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EPD FALL FESTIVAL SAFETY TIPS

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Fall Festival Safety Tips

by ANNA GRAY

OCTOBER 2, 2023

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  • Before you arrive at the Festival, talk with your child about the large crowd that will be there. Tell them that there will be numerous Police Officers and Officials that your child can safely approach if they become separated from you.

  • After you arrive at the Fall Festival, point out first responders who are in uniform and where they are set up. Tell them they can go to anyone wearing a uniform for help. Also point out Nut Club members to your child and the distinctive straw hats with the various bands (bolo’s) around their hats. Tell them they can also seek out these Nut Club Members for help.
  • Upon arriving at the Fall Festival, take a picture on your cell phone of your child/children so that you know for sure what they are wearing. It can also be shown to officers if your child becomes lost. The clothing color and style will be helpful for officials actively looking for your child.
  • If you do become separated from your child, do not panic. Seek out the closest first responders or Nut Club Member for assistance.
  • Make sure you as a parent are constantly aware of your children’s whereabouts. Children are easily distracted at the Fall Festival, with all its sights, sounds, and smells, and is a prime spot to be easily distracted…even for adults.
  • It is always best for parents of younger children to hold that child’s hand when walking in or around the Fall Festival. (For numerous safety reasons)
  • For your children who are older and/or adults in your group, have a pre-determined meeting spot if you or anyone else in your group becomes separated.
  • If you feel your child is old enough to wander around without you, it is best if they pair up with a sibling or friend of similar age. Have them check in with you by calling or texting, every 15-30 minutes to update their location to you. Have a pre-determined time and location of departure in order to meet at that location when you are leaving the festival.
  • Parents, it recommended that you not allow any child younger than high school age to walk around in the games/rides area on Friday or Saturday nights without adult supervision. This becomes a VERY congested area.
  • Write down parent or guardian information, including a working phone number and place it in child’s pocket, shoe, or sock. You can also write your number on a rubber bracelet with a sharpie. Tell your child to give that information to a police officer, Nut Club member, or a food booth volunteer if he/she gets lost.

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General Safety

  • Remember where you parked. Find a land marker, building, or something familiar near the parking spot so that you are not wandering around after dark looking for the vehicle. Taking a picture of your parking spot is also very helpful.
  • Lock your vehicle! If you absolutely must leave valuables inside vehicle, keep them out of sight. Store items in the trunk, glove box, or stashed away out of plain view.
  • If you see something suspicious, find a police officer nearby or call 911 and report the activity.
  • When walking to or from the Fall Festival after sunset, wear reflective or bright colored clothing. Traffic on the side streets can become very congested, walk on the sidewalks and check your surroundings before crossing the street.
  • Stay hydrated! It is easy to get dehydrated on hot days especially if you plan to walk around for several hours.

    Items prohibited at Fall Festival boundaries

    1. Animals/Pets of any type – service animals are allowed

    2. Glass Bottles/Jars/Containers
    3. Squirt Guns of any type/Water Balloons
    4. Bicycles/Scooters/Skateboards/Roller-Blades 5. Drones
    6. Fireworks
    7. Halloween masks

    *Remember, if you see something, say something! Report suspicious persons and activity to police.

USI wins first conference match in defensive showdown

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer (2-6-4, 1-1-1 OVC) held on and defeated Morehead State University (3-5-5, 2-1-2 OVC), 2-1, at Strassweg Field on Sunday afternoon. The match gave the Screaming Eagles their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season and snapped Morehead’s five-match unbeaten streak.

The first half was controlled by Morehead’s offense as the Eagles tacked on four shots on goal, but it was USI’s redshirt freshman goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) who held it close, securing four saves. Right out of the hydration break, USI earned the first goal of the match after an own goal was scored by Morehead with 20 minutes left on the clock. Despite the goal, USI could not muster a shot attempt in the opening frame.
 
It was a slow start for both sides after the intermission until USI got their first shot and second goal of the match from freshman midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) at the 66:50 mark to take a 2-0 lead. Torres’ goal was scored thanks to a pair of assists from freshman midfielder/forward Kerigan Kivisto (Collierville, Tennessee) and sophomore forward Shy Iles (Demossville, Kentucky). However, Morehead cut the deficit after scoring with 12 minutes left in regulation. USI’s defense stood tall and stopped multiple shot attempts from Morehead to seal the match.
 
Southern Indiana totaled just one shot that came from Torres’ goal in the second half while Morehead put up nine shots with five on goal. Markland finished the game with one goal allowed and four first-half saves.
 
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles continue OVC play next week when USI travels to Macomb, Illinois to battle newly-inducted conference member, Western Illinois University, on October 5 at 3 p.m. The Leathernecks enter the match 2-4-4 overall and 0-0-3 in conference play after tying with the University of Tennessee at Martin Sunday afternoon.

 

UE women travel to Saluki Invitational

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Tournament set for Monday and Tuesday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau will be the scene of the Saluki Invitational where the University of Evansville women’s golf team will be competing on Monday and Tuesday,

Thirty-six holes comprise the action on Monday with the final 18 holes being played on Tuesday.

Postings scores of 78 in the final round of “The Velvet”, Allison Enchelmayer and Kate Petrova helped the Purple Aces earn a 6th place finish at The Country Club of Paducah in their last event.  Enchelmayer earned the top finish for the Aces, tying for the 11th spot.  Her 78 in the final round gave her a final score of 233.  Petrova finished in 18th place with a 236.  She registered a 76 in the final 18 holes, marking her low round of the event.

Tying for 33rd on the final leaderboard was Jane Grankina.  After carding an 82 in the last round, she finished with a 243.  Magdalena Borisova and Trinity Dubbs were fourth and fifth on the squad, respectively.  Borisova’s 3-round total finished at 251 following a score of 79 on Tuesday.  Dubbs wrapped up the weekend with a 263.

Destynie Sheridan and Carly Frazier completed the tournament as individuals.  Sheridan posted a 251 over the three rounds while Frazier scored a 270.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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First half goal costs Eagles

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USI falls to Lindenwood, 1-0

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer could not overcome a late first half goal and fell at Lindenwood University, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in St. Charles, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles fall to 1-8-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the OVC, while Lindenwood goes to 4-4-2, 1-1-0 OVC.
 
After a rough and tumble first half, the Eagles trailed 1-0 at the halftime break. Lindenwood, which outshot USI in the opening half, 11-2, scored with 18 second remaining to take the intermission lead into the locker room.
 
In the second half, USI’s and Lindenwood’s defenses battle to a scoreless draw through the final 45 minutes as the Lions closed out the 1-0 decision. USI junior goalkeeper Braden Matthews (Princeton, Indiana) paced the USI defenders in the second half, making a pair of saves to keep the match close.
 
NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles continue the three-match road swing Thursday with a trip to Texas to play Houston Christian University for a 7 p.m. contest. The trip to Houston will be USI’s meeting with Houston Christian.  
 
Houston Christian saw its record go to 2-5-3 overall, 0-1-1 OVC, after falling on the road to Liberty University, 3-1. The Huskies are 1-3-1 in their last five matches and winless in their last four.
 
The Eagles finish the road swing in Texas when they visit the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The Cardinals are 3-4-3 overall, 1-0-1 OVC, after the first weekend of league play.

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Life Chain IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY

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Life Chain is Scheduled For Today

On Sunday afternoon, October 1, Right to Life of Southwest Indiana will host the annual Life Chain.  Life Chain is a silent prayer vigil to protect life and oppose abortion.  The Life Chain supporters will gather at Brinker’s Jewelers parking lot at the corner of Green River and the Lloyd Expressway for free refreshments and to pick up signs. The silent prayer vigil is from 1:00 – 2 :00 p.m.  All those who support Life are invited to stand on Green River Road sidewalks beginning at the Lloyd Expressway and going south to Lincoln Avenue.

This is the 36th year of public witness on behalf of rejected Preborn Children; and Life Chain will fill the sidewalks in over 1,500 cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada. It is an opportunity for people to unite in prayer and to stand up for the rights of the unborn. They will stand in honor of the more than 65 million children whose lives have been lost to abortion in our country since 1973.  Every year moms report choosing life for their unborn children over abortion after reading the signs and seeing the people praying at the Life Chain.

According to Mary Ellen Van Dyke, Executive Director of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana, “Supporters of unborn babies and their moms will stand together respectfully and prayerfully to honor the sanctity of life. This year with all the attacks against the sanctity of human life, conscience and religious freedom, many prayers are needed.  Even though Roe v. Wade has been thrown onto the ash heap of history, and Life is protected in Indiana through SEA 1, many moms are traveling to Illinois in order to kill their unborn children”

Supporters of Life will hold signs that say:

  • ABORTION KILLS CHILDREN
  • JESUS FORGIVES AND HEALS
  • ADOPTION: THE LOVING OPTION
  • LORD, FORGIVE US AND OUR NATION
  • ABORTION HURTS WOMEN
  • PRAY TO END ABORTION
  • LIFE—THE FIRST INALIENABLE RIGHT
  • DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD

The Life Chain follows a strict Code of Conduct, is peaceful, and family members, young and old are invited to attend.  Everyone who believes in the protection of unborn children and their mothers is welcome to participate.

Right to Life of Southwest Indiana with 50,000 supporters protects life.  We exist to protect the right to life of innocent human life from fertilization to natural death.

On Sunday afternoon, October 1, Right to Life of Southwest Indiana will host the annual Life Chain.  Life Chain is a silent prayer vigil to protect life and oppose abortion.  The Life Chain supporters will gather at Brinker’s Jewelers parking lot at the corner of Green River and the Lloyd Expressway for free refreshments and to pick up signs. The silent prayer vigil is from 1:00 – 2 :00 p.m.  All those who support Life are invited to stand on Green River Road sidewalks beginning at the Lloyd Expressway and going south to Lincoln Avenue.

This is the 36th year of public witness on behalf of rejected Preborn Children; and Life Chain will fill the sidewalks in over 1,500 cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada. It is an opportunity for people to unite in prayer and to stand up for the rights of the unborn. They will stand in honor of the more than 65 million children whose lives have been lost to abortion in our country since 1973.  Every year moms report choosing life for their unborn children over abortion after reading the signs and seeing the people praying at the Life Chain.

According to Mary Ellen Van Dyke, Executive Director of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana, “Supporters of unborn babies and their moms will stand together respectfully and prayerfully to honor the sanctity of life. This year with all the attacks against the sanctity of human life, conscience and religious freedom, many prayers are needed.  Even though Roe v. Wade has been thrown onto the ash heap of history, and Life is protected in Indiana through SEA 1, many moms are traveling to Illinois in order to kill their unborn children”

Supporters of Life will hold signs that say:

  • ABORTION KILLS CHILDREN
  • JESUS FORGIVES AND HEALS
  • ADOPTION: THE LOVING OPTION
  • LORD, FORGIVE US AND OUR NATION
  • ABORTION HURTS WOMEN
  • PRAY TO END ABORTION
  • LIFE—THE FIRST INALIENABLE RIGHT
  • DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD

The Life Chain follows a strict Code of Conduct, is peaceful, and family members, young and old are invited to attend.  Everyone who believes in the protection of unborn children and their mothers is welcome to participate.

Right to Life of Southwest Indiana with 50,000 supporters protects life.  We exist to protect the right to life of innocent human life from fertilization to natural death.

 

Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Darron Cummings/AP/Shutterstock (11717541e) Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address virtually, in Indianapolis State of the State, Indianapolis, United States - 19 Jan 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several appointments to various state boards and commissions.

Behavioral Health Commission

The governor made five appointments to the new commission, who will serve until June 30, 2025:

  • Zoe Frantz (West Lafayette), president and CEO of the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers, Inc.
  • Stephen McCaffrey (Knightstown), president and CEO for Mental Health America of Indiana
  • The Honorable Tom Murtaugh (Lafayette), Tippecanoe County Commissioner
  • Jason Tomcsi (Indianapolis), associate state director for communications with AARP
  • Rachel Yoder (Indianapolis), director of the Triple Board Residency Program and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the Indiana University School of Medicine

Board of Chiropractic Examiners

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Emily Shoemaker (Bedford), representing consumers

Board of Podiatric Medicine

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Carrie Meyer (Plainfield), representing consumers

Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Paul Shoopman (Carmel), owner and master builder with the Paul Shoopman Home Building Group

Board of Trustees of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Kyle Prewitt (Plainfield), chief of the Plainfield Police Department

Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until June 30, 2025:

  • Jeremy Lugbill (New Buffalo, MI), superintendent of the Career Academy Network of Public Schools in South Bend

Board of Trustees of Vincennes University

The governor made four reappointments to the board:

  • Gayle Baugh (Greencastle), elementary and special education major, who will serve until October 6, 2024.
  • R. Gaylor (Noblesville), president and CEO of Associated Builders & Contractors of Indiana, who will serve until October 4, 2026.
  • Eric “Rick” Schach (Evansville), executive vice president and COO at Vectren Corporation, who will serve until October 4, 2026.
  • Don Villwock (Edwardsport), president, CEO, and owner of Villwock Farms, who will serve until October 4, 2026.

Board of Veterinary Medicine

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Kelly Peelman (Seymour), veterinarian with the Seymour Animal Hospital

Cyber Civilian Corps Advisory Board

The governor made one appointment to the new board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • The Honorable Mark Gourley (Hamlet), Starke County Commissioner

Distressed Unit Appeals Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:

  • David Holt (Carmel), COO of Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim

Electric Vehicle Product Commission

The governor designated Michael Maten (Novi, MI), senior strategist, EV and energy policy with General Motors, as chair of the commission.

Environmental Rules Board

The governor made two new appointments to the board, who will serve until June 30, 2027:

  • Jaime Brown (Indianapolis), senior director – health safety and environmental at Eli Lilly & Company
  • Ric Zehr (Fort Wayne), director for The North Eastern Group

Executive Board of the Indiana Department of Health

The governor made four new appointments to the board, who will serve until December 31, 2027:

  • Amelia Clark (Fort Wayne), executive director of the Center for Integrated Public Health Education & Research at the University of Saint Francis
  • Armando Soto Rojas (Indianapolis), associate professor and director of civic engagement at the Indiana University School of Dentistry
  • Matt Sprunger (Huntertown), retired physician
  • Troy Weirick (Elkhart), physician with Beacon Health System

Healthy Hoosiers Foundation Board of Directors

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until December 31, 2025:

  • Lorra Archibald (Kirklin), executive director of Healthy Communities of Clinton County

Hearing Aid Dealer Committee

The governor made two new appointments to the committee, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Debra Beard (Clinton), telehealth hearing professional with Sonova Audiological Care US
  • Karin Schmidt (Vincennes), hearing instrument specialist and owner of Hometown Hearing, Inc.

Home Inspectors Licensing Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Nelson Frech (Indianapolis), representing consumers

Hospital Assessment Fee Committee

The governor made one new appointment to the committee, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:

  • Shawn McCoy (Evansville), CEO of Deaconess Health System

Indiana Arts Commission

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until June 30, 2024:

  • Robert Wylie (Evansville), executive director of Pro Bono Indiana/Volunteer Lawyer Program of Southwestern Indiana

Indiana Auctioneer Commission

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Julianne Class (Speedway), representing consumers

Indiana Board of Pharmacy

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Kate Snedeker (Carmel), representing consumers

Indiana Emergency Response Commission

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:

  • The Honorable Travis Tschaenn (Brownsburg), president of the Brownsburg Town Council

Indiana Gaming Commission

The governor made two reappointments to the commission, who will serve until September 30, 2026:

  • Charles Cohen (Bloomington), vice president of NW3C, Inc. and managing member of Cohen Training & Consulting, LLC
  • Milt Thompson (Indianapolis), attorney and of-counsel with Bleeke Dillon Crandall, and president and CEO of Grand Slam

Indiana Parole Board

The governor made one new appointment to the full-time board, who will serve until July 31, 2027:

  • Heather Barton (Indianapolis)

Indiana Real Estate Commission

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Grace Nossett (Brownsburg), representing consumers

Indiana School for the Deaf Board

The governor made five reappointments to the board, who will serve until August 31, 2027:

  • Kelly DiBenedetto (Danville), executive director of the Greater Danville Chamber of Commerce
  • Andrew Leffler (Carmel), assistant director of Relay Indiana/InTRAC
  • Terri Miller (Carmel), assistant director of special education for Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Services Cooperative
  • Ann Reifel (Indianapolis), representing former students
  • Lucille Witte (Indianapolis), director of special services at MSD Wayne Township

The governor also made two new appointments to the board, who will serve until August 31, 2027:

  • Joshua Smith (Indianapolis), state agency liaison with Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc.
  • Grayson Swaim (Indianapolis), senior analyst – financial planning and analysis at Salesforce

Indiana State Board of Nursing

The governor made two new appointments to the board:

  • Rena Magers (Logansport), LPN at Logansport State Hospital, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Emily Sego (Greenfield), vice president and chief nurse executive, ambulatory services, with Community Health Network, who will serve until September 30, 2026.

Indiana State Commission on Aging

The governor made two reappointments to the commission, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Debra Lambert (Fort Wayne), CEO of Byron Wellness Systems
  • Daniel Mustard (Columbus), executive director of Mill Race Center, Inc.

Judicial Nominating Commission for the St. Joseph Superior Court

The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until June 30, 2025:

  • Mike Daigle (South Bend), CEO and executive director of the St. Joseph County Airport Authority

Land Use Task Force

The governor made seven appointments to the new task force, who will serve until June 30, 2024:

  • Jacob Adams (Flora), executive director and CEO of the Carroll County Economic Development Corporation
  • Jeffrey Banning (Plainfield), president and founder of Banning Engineering
  • Chris Canal (Lebanon), president and CEO of Ideal Food Group
  • David Hardin (Avon), owner and manager of Hardin Farms
  • Ryan Kennedy (West Lafayette), owner and president of Kennedy Homes
  • Matt Smorch (Carmel), president and CEO of CountryMark
  • Paul Wyman (Kokomo), principal broker of the Wyman Group

Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Bryan Andrews (Vincennes), representing consumers

Natural Resources Foundation Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Cameron Clark (Carmel), attorney and former director of the Department of Natural Resources

Occupational Therapy Committee

The governor made one new appointment to the committee, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Katrina Etter (Nineveh), Indiana Medicaid UM manager for FSSA

Physician Assistant Committee

The governor made one new appointment to the committee, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Megan Leech (Avon), physician assistant with Hendricks Regional Health

Private Investigator & Security Guard Licensing Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Brenda McGinley (Indianapolis), owner of All In Investigations

Rare Disease Advisory Council

The governor made eleven appointments to the new council:

  • Melinda Cameron (Carmel), president of AdvocacyWorks, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Wade Clapp (Indianapolis), chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Joel Feldman (Carmel), chief medical director of MHS Indiana, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Jodi Skiles (Zionsville), director of the pediatric stem cell transplant and cellular therapy program, and the pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program, at Riley Hospital for Children, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Michael Busk (Indianapolis), system executive and medical director of the St. Vincent Health, Wellness and Preventive Care Institute, who will serve until September 30, 2026.
  • Doug Cipkala (Carmel), staff attending physician at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, who will serve until September 30, 2026.
  • Tara Jellison (Fort Wayne), director of pharmacy, ambulatory services, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, who will serve until September 30, 2026.
  • Lucy Paskus (Indianapolis), pediatric nurse practitioner at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, who will serve until September 30, 2026.
  • Santiago Schnell (South Bend), William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, who will serve until September 30, 2026.
  • Laura McLinn (Indianapolis), owner of Indy Learning Center, LLC, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Patrick Milligan (Indianapolis), medical director of infectious disease care with Community Physician Network, who will serve until September 30, 2027.

Real Estate Appraiser Certification Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Cyndi Gianneschi (Whitestown), appraisal manager for Lake City Bank

Serve Indiana Commission

The governor made eight reappointments to the commission, who will serve until August 31, 2026:

  • Kathryn Clayton (Commiskey), director of the Labor Institute for Training, Inc.
  • Jane Crady (Waldron), coordinator of disaster preparedness and response with Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
  • Mark Eutsler (Linden), principal of The Edge
  • Shannon Frederick (Indianapolis), executive director of Multiplying Good
  • David Reingold (West Lafayette), Justin S. Morrill Dean of Liberal Arts & Professor of Sociology at Purdue University
  • Matthew Stachler (Fort Wayne), political science and communication student at Purdue University, representing 16-25 year old volunteers
  • Sarah Waddle (Indianapolis), executive director of AARP Indiana
  • Jo Yocum (Indianapolis), national vice president of field operations with Playworks

Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Taylor Shockey (Carmel), representing consumers

State Board of Cosmetology & Barber Examiners

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Kristen Kane (Indianapolis), representing consumers

State Board for Funeral & Cemetery Services

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Timothy Corbett (Granger), owner of Corbett Investigations

State Board of Health Facility Administrators

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Alicia Lambert (Pendleton), executive director of Bethany Pointe Health Campus with Trilogy Health Services

State Board of Massage Therapy

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2027:

  • Adeli Kinne (Indianapolis), representing consumers

State Use Committee

The governor made one new appointment to the committee, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:

  • Stephen Sacksteder (Washington), retired CEO of Four Rivers

Statewide 911 Board

The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until September 30, 2025:

  • The Honorable Chris Lane (Columbus), Sheriff of Bartholomew County

Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

The governor made six new appointments to the committee, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:

  • Captain Jennifer Barrett (Brownsburg), investigations division commander with the Brownsburg Police Department
  • Haley Hannant (Fishers), perinatal epidemiology lead with the Indiana Department of Health
  • Demetrious Lewis (Valparaiso), communications manager with the Porter County Health Department
  • Elyse Madigan (Lafayette), deputy prosecuting attorney with the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office
  • Sarah Sailors (Brookston), chief deputy director of the Indiana Department of Child Services
  • Jamie Smith (Carmel), director of the division of fatality review and prevention with the Indiana Department of Health

Trauma Care Commission

The governor made thirteen appointments to the new commission:

  • Emily Fitz (Zionsville), emergency physician and medical director with IU Health Tipton, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Matthew Landman (Indianapolis), associate trauma medical director at Riley Hospital for Children, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Erik Streib (Zionsville), director of the trauma/surgical critical care unit at Eskenazi Health, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Scott Thomas (South Bend), chief of trauma services for Beacon Health System and medical director of trauma services at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Elizabeth Weinstein (Indianapolis), chief of the division of pediatric emergency medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, who will serve until September 30, 2025.
  • Lisa Hollister (Fort Wayne), director of trauma and acute care survey and trauma system at Parkview Health Systems, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Lewis Jacobson (Zionsville), medical director of the Ascension St. Vincent Trauma Center and the Trauma/Neuro/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Andrew VanZee (Zionsville), vice president for regulatory and operations with the Indiana Hospital Association, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • David Welsh (Batesville), surgeon at Margaret Mary Community Hospital, Decatur County Memorial Hospital, and Rush Memorial Hospital, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Jay Woodland (Newburgh), adult trauma director at Deaconess Hospital, who will serve until September 30, 2027.
  • Daniel Rusyniak, secretary of the Indiana Family and Family and Social Services Administration, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
  • Joel Thacker, executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
  • Lindsay Weaver, Indiana State Health Commissioner, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor.

Gov. Holcomb, IDOC break ground on historic capital project investment

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$1.2 billion cash project marks significant investment after 2023 legislative session

Westville, Ind. –Governor Eric J. Holcomb today broke ground on the new correctional facility in. The 1.4 million square foot facility will provide a modern and efficient space for both incarcerated individuals and Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) staff who work in the facility. Gov. Holcomb announced the new correctional facility as part of his 2021 NextLevel Agenda and recommitted to the $1.2 billion project in his 2023 agenda.

“Now more than ever it is crucial that we upgrade, modernize and expand our facilities that provide essential government services,” said Gov. Holcomb. “We are consolidating and building the largest correctional facility in the state with much-needed security upgrades, expanded health care and education services and an enhanced recidivism program for incarcerated individuals. The upgrades will ensure that this facility is a safe space for the incarcerated as well as correctional staff members.”

This facility consolidates the Indiana State Prison and the Westville Correctional Facility to better provide essential services to incarcerated individuals. The correctional facility will house up to 4,200 men and will improve operational efficiency for IDOC employees.

The Westville Correctional Facility will be completed in early 2027 and will include a specialized unit with 240 beds specific for mental health treatment. The facility will also provide programming space for vocational and academic training, including on unit programming space to allow programs to continue through lockdowns and outbreaks.

“This facility is focused on safety and security, while also offering a more modern and comfortable work environment for our staff and more programming and rehabilitation opportunities for the incarcerated population,” IDOC Commissioner Christina Reagle said.

The $1.2 billion project will also have a significant impact on LaPorte County over the next three years, with the addition of more than 1,500 high-skilled construction jobs and the retention of more than 900 jobs.

Once complete, staff from the current Westville Correctional Facility and the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City will work in the new facility and no jobs will be lost as a result of this consolidation. Incarcerated individuals from both facilities will be transferred to the new prison or sent to another IDOC facility.

Updates on the new Westville Correctional Facility can be found HERE.

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