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103 historic farm families presented Hoosier Homestead

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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 19, 2023) — Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.

“The Hoosier Homestead ceremony is always a highlight of the Indiana State Fair for me,” said Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “Celebrating these longstanding farming families and their ancestors for their work and commitment to our state and Indiana agriculture is a true honor.”

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years, and consist of 20 acres or more, or produce more than $1,000 in agricultural products per year.

Based on the age of the farm, families are eligible for three different distinctions of the Hoosier Homestead Award. They can receive the Centennial Award for 100 years, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years or Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

“Keeping a farm operational for 100 years or more is no simple task,” Lamb said. “Each passing generation has certainly had to adapt and evolve their farming practices and techniques to ensure their farms continued success.”

Since the program’s inception in 1976, over 6,100 families have received the award. Often, a Hoosier Homestead farm is easily recognized because most recipients proudly display their awarded sign on their property.

During the ceremonies, three Indiana farms received the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of continuous ownership: the Craig / Day family from Lawrence County, the Harry Goss Dow & Bessie M. Dow family from Morgan County and the Wise/Hobbs family from Madison County. 

The following list includes the August 2023 Hoosier Homestead Award recipients.

County Award Name Award Year Award Type
Adams Kenneth Schueler 1917 Centennial
Bartholomew Johnson-Bey 1900 Centennial
Carroll McCain 1858 Centennial & Sesquicentennial 
Cass Steinberger Frushour Kruck 1909 Centennial
Clay Fogel 1879 Centennial
Clay Lyon 1866 Centennial & Sesquicentennial 
Clay Hofmann (Jeffers Barn) 1867 Centennial & Sesquicentennial 
Clay Hofmann (Jeffers House) 1867 Centennial & Sesquicentennial 
Clay Forest A. and Dorothy M. Keiser 1879 Centennial
Clinton F.W. Clark Farm, LLC 1834 Sesquicentennial 
Daviess Dove 1888 Centennial
Daviess Graham 1841 Sesquicentennial 
Daviess Paul J. & Mary J. Ryan 1861 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dearborn Graf-Lingg 1847 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dearborn Lutz 1923 Centennial
Dearborn Stone 1908 Centennial
Decatur Henry Cooper 1923 Centennial
Delaware Maitlen 1837 Sesquicentennial 
Dubois Ring 1857 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Dubois Lange / Wendholt 1922 Centennial
Dubois Mann 1873 Sesquicentennial 
Dubois Jochem 1847 Sesquicentennial 
Elkhart Blue-Moser-Pergrem-Geiger 1847 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Fayette Vaughn 1890 Centennial
Fountain Basinger 1918 Centennial
Franklin Miles 1905 Centennial
Franklin Thompson 1854 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Franklin Bulmer 1916 Centennial
Franklin Meier-Bachus 1889 Centennial
Greene Ball  1845 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Hamilton Hancock 1904 Centennial
Hamilton O’Bryhim 1835 Sesquicentennial
Hancock Snodgrass 1864 Sesquicentennial
Harrison Glenn and Robert Franks 1923 Centennial
Harrison Schoen / Cunningham 1919 Centennial
Harrison Yeager 1873 Sesquicentennial
Hendricks Walton 1918 Centennial
Henry Reddington 1902 Centennial
Henry Hernly 1844 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Huntington Schoeff 1910 Centennial
Jackson Thomas L. & Ruth A. Hackman 1910 Centennial
Jackson Hazard Homeplace 1886 Centennial
Jackson Hazard Homeplace West 1886 Centennial
Johnson Wild-Henry 1896 Centennial
Kosciusko Kolberg 1899 Centennial
Kosciusko Jacob Bucher 1923 Centennial
LaGrange Wisler 1872 Sesquicentennial
LaPorte Kovas 1920 Centennial
LaPorte Mrozinski 1881 Centennial
LaPorte Fischer 1923 Centennial
Lawrence  Craig / Day 1823 Bicentennial
Lawrence  Stipp 1923 Centennial
Lawrence  Beal 1923 Centennial
Madison Wise / Hobbs 1823 Sesquicentennial & Bicentennial
Madison McClintick, Carpenter, Bracken 1916 Centennial
Madison Ned A. Craig 1923 Centennial
Madison Jarman 1918 Centennial
Montgomery Coltrain/McNabb 1840 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Montgomery McBee 1873 Sesquicentennial
Morgan Harry Goss Dow & Bessie M. Dow 1823 Bicentennial
Morgan Fulford, Jackson, Neal 1900 Centennial
Morgan Parker 1919 Centennial
Morgan Joanne’s Family Farm 1865 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Morgan Hodges 1894 Centennial
Morgan Hodges 1912 Centennial
Parke Coleman 1824 Sesquicentennial
Pulaski McKinney 1918 Centennial
Pulaski Knarr 1873 Sesquicentennial
Putnam Rissler 1829 Sesquicentennial
Putnam Hubert L. McGaughey 1916 Centennial
Randolph Edwards 1887 Centennial
Ripley Ahrens 1873 Sesquicentennial
Ripley Bergman/Engle 1923 Centennial
Ripley McNeelan 1863 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Rush Richardson 1922 Centennial
Shelby Boring 1852 Sesquicentennial
Shelby King 1917 Centennial
Shelby Peter J. Lux 1916 Centennial
Shelby John Lux 1880 Centennial
Shelby Clark – Lux 1879 Centennial
Shelby M & N Suits Farms 1923 Centennial
St. Joseph Reed 1853 Sesquicentennial
Starke Stark 1916 Centennial
Starke Marks 1911 Centennial
Sullivan Ballentine 1839 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Sullivan Ballentine 1889 Centennial
Tipton Off 1864 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Tipton Smith-Fettig 1837 Centennial
Tipton Darrow-Fettig 1840 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Wabash Descendants of Edward & Ethel (Cripe) Rautenkranz 1920 Centennial
Warrick Kohlmeyer 1923 Centennial
Warrick Philip & Debbie (Rauth) Springstun 1871 Sesquicentennial
Warrick Ingram 1848 Centennial & Sesquicentennial
Washington Temple 1889 Centennial
Wayne Kinsinger Farms Inc. 1923 Centennial
Wayne Myers 1920 Centennial
Wells Augustus Reynolds 1902 Centennial
Wells Captain 1900 Centennial
Wells Graham 1873 Sesquicentennial
Wells Meyer 1910 Centennial
White Habben 1881 Centennial
White Jacob Booher – Philip Booher 1873 Sesquicentennial
Whitley Michael D. & Cathy A. Schrader 1872 Sesquicentennial

Vanderburgh County Commissioners Announce Groundbreaking Ceremony for Burdette Park Pickleball Courts

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EVANSVILLE, IN – The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Burdette Park Pickleball Courts on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. at 5301 Nurrenbern Road, Evansville, Indiana 47712.

The ceremony will be located on the southeast side of Burdette Park next to the tennis courts.

Investing in Hoosier Students

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Hoosier students will have access to more educational opportunities to help them achieve success thanks to the following measures we passed during the 2023 legislative session.

  • 47% of the state’s General Fund is allocated to K-12 initiatives including eliminating textbook and technology fees and increasing funding for school safety.
  • Eligibility for the On My Way Pre-K program now includes low-income families who live within 150% of the federal poverty level.
  • A new law established the Science of Reading grant fund to help Indiana school corporations deploy literacy coaches and implement Science of Reading curriculum in elementary classrooms.
  • All eligible students are now automatically enrolled in the 21st Century Scholars program during their seventh- and eighth-grade years of school.
  • All students who graduate in 2028 or later and attend Indiana public schools, charter schools or state-accredited nonpublic schools must pass a financial literacy course.
  • A new law expands eligibility for the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship.

Educating and supporting our future leaders is critical to Indiana’s long-term success, which is why expanding educational opportunities for students remains one of my top priorities.

EPA Selects Educational Organizations to Receive Over $3.1 Million to Support Environmental Projects Nationwide

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the selection of 33 organizations to receive over $3.1 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. Among the grant recipients are four Minority Serving Institutions.

“We know that climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, and it demands bold and innovative solutions,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “This year’s grant recipients represent some of the brightest minds from across the country, and they demonstrate what it means to couple the power of environmental education with a commitment to creating a future with clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet for all.”

The funding will range from $50,000 to $100,000, to organizations that provide environmental education activities and programs. This year’s grantees will conduct project activities in 27 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more about this year’s winners by reading the recently published press release.

EVSC FOUNDATION PRESENTS- EDUCATOR APPRECIATION NIGHT AT THE OTTERS

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Evansville, IN: The EVSC Foundation and the Evansville Otters would like to show their
appreciation by offering FREE admission to the Otters game, Saturday, August 26th for all school employees and their family – up to 5 free tickets!

Come out and celebrate the end of summer and back to school together! Watch as the Otters face off against the Florence Y’Alls. Be one of the first 150 school employees (with valid school ID) through the door and get a SWAG Bag. Register and stick around for Visa, Amazon gift cards, Tools 4 Teaching Gift Card, and more giveaways after each inning (must be a school employee at least 18 years old with valid school ID and present to win).

Tickets will be available at all the EVSC schools this week! Tickets will also be available at the EVSC Foundation table, but be sure to bring a valid employee ID. Teachers and staff
employed in all surrounding counties are welcome!

The game is Saturday, August 26th at 5:30PM, at Bosse Field, 23 Don Mattingly Way.
Admission is free to any person with a valid school employee ID and their family (up to 5
total tickets).

Scott pitches Otters past Wild Things

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Washington, PA. – Braden Scott threw seven stellar innings with eight strikeouts as the Evansville Otters beat the Washington Wild Things 2-1 on Saturday night at Wild Things Park.

Scott allowed just four baserunners over his seven innings of work earning his third win of the season.

After a leadoff home run to start the game for Washington, Scott retired 12 consecutive batters. The Wild Things mounted just three singles for their only baserunners the rest of Scott’s outing.

Kevin Davis pitched a perfect eighth inning from the bullpen before Jake Polancic worked an in-order ninth inning for his 14th save of the year.

Ethan Skender delivered the Otters’ offense on Saturday. He led off the third inning with a double down the left field line.

George Callil knocked him home with a single to tie the game at one.

Skender then put the Otters in front with a solo home run over the left field wall in the fifth inning.

Dakota Phillips notched a single for his 12th hit of the week and moved his on-base streak to 10 games. George Callil advanced his hit streak to eight games – tied for a season best. Polancic’s 14th save ties him for the second most in the league.

With the win, the Otters lowered their magic number to eight to clinch their spot in the 2023 Frontier League playoffs.

The Otters and Wild Things play for the series on Sunday afternoon with a 4:35 PM CT first pitch from Pennsylvania. Fans can listen to the action on the Otters Digital Network with the broadcast simulcast on FloSports.

All home and road Otters games this season are televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.

HAPPENINGS AT IVY TECH

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Happening Now!

New Student Orientation, 8-19-23, until noon:  New students to Ivy Tech are invited to orientation to learn more about being a student, meet their deans, tour the campus, and finish any last-minute steps. Contact at the event:  Gina Schmitz, director of student life and diversity.

Classes start Monday at Ivy Tech.

Next Week:  8/21-24, Welcome Week Activities, all 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

  • Aug. 21:  Live Music by Jorge Guerra and the Hannah Evelyn Trio; SPIN 360 photo booth and pizza, Koch Student Center
  • Aug. 22:  All campus picnic and music, Koch Student Center and patio
  • Aug. 23: Game Day, Koch Student Center
  • Aug. 24: Student Expo – opportunity for students to learn about getting involved in Student Life and getting the resources they need, Koch Student Center.

Contact for these events is: Gina Schmitz, director of student life and diversity,gschmitz2@ivytech.edu

Shade joins USI Athletics staff

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Athletics announced the addition of Tessa Shade as its Director of Academic and Support Services for the Screaming Eagles. She will serve as the liaison between Athletics, each of USI’s four colleges, the USI Center for Exploring Major advising centers, and the USI Registrar.

“We are really excited to have Tessa join our staff,” USI Associate Director of Athletics Alex Eaton said. “She’ll bring new ideas and resources for our student-athletes and coaches when it comes to academic assistance. She’ll be a huge part of our eligibility team at USI.”

Shade joins USI after two years at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as an academic advisor (2021-23) while also serving in the athletics department as the Women’s Rowing head coach and Women’s Athletic Recruiter.

As an academic advisor, Shade helped students review course plans and meet degree requirements, assist students with registration, and promote academic success by providing support resources and mentoring. Additionally, Shade managed all aspects required to run a successful NCAA D-III Women’s Rowing program at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and assisted with the varsity men’s program while also promoting the recruitment of prospective female athletes.

Shade earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton in sports management in 2020, where she was an NCAA Division I student-athlete for the University of Dayton Women’s Rowing team and a student manager for the women’s soccer program.

Join IDEM for a recycling roundtable discussion

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Aug. 30 meeting will address organics waste
collection and management

Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to discuss organics waste management to increase landfill diversion and support sustainability goals.

Recycling stakeholders across Indiana are invited to attend, including solid waste haulers, municipalities, recyclers, manufacturers, composters, educational institutions, non-profit advocacy groups, solid waste management districts, environmental contractors, industry groups, and others.

You’ll learn from frontline leaders about community-scale composting and organics waste diversion best management practices. Speakers will discuss different methodologies, education, and contamination reduction strategies to run a successful composting operation.

Register to attend through Eventbrite.

IDEM hosts a series of quarterly meetings to talk about issues, share resources, and find solutions to current challenges facing recyclers and Indiana’s recycling industry to help Indiana meet its goals of recycling 50% of waste and helping to spur economic growth in recycling markets.

Vanderburgh County Crash Report

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Crash Report

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