Join us tonight for the LIVE FEED of the Eastern High School Football game vs. Clarksville Generals. 

Pre-game starts at 6:45p and kickoff at 7p. 

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State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) joined Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse Thursday, Aug. 24, to announce the statewide integration of Indiana’s prescription drug monitoring program, INSPECT, into electronic health records. 

The integration of INSPECT will enable prescribers to quickly and efficiently search a patient’s previous prescription history at no cost to the facility or individual practitioner. Indiana will be the seventh state to implement this type of program.

Senate Enrolled Act 408, authored by Houchin, urged the study of INSPECT practices and integration.

“Under the leadership of Gov. Holcomb and with the assistance of my colleagues in the General Assembly, we will ensure prescribers have the resources they need to make these searches as seamless as possible,” Houchin said.

“I hope this integration will increase searches, save lives, and cut back on the number of opioids flooding our communities, contributing to addiction, crime, and broken families. This is a powerful step in our multi-front approach to combating the drug epidemic.”

In 2016, 15.1 million prescriptions for opioids were written in Indiana, accounting for over 1 billion opioid doses distributed — an average of 160 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.

If used properly, INSPECT can determine whether patients are “doctor hopping” for multiple prescriptions, if they are using their prescriptions at a higher rate than recommended, or if they are at risk for overdose.

Lights at the Brickyard, the popular, drive-through holiday display that debuted last year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will return from Nov. 17 through Dec. 30 this year with a longer route and over 2.5 million bright lights illuminating an expanded lineup of colorful displays.

The Lights at the Brickyard course will expand to more than 2 miles from last year’s 1.7 mile layout. As in 2016, the route—which travels through the IMS infield and along the front stretch of the historic oval—will cross the world-famous Yard of Bricks start-finish line.

Dozens of new displays can be seen along the route, with more than 500,000 additional lights this year.

“Lights at the Brickyard will become a wonderful holiday tradition at IMS, and we’re happy to see it grow into an even bigger and better family attraction this holiday season,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “We’re also grateful for the feedback from our loyal customers after last year’s event, which helped guide improvements such as the longer route, even more displays and a more streamlined pricing structure. We can’t wait to welcome even more families this winter to once again celebrate Christmas by crossing the Yard of Bricks at the Racing Capital of the World.”

General admission will be $25 per car on Mondays through Wednesdays and $30 per car Thursdays through Sundays at the gate, with standard entry lane access. Vehicles with 15 or more passengers will be charged $50 at the gate, with standard entry lane access. General admission can be purchased only at the gate, with each admission valid for one drive through the displays per vehicle.

The popular Speedy Pass will also return, allowing participants who want the quickest access to the course to skip the longer lines and arrive through a special entry near the IMS golf course. This pass can be purchased now at IMS.com for $40 per car through Nov. 16 and $50 online from Nov. 17-Dec. 30. Speedy Passes are $60 when purchased at the gate, with special midweek pricing to be announced.

This year, Emmis Communications and B105.7, “Indy’s Christmas Station,” will become the official radio partners of Lights at the Brickyard.

Operating hours for Lights at the Brickyard are 6-9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Visit IMS.com for more information on Lights at the Brickyard.

Thursdayat approximately 1:30 pm, the Indiana State Police and Jennings County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle personal injury crash at the intersection of US 50 and State Road 750 in Jennings County which resulted in a North Carolina woman being flown to an Indianapolis Hospital for treatment of critical injuries.

The initial investigation by Trooper Matt Holley indicated that a 2008 Toyota Prius being driven by Ann Cutter, age 74, Greensboro, North Carolina was traveling westbound on US 50, approaching the intersection at State Road 750.  Cutter’s vehicle then entered the intersection into the path of 2015 Freightliner tractor pulling a trailer, being driven by Carlnell V. Barrett II, age 27, Mullins, South Carolina that was traveling southwest on State Road 750.

Cutter’s vehicle struck Barrett’s trailer before coming to rest partially under the trailer.  Cutter was entrapped in the vehicle until she was able to be freed by emergency personnel.  Cutter was then flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of critical injuries.  Barrett was not injured in the collision. 

Cutter’s family has been notified.  The investigation is ongoing.  Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash.

The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, North Vernon Fire Department, Jennings County EMS, and IU Medical Helicopter.

The Washington County Historical Society is proud to announce the arrival of our 4^th coin in the Washington County Commemorative Coin Collection.  This beautiful 2” pewter coin features the Depot Train Museum and the Monon Railroad that was born in Salem.

Coins are available for $15 each and are going fast!  Pick yours up at the Stevens Museum, located at 307 E. Market St. Salem, IN., during normal operating hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm.

Happy Throwback!  This is an old picture, circa 1910, of the Salem Monon Station, previously located on South Main, obviously this would be the 2nd structure on the grounds, since the Confederate scoundrel, General Morgan burned the 1st one to ground in 1863. 

The New Albany & Salem Railroad was organized in 1847, the 1st train arrived in town to a crowd of 5,000 people, on January 15, 1851. 

According to Washington County Historian Jeremy Elliott, the organizing board, (which included my 4x’s great uncle, William Lindley), for the line decided around that time to stretch the tracks to Lake Michigan to link the waterway with the Ohio River, the first train traveled the entire length of the state in 1854. 

This company eventually transformed into the Monon Railroad. 

Monon diesel engines, like the ones featured on the museum’s new commemorative coin (see related article) arrived in 1948.  The final passenger train came to a stop in September of 1967. 

The old Depot was unfortunately demolished in 1982, but today visitors can tour the replica at the John Hay Center.