Pekin Man Dies In Morgan County Crash

February 17, 2016

A Pekin man died late Saturday night in a head-on collision in the 2100 block of Mapleturn Road in Morgan County.

36-year-old Leslie Ashby IV was taken to Indiana University Health Morgan Hospital to be flown by helicopter to another hospital, but died before he could be transferred, according to a Morgan County Sheriff’s Department Police report

A passenger in Ashby’s vehicle, 36-year-old Joshua Underwood, told police Ashby was attempting to pass a westbound vehicle when their vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle driven by 30-year-old Evan Kerkhof of Martinsville.

Kerkhof and his wife, Rachael, were taken to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis

Underwood, of Martinsville, was also transported to Methodist Hospital.

Police say the crash remains under investigation.

Martha L. Karnes, 85

February 16, 2016

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Martha L. Karnes, age 85, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

Martha was born April 10, 1930 near Milltown, IN to the late Floyd and Eulah Baylor Pirtle. She was the former owner and operator of the Old Green Acres Restaurant, Milltown, Indiana.

Also, preceding her in death were her husband, Richard A. Karnes; siblings, Lendell & Russell Pirtle, Mary Newlin, Betty Routh & Junevera Bary.

Surviving are

Daughters: Lana S. McCutcheon (Rick) of Brandenburg, KY; Sisters: Shirley Seacat of Clarksville, IN; Linda Hudson (Doyle) of Bedford, IN; Carolyn Senn of Shelbyville, TN; Brenda Coy of Milltown, IN and Nancy Clemons (David) of Greenville, IN.

3 Grandchildren: Jill Ann Smith, Jason Meriwether & Derrick Hudson and 4 Great Grandchildren & 1 Great Great Grandchild

Funeral will be 2 P.M. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at Swarens Funeral Home, 1405 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey, IN. with interment in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, IN.

Visitation will be 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home.

James Lee “Jim” Edrington, Sr, 81

February 16, 2016

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James Lee “Jim” Edrington, Sr. age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky surrounded by family. He was born August 23, 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Coleman and Florence (Ludwig) Edrington.

He was retired from the Louisville Post office where he was a supervisor and was the former Post Master at the Fredericksburg office. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the American Legion Post 42, V.F.W. Post 1693, and the La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevauk 1250 40-8 all.

Being a very social person Jim loved being a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed being around a lot of people and volunteering at the St. Michael’s picnic every year. He also enjoyed Karaoke and golf.

Jim married Mary “Joanne” McCormish Holmes on October 16, 1964. Besides his wife he is survived by four daughters: Marcy Knox; Deiadre Dery (Brian); of Louisville, Kentucky; Sharon Brown (Dwain) of North Carolina; and Jamie Harris (Donnavon) of Greenville.

One brother: Coleman Edrington (Nadine) of Lanesville and one sister: Sue Hellmueller (Walter) of Louisville, Kentucky. Eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Dawn Edrington and one son James Lee Edrington, Jr. Two brothers: Donald Edrington, Robert Edrington, and three sisters: Dorothy Byron, Barbara Owen, and Mary Cunningham.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church Bradford 1140 Farmers Lane N.E., Greenville, Indiana 47124 with interment to follow in the Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church Bradford and from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Friday.

All arrangements are being handled by Love Funeral Home, Palmyra.

Walls Going Up For Kentuckiana’s Largest Walmart Store

February 16, 2016

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Despite fog advisories in the area, work continued on Kentuckiana’s largest Walmart store, which is located on Salem’s east side.

In fact, workers installed sections of pre-constructed concrete walls on the Walmart storefront today.

Despite the cold weather and fog advisories on Tuesday, the construction continued on the Walmart store in Salem.

Plans were announced in in 2014 for the 151,000 square foot building which is expected to open this year before the Holiday shopping season.

The Walmart Supercenter will be located on Kimball Drive, off Hackberry Street (State Road 56 East).

The company plans to employee between 300 and 400 people.

Rick Hayes of BRR Architecture said the firm is excited to be in the county and said the new store will be about the length of two football fields and will include an auto center, a garden center and a pharmacy that will have a drive up window.

Customers will enter the store off Kimball Drive where traffic lights are currently being installed at the intersection of Kimball Drive and Hackberry Street. A second set of lights will be placed at a second entrance across from Coral Street.

Randall Hake of Cedarwood Development, a national real estate company said construction would begin in late spring 2014, with an open date of fall 2015.

That was moved forward with much of the land development only beginning last summer during reconstruction of State Road 56, which continued up into October 2015.

Land development has begun for Murphy USA, a fuel station located along Hackberry Street, across the street from WSLM.

The fuel tank area has been excavated and gravel laid down last Friday for the road into the fuel station. In fact, INDOT added what they call a “pork chop” to the right turn lane on 56 last fall that will direct traffic into the area and also offer a right turn lane back out onto SR 56.

Workers dig a hole to pour a footer for one of a pair of stoplights that will face Kimball Drive.

Walmart wall sections sit ready to be installed at the new store in Salem.

Pre-fab wall sections were installed this morning on Kentuckiana’s largest Walmart store.

This large crane lifted sections of wall for the new Walmart store into place. You can see the light poles that were installed last fall.

The new Walmart store will be two football fields long making it the largest in Southern Indiana and Kentucky.

The 27 acre site will also leave room for additional retailers, restaurants and financial institutions.

There will be approx. 640 parking spaces in the parking lot.

Eugene Elmer Fox, 66

February 16, 2016

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Mr. Eugene Elmer Fox age 66 of French Lick passed away Sunday, February 14 at St. Vincent Hospital of Salem.

Mr. Fox was born March 27, 1949 in Paoli the son of David Alfred and Locia Proffitt Fox. He was former employee of Childcraft and a retired employee of Mi-Linn Wood Products. He was a member of Youngs Creek Church of Christ in Paoli and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his daughters: Jeannie Russell and Carrie Lewis both of Salem, a brother: Carl Fox of French Lick, a sister: Christine Nelson of French Lick, 6 granddaughters and 4 great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: Hughie Fox, Hobert Fox and Edward Fox, and three sisters: Geraldine Crowder, Ruby Collins and Viola Nelson.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, French Lick. Visitation will be Thursday from 10Am-time of service.

Easter Egg Roll at Benjamin Harrison Site March 19

February 16, 2016

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Celebrate spring with an egg-cellent adventure on the south lawn of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site during the 2^nd Annual Presidential Egg Roll.

Dress the kids and grandkids in their Easter best and enjoy vintage fun with spirited egg rolling, stories, crafts and a continental breakfast. (Plus, they’ll get to make their own keepsake wooden Easter egg!) And, what egg roll would be complete without a visit with the Easter bunny?

Saturday, March 19 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Rain or shine

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, South Lawn (with some activities inside as well)
1230 N. Delaware St., downtown Indianapolis

TICKETS:
$14.95 Member Adults / $12.95 Member Child
$17.95 Non-Member Adult / $15.95 Non-Member Child

REGISTER: Online at PresidentBenjaminHarrison.org or by phone at 317-631-1888. Registration deadline is Thursday, March 17, 2016.

Bradie M. Shrum Golden Paws

February 16, 2016

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Kindergarten

002 Taylor Harris, Vanessa Jackey, Paul Ault, Ethan Coats, Danny Storms

Not pictured: Zoe Meredith

First grade

004 Front row: Kyera McCormick, Peyton Mancine, Isabella Elliott

Back row: Nick Jaurequi, Emily Fleece, Mikey Bailey, Kaiden Romero-Hembree
Second grade

006 Maddie Akers, Britney Gregerson, Hunter Simpson, ShyannSpringer

Third grade

008 (1) Seth Ponsford, Gunar Lawson, Julia Bowling, Timmie Floyd

Not pictured: Grace Furnish

Fourth grade

010 Front row: Jaidon Crawford, Cameron Pollock

Back row: Torrance Davis, Clara Shepherd, Kendall Morlang, Savannah Cain

Fifth grade

011 Front row: Gracynn Harrison, Cassie Walls

Back row: Matthew Strange, Leon Brown, Madison Greene

Not pictured: Haleigh Brough

Drug Activity in Scott County Disrupted, Four Arrested

February 16, 2016

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Over the weekend, several drug arrests were made by Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies.

During the late shift on Friday, February 12, 2016, deputies received information that activity, consistent with drug activity, was taking place at 150 Blunt Avenue in Austin, IN.

Deputies along with officers from the Austin Police Department responded to that address and made contact with the occupants of the residence.

While speaking with the occupants, it was learned that there was a camper also being occupied on the property.

Deputies responded to the camper and made contact with a LarryM. Burnett, age 43, and a Christine N. Smith, age 29.

While speaking with the pair, deputies located a hypodermicsyringe lying on a shelf inside of the camper.

Deputies investigated further and located more hypodermic syringes, marijuana, paraphernalia associated with intravenousdrug use, and heroin, inside of the camper.

Chief Deputy Don Campbell, who was out during the late shift assisting deputies, described that one of the syringes was “loaded” for use.

Burnett and Smith were both arrested charged with possession of a narcotic drug, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, and for visiting a common nuisance.

On Sunday, February, 14, 2016, a Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 1994 Tan Buick near Marshfield Road and Slab Road.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as John B. Watts, age 35.

It was discovered that Watts had a warrant out for his arrest through Scott County for strangulation. Watts was asked to step out of the vehicle and initially refused the deputy’s command.

Watts then stepped out and began resisting by pulling away from the deputy and then fled on foot. Watts was subdued by an ECW (electronic control weapon) and subsequently taken in to custody.

The vehicle was occupied by a passenger identified as Renea C. Clark, age 32. Inside of the vehicle, deputies located two handguns, ammunition, paraphernalia associated with drug use and drug dealing, and approximately 10 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

Watts and Clark were both placed under arrest by Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies. Watts is being charged with resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a handgun without a permit, and possession of paraphernalia.

Clark is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a handgun without a permit, and possession ofparaphernalia.

All subjects arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

Chief Campbell explains that the Sheriff’s Office has received an overwhelming submission of tips from the public.

Chief Campbell encourages the citizens of Scott County tocontinue their efforts in reporting criminal activity and explainsthat a great number of recent drug arrests are adirect result of deputies investigating the tips received.

Report any suspicious activity, including drug activity, to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office maintains several options for reporting criminal activity anonymously, including the department’s website, Facebookpage, and a tip line, 1.812.752.7898.

WSLM LAUNCHES NASCAR WEEK WITH COVERAGE OF SPEEDWEEKS 2016

February 15, 2016

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WSLM and Motor Racing Network is poised to kick off its 47^th year of motor sports coverage this weekend from Daytona International Speedway as NASCAR begins a new season.

Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited was the first of 71 races MRN – “The Voice of NASCAR” – will deliver to WSLM and through live streaming at wslmradio.com.

Motor Racing Network’s schedule from “The World Center of Racing” will encompass 10 days of action culminating with the 58^th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 21 with the broadcast beginning at Noon on WSLM 97.9 FM.

“I”m proud to bring another year of NASCAR action to the racing fans around the WSLM listening area,” said Becky White, owner. “WSLM has always been known for racing action, being one of the first stations to bring open-wheel racing to the airwaves back in the 50s and 60s with local tracks and broadcasts from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.”

White said WSLM broadcasts all NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Truck races via MRN and PRN as well as the Brickyard 400 via the Indy Radio Network, making it the only station in the Kentuckiana area to include all these races.

“Some stations carry a portion of the races, but WSLM has the entire schedule, which makes it nice for our listeners to listen to the entire season,” said White.

This year’s programming from Speedweeks will honor the memory of long-time MRNannouncer Barney Hall, who passed away last month at the age of 83. Each race broadcast will include a moment of silence at Lap 45 to commemorate Hall’s 45 years of service with the network.

Eli Gold, host of MRN’s pre-race show, will remember Hall in an essay that will air before Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited. Barney also will be featured in Motor Racing Network’s pre-race coverage of the 58^th Daytona 500.

“We’re all still grieving over the passing of Barney Hall and we miss him dearly,” said MRNPresident and Executive Producer David Hyatt. “Speedweeks will feel a little empty this year. But in many ways, I’m certain Barney will be with us for every lap. I applaud Programming Director Ryan Horn and his team for assembling the elements that will help us all remember once again just how special Barney was – not only to MRN but to NASCAR.”

Live coverage of Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited will start at 7 p.m. (EST). MRN’s Speedweeks programming will include live coverage of Daytona 500 Qualifying Presented by Kroger on Sunday afternoon, when the front row will be set for the season-opening Sprint Cup Series race.

On Monday night, there’ll be a one-hour special titled “DAYTONA Rising: The Future Is Now,” chronicling the $400 million frontstretch redevelopment of Daytona International Speedway.

Tuesday night, Gold will host a special airing of “NASCAR Live” from Outback Steakhouse in Daytona Beach, Fla., with NASCAR President Mike Helton the featured guest.

The cornerstone of the network’s Speedweeks coverage from Daytona will be a stretch of five race broadcasts in four days beginning with the Can-Am Duel twin qualifying races for the Daytona 500 on Thursday, Feb. 18, in primetime.

Coverage of the Feb. 19 NextEra Energy Resources 250 in the Camping World Truck Series will begin at 7 p.m. Tyler Reddick is the defending race winner, Erik Jones the reigning series champion. The following day, MRN will broadcast the PowerShares QQQ 300 XFINITY Series opener at 3 p.m. Ryan Reed won last year’s race while Chris Buescher, his Roush Fenway Racing teammate, was crowned series champion in 2015.

Speedweeks concludes with coverage of “The Great American Race,” the season-opening Daytona 500, on Sunday, Feb. 21. Joey Logano is the defending race winner. Kyle Busch will open his bid for a second consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship.

From 27 tracks in North America, MRN will deliver live coverage of 71 races spread across NASCAR’s three top national series: Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Trucks.

Veteran announcers Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle will anchor the majority of events, which will include the Sprint All-Star Race from Charlotte Motor Speedway in May and the season-ending Ford Championship Weekend from Homestead-Miami Speedway in November.

In addition to its award-winning race coverage, MRN will broadcast all Sprint Cup Series practice sessions from the 12 International Speedway Corporation-owned tracks, Dover International Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway during All-Star Weekend in May.

Motor Racing Network’s 2016 broadcast schedule will once again conclude with live coverage of the Sprint Cup Series Awards from Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 2, with live streaming at MRN.com and on the MRN App.

2016 MOTOR RACING NETWORK / Race Schedule

(NSCS/Sprint Cup Series, NXS/XFINITY Series, NCWTS/Camping World Truck Series)

All times Eastern, subject to change

Feb. 13 Sprint Unlimited (NSCS, 7 p.m.)

Feb. 14 Daytona 500 Qualifying (NSCS, 1 p.m.)

Feb. 15 “DAYTONA Rising: The Future Is Now” (7-8 p.m.)

Feb. 16 “NASCAR Live” on location in Daytona Beach, Fla. (7-8 p.m.)

Feb. 17 “NASCAR Live” Special Edition from Daytona Beach (7-8 p.m.)

Feb. 18 Can-Am Duel at Daytona (NSCS, 6 p.m.)

Feb. 19 Daytona International Speedway (NCWTS, 7 p.m.)

Feb. 20 Daytona International Speedway (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Feb. 21 Daytona International Speedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

Feb. 27 Atlanta Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 4 p.m.)

March 12 Phoenix International Raceway (NXS, 2 p.m.)

March 13 Phoenix International Raceway (NSCS, 1:30 p.m.)

March 19 Auto Club Speedway (NXS, 3:30 p.m.)

March 20 Auto Club Speedway (NSCS, 2:30 p.m.)

April 2 Martinsville Speedway (NCWTS, 2 p.m.)

April 3 Martinsville Speedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

April 23 Richmond International Raceway (NXS, 12 p.m.)

April 24 Richmond International Raceway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

April 30 Talladega Superspeedway (NXS, 2:30 p.m.)

May 1 Talladega Superspeedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

May 6 Kansas Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

May 7 Kansas Speedway (NSCS, 6:30 p.m.)

May 13 Dover International Speedway (NCWTS, 5 p.m.)

May 14 Dover International Speedway (NXS, 1:30 p.m.)

May 15 Dover International Speedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

May 20 Charlotte Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 7 p.m.)

May 21 Charlotte Motor Speedway (NSCS, 7 p.m.)

June 4 Pocono Raceway (NXS, 12:30 p.m.)

June 5 Pocono Raceway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

June 10 Texas Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 8:30 p.m.)

June 11 Michigan International Speedway (NXS, 1 p.m.)

June 12 Michigan International Speedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

June 18 Iowa Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

June 19 Iowa Speedway (NXS, 1 p.m.)

June 25 Gateway Motorsports Park (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

July 1 Daytona International Speedway (NXS, 7 p.m.)

July 2 Daytona International Speedway (NSCS, 6:30 p.m.)

July 7 Kentucky Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

July 20 Eldora Speedway (NCWTS, 7 p.m.)

July 30 Pocono Raceway (NCWTS, 12:30 p.m.)

July 30 Iowa Speedway (NXS, 7:30 p.m.)

July 31 Pocono Raceway (NSCS, 12:30 p.m.)

Aug. 6 Watkins Glen International (NXS, 1:30 p.m.)

Aug. 7 Watkins Glen International (NSCS, 1:30 p.m.)

Aug. 13 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Aug. 17 Bristol Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

Aug. 27 Michigan International Speedway (NCWTS, 12:30 p.m.)

Aug. 27 Road America (NXS, 2:30 p.m.)

Aug. 28 Michigan International Speedway (NSCS, 1 p.m.)

Sept. 3 Darlington Raceway (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Sept. 4 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (NCWTS, 2 p.m.)

Sept. 4 Darlington Raceway (NSCS, 5 p.m.)

Sept. 9 Richmond International Raceway (NXS, 7 p.m.)

Sept. 10 Richmond International Raceway (NSCS, 6:30 p.m.)

Sept. 16 Chicagoland Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

Sept. 17 Chicagoland Speedway (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Sept. 18 Chicagoland Speedway (NSCS, 2 p.m.)

Sept. 24 New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 12:30 p.m.)

Oct. 1 Dover International Speedway (NXS, 2:30 p.m.)

Oct. 1 Las Vegas Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

Oct. 2 Dover International Speedway (NSCS, 1 p.m.)

Oct. 15 Kansas Speedway (NXS, 3:30 p.m.)

Oct. 16 Kansas Speedway (NSCS, 1 p.m.)

Oct. 22 Talladega Superspeedway (NCWTS, 12:30 p.m.)

Oct. 23 Talladega Superspeedway (NSCS, 1 p.m.)

Oct. 29 Martinsville Speedway (NCWTS, 1 p.m.)

Oct. 30 Martinsville Speedway (NSCS, 12 p.m.)

Nov. 4 Texas Motor Speedway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

Nov. 11 Phoenix International Raceway (NCWTS, 8 p.m.)

Nov. 12 Phoenix International Raceway (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Nov. 13 Phoenix International Raceway (NSCS, 1:30 p.m.)

Nov. 18 Homestead-Miami Speedway (NCWTS, 7:30 p.m.)

Nov. 19 Homestead-Miami Speedway (NXS, 3 p.m.)

Nov. 20 Homestead-Miami Speedway (NSCS, 1:30 p.m.)

Dec. 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards in Las Vegas, 8 p.m.

State Police Respond To Over 350 Cases Due To Snow

February 15, 2016

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Crashes, Slide Offs, Assist Motorists and Road Closures

Sunday’s winter storm that started around 12 noon Sunday and on through 8 p.m. affected a large portion of the state. During this time frame the Indiana State Police responded to:

68 Personal Injury Crashes
199 Property Damage Crashes
102 Assist Motorist Calls

According to Washington County Sheriff Roger Newlon, officers had responded to 3-4 slide-offs locally. No injuries were reported.

Fortunately, thus far, the Indiana State Police has not taken any fatality crash reports related to today’s winter storm from 12 noon to 8 p.m.

All motorists are reminded of these important winter weather driving safety tips:

Reevaluate the necessity of a trip during a winter storm
If you MUST travel, leave early, reduce speed, have a fully charged cell phone as well as a winter emergency travel kit
Remember that 4×4 or All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles may allow a driver to drive faster in snow and ice, but these vehicles DO NOT STOP ANY FASTER than a 2 wheel drive vehicle
Reduce speed and increase following distance
Wear Seatbelts
If involved in a property damage crash, the participants should, if possible, move their vehicles off the road to a safe place and exchange information.

According to INDOT, the following counties in the WSLM LISTENING AREA are under an advisory driving condition because of the snow and ice – Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Martin, Lawrence, Orange, Dubois, Crawford, Washington, Floyd, Jennings, Clark and Jefferson.

Scott County is under a WATCH category, which means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. During a “watch” local travel advisory, only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and emergency action plans should be implemented by businesses, schools, government agencies, and other organizations.

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