Scanga Meat Company Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O103 Contamination
Scanga Meat Company, a Salida, Colorado establishment, is recalling approximately 563 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103.
Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers to watch for scams while finishing their holiday shopping this year.
“As the new year approaches, many Hoosiers are taking advantage of the time they have off of work by last-minute shopping to get the best post-holiday deals,†Attorney General Rokita said. “Although there are great sales going on, everyone should keep their eyes open in order to expose these potential fraudsters.â€
Scammers are known to look for rushed, unsuspecting victims.
“In a pinch, it can be easy to overlook some of the common signs of a scam,†Attorney General Rokita said. “I encourage everyone to slow down and really look into the holiday deals in front of them. Some of them really might be too good to be true.â€
Attorney General Rokita offered the following tips for avoiding falling victim to scams:
As always, if you believe you have been subjected to a scam, file a complaint with the Indiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. Our office relies on Hoosiers filing complaints to know which companies or individuals to investigate. A consumer complaint can be filed at indianaconsumer.com — or you can contact the Office of the Attorney General at 1-800-382-5516.
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 City-County Observer Honors Community Service Leaders
2021 EVANSVILLE – Community leaders recently gathered to bestow City- County Observer “Community Service Awards†to a group of most deserving public servants and community volunteers. The honorees given these awards were Attorney Charles L. Berger, Indiana State Senator Vaneta Becker, City Council member Alex Burton, retired County Treasurer, and County Clerk-Susan Kirk, retired Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Rich D’Amour, Community Volunteer Lisa Rhyand Vaughn, and Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. Mayor Winnecke was also recognized with the Inaugural “Person of the Year Award†for his outstanding contributions to our city. The awards ceremony was overseen by the extremely popular Master of Ceremonies, Brad Ellsworth. The keynote speaker was the very personable Mike O’Daniel, Co-President of D-Patrick Automotive Group. Mr. O‘Daniel reminded attendees that the rewards of public service are reaped not only by those served but by those serving their community. “The more you give, the more you want to give,†Mr. O’Daniel explained, recalling his past experiences of volunteer work. Mr. O’Daniel challenged attendees to find a cause they felt personally connected to and give back. Be it time, talent, or treasure – Every member of our community has something to offer this community to make it a better place. The following individuals presented the 2021 “Community Service Awards†to the following honorees: John Bates, Business Manager Manager of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 136 was the presenter to Charles L. Berger, Vanderburgh County Treasurer Dottie Thomas was the presenter to State Senator Vaneta Becker, Vanderburgh County Commissioner Ben Shoulders was the presenter to City Councilman Ales Burton, retired Circuit Court Judge Carl Helt was the presenter to retired County Treasurer, and County Clerk-Susan Kirk, Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Tom Massey was the presenter to retired Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Rich D’Amour, Karese Johnson was the presenter to Community Volunteer Lisa Rhyand Vaughn and Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer was the presenter to Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. The presenter of the CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER “PERSON-OF -THE-YEAR†award given to Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke by the CCO event Master Of Ceremonies Brad Ellsworth. It was very obvious that Mayor Winnecke was extremely appreciative of being selected as the first honoree of this most prestigious honor. Upon receiving this award Mayor Winnecke received a spontaneous standing ovation from those in attendance The City-Counter Observer would also like to thank our many table sponsors. Their support of this event makes our community even a better place to live.
INDIANAPOLIS (January 1, 2023) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced today the appointments for the Indiana Grown Initiative Commission. These 12 members will provide guidance and direction to the staff of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) who will be responsible for connecting businesses that use or sell agricultural products such as restaurants, grocers, wholesalers, processors, and farmers’ markets with Indiana-based producers of meat, fruits, vegetables, wine, and forest products.
“The goal of this commission is to ensure we are representing the voices of the over 1,800 members of the Indiana Grown community,†said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “I am grateful to be working side by side with Hoosiers who represent all the different areas of Indiana’s agriculture industry.â€
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will chair the commission and will be joined by a representative from Purdue University. The 10 commission members are:
Natasha Cox – Farm Credit Mid-America
Mike Hoopengardner – Indiana Farm Bureau
Mayasari Effendi – Mayasari Tempeh
Jeff Bricker – Ivy Tech Community College
Nicky Nolot – Tolon Restaurant
Rachel Boyer – Rachel’s Taste of Indiana
Marcus Agresta – Piazza Produce
Leigh Rowan – Ft. Wayne Farmer’s Market
Gina Johnson – Madison Farmer’s Market
Jennifer Rubenstein – Edible Indy
The first Indiana Grown Commission meeting will be held on Jan. 25, 2023, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on the first floor of 1 North Capital, Indianapolis, IN 46204. This meeting is open to the public.
“Indiana Grown is excited to have these commission members representing Indiana agriculture and values,†said Caroline Patrick, director of Indiana Grown. “These members are volunteering their time and skills to the commission, and we are thankful to have their expertise help develop the Indiana Grown program further.â€
CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball fought hard but it was not enough as it fell at Eastern Illinois University, 91-80, Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Illinois. The Eagles go to 8-7 overall and 1-1 in the OVC, while the Panthers are 6-9, 2-0 OVC.
USI and EIU traded buckets and leads for the first 14 minutes of the opening half which featured 12 lead changes and five ties before the Eagles’ offense went cold. The Panthers held the Eagles scoreless for 2:30 while exploding on a 21-10 run to finish the half with a 44-33 advantage.
During the EIU run to the intermission, the Panthers were nine-of-11 from the field and held USI to three-of-eight.
In the second half, USI saw the deficit quickly expand to 15 points, 48-33, before it began to chip away at the deficit first. The Eagles closed the gap to six points, 52-46, on a 13-4 run when they were five-of-eight from the field and were led by four points from senior guard Jelani Simmons (Columbus, Ohio).
EIU would re-expand the lead to as many as 23 points, 83-60, with four minutes left in the game. Junior guard Tyler Henry (Brooklyn, New York) sparked an 11-0 run with six points to get USI back in the fight, 83-71, with 2:31 remaining.
USI continued to try and close the deficit, but would only come as close as 10 points, 90-80, prior to the final 91-80 buzzer.
USI had four players reach double-digits in the scoring column, led by graduate forward Trevor Lakes (Lebanon, Indiana) and junior guard Gary Solomon (Detroit, Michigan) post 16 points each. Solomon was the hottest Eagle in the contest, hitting six-of-seven from the field and four-of-five from the stripe.
Sophomore guard Isaiah Swope (Newburgh, Indiana) followed Lakes and Solomon with 14 points on five-of-seven from the field, four-of-five from long range, while Henry rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points. Senior forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan) reached double-digits for the third time in four games with 10 rebounds as USI outrebounded EIU, 33-28, as a team.
Next Up For USI:
USI stays on the road and will be making its first ever visit to Morehead State University, in Morehead, Kentucky. The games will be streamed on ESPN+ in addition to being heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).
The Morehead Eagles are 8-7 overall and 1-1 in the OVC after falling at the University of Tennessee Martin today, 64-57, in Martin, Tennessee. Morehead was led by senior guard Mark Freeman, who had 18 points and also leads Morehead in scoring in 2022-23 with13.2 points per game.
 THUNDERBOLTS END 2022 WITH A 5-1 WIN OVER PEORIAÂ
 Evansville, In.: In a role reversal following the 5-1 loss in Peoria on Friday, the Thunderbolts reversed course, dominating the Rivermen and defeating them 5-1 in front of almost 5,000 fans at Ford Center on Saturday night. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, January 7th against the Peoria Rivermen at 7:00 pm CT. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
Only 19 seconds into the game, Andrew Shewfelt nearly gave the Thunderbolts an early lead with a penalty shot attempt, however, the shot was stopped by Rivermen goaltender Ben Churchfield. The early pace of play by the Thunderbolts however was rewarded only 18 seconds later when Felix Sasser scored from Fredrik Wink and Hayden Hulton to put Evansville in front. In the second period, the score remained 1-0 until 13:22, when Hulton deflected a shot past Churchfield to make it 2-0 on the power play, assisted by Joseph Leonidas and Wink. Less than 2 minutes later at 15:16, Aaron Huffnagle scored on a rebound from Cameron Cook and Leonidas to further extend the Thunderbolt’s lead to 3-0. Later in the period, Dillon Hill squared off with Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman in the game’s only fight.
In the third period, it remained 3-0 for almost the entire first half as the offense on both sides settled down. However, the Rivermen did find some life as Tyler Barrow scored on a takeaway in the Evansville zone at 8:58 to cut Evansville’s lead to 3-1. The Thunderbolts defense shut down the Rivermen attack as they tried to inch closer, and with 4:33 remaining Mike Ferraro scored on a 2-on-1 rush from Scott Kirton and Brendan Harrogate to put the game away with a 4-1 lead. With Churchfield pulled, Huffnagle added one more goal into the empty net from Matthew Barron and Cook at 17:18 to wrap up the 5-1 Thunderbolts win.
Huffnagle scored two goals, Hulton scored one goal and one assist, while Sasser and Ferraro finished with one goal each. Leonidas, Cook and Wink each tallied two assists, while Zane Steeves stopped 34 of 35 shots faced for his 10th win of the season. These two teams meet again on January 6th at Ford Center.
Individual game tickets, season tickets, and group packages are on sale for this 2022-23 season. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
January 1 – January 7The Week in Indiana History |
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Indiana A Century Ago Choose the correct answer for each question from the list below. 1. Who served as Governor in 1923? 2. Name the Hoosier author of the classic 1923 novel titled “The Genius.” 3. What was the name of the recording studio in Richmond, Indiana?  A. Meredith Nicholson  B. Decca C. Warren McCray  D. Theodore Dreiser  E. Thomas Marshall  F. Gennett
   “If I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard.” Madam C. J. Walker (1867 – 1919)
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1900   Service began on an Interurban line from Indianapolis to Greenwood to Franklin and back. Riders could purchase six tickets for 25 cents. By 1910 every city within a 120-mile radius of Indianapolis could be reached by electric Interurban cars.
1967   Purdue University capped a 9-2 season with a trip to the Rose Bowl. The team, coached by Jack Mollenkopf, won a hard-fought 14–13 victory over the University of Southern California. Senior defensive back John Charles was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
