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Bond is $10,000. * Elwood police arrested Janet M. Johnson, 26, of the 1300 block of South B Street, Elwood, at 1:20 a.m.

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Bond is $10,000. * Elwood police arrested Janet M. Johnson, 26, of the 1300 block of South B Street, Elwood, at 1:20 a.m.

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Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that Dennis Lennartz, 55, Anderson , Indiana , was charged with defrauding the Indiana Medicaid program, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Indiana Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

The information alleges that beginning in April 2006, Dennis Lennartz, knowingly defrauded the Indiana Medicaid program of $964,852.59, by billing for services not actually rendered. In furtherance of his scheme, Lennartz concealed his involvement from Indiana Medicaid by billing under the provider number of another company.

"This case demonstrates the commitment of the Office of Inspector General working with our Federal and State law enforcement partners to protect our Nation's vulnerable Medicaid recipients," said Lamont Pugh III, Special Agent in Charge for the Chicago region of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General which covers the State of Indiana. "Defrauding the Medicaid program isn't fair to the taxpayers who deserve accountability," said Attorney General Steve Carter. "Even more tragically, though, it wastes money that would otherwise provide healthcare for those who can't afford to pay."

According to Assistant U. S. Attorney Bradley P. Shepard, who is prosecuting the case for the government, Lennartz faces a maximum possible prison sentence of 20 years and a maximum possible fine of $250,000. An initial hearing has been scheduled for January 20, 2009 before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Indianapolis , Indiana .

The information is an allegation only, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial or by guilty plea.

 

Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that Dennis Lennartz, 55, Anderson , Indiana , was charged with defrauding the Indiana Medicaid program, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Indiana Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

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  Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that Dennis Lennartz, 55, Anderson , Indiana , was charged with defrauding the Indiana Medicaid program, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Indiana Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The information alleges that beginning in April 2006, Dennis Lennartz, knowingly defrauded the Indiana Medicaid program of $964,852.59, by billing for services not actually rendered. In furtherance of his scheme, Lennartz...

According to my mapping software, it's 159 miles from Anderson to Merrillville.  Not having to be at my new job until 10:30 this morning, I set my alarm to give myself enough time to get on the road by 8:00.  Since Lake County is in the Central Time Zone, I gained an hour on the way up.  I have a habit of stopping at every rest area along the Interstate.  My bladder is about the size of a robin's egg and my love of coffee doesn't help matters.  There are three rest areas on I-65 between State Road 47 and Merrillville.  One in Lebanon, one in Wolcott, and one in Roselawn.

I rolled into my new station with about 20 minutes to spare.  But my good friend, Len, was already there -- having drove from Lincoln, Nebraska, the day before.  I met with my new news director and newsroom coworkers.  

The station's studios are still a work in progress and some minor issues have knocked the transmitter out of service.  However, we've been told that those items should be resolved next week and we may have to possibility to start streaming on the internet within the next couple of days.

What is unfolding in Merrillville will be precedent setting for public radio.  It will not be Morning Edition.  It will not be classical music.  It will not be All Things Considered.  What it will be is local news delivered in a commercial news radio fashion.  It will be live sports coverage from teams that get no love from the Chicago media.  It will be news-talk with a Northwest Indiana emphasis.

I filled out my paperwork before I left.  It's been six years since I've paid a state income tax.  Florida and Washington haven't levied those upon their residences (yet).  I was pleasantly surprised to find out I get two weeks paid vacation after a year with the station.  That was something I wasn't expecting to receive as a part-time employee.

I'm currently making my home in a $35 dollar a night motel that has a microwave, a fridge, and free wifi.  Upon entering the bathroom, I noticed the toilet had been "sanitized for my protection."  You don't see that much anymore.  The beds, much to my dismay, do not vibrate.

Hopefully I can find a place of my own within the next couple of weeks.

I've gotten a temporary repreive from my 3 am clock-in time.  Until we're up to speed, we all come in at 10.  So I can set my alarm a little later tonight.

This could be the start of something good.

Anderson and Madison County have always had a love affair with fast cars and auto racing . From Anderson Speedway(Sun Valley) to Muncie Dragway to Winchester Speedway (Funk Speedway) and all points in between speed has always been an adrenaline rush for gear heads .

Here we can talk about what is currently going on in motorsports or better yet visit the good old days .

"Boogity Boogity Boogity let's go racin boys "

 

PERU, IN - Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., recently announced the reclassification of Trooper Bob Burgess to the position of detective. Detective Burgess is an eight year veteran of the Indiana State Police Department. He earned his assignment into the Criminal Investigation Division through written testing and a competitive interview process.  Detective Burgess will work from the Indiana State Police Peru Post which is responsible for Wabash, Tipton, Cass, Howard, Miami, and Fulton Counties. 

Detective Burgess is a Cass County native and a 1986 graduate of Lewis Cass High School. He holds an associates degree in conservation law enforcement from Vincennes University. Detective Burgess graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy in June of 2000 and was assigned to the Indiana State Police Peru Post, where he has worked road patrol in Cass and Miami Counties.  Detective Burgess is a certified field training officer, emergency vehicle operation instructor and a member of the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Enforcement Team.  

Prior to his new assignment, Burgess was assigned to the Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Suppression Section, where he worked as the methamphetamine suppression officer for the Indiana State Police Peru Post. Burgess has also worked as the marijuana eradication officer for the Indiana State Police Peru Post.  

Prior to joining the Indiana State Police, Burgess worked six years as an officer for the Logansport Police Department. He also served the Indiana State Excise Police Department for two and a half years.  
 
 

 

PERU, IN - Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., recently announced the reclassification of Trooper Bob Burgess to the position of detective. Detective Burgess is an eight year veteran of the Indiana State Police Department. He earned his assignment into the Criminal Investigation Division through written testing and a competitive interview process.  Detective Burgess will work from the Indiana State Police Peru Post which is responsible for Wabash, Tipton, Cass, Howard, Miami, and Fulton Counties. 

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  PERU, IN - Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., recently announced the reclassification of Trooper Bob Burgess to the position of detective. Detective Burgess is an eight year veteran of the Indiana State Police Department. He earned his assignment into the Criminal Investigation Division through written testing and a competitive interview process.  Detective Burgess will work from the Indiana State Police Peru Post which is responsible for Wabash, Tipton, Cass, Howard, Miami, and Fulton Counties.  Detective Burgess is a Cass County native and a 1986 graduate of Lewis Cass High School. He...

Shenandoah’s Kate Hillman Wins Pizza Hut Invitational

By Kevin Rockhill

Hamilton South Eastern High School hosted the 1st Annual Pizza Hut Invitation Saturday introducing a new format to the Indiana high school diving community. The field of  girls and boys  from across the state featured many of the state’s top 20 ranked divers.

The event format was identical to the Olympic Trials where each diver completed a list of 5 optional dives three times and their cumulative score determined the winner. Unlike a typical 6 dive meet or 11 dive championship event, this format required the divers to not only complete each of their dives well one time, they had to complete each of their five dives well three times to be in the hunt for the title.

Shenandoah’s Kate Hillman topped the field of girls with a total score of 660.20 points followed by Hamilton Southeastern’s Christina Beyerl with 618.60 points and Homesteads Mariah Kiefer with 569.65 points. Beyerl and Kiefer finished in the top 16 at the 2007-08 IHSAA State Championships.  Highland was represented by Kelsey Upperman (15th) and Cassie Gaton (26th). Pendleton Heights was represented by Kristen Sylvester (20th), Haley Dick (22nd), and Hannah Cochran. Cochran was delayed by and academic commitment and only completed 1 list of 5 dives, however a three list average would have placed her in 9th position.

On the boy’s side, Dakota Johnson earned top honors with a score of 550.60 points. Highland’s Josh Doggett was 5th with 441.10 points. Pendleton Heights’ was represented by Cody Thrasher (9th), Josh Wilson (11th), and Brady Tibbets (17th).

Hillman was also awarded the Pizza Hut Dive of the meet for her Inward 1 ½ somersault pike that topped all dives in the meet by scoring 50.4 points on her best one and averaged 47.2 points for the three attempts.

Shenandoah and Pendleton Heights will be in competition again Jan 6th against Anderson High School beginning at 5:15pm at Pendleton Height High School.  Highland’s next meet will be against Pendleton Heights at Highland on Jan 13th at 5:00pm.

2009 is our year, Madison County residents ;)

-kpaul

Hyperlocal websites have for a long time been an albatross of the 2.0 world; many have tried to create vibrant startups in the space, and many have failed.

There is some argument about the definition of hyperlocal; some say its news at a town or suburb level, while others argue its news for a community, but not an entire city or large town. For the purposes of this post, Hyperlocal means community news, serving a town or local Government area, often below a large city or State.

That there is demand for community news is a given, the issue has been delivering hyperlocal news online with a sustainable business model. The problem so far has been one primarily driven by competition: many towns and local communities have been served by a local community newspaper for years, and while some of the attention has switched online, the switch hasn’t been large enough so far to sustain hyperlocal news sites that by their very nature have a limited and small audience constrained by geography.

2009 though will be different. Hyerlocal websites, both existing and those to launch will thrive as they become the only place to find community news; in 2009 community newspapers will fold in record numbers.

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/14219/hyperlocal-websites-will-boom-in-2009-as-...

 

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I have had the privilege over the past five years to coach many kids in the sport of diving. I grew up in the sport and had enough success to help me pay for college through a diving scholarship. Yes, I know that some of you who have wondered who I am will figure it out after reading this post. That’s ok with me. Maybe someone will read this and find a more positive view on their situation and lead them to greater successes in life. Or maybe everyone will read this and think, what a moron!

I coach in a club that is one of the top three clubs in the country. We have 19 locations and over 200 athletes participating at any given time. I tell you this only to give background on what we do and how we do it. Each location is its own entity under the banner of the collective club. Each coach is offered the same resources and they can do with them what they want.

Over the course of the past few years, I have become know in the coaching ranks as the person who can get any of the kids to do almost anything. When a diver is struggling to learn a new dive, I get a call and they come in for a visit with their coach. I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help out every high school program within the local area and many across the state. The question I get most often after successfully helping a diver through a new dive is “how did you get them to do that?”

I truly believe everyone is capable of anything; they just have to want to accomplish what they say they want to accomplish. Saying you want to do something is far different then truly wanting to do it. When an athlete walks onto my pool deck, I expect them to be great. I see every one of them as future Olympic Champions and nothing less. Now I know that not every athlete is going to win the Olympic Games, in fact very few are ever going to experience them. But that is no reason not to expect it. When you expect it and believe it is possible, you will get the results.

Good is the enemy of Great. When we settle for good enough it never really is and we are failing based on what we could be accomplishing. This past weekend I was privileged to participate with one of my divers in a meet with some of the best talent in the state. The expectation was not to win the meet, but rather to perform better than she ever had before. True winning is not who is first in the standings, but rather being better than you ever have in the past and not as good as you will be in the future.

I watched each and every dive she preformed, not through the eyes of someone wanting her to win the meet, but through the eyes of someone who expects her to be perfect. Winning the meet was never the goal, it was the expectation. Perfection was the goal. Her dives were better than good, but none were great. None were perfect. Therefore they were not good enough. Am I too hard on her or any of the divers I am privileged to coach? Some think I am, I hear it all the time. The perception of those on the outside looking in means very little to me. What is important is what do the kids think, are they having fun, do they want to be part of this. The answer is yes far more often than not.

So what about that child who has little or no athletic ability? How are things different for them? Should I expect less of them then perfection? I think not. I have a young diver who came to my program as an academic all star. They were timid, very introverted, never said what was on their mind. They joined because a friend wanted to and I was not sure where this one would end up.  Not long after they became part of our team we had an intra squad meet that I was unable to attend. She chose not to go to the meet and her reason was very interesting. She said she didn’t want to go because she would have to do some things she didn’t want to do and “coach” was the only one who could get her to do what she knew she could do but was afraid to try. She is a perfect example of a champion. She is doing lots of things she didn’t believe she could do, she is outspoken now, far more confident, and is having loads of fun.  She is where she is because I expected that of her and she was not going to fail.

On the other end of the spectrum I see kids all the time who could be great divers. They have the skills, the strength, and the knowledge to be great. Yet they settle for good. They settle for good because at some point in their life or career people around them allowed their expectations to drop. Good was good enough. 

Never settle for something less than a little more than you want. Always shot for the moon, if you miss you will land among the stars. Expect greatness and greatness will come. If we expect mediocrity, then we shouldn’t complain when we achieve it.

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  Many of you are aware there was a fire that took the lives of two children and left the rest of the family without a home. The support has been overwhelming for clothing but they are in need of household items. If you have furniture (gently used/New) please contact Skip. The largest need is Money if you would prefer you can always purchase Gift certificates. I suggest Wal-Mart/Meijer. If you want to donate money you can make the check out to Firefighters local 1262/Bouslog Funeral expenses.   Please help in any way you can.   Thanks again and again   Skip's cell number is 425-1936 if you have any questions.

I don't know about the rest of you out there in cyberspace and able to read this post, but it is my considered opinion we are witnessing a "severe" increase in the form of assault on our freedom of Religion and the overall basis of our societies moral and ethical fabric. It seems all to clear to me that the Gay / Lesbian and Atheist agendas are coalescing to mount this assault in before unheard of measure and persistence. It is as if they can't wait to see the downfall of our freedoms to be free from the influence that people of Faith have brought to the formation of this country; and may well be in the process of doing to our...

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