The Wayne County Board met for their September meeting last night at the courthouse. Humane Society representatives Michelle Richards and Kris Parrent addressed
18-year-old Princeton, Indiana, resident Isaiah B. Speedy was arrested early this morning on an initial charge of possession of cannabis. Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driving the wrong way on West Main Street and found roughly seven pounds of suspected cannabis, and Speedy and a juvenile were taken into custody. The juvenile was released to a relative, and Speedy was held in the Wayne County Jail, pending a bond hearing.
Three injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident north of Orchardville last week. County deputies say 23-year-old Sierra L. Buffington failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a vehicle driven by 61-year-old Kevin D. Smith. The two were taken to Clay County Hospital for treatment, and a passenger in Smith’s vehicle was treated on-scene by North Wayne EMS. Buffington was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device.