Mitchell News

Obituary: Robert E. Woods

August 25, 2012

April 28, 1922 — Aug. 23, 2012 Robert E. Woods, 90, of Spring City, Tenn., died at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday at his residence. Born […]

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Obituary: Lovetta M. Baldwin

August 25, 2012

April 13, 1922 — Aug. 23, 2012 Lovetta Marguerite Baldwin, 90, of Bedford, died at 11:36 a.m. on Thursday at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital. […]

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Mitchell Police Log, August 23, 2012

August 24, 2012

12:29 a.m. An anonymous caller reported a male and female shining a light in a vacant home at 8th Street and Mississippi Avenue. 12:35 a.m. […]

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Lawrence County Jail Bookings for August 23, 2012

August 24, 2012

12:21 a.m. Paul Baugh, 70, Bloomington, arrested by Lawrence County Police Department for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 11:20 a.m. Florence R. Strange, 35, Bedford, […]

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Lawrence County Jail Bookings for August 22, 2012

August 23, 2012

4:30 a.m. Jeremie Tharp, 33, Williams, arrested by Lawrence County Police Department for possession of marijuana over 30 grams and maintaining a common nuisance. 4:30 […]

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Lawrence County Jail Bookings for August 21, 2012

August 22, 2012

10:30 a.m. Vince Tinsley, 36, 3923 Ferguson Road, Indianapolis, arrested by Lawrence County Police Department on a warrant for failure to appear.

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“Legitimate Rape” Rep. Todd Akin Refuses to Pull Out

August 21, 2012

Representative Todd Akin, a six-term House member and contender in the Missouri Senate race, has been under fire since stating that pregnancy can be avoided […]

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Obituary: David Dean Yeskie

August 21, 2012

November 4, 1983 — August 18, 2012 David Dean Yeskie, 28, of 201 S Street, Bedford, died at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Born Nov. 4, […]

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Arrests for August 20, 2012

August 21, 2012

August 20, 2012 1:20 p.m. William E. Dillard, 29, 3215 W Swan Avenue #26, Tampa, Florida, arrested by Lawrence County Police Department on a warrant […]

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Paving of Mitchell Road to Begin Monday

August 19, 2012

Paving of Bedford’s Mitchell Road from 25th Street south — “as far as we can go”, says Bedford Street Commissioner Dan Kirk — will begin […]

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Burn Ban Lifted in Lawrence County

August 19, 2012

Due to the tremendous amount of rain received in the area Thursday evening, the burn ban that was in place for Lawrence County has been […]

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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Brownstown

August 19, 2012

A winning ticket for Wednesday’s $337 million Powerball drawing was sold in Michigan, but a person who bought their ticket at the Circle K in […]

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Bedford Man Confesses to Molesting Boy at Church

August 19, 2012

Derick Sanchez, Bedford, was arrested and charged with two counts of child molesting as a Class A felony after he was found in a storage […]

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Man and Woman Arrested After Meth Discovered

August 16, 2012

After receiving a call about possible child neglect and drug activity, police accompanied Child Protective Services to a home in the 400 block of South […]

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