WSLM 4H Youth Awards
Three Harrison County Youth were awarded the WSLM 4-H Youth Award at last night’s 4-H Recognition Banquet and Annual Meeting in Corydon.
Jackson Shaffer, Wesley Snyder and Madelyn Coppermaite were all Jr. Leaders who received the award.
‘I’m pleased to be able to recognize leadership and excellence among the 4-H youth of Southern Indiana,” said WSLM Owner and General Manager Rebecca White. “We’ve given this award for many years in Washington County, and thanks to our partnership with Brownfield Ag Network, have been able to expand into our coverage area and recognize youth in other areas.”
This year, WSLM presented the award to youth in Washington, Scott, Clark, Floyd and Harrison Counties.
WSLM 1220 AM and 97.9 FM designate a significant portion of each day to Ag programming, including hourly news and market updates from Brownfield as well as two hours of Ag programming from the market-exclusive Agri-Talk and Market Rally programs.
Swap Shop Podcast 09-30-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 09-30-2014
Husband arrested; charged in wife’s accident
The husband of a Salem woman has been arrested and charged with reckless homicide in his wife’s death after a car accident Friday morning.
Zachary McCarty was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 27 with four felony charges that could result in a possible sentence of up to 17 years in prison.
Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Dustin Houchin said McCarty was charged with one count of reckless homicide, a level 5 Felony; one count of criminal recklessness resulting in death, a level 5 Felony; one count of driving while suspended resulting in death, a level 5 Felony and one count of driving while being an habitual traffic violator ;a Level 6 Felony.
Houchin said the Level 5 Felonies carry penalties from 1-6 years each. The Level 6 Felony carries a penalty of six months to two years.
McCarty’s wife was pronounced dead at the scene of an automobile accident early Friday morning on State Road 60.
Ygrayne Clark, 25, 5959 East State Road 56, Salem, was ejected from a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was a 2007 graduate of Salem High School and was employed at C&T Engineering in Seymour.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department received the 911 call at 12:15a Friday morning.
Upon arriving at the scene, Lt. Ryan Larrimore located a white 2000 Chevy Venture inverted in a field north of State Road 60.
The driver, McCarty’s husband, Zach, 27, of 500 North Main Street, Salem, was transported from the scene to St. Vincent Salem Hospital and later transferred by air ambulance to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Sheriff Claude Combs, Deputy Allen Taylor, Reserve Deputy Sam Franck, Salem Police Officers Mike Volez and Ethan Pickerill responded.
Survivors include Zach McCarty, one son; Micajah McCarty of Salem; parents Richard and Sharon Clark of Salem; maternal grandparents, Russell and Rose Shields; paternal grandparents Hilda Jean Clark and one brother, Uriah Clark of Salem.
Funeral services will be at 11a Thursday at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Salem. Viewing will be 4-8p Wednesday and Thursday from 9a until time of the service.
Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Beth Walden-Fisher officiating.
Donations for funeral expenses may be sent to Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home.
Coffee Club Podcast 09-30-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 09-30-2014
Medora Goes Pink Oct. 11
The 5th annual 5th HOPE Medora goes Pink festival is October 11.
Those wanting space for a booth need to reserve one soon by calling Debi at (812) 530-0093 or (812) 966-2754.
There is no charge, but organizers ask that 10 percent of profits be donated to HOPE.
Hundred percent of the money raised at the festival is given to people who are battling cancer. So far the group has donated more than $14,000.
Registration is also being taken for the cruise-in, baby contest and the 5K run.
T-shirts are currently on sale and wrist bands.
Raffle tickets are available for a blanket with pictures featuring different years of the HOPE Medora goes Pink festival.
Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.
For more information visit HOPE Medora Goes Pink on Facebook.
16-year old killed Monday night in ATV Accident
A 16-year-old Paoli girl was killed Monday night after the ATV she was driving flipped and pinned her underneath.
Bailey Carty was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to an Indiana Conservation report, the accident happened in the 2700 block of East County Road 100 North.
Carty was driving the ATV on her grandmother’s property in a remote wooded section of a neighboring property and had been gone for about an hour when her grandmother went looking for her.
Shortly before 5 p.m., her grandmother found Carty unconscious, underneath the overturned ATV. She began CPR until medical help arrived, but Carty could not be revived.
An autopsy is scheduled for today in Bedford.
The incident remains under investigation by Indiana Conservation Officers.
Carty was not wearing a helmet or any safety equipment.
Assisting at the scene were officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, First Responders with Paoli Fire Department, an IU Health Ambulance crew and the Orange County Coroner’s Office.
Indiana Conservation Officers strongly encourage riders to always wear a helmet and necessary safety equipment when operating an ATV.
Shoe Store Chain Growing Headquarters and Distribution Center in Clark County
Shoe Sensation, Inc., a regional chain of family shoe stores, announced plans today to expand its corporate headquarters and distribution center here, creating up to 32 new jobs by 2017.
The homegrown-Hoosier company will invest $800,000 to lease, renovate and equip a 92,000 square-foot facility at the America Place Business Park in Jeffersonville, gaining 40,000 additional square feet for inbound and outbound product delivery. Beginning operations earlier this month, the company’s new distribution center and corporate headquarters will allow it to supply its current 100 stores, in addition to meeting its goal of supporting more than 150 stores in just over two years.
“Shoe Sensation’s decision to expand its headquarters in Indiana reaffirms the confidence that flourishing companies have in our pro-business environment,” said Eric Doden, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. “This company’s plans are in step with the Hoosier State’s growing economy, with companies from down the street to around the world continually choosing to grow their headquarters here in Indiana, a state that works.”
Shoe Sensation currently employs 850 associates at its stores across 16 states, including more than 90 Hoosiers and 60 full-time associates at the company’s Jeffersonville headquarters. It has already begun hiring buyers, allocators, human resource professionals, accountants, advertising specialists, warehouse associates and real estate professionals. Interested applicants may apply online atwww.shoesensation.com/career.
“We are very excited about the expansion of our distribution facility, which will enable us to add 32 new jobs to our community,” said Michael Zawoysky, chief executive officer of Shoe Sensation. “In addition to the new jobs in southern Indiana, this expansion gives us the facility space needed to grow our retail portfolio in Indiana and surrounding states. The support we have received from the state of Indiana and the city of Jeffersonville has been an invaluable part of our continued growth.”
Founded in 1984, Shoe Sensation sells name-brand footwear for women, men and children, primarily serving small communities in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. With its focus on supporting local communities, Shoe Sensation has already opened 14 new stores this year. The company has 18 stores in Indiana, with Kendallville, Washington and Vincennes stores opening just this year. Earlier this month, Shoe Sensation opened its 100th store in Corydon, Indiana.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Shoe Sensation, Inc. up to $350,000 in conditional tax credits based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The city of Jeffersonville approved additional tax abatement at the request of One Southern Indiana.
“It’s very rewarding when the expansion of a dynamic corporation like Shoe Sensation reinforces the assertion that Jeffersonville, Indiana is a great place to work, live and succeed,” said Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore. “The expansion of their headquarters is a testament not only to the company’s leadership, but also to southern Indiana’s outstanding workforce, America Place’s strategic location and Jeffersonville as a whole.”
Shoe Sensation’s growth comes on the heels of an announcement earlier this month that Tenneco, a global vehicle parts supplier, plans to locate a new 150,000 square-foot Clean Air facility in Jeffersonville, producing emission control products for customers including Ford and General Motors. With its growth, Tenneco plans to create more than 250 new jobs in the coming years.
Body Recovered In Sullivan County Creek Bed
Indiana State Police say they suspect no foul play after finding a body lying in a dry creek bed Friday night.
Officers were call to County Road 1100 north, just west of County Road 500 East in Sullivan County Friday evening at 7:09 p.m.
A neighbor was riding an all-terrain vehicle in a dry creek bed about 300 yards north of County Road 1100 North when they found a male, in his late 50s to early 60’s, dead in the creek bed.
Police say there were no obvious signs of foul play, but foul play has not been ruled out but they did find several items commonly associated with drug use.
An autopsy is scheduled for today. ISP Detectives say they believe they know the identity of the victim, but are awaiting confirmation from the autopsy before releasing that information.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
The investigation is being conducted by ISP Detectives Mike Taylor and Tony Guinn. Assisting were ISP Crime Scene Investigator Sergeant Kris Fitzgerald, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and Sullivan County Coroner’s Office.
Friday morning crash claims Salem woman
A Salem woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an automobile accident early Friday morning on State Road 60.
Ygrayne Clark, 25, 5959 East State Road 56, Salem, was ejected from a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was a 2007 graduate of Salem High School and was employed at C&T Engineering in Seymour.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department received the 911 call at 12:15a Friday morning.
Upon arriving at the scene, Lt. Ryan Larrimore located a white 2000 Chevy Venture inverted in a field north of State Road 60.
The driver, McCarty’s husband, Zach, 27, of 500 North Main Street, Salem, was transported from the scene to St. Vincent Salem Hospital and later transferred by air ambulance to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Sheriff Claude Combs, Deputy Allen Taylor, Reserve Deputy Sam Franck, Salem Police Officers Mike Volez and Ethan Pickerill responded.
Survivors include Zach McCarty, one son; Micajah McCarty of Salem; parents Richard and Sharon Clark of Salem; maternal grandparents, Russell and Rose Shields; paternal grandparents Hilda Jean Clark and one brother, Uriah Clark of Salem.
Funeral services will be at 11a Thursday at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Salem. Viewing will be 4-8p Wednesday and Thursday from 9a until time of the service.
Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with Rev. Beth Walden-Fisher officiating.
Donations for funeral expenses may be sent to Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home.
