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World Heritage International Student Exchange Program (WH), a Non-Profit, Public Benefit Organization, is seeking local families to host foreign exchange students this coming school year. World Heritage students come from a variety of countries worldwide: Italy, Denmark, Spain, France, Germany, Ukraine, Japan, Australia, to name just a few. They are between the ages of 15 and 18 years, and they are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture, family life, school, sports. etc. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families, who welcome the students into their home, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving everyone involved a rich cultural experience. Host families may be single parents, couples and single persons.

The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance. World Heritage students are carefully selected based upon academics and personality, and host families choose their student from different backgrounds, countries and personal interests.

World Heritage also offers qualified American students the opportunity to learn another language and culture by spending a school year, semester or a summer with a host family in another country.

If interested in hosting an exchange student or becoming an exchange student abroad, please call Debra at 1-800-888-9040, visit www.world-heritage.org or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request more information or start the application process. Students are eager to learn about their American host family, so begin the process of welcoming your new son or daughter today. The memories and the relationship you create with your exchange student will stay with you forever.

Contact: Debra Garbon, World Heritage Program Director, at 1-800-888-9040 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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At 4:19 p.m. Thursday, Feb.1, the Salem Fire Department was called about heavy smoke in a multi-unit apartment complex at 708 Etzler Dr., Salem.

Resident Brent Hattabaugh noticed smoke in his apartment, # 206, on the second floor. It continued to get worst, and that’s when he called the fire department.

The fire was confined to the rear first floor apartment #106. Third shift workers Logan Shockey and his wife and two children were awakened by a fireman knocking on the door. Their apartment was adjacent to the unit with the active fire.

Captain Mark Day said the fire was under control in ten minutes. Heavy smoke had already filled the apartments.

As a precaution, the gas and electricity were shut off. At this point, the cause of the fire is unknown. Smoke detectors were in use.

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On Tuesday evening, January 23, at approximately 4:53 p.m. members of emergency services were dispatched to the area of 11000 S. State Road 135 in reference to a motor vehicle accident involving three vehicles.

Evidence at the scene and witness statements indicate that Landon Temple, 21, Pekin, was traveling northbound on S. State Road 135, driving a 2015 Ford F-350, pulling a double axle utility trailer. Brandon Brossman, 25, Sullivan, Indiana was also traveling northbound on S. State Road 135, behind Temple.

Brossman was driving a 2016 Volvo semi-tractor and trailer, while Brian Cooper, 45, Salem, was traveling southbound on S. State Road 135, driving a 2017 Subaru Forester.

Cooper drove left of center and into the northbound lane, where his vehicle struck the driver’s side of the utility trailer, being pulled by Temple. Cooper’s vehicle then spun out of control and struck the front driver’s side of Brossman’s semi before Cooper’s vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway and rolled over an unknown number of times.

Cooper was transported to the Baptist East Floyd County Hospital for treatment of his injuries by the Washington County Ambulance Service.

Washington County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Wayne Blevins is the lead investigating officer and was assisted by Deputy Paul Reyling, members of the Washington County Ambulance Service, Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Washington County EMA Director Deni Stempowski.

The crash remains under investigation at this time.