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55th Annual Fort Vallonia Days
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08 Oct 2024
Get ready to jump back to the year 1811 as you come to join Fort Vallonia in celebrating the 55th Annual Fort Vallonia Days. With 2 and a half days packed full of activities and events, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Kicking off the weekend will be a pumpkin decorating contest on Friday from 4-6 p.m. followed by live music performed by the band “u4ia” at 7 p.m. Winners of the pumpkin decorating contest will be announced on S ...
Grant Opportunities
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07 Oct 2024
ROI Grant Opportunities
Check back soon for grant opportunities from ROI!
Grant Opportunities Outside of ROI
The following opportunities are offered by organizations other than ROI. ROI is not affiliated with any of these grants. This list is meant to provide our partners with other sources of funding for the great work they do in the Indiana Uplands Region.
T-Mobile Hometown Grants
The Hometown Grants from T-Mobile provide ...
Injuries Sustained in Moped/Vehicle Crash Wednesday
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03 Oct 2024
By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
On Wednesday, October 2, a moped traveling west on Market Street in Salem hit the driver’s side of a truck pulling out of an alley west of North Shelby Street. The driver received a minor cut on his arm.
According to those on the scene the moped ran a stop sign and hit the side of a Hyundai Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz’s door was damage significantly.
It was reported the moped driver was launched in ...
"Mugshots" Aren't Just For Mondays Anymore!
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02 Oct 2024
SalemLeader.com is now updating Mugshots everyday, Mondays through Fridays.
Arrests made over a weekend will appear in the following Monday’s group of mugshots.
All mugshots and arrest information is obtained directly from the Washington County Detention Center's public records.
Those arrested, in most cases, are just facing charges at this point, and are to be considered innocent of those charges unless and until proven guil ...
Education News
IU Southeast Garners 2025 Best Colleges Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
30 Sep 2024
Indiana University Southeast garnered several prestigious rankings from the U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings.
Among citations, IU Southeast ranked #50 in Top Public Schools, #82 in Top Performers on Social Mobility, #138 in Regional Universities Midwest, and #218 in Top Undergraduate Nursing (BSN). IU Southeast’s rankin ...
Local Students Make SNHU Dean's List
26 Sep 2024
MANCHESTER, NH (09/25/2024)-- It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List. The summer terms run from May to August.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporti ...
East Washington High School Homecoming Ceremony Photos
20 Sep 2024
Congratulations to the 2024 East Washington High School Homecoming Court!
Prince Brody Temple
Princess Bailey Smith
King Kaleb Bongibault
Queen Allie Arvin
...
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ROI Awarded $9.5 Million DoD Contract To Advance Microelectronics Education, Workforce Training
07 Oct 2024
Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI) has been awarded a three-year contract for $9,577,447 million for its multi-layered microelectronics (ME) workforce initiative. The project, funded through the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program, supports the National Defense Industrial Strategy’s prio ...
NFIB Awards Senator Young Guardian Of Small Business Award
04 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently awarded U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) its most prestigious legislative recognition, the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award.
“I am honored to receive the Guardian of Small Business Award from NFIB for my efforts to promote and support Hoosier small businesses. As the ...
Premier Ag Constructing New Facility
02 Oct 2024
By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
An Indiana-based agricultural cooperative, Premier Ag provides local communities with energy products and crop management services and is building a new facility to do it in. Energy products they provide include propane, diesel and gas. Essentially, they are an energy and agronomy company. Agronomy is a branch of agric ...
Sports News
IHSAA Salem Lions Boys Tennis Sectional Championship
07 Oct 2024
By Nathaniel Smith, Editor
On Friday October 4, Coach Kevin Albertson and the Salem Lions Boys Tennis team traveled to Floyd Central after defeating the Eastern Musketeers 5-0 in the first round of the IHSAA Tennis Sectional Championship. Unfortunately this time, the Lions experienced the inverse of the Eastern match. Although they fought tooth an ...
IHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
07 Oct 2024
By Dennis Dunn, Writer
The IHSAA unveiled their 2024 volleyball sectional pairings on Sunday night, Oct. 6 and all three county schools found out their fate. Located at 1100 N. Eastern School Rd., New Pekin, the Eastern Musketeers will host Class 2A Sectional 46, while the Salem Lions will play at Eastern. West Washington will travel to 1000 Acade ...
Salem And Eastern Boys To Square Off In Tennis Sectional
01 Oct 2024
By Dennis Dunn, Writer
The IHSAA recently held the tennis sectional pairings on Monday night, September 30 and the Salem and Eastern boys tennis teams found out their fate. The Lions and Musketeers play for county, conference, and now can add sectional bragging rights to their repotoire.
The Lions and Musketeers will battle in the first match of ...
Government News
Statistics And Highlights Of Indiana Supreme Court Work Available Online
08 Oct 2024
The Indiana Supreme Court annual report is available online. Chief Justice Loretta Rush will speak to media about the report on Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the Supreme Court conference room (State House Room 319). Press interested in attending should RSVP to Sarah.Kidwell@courts.in.gov.
The 60+ page Supreme Court annual report pr ...
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
04 Oct 2024
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among Hoosier women, which is why we recognize the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Early detection of breast cancer is critical in improving a patient's chance of survival, which is why I supported a new law this year that i ...
FCC Inmate Rules Could Dismantle Countless Local Police Investigations
03 Oct 2024
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is co-leading a 14-state lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC’s) new rule that could limit phone calls for inmates and prevent local police from performing one of their most basic functions — investigating and preventing crimes by surveilling inmate calls.
By capping the cost f ...
Lifestyle News
This Week in Indiana History, Sept. 29-Oct. 5
27 Sep 2024
September 30, 1809 Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison signed a treaty with Native Americans, which opened 3,000,000 acres for settlement. Called the “10:00 Treaty,” the border was determined by a shadow cast by the sun each September 30 at 10:00 a.m.
September 30, 1955&nbs ...
This Week In Indiana History, Sept. 22-28
23 Sep 2024
September 22, 1901 Allan “Rocky” Lane was born in Mishawaka. He grew up to be a movie cowboy in over 100 films, but his most famous role was that of the voice of the talking horse “Mr. Ed” on television.
September 25, 1863 Crown Hill Cemetery was incorp ...
Latest Washington County Mugshots
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement agencies. Those listed, in most cases, are just facing charges at this point, and are to be considered innocent of those charges unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges are often dropped or lessened. Mugshots are collected from local law enforcement agencies on Mondays and are public records.
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