Indiana
Rick Carlisle doesn’t want Indiana Pacers to get intoxicated with success ahead of key 2024-25 season
The Indiana Pacers made the Eastern Conference Finals last season, but from the top of the organization downward, they’ve made it clear that it won’t be easy for the franchise to get back to that stage.
Star forward Pascal Siakam told his teammates during the team’s players-only minicamp that they need to work three times as hard if they want to have similar success to the prior season. All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton told his team that everyone would doubt them. Veteran center Myles Turner stressed accountability and health to his fellow Pacers.
Head coach Rick Carlisle has joined that chorus. The sideline leader for the Pacers joined 107.5 The Fan‘s Wake Up Call program and fielded multiple questions about the coming season.
Carlisle said that his personal transition from one season to the next happens fairly quickly, and he’s looking forward to the upcoming campaign.
“It’s important that we don’t get intoxicated with a little bit of success last year,” Carlisle said. “We’ve got to see it for what it is.”
The head coach explained that the ultimate goal was not reached by the Pacers. They want to be a championship team. They were not satisfied by simply making the playoffs last season, and they hope for more than a conference finals run.
For Carlisle, getting to the ultimate goal is about habits — and that is something he has stressed since getting hired by the organization. He believes that in order to reach the top, day-to-day improvement and focus is required.
That message he sharesd got through to his team last season. And the Pacers are bringing back largely the same roster this season. 13 of their 16 players on standard contracts were on the squad last year as well — that group knows what it takes to win.
“Yeah,” Carlisle said when asked if the offseason went how he expected it to. “Just because you had success last year and have your guys back, it doesn’t guarantee anything,” he continued. “A lot of guys got new contracts. We’ve got to make sure that everybody has still got the same edge and the same hunger,” he added, noting that the NBA is hard and the Pacers need to embrace that challenge.
The head coach also shared some thoughts on Jarace Walker as well as Bennedict Mathurin before talking about star guard Tyrese Haliburton’s experience with the Olympics. The entire conversation from September 17 can be found here.
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s fair season and a new law uncorks adult beverage sales!
The new Indiana law will go into effect July 1st, making it legal to sell alcohol at county fairs.
The Kosciusko County Fair is set to kick off in just a few weeks and Indiana is officially allowing alcohol to be sold.
The law is bringing back something that’s not necessarily new to this fair.
Here’s what you need to know
The new law will go into effect on July 1st. It officially allows county fairs to apply for fee-free permits to sell alcohol.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Fair say they are participating this year. They are implementing the same guidelines they used when they sold alcohol just at grandstand events.
The difference now is, you can walk around the grounds with your drink. But strict guidelines will be in place for purchasing a drink.
“Actually, we’ve never had any issues. Because we card everybody, so we take that seriously. We also got the ID guides so we can identify the different types of IDs,” said Sheal Dirck, Treasurer of Kosciusko County Fair.
The Kosciusko County Fair already have guidelines in place, so this was an easy transition for the fair.
They will be the only vendors selling alcohol, which will make it easier to control distribution.
The sales will also bring in more revenue.
“Hopefully it allows to keep our ticket prices where they are because right now, insurance, utilities and everything else is going sky high and it’s hard to make ends meet,” said Dirck.
However, some fairs cannot participate because of the July 1st start date, like the Pulaski County Fair, which is going on right now. Pulaski County officials said it is on the agenda for next year. Whereas other fairs are choosing to sit this year out.
“We wanted not spend some time to, to see what that really means for us. It was not a decision we wanted to rush into. But we are happy for the option of it,” said Shelly Steury, GM of Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds.
Leaders at the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Fairs said neither of them are selling alcohol.
The Kosciusko County Fair is the only fair that will sell alcohol in our area this year.
Indiana
‘Foul play’ suspected in death investigation on Indiana-Ohio state line, Wayne County officials say
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating the death of a person who died in the emergency department of Reid Health in Richmond.
Wayne County Coroner Brent Meadows was notified of the death Wednesday evening, according to a media release. Evidence has reportedly indicated that foul play is involved.
Officials believe the incident may have occurred in the area of the Petro Travel Center in New Paris, Ohio, just across the Indiana-Ohio state line.
The coroner’s office said the deceased person has been transported to the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, for a forensic autopsy and identification.
The office is still working the locate and identify the victim’s family.
This remains an active investigation.
News 8’s Michaela Springer contributed to this report.
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