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Winchester, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a new charge was added in this Winchester-area school case
  • How did a golf cart ride in Winchester end in felony charges?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 64, low: 45.
  • Friday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Discovery of sex video leads to new charge in Randolph seduction case (pal-item.com) — Winchester residents should know that a former Union City Junior-Senior High School secretary now faces an additional charge of possessing child sexual abuse material in a Randolph County case. Filed in Winchester, the case involves an alleged relationship with a 17-year-old student, a video found on her phone, and a trial now rescheduled for late September.
   

• Police: Golf cart operator, with three young passengers, was drunk (thestarpress.com) — A Winchester man faces felony charges after police say he drove a golf cart through town with three children aboard while allegedly intoxicated. Officers stopped the cart near East Short Street and Middle School Road, and a later blood test reportedly showed a blood alcohol level more than three times Indiana’s legal limit before he was taken to Randolph County Jail.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday May 14
  • Special Events - Band Spring Concert
    Union City Jr/Sr High School
    7:00 pm
  • Friday May 15
  • PLAYTIME: 0 - 6 yrs and adult friend
    HPL Childrens
    9:30 am
  • Monday May 18
  • Special Events - North Side Field Day
    Union City Jr/Sr High School
    8:00 am
  • JCPL Book Club
    Jay County Public Library, 315 N Ship St, Portland
    7:00 pm
  • Tuesday May 19
  • Special Events - NS 2026 Field Day
    Union City JR/SR High School
    8:00 am
  • STORYTIME: yrs + adult friend
    HPL Childrens
    11:00 am
  • Friends of JCPL
    Jay County Public Library, 315 N Ship St, Portland
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday May 20
  • Special Events - Pre School Graduation
    Union City Jr/Sr High School
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday May 21
  • Special Events - NS Awards Day
    Union City Jr/Sr High School
    8:30 am
  • Bookmobile Stop: Mooreland
    111 N Broad St, Mooreland
    2:45 pm
  • Thursday May 28
  • Lawyers in Libraries
    Jay County Public Library, 315 N Ship St, Portland
    10:00 am

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  • Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana posted a job opening for Part-Time Retail Associate in Winchester. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Union City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Muncie

  • Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 Coming to Emens Auditorium On November 13 — Muncie Journal (munciejournal.com)
  • 9 Great Cities In Indiana Where College Life Meets Affordability (takingthekids.com)
  • Witnesses offer horrific accounts of Muncie shooting spree, slaying (thestarpress.com)

Richmond

  • Batter up! Richmond's Flying Mummies provide wholesome summer fun (visitrichmond.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Winchester

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