Coffee Club Podcast 11-11-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 11-11-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 11-10-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 11-10-2014
KIMBALL TO INVEST $8-$9 MILLION IN SALEM FACILITY; ADD 100 JOBS
Kimball International announced this morning during a press conference at Salem City Hall an estimated $9 million capital investment at the Salem plant and the addition of approximately 100 new full-time jobs.
Marty Vaught, Director of Public Relations for Kimball International said a metal fabrication facility in Post Falls, Idaho will be closed and the operation will be moved to Salem.
Vaught said high freight costs getting materials to and from Idaho was one of the factors in this decision. “80 percent of our business is east of Colorado so it made since to bring this to Southern Indiana where we are already doing business,” he said.
Salem Plant Manager Dusty Hancock said 60 jobs would be transferred to Jasper with an investment there of about $560,000.
Hourly wages are expected in the $13-$15 per hour range, said Hancock. “We anticipate making some hires soon, but the majority of positions will be filled between January and March 2015.”
Employee positions will include shop floor, skilled machinist, engineering, supervisors and administrative.
Hancock said work in the Salem Kimball operation has been consolidated into half the space of the factory. This extra space will allow the new equipment and metal operation to be placed without having to add on to the facility’s size.
“The current open space will be prepped before production work can be transferred,” said Hancock. “We’ll hire a few people to help facilitate the change and they’ll spend time in Post Falls, and those folks will be coming here to help in Salem and Jasper.”
Annual Christmas Parade Saturday Nov. 29
The Washington County Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, Nov. 29 beginning at 6 pm.
The parade will begin at the American Legion Bingo Hall (Hilltop Plaza) and proceed down Main Street and disperse onto Walnut Street.
Following the parade, the Square will be “Energized” by the turning on of the Christmas lights.
Organizations, businesses and families are encouraged to participate in the parade. The theme is “A Time to Remember”.
The registration form is available at www.washingtoncountychamber.org.
Additional information is available by contacting the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Office at info@washingtoncountychamber.org or by phone at 812-883-4303.
Coffee Club Podcast 11-10-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 11-10-2014
Brake fail leads to Bedford man’s accident
A Bedford man was injured Sunday after the brakes failed on a vehicle while towing pickup truck Sunday night.
According to a Lawrence County Police report, 18-year-old Justin Kelly, of 1301 Trogden Lane, who was in a 1998 Dodge Durango was being towed by a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by 54-year-old Timothy Kelly on Peerless Road when the brakes failed on the Ranger.
Timothy Kelly swerved to the left to avoid being hit by the Ranger. As the Durango went around the Ranger the tow rope tightened and caused the Ranger to be pulled around. According to police, when this happened the tow rope snapped and caused the Ranger to skid around and up onto the guard rial and overturn.
Police say no contact was made between the two vehicles.
The Durango stopped a short distance from the accident site.
Justin was not injured. But Timothy suffered contusions and bruises to his entire body. He was taken to St. Vincent Dunn Hospital for treatment and then transferred to an Indianapolis Hospital after he suffered bleeding in a muscle.
Local bands place in State Finals
Springs Valley’s Blackhawk Brigade marching band placed second in its class in Saturday’s Indiana State School Music Association state championships. Floyd Central placed fourth in Class B, followed by Jasper in fifth place. Scottsburg placed 10th in Class C. 
The Brigade, directed by Luke Aylsworth, finished behind Forest Park, marching in Class D.
Springs Valley advanced to the championship round, at Lucas Oil Stadium, by ranking in the top 10 bands participating at Franklin. The trip marked the Blackhawk Brigade’s 25th appearance in the state finals.
The 2014 show was themed “What If?”
Springs Valley, last year, received the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education distinction and a Support Music Merit Award. In addition, the school earned a Peabody Energy Leaders in Education Award.
Class A: 1. Avon; 2. Carmel; 3. Homestead; 4. Lake Central; 5. Center Grove; 6. Lawrence North; 7. Castle; 8. Goshen; 9. Penn; 10). Carroll
Class B: 1. Greenwood; 2. Concord; 3. Northview; 4. Floyd Central; 5. Jasper; 6. Munster; 7. Plainfield; 8. Northridge; 9. Greenfield-Central; 10. North Side.
Class C: 1. Western; 2. Edgewood; 3. Lewis Cass; 4. Fairfield; 5. Twin Lakes; 6.NorthWood; 7. Concordia Lutheran; 8. Angola; 9. Norwell; 10. Scottsburg.
Class D: 1. Forest Park; 2. Springs Valley; 3. Taylor; 4. South Spencer; 5. Mater Dei; 6. Clay City; 7. North Posey; 8. Monrovia; 9. Triton Central; 10. Eastern (Greentown).
Single Vehicle Crash East of Huntingburg Claims the Life of Birdseye Woman
A one-vehicle rollover crash this afternoon east of Huntingburg claimed the life of a Birdseye woman and sent another to the hospital.
Around 2:08 this afternoon, Reva N. Enlow, 26, Birdseye, was traveling eastbound on State Road 64, when the passenger side wheels of the silver 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving left the south side of the roadway.
Enlow attempted to correct the vehicle by driving back onto the roadway; however, cut the wheels too sharp, causing the vehicle to spin. The Jeep traveled sideways off of the north side of the roadway and rolled, coming to rest upside down, on the edge of a cornfield.
As the vehicle rolled over, the passenger, Cassie Lee Turner, 25, Birdseye, was thrown from the front passenger window.
After attempts by Memorial Hospital EMS and St. Anthony First Responders to revive her, Turner died as a result of her injuries.
Enlow was airlifted from the scene to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville, where she was treated for injuries to her head, spleen, and back. She is listed in stable condition. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Investigating Officer / Reconstructionist – Sgt. Philip Hensley
Assisting agencies: Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, St. Anthony Fire Department, Memorial Hospital EMS, Dubois County Coroner’s Office
