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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Saturday May 18, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Arctic Upbringing Helped Spur Soldier-Wrestler to New Heights
FORT CARSON, Colorado, May 17 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan Spencer Woods couldn't pull his opponents or gain leverage without a sharp pain shooting through his arm. As a sophomore on his high school's varsity in 2013, the ailment hindered his movements. After getting examined by a doctor, X-rays returned negative. He continued to wrestle with injury and tried compartmentalizing the pain. "It was the hardest thing I've ever done," said Woods, now a S  more

Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville Awards Contract for Maintenance Dredging of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Vicinity of Sawpit Creek
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a $6.9 million contract yesterday to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approximately 550,000 cubic yards of s  more

DEA-Chicago: Southern Indiana Snapchat Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, May 17 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Jeremial Lee Leach, 20, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one c  more

Ind. House Republicans: Daviess County Lawmakers - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Shane Lindauer (R-Jasper) and Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Lindauer said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learn  more

Ind. House Republicans: Fountain County Lawmakers - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Sharon Negele (R-Attica) and Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Negele said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning exp  more

Ind. House Republicans: Newton County Lawmakers - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Michael Aylesworth (R-Hebron) and Sharon Negele (R-Attica) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Negele said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learnin  more

Ind. House Republicans: Porter County Lawmakers - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Local lawmakers encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. State Rep. Julie Olthoff (R-Crown Point) said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-b  more

Ind. House Republicans: Rep. Morrison - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Morrison said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based learni  more

Ind. House Republicans: White County Lawmakers - Students Can Now Apply for $5K Work-Based Learning Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 18 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Sharon Negele (R-Attica) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Culp said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning ex  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Evansville Snapchat Fentanyl Dealer Responsible for at Least Three Overdoses and Teen's Death Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Jeremial Lee Leach, 20, of Evansville, Indiana has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, one count of distribution of fentanyl, and one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury. According to court d  more

The Chicago District is Ready to Deliver on Additional $27.8M in FY 2024 Civil Works Appropriations
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The Chicago District is geared up to put an additional $27.8 million to work from the Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations. Congress allocated a hefty $8.681 billion for the Army Civil Works Program, spreading across various crucial areas like Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Actio  more