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A Statewide Silver Alert has been canceled after New Castle Police Department investigated the disappearance of David Heaston, a 33-year-old white male. Heaston is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 220 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a light colored T-shirt and khaki shorts. Heaston was missing from New Castle, Indiana. He was last seen on Friday, July 9, at 8:07 p.m.
He was believed to be in extreme danger and possibly require medical assistance.
Richmond Police Department is seeking information about a person who reportedly fired three or four rounds from a car. Second-shift patrol officers responded to the 300 block of North 13th Street on Tuesday, July 13, after receiving a call that reported shots being fired. Dispatchers received two shots fired calls. Officers located a car in the area that had been shot, but no one immediately reported any injuries. Witnesses reported one person was shooting from a car, firing three or four rounds. No description of the shooter was given, said Capt. Curt Leverton in a news release.
Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of Robert L. Austin, 26, of Connersville, from the Whitewater River. A media release sent late in the evening of Tuesday, July 13, announced the discovery. Conservation officers have searched in recent days for a missing man in the vicinity of Mahan Park, commonly referred to as “Three-Mile Bridge,” near Highway 121 in Connersville. After receiving notification from Fayette County Dispatch at approximately 5:45 p.m. Thursday, July 8, conservation officers arrived on scene and discovered a vehicle and several articles belonging to Austin. The search was announced to media the evening of July 9.
Indiana Conservation Officers and several other local groups of first responders are searching for a missing man in the vicinity of Mahan Park, commonly referred to as “Three-Mile Bridge,” near Highway 121 in Connersville. After receiving notification from Fayette County Dispatch at approximately 5:45 p.m. Thursday, conservation officers arrived on scene and discovered a vehicle and several articles belonging to Robert L. Austin, 26, of Connersville. Conservation officers, with the assistance from other agencies, are currently searching the Whitewater River with boats and sonar, as well as utilizing an Indiana State Police helicopter and drones. Those with any information of Austin’s whereabouts are urged to call Indiana Conservation Officer Dispatch Center at (812) 837-9536 or Fayette County Dispatch at (765) 825-2111. Agencies assisting in the search are Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Everton Fire Department, Laurel Fire Department, Fayette EMS, Bentonville Fire Department and Richmond Fire Department.
Indiana Department of Health is offering a free COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic from July 7-10 in Richmond that is open to the public. Vaccines are available for individuals 12 and older, and no appointment is necessary. This clinic will be at Richmond’s Ivy Tech building, 2357 Chester Blvd. on Wednesday, July 7, through Saturday, July 10. Vaccinations will occur from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on those dates.
Wayne County Clerk Debra Berry and the county’s Voter Registration staff are alerting Cambridge City residents that the deadline to file paperwork for a town council seat could be earlier than they expect. An error on a state form means the deadline is one day earlier for independent candidates than stated, but the state will not allow an extension. Berry announced Tuesday, June 29, that anyone seeking one of the two town council seats up for election this fall as an independent candidate needs to file a petition of nomination, called a CAN-44 form, by noon Wednesday, June 30. The form is called a Petition of Nomination for City or Town Office in 2021.
As part of that CAN-44 form, the candidate needs to collect at least 17 signatures from registered voters saying that person should be on the ballot. Berry recommends getting extra signatures in case any can’t be verified. None of the signatures can be from anyone who plans to also run for council.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Jazmine McDowell, a 17-year-old female from Fountain City, Indiana. Jazmine’s last known location was the Richmond, Indiana, area. If you have any information, please contact Deputy Alain Lacasse by calling 765-973-9393, ext. 1628
The sheriff’s office continues to search for another missing Wayne County teen. The disappearance of Adrea Strickland, a 16-year-old female from Hagerstown, was shared June 11 by the sheriff’s office.
Richmond Art Museum’s annual Secret Garden Tour fundraiser is returning Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27. The unique event gives area residents the opportunity to visit lush gardens of local landscape artists throughout the community. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on tour days. Self-guided tours are available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. [awesome-weather location=”Richmond Indiana” size=”tall” units=”F”]
Four gardens of varying type and size, including a select trail of Cope Environmental Center, will be on view throughout the self-guided tour for ticket holders to enjoy.
Where can area residents get a COVID vaccine? Here are a few of the options in the coming days. Wayne County 4-H Fairgrounds
Wayne County Health Department is offering free COVID-19 vaccines from 3-9 p.m. daily from Monday, June 21, through Friday, June 25, at its mobile unit at the fair. WCHD’s mobile unit will be making appearances in Cambridge City and Fountain City in the near future. Henry Community Health
Henry Community Health in New Castle will move its COVID-19 vaccine administration to another location starting Tuesday, July 6.
Indiana Department of Health has set up a vaccination clinic at Ivy Tech Richmond. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, through Saturday, June 19, at 2357 Chester Blvd. Walk-ins are welcome. If you’d like to save time and make an appointment, it’s easy to get one. Appointments can be scheduled online anytime at ourshot.in.gov on your computer or smartphone (use Chrome or Firefox as your browser).
