The Bartholomew County Emergency Management Department says that both State Road 11 at Garden City and Southern Crossing have reopened.
However, if you are planning to take Southern Crossing all the way to South Gladstone, you need to know that there is still water over the roads at both County Roads 150E and 175E.
County crews are still out working to remove debris and to check road conditions.
Roads that remain closed as of 10:30 a.m. include:
Tellman Rd (200 W to Indianapolis Rd)
400 N gates are closed
900 N (200 E to 300 E)
W 100 N (200 W to N Indianapolis Rd)
SR 11 at 550 S
800 S (SR11 to 31)
150 E (between 300 S and Southern Crossing)
175 E (between 300 S and Southern Crossing)
A small amount of water remains on North County Road 330W, about a quarter of a mile south of Ohio Ridge Road, but the road is passable.
The Bartholomew County Emergency Management Agency has updated the list of area road closings:
CLOSED:
State Road 11 at Garden City;
Tellman Road at CR 200W to Indianapolis Road;
Southern Crossing;
State Road 11 at County Road 550 South;
County Road 800S between State Road 11 and US 31;
County Road 400N gates are closed;
South Gladstone Avenue;
County Road 800S between State Road 11 and US 31;
County Road 900N between CR 200E and CR 300E
HIGH WATER
County Road 850S (at CR 400W)
County Road 930S (between CR 300W and CR 400W)
Rockyford Road west of Marr Road
Tellman Camp Road
County Road 600E and CR 850S
Lowell Road and North CR 330W
Tannehill Road (at CR 330W and bridge)
The Bartholomew County Emergency Management Agency has updated the list of area road closings:
CLOSED:
SR 11 at Garden City
Tellman Rd. Shut down at 200 W to Indianapolis Rd.
Southern Crossing
SR 11 at 550 S
800 S between SR 11 and 31
225 N (St Rd 9 – Newbern Rd)
400 N gates are closed
South Gladstone
800 S. between SR 11 and 31
900 N. between 200 E. and 300 E.
HIGH WATER:
620 North (east of the Bridge)
800 North (west of 100 W)
400 West (200 S – 250 S)
450 North (east of 225E and Tally Rd)
Newbern Road (north of the bridge)
850 S (at 400 W)
930 S ( 300W – 400W)
Rockyford Rd west of Marr Rd
Tellman Camp Rd
600 E/850 S
100 W between 650 S and 700 S
Lowell Rd/N 330 W
The Columbus Police Department is reporting a missing 13-year-old autistic Hispanic male. The boy is 4’6″ tall and weighs 78 pounds. He has black hair brown eyes. The child was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans and black shoes. He was last seen in the area of Central Middle School at 727 7th Street Columbus, today at 3 p.m. Authorities say the boy lives in the area of Garden Street off of Jonesville Road. If you spot this child, please call 911 immediately.
Residents of Westport in Decatur County are dealing with colder than usual conditions. The Decatur County Emergency Management Agency says that power went out for much of the town sometime before 2 p.m. Authorities say that power won’t be restored until sometime after 6 a.m. Saturday.
Authorities say that South Decatur High School is now open for those needing food and shelter. Residents needing a ride should call (812) 222-4911.
Decatur County Dispatch says that sections of Greensburg lost power just before 7 p.m. No word on the extent of that power outage.
Section of pavement damaged in Wednesday’s crash/fire on I-65 in Jackson County; Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police
The Indiana Department of Transportation says that the southbound lanes of I-65 in Jackson County are expected to be reopened to traffic sometime Thursday morning.
An early Wednesday morning crash involving a semi and two other trucks caused havoc on I-65 about seven miles south of Seymour. Indiana State Police say that a chemical fire ensued and that nearby homes had to be evacuated.
Jacqueline Watts; photo courtesy of the Columbus Police Dept.
Columbus police have discovered the body of a missing Indianapolis woman whose running car was found abandoned on Riverside Drive Friday afternoon.
Lt Matt Harris, spokesman for the police department, said that the body of 33-year-old Jacquelyn Watts was discovered by officers on a sandbar in the Flat Rock River at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Police had been searching for her since late Friday afternoon when her car was discovered in the 2300 block of Riverside Drive with the engine running and the emergency flashers on.
Harris said that the Columbus police, along with officers from the Indiana State Police, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, and Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers searched overnight including help from a Louisville police helicopter and a IU Lifeline helicopter. There were also several boats in the river last night searching, he said.
They started the search again about 730 a.m. Saturday, this morning when police on foot found the body. He said there is no word yet on the condition of the body and an autopsy is pending.
Harris said that Watts was in Columbus to drop off her pets at a relative’s home which is in the area of where her car was located. There was no information available on the location of the pets or whether she had already dropped them off with the relatives.
Harris also decried some social media posts that provided false or misleading information. In one case, social media posted that a person covered in blood emerged from the woods where police were searching, and surrendered to police. But that information was false.
The investigation into Watts’ disappearance is continuing. If you have any information on the disappearance of Jacquelyn Watts you can call the Columbus Police Department at 812-376-2600.
Duke Energy is reporting an outage in north eastern Bartholomew County affecting about 1,500 customers, with about 800 more affected in the Westport area. They are estimating power will be restored by about 8 am for some customers. Bartholomew County REMC is reporting about 200 more outages.
