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A Mt. Vernon woman was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail yesterday on dozens of charges. 44-year-old Kimberly Williams faces close to 60 charges total. More than 40 of them are theft between $750 and $50,000. All are Level 6 felonies. Prosecutors allege she systematically stole more than $100,000 from her employer, Mountain Glacier LLC, while she worked as the company bookkeeper. Police say she used the embezzled funds to buy bikinis, hot tub parts, furniture and to pay off debt, among a slew of other purchases. The fraud was discovered in late 2021 when Mountain Glacier owner, Jay Peterson became suspicious of Williams and ordered an audit. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Evansville Police Department, Williams' manager at Mountain Glacier contacted police in January to report Williams had been embezzling money since 2019. Williams had a $10,000 cash bond, which was posted shortly after she was booked.
EVSC board member and bar owner, Amy Word, appeared in court yesterday for a review hearing. She’s accused of maintaining a common nuisance involving controlled substances, which is a felony. Word was arrested last month in connection to a series of drug arrests in the area of her Lamasco Bar and Grill on West Franklin Street. During her hearing yesterday morning, she was reassigned to the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court. Additionally, Word was ordered to continue Drug Abuse Probation Services, which was set as a condition of release during her first appearance in court. Word is expected back in court on September 19 at 9:00 AM. She is on a leave of absence from the school board.
The University of Southern Indiana invites in-state students to submit their undergraduate admission applications for free through the month of September. University officials say they are excited for USI to be part of a statewide effort encouraging Indiana students to ignite their passions and learn about the opportunities available to them through higher education. These waived fees come as a part of the “College GO!” campaign, sponsored by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Mt. Vernon High School has made an announcement for students interested in joining the swim team. All current and new swimmers interested in being on the team are to meet at the school pool on Friday, September 2nd at 7:00 AM. There will be breakfast at the pool that day as well.
Local Sports From Last Night:
- Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer beat Mt. Carmel on the road, 6-0. Grant Doherty scored (3) goals, James Basden, Andre Santoro, and Aaron Weiss all scored a goal as well. The Wildcats are 6-0 on the season.
- Mt. Vernon Boys Tenns lost at Central, 3-2.
- Evanville Otters dropped a game last night at the Washington Wild Things, 3-2. The Otters are 50-41. With just 4 games left in the regular season, the Otters are in 3rd place in the standings. The top 3 teams make the playoffs. They have a 2.5 game lead for a playoff spot over Lake Erie. However, the 2nd and 3rd place teams have to play a one-game playoff. The Otters right now would have to travel to Schaumburg for that playoff game as they are a game and half back of 2nd place. Evansville hopes to avoid a 3-game sweep tonight at Washington at 6:05 PM.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024