City of Mitchell utility crews will begin flushing fire hydrants Monday.
Crews will start on the north side of Mitchell and continue throughout the city for the next two weeks with flushing dependent on weather and unforeseen circumstances.
While flushing is taking place, residents may experience discolored water or low water pressure.
For more information on hydrant flushing, call the city’s water department at (812) 849-4168.
Celebrating our Nation’s Independence is a big deal in the US and especially in Southern Indiana.
Pekin, the site of the Oldest Continuous Celebration of the Fourth of July, will host the 185th celebration beginning Thursday, July 2nd.
Thunder Over Patoka fireworks headline a 4th of July weekend celebration at Patoka Lake which includes the fireworks display, Pirate Day, and a public tour of the Patoka Lake dam and dam tower.
The fireworks will begin at dusk Saturday, July 4, at Patoka Lake beach in the Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area. Attendees are urged to bring lawn chairs, refreshments, and bug spray. Campers can see the fireworks from Section C of the Modern Campground.
Pirate Day is scheduled from 12:30 to 2:30 Sunday afternoon, July 5, on the Patoka Lake beach, a day of treasure hunting, plunder, and merriment. The day begins at 12:30 with digging for treasure in the Buried Treasure Scavenger Hunt. At one o’clock participants will design and decorate their own treasure chest during Treasure Chest Creations. The day will conclude at 1:45 with Pirate Games, including tug-of-war, walk the plank, and water balloon canons.
A public tour of the Patoka Lake dam and dam tower is also scheduled Sunday, a behind-the-scenes look at reservoir management and flood control. The tour, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Patoka Lake Visitors Center, begins at 10 a.m. Visitors should meet at 9:30 at the Visitors Center to car-caravan to the dam, or they can join the tour at the dam, off State Road 545. Guides will take visitors inside the dam towner and explain the operations and history of the dam and Patoka Lake.
The standard Newtwon-Stewart State Recreation Area entrance fee of $7 dollars per in-state vehicle, or $9 per out-of-state vehicle applies with all three events.
Tuesday is the deadline for incoming high school freshmen to enroll in Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars, a state-funded college scholarship and preparation program for students who qualify based on income.
Students that successfully enroll in the program and complete a four year degree at a state school like IU or Purdue will receive an education valued at approximately $100,000.
Information about 21st Century Scholars and eligibility requirements is available at www.in.gov/21stcenturyscholars or by calling the Washington County Community Foundation at 812-883-7334.
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance personnel have been scheduled to chip seal the 6-mile section of State Road 135 from U.S. 50 to just north of Freetown – weather permitting – Monday, June 29.
Operations will proceed north from S.R. 135’s intersection with U.S. 50 on Monday morning. In the afternoon, southbound S.R. 135 lane will be chip sealed, beginning 0.2 miles north of Freetown.
INDOT officials advise motorists to drive very slowly and with extreme caution on highways that have been freshly chip sealed to avoid vehicular damage from asphalt spray or loose aggregate. Motorcyclists should consider delaying or rerouting leisure rides on S.R. 135 in Jackson County early next week, INDOT says.
Once the chip seal has cured, INDOT crews will return to S.R. 135 to apply a fog seal.
Chip seal applications coat the highway with liquid asphalt, sealing pavement cracks and protecting the roadbed from ultraviolet rays. Small chips of limestone are used to cover the asphalt, choking it from spraying vehicles or sticking to tires. The aggregate chips also restore surface friction for improved skid resistance and driver safety.
Fog seals are fine coatings of liquid asphalt sprayed over the chip-sealed surface. The fog seal dampens dust from limestone fines, assists in aggregate retention and adds another waterproof layer of asphalt sealer to further protect the highway.
Mrs. Rachel L. Corbin age 94 of Salem died Friday June 26, 2015 at Salem Crossing.
Mrs. Corbin was born August 12, 1920 in Roswell, New Mexico the daughter of Chambers Powell and Gertrude Logsdon Powell. She was a homemaker, a teacher’s aide in her younger years and a member of Salem Wesleyan Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Woodruff Corbin on July 21, 1996, a daughter: Trish Dickey, two brothers: Bobby Myers and Oliver Powell, two sisters: Dorothy Cloar and Katherine Cravens, one grandchild and one great-grandchild and her parents.
She is survived by two sons: James Corbin and Terry Corbin (Angela) both of Salem, five daughters: Lois Johnson, Lavon Chastain (Dennis), Maxine Corbin, and Brenda Leibert (Dave), all of Salem and Helen Weddel (Larry) of Medora, 19 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-8PM and Monday from 9AM-time of service.
CountryMark is gearing up for Independence Day with a Fueling Freedom event you won’t want to miss!
On Friday, June 26 between noon and 5 p.m. at participating CountryMark fuel stations, CountryMark will donate to local National Guard Family Readiness Groups 50 cents for every gallon of fuel pumped and $1 for every gallon of lubricants sold. Also at each Fueling Freedom site, customers and guests will be invited to register to win a $150 gift card.
Stop in at the Country Mark east of Salem today from 2-5p and take part in the WSLM RADIO LIVE REMOTE and sign up to win some great tickets for events around the region this summer.
“Fueling Freedom is one of CountryMark’s favorite events of the year,” said CountryMark Vice President of Marketing Jon Lantz. “This is our opportunity to support our local National Guard troops and their families. We are grateful for what these soldiers do to protect our country. Working together with our communities to support their families is just a great experience for everyone involved.”
The CountryMark system has been hosting Fueling Freedom events for the past seven years as a way to support military families. In 2014, CountryMark raised $48,000 for local National Guard Family Readiness Groups. Many of the Family Readiness Groups use these funds to host summer picnics and Christmas parties for military families, provide after-school care programs for the children of soldiers, as well as send packages to deployed local soldiers.
“We encourage everyone to come to a Fueling Freedom station and fill up on June 26,” said Lantz. “By filling up personal vehicles and/or fleet vehicles, you are showing your support for local military families. While you are at our stations, you can also shake hands with local soldiers who are volunteering their time to be with community. It’s a great chance for so many of us to say ‘thank you’ to soldiers and their families.”
A total of 39 CountryMark fuel stations have signed up to take part in Fueling Freedom 2015, a record number of stations for the event. Those CountryMark stations participating this year include:
Bedford, IN
Bloomington, IN
Bluffton, IN
Brownstown, IN
Cambridge City, IN
Crothersville, IN
Elberfeld, IN
Elwood, IN
Enfield, IL
Evansville, IN
Fairland, IN
Fountaintown, IN
Fowler, IN
Goshen, IN
Greenfield, IN
Greensburg, IN
Greenville, OH
Huntingburg, IN
Lebanon, IN
Liberty, IN
Liberty Center, IN
Logansport, IN
Loogootee, IN
Lyons, IN
Mitchell, IN
Monticello, IN
Noblesville, IN
Oaktown, IN
Osgood, IN
Plainville IN
Rensselaer, IN
Richmond, IN
Salem, IN
Seymour, IN
Shelbyville, IN
Terre Haute, IN
Vincennes, IN
Warsaw, IN
Exact locations for all CountryMark retail stations can be found at www.CountryMark.com.
CountryMark is an American-owned oil exploration, production, refining and marketing company with headquarters in Indianapolis. CountryMark fuels and a proprietary line of lubricants are sold through a distribution channel of member cooperatives that operate more than 180 fuel delivery routes and are responsible for more than 100 CountryMark branded fuel stations.
What do Boston Police, the Office of Personnel Management for the federal government and the town of Clarksville, IN have in common?
They‘ve all been victims of recent hacks. In Clarksville Judge Jimmy Gilfoyle says he arrived at work on Tuesday to find that all of their records had been encrypted by someone that got into their system.
The good news is all of the information had been backed up and no information was lost–the bad news is that whomever got into the files had access to names, birth dates, addresses and social security numbers.
Gilfoyle says he immediately contacted the Indiana Supreme Court to determine what their policies were regarding information hacks.
He says right now they are working to secure their files and bring in FBI investigators that will determine the source of the hack and what else needs to be done.
He advises anyone that may have been affected by this case to monitor all personal accounts and credit reports.
Gilfoyle notes that while we most often hear about private entities being the targets of hacks but public entities have recently been victims to schemes that involve holding information for ransom.
A southern Indiana man from the small town of Orleans finds himself among the ranks of an elite club after winning a Hoosier Lottery prize for the second time. John “Philip” Kaiser walked into Hoosier Lottery headquarters and presented a winning Scratch-off ticket worth $500,000 last week. Four years ago, July 1, 2011, he also won $1 million on a Hoosier Lottery Scratch-off ticket.
For Kaiser, it pays to be green-literally. His most recent win was the result of a trip to the recycling center. On his way home from dropping off recyclables, Kaiser decided to stop and purchase a Lottery ticket. He opted for the Wild $10 Scratch-off, a decision ultimately worth half a million dollars!
After his first win, Kaiser replaced his 28-year-old truck with more than 360,000 miles. The lucky grandfather of three has equally humble plans for his recent winnings. He is going to buy his son an iPhone.
In 2011, Kaiser claimed one of eight $1 million top prizes available on the $80 Million Spectacular game. He purchased that winning ticket at Casey’s General Store, 1216 W. Mulberry St. in Salem, located about 20 miles from Orleans.
This time around, Kaiser claimed one of six $500,000 prizes on the Wild $10 game after purchasing the ticket at Smoker Friendly, 201 Gospel St. in nearby Paoli. He is the fifth lucky winner to claim a top prize on the game. At this time, one top prize on the game remains unclaimed.
While Kaiser’s feat is certainly rare, he is not the first Hoosier Lottery player to win big money more than once on a Scratch-off. In 2014, Robert Hamilton of Indianapolis claimed two $1 million prizes.
Mr, Keith M. Gould age 83 of Salem passed away Sunday, June 21 at Salem Crossing.
Mr. Gould was born in Washington County, Indiana the son of Orel and Ruby Hays Gould. He was a retired employee of the State Highway Department. He was a Korean War Army veteran.
Keith was preceded in death by his wife: Kathryn M. Gorman Gould in 1989. He then married Vivian Blevins Gould and she preceded him in death in 1998. He was also preceded in death by brothers: William and Charles Hays Gould, sisters: Jean Tolbert and Mary “Betty” Wineinger and his parents. He is survived by two brothers: Lawrin Gould of Saltillo and Donn Gould of Salem, a sister: Shirley Hamilton of Campbellsburg and several nieces and nephews.
In keeping with Mr. Gould’s requests, there will be no services and burial is private.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has closed State Road 256 between Interstate 65 and S.R. 39 west of Austin due to high water.
