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WORTHINGTON, Indiana – Students in the White River Valley (WRV) School District Schools can now benefit from an expansion of innovative high-tech telehealth here. As an active participant in the Indiana Rural School Clinic Network (IRSCN), the White River Valley Elementary School now has a fully functional telehealth clinic online, according to Bob Hacker, Superintendent of the White River Valley School District.
“Using state-of-the-art secure technology as a force multiplier to deliver healthcare will benefit students and staff alike,” said Dr. Hacker. “Being able to bring the superb extended services of the Greene County General Hospital and its My Clinic network to our students creates a new dimension of service.”
Dr. Hacker was on hand with other county and state officials to officially open the telehealth clinic at the White River Valley Elementary School November 19.
WASHINGTON, Indiana –After months of reviewing and interviewing “several qualified candidates,” the board of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) has selected Bryant Niehoff as its new Executive Director.
Niehoff, who is currently the director of the City of Shelbyville Planning and Building Department, will officially assume his new position on December 4, according to Mike Chestnut, DCEDC board chairman.
The new executive director will succeed Ron Arnold, who led the economic development group for 17 years and announced last summer that he would be leaving at the end of the year to pursue other interests.
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – Building on its success with the Indiana Rural Opioid Consortium (InROC) programs, the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) will now further explore opioid treatment expansion in 11 Indiana counties. The planning process will be funded by a new grant of $200,000 from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), according to Don Kelso, IRHA executive director.
“Even with increased national attention and the addition of select prevention andtreatment facilities throughout Indiana, opioid use disorders [OUDs] remain a chronic, persistent and very serious public health concern in the state, including rural areas,” Kelso said.
“The planning process also includes a specific focus on workforce development and OUD treatment options,” said Allison Orwig, IRHA project director. “When left untreated or unaddressed, the opioid crisis cripples Hoosier families and individuals.”
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.