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Indiana Resident joins Space Force
18 year-old Collin Hubbard, a 2020 graduate of Lowell High School, has been selected to be the first person from Northern Indiana to enter directly into the U.S. Space Force. Hubbard officially joined the ranks of the Space Force on December 15th and enters basic training February 9th before becoming a Space Systems Operations apprentice. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the newest branch of the Armed Forces, established December 20, 2019 with enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The USSF was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense. Additionally, a four-star general known as the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) serves as the senior military member of the USSF and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Indiana Unclaimed property Day
Today, on the first-ever National Unclaimed Property Day, Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to visit IndianaUnclaimed.gov and search for unclaimed property. The Office of the Attorney General’s Unclaimed Property Division has millions of dollars of unclaimed property to return to Hoosiers who take the time to search for their property at IndianaUnclaimed.gov. Searching for property takes just a few minutes and costs no money. Unclaimed property is defined as a financial asset with no activity by its owner for an extended period. This includes unclaimed wages or commissions, savings and checking accounts, stock dividends, insurance proceeds, underlying shares, customer deposits or overpayments, certificates of deposit, credit balances, refunds, money orders, and safe deposit box contents.
Bloomington Ice Arena to remain closed throughout the season
The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department announced that the Frank Southern Ice Arena, which closed its doors shortly after the season began on Nov. 19, 2020 due to safety concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, will not re-open this winter. The ice arena in a “normal” year would have remained open through early March. Limits on gathering sizes to 25 people or fewer was a primary factor in the decision to remain closed for the season. The ice arena, which is open seasonally, has tentative plans to re-open in October 2021. For more information about the Frank Southern Ice Arena, contact Dee Tuttle, ice arena general manager, at 812-349-3740 or tuttled@bloomington.in.gov.