Indiana
Three Indiana Pacers players named in HoopsHype top 100 NBA players list
HoopsHype recently released their top 100 players list ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, and the Indiana Pacers have three players displayed in the project.
The ranking, which was put together by authors Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon, is designed to project the best players, from first to 100th, for the upcoming campaign. The focus is on that one specific season.
Indiana has a trio of players in the top 53 on the list, and it’s the expected three of Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam, and Tyrese Haliburton.
Turner is the 53rd ranked player, one spot ahead of Jrue Holiday and a spot behind Darius Garland. Those two have been All-Star talents before, which shows how much the perception of Turner has grown. He’s been around this number ranking on top 100 lists for years and has maintained that range into his upper 20s in age, and he has a contract year coming.
Siakam is listed as the 25th ranked player and 11th-best in the Eastern Conference, putting him in position for an All-Star bid if he lives up to this ranking. He was terrific for the Pacers after being traded to the team in January, averaging 21.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the squad. He was even better in the playoffs. If Siakam maintains that level, Indiana will be a tough out all season long.
Haliburton is the 12th ranked player, which makes sense after making the All-NBA Third-Team last season. At his peak, the Pacers star was more impactful than this number — an injury changed the fortunes of his season in 2023-24. If he can stay healthy this year, he can climb over this ranking. Indiana’s leader has the fifth-best spot in the Eastern Conference.
Andrew Nembhard and Aaron Nesmith, the other two starters for the blue and gold, didn’t make the cut. Neither did Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, or Obi Toppin. The entire top-100 ranking can be found here.
For more projections from HoopsHype, here is their rankings (from a Pacers focus) at the point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center positions.
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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