, including perishable, nonperishable, and hygiene products. The food pantry is open by appointment. Call 317-745-4303 to make an appointment to come to the food pantry.
Hendricks County Senior Services reserves the right to limit the number of visits. Individuals must be 60 years old or older and a resident of Hendricks County, to use the food pantry. Donations are always needed, accepted and appreciated.
Master Gardeners Awards
Seven Hendricks County Master Gardeners received their new master gardener awards levels. Purdue gives Awards to an individual when he has completed required number of volunteer hours and educational hours for each level. New awards went to: ▪ Advanced Master Gardeners 60 vol/45 Ed--Kathe Rae Susan Gackenheimer ▪ Bronze Master Gardeners 200 vol/60 Ed-- Teri Mitchem Sara Fenton ▪ Silver Master Gardener 500 Vol/75 Ed - Kim Somermeyer ▪ Gold 1000 Master Gardeners 1000 Vol/100 ed-Richard Meier ▪ Gold 4000 Master Gardener 4000 Vol/250 Ed – Steve Pearl
These were presented at the Zoom meeting on January 19 by Jeff Pell.
Gold Master Gardener Colletta Kosiba presented “The Winter Garden” to the 48 attendees. They looked at trees, shrubs and hard scape that gave winter interest in the garden. Winter is a dramatic season
The Hendricks County Master Gardeners strive to give horticulture information and education to county residents.
Local historian and writer Paul Miner uses items from The Republican’s YesterYear column to develop an interesting, informative and often humorous article.
... And Equal in the Sight of Men?
To the Editor:
Attitudes toward minorities and behavioral norms have evolved in the county since more than a century ago. Remnants lurk while some persistent views are there for all to grasp if they simply admit their eyes and ears are accurately functioning.
The generally accepted post-Civil War racial divide was obliquely expressed, perhaps due to innocent ignorance. Danville had not yet hosted Klan parades attracting crowds of 10,000.
It was commonplace to use demeaning language in referring to minorities. Perhaps no one white saw anything injurious about it.
Consider black-face minstrel shows, that American national entertainment. Or the term “coloreds,” and mockingly exaggerated dialects in making jokes.
Danville’s “burnt cork fraternity” provided two Masonic Hall “drawing room entertainments” just after Christmas 1870 to “large audiences, composed of our best citizens, who manifested their decided approval by unfeigned applause.” “Jokes, songs and burlesques” included “delineations of the Fifteenth Amendmenters,” with dances and comedies “strikingly true, and which “exhibited a talent for Negro Minstrelsy.”
That amendment, giving black men the right to vote, had been ratified earlier in 1870.
Blacks presented minstrel acts, too. “The colored minstrel troupe consisting of local artists,” along with talent from Paris, Illinois, gave a show in January 1890. Nonwhites were identified by their race. Danville Post Office regularly advertised unclaimed letters, and when one was for a black man in July 1882, “colored” appeared after his name.
The “colored folks’” basket meeting in July 1885 near Pecksburg, where Old Settlers sometimes met, drew around 1,500, but three-fourths were white. Everyone was welcome to those faith gatherings. Rev. Charles Roberts, Plainfield, also black, preached morning and afternoon.
In distant news, the paper reported in June 1885 that Henry O. Flipper, the first black West Point graduate, held a commission in the Mexican army, “and gets along very well with the ‘greasers.’” Little beyond his name was accurately reported.
The American Doves of Protection, “a colored organization,” picnicked at Lum Tout’s woods in August 1885. About 75 from Indianapolis and 50 from Danville and nearby, along with 100 whites gathered. After building a platform, the group enjoyed dancing and singing.
Come nightfall, the party moved to Danville’s skating rink, charging 15 cents for dancing. Whites were invited as spectators.
Observing America is “a free country,” The Republican reproved, “if a white lady or gentleman choses to attend a colored dance . . . so long as the manager of the occasion does not object, there is no law to prevent them.”
Whites mixing socially with blacks was “not a crime,” but “a matter of taste,” the paper continued, “yet public opinion censures anyone who does so, and if the young man or woman does not respect the opinion of the public, they should not and can not expect the public to respect them.”
A “colored dance” at the rink three months later turned out well. “The tall and the short, the lean and the fat, the white and the black . . . all enjoyed a good time.”
When John Lee grew the largest turnip seen around town, 22 inches in circumference and weighing 4-3/4 pounds, it also was necessary in October 1885 to clarify that he was “colored.”
Societies, clubs and benefits could send $2 to Philadelphia in 1902 for a manuscript detailing everything needed to put on a successful minstrel show.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Danville’s Sons of Veterans entertained with a luncheon and minstrel show in June 1920. Ten ladies in plantation costumes and blackface sang, danced “and worked off jokes until there was danger of some one becoming hysterical when the curtain was considerately rung down.”
The Union’s Plainfield correspondent in October 1883, on Civil Rights, claimed the town’s black citizens “should feel proud that they can stand on equal footing with the white . . . they are free and equal in the eyes of the law.”
Not then. Not now.
Paul Miner Lizton
The Lees of Danville
John William Lee, mentioned in the article above, was born a slave in Virginia. He never knew the year he was born.
During the Civil War he escaped to the Union line and was employed by the government to build foritifications around Washington, D.C. After the war, he came to Danville where he sold produce from his garden and did odd jobs.
His daughter, Bessie, was the first Black graduate of Danville High School in 1893.
Three of his sons also graduated from Danville. One of his sons, John Milton Lee (DHS 1910) help to found the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Indiana University, and in the first Battery of Negro Artillerymen in World War I.
John William Lee’s story was equal to any of the “pioneers” but was never published in any histories of Hendricks County. It was, however, recorded in the pages of The Republican.
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Virtual Music with Dave
Enjoy the musical talents of Dave Hatfield on the Hendricks County Senior Services Facebook page. Watch Dave perform live on Thursdays at 10 a.m.
It’s News To Us
The Republican has published local news weekly since 1847. We offer this column as a look back at events from our archives and to help connect today’s readers to the people and events in our past.
Stilesville: We have had a detective with us for a day or two looking up the Hinshaw case.
New bridges are needed on the two streets leading to the depot. It is proposed to build an arch on Tennessee street and a bridge on Washington. The structures will cost from $1,200 to $1,600 each.
The rate for electric lights for domestic use is fifty cents each per month for the first three lights and fifteen cents for each additional light.
The North Salem Herald missed the issue of the 17th on account of the death of the editor’s daughter who was making her home at Brownsburg with her grandparents.
The Shakespeare Club gave another of their enjoyable parties Friday evening at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Hadley. Fortune telling by means of the oracle finished an evening perfect in every way, one long to be remembered.
Will exchange photographs for wood at Pendergast’s.
Chas. G. McCurdy entertained last evening at “taffy pullin” his Sunday school class of little boys and their lady friends.
Center township schools will have a six and one-half months term. The shortest term in the county is in Brown township where there will be 101 days of school.
The Prohibitionists of Hendricks county met in mass convention yesterday to the number of twenty including state chairman Dunlap.
They do say that Prosecutor Gulley decided to shave with one of these safety razors, constructed something on the principal of a lawn mower. He went into a room all alone, locked the door and worked for quite a time. When he emerged, one side of his face was more or shaved while the other was not touched. He went up town to the barber and had the job finished. the state. It will be known as the Hoosier Symphony orchestra and will present its first concert in the Central Normal College gymnasium, April 7, at 3 p.m. Percy Grainger, famous composer-pianist-conductor, will be featured.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ensminger have purchased three acres of ground at the intersection of Roads 136 and 39 from C.A. Disney and plan to build there in the spring. The house, a one-story structure, will be brick veneer, facing south.
Washington Township Farmers Institute will be held at the Avon school, Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. Cash awards of $1.50 and 75 cents will be given for first and second place prizes, also blue, red, and white ribbons.
FIFTY YEARS AGO Issue of January 28, 1971
Two Danville artists are among the 160 Indiana painters being shown at the William H. Block Co. Auditorium, Indianapolis, in the 47th annual Hoosier Salon. Marti McCoy and Joan Kisner each have one painting in the exhibits.
The operating fund of he Hendricks County Hospital reflected a $7,411 loss in 1961, but made a strong come-back in 1970 to show a $30,450 gain.
Robert Jensen of Stevenson-Jensen Insurance Agency, Danville, received the second annual John Jenner III Outstanding Citizen Award.
Eight teams have been organized from the 73 boys registered in the Junior Basketball League of Danville.
Work on the new Church of God, Danville, is progressing at the corner of Mackey Road and the old Greencastle Road, southwest of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahart, Danville, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Therese Marie, to Sp/4 Dana Lewis Seegal.
C. William Stall, of Danville, has been elected vice president of the Purdue University Ag Alumni Association.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO Issue of January 27, 1921
Marion township proposes to hark back to the days of yore and have an old fashioned fox drive, Saturday.
The court house clock is running worse than ever this week. It is thought all four tires are down.
Coatesville: A petition is being circulated to present to the T.H.I.&E. Traction Co., that they may hold the traction station open for the accommodation of night passengers.
Clerk Woodward’s annual report to the State authorities shows that 27 divorces were granted in the local court in 1920. The number of children affected by the divorces granted was 10. Twelve people of foreign birth declared their intentions of becoming citizens. Civil cases filed in the year, 220. Criminal cases filed, 22.
With its usual enterprise, the Klondike Milling Co. proposes to head a movement to send from Hendricks county a car of flour to the starving people in the Near East.
Chester Little and Miss Kathryn Tinder, charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Tinder, were married at Monroe, Mich., Nov. 14. The marriage is the culmination of a romance that began in school days.
About 40 years ago Mrs. Thomas Corcoran was left with the care of several little children. Not being able to keep them together, they were scattered among different families. John, aged four, was taken by a family named Wood and soon after taken by them to Arizona and for 35 years no word was had of him. Recently he came here and was sent to the Euliss home where he was directed to other members of his family resulting in a glad reunion of his sister and brothers at Indianapolis.
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of January 24,1946
The Danville Warriors turned on the Brownsburg Bulldogs in the final session of the annual county basketball tourney in the Central Normal College gym, Saturday night, to claim the county trophy as well as retain the county keg.
Miss Lillian Stogsdill, a senior of Brownsburg high school, who was chosen the Good Citizen to represent her school in the annual Good Citizenship Pilgrimage contest sponsored by the Wa Pe Key Way chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was awarded first place in the county, on the basis of a written examination held recently.
Thomas E. Wilson of the music facility at Central Normal College is organizing an orchestra from skilled players throughout
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of January 25, 1996
For the past 10 years, Hendricks Community Hospital has hosted area first graders during its annual “Day at the Hospital.” This year, about 1,100 first graders attended the program.
The Home Economics Department at Danville Community High School is now the Family and Consumer Sciences Department.
Connie Lawson has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination as Senator of Indiana State District 24.
Chief William Cope of the Danville Police Department announces that Sean Rink is the department’s newest officer.
Stop the Steel Mill Coalition is a group of interested citizens who hope their efforts will offset the thousands and thousands of dollars being spent by Qualitech to influence the Brownsburg Town Council and Hendricks County officials.
The Steel Plate Fabricators Association is honoring a Danville water tank as a new member of the exclusive Century Club. The 85,000 gallon tank began operation in 1892 and has served the community without fail for 103 years.
TEN YEARS AGO Issue of January 27, 2011
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, the Hendricks County Museum and Danville Public Library have joined together to plan a two-day Civil War festival at Danville, June 25-26.
The Hendricks County Commissioner appointed Eric Wathen to preside over the board during 2011. Phyllis Palmer was named vice president.
The Hendricks County Commissioners presented a proclamation honoring the Avon Marching Band at their Tuesday, January 25 meeting.
Catching the attention of many who drive by the Hendricks County Highway Department at Danville are two massive snow plows. The blades of the plows have been colorfully painted by students from Mill Creek East Elementary.
Ms. Jane Hazelton has joined the staff at the Clayton/Liberty Township Library the Children’s Librarian.
Having been around for 85 years, it’s hard to take Betty Jean Weesner by surprise, but it happened Saturday, January 22, when she went to a local eatery for a meal and was surprised by friends celebrating her birthday.
Hendricks County Marriage Licenses Issued Jan.11 - 15, 2021
Mindy Marie Lyons, 54, and Douglas Wayne Hobbs,47.
Steven Ayers, 50, and Michelle Morcos, 50.
Lauren M. Kleine, 40, and Justin Andrew Gardner,41.
Krystal Elyse Garland, 30, and Christopher Knight, 30.
Chad Alan Buskill, 49, and Lunnetta Lynn Bridgewater,51.
Cody Kammerer, 21, and Kallista Siffeermann, 21.
Cierra Peck, 31, and Tresden Moore, 30.
Noble Leslie Beck, Jr., 70, and Pimchaya Raalitteraphat, 53.
Hendricks County Marriage Licenses Issued Jan.18 - 22, 2021
Destiny Marie Byers,21, and Dylan Kalan Clark, 22.
Bryan Michael Batic, 30, andKatherine Olivia Tyson, 22.
Hayley Teague, 26,and Bryan Martinez, 25.
Natasha Guffey, 31, and Michael McClanahan, 32.
Breeonna Kahler, 30, and Tony Elliott, 28.
Brian Jacob Sheriff, 35, and Kristian Carol Lyn Russell, 34.
Tyler B. Jack, 31, and Micah J. Voorhis, 38.
Deborah Denise Brown- Kenner, 56,and Steve Echols, 61.
Cases Filed In Hendricks County Courts Jan. 18 - 22, 2021
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Daniel F. Zielinski
Criminal Cases
Della Estelene Russell, Theft.
Tristan Allen Cone, Theft.
Hailey Smith, Driving While Intoxicated; Resisting Law Enforcement.
Civil Cases
LVNV Funding LLC v. the following: Erica Delashmit; Jennifer Thurman; Melissa Adams.
Discover Bank v. the following: Randy Black;Kaley McDonough; Jessica Martin.
Mariner Finance LLC v. Donald Crawford.
Citibank v. Scott Sweitzer.
Heights Finance Corp. v. the following: Brandon Haynes, Launyae Haynes; Michelle Sexton.
Jefferson Captial Systems LLC v. the following: Gary Alex; Leonardo Rodriguez.
Captial One Bank v. the following: Travis Acosta; Russtin Trotter; Artesia H. Houhitt III.
Progressive Southeastern Insurance Co. v. Aries N. Locke.
Darla Mitchner, Frank Mitchner v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Family Cases
Julius Javaine Eckhardt v. Limary Eckhardt, Protection Order.
SUPERIOR COURT I
Judge Robert W. Freese Civil Cases
Stephen E. Price, Cathy Price v. Brownsburt Auto Center, LLC.
Gregory Cruse v. Richard Shover.
Robert Gottschalk, Olga Gottschalk v. Holley G. Scholtes.
Family Cases
In Re: The Marriage of Mark Mitchell and Carmen Mitchell.
In Re: The Marriage of Maranda Bales and Tucker Corder.
Bianca Louissaint v. Patric Horne, Protection Order.
Probate or
Mental Health Cases
In Re: The Estate of Josette Hay.
In Re: The Estate of Harold W. Hefner.
In Re: The Estate of Uree Kincaid.
In Re: The Estate of Lois M. Burger.
In Re: The Estate of Barbara Jean Gregory.
In Re: The Estate of James Prentiss Daniels.
In Re: The Estate of Jack V. Wells.
In Re:The Guardianship of Allyaunna T. Bratcher.
In Re: The Guardianship of David A. Staggs.
SUPERIOR COURT II
Judge Rhett M. Stuard
Criminal Cases
Kyle Gregory Cook, Disorerly Condut; Resisting Law Enforcement.
Peyton Lacombe, Battery with Bodily Injury; Resisting Law Enforcement. Public Intoxication.
Jaime Lyn Freije-Penley, Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Stephanie J. Ullsmith, Driving While Intoxicated.
Craig Anthony Gee, Public Intoxication.
Jessica Monique Brown, Theft.
Robert Lee Pillar, Driving While Intoxicated.
James Allen Mabry, Driving While Intoxicated.
Michael Adam Tewell, Driving While Intoxicated.
Guy Carl Roseen, Driving While Intoxicated.
Vincent Davis, Theft.
GilbertMemsah Agyei, Carrying Handgun Without a License.
Jason B. Girton, Possession of Marijuana.
Caitlin Rose Comella, Driving While Intoxicated.
David Wayne Walker, Possession of Marijuana.
Kent A. Brackin, Driving While Intoxicated.
Jazmin Nataly Melendez Gomez, Dealing in a Narcotic Drug.
David Ray Lucas, Dealing in Methamphetamine.
Felix Diaz, Possession of Narcotic Drug.
Mario Raul Rosal Menjivar, Possession of Narcotic Drug.
Brian Keith Greenlee, Possession of Methamphetamine.
James Jacob Garcia-Chiki, Auto Theft.
Angela Brooke Swopes, Theft of a Firearm.
Aaron Logan Hand, Auto Theft.
Charles Barton Johnson, Stragulation; Battery with Bodily Injury.
Jose David Rodriguez, Synthetic Identity Deception; Resisting Law Enforcement.
Brian Alexander Blood, Driving After Being Habitual Traffic Offender; Possession of Cocaine.
William Houston Gaddie, Driving After Being Habitual Traffic Offender.
Johnathan Dwayne Robinson, Theft.
Richard Keith Dodd, Theft.
Elizabeth Nicole Finney, Possession of Methamphetamine.
Zachary Joseph Lillard, Possession of Cocaine.
Craig Anthony Gee, Possession of Narcotic Drug.
Eric Allan Profitt, Driving After Being Habitual Traffic Offender.
Thomas Channing Caldwell, Resisting Law Enforcement; Auto Theft.
Civil Cases
Chris Heylmann v. Carl Jones.
Glen Haven HOA v. the following: Patrick Dinius; Holly Wachtel.
In Re: The Petition for Expungement and Sealing of Records of the following: Scott Acton; Braxton Stapleton.
Family Cases
In Re: The Marriage of Allison Kurbursky-Hamrick and Dalton C. Hamrick.
In Re: The Marriage of Darin Rohrbach and Angela Rohrbach.
In Re: The Marriage of Kara Haynes and Seth Haynes.
In Re: The Marriage of Tim W. Bishop and Hillary M. Bishop.
Alayla Finchum v. Taylor Fletcher, Protection Order.
Niklaus Finchum v. Taylor Fletcher.
Lianna Rae Beamon v. Jerel Beamon, Protection Order.
SUPERIOR COURT III
Judge Karen M. Love
Family Cases
In Re: The Marriage of Jackie Ann Conway and Edward Alexander Conway II.
In the Matter of the Paternity of Greyson Beaver.
In the Matter of the Paternity of Gabriel Green.
In the Matter of the Paternity of Greyson Beaver.
In the Matter of the Paternity of Joshua Harold Lowery.
William Totten v. Cassandra Runyon, Protection Order.
In Re: The Guardianship of Makiah Nelson.
In Re: The Guardianship of Maddox McClain.
SUPERIOR COURT IV
Judge Mark A. Smith
Criminal Cases
Noah Parker Dunning, Possession of Paraphernalia.
Clayton McLaughlin Carlson, Driving While Intoxicated.
Jason Michael Hamilton, Driving While Intoxicated; Criminal Recklessness.
Brandon James Nelms, Possession of Cocaine.
Civil Cases
Alan Hocker v. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Paige Kidwell.
Amberlea Duncan-Stoots v. General Motors LLC.
Hoosier Transporter, Inc. v. Avon Insurance Associates, Inc., Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Co.
Jean Travelsted v. Jerry Jacobs, Jr.
Deborah Veyette v. Cody Lee.
DeWeese Properties LLC v. MichaelMiller.
Family Cases
In Re: The Marriage of Sarah Love and Jamal Love.
In Re: The Marriage of Leslie M. Ohab and Abdul Fyzal Ohab.
In Re: The Marriage of Jennifer L. Clark-Richardson and Scott A. Richardson.
In Re: The Marriage of Meghan Lyles and Joshua Sayman.
In Re: The Marriage of Brooke R. Brewer and Kenneth H. Brewer, Jr.
William Totten v. Becky Tumboil, Protection Order.
William Totten v. Kevin Tumboil, Protection Order.
SUPERIOR COURT V Judge Stephenie LeMay-Luken
Criminal Cases
Benjamin Isaac Mitchell, Possession of Methamphetamine.
Thomas Eugene Leavell, Jr., Possession of Cocaine.
Jay Christopher Stevens, Domestic Battery with Bodily Injury.
Meghan Elise Winton, Possession of Methamphetamine.
Shannon M. Grayless, Driving While Suspended.
Civil Cases
JHPDE Finance 1, LLC v. Soong Ahn.
American Express National Bank v. Lindsey Miller.
Cavalry SPV I, LLC v. the following: Steven Zigler; Danny Lowe.
Velocity Investments LLC v. Yen Phan, Henry Nguyen.
SAC Finance Inc. v. Pamela Jaques, Doil Stogner.
Crown Assett Management v. Willie Thompson.
Portfolio Recovery Associates v. the following: Michael Matt; Jeffrey Salmon.
Justin Dean Norris v. State of Indiana.
Stuart Ryan Walls v. State of Indiana.
State of Indiana v. William Scott Smith II.
Danielle Plane v. Stephanie Doss.
The Residences on Ronal Reagan v. the following; Sophon Thompson; To’Hanna Sims; Agdana Gustave.
Family Cases
Jesus Garza v. Josua Garza, Protection Order.
Lorraine Mongan v. Leeann Eden, Protection Order.
Lorraine Mongan v. Douglas Skaggs, Protection Order.
Jesus E. Corona v. John Neri.
Scholarship For Seniors From Master Gardeners
Hendricks County Master Gardeners are offering a $1,500 scholarship to a Hendricks County high school graduating senior, pursuing an education in an agricultural field of study.
Questions: contact Extensions office at 317-7459260 for 2021 Scholarship Eligibility Criteria and scholarship forms.
Application deadline is
June 8th.
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Tax Assistance Appointments for Senior Citizens
Due to the COVID-19 virus restrictions, the Hendricks County Senior Center WILL NOT be scheduling or hosting the tax assistance program this year.
For information about this year’s tax assistance program, call 317-406-6552 for updates to to leave a message with questions. One of the AARP tax volunteers will return your call Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Please do not call the Senior Center.
Arrangements to to sign up for appointments and to pick up a 2020 Tax Prep Packet must be made in person at the Guilford Township Community Center, 1500 S. Center St., Plainfield. You will need to make 2 appointments:
• At Appointment 1, you need to bring your documents fore review and scanning. The volunteer will then work on your taxes and may call you with questions.
• At Appoinrtment 2 (one week later), you will return to review/sign forms and file your taxes.
Dates and times to make your tax appointments are:
Monday, Jan. 25 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 1, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
All tax appointments will be at the Guilford Township Community Center, 1500 S. Center St., Plainfield.
Co-Alliance Merges With Harvest Land Co-op
Indiana-based agriculture & energy cooperatives Harvest Land Co-op, Inc. & Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc. (formerly Co-Alliance, LLP), announce today that both sets of boards and memberships have overwhelmingly agreed to merge. The new organization will be named Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc. and the merger will take effect on February 1, 2021. This merger creates a cooperative that is focused on delivering an unmatched customer experience to its members.
The newly formed Co-Alliance Cooperative, services customers in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan & Illinois. It has four core divisions, including Agronomy, Energy, Grain and Swine & Animal Nutrition. Together, this new cooperative will have over 1000 employees and $1.3 billion in sales.
The boards have chosen Kevin Still current President & CEO of Co-Alliance, to be the new President & CEO of the merged cooperative. Harvest Land CEO Scott Logue will become the Executive Vice President of Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc.
“Co-Alliance Cooperative brings together two extremely strong cooperatives with a successful history of servicing member-owners at the highest level. I anticipate this strong combination will provide synergies and resources that will enhance our customers’ experience and prepare us to meet the needs of our future stakeholders,” said Kevin Still
“Merging Co-Alliance & Harvest Land enriches our ability to embrace the cooperative spirit by focusing on our member’s needs and investing in our local communities. This historic merger creates a cooperative that can proactively navigate the ever-changing industries we service and provide an environment in which our customers and employees thrive,” added Scott Logue.
Co-Alliance Cooperative will be headquartered in Avon, Indiana.
2021 By-the-Week Calendars
The 2021 by-the-week calendars are now available at The Republican office, 6 E. Main Danville for current and new subscribers.
The calendars are first come, first serve. If you wish to reserve your calendar, call 317-745-2777 or email betty@therepublicannewspaper.com and we will hold it for you.
