Today, President Barack Obama will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to discuss the importance of middle class economics, including making the paychecks of working families go further, preparing hardworking Americans to earn higher wages, and keeping good, high-paying jobs in America.
The President will deliver remarks at Ivy Tech Community College, which works to ensure Hoosiers are well-equipped for and connected to good-paying jobs by partnering with businesses that are creating pathways for career advancement, including leveraging apprenticeships and education benefits, and upskilling Americans.
President Obama will speak at approximately 1:30p today and will depart Indianapolis about 5p on Air Force One.
WSLM will be speaking with US Congressman Todd Young regarding the President’s remarks this afternoon.
Monday, February 9th the Indiana Section PGA will recognize their 2014 Players of the Year at the Indiana PGA Spring Meeting at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Ind. Brett Melton of the Country Club of Old Vincennes will receive the Indiana PGA Player of the Year Award.
Brett Melton
For the second year in a row, Melton has been named the Indiana PGA Player of the Year. His season began with a win at the first Tournament Series event of the season held at Prairie View GC. There, he posted a 3-under-par, 69 for a three shot victory.
In the second Indiana PGA event of the season, the Indianapolis Open held at Highland G & CC, Melton just fell short of a second victory. He carded a two-day total of 7-under-par, 133, finishing runner-up to Jon Jozefowski.
In late June, Melton grabbed his second runner-up finish of the season at the Monticello Open at Tippecanoe CC, where he finished just one-shot behind Champion Jon Balyeat.
As the season progressed, it became clear that Melton was always going to be a player in contention. The second Tournament Series event took place at Rock Hollow GC in late July, and Melton’s performance mirrored his first of the season. He posted a 3-under-par, 69 at Rock Hollow to capture his second title of 2014.
After a rained out Southern Open this spring, the event was rescheduled for early September and would be the final Indiana PGA event of the season. Melton capped off his season with a victory at the Donald Ross Course at French Lick, firing a tremendous score of 6-under-par, 64.
Melton also added two top-ten finishes to his list of accomplishments in 2014 and will represent Indiana at the PGA Professional National Championship this June at Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Dave Carich of Harbour Trees will be recognized as the Indiana PGA Senior Player of the Year. After just falling short to Bill Schumaker in 2013 for the Indiana PGA Senior Player of the Year title, Carich played tremendously. 2014 proved to be his year. His seven top-ten finishes and participation in the PGA Senior Professional National Championship earned him the Player of the Year title.
Carich’s best performance of the year came at the Indiana PGA Senior Championship where he finished runner-up to Scott Morris. His runner-up finish earned him a spot in the PGA Senior Professional National Championship held at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in mid-November. Although Carich did not make the cut in the national event, his participation earned him Indiana Senior Player of the Year points.
Among Carich’s seven top-ten finishes, three were ties for third place. Carich finished third at the second and third Tournament Series events of the season held at Rock Hollow GC and Warren GC at Notre Dame. He also finished third at the Indiana PGA Professional Championship contested at Prairie View GC which qualified him for the PGA Professional National Championship which will take place this summer.
Carich’s low round of the season came at Ulen CC during round one of the PGA Senior Championship where he carded a 4-under-par, 66.
Michael Asbell of The Sagamore Club will receive the Indiana PGA Assistant Player of the Year Award. Asbell truly became a player to watch this season. In almost every Indiana PGA event, he was in contention. Asbell’s season consisted of 11 top-ten finishes, including one victory and three runner-up finishes.
Asbell began his season at the first Tournament Series event at Prairie View GC. There, he fired a 1-under-par, 71 to finish in a tie for second behind PGA Player of the Year, Brett Melton.
In early June, Asbell proved he was a force to be reckoned with, posting a 7-under-par, 65 across the difficult Kampen GC layout. This tremendous round earned him a one-shot victory over Andrew Havill of Carmel.
One month later, Asbell grabbed his second runner-up finish of the season at the Indiana PGA Pro-Assistant Championship, along with teammate Daniel Witt. The duo carded a 36-hole total of 13-under-par, 129 finishing in a tie for second along with Cody McNew and Rick Witt of The Bridgewater Club.
Asbell’s third runner-up finish came at the Indiana PGA Assistant Championship held at Brickyard Crossing GC. This finish earned him a spot in the PGA Assistant National Championship which was held at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in late October.
Asbell finished in a tie for 25th at the national event, which was partly made possible by a hole-in-one on the par-3, 17th. His ace also earned him the $25,000 National Car Rental Hole-in-one Challenge Grand Prize.
Approximately 30 Indiana National Guard Soldiers, with the 38th Military Police Company, 38th Infantry Division, headquartered in Danville, Ind., are ready to deploy to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Soldiers, led by 1st Lt. Wade Harshman and Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Horn, will assist with operations of Joint Task Force-Guantanamo in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Their mission is to provide safe, secure, humane, legal and transparent care and custody at the base’s detentions facilities.
The ceremony is open to the public and media are encouraged to attend.
Recently, Indiana State Police Superintendent, Douglas Carter, announced the promotion of Delmer Gross and Christopher Keeton to the rank of Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Delmer A. Gross will serve as the Area Investigative Commander for Area IV which covers the southeast portion of the state. Delmer Gross served the previous 10 years as the Polygraph Examiner for Area IV.
Delmer Gross was appointed as an officer in November of 1989. Delmer graduated from Switzerland County High School in 1984 and received a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Indiana State University. Delmer currently lives in Scott County with his wife and two children.
Lieutenant Christopher G. Keeton will serve as District Commander of Sellersburg Post 45. The Sellersburg Post covers Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, and Washington Counties. Christopher Keeton was previously a sergeant in the Commercial Motor Vehicle Division.
Christopher Keeton was appointed as an officer in April of 2003 and has served the past ten years in Sellersburg. He is a 1997 graduate of Jeffersonville High School and received a B.S in Accounting from Indiana University Southeast. Lieutenant Keeton currently resides in Jeffersonville with his wife and two children.
At approximately 3pm January 28, Trooper Nathan Teusch assisted the Washington County Probation Department with a probation check at 11190 S. Green Mill Road in Hardinsburg, Indiana.
During the search two firearms were located. The resident of the home, Derek A. Medlock, 36, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail. This investigation is ongoing.
Derek Medlock was charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, which is a class four felony. Indiana State Police Detective Rachel Abbott also assisted in the investigation.
1. Debra Groenenboom, 42, Scottsburg, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana.
2. Valerie Roll, 33, Scottsburg, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Visiting a Common Nuisance.
3. James E. Barnett, 32, Austin, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Visiting a Common Nuisance.
4. Benjamin Coomer, 48, Scottsburg, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Maintaining a Common Nuisance
Officers were observing a residence located 532 Ray Street in Scottsburg after receiving information on suspicious activity at that location.
Upon observing suspicious activity, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle shortly after the vehicle left the residence. During the traffic stop, the Driver, Groenenboom, was found to be in possession of Methamphetamine and drug paraphernailia.
Information from this traffic stop lead officers to assist the Scott County Probation Department in a probation check at the residence on Ray Street.
During the probation check further drugs and drug paraphernalia were found.
The Indiana Department of Transportation met with contractors, designers, city officials and utility company representatives at Seymour District offices this week to coordinate initial construction activities for State Road 56 reconstruction from High Street to Heritage Chapel Road at Salem.
Temple & Temple Excavating is the state’s prime contractor. The local firm submitted a low bid of $4,216,800 to win the award. Three other construction companies also bid on the project.
Currently, utility companies are relocating services. Representatives from Duke Energy, Midwest Gas, Frontier and Time-Warner Cable participated at INDOT’s pre-construction meeting, providing updates on their progress toward vacating the construction limits
Temple & Temple anticipates mobilization for S.R. 56 construction in early March. A road closure is expected to be put in effect by the end of March.
Plans call for complete reconstruction of the east-west highway—including new sidewalks, curb ramps, retaining walls and storm sewers—in Salem’s portion of this Seymour District pavement project. In rural Washington County, the state highway will be repaired and resurfaced. Shoulders will be widened, passing blisters built and small drainage structures will be replaced.
Temple & Temple also serves at the City of Salem’s contractor for relocation of water lines within the project limits. That work is ongoing.
A public information meeting is being scheduled to take place during the third week of February to further describe facets of construction and proposed timelines—and to answer specific questions area residents and businesses might have.
Current forecasts are calling for accumulating snowfall to continue moving across most of Indiana and lasting through the evening. Motorists should be prepared for snow and slush on highways during the peak commute hours as one to three inches of accumulation is predicted across most of the state at this time. Slightly higher accumulation totals are expected across north-central Indiana.
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) crews continue monitoring developing forecasts, and a full callout of trucks will begin treating highways this afternoon after precipitation begins and before pavement and bridge temperatures fall below freezing.
Temperatures are expected to drop very quickly throughout the night, and strong wind gusts may create problems with blowing snow, especially in open areas. The combination of precipitation, low temperatures and blowing snow can cause road surfaces to quickly refreeze. INDOT will adjust its deployment of manpower, trucks and materials as appropriate to address changes in forecasted and observed road conditions.
Motorists should be aware of the potential for reduced visibility and slick roadways and adjust their driving to the conditions they encounter. Each INDOT plow route takes 2-3 hours to complete with salt assisting in melting between passes.
Know before you go by checking the red-yellow-green traffic speeds on your mobile map app or INDOT’s TrafficWise service athttp://indot.carsprogram.org, 800-261-ROAD or 511 on your mobile phone.
Choose direct routes instead of longer routes on higher-speed arterials.
Take your foot off the gas and slow down gradually, especially on high-speed highways. No one should be traveling at interstate speeds during these conditions.
Turn off cruise control.
Apply anti-lock brakes firmly. Pump brakes that are not anti-lock. Do not overcorrect with steering.
For updates during the storm, find the INDOT Facebook and Twitter pages for your regional district at www.in.gov/indot/3074.htm.
Hanover College Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” Thursday–Sunday, Feb. 12-15 at its new theatrical venue, The Other Place, located in the former Donner Lecture Hall. All performances are at 7:30 p.m.
One of The Bard’s earliest works, scholars believe Shakespeare wrote the play in the mid-1590s for a performance before Queen Elizabeth I. The romantic comedy tells the tale of King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three noble companions. The men take an oath to fast and to avoid contact with women for three years in order to concentrate on their studies. As might be expected, things don’t work out as planned.
The HC Theatre production will feature modern dress, along with new songs composed by sophomore Han Zaw that use Shakespeare’s lyrics. The student troupe will perform the play this May in England at Stratford-upon-Avon.
All theatre productions are free to CAS Guest Artist Series subscribers. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for high school students. There will be no intermission and the performance is not recommended for children.
The Other Space is located on College Avenue between Donner and Ide dormitories, across from the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house. Parking is in the lot by the Administration Building. Look for prominent signage.
With seating limited to 100 a night, rather than the 700 seats audiences have been used to, advanced reservations are highly recommended. Visit hanover.edu/arts or call the campus box office at 812-866-7110.
