An Edinburgh woman is being accused of burning price tags off items at the eastside Columbus Walmart and then stuffing the products into a bag.

34-year-old Jennifer L. Durbin was arrested at the Whitfield Drive store after Columbus police were called there at about 5 Sunday afternoon. Police say Durbin was using a small butane torch to burn off the price tags.

As she attempted to leave the store with the merchandise, she was intercepted by officers and store security. Police report that she tried to kick and punch officers.

She is facing charges of resisting arrest and theft with a prior conviction.

The merchandise was valued at about $100.

A Hope woman found unconscious in a vehicle is under arrest on drug-related charges, according to Bartholomew County deputies.

The sheriff’s department reports that 53-year-old Tracy Beeker was found unconscious behind the wheel of her vehicle at a Taylorsville gas station. Syringes and other drug-related items were in plain view.

She was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment and then arrested on preliminary charges of possession of Legend Drug Injection Devices, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp. is announcing a boil water advisory is in effect until Wednesday in an area north of Ogilville.

Customers should bring water to a full boil for five minutes before using it for cooking, drinking or food preparation.

Affected areas include:

• N. Ogleville area
• Deaver Rd
• County Road 400W
• County Road 450S
• County Road 300W, south of Deaver Rd
• County Road 500 S
• Sprague Road
• County Road 500W south of Deaver Rd

The Bartholomew County Highway Department is reporting that Country Club Road, will be closed to all through traffic until about 3 p.m. today for a culvert replacement and repairs. All access to Harrison Lakes will have to be County Road 525 West to Raintree Drive and South Goeller Road.

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The Columbus Park Foundation is holding its Annual Community Meeting next week. It will be held at the Fair Oaks Mall in the former Shoe Sensation location on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Organizers say this is an opportunity to review recently completed Parks and Recreation projects and learn about current and upcoming projects.

The featured guest speaker will be Tom Brosey, Fair Oaks Community Development Corporation Project Manager. He’s been working closely in the planning stages of the Fair Oaks Mall Project, which is a collaboration between Columbus Parks and Recreation, the City of Columbus and Columbus Regional Health.

The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has identified the man whose body was discovered in a corn field Thursday by a farmer. Coroner Clayton Nolting said 39-year-old Danny Ray Green, of Columbus, was discovered around 3:30 p.m. in a field near Indianapolis Road, north of Tellman Road.

Nolting ordered an autopsy, which was performed Friday morning at Columbus Regional Hospital by a forensic pathologist. He explains that findings from the autopsy, including toxicology, should be available to investigators in about two weeks.

A Seymour man who pleaded guilty in the 2018 death of his fiancée received a 24-year sentence.

“The Tribune” in Seymour is reporting that 45-year-old Brian M. Cogdill, received that sentence in Jackson Circuit Court on Thursday for voluntary manslaughter from Special Judge Stephen R. Heimann in the death of 19-year-old Emma Jean Jamison, of Seymour.

The paper is reporting that the negotiated plea agreement includes 14 years in the Indiana Department of Correction with 10 of the total 24 years suspended. Cogdill also will serve five years of probation following the sentence.

Police said Cogdill beat Jamison to death Sept. 6, 2018, at the residence they shared in the 6500 block of N. County Road 760E.

For more on this story, visit tribtown.com.

A vehicle was destroyed in a Friday morning morning fire.

Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the Columbus Fire Department, says that at approximately 8:10 a.m., firefighters responded to the 3600 block of Commerce Drive for a vehicle fire. They arrived and confirmed an unoccupied passenger car fully engulfed approximately 20 feet from a building. The fire was quickly extinguished. No damages were reported to the surrounding buildings and no injuries were reported.

Investigators spoke with the driver of the car, who believed that a possible mechanical issue had occurred just prior to the fire. The driver told investigators that a strong odor of gasoline was present before flames consumed the vehicle, which was destroyed.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

About 40 veterans turned out yesterday looking for help, information or just lunch at the fifth annual Stand Down for Veterans at Donner Center.

The event, which was open to vets from Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings and Shelby counties, offered help ranging from Hepatitis A vaccinations from the Bartholomew County Health Department, assistance with veterans benefits from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs and the county veterans services office or just a pin and thanks from Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. About 25 organizations took part.

Breakfast and lunch were provided, along with music and take-home sub sandwiches for those in need. There was also help for the homeless veterans who attended, including bed rolls, clothing and food assistance.

The annual event is organized by Thrive Alliance.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is ordering flags on state facilities be flown at half-staff on Sunday in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. He is also asking businesses and residents to do the same. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday.

In Columbus, the Robert Stewart Bridge is bring lit red in recognition of fallen firefighters. That color will also stay in place through Sunday, city officials say.