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ARK EBBER A Columbus man who repeatedly ignored a restraining order by stalking the mother of his child has been ordered held without bond in the Bartholomew County Jail. Mateo Rincon, 20, of 412 Ninth is the defendant in five open cases filed in Bartholomew Superior Court 2. In the latest case, charged with two counts of stalking as both a Level 5 felony and a Level 6 felony. In addition, Rincon faces four misdemeanor charges of invasion of privacy and illegal consumption. What court records state as a history of domestic violence had prompted the 17-year-old mother of child to have a no-contact order issued against him.

Nevertheless, Rincon still showed up at the Candlelight Village Mobile Home park last March, where his former girlfriend was staying Sunday, December 27, 2015 Columbus, Indiana $2.00 TheRepublic.com (c) 2015 The Republic USPS 462-080 OUTSIDE INSIDE AROUND TOWN A2 BUSINESS B1B2 CLASSIFIEDS E1 E6 COMICS INSERT LOTTERIES D2 OPINION B4 SPORTS D1 D6 WEATHER A6 IGH 62 Low: 40 David R. Burt, 57, Louisville Robert D. Casey, 72, Columbus Ralph A. Lynn, 90, Columbus Teresa Mullins, 57, Columbus Anna Rose Plummer, 85, Pine Ridge Drive Robert A. Reynolds, 87, Seymour John Paul Sandlin, 79, North Vernon Mary Jane Smith, 62, Seymour Marcene L.

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Curbside pickup available for Christmas trees From Monday through Jan. 15, the city Department of Public Works will collect discarded live Christmas trees at curbside of residential customers. Christmas tree collection is the same day as regular trash pickup. Some rules to remember: Trees must not be in bags. Trees must be free of all decorations, nails, garland, tinsel, stands and hooks.

Trees will not be collected from alleys or private streets. Call-ins for Christmas tree pickup are not available. The Department of Public Works is open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

INFORMATION: Visit columbus.in.gov/ or call the sanitation department at 812-376-2509. LIVIA OVINGTON The first applications have come in from candidates interested in becoming the next Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. superintendent. Superintendent John Quick announced in September he would retire July 1 after 13 years as the superintendent. Quick came to BCSC in 1991 as principal of Taylorsville Elementary School and stepped into his current role as superintendent in 2003.

He will retire after 25 years in the BCSC district and 40 years in education overall. As of last week, the superintendent search committee composed of education professors from Ball State, Indiana, Indiana State and Purdue universities had received two applications for the position, BCSC school board president Bob Abrams said. AITLYN VENER ALLOONS, cake and family heralded a milestone and capped a memorable year for Irene Johnson. She celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 8 with festivities at Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus.

Even better, she enjoyed the moment with her husband Merrill, who is 103. The longtime lovebirds celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary June 21. That length of time equals average life expectancy. Together, Merrill and Irene have witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression and the Vietnam and Cold wars. They saw automobiles displace horse-drawn buggies for transportation, and 100 2: Birthday marks milestone for duo Merrill and Irene Johnson have been married 77 years.

He is 103 years old, and she turned 100 on Dec. 8. They live at Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus. UBMITTED PHOTO Applications to replace superintendent start flowing in MATEO RINCON Columbus resident repeatedly violated restraining order Stalking suspect faces 2 felonies A dozen community members walked in the shoes of police when they faced a simulated decision that real-life officers make in the course of their jobs. Shoot or shoot? That dilemma was presented to area residents who agreed to participate in the video simulation exercise that was part of a recent community dialogue about race relations.

Use of the FireArms Training Simulator (FATS) on Dec. 8 in the Bartholomew County training room helped participants gain a greater appreciation of the challenges police officers face, some participants said, noting that often little time to make a decision and the circumstances always clear-cut. JOHN QUICK Simulations prepare people for real-life scenarios VIRTUAL DILEMMA You have time to second-guess what you do. Either you do it or do it a dynamic that most people on the street have no appreciation of. Rev.

David Bosley, pastor of Dayspring Church of God Apostolic On participating in the simulated training session STORY BY Kirk Johannsen INDIANA C1 GONE BOWLING Indiana meets Duke in Pinstripe Bowl SPORTS D1 What is FATS? FATS is an acronym for FireArms Training Simulator. The virtual firearms training device is used to improve judgment skills, as well as marksmanship and reaction time. It allows users to experience a variety of scenarios. Bartholomew County Department and Columbus Police Department use it as part of their annual training. Pictured from top: Columbus Police Department Sgt.

Tom Foust, left, and Indiana Law Enforcement Academy instructor Mike Brown, center, discuss the FireArms Training Simulator with Janette Millon during an exercise Dec. 8 at the Bartholomew County training room. This image of a traffic stop depicts a training scenario for police when using the FireArms Training Simulator. In the scenario, an 11-year-old girl exits the truck and points a rifle at police. UBMITTED PHOTOS SEE STALKING ON PAGE A6 SEE APPLICATIONS ON PAGE A6 SEE BIRTHDAY ON PAGE A6 SEE SHOOT ON PAGE A4.