Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
November 9, 2025
Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Home Blog Page 961

IUs Wilson Pleased With Progress Early On

0
image_handler
IU Head Football Coach Kevin Wilson at fall camp will be ready for the first game against FIA on Thursday, Sept. 1 — catch the Kevin Wilson Show on WSLM beginning Monday, August. 28 at 7:05p on 97.9 FM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Kevin Wilson is pleased by what he sees from his Hoosiers early in fall camp.  Just four practices in the team is already practicing at a high level.

“Our team is big and strong and I think we have battled the elements,” Wilson said.  “We have worked hard.  I am very encouraged by today’s practice.  Our best practice to date.  I love what the coaches are doing and the kids are buying in.  We have some great senior leaders, and I like what is happening.”

One of the positive signs Wilson has seen so far is the play of the defense.  Defensive coordinator Tom Allen has earned high praise early in his IU tenure.

“He has got a lot of confidence and positive energy,” Wilson said.  “Tom has done a great job of having a standard and he is pushing those guys harder than they have ever been pushed.”

On the offensive side of the ball, an identity has already been established.

“Our deal is to be a physical offense, to take care of the ball and score points,” Wilson said.

With full-padded practices and two-a-days looming, the main goal for camp is to foster great practice habits and to work productively.

“We are trying to build,” Wilson said.  “We have a progression, not only of teaching the plays, but the progression of our contact and hitting.  We are using our threes a lot to not over-hit some of our starters.  We are getting great special teams work.  We are taking this first week to build through the scrimmage on Tuesday then taking a day off.  The next week we will really start dialing up the hitting and the volume of work that we do.”

What’s Going on at The Indiana State Fair Today

0

INDIANA STATE FAIR SCHEDULE – August 7th

Indiana State Fair Foundation Day

Utilize Text2Give to support the agriculture education, youth development, and campus stewardship of the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. Text Fair to BIDPAL (243725) to donate.

Here are some highlights at the Indiana State Fair today!

 unnamed (1)

ALL DAY

9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 WFYI PBS Kids Playdate Join WFYI for “Back to School” day at the State Fair. Meet one of our favorite PBS KIDS characters, Nature Cat, and learn about nature, while you also enjoy family-friendly entertainment, and make fun crafts. Fair admission required.
ALL DAY

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

 Livestock Nursery Stop by to see mom & baby calves. You may even catch a new baby calf being born!
11 a.m.

 

 “Celebrating Indiana’s Bicentennial” Cupcake Bake-Off presented by Domino Sugar Indiana Arts Building
11-1 p.m. Gene Stratton Porter: Author, Naturalist, and Conservationist DNR Building
11 a.m. and

4 p.m.

 36th Annual Youth Talent Contest Farm Bureau Building
12:30 p.m.

 3 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

 Timberworks Lumberjack Show Timberwork’s Lumberjack Show offers spectators a unique blend of logging history, world class competition, and plenty of hilarious comedy!
1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Freestyle Moto X presented by Ride Safe Indiana Coming back to the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand this year is the Freestyle Moto X presented by Ride Safe Indiana. This event is free and also runs August 8th at 2pm & 7pm.
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Make it with Wool Fashion Show Come watch this fashion show featuring wool on the Indiana Arts Main Stage!
3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hispanic/Latino Music Festival Presented by Honda, this festive and cultural affair returns once again to the Indiana State.  Featuring Graciela Beltran, this is one Free Stage party you won’t want to miss.
7 p.m. 4-H Market Animal Grand Champion Drive Watch the top-of-the-line 4-H dairy steers, market lambs, meat goat wethers, barrows, beef steers and their handlers show off their accomplishments in the Grand Champion Drive in the Indiana Farmer’s Coliseum.
8-9:30 p.m. Blue Soul Band This band makes music from the soul to touch the soul. Every time you hear them perform… it’s going to be a new experience at the WGU Main Street Stage.

 

Featured Farmer

  • Who: TK Hattery Farms; Troy and Janie Hattery; Kendel and Kandy Hattery
  • Where: Peru, Indiana (Miami County)
  • Hoosier Homestead Award: Centennial – 1904
  • Fun Fact: Troy has dedicated his time serving on the Miami County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of directors for more than two decades.

WINCHESTER COMMUNITY MARCHES TO VICTORY AT 70TH ANNUAL INDIANA STATE FAIR BAND DAY

0

 

After a long, hot summer full of rehearsals, band camps, and performances, the Central Indiana Track Show Association summer contest circuit ended with a bang at the 2016 Indiana State Fair on August 6th.

Force2015

The Force of Winchester Community High School out-marched 48 other bands at Music for All Indiana State Fair Band Day presented by Music Travel Consultants and earned their sixth first place award in 22 appearances at the Indiana State Fair.

This is a fairytale ending for Winchester Community marching band director Douglas Fletcher, who will be retiring from high school directing this year.  This win marks Fletcher’s 13th champion title at the Indiana State Fair, with 8 previous small band championships and 3 Class AAA championships.   Fletcher led the Force to a score of 92.025 with their performance titled “Colors of Character”.  The band pulled out all the stops with illuminated cowboy hats, rainbow flags, and a summer full of hard work.

 

“We’ve been working really hard this season and it paid off,” says a senior band member.  Their dedication did pay off—they went home with a 1st place trophy and a $3,700 cash prize.

 

Here are last night’s “Sweet 16” final placings:

 

  1. Winchester Community High School
  2. Kokomo High School
  3. Jay County High School
  4. Anderson High School
  5. Northeastern High School
  6. Noblesville High School
  7. Richmond High School
  8. Muncie Central High School
  9. Centerville High School
  10. Hagerstown Jr/Sr High School
  11. Monroe Central Jr/Sr High School
  12. Blue River Valley Jr/Sr High School
  13. Decatur County High School
  14. West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School
  15. Mooresville High School
  16. Lebanon High School

 

For more information on the results of this year’s Music for All Indiana State Fair Band Day presented by Music Travel Consultants, please visit our website or IndianaTrackMarchingBands.com.

 

Tony Blevins, Jr., age 60

0

Tony Blevins, Jr., age 60 of Louisville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1:10 pm, in his residence. Born March 8, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Toney and Nina (Heninger) Blevins. He was a minister and served during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Navy. He was a resident of Louisville and was formerly of Washington County. Survivors include: Mother Nina Blevins, Cincinnati, Ohio; Daughter: Toni A. Scott, North Carolina; 3 Sisters: Virginia Owens, Campbellsburg, Brenda Pulvere, Cincinnati and Anita Harris, Florida; 2 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.

Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Wednesday at Dawalt Funeral Home

Visitation: 10:00 am until the time of the service on Wednesday
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors.

Memorial Contributions: Disabled American Veterans P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, Ohio 45250.

Sarah P. Hughes, 90

0

Mrs. Sarah P. Hughes age 90 of Salem passed away Friday, August 5 at her home.

Mrs. Hughes was born May 17, 1926 in Borden, Indiana the daughter of Cecil and Daisy Baker Russel.  She was retired from the Housekeeping Department at Washington County Hospital.  She was a member of Little Mission Church in Hardinsburg.

Sarah was preceded in death by her husband:  Ellis Hughes, a daughter:  Leona Hughes, three brothers:  Ralph “Tub” Russel, Elmer Russel and Vivian Russel, a sister:  Vera Worrel and her parents.  She is survived by a son: Eugene Hughes of Salem, a daughter:  Nancy Klein of Interlochen, Michigan, 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00AM at Weathers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Martinsburg Cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday from 4-8PM and Monday form 9AM-time of service.

Hoosiers to Choose New State License Plate

0

Designs Unveiled Today at Indiana State Fair. Visit myBMV.com to vote.

unnamed 1239925_10152332594484092_85264694420693345_nIndiana residents now have the chance to decide what our next state license plate will look like as they vote on a final design to replace the outgoing Bicentennial plate. Three plate designs were unveiled this morning at the Indiana State Fair by Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Commissioner Kent Abernathy.

“This is going to be a fun process for Hoosiers during the next four weeks,” said Abernathy. “We have three interesting designs and I hope all state residents will vote and let us know which one they like the best,” he added. “The winning design will appear on vehicles all over Indiana.”

The three designs for the public vote are; a blue, red and green plate depicting a covered bridge (link to image) over a creek; a white, blue and yellow choice with a torch and stars over the silhouette of Indiana and the slogan “The Hoosier State” and a plate with a white background, blue numbers and a yellow, bottom border with the slogan, “Crossroads of America.”

Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Intellectual Technology Inc., a firm that designs and manufactures license plates for states all over the country, did the artwork.

Residents can vote for the plate at myBMV.com and at the BMV State Fair display in Exposition Hall through the end of the fair. Voting ends at midnight on September 5, 2016.

Hoosiers will begin to see the winning plate design on vehicles in January of next year as older plates are replaced at the end of the normal seven-year life cycle. The new design plate can also be purchased before the end of the life cycle for $10.25.

Calls from Publisher’s Clearing House A Scam – Not Prize

0

That’s how the Publisher’s Clearing House Prize Patrol presents their awards — in person.

However, at least three from Washington County have been scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars in the past few weeks by someone presenting himself as a representative of the PCH Prize Patrol.

According to Washington County Deputy Sheriff Brent Miller at least three local residents have been stung by this scam.

“It’s sad, but these people are very good at what they do and very convincing,” said Miller. “And they’re going for elderly residents.”

th

He pointed to a blog from the actual Publisher’s Clearing House site — http://blog.pch.com/blog/2014/02/25/beware-of-publishers-clearing-house-scams/

 How to Spot Publishers Clearing House Scam

1. If someone contacts you claiming to be from PCH, and tells you that you’ve won a prize award – then asks you to send a payment or money card in order to claim the prize – STOP!  You have not heard from the real PCH. IT’S A SCAM! At Publishers Clearing House the winning is always free and you NEVER have to pay to claim a prize award.

2. If you receive an email notifying you that you have won a major prize in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, DON’T BE FOOLED: IT’S A SCAM!Publishers Clearing House does NOT send e-mails notifying consumers that they have won a major prize. If you win a major prize in our sweepstakes (like our February 28th SuperPrize), you’ll know when the Prize Patrol shows up at your door with the Big Check.

3. If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House and are asked to send money, pay a fee or pre-pay taxes to enter, collect or claim a sweepstakes prize, DON’T BE FOOLED: IT’S A SCAM!  You have not heard from the “real” Publishers Clearing House. The call you received was most likely from a fraudulent sweepstakes scam operation. Again, at Publishers Clearing House the winning is always free.

4. If someone from Publishers Clearing House sends you a friend request on Facebook, DON’T BE FOOLED: IT’S A SCAM!  The Prize Patrol will NEVER send friend requests to you on Facebook. Moreover, the PCH Prize Patrol members (Danielle Lam, Dave Sayer, and Todd Sloane) never send private messages on Facebook. In addition, PCH does not notify its winners through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any other social media website.

“This gives people some tips on how to tell the scam,” he said. “First, if someone calls and says they are from PCH, that’s a big clue. They never call. Second, if they email you and ask you to send money — another big clue…they never email. They always show up in person with a big check. Also, if they ask you to pay an amount of money that should be a red flag because PCH prizes never have any fees associated with them.”

Miller said one person who had been scammed over a series of calls and money payments in a period of five weeks lost a “significant amount” of money.

“This is similar to the IRS scam a few weeks ago,” said Miller. “Most of these agencies do not call  you up and ask for money. Notification is either in person or by mail.”

“If someone has a question if something is legitimate, then please call us at 812.883.2834 and ask us,” Miller said. “We’d be glad to research it and save you

Janet Marie (Daugherty) Eisenback, 53

0

Janet Marie (Daugherty) Eisenback, age 53 of Pekin Indiana, passed away August 4, 2016 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville.

Born on August 26, 1962 in Lebanon, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Louis Daugherty and Lena (Spalding) Daugherty, both deceased.

Survivors include her husband, George Eisenback; son, Andrew Eisenback; daughter, Emily Eisenback; siblings, Terry “Joe” Daugherty (Pat), Phyllis Blandford (Joe), Donna Brabandt (Tom), Paulette Tucker (Phil), Blaine Daugherty (Mary), Pam

Murrer (Dave), Tracy Daugherty (Sharon), Patty Cambron (Danny), Fran Downs (Jack), and Christa Hall (Eric).

Visitation will be from 2-8 PM Sunday at Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home, 323 East State Road 60, Pekin, Indiana. The funeral mass will be at 1:00 PM at the St. John Paul II Catholic Church, St. Paul Chapel, 218 Schellers Avenue, Sellersburg, Indiana,

with visitation from 12:00 pm until time of service at the church. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Salem, Indiana.

In Lieu of Flowers, please make donations to the family to help with funeral expense, or they may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation at www.scleroderma.org.

Online expressions: www.hughestaylor.net

Barbara Jean Warriner, 87

0

Barbara Jean Warriner age 87 of Salem passed away Thursday, August 4 at The Bee Hive in Scottsburg.

Mrs. Warriner was born July 1, 1929 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Frank and Minnie McCleery Zaring.  She was a retired employee of BF Goodrich.  She was a member of Mt. Eden Christian Church and Salem Senior Citizens.

She is survived by a son:  Jerry L. Warriner of Salem, two daughters:  Sharon Fultz (Chris) of Charlestown and Cathy Temple (Ken) of Pekin, a brother:  Glen Robertson Jr. (Leah) of Granbury, Texas, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her companion:  Gerald Cash and her parents. 

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 10AM-time of service.

Sheriff Reports Kidnapping Was False Reporting

0

Sheriff Roger Newlon has reported to WSLM that two Washington County youth who had reported being kidnapped yesterday were making up the story.

“Boys will be boys,” said Newlon. “The boys – 8 and 10 – got away from the house and went exploring and ended up in a place they probably shouldn’t have been and lost track of time.”

The boys mother and father had been looking for them for quite awhile when they emerged from the woods with the story of being abducted.

“I spent quite a bit of time out there this morning,” said Newlon. “I talked to the boys and they finally came clean just a while ago. When they were faced with getting in trouble because they had been gone away from home for too long, they made up the story.”

The boys reported that a male in a red, white and blue pickup abducted them and took them to an abandoned house.

Officers had been working to verify and investigate the case since yesterday, according to Newlon.

“Deputy Joe Keltner was investigating the case and saw a lot of red flags with the story,”said Newlon. “We’ve spent a lot of hours checking this out, but I’m glad it ended without incident.”

As the story goes on social media, the two boys were abducted and were later found by the parents near an abandoned house close by their home.

The boys provided a description of a male of medium build, about 5’7″ tall with brown eyes and facial hair. According to the boys, the man allegedly was wearing a mask, dark clothing and cowboy boots.

1...960961962...1,274Page 961 of 1,274
Kentuckiana Local News Sports and Weather
WSLM - a little bit country - a little bit rock and roll
Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube

EVEN MORE NEWS

POPULAR CATEGORY

© 2024 Salem Media LLC All Rights Reserved.