Witsman Responds To Critics Of City's Flood Response

Saturday night’s deluge and flooding caused a number of people to take to social media to rail against the city of Mt. Carmel. At last night’s city council meeting, city clerk Rudy Witsman responded by saying there was very little the city could have done differently to prevent the flooding issues. He said given the limited number of city employees, they simply couldn’t be everywhere at the same. And he took dead aim at the city’s critics saying they should take some responsibility for their own property instead of relying on the government to do it for them…..

Water and sewer commissioner Justin Dulgar said larger cities such as Evansville couldn’t handle the onslaught of rain either and Mt. Carmel was far from isolated in having issues.

Color Run OK'd For May 12th

The Mt. Carmel City Council last night gave the o-k for this year’s color run sponsored by the Youth Advisory Board. The run is set for May 12th with more details being released in the coming weeks.

2017 Color Run

"Emergency Situation" Causes MCHS Prom To Look To Return To Community Room

A good prom theme for Mt. Carmel High School might be, “What’s Old Is New Again.” That’s because it looks as if prom may be returning this year to the community room atop City Hall. The community room was closed for events by the city council three years ago as officials cited no elevator access and a less than reliable heating and cooling system.

But at Monday’s City Council meeting, City Clerk Rudy Witsman said high school officials had approached the city asking about the possibility of reopening the community room after their normal location was double booked. Fire Chief Francis Speth expressed concerns about emergency exits to the upstairs and Witsman said there are no guarantees the air conditioning units will work after sitting idle for three years.

The city council approved allowing prom to be held in the community room if Speth approves the emergency exits and the cooling units are functional. Prom is Saturday, May 5th.

Previously, the community room hosted prom for many years. Witsman stated that the use of the community room is a one time only "emergency situation" and it is not reopening on a regular basis.

Wabash District #348 Employment Matters

The Wabash District #348 school board acted on these personnel items at their monthly meeting Monday night.

Indiana Woman Arrested For DUI; 4 Times Over Legal Limit

On 02/26/2018, at approximately 9:20 pm, Mt. Carmel Police stopped a vehicle in the 300 block of E. 9th Street.  During the traffic stop it was suspected that the driver, Tina M. Parker, age 54, of Sullivan, Indiana was under the influence of alcohol.  After conducting field sobriety testing, Parker was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail.  It was reported that a breath analysis was conducted and Parker was 4 times over the legal amount of .08.  Parker was charged with DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.  Parker was held pending the posting of bond.

Meet The New Superintendent

Dr. Chuck Bleyer was hired tonight as the new Wabash District #348 Superintendent as the school board approved a three year contract.

After the meeting, we talked with Dr. Bleyer about coming to Mt. Carmel.

Dr. Chuck Bleyer Hired As District #348 Superintendent

The new Wabash District #348 superintendent is Dr. Chuck Bleyer. Bleyer was hired tonight by the District #348 school board to replace Tim Buss who is retiring effective June 30th.

.Bleyer comes to District #348 from the Pope County Community Unit School District #1 in Golconda in deep southern Illinois where he has been superintendent since 2014. Before that, Bleyer served as a K-8 principal at Ziegler-Royalton, assistant principal at Marion Junior High School after being a teacher for 13 years at his alma mater Marion High School.

Bleyer’s education background includes degrees from SIU-Carbondale and his Doctor of Education from McKendree University last year. Bleyer takes over as District #348 Superintendent on July 1st.

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Woman Arrested 2nd Time In A Week For Driving While Suspended

Friday, Mt. Carmel Police arrested 41 year old Donna M. Angle for a second time in two weeks for driving while suspended.  Police observed Angle operating a motor vehicle in the area of 5th and Market Street.  Angle was stopped and arrested for driving while license was suspended.  Angle was transported to the Wabash County Jail and held pending the posting of bond.

Sumner Woman Arrested For DUI & No Insurance By MCPD

2/23/2018-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 41 year old Deanna L. Frazier of Sumner after she was stopped by Mt. Carmel Police.  Police were notified of a careless driver and located the suspect vehicle.  Police observed a traffic violation and stopped the vehicle in which Frazier was identified as the driver.  Frazier was subsequently arrested for suspicion of DUI and placed under arrested.  Frazier was transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was charged with DUI and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 

Mt. Carmel Man Charged With DUI & No Insurance Following Accident

02/24/2018-Mt. Carmel Police arrested 41 year old John A. Caddell of Mt. Carmel after police were notified of a vehicle accident in the parking lot of Jumpin Jimmy’s.  Police arrived on scene and were told that Caddell was operating a 2015 Ford.  Caddell told police he got out of the vehicle and left it in drive causing it to roll into another vehicle.  Caddell was arrested for DUI and Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.  Caddell was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was held pending the posting of bond.