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Inspirational swimmer Noah James named Indiana Spirit of Sport Award winner

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, February 1st, 2013, 10:53am
Inspirational swimmer Noah James named Indiana Spirit of Sport Award winner

Double lung transplant patient Noah James of Boonville High School, has been nominated by the Indiana High School Athletic Association for the National High School Spirit of Sport Award, an honor sponsored annually by the Indianapolis-based National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

The award seeks to recognize those individuals who exemplify the ideals of the positive spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics. James’ ability to overcome both the challenges of Asperger Syndrome and a life-threatening lung disease was chosen from 19 nominations from around the state.

A swimmer at BHS, Noah will be entered into regional competition with those nominees being considered for the national award by the NFHS. The overall national winner will be recognized at the NFHS Summer Meetings in Denver, CO in June.

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Heritage Federal names two mortgage originators

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 11:42am
Heritage Federal names two mortgage originators

Heritage Federal Credit Union recently announced two new Mortgage Originators.

Angie Vandiver has been promoted from Financial Service Consultant to Mortgage Originator.  She has five years of previous experience at Farmers State Bank and German American Bank, where she worked as a Mortgage Loan Originator. Vandiver resides in Newburgh.

Debbie Pruiett has been promoted from Mortgage Processor to Mortgage Originator of the Credit Union.  She  has 20 years of experience in residential mortgage lending and has worked for Heritage Federal Credit Union for 2 years. Pruiett also lives in Newburgh.

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Warrick Co. EMA director will help hurricane relief effort

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, November 9th, 2012, 4:21pm
Warrick Co. EMA director will help hurricane relief effort

Dallas Scott, EMA Director in Warrick County, will join six other trained professionals from southwest Indiana who are deploying to New York for a two-week mission to help with the relief efforts following Hurricane Sandy.

He'll be joined by other local EMA officials who will work in and around Long Island.

NIMS (National Incident Command Systems) is a FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) certified emergency management system used across the U.S. to coordinate preparedness, incident management, and response among public and private sectors. By using this system trained people can plan, prepare, prevent, mitigate, respond and recover from incidents of any size, cause, location, or complexity, to reduce loss of life and property and harm to our environment.

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Castle student named Riley Champion

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012, 11:50am
Castle student named Riley Champion

Castle High School student, Cole Barnett has been named as a 2013 Riley Champion Presented by Kroger.

Riley Champions is a program that honors patients from Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health who have inspired communities with their bravery and commitment to help others while overcoming medical challenges.

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Castle coach Doug Hurt named 'Colts Coach of the Week'

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Monday, October 8th, 2012, 4:14pm
Castle coach Doug Hurt named 'Colts Coach of the Week'

Castle’s Doug Hurt has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Hurt was selected after his Knights beat previously unbeaten and Class 2A No. 1 ranked Mater Dei 35-21 on Friday. Castle is off to its’ second straight 8-0 start.

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May named to post at First Security Bank

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, October 5th, 2012, 4:44pm
May named to post at First Security Bank

First Security Bank announced the recent appointment of Jeff May as Vice President, Commercial Lender for the company’s Newburgh office. He will develop business out of their newly opened Newburgh Banking Center, located at 7833 W. St. Route 66.

May formerly worked as a Business Banking Officer for Fifth Third Bank serving the Evansville and Western Kentucky regions. Jeff has in excess of 10 years in Commercial Financial Services.

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Local trooper honored for crackdown on bad driving

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Thursday, October 4th, 2012, 12:18pm
Local trooper honored for crackdown on bad driving

Senior Trooper Ryan Wilson was selected as “Evansville District Trooper of the Year” for 2011. Superintendant Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., presented Wilson with his award Thursday morning at the Indiana State Police Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Indiana State Police Post in Indianapolis.

Wilson is a 12-year veteran and primarily patrols the day shift in Warrick County. Wilson concentrated most of his efforts in traffic enforcement in an attempt to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities on roadways throughout the county.

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