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03 Jan 2025
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Statewide Blue Alert: Austin Schepers
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03 Jan 2025
A Statewide Blue Alert has been declared.
The Indiana State Police has issued a Blue Alert for Austin Schepers, wanted for the involvement of injury to a law enforcement officer. Schepers is described as a 33 year old white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair with hazel eyes, with a tattoo of a cross under his left eye, along with multiple tattoos around his neck. Schepers’ vehicle, a silver 2007 Pontiac Grand Pr ...
Music Festival and Workshops Featuring Traditional American Music
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02 Jan 2025
A family friendly music festival for all ages will be at the Salem First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 200 E. Walnut St, Salem. The Corydon Dulcimer Society (CDS), a homegrown 35-year-old non-profit music organization, will host the event for the third year on January 24 and 25.
Free concerts on Friday and Saturday nights will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday night and 7 p.m. Saturday night with jamming afterwards.
Frida ...
John Hay Center Has Limited Hours Through February
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02 Jan 2025
The John Hay Center will be operating on limited hours through the end of February. The staff will be using their time to clean the facilities and work on maintenance projects.
Beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, The Stevens Museum and The Depot will be open for visitors on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The John Hay Center will resume regular business hours--Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Fe ...
Collision On SR 135 With Injuries
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31 Dec 2024
On Saturday, December 28, at approximately 4:37 pm, Washington County Deputies and other emergency personnel responded to the area of State Road 135 North and Spurgeon Road regarding a two-motor vehicle accident with injuries.
Deputies arrived on the scene and observed a 2018 Jeep Wrangler off the west side of the roadway with extensive front end damage. The driver of the Jeep was identified as Larry T. Stark, age 61, of Browns ...
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Hayden Pendleton Named Lilly Scholarship Recipient
23 Dec 2024
Eastern High School's very own Hayden Pendleton has been selected as the Washington County Lilly Scholarship recipient. Hayden is the son of Lisa and Mike Pendleton of Salem.
Hayden is the Drum Major of the Musketeer Brigade and enjoys band and theater. He is President of the National Honor Society, secretary of the Student Council, and as ...
Salem FFA Competes In Forestry Judging Competition
16 Dec 2024
Salem FFA had four individuals compete at the Indiana State 4-H Forestry Judging competition. Their team came in 5th overall in the state, and Donevan Zinser was the 1st place individual in the state!
Congratulations to each of them!
First place winner Donevan Zinser. ...
BSE Robotics Team Competes At Semi-State
16 Dec 2024
The BSE Circuit Breakers robotics team competed at semi-state over the weekend. They went up against 46 other teams of 4th-8th graders and were the winners of the Motivation Award, an award that recognizes a team that exemplifies the First LEGO League culture through enthusiasm, team spirit, and team building. The award is given to a team that demo ...
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Two Indiana Dairy Businesses Awarded Funding
12 Dec 2024
Recently announced, JB's Barnyard and Risin' Creek Creamerywere awarded funding from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) for value added facilities to their farms. JB's Barnyard, located near Evansville, was awarded $100,000 for ice cream machinery. JB's Barnyard produces 16% butterfat ice cream that ...
Alcohol Liability Insurance Submission Deadlines
09 Dec 2024
Effective July 1, 2024, Indiana law requires retailers and craft manufacturers (small brewers, farm wineries, and artisan distillers) located in Indiana with an active alcohol permit for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages to hold liquor liability (i.e., “dram shop”) insurance with a total minimum coverage of at least $500,000. T ...
Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana Tournament Down to "Sweet 16"
19 Nov 2024
The Indiana Chamber’s annual Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana contest is down from a record 90 competitors to the Sweet 16 as the fourth round is now underway through November 21.
The Indiana Chamber is joined this year by the Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) in putting on the program. The IDDC’s “IN Indi ...
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Holiday Tourney Championship Game
23 Dec 2024
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The Senators hung tough in the Holiday Tournament championship game, but a furious comeback fell just short against the Borden Braves. Borden used a big third quarter to build up their lead and held off the Senators rally to win the tournament championship 59-54.
Borden took an early 9-0 lead before Tristan Brown got the Sen ...
Holiday Tourney Consolation Game
23 Dec 2024
By Josh Lewis, Writer
The Lions got the better of Eastern in the consolation game of the Holiday Tournament on Saturday night. The Lions overcame a sluggish fourth quarter thanks to a corner three from Braxton Dean with just a few seconds left to give the Lions the 49-46 win and their third win in the last four games.
Eastern took an early lead b ...
Holiday Tourney Opening Round Games
23 Dec 2024
By Josh Lewis, Writer
West Washington beat Salem for the second time this season in the opening round of the Holiday Tournament 39-32. West Washington jumped ahead 8-0 after Silas Batt knocked down two free throws. Salem finally got on the board with a basket from Kaiden Romero-Hembree before another basket from Holden Russell made it a 10-2 Senat ...
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Season of Joy brings Not-So-Joyful Recalls
02 Jan 2025
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita warns consumers about products recalled in December
Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers to important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in December. The office is encouraging consumers to take advantage of opportunities available to them to return, fix, dispose, or re ...
Braun Announces 20 New Appointments
26 Dec 2024
On December 23, Governor-elect Mike Braun announced 20 new appointments to lead various state agencies and departments as his administration prepares to take office in January 2025.
The appointments include:
Steve Russo, Executive Director of the Indiana Public Retirement System
Holly Lambert, Insurance Commissioner
Lindsay Hyer, Executive Dire ...
Young Speaks On President Biden’s Veto Of Bipartisan JUDGES Act
26 Dec 2024
On Monday, December 23, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden vetoed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024, legislation introduced by Young to address judicial emergencies and shortages across the country:
“This misguided decision is just anot ...
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02 Jan 2025
Carol Johnson, Southern Indiana Business Report
ORLEANS – Five months after breaking ground on the first phase of the Monon South Trail, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Radius Indiana celebrated the completion of the first phase section of Phase 1A Thursday.
The 1.27-mile multi-use trail extends from Stetson Street t ...
Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day
02 Jan 2025
As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will reach 341,145,670 at midnight EST, on Jan. 1, 2025. This represents an increase of 2,640,171 (0.78%) from Jan. 1, 2024, and 9,696,329 (2.93%) from Census Day (April 1) 2020.
In January 2025, the United States is expected ...
Year End Issue, The WW1 Dispatch
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The Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act passed this month as Section 5703 of H.R.5009, the "Servicemember Quali ...
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