Wednesday, June 26, 2024
TAKING THE HEAT
Yefri Clach, 19, gets back to roofing after toting an 80-pound bundle of shingles on a job in Berwick addition this week. Ground Foreman John Jackson said crew members start at 6 a.m. and know their limits in the heat. When temperatures reach 96 degrees, the crew halts work, Jackson said. | photo by JACK BOYCE
NOTEBOOK:
The filing period for school board candidates, which will be on the fall ballot, has closed. The following candidates filed to run for school board:
Northwestern Consolidated Schools: Wilson Turner (Moral Township)
Shelby Eastern Schools: Lori Shaw (Shelby Township), Andrew J. Hawk (Van Buren Township) and Brandon Kleine (Union Township)
Shelbyville Central Schools: Katherine Garringer (Marion Township, District 1), H. Curtis Johnson (Addison Township, District 3), Dennis A. Hearne (Addison Township, District 3), Andrea Lee (Addison Township District 4B City), Edward J. Small Jr. (Addison Township District 4B City) and Kenneth Michael Turner (Addison Township District 4B City)
Southwestern Consolidated Schools: Travis Allen Beck (Hendricks Township), Daryl Thomas (Hendricks Township); John Blue (Jackson Township); and Jonathan Deater (Jackson Township)
Major Chris Holder, Chief Deputy of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, announced he will seek the Sheriff’s position in 2027. Holder, a 1984 Shelbyville High School graduate, began his law enforcement career in 1991 as a jail officer, eventually becoming a full-time road deputy. He graduated from Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 1997 and became a K-9 officer in 2000. He was promoted to Sargeant in 2013 until being appointed Chief Deputy in 2019. He is a past member of the Manilla and Morristown fire departments and coached varsity softball at Morristown High School for three years. He is currently a Deacon at Little Blue River Baptist Church. Major Holder is married to Deanna (Hadley), and they are the parents of Sara and Shelby. “I would be honored to use the knowledge that I have obtained throughout the years at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department to serve the community and citizens of Shelby County,” Holder said in a media release.
The Shelby County Plan Commission last night unanimously approved a request to subdivide approximately 38 acres adjacent to 9174 N 250 E, Morristown, into three building lots of 3.3 acres, 32 acres and 2 acres. The petitioner has a buyer for one of the lots at the northeast corner of the property.
HOOSIER NEWS: Transits through the Suez Canal were down 80 percent in May 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, as shipping companies deal with ongoing attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen-based rebels. The alternative routes — going around Africa or through the Panama Canal — add serious time and cost to transits, with trips between East Asia and either Europe or the East Coast extended a median of 10 to 14 days. (gCaptain/Numlock)
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This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated from the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department.
2014: A new state law giving municipalities more freedom to deal efficiently with blighted homes was welcomed by city officials. The City of Shelbyville was taking care of 115 properties at an annual expense of $50,000. Mayor Tom DeBaun had already been working to move forward on resolving issues with many of the blighted homes in town.
2004: Amanda and Emily Brinson, the daughters of Allen and Kelly Brinson, won the Grand Champion prize for twins at the baby show at the Shelby County Fair. Morgan Huffman, daughter of Ronald and Lana Huffman, won Grand Champion Girl (six months to one year), and Araya Cherry, son of Shaw and Diedra Cherry, won Grand Champion Boy (six months to one year).
1994: Nearly two inches of rain fell, breaking a drought. Local farmers said the rain was welcome because corn was entering its reproductive phase. The rain, though, was accompanied by a storm that left over 100 without power for a few hours.
1984: Members of the Waldron Little League championship State Bank of Waldron team were Brian Davis, Josh Sipes, Jeremy Brattain, Chad Williams, Jared Lux, Brian Bowman, Brad Thurston, Bill Goode, Ryan Bowman, Jason Runnebohm, Greg Zoble, Gary Conway and Bryan Day. Nick Lux was coach and Sonny Bowman, assistant coach.
1974: Francis Bornhorst and Ted Hotopp retired from the Shelbyville Post Office. Bornhorst had been with the post office for 12 years and Hotopp for 36 years.
1964: Richard Showers, president of Indiana Cash Drawer, announced his company had purchased a new division and would start offering for sale high quality Indiana Cash Drawers equipped with the Tucker Alarm System. The system included an undercounter cash drawer with “finger pulls,” and an alarm bell that rang only when the drawer opening combination was not known and the finger pulls not correctly applied. There were 32 different combinations on the lock. Indiana Cash Drawer was founded by J.R. Showers Sr. in 1920. Joseph Showers was vice-president and William Showers was secretary-treasurer.
Local Jaycees sponsored a week-long TV promotion for Shelbyville to be featured on WTTV. Events included a talent show at Paul Cross Gymnasium, chaired by Mel Miller. Those helping with the promotion were Ron Lummis, Bill Brown, John Wetnight Jr., Mike Douglas, Tom Toll, Tom Rudicel and Tony Conger. Wetnight was seeking several 8 x 10 photos of points of interest around Shelbyville and Shelby County, to be shown on TV spot announcements during the week.
1954: William Tillison, a Shelbyville man who had escaped from the Indiana State Farm, was captured by police in Florida. He would face up to seven years for escaping.
1944: The Red Cross put out a call for stenographers. Local Red Cross officials said a lack of stenographers overseas was causing delays for family members receiving updates on soldiers.
1934: Eight local boys passed their swimming tests at Porter Pool: Ervin McColley, Tommy Pierce, Jarvis Ferguson, Dicky Smith, Robert Higgins, Harold Thurston, Earl Henry and William Ayers.
1924: Richard Slusser, 2, died from measles. His family lived on Goodrich St.
A display in the Goodman Department store on Public Square was attracting attention. A motor from a Ford vehicle, which weighed over 400 pounds, was shown suspended by a pair of silk stockings.
1914: Young Max Adler had become known as a great fisherman, The Republican reported. Adler, of First Street, used a short bamboo pole, hook and line, and assorted collection of crawfish in Blue River to land a string of fish that “put to shame many fishermen with his costly rod and equipment.” Adler fished between the street car bridge and the railroad bridge. By 11 a.m., he would come “tramping through the Public Square with his fish thrown over his shoulder and strapped to the pole, as happy as a boy should be.”
Marsh Smith, the oldest mail carrier in town, suffered from heat exhaustion while on his rounds. He was helped to a chair by several ladies and, after resting, finished his route. Clarence Pond, a substitute, took the route the next day.
OBITUARIES
None today.