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🌱 Why a Mitchell resident now faces felony intimidation charges

Mitchell, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Mitchell! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Mitchell resident now faces felony intimidation charges
  • Mitchell man accused of 100 mph racing while over legal limit
  • How a $1 investment is upgrading homes and infrastructure in Mitchell

Also on today's calendar: May Coffee & Crafts and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine with a thundershower, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mitchell man faces felony charges after allegedly pointing rifle at passing workers (wbiw.com) — A Mitchell resident has been charged after an alleged confrontation where two workers say a man pointed a long gun toward them near his Crawford Street home. Police say the incident followed items falling from the men’s truck, and an investigation by Mitchell officers led to felony intimidation and firearm-pointing charges. The case now moves to the courts, where guilt must still be determined.
   

• Mitchell man arrested after high-speed racing and OWI investigation (wbiw.com) — A 23-year-old Mitchell man was arrested after Bedford police reported he was racing at more than 100 mph and later tested well above the legal alcohol limit. Officers say the pickup truck repeatedly swerved into oncoming lanes before stopping. The driver now faces several operating-while-intoxicated charges, with all allegations still to be resolved in court.
   

• SIDC Effectiveness Report highlights $113 return for every local dollar invested (wbiw.com) — Mitchell homeowners are among those benefiting from SIDC-funded repair projects that tackle critical needs like roofing and HVAC, part of a regional effort returning $113 in project funding for every local dollar invested. The report also highlights major water, wastewater, housing, land bank, and brownfield initiatives across Lawrence County and neighboring counties that could shape future infrastructure and redevelopment near Mitchell.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bedford

  • Welfare check at Bedford motel leads to domestic battery and strangulation arrest (wbiw.com)
  • Bedford Woman arrested after hit-and-run crash sends SUV across median (wbiw.com)
  • Plainfield woman arrested after being found living in vacant Lawrence County home (wbiw.com)

Oolitic

  • Oolitic proposes increases to utility rates; Public Hearing set for April 29 (wbiw.com)
  • Solid as a Rock: Indiana Limestone Company celebrates century of global influence (wbiw.com)

Ok Mitchell! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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