An allegedly drunk driver passed out behind the wheel of the stolen minivan he had been driving this morning at a Columbus intersection.

Columbus police are reporting that they were called to an unconscious person at the wheel of a vehicle at the intersection of Marr Road and U.S. 31 at about 3 a.m. this morning. Officers found 20-year-old Jaydon M. Gillmore in the driver’s seat of the minivan and several types of prescription medications were visible in the vehicle.

Police also found that the vehicle had been reported stolen Monday.

Gillmore failed several field sobriety tests and after being taken to Columbus Regional Hospital to have his blood tested, he was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of a legend drug and auto theft.

YES Cinema will be offering a screening of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie on Saturday, aimed at those in the community with sensory issues and their families.

Diane Doup from Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center, which operates the theater, said it is meant to be a friendly event for those with autism or other sensory issues.

She said that the theater lights will be dimmed during the showing, but not completely turned off. And the sound levels will be lowered. She said it will also be OK if some attendees find it hard to remain silent or still during the film. Moving about the theater and talking will be allowed.

This is the second time the Jackson Street theater has offered a screening specifically for those with sensory issues. The first was well received and the theater plans to continue to offer the option periodically, Doup said.

The special showing will be at 10:01 a.m. on Saturday morning and the cost is $4.

Ivy Tech Community College will be hosting an Express Enrollment Day Thursday at its campuses across the state. Prospective students will be able to stop by Ivy Tech locations to get in-person help with enrollment in time for classes that start March 16.

You will have the opportunity to meet with staff to register for classes, to discuss financial aid options and to meet with academic advisors. If you don’t have your school transcripts or test scores to provide, the ACCUPLACER assessment can be taken to determine the classes you will need.

Ivy Tech Community College will be hosting Express Enrollment Day at more than 20 locations across Indiana from 9 to 6 Thursday. You are encouraged to RSVP. You can get more information online at IvyTech.edu/EEDay

Bartholomew County’s Solid Waste Management District is limiting the types of plastics it will take at the Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center on Mapleton Street.

Jessica Norcross, education coordinator for the district says that the district will only be taking #1 and #2 plastics at the center. That typically includes bottles, jugs, tubs, and jars.

The Recycling Center will no longer be taking plastics of types #3 through #7. That includes such things as:

• Cooking oil and shampoo bottles
• Cleaner spray bottles
• Squeezable condiment bottles
• Plastic films or shrink wrap
• Grocery, bread, frozen food, and produce bags,
• Syrup, ketchup and medicine bottles
• Packing peanuts, egg cartons, take-out containers, disposable plates, party cups  and cutlery.

You can look on the bottom of the container for the recycling triangle with a number inside to determine the type of plastic.

PETE #1 and HDPE #2 plastic will continue to be accepted at all waste management district facilities, including the recycling center, the Bartholomew County Landfill, and the Harrison and Petersville Convenience Locations.

Norcross says the new limits are due to changes in the recycling market. This change does not affect the city of Columbus’ curbside program, Columbus Recycles.

As always, when recycling you should make sure that items are empty, clean and dry, and loose, not inside of a plastic bag. You should still sort #1 plastic from #2 plastic when visiting the Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center.

For more information you can visit the solid waste management district online at BCSWMD.com.

The city of Columbus will be moving ahead with plans to tear down a house on Hinman Street, nearly destroyed in an October fire.

Fred Barnett, the city’s code enforcement officer, asked the Board of Public Works and Safety this morning to begin the process of seeking to take over the property. That would require a quit-claim process where the homeowner gives up the property to the city. Barnett said that the property is in the name of a man who is deceased and had been owned by his wife.

Barnett said that despite the home’s dilapidated state, police have had to come several times to run off squatters who are trying to live in the burned out hulk.

The cost to tear down the property is estimated at about $12,000 assuming the county landfill agrees to waive the disposal costs of the material, Barnett said.

After the city acquires ownership and cleans up the property, it would then seek to have another home built there. That could mean selling the property to recoup the costs, or giving the home to a not-for-profit organization that has a program to build homes.

The board agree to begin the process of acquiring the property.

Residents helped detain two people suspected of breaking into homes in rural Bartholomew County early Sunday morning.

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that deputies were called to the 6500 block of County Road South 550W shortly after 1 a.m.  in the morning after someone tried to enter a home. The homeowner described the man who tried to break in and gave a description of a light-colored vehicle parked across the street during the attempt. Another neighbor then spoke to police, saying that the suspect vehicle backed into his driveway. When he tried to talk to the driver, he fled the area.

That’s when another neighbor reported that the vehicle was blocked in by the vehicle of a relative in the 8000 block of West County Road 450S. There, deputies took the driver into custody. And deputies discovered a basement window of a neighboring home was broken and someone had entered the home to take jewelry.

The driver of the suspect vehicle, 37-year-old Rockford Mobley of Morgantown, told deputies that his girlfriend had recently been released from the Morgan County Jail and asked him to drive her to that location. Deputies discovered the woman, 26-year-old Niki Linville of Columbus, in the backyard of a nearby home.

Mobley was arrested on a preliminary charge of residential entry. Linville is facing charges of burglary, criminal mischief and residential entry.

Indiana State Police say that a Michigan man was transporting 11 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of jars of a marijuana extract when he was stopped on Interstate 65 near Seymour Sunday night.

A trooper pulled over the vehicle at about 8 p.m. Sunday night near the Seymour exit after noticing several traffic violations. The trooper smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and a search located plastic bags containing the marijuana and nearly 300 jars of a marijuana extract.

29-year-old Jesse T. Brescia, of Lansing, Michigan, was arrested on charges of dealing over 10 pounds of marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

A Saturday evening traffic stop led to the arrest of two people on drug-related charges, according to police reports.

Bartholomew County deputies are reporting that a vehicle was pulled over in the 9000 block of Friendship Drive at about 11:07 Saturday night. The deputy noticed a digital scale with a white residue inside the vehicle. County police dog Diesel also alerted to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle.

A search revealed marijuana, a syringe and prescription medicine that didn’t belong to either of the people in the vehicle. Deputies reached out to the medicine’s owner who did not know it had been taken. Police also noticed that the vehicle’s license renewal sticker did not match the plate, and the person who owned that missing sticker also was unaware it had been taken.

The driver, 32-year-old Tori Adams of Elizabethtown told deputies that she was carrying methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. She is facing preliminary charges of theft or receiving stolen property, possession of drugs including methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as possessing drug paraphernalia and syringes, and driving while suspended.

A passenger 38-year-old James Perkins of Elizabethtown was wanted on two outstanding warrants from another county.

A Columbus man was seriously injured in a crash Saturday night.

Bartholomew County deputies are reporting that 40-year-old Israel Suarez, of Columbus, was thrown from his vehicle during the single-vehicle crash at about 11:07 p.m. Saturday night near U.S. 31 and County Road 900S. Deputies found Suarez in a field about 40-feet-away from the vehicle.

He was first taken to Columbus Regional Hospital and then transferred to IU Methodist Hospital due to his serious injuries.

Democratic governor candidate Dr. Woody Myers will be holding a town hall meeting in Columbus on Feb. 17th at North Christian Church.

The event is co-sponsored by the Bartholomew County Democratic Party, Bartholomew County Democratic Women, and Bartholomew County Indivisible.

The town hall will be moderated by Hanna Omar, and includes a meet and greet after the event. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing with the town hall session beginning at 7 p.m.