Arrests reported
• Durell William Carrington, 37, Anderson, was apprehended by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office on April 22, 2025, on a DOC contract.
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Tipton Little League fields up in the air
Rob Cochrane, Tipton Community School Corporation Board Chair, began the second part of the called school board meeting with the statement, “Tipton Community School Corporation has demonstrated leadership and strong support for a collaborative project with the City of Tipton.” This involved a lease between TCSC and the City of Tipton for vacant school land to be used for Little League and Girls’ Softball plus the use of the school’s parking lot, rest rooms, concession stands in order for the Little League and Girls’ Softball to save money and not to have to invest in these amenities. Also to be offered were the school’s baseball and softball fields when they were not being used for school practices and competitions.
Sharpsville man arrested for animal cruelty
A Sharpsville man has been arrested for cruelty to an animal as a result of a dog found locked in a storage unit.
Tipton County Court News
(Editor’s Note: The following cases were filed in the Tipton County Clerk’s office in March 2025. Although some are listed as defendants, all are presumed innocent until found guilty by the court.)
TPD arrest three in drug investigation
The Tipton Police Department has completed a lengthy drug investigation that led to the arrest of three individuals, including a local man identified as 32-year-old Vincent A. McKinney, for the illegal sale of methamphetamine within the City of Tipton.
Arrests reported
• Justin Michael Lacy, 41, Tipton, was apprehended by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office on April 10 for a failure to appear warrant.
Dog found left in a locked storage unit
On April 2, Tipton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a storage unit facility after someone reported hearing a dog barking from one of the storage units. After breaking open the lock, they discovered a dog had been locked inside the unit for an unknown amount of time.
Septic system is failing. What now?
Tipton resident David Brown purchased a house on a small piece of land on North Main Street in 2023. At the time, the septic system was a functioning system. Two years have passed; now Brown states his system is near the failure point.