Some customers of Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation are under a boil water advisory into early next week.

According to the water company, customers in the Waynesville area are affected by the boil water advisory including County Road 650S to County Road 550S. The boil water advisory is in effect until noon on Tuesday.

Under a boil water advisory, you should bring water to a full boil for three to five minutes before drinking it or using it in food preparation.

If you have any questions you can call the utility at 812-526-9777.

The Johnson County Community Foundation has a new leader.

The foundation is announcing that Kim Kasting has been appointed as the president and chief executive officer.

Kasting has been serving as the Foundation’s vice president of development and previously served as director of grants and scholarships. She has help lead JCCF to grow from $11 million to $40 million in assets. She also led the foundation’s first 24 hour Giving Day that generated more than $270,000 for local nonprofits.

Former President and CEO Gail Richards is retiring after serving for JCCF for 15 years. Richards will continue to serve as director of special projects until March 2024.

You can learn more at www.jccf.org.

Legal Aid is hosting a free walk-in legal clinic for Bartholomew County residents next week.

If you take part you will have a brief consultation with a volunteer attorney to answer general questions, to offer legal information or to receive other advice. The walk-in clinic will be from 3 to 5 pm Tuesday at the Legal Aid offices in the Doug Otto United Way Center on 13th Street.

From 3 to 4 p.m. the session will focus on general legal counsel. From 4 to 5 p.m. the clinics will focus on evictions.

Legal Aid offers the clinics for low-income residents of its eight-county district including Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings and Johnson counties.

Applications will be accepted starting soon for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships in Johnson County through the Johnson County Community Foundation.

Three students from Johnson County will be chosen for the scholarships, which pay full tuition and required fees for four years of full-time undergraduate study that lead to a bachelors degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. Students also receive a $900 stipend to help cover costs for books and equipment.

Applications area available starting on July 31st. Applications and all required materials must be submitted by Tuesday, Aug. 22nd

Eligibility requirements, instructions and the application are available at www.jccf.org/scholarships.

IUPUC Associate Professor and Division of Science Head James Mendez has returned from a semester as a Fulbright scholar in Slovakia.

According to the school, Mendez was chosen last year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for the elite Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in chemistry.

Fulbright Scholars engage in cutting-edge research and often continue research collaborations abroad, laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions.

Mendez traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia to work with a scientist at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, on a system for 3D printing composites made from chitin. Chitin is a naturally occurring polymer made from crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, and even certain mushrooms. The 3D printing applications could be used to make medical devices.

During his time abroad, Mendez also met with scientists from Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Estonia to discuss biopolymer 3D printing.

Photo courtesy of IUPUC

A mobile Vietnam War Memorial replica wall will be coming to Jackson County next month.

The Wall that Heals will be displayed at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from August 10th to the 13th. The display includes a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and a mobile education center mean to educate the public about the history of the war.

There will be a parade to escort the display into the community starting on U.S. 50 at the Tractor Supply store in Seymour and then through Brownstown to the fairgrounds on August 8th.

The display is being sponsored by American Legion Post 89 in Seymour and VFW posts 1925 in Seymour and 1083 in Crothersville.

Organizers say that volunteers are needed for setting up the display, operating it 24 hours a day and taking it down at the end. Entries are also needed for the parade to the fairgrounds. If you would like to volunteer you can email [email protected]  or by calling 812-524-1617.

You can make a donation at:

Jackson County Wall That Heals
c/o JCB Trust Dept.
PO Box 1001
Seymour, IN 47274

Lanes and ramps on Interstate 65 in Jackson County will be closing next week as crews patch the bridge at U.S. 50 in Seymour.

According to INDOT, the northbound lanes will be restricted starting on Monday with daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Wednesday. The eastbound ramp from U.S. 50 to Interstate 65 and the northbound ramp from I-65 to U.S. 50 will also be closed during the work.

The work schedule is dependent on the weather.

INDOT asks that you slow down, drive without distractions and be alert to worker safety in all work zones.

Applied Laboratories is planning to purchase $2 million in equipment at its Brian Drive facility in Columbus, an expansion that will let the company add 10 jobs.

Columbus City Council was asked to approve a tax abatement for the company the its meeting this week. According to company president Jeff Logston, the expansion will allow the company to retain 167 jobs at the facility with an average wage of $22.15 an hour, and add 10 new jobs with average wages of $18.77 an hour.

Logston said that the new filling and packaging equipment will allow the company to meet increasing demand for its nasal saline products. He said the existing equipment can only handle small volumes of products but the new equipment will allow the company to be more efficient and meet higher capacity. The new equipment will go into an expansion built in 2019.

Under a tax abatement, property taxes on the new equipment will be phased in over 10 years. According to estimates from city officials, the abatement would save the company just under $109,000 over the 10 years, but the company would still be paying about $73,000 more than it is paying now.

The council approved the abatement unanimously.

The deadline is coming up soon if you are interested in joining the next MBA program at IUPUC.

According to the school, there are limited seats still available in the fall 2023 program. And IUPUC is waiving the application fees.

The program is 36 credit hours and can be completed in 21 months with both in-person and remote learning options.

The deadline to apply for the Indiana University MBA Columbus program is Aug. 1st. You can get more information or apply online at https://www.iupuc.edu/mba-program/

Schneck Medical Center in Seymour has been chosen as a top hospital for physician and nurse communications.

According to the hospital, Schneck has been chosen for the Becker’s Hospital Review list of top hospitals. The list was based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services looking at Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.

Schneck received five-star ratings in the physician and nurse communications categories. The staff were rated on how well they explained care and treatment, how carefuly they listened to patients and on treating patients with courtesy and respect.

Schneck was one of seven in the state to make the listing and the only hospital in area communities on the list.

Hospital CEO and President Eric Fish said he was proud of the Schneck physicians and nurses. He said that they spend time “listening to and learning about our patients to provide exceptional, high-quality care.”