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II August 23, 2311 i I -75 Cents -T; Jr-. )' VVv JACKSON COUNTY, IND i I )PJ rv, iVs. THbTown.com i Tbfcr Community: Social networking ''V 11 MM Tribuni photo On display Tractors and cars were on display Saturday In Sey- mour. Check out photos on Page 2A and watch for a story in Tuesday's edition of The Tribune. Also look for slideshows online.

Local, Page 2A www.TMbTown.com Brownstown man, 20, dies in race TRIBUNE REPORTS CROTHERSVILLE Indiana conservation officers are investigating the death of a Jackson County man in an all-terrain vehicle wreck during a race Sunday afternoon. "Blake Henson, 20, was racing his 4-wheel ATV in a sanctioned race at the High Fly MX race course near Crothersville," Cpl. Nate Berry with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Sunday night. "Henson lost control of the ATV, Tribune photo by January Wetze) Many people en)oyed scoop the loop from the back of pickups parked along Chestnut Street in downtown Seymour on Saturday iKiiiaTnsionaihm Graves, Susie Gnves, Jennifer Vogei, Grant Graves and Joyce VogeJ and their friends and family. Traffic was bumperto-bumper In both directions on Chestnut Street much of the night Scooping the loop Checkout video clips rm if rrom inen Associatea Press on The Tribune's web Faccbook challenge brings folks face to face (which) landed on Henson, causing severe injuries that claimed his life," Berry added.

At around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Henson was attempt- in rr a iumn amnna By JANUARY WETZEL site, www.tribtown.com. Today's features include: Time-lapse tour of Manhattan as Irene spins through New York City. Also see Nation, Page SA. reportedly killed in Pak bumper to bumper." Hollering out at friends, whistling at the opposite sex and complimenting each other's rides were all part of the draw to the revival of Scoop the Loop, or what some people remember as cruising downtown.

jwetzeltribtown.com Sitting on the tailgate of a pickup in downtown Seymour Saturday night, Joyce Vogel and Susie Graves were ready for a night of fun. is what did when we were bored," Vogel said. We, scooped the loop." Connect with us on Facebook to comment on this story. facebook.com SeyrnourTribune istan. Irene cleanup under ornv in Nhrth Pnrnlinn eVSCOOF Page-2A www.trlbtown.com other riders when DenJ he lost control of his Kawasaki 400 ATV, Berry said.

The ATV flipped forward, landing on Henson and causing the injuries. The race that Henson was competing in was sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association, Berry said. Association regulations require that a paramedic be on scene for each event, and STAT ambulance service from Columbus was on See ATV, Page 2A At a glance A Brownstown man was killed Sunday when an ATV he was racing wrecked Blake Henson, 20, was declared dead at Scott Memorial Hospital mour High School, just looked at her mom, rolled her eyes and continued texting. "I think this is so stupid," Jennifer said in disgust. But all of that changed when she saw a boy she knew cruising and hollered out at him.

"See, I told you it was fun," Joyce said, elbowing her daughter. "Your mom used to come from Brownstown to find boys while scooping the loop," rJ I Obituaries Harry C. "Cliff" Brown James E. "Jim" Fields John Joseph Goss Margie Irene Riley Mayme C. Schroeder Pag3A Weather Graves added.

"It was the funnest thing to do. Gas was only 49 cents and it would be 3 stop barbershop robbery Today: Sunny. Htgh84, Low55 Tomorrow. Sunny. High84, Low61 Wednesday: Rain.

High87, Low68 ForacMfcPagott Men tackle suspect in the robbery Saturday in Seymour Index By AUBREY WOODS some money and left the business," Abbott said. Benge headed if" a ing Benge's actions a lot easier in court-because they were involved with catching him. Connect with us on Twitter twitter.com SeyrnourTribune Benge Classifieds 5MB Comics 7B Horizons 8A Obituaries Opinion 4A Record Book 3A Sports 1B-48 Stat. At a glance 3 people are credited with stopping a man who lobbed a Seymour barbershop Robert S. Benge, 29, Is in Jackson County Jail said.

Their names were not available Sunday, Abbott said. One of the men was able to tackle Benge as he ran toward the area of the former Jackson Park Apartments, south of the shopping mall off Jackson Park Drive. Abbott said the actions of the three make prov- arrest of Robert S. Benge, 29, of Franklin. Benge is accused of entering Jackson Park Barber Shop shortly before 2 p.m.

Saturday with the intentions of robbing the business, Abbott said. There are conflicting reports of whether Benge actually displayed or knife or just said he had a knife, Abbott said. "He was able to get awoodstribtown.com Actions of three people Saturday afternoon led to the arrest of a Johnson County man accused of robbing a barbershop in Seymour, police say. "One of them tackled him and they had him before our officers showed up," Seymour Police Chief Bill Abbott said Sunday night of the 4B toward the back of Jackson Park Shopping Center before changing his mind. He then moved toward the parking lot in front.

Two people who were near the business started chasing him and were joined by barber Ric Temple, Abbott Television Wortd Benge was booked into Jackson County Jail in Brownstown at 5:37 p.m. Saturday and faces charges of attempted robbery and resisting law enforcement. He was being held on $100,005 bond. Whge ere thz Log on to www.TribTownxom 4 Dog Days Dog Show ResuSs from Saturday's show: Most Hair Baxter owned by Daniel Kerrick least Hair Ping Pong owned by Linda Wilson Longest Tail: Zeus owned by Connie Hoifin Shortest Tait Abbey owned by Cathy Wrey Biggest Dog: Zeus owned by Connie Hoflin Smallest Dog; Jezebel owned by John Barrett-, -v Best Dressed Dog; Bug owned by Annalisa Wald-H koetter Best Kisser Luke owned by Barb Robertson Most Unique Dog: Wotfie owned by Sara Mont- (. JL ft i Tribune photo by Dan Davis Ashlynn Lara, 3, pets Jed, a bas-sett hound owned by her aunt, Kim Lara of Seymour, during Saturday's Dogs Days Dog Show hi downtown Seymour.

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