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The Loogootee Times Presents The Lion Weekly
Daily Edition |
Monday, October 5, 2026 |
Martin • Daviess • Dubois
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🚨 Today’s Priority Headliners
Martin County 2027 Budget Adoption Vote Tonight
The Martin County Council meets this evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Martin County Courthouse to formally vote on adopting the 2027 operating budgets. Key action items include the county civil operating budget (with an advertised maximum levy of $3,179,380) and the Martin County Solid Waste Management District operating budget ($739,241).
Connect Over Coffee Business Mixer This Morning
The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth welcomes area employers, small business owners, and community leaders today from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Corner Cafe in Loogootee to discuss regional workforce projects and promote the upcoming Oct. 22 Martin County Job Fair.
WestGate Defense Tech Spotlight (Tuesday)
Purdue@WestGate will host its monthly “First Tuesday” forum on Tuesday, Oct. 6, featuring defense contractor MANTECH’s newly awarded five-year, $345 million task order for advanced cyber, C3I, and microelectronics supporting NSWC Crane Division.
🚧 Roads, Transit & Ongoing Detours
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U.S. 50 East Slide Repairs (Shoals): Emergency slope stabilization operations three miles east of Shoals enter their fourth week under a total highway closure. The road remains completely closed to through traffic between Shoals and Huron/Bedford through mid-October.
Enforcement Notice: The Martin County Sheriff’s Department maintains enhanced patrols along the eastern Shoals corridor following continued reports of commercial semi-trucks attempting to run the physical barricades.Official Detour: Through traffic must use State Road 37 to U.S. 150. Local residents, emergency services, and school buses retain access up to the physical work zone.
- Shoals River Bridge Open: Standard two-way traffic flow is fully restored across the U.S. 50 bridge over the East Fork of the White River following the complete removal of automated signals and lane width restrictions.
- U.S. 231 (Slate Creek): Signalized single-lane alternating flow remains active near the Martin/Dubois county line for culvert replacement.
🏛️ Civic & Municipal Actions
Shoals IDEM Lagoon Consultation in 48 Hours
Town administrative officials and HWC Engineering are finalized with technical documentation ahead of their formal consultation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on Wednesday, Oct. 7, addressing municipal lagoon capacity and compliance milestones.
Loogootee Rail Corridor Negotiations
Legal counsel for the Loogootee Redevelopment Commission is finalizing draft counter-proposals to present to CSX Transportation regarding downtown rail parcels, targeting an outright purchase or long-term lease-purchase agreement to preserve local infrastructure investments while maintaining railroad operational access.
Shoals Code Enforcement Tracking
Town personnel and local police continue tracking photo records and parcel logs along Second and High streets to issue statutory mowing and cleanup liens alongside municipal fines under local blight ordinances.
🌾 Regional Daviess & Dubois Notes
- Montgomery U.S. 50 Safety Initiatives: Daviess County planners and Montgomery officials are continuing technical reviews under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program to finalize engineering plans for pedestrian rail crossings and sidewalk links.
- Jasper City Regulatory Review: Jasper municipal leaders continue discussions regarding potential speed and right-of-way regulations for electric bicycles (e-bikes) along public sidewalks, multi-use paths, and the Riverwalk.
- Rural Harvest Season Safety Alert: With dry autumn weather supporting accelerated field work across Martin, Daviess, and Dubois counties, local emergency agencies remind motorists to anticipate slow-moving combines, grain carts, and transport trucks on narrow two-lane country roads and highway crossings.
🦁 High School & Junior High Athletics
Loogootee Lady Lions Volleyball
After capturing an electric five-set home victory over Washington (3-2) and competing in the weekend Castle Invitational, the Lady Lions varsity squad returns to the gym today to prepare for late-season Blue Chip Conference matches.
Boys Tennis Postseason Regionals
Following sectional tournament action at the Rick Graves Tennis Complex, qualifying area players and doubles pairings enter regional tournament rounds this week.
Middle School Cross-Country Taper Week
Loogootee Middle School runners—anchored by the state-qualifying boys squad (60:02 mark at South Knox) and individual girls qualifier Embry Wade—enter light taper workouts this week ahead of the Middle School State Championship meet.
Shoals Jug Rox
Cross-country runners and volleyball squads return to weekday competition schedules this afternoon and evening across conference play.
🍁 Fall Community Calendar & Looking Ahead
- CVS Senior Center Flu Clinic (Wednesday, Oct. 7): CVS will host an on-site immunization clinic from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Loogootee Senior Center (406 NW First St., advance registration required).
- Shoals Beta Club “Chalk & Chills” River Run 5K (Saturday, Oct. 10): Online and in-person registration continues for the annual 5K walk/run held during the Shoals Harvest Fest next weekend.
- Night of Worship at Holiday Drive-In (Saturday, Oct. 10): Multi-church regional unity and revival service at the Holiday Drive-In in Mitchell starting at 2:00 p.m. (gates open at 1:30 p.m.).
- Martin County Job Fair (Thursday, Oct. 22): Sponsored by the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth, taking place at the Bowling Manufacturing Building in Loogootee.
- Colts Fall Fest at Lark Ranch (Saturday, Oct. 24): The Indianapolis Colts take over Lark Ranch in Loogootee (4633 N. US Hwy 231) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., featuring mascot Blue, Colts Cheerleaders, giveaways, and interactive fan games (discount code Colts26FallFest available online).
- Pavilion Trick-or-Treat Safe Stop (Saturday, Oct. 31): The Loogootee Beautification Board continues taking registrations for local business booths, candy donations, and raffle prizes (contact Tracy Stoll at 812-709-0498).
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