2nd STREET ACCIDENT
2 vehicles were involved in an accident at Harrison and 2nd Street’s on the Vincennes University campus late this afternoon. The accident involved 1 car and 1 SUV. The driver of the SUV had to be extracted from the vehicle and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital. Battalion Chief John Streeter spoke on the incident.
The Vincennes Fire Department, Vincennes Police Department, and Knox County EMS were the responders involved. The accident remains under investigation at this time. For Visuals of the accident visit our website.
KCDC
The Knox County Development Corporation hosted their monthly meeting at the newly remodled Pioneer Oil building in Downtown Vincennes this morning (Friday).
K-C-D-C Executive Director Kent Utt says they are working with Sullivan and Gibson Counties on acquiring a 250-thousand dollar grant through the Office of Rural and Community Affairs.
The grant will focus on job training skills for individuals wanting to learn how to operate heavy equipment and industrial maintenance.
Utt also told Board members that they are close to having newly acquired land ground in the U.S. 41 Industrial Park certified as shovel ready. That means the property is ready for site development and has access to utility hookups.
Utt also announced that KCDC will be hosting an event this fall for High School Juniors in Knox County to learn about job opportunities with local manufacturers. The event will be held in Vincennes University’s I-CAT Building where students will be able to meet with local manufacturers to learn what’s available as well as the job skills needed to obtain a job. Utt is anticipating about 400 students will attend the event.
HOOSIER CRUISERS
The Hoosier Cruisers Cruise and Car show will being kicking off this weekend. The Cruise will start at Gregg Park on Saturday night at 7PM. The cruise will have a police escort through town, it will end at the pavilion on 1st street and will take about a half an hour to finish. There will be music, food, and door prizes at the pavilion on Saturday night and the Car Show will take place on Sunday at Gregg Park. Both events are free to attend and open to the public. Registration for the Car show Begins at 9 AM and will end at noon, awards will be at 2 PM. Scott Brown member if the Hoosier Cruisers says all the proceeds will be donated to Clothe a Child Shopping Trip.
For more information about the events taking place this weekend you can call 812-486-7972.
FARMERS TO BE HONORED
Several area farmers will be recognized for their conservation practices at the Indiana State Fair next week. Jerry Like of Knox County, James Malone from Daviess County, Leon and Mark Schmitte of Pike County will be among 48 recipients receiving the River Friendly Farmers award for the work they do in protecting Indiana’s water resources. The individuals were put up for the award by their local Soil and Water Conservation District based upon their management practices which help keep rivers, lakes and streams clean.
The event will coincide with Farmer’s Day next Wednesday at the State Fair.
Presenting the award will be Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann and Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock.
STATE BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana State Department of Health says its staff has confirmed three people have been infected with E. coli. The confirmation Friday comes as the department investigates reports of diarrheal illness in three northern Indiana counties. Officials say family members and others who may have been in contact with the victims are being monitored for diarrheal illness.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has submitted a friend of the court brief saying he believes the University of Notre Dame police department should be subject to the state’s open records law. The brief filed Thursday involves ESPN’s appeal of a ruling by St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Steven Hostetler that the department doesn’t have to make arrest reports public.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s health commissioner has approved a needle-exchange program for a third Indiana county to help officials there combat a hepatitis C epidemic. Doctor Jerome Adams declared a public health emergency Friday for Fayette County that allows the eastern Indiana county to launch a needle-exchange program.
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(BLOOMINGTON) A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit the parents of a missing Indiana University student filed against two men who were with her the night she disappeared four years ago.
In October 2014, U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled the parents of Lauren Spierer failed to present evidence showing the men had anything to do with her disappearance. The lawsuit filed by Robert and Charlene Spierer maintained Jason Rosenbaum and Corey Rossman gave their 20-year-old daughter alcohol and didn’t make sure she returned safely to her apartment.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said it found no decisions under Indiana law where persons were held liable for the actions of their social peers.
There’s been no sign of the Greenburgh, New York native since her June 2011 disappearance.
FARMERS HONORED
Several area farmers will be recognized for their conservation practices at the Indiana State Fair next week. Jerry Like of Knox County, James Malone from Daviess County, Leon and Mark Schmitte of Pike County will be among 48 recipients receiving the River Friendly Farmers award for the work they do in protecting Indiana’s water resources. The individuals were put up for the award by their local Soil and Water Conservation District based upon their management practices which help keep rivers, lakes and streams clean.
The event will coincide with Farmer’s Day next Wednesday at the State Fair.
Presenting the award will be Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann and Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock.