The Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg will conduct a Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Check Point in Floyd County beginning in the evening hours of 
November 26, 2014 and ending in the early morning hours of November 27, 2014.
Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through the check point.
Eight Indiana school superintendents are meeting with President Obama to spotlight the ways they‘ve incorporated technology into the classroom, including Paoli’s Casey Brewster.
Superintendents from Warsaw, Wabash County, East Noble, Madison-Grant and Porter Township in Porter County are also attending the conference with Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The administration plans to follow up with 12-to-15 regional summits around the country.
The superintendents are among 117 nationwide invited to a White House summit to compare notes on how they‘ve used computers and other devices to make teaching more effective.
Yorktown Superintendent Jennifer McCormick says her district is using software in areas from teaching kindergarteners to read to advanced-placement chemistry. She says chemistry teachers can record lectures for students to watch or re-watch as homework, freeing up more time in class for questions, lab work, and group projects.
Washington Township of Marion County Superintendent Nikki Woodson says students have connected with peers around the world and taken virtual tours of the Smithsonian.
She and McCormick say the software stimulates critical thinking in ways a page of quiz questions can‘t. And Woodson says computer-based lessons lay a foundation for the technology and problem-solving skills students will eventually need in the workforce.
The administration plans to follow up with 12-to-15 regional summits around the country.
Standing in the Indiana Senate chamber surrounded by fellow legislators and her family, Senator-elect Erin Houchin took the oath of office today, officially becoming the State Senator representing District 47. Houchin was sworn in by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. 
Houchin, one of eight new members of the Indiana Senate, will serve all of Crawford, Orange, Harrison, Perry and Washington counties, and eastern Dubois County. She fills the Senate seat previously held by State Sen. Richard Young.
“I am very passionate about promoting the growth and stability of Southern Indiana,” Houchin said. “I am eager to start work at the Statehouse and support policies that create jobs and keep taxes low. As a wife and mother to three children, it is a priority to empower parents and invest in educational opportunities for our future generations.”
Houchin is a 2007 graduate of the Indiana Leadership Forum (ILF) and elected President of her class. She received the ILF Founder’s Award for achievements in politics. In 2008, Houchin was one of 50 women from throughout the world selected to attend the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University. She is also a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series.
Houchin and her husband, Dustin, live in Salem with their three children.
Residents in Senate District 47 can contact Houchin by telephone at 1-800-382-9467, by email at Senator.Houchin@iga.in.gov or by mail at 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Her virtual office can be found online at www.IndianaSenateRepublicans.com/Houchin.
For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Reds are offering the opportunity for a lucky fan to host a Reds Caravan stop in their town.
With the “Reds Caravan Takeover” promotion, fans can submit an essay of 200 words or less on why a stop at their home, school or business would make a great addition to the Reds Caravan tour that travels though Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee on Jan. 22-24, 2015.
The winner and 20 guests will have the chance to participate in an exclusive meet and greet and autograph session with Reds players, broadcasters and front office staff. Last year’s winner of the Reds Caravan Takeover was Sherry Gregor of Bridgetown, Ohio.
Essays will be accepted through Dec. 15, 2014 and the winner will be announced in mid-January.
Official entry form, details of the promotion and contest rules can be found at reds.com/caravan.
