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Kimmel Involved in Late Race Accident Settles for 11th Place Finish at Toledo

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Frank Kimmel returned to the driver’s seat making his 494th career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards start in Sunday’s Menards 200 presented by Federated Auto Care at Toledo Speedway.

Already the series’ all-time winner, Kimmel was looking to cash in on his success with his 10th overall career victory at Toledo Speedway. Armed with a strong No.25 Ansell-Menards Toyota, Kimmel qualified sixth for the event.
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Riding in the top-5 most of the day Kimmel was ready to make his move towards the front and challenge for the lead. After a late race caution the race was seemingly going to be decided with a 20-lap shootout with Kimmel running in the third position behind race leader Grant Enfinger and the second place car of Austin Wayne Self.

“We had a great car all weekend long. Grant (Enfinger) was definitely the class of the field today and I don’t think we were going to do anything with him but I felt we had the second best race car for most of the day,” said Kimmel.

Unfortunately for Kimmel, on lap-180 while going into turn three the race leader, Enfinger slowed drastically with transmission issues causing the front running cars to stack up. Unable to see through the car of Self in front of him, Kimmel had nowhere to go and was collected in a five car accident.

“There’s really nothing more I could have done there to avoid that wreck. I was running really hard trying to get around the 98 car (Self) for second place when I guess Grant (Enfinger) broke a transmission. I couldn’t see Grant beyond the car in front of me. So when he stopped, the 98-car plowed into him leaving me and the guys behind me with nowhere to go,” said Kimmel.

With severe hood damage to his Ansell- Menards Toyota Kimmel lost his position as he had pit to repair damages. Kimmel reentered the race three laps down ultimately salvaging an 11th place finish.

Kimmel’s teammate, Todd Gilliland who was running in the sixth position at the time of the accident, would survive the melee and go on to earn his first career ARCA win.

“Congratulations to Todd and his family. The Venturini team had two top-5 cars all day long and either one of them could have won the race, and one of them did,” said Kimmel.

Kimmel will step aside this coming weekend while his No.25 driving teammate, Brandon Jones, jumps back behind the wheel at New Jersey Motorsports Park for next Sunday’s running of the ARCA 150 presented by Unique Pretzels. The New Jersey race marks the sole road course event of the ARCA season.

Kimmel will return to action in two weeks when the ARCA series visits Pocono Raceway on June 6th.

IU SOUTHEAST FREE OUTDOOR SUMMER POPS FESTIVAL JUNE 12

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Indiana University Southeast, Chancellor Ray Wallace, and the Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center invite the Southern Indiana and Louisville Metro communities to a free outdoor Summer Pops Festival on Friday,June 12 at the new Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County Amphitheater located behind the Ogle Center on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road in New Albany.

Gates open and family events including a magician, face painting, and basketball will begin at 5:00 p.m.unnamed

Exhibitors will include the Louisville Zoo, the IU Southeast Fine Arts Department, and hot air balloons.

Food vendors will include Mark’s Feed Store, Jimmy John’s, Zaxby’s, and Sweet Frog.

Formal dedication of the new Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County Amphitheater will take place at 6:00 p.m.

At 7:00 p.m., the IU Southeast Orchestra, Concert Band, and Commonwealth Brass Band will present a program of popular and patriotic music.

The Amphitheater is located in the Hickory lot behind the Ogle Center.

Chairs and restroom facilities will be available. Patrons are welcome to bring their own chairs, blankets, and coolers. NOTE: IU Southeast is an alcohol-free and tobacco-free campus. Tobacco and alcohol will not be permitted.

A rain date for the event has been set for Sunday, June 14 at 5:00 p.m.

For more information, call the Ogle Center at (812) 941-2525.

Roger Lee Faulkner, 40

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Mr. Roger Lee Faulkner age 40 of Salem died Friday, May 15 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.

Mr. Faulkner was born August 23, 1974 in Jefferson County, Kentucky the son of David Louis and Glenda Sue McCoy Faulkner.

He is survived by four children and one grandchild, his parents:  David and Glenda Faulkner of Salem, a brother:  David Glenn Faulkner of Louisville, and a sister:  Melanie Sue McKinsley of Salem.

There will be no services or visitation.

John H. Edwards, 91

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Mr. John H. Edwards age 91 of Salem passed away Sunday, May 10 at his home.

Mr. Edwards was born July 10, 1923 in Orange County, Indiana the son of Alva Ethel and Blanche Hardman Edwards.  He was a retired tool and die maker and a member of First Baptist Church in Campbellsburg.

He is survived by his wife of 26 years:  Imogene Carey Edwards.  He is also survived by two sons:  Jack Edwards (June) and Brian Edwards (Dixie) both of Campbellsburg, a daughter:  Judy Barnett (Sam) of Vincennes, step-daughters:  Sondra Rippy (Duane) of Pekin and Gloria Parker of Salem, 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.   He was preceded in death by his first wife: Mary Jo Huffman Edwards, brother:  Leonard “Monk” Edwards, three sisters:  Bertha Reinier, Mary Mayor, and Grace Bunson, his parents and a great-grandson:  Jude Hubbard.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 23 at 10:00AM at Freedom Cemetery.

DNR looking at high powered rifles for Deer Season

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The Indiana Natural Resources Commission will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss a few proposals, one of them, is pretty controversial.Model 425

The proposal would allow hunters to use any center-fire rifle caliber larger than .243 during the annual firearms deer season in Indiana, which means high-powered rifles like a 30-30.

Some hunters are frustrated by the current limitations of pistol calibers because there isn‘t as much velocity, which means hunters have a shorter range. On the other side, you have a safety issue with bullets that travel longer distances.

Phil Bloom with the Department of Natural Resources says the D-N-R doesn‘t support the measure, though they did get thousands of responses on the issue when they asked for public opinion.

Bloom says the responses were evenly divided between those for, and those against high-powered rounds.

The agency isn‘t supporting the measure though, which doesn‘t bode well for tomorrow‘s commission vote, as the commission rarely votes against a recommendation from the Department of Natural Resources.

Both Kentucky and northern Michigan allow high-powered rounds.

INDOT Restricts Lanes This Week At S.R. 135 Ohio River Bridge

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The Indiana Department of Transportation will limit traffic to a single lane this week at the State Road 135 bridge that spans the Ohio River near july0021_ohioriver_
Motorists will be directed—one direction at a time—by flaggers.
 
INDOT bridge engineers and technicians will be on site with reach-all trucks, man-lifts and other equipment to make close-up fracture-critical inspections above, below and on the 2-span steel truss structure that measures 3100 feet—end to end.  These routine inspections occur every two years. 
 
S.R. 135’s southbound lane is scheduled to be closed Monday and Tuesday (MAY 18 & 19) between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.  The northbound lane is expected to close Wednesday and Thursday (MAY 20 & 21) during those same hours.  If bridge inspections can be accomplished sooner than anticipated, the timeline for lane closures will be shortened.  All work is weather-dependent.
 
This S.R. 135 bridge at Mauckport is the only Ohio River crossing between Louisville and Tell City.  It was first opened to traffic in 1967.
For highway information, monitor social media sites: www.Facebook.com/INDOTSoutheast and Twitter @INDOTSoutheast.  Verify travel plans at TrafficWise:  http://www.trafficwise.in.gov.

Ride For Bailey Earns $6658 For Family

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What involves several communities, 33 motorcycles, 25 cars and a lot of heart?
A benefit ride for Bailey Hamilton — that’s what. 11173350_984868593977_5917860897778835595_n
Bailey is a senior at Salem High School and is in the hospital facing several medical challenges.
He’s in need of prayers and support from the community.
Bailey has already been awarded his diploma in the hospital, but his dream is to be in the graduation program at SHS with his classmates in a couple of weeks.  His classmates and friends set up a scholarship in his name and dedicated it at a recent honor’s day program at the school.
Yesterday afternoon, several weeks of hard work paid off when the RIDE FOR BAILEY took place along a path from Salem, through Paoli and back to Campbellsburg that involved the football teams from Salem, Paoli and West Washington.
More than $6600 was raised on Sunday through a benefit ride and auction held at Jimmy’s Place.
The event was planned by Hamilton family friends Diana Campbell, Lori McPeak and several others.
“I woke up one morning and decided we needed to do something,” said Campbell. “It’s taken a lot of hard work but it’s so great to see the community come together.”

CO and State Police Arrest Three on Meth Charges

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Indiana Conservation Officers with the assistance of Indiana State Police arrested three on drug charges in the Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area.

Joseph P. Reed, 30, Columbus, was arrested on charges of possession of meth, possession of a controlled substance, convicted felon in possession of a handgun, possession of drug paraphernalia along with several other charges.

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Alex R. Lawson, 21, Texas, is facing charges of possession of meth, possession of a syringe and maintaining a common nuisance.

Kristen L. Fields, 18, Columbus, was arrested on charges of possession of meth, possession of a syringe and visiting a common nuisance.

According to police at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, an Indiana State Police K-9 search a vehicle in Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area and alerted police there was drugs in the vehicle.

Police found approximately 65 used syringes, various drugs, scales, and other items associated with drug use. They also found that Reed had a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun.

Indiana Conservation Officers encourage citizens to contact 1-800-TIP-IDNR or ICO Central Dispatch at 812-873-9536 to report any violations on DNR property or any suspicious activity.

Country Girl Entries Sought; Pageant June 5

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The 2015 Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Country Girl pageant will take place in the Brown/Vernon Fire House on Friday, June 5, at 6 p.m.

The categories are Little Miss (girls in grades four-five), Junior Miss Country Girl (grades six-eight) and Miss Country Girl (grades nine-12).Hoedown-Festival-685x320

The pageant is open to all Washington County girls, and each participant must have a sponsor. Deadline to enter is Friday May 22. Contestants will be contacted after that time with information concerning practices.

The rules are as follows:

  • Any Country Girl contestant who gets in trouble with the law during preparations or during her reign if she wins will be disqualified.
  • Any contestant who becomes pregnant or is pregnant during the time of pageant preparation will be disqualified.
  • Any winner who becomes pregnant during her reign will forfeit her title to the next runner-up.
  • Any winner who posts inappropriate messages or photos about themselves or others on any social media website will forfeit her title to the next runner-up
  • All winners are expected to participate in the Hoedown parade and other festival activities, as asked by the festival committee.

Miss Country Girl is also expected to represent Campbellsburg in as many area parades as possible.

To enter call Darlena Knapp, 812-755-5206.

City of Salem Flushing Hydrants

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The City of Salem Utilities Department will be performing flushing of the fire hydrants throughout the entire city, starting Monday, May 18, and running through Friday, May 22, between 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.fire hydrant flush

Customers may experience low water pressure during the flushing period.

Please call the City of Salem Municipal Utilities office, 883-3937 if you have any questions concerning this process.