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Emergency Responders & City Employees To Get Pay Raise
Featured News
19 Sep 2024
By Becky Killian, Staff Writer
City employees will receive an 8 percent raise in 2025 while emergency responders will each get a $7,000 raise.
Those are the most recent numbers approved by a majority vote during the Monday, September 9th, meeting of the Salem Common Council.
The raises don’t apply to elected positions.
Council members who voted in favor of the raises were Dan Libka, Dylan Moore, Steve Crane, and Randy Lee Jr. The op ...
Officials Review Loan, Rate Increase In Numbers
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19 Sep 2024
By Becky Killian, Staff Writer
Officials will use a projected $7.7 million loan to refinance existing debt used to upgrade Salem’s wastewater treatment plant and to make further improvements to the utility to remain compliant with state and federal guidelines.
The financing – which included rate increase projections – was discussed during a special joint session of the Salem Board of Public Works and Safety and Common Council ...
ICJI: Proper Car Seat Use And Installation Can Make A Life-Saving Difference
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18 Sep 2024
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is encouraging parents and caregivers to take the time during Child Passenger Safety Week to make sure their child is properly secured in an appropriate car seat or booster seat.
The annual safety week, which runs this year from September 15-21, ends with a national car seat education event known as National Car Seat Check Saturday. Throughout the week, organizations across the state will b ...
Washington County Relay For Life Seeking Volunteers
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17 Sep 2024
Washington County Relay For Life will be held on September 28th this year at the West Washington School football field from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Volunteer Responsibilities: Help run kids events, serve dinner to survivors, set up and take down the luminaria ceremony. 12 volunteers are needed.
Project Details:
11:30 a.m. Bounce House
1 p.m. Face Painting
1:30 p.m. Clown with balloon animals for the kids
2:00 p.m. Water Balloon F ...
INDOT To Host Winter Hiring Events
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17 Sep 2024
The Indiana Department of Transportation is in search of dedicated, qualified individuals who want to help serve their fellow Hoosiers this winter. INDOT will host winter seasonal hiring events on Tuesday, September 24, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. local time at 12 locations across the state.
Winter seasonal positions run from November through early March. Pay starts at $21 per hour for full-time operations and $25 per hour for on-call sn ...
Education News
Salem High School Homecoming Ceremony Photos
17 Sep 2024
Congratulations to the Salem High School Homecoming Court!
- Heart Throb and First Runner up King Rafe Wells
- 1st Runner Up Queen Peyton Maynard
- King Hunter Trainor
- Sweet Heart and Queen Morgan Humphrey
Photos by Editor Nathaniel Smith ...
Eastern High School 2024-25 Football Homecoming Court
13 Sep 2024
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated to the 2024-2025 Football Homecoming Court!
Pictured from left to right are:
Aubrey Mollet, Liam Moore, Bailey Smith, Brayden Sosnicki, Abby Fowler, Brody Temple, Bracie Jackson, Garret Drury, Riley Brown, Gunner Drury, Allie Arvin, and Kaleb Bongibault.
Homecoming will take pla ...
INDOT Seeks Applicants for Engineering Scholarship Program
13 Sep 2024
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking applicants for its Engineering Scholarship Program, available for undergraduate and graduate students. Recipients receive financial assistance, as well as opportunities for paid employment during summer breaks and upon graduation.
Students must be accepted or enrolled full-time in ...
Business News
Temple & Temple Celebrates 76 Years Of Business By Giving Back To Southern Indiana
18 Sep 2024
Temple & Temple Excavating & Paving, Inc. is celebrating its 76th year in business by continuing to invest in the communities it serves. Recently honored with the Governor’s Half Century Business Award, the company remains committed to supporting local projects that enhance the quality of life in Southern Indiana.
The latest project Temple ...
Midwest Hair Sheep Sale At Salem October 5
17 Sep 2024
The Washington County Sheep Association will hold its 18th annual Midwest Hair Sheep Sale on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. EDT at the Washington County Fairgrounds located at 118 E. Market St. in Salem. Sheep will be penned and ready for viewing by 11 a.m.
Thirty-one rams, 88 ewes, 1 pen of ewes, and 2 flocks from Indiana, Illinois, and Virginia are ...
Indiana’s Tax System: A Framework for Future Competitiveness
14 Sep 2024
By David Ober, Senior Vice President of Business Operations & Finance, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indiana has long stood out as a state fostering a competitive, business-friendly environment with a tax system designed to support economic growth. The Indiana Chamber Foundation’s recent tax study, “Indiana’s Tax System: A Comparati ...
Sports News
Salem Lions Football Loses 54-12 Against Brownstown
16 Sep 2024
By: Josh Lewis, Reporter
Salem had their homecoming festivities on Friday night, but the action on the field wasn’t nearly as festive. The Brownstown Braves came to town and brought with them a 54-12 loss that they handed the Lions.
The Braves moved the ball with ease, amassing almost 500 yards of total offense. Brownstown only took a ...
Salem Lions Football Loses 54-7 Against Scottsburg
10 Sep 2024
By: Josh Lewis, Reporter
Sometimes you’re the windshield, and sometimes you’re the bug. That was the lesson Salem had to learn the hard way on Friday night. They traveled to Scottsburg on September 6th and the Warriors were not kind hosts as they raked up 474 yards of offense against the Lions shorthanded defense to send Salem home with a 54-7 los ...
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Indy Used-Car Dealer's Alleged Rollback Of 14 Million Miles Springs AG Todd Rokita Into Action
17 Sep 2024
Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against an Indianapolis car dealer alleging the dealer illegally rolled back odometers on vehicles sold to unsuspecting consumers believing they were purchasing lower-mileage vehicles.
The lawsuit alleges that KBB Auto Sales LLC — along with owners and employees Brandon Billingsley, Shannon Hayes an ...
Punishing K-12 Students For ‘Misgendering’ Peers Is Unconstitutional & Undermines Parents
14 Sep 2024
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is standing up for young people’s First Amendment rights in a brief arguing that government cannot compel students to use other people’s “preferred pronouns” in violation of their own deeply held beliefs. Rokita and a likeminded coalition of attorneys general have taken on r ...
County Holds Budget Hearing
05 Sep 2024
By Becky Killian, Staff Writer
A public hearing was held for the county’s proposed $27.1 million 2025 budget.
No members of the public opted to comment on the hearing, which was held Tuesday, Sept. 3, during the Washington County Council meeting.
The proposed 2025 budget represents an increase of $1.6 million over the current year’s budg ...
Lifestyle News
This Week In Indiana History September 15-21
14 Sep 2024
September 15, 1974 The first public event was held at the new Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. Singer Glen Campbell entertained the opening night audience.
September 16, 1822 William Conner purchased 80 acres in Marion County to establish an area fo ...
Indiana Leads The Nation In Lottery Wins! A Jackpot State Of Mind
13 Sep 2024
By: https://gamblespot.com
Indiana has had the most Powerball winners, with 1,271 wins since 1992, according to data from the Powerball website
Missouri and Pennsylvania have the second and third highest number of winners, respectively
Mississippi has won the fewes ...
This Week In Indiana History September 8-14
12 Sep 2024
September 8 - September 14
This Week in Indiana History
September 8, 1972 Kennedy (Lisa Kennedy Montgomery), television personality, born in Indianapolis.
September 8, 2003 Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon suffered a stroke at the Palmer ...
Latest Washington County Mugshots
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement agencies. Those listed, in most cases, are just facing charges at this point, and are to be considered innocent of those charges unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges are often dropped or lessened. Mugshots are collected from local law enforcement agencies on Mondays and are public records.
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