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Smithville, a nationally ranked top 100 broadband company, will end its offering of traditional “cable TV-style” media on October 31, (2018) completely replacing its prior multi-channel TV packages with its new streaming TV service, according to Darby McCarty, Chairman and CEO.
“The world of television is undergoing rapid change, and this move reflects both our commitment to providing the best possible service for our customers and current industry trends,” Ms. McCarty said. “We began offering optional TV packages to our customers during our $100 million fiber expansion in 2009, because that was what our customers were asking for at that time.”
CAYUGA, Indiana – Students and staff at North Vermillion Community School Corporation can now benefit from innovative high-tech telehealth services as part of the Indiana Rural School Clinic Network’s (IRSCN) expansion into western rural Indiana near the Indiana-Illinois border. The new telehealth clinic will be operational at the North Vermillion Elementary School north of Cayuga, and will utilize medical providers from the Valley Professionals Community Health Center.
“North Vermillion Community Schools serve a large rural area with families living in several small towns within our district,” said Dan Nelson, Superintendent of the North Vermillion Community School Corporation. “This proven and secure remote diagnostic telehealth technology matches our students up with the excellent medical services at the Valley Professionals Community Health Center, providing students and parents with a variety of important benefits.”
To mark this critical clinic opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place Friday, November 2 at the elementary school with local education and agency officials.
RISING SUN, Indiana – Students and staff at Rising Sun Schools can now benefit from innovative high-tech telehealth as part of the Indiana Rural School Clinic Network’s (IRSCN) expansion to the region.
“To be able to leverage state-of-the-art digital medical diagnostic technology on behalf of our students and staff represents a new dimension of service,” said Branden Roeder, Superintendent of the Rising Sun-Ohio County Community School Corporation. “This secure telehealth technology provides for an exceptional match with the excellent medical resources at Highpoint Health and Highpoint Health Physician Partners, presenting students and parents with a variety of important benefits. We are also extremely pleased that Family Medicine Physician Dr. Chris Walcott of Highpoint Health Rising Sun Family Medicine has agreed to be the medical provider for the program.”
WASHINGTON, Ind. (Aug. 24, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Washington Mayor Joe Wellman joined executives from Eagle Railcar Services, an independent provider of railcar repair services, today to cut the ribbon on the company’s first Indiana facility in Daviess County, which has already created more than 100 new Hoosier jobs.
“Our top-ranked infrastructure paired with a pro-growth business climate and skilled workforce makes Indiana the perfect location for Eagle Railcar Services’ fifth railcar facility,” said Lt. Governor Crouch. “We are excited to welcome the company to Indiana, the Crossroads of America, and we will continue to work together to ensure they have the talent and tools needed to grow and succeed in Washington.”
WASHINGTON, Indiana – NASCO, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of specialty protective outerwear for electrical utilities, petrochemical and other companies, began a $1.75 million expansion in August, according to Todd Smith, president and CEO. The expansion includes the construction of a new 24,000-square-foot warehouse facility and the remodeling of older facilities into new corporate offices.
Smith noted that the company planned to hire between 12-20 new workers to add to its current local workforce of about 100 professionals. He said that increased demand for the protective outerwear and heavy-duty rain gear in NASCO’s North America service area was driving the expansion.
VERSAILLES, Indiana – Students at South Ripley Community Schools can now benefit from innovative high-tech telehealth as part of the Indiana Rural School Clinic Network’s expansion. “This state-of-the-art digital diagnostic capacity provides a critical service to our South Ripley students and community,” said Rob Moorhead, Superintendent of the South Ripley Community School Corporation. “This proven and secure telehealth technology matches our students up with the excellent medical services at Margaret Mary Health, providing students and parents with a variety of important benefits.”
To celebrate this critical clinic opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place Thursday, August 2 at 5 p.m. EDT at the school with state and local education and agency officials. The South Ripley Elementary School is located at 1568 S. Benham Road, Versailles, IN 47042.
The new South Ripley service uses state-of-the-art telemedicine equipment and software to allow medical professionals to directly provide healthcare services to students. This is achieved through digital diagnostic equipment and sensors transmitting through secure broadband connectivity from the school to a medical facility, Margaret Mary Health.
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – Drawing on experts in multiple disciplines from national, state and local levels, the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) and AgrIInstitute will jointly host four regional high-impact opioid crisis symposiums in rural Indiana areas during July and August.
“This ongoing crisis continues to savagely and relentlessly penetrate every aspect of society in Indiana, including rural areas” said Don Kelso, IRHA executive director. “Professionals have come together from many disciplines to address this opioid health emergency, and we want to ensure that all Hoosiers have access to critical information and resources at all levels.”
“The intense attention being given to the opioid addiction crisis has helped many of us become better informed and more knowledgeable,” said Beth Archer, AgrIInstitute executive director. Emphasizing that this crisis “knows no boundaries,” Archer continued: “An important step in resolving this crisis is becoming better informed citizens – that means becoming better informed about what each of us can do in our homes, in our communities, in our workplaces, in our churches, and elsewhere, so healthy living can again be possible for those whom we care about.”
The four symposiums are now scheduled for July 10 at the White County Fairgrounds near Reynolds, July 26 at the Heartland REMC facilities in Wabash; July 31 in Daviess County (Eastside Park in Washington); and August 2 at the C Bar C Expo Center in Putnam County (Cloverdale off I-70).
Key leaders and regional professionals involved in addressing the crisis will take part, including Jim McClelland, Indiana State Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement (who also chairs the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse); Michael Dora, USDA State Director for Indiana; Boone County Sheriff Mike Neilson; Amnah Anwar, program director of the Indiana Rural Opioid Consortium (IROC); officials from the Dearborn County Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP); and other professionals and social workers.
WASHINGTON, Indiana – Following on the recent opening of automotive plastics manufacturing firm M&C Tech (a Japanese venture), ISOFlex Packaging is expanding the region’s plastics and blown film capacity. ISOFlex, a full-service company providing flexible packaging solutions, will formally open its 3rd production line in its Washington facility on April 24, according to David McKinney, president. “We’re pleased to respond to new demand with this additional capacity,” said McKinney, who heads up the Florida-based division of Sigma Plastics Group. “This new line will expand our capacity an additional 700,000 to 800,000 pounds of blown film per month.”