Construction of the addition to the Washington County Detention Center is continuing with projects going on in two locations and in two stations.

On site at the jail, construction continues on the foundation of new cells that are planned to arrive in the next week or so.

At a recent commissioner meeting, Les Smth, construction manager of the project, noted that Steel Cell in Georgia, a plant that makes prefabricated steel jail cells, workers have been busy constructing the cells for the project.

Smith said workers are finishing preparations for pouring the concrete floor, such as installing underground electrical service.

Smith also said he had visited the plant in Georgia, where fixtures, including built-in beds, are being installed in the cells and a coating applied to them. Smith estimated the cells weigh 7,000 to 8,000 pounds each and include two-, four- and eight-person cells.

Smith explained that three or four cells at a time will be trucked to the site, where they will be stacked and welded together. He expects the first group to possibly arrive on Monday, Oct. 14.

Krempp Construction, Jasper, has the contract for the multi-scope package which essentially refers to the basic shell that includes the cells and such items as carpentry, ceiling, flooring and the concrete.

Authorities have determined remains found in a Jackson  County ditch Wednesday evening are those of a bear.

Deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area  along CR 400N around 7:30 p.m.after it was reported what appeared to be decomposed human remains were found in a ditch.

Following an examination by a forensic anthropologist, it was determined the  remains were not human and belonged to a bear.

It is unknown how the remains got there.

The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati is a nonprofit HUD certified housing counseling

agency working with the

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and the

Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN) on Indiana’s Hardest Hit Fund Program.

Perhaps you’ve heard about Indiana’s Hardest Hit Fund through radio spots by former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony

Dungy.  Homeowners struggling with their mortgage due to hardships related to involuntary loss or

reduction of income from unemployment, medical expenses, death or disability can contact us to begin

the application process for up to $30,000 in financial resources to maintain homeownership.

The BuzzUs Foreclosure Prevention Phone-A-Thon Event is a discreet way for homeowners falling

behind on their mortgage or facing foreclosure to reach out for help from the comfort and privacy of their

phone and confidentially begin the application process to receive available funds up to $30,000 through

the IFPN.  Homeowners who call during this event are applying for program funding at the same time,

therefore personal access to a computer and personally completing the online application is not necessary

to receive help – simply call 877-728-9987 and the application is started.

TODAY homeowners in Clark, Dearborn, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley,

Switzerland, Union, and Wayne counties can reach out from the privacy of their phone to The Home

Ownership Center, a member of the IFPN network, to begin the application process for Hardest Hit Funds

available to Indiana residents the BuzzUs Foreclosure Prevention Phone-A-Thon Event.

The Home Ownership Center is a 40 year old nonprofit organization providing free services focused on

homeowner support from classes on financial preparation and homebuyer education to foreclosure

prevention in Ohio and Indiana.  This is our first BuzzUs Foreclosure Prevention Phone-A-Thon Event

for Indiana residents.  Veterans are encouraged to call.

We are hosting our semi-annual BuzzUs Foreclosure Prevention Phone-A-Thon Event on October 9

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Please share this event information with your community.