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FATALITY IN PIKE COUNTY

FATALITY IN PIKE COUNTY LONE MAJOR CRASH DURING LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
(PIKE CO. IN)- A DANGEROUS PIKE COUNTY ROAD HAS CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE.
INDIANA STATE POLICE SGT. TODD RINGLE SAYS THE TWO VEHICLE CRASH HAPPENED ON OLD STATE ROAD 64 NEAR ZOAR CHURCH JUST BEFORE 4 O'CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON.   PIKE COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY JEREMY BRITTON SAYS A 1994 PONTIAC, DRIVEN BY TINA HEMMER OF STENDAL, WAS TRAVELING WEST ON OLD STATE ROAD 64 APPROACHING CR. 1100E.  A 2001 LEXUS, DRIVEN BY MARK BUSE WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN ONTO OLD STATE ROAD 64 FROM CR. 1100E.   MARKS IN THE ROADWAY SHOW THE PONTIAC ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND SWERVING INTO
THE EASTBOUND LANE, STRIKING THE LEXUS IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR PASSENGER
DOOR.   WHEN EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED, CPR WAS BEING ADMINISTERED TO A 22-MONTH OLD CHILD.   THE 22-MONTH OLD CHILD, IDENTIFIED AS BLAKE E. BUSE, WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER FROM JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE WITH SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND INTERNAL INJURIES.
HE LATER DIED OF HIS INJURIES. ALL OTHERS INVOLVED WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCLUDING A 4-MONTH OLD INFANT.
THE PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT
WITH THE HELP OF AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, STATE POLICE ANNOUNCED AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CRASHES ON THE ROAD.   TO DATE THIS YEAR, 12 CRASHES HAVE HAPPENED; ONE MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR. ....Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM.

HUNTINGBURG HOUSE FIRE

(HUNTINGBURG)- A HUNTINGBURG HOME IS INHABITABLE AFTER A FIRE OVER THE
WEEKEND. HUNTINGBURG FIRE INVESTIGATOR JOHN C SMITH SAYS FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED AT 1:26 SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO THE BRENDA MCKINNEY RESIDENCE ON SOUTH OLD HUNTINGBURG ROAD.  UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE KITCHEN AND DINING AREA SMOKING. SMITH SAYS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS FOOD LEFT UNATTENDED ON A STOVE TOP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  
DUE TO EXCESSIVE SMOKE AND HEAT DAMAGE, SMITH SAYS THE HOME IN INHABITABLE AT THE MOMENT. . ....Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM.

LITTERING/OWI-DUBOIS COUNTY

(HUNTINGBURG)- A LITTERER IS IN JAIL FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOLLOWING A
TRAFFIC STOP SATURDAY MORNING. HUNTINGBURG POLICE SAY 21 YEAR OLD MARVIN BERRIOS OF HUNTINGBURG WAS DISCOVERED LITTERING AT AROUND 10:37 SATURDAY MORNING ON STATE ROAD 64 FROM THE BRETZVILLE JUNCTION. POLICE FOLLOWED  BERRIOS AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON 6TH AND JACKSON
STREET. BERRIOS ADMITTED TO LITTERING, WHEN POLICE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BERRIOS DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.   BERRIOS WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR OPERATOR NEVER LICENSED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER. BERRIOS WAS ALSO ISSUED A CITATION FOR LITTERING.....Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM

BIRDSEYE WARRANT

(BIRDSEYE)- A BIRDSEYE MAN IS BACK IN JAIL FOLLOWING A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP
SUNDAY NIGHT. 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER BALLOU OF BIRDSEYE WAS THE PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE STOPPED BY JASPER POLICE AT 6 O'CLOCK SUNDAY EVENING. WHILE CONDUCTING THE ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP, POLICE DISCOVERED BALLOU WAS WANTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR OUT OF PERRY COUNTY ON A DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED CHARGE. BALLOU WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER. ...Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM.

JASPER OWI

(JASPER)- A JASPER MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON CHARGES OF OPERATING WHILE
INTOXICATED. JASPER POLICE SAY JUST AFTER 7 SUNDAY NIGHT,  29 YEAR OLD ISAAC FRANK WAS STOPPED FOR A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP ON SECOND AVENUE NEAR EASTOWN LANES. THE OFFICER DETECTED THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON FRANK. FRANK TESTED A .14 BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT AND ARRESTED FOR OWI. FRANK WAS LODGED IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER. . . .Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM. .

DUBOIS HAY BALE FIRE

(DUBOIS)- A DUBOIS FARMER SURVIVED SEVERE DAMAGE TO HIS HAY BALES OVER THE WEEKEND, AFTER A LONE BALE CAUGHT FIRE. DUBOIS FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THE FIRE AT 4:38 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 545 AND 900 EAST. UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS FOUND ONE HAY BALE SMOLDERING IN THE CENTER OF ABOUT TWO HUNDRED BALES. FIREFIGHTERS NOTIFIED THE OWNERS OF THE BALES, DENNIS AND JAMES HASENOUR, WHO BROUGHT A TRACTOR AND LOADER TO GET THE SMOLDERING BALE OUT AWAY FROM THE OTHER BALES.   THE BALE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY FIELD WHERE IT WAS PULLED APART AND THOROUGHLY EXTINGUISHED.   THE EXTRA MOISTURE IN THE BALE RESULTED IN SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION CAUSING THE FIRE.   TWO TRUCKS WITH THIRTEEN FIREMEN ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT FORTY MINUTES. . . .Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM. .  

DALE FALL FEST

(DALE)- 16 YEAR OLD MOLLY CHIDESTER IS WEARING THE CROWN OF DALE FALL FEST QUEEN 2010. CHIDESTER, A JUNIOR AT HERITAGE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO WON MISS PHOTOGENIC. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND BECKY CHIDESTER OF SANTA CLAUS. AFTER GRADUATION, MOLLY PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND MAJOR IN EITHER PHOTOGRAPHY OR INTERIOR DESIGN. QUEEN PAGEANT 4TH RUNNER UP WENT TO STEPHANIE KING.  3RD RUNNER UP WAS HALEY SMITH.  2ND RUNNER UP WENT TO CECILIA OXFORD AND 1ST RUNNER UP WENT TO 17 YEAR OLD KELSEY KAETZEL. THE DALE FALL FEST RUNS THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND. .. .Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM.

Obits

SUSIE UEBELHOR, 57, JASPER
VISITATION- 2-8 PM FRIDAY, BECHER KLUESNER DOWNTOWN CHAPEL
SERVICES- 9:30 AM SATURDAY, ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

KURT HOFFMAN, 41, FRENCH LICK
VISITATION- 3-6 PM WEDNESDAY, BECHER KLUESNER NORTH CHAPEL
SERVICES- 6 PM WEDNESDAY, BECHER KLUESNER NORTH CHAPEL

Latest Local Forecast

DUBOIS COUNTY

TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. . . ..Submitted by Chris Hill for WBDC News 100.9 FM

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