INDIANA TO HOST 38TH ANNUAL BLACK AND MINORITY HEALTH FAIRJune 23, 2024
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INDIANA TO HOST 38TH ANNUAL BLACK AND MINORITY HEALTH FAIR
DESTINY WELLS WELCOMES FORMER STATE LEGISLATOR TERRY GOODIN TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
DESTINY WELLS WELCOMES FORMER STATE LEGISLATOR TERRY GOODIN TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
JUNE 21, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS—Destiny Wells, Democratic candidate for Indiana Attorney General, issued the following statement in response to Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick naming former State Rep. Terry Goodin and former Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director as her choice for Lieutenant Governor.
“Terry’s experience with Indiana Agriculture and K-12 schools is an incredible asset for the Democratic ticket,” Wells stated. “I am hopeful Terry will have conversations like the ones I’m having with Hoosiers across the state as we work together to give Indiana a thoughtful and balanced state government each of us deserves.”
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Background: Democrats will nominate their Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General candidates at their State Convention in Indianapolis on July 13, 2024.
Destiny Wells is running for Indiana Attorney General. She is a top-tier educated attorney and decorated combat veteran with more than twenty years of government experience at the local, state, federal, and multinational levels. Destiny previously served as a Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis. Wells is a former candidate for Indiana Secretary of State and a Deputy Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. Wells is committed to protecting medical privacy, supporting workers’ rights, and getting back to serving Hoosiers, not national political talking points.
Report suspected abandoned coal mine land features
Stay Out and Stay Alive
WASHINGTON – Across the country, there are thousands of abandoned coal mine sites. While enjoying the great outdoors this summer, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement reminds you to stay out of abandoned coal mines that you may happen upon.
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Abandoned coal mine sites are dangerous and contain features with the potential to be extremely hazardous. Coal mine subsidence can create openings to underground workings that may be obscured by overgrown vegetation. Mine entries often contain dangerous gasses. For your safety,
do not explore it; stay out and stay alive.
If you hear or see a person or animal trapped in a mine feature, do not attempt a rescue. Call for help! Don’t become a statistic!
Abandoned Coal Mine Land Feature Safety Problems
Open shafts are vertical mine openings that can extend hundreds of feet to the lower level of a mine. Open shafts can be concealed by mine debris, dirt, rock, vegetation and even water.
Deadly gases and lack of oxygen can be present in abandoned mines that are not ventilated. Pockets of methane, carbon dioxide, and other deadly gases can form. These pockets of gas may be volatile or simply displace oxygen with no visible sign.
High walls and open pits are located where large areas of the surface have been disturbed to get at minerals near the surface. Open pits can be filled with water that can be highly acidic or laden with harmful chemicals. High walls can be unstable at the top and the bottom and are prone to collapse or disguised by vegetation obscuring the steep drop-off.
Report AML Features
To report the location of an abandoned coal mine land feature in states within OSMRE Regions 1 & 2, send an email to:
- Kentucky, Tennessee & Georgia – Donald R. Hall, supervisory program specialist; dhall@osmre.gov.
- West Virginia & Virginia – Philip Rodney Baker, supervisory program specialist; pbaker@osmre.gov.
- Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan & Rhode Island – Douglas M. DePellegrini, program analyst; ddepellegrini@osmre.gov.
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Five Candidates File For EVSC School Board
Filing for candidates to run for school board positions is closed, and 5 candidates are running for the three seats that will be elected this year.
In District 1, incumbent Karen Ragland is unopposed again. She has been unopposed in 2008, 2026, and 2020.
There are two seats in District 3, and four candidates are vying for those positions. Terry Gamblin is the incumbent, having served on the school board for 36 years. Joshua James Taylor Barnett and Amy Devries are seeking a first term on the board. Jeff Worthington has served previously and is looking to return to the board.
School board positions are non-partisan and will appear at the end of the ballot for the November general election.
Hoosier History Highlights
June 23 – June 29This Week in Indiana History
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Indiana Quick Quiz1. Name the famous horse from Oxford, Indiana. 2. How many counties were in Indiana at the time of statehood in 1816? 3. What city served as the first capital of the Indiana Territory? 4. Which Indiana Governor had the nickname “Bluejeans”? Answers Below
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Answers1. Dan Patch 2.15 3. Vincennes 4. James D. Williams
An honourable man is an honourable man, and a liar is a liar; both are born and not made. One cannot change to the other any more than that same old leopard can change its spots. Gene Stratton-Porter, American writer and naturalist
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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
JUST IN: NCAA Platform Champion Tyler Qualifies for Paris
NCAA Platform Champion Tyler Qualifies for Paris
JUNE 22, 2024
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving senior Carson Tyler has qualified for his first Olympics, winning the 10-meter event Saturday (June 22) at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials inside the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The two-time defending champion in the platform diving event, Tyler won the tower event with a score of 965.45, combining his scores from Thursday’s semifinal and Saturday’s final. Tyler earned at least 70 points on all six dives Saturday. His highest-scoring dive came in the fifth round from a back 3 ½ somersault tuck for a total of 90.75 as three judges each gave Tyler a 9.5.
Tyler qualifies for Paris following one of the most successful individual diving seasons in NCAA history. As a junior, Tyler won NCAA and Big Ten Championships on both the 3-meter springboard and platform, while also earning medals on the 1-meter board at each level. His 56 points at the NCAA Championships outscored every other diving team.
Tyler becomes the seventh Indiana University athlete to qualify for the 2024 Olympics, as well as the second diver and first American male (from any sport) representing IU. Jessica Parratto clinched her third Olympics on Tuesday in the women’s synchronized 10-meter event. With Parratto and Tyler qualified for Paris, Indiana swimming and diving program has produced an Olympic diver in every Summer Games since 1964.
Tyler will dive again on Sunday in the men’s 3-meter final. Through the semifinal, Tyler currently sits second in the event with a score of 485.60 – 55.5 points higher than third place. Should he place within the top two, Tyler will become the third U.S. diver since at least 1976 to qualify for the Olympics in both individual events – joining Greg Louganis, who did it in 1976, 1984, and 1988, and Mark Ruiz in 2000.
Warrick County Health Department Investigation Leads to an Additional Arrest
Warrick County – An investigation by the Indiana State Police has led to another arrest in Warrick County.
On December 26, 2023, the Warrick County Commissioners publicly announced Marlin Weisheit, 72, of Boonville, as the interim administrator for the Warrick County Health Department. Four days prior, a contract between the Warrick County Commissioners and Weisheit was signed agreeing Weisheit is an independent contractor and is not a representative of Warrick County or a county employee. Indiana law states the health officer for Warrick County is responsible for appointing the Administrator of the Health Department.
Indiana State Police Sergeant/Detective Brock Werne revealed the health administrator had denied Weisheit the position of Administrator of the Health Department between December 26, 2023, and April 15, 2024.
The Warrick County Health Administrator officially consented to hiring Weisheit on April 16, 2024, and the commissioners approved his appointment at a public meeting. Weisheit’s first day of employment with the Warrick County Health Department as a county employee was April 23, 2024. According to Detective Werne, the claims for hours worked by Weisheit between January 2 and February 29, 2024, were paid in the amount of $9,600 from the health department funds without the knowledge or approval of the health administrator. Between April 26 and May 2, Weisheit allegedly used the health administrator’s stamp without his approval or authority to transfer funds within the health department’s budget to pay a lease agreement with Liberty Concepts, INC, Boonville. The investigation revealed the health administrator would not authorize payments to Liberty from the health department due to the contract being between the commissioners and Liberty Concepts, INC.
After reviewing this investigation, Perry County Special Prosecutor, Samantha Hurst, filed criminal charges against Weisheit. At approximately 3:55 p.m. EST, Indiana State Police arrested Weisheit at the Warrick County Jail without incident. Weisheit was released after posting bond.
All inquiries about this investigation can be made to the Perry County Prosecutor’s Office.
Arrested and Charges:
- Marlin Weisheit, 72, Boonville, IN
- Official Misconduct, Level 6 Felony
- Conversion, Level 6 Felony (2 Counts)
All suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Otters drop series opener with ‘Bolts
The Otters (14-23) gave up an early lead to the ThunderBolts (16-22) and could not recover.
In the first and second frames, the opposition tallied five unanswered runs on the board, highlighted by a two-run home run to open play.
Evansville plated one in the fourth inning. Pavin Parks led off with a double and was later brought in when Logan Brown smoked an RBI-double to right-center field.
The final Otters run of the game came in the fifth inning. For the second inning in a row, Evansville garnered a leadoff two-bagger, this time from Blake Mozley. Giovanni DiGiacomo followed suit with a double of his own to score another run and make it a 5-2 game.
Later, the ThunderBolts added one more in the eighth and a pair in the ninth to cap off the scoring.
On the rubber, the southpaw Braden Scott (0-6) took the loss and went six innings, giving up as many hits and five runs. After the second, he did not allow another run and struck out eight on the day. Buddie Pindel (5-2) earned the win.
Six of the nine Otters hits were accumulated by DiGiacomo, Brown and Parks, each tallying two.
The series against Windy City will continue tomorrow with a 6:35 p.m. CT first pitch. Coverage is available on the Otters Digital Network and FloBaseball.