Holiday World honored by Trip Advisor
The world’s largest travel site – TripAdvisor.com – has announced the nation’s top water parks, and Holiday World’s Splashin’ Safari is on that list.
The 40-acre water park, among the largest in the world, was named the #4 park in the nation and #13 in the world, following only Disney and SeaWorld parks in the U.S. rankings.
Votes for the TripAdvisor award came from the park’s visitors.
Splashin’ Safari is home to the world’s two longest water coasters, Mammoth and Wildebeest, plus dozens of other water attractions, slides, and wave pools.
2nd Blitz along I-65 this weekend; between Seymour and Scottsburg
A second non-stop construction blitz will occur this weekend on Interstate 65 from Seymour to Scottsburg. Indiana Department of Transportation officials anticipate significant traffic back-ups, especially Friday and Sunday afternoons and evenings.
Motorists are urged to alter travel plans if possible to avoid traffic queues that could exceed four miles in length.
The normal work week for INDOT’s $54.7 million I-65 pavement project between U.S. Highway 50 and State Road 56 ends at 1 p.m. on Fridays and begins again at 6 p.m. on Sundays. This weekend’s continuous construction–along with an accelerated weekend schedule last month–will shorten the timeline for completing this project by six to eight weeks.
Lane closures through Saturday include:
• I-65 southbound left lane at mile marker 48.0
• Southbound right lane at mile marker 38.0
• Northbound left lane at mile marker 29.0 (reopens Friday)
• Northbound left lane at mile marker 44.0
• Nightly ramp closures for patching
Lane closures for the week beginning Sunday July 20:
• Northbound right lane at mile marker 29.0
• Northbound right lane at mile marker 39.0
• Northbound ramp at S.R. 56
• Northbound ramp at S.R. 256
John R. Jurgensen Company is the state’s prime contractor for renovating 21 lane miles of pavement and rehabilitating 20 bridges in Scott and Jackson County. Operations include full-depth concrete patching followed by milling and paving. The functional overlay is being placed in two lifts using a premium Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) material for the surface course.
Further north, I-65 motorists may experience traffic delays this weekend at Columbus where a $1,439,736 concrete pavement restoration project will close the northbound left lane between mile markers 67.0 and 70.0 and the southbound on-ramp from S.R. 46.
Restrictions begin at 7 p.m. Friday. They will be lifted at noon on Monday. A 45 mph speed limit will be enforced through the 1.6-mile construction zone when workers are present. There is an 11-foot width restriction through the zone for northbound traffic.
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Pekin Man Arrested for Child Porn Possession
Tuesday afternoon, officers from the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children, (ICAC), Task Force and troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg, arrested Isaac William Schmitt, 25 years of age, from East State Road #60, Pekin anc charged him with possession of child pornography.
The arrest was the result of a tip relayed to officers from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, (NCMEC), of a subject allegedly uploading child pornography to an internet account.
As officers began their investigation Tuesday, it led to Borden, IN, where the suspect was located at his place of employment.
After speaking with Schmitt at his place of employment, officers along with Schmitt went to his residence located at 6045 East State Road #60 in Pekin, (Washington County).
After completing an initial search of his personal computer he was taken into custody.
Schmitt was transported to the Washington County Jail where he was incarcerated on the charges of Possession of Child Pornography, Felony and Child Exploitation, Felony.
This investigation is continuing.
Scott County Pastor Arrested For Child Seduction and Obstruction of Justice
A Scott County Youth Pastor was arrested Tuesday morning in Scott County after charges were filed alleging he had an inappropriate relationship with one of the youth group members.
At around 10a Tuesday, Brien Stout, 37 years old, from South Elm Street in Scottsburg, turned himself into the Scott County Circuit Court to answer to the charges of Child Seduction, C Felony; Child Seduction, D Felony and Obstruction of Justice, D Felony.
Detectives from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg were contacted by the Scott County Division of Family and Children last month and requested to conduct an investigation of an allegation of Child Seduction involving a youth pastor from a Scott County Church.
During the investigation detectives discovered that Brien Stout had befriended a juvenile member of the youth group he was pastoring.
He then allegedly engaged in inappropriate conduct with the juvenile in the month of June of this year.
The investigation also allegedly discovered that some electronic conversations between the juvenile and Brien Stout had been tampered with.
After the initial investigation was completed it was turned over to the Scott County Prosecutor which resulted in the court appearance by Brien Stout today.
Brien Stout was transferred to the Scott County Jail after Tuesday’s hearing was completed.
