People will now have more fun exploring Southern Indiana with the SoIN Fun Trail digital passport.

The digital passport allows visitors to explore Floyd County and Clark County with friends, family or even alone. Those who complete stops will earn discounts and special offers.

Southern Indiana has two other digital passports running throughout the year, according to a news release — Scenic SoIN and Inspired SoIN.

Here is what to know about SoIN Fun Trail:

What is SoIN Fun Trail?

SoIN Fun Trail is a digital passport for people to explore locations in Southern Indiana including attractions, restaurants and stores.

Is SoIN Fun Trail free?

Yes.

When does SoIN Fun Trail run?

The passport can be used until Sept. 2. The first day was Monday.

How does SoIN Fun Trail work?

1. The participant will get the pass on their phone — click the “Sign Up” button online and register using your phone number and email.
2. The participant will get the passport sent via text and email, and it can be used instantly. No mobile app is required.
3. The participant will check in to the locations they visit using their phone’s GPS.

Are their prizes with SoIN Fun Trail?

Yes, and many.

“With each check-in, you’ll earn points, which you can use to ‘shop’ for gift cards to your favorite spots in SoIN, or use your points to rack up entries for the grand prize drawing,” the website states. “You might even earn enough points to claim multiple prizes!”

The first 20 people to complete the passport will earn a t-shirt.

There is also a grand prize, which includes a one-night stay at TownePlace Suites in Jeffersonville, a gift card to J&B Magic Shop & Theater, a 1-hour pickleball clinic at Goodbounce and a gift card to RecBar 812.

What places can I visit with SoIN Fun Trail?

Here are some of the places you can explore with the SoIN Fun Trail:

• Derby Dinner Playhouse
• Faidodos
• Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center
• Hope Coffee Co.
• Huber’s Orchard and Winery
• Maxwell’s House of Music
• NoCo Arts and Cultural District
• River Run Family Water Park
• Ten20 Craft Brewery Clarksville

On Wednesday evening, the All-NBA Teams were announced by the league.

Indiana Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was named to the All-NBA Third Team.

Haliburton finished the regular season with averages of 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 47.7% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point range in 69 games.

Via Underdog NBA: “2023-24 All-NBA Third Team:

Tyrese Haliburton
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Devin Booker
Domantas Sabonis”

By making the All-NBA team, Haliburton made a significant amount of money.

Via ESPN’s Bobby Marks: “Tyrese Haliburton and Anthony Edwards have earned an extra $41M by their All-NBA selection.”

Via ESPN’s Bobby Marks: “Both players had All-NBA language negotiated in their rookie extensions that were signed last July.”

The Pacers finished the year as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 47-35 record.

They are in the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season when Victor Oladipo was on the roster.

The Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and the New York Knicks in the second round.

They are currently in the Eastern Conference Finals facing off against the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics have a 1-0 lead with Game 2 on Thursday evening in Boston.

Whoever wins the series will advance to the NBA Finals and face off against either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

Haliburton spent part of two seasons with the Sacramento Kings before getting traded to Indiana.

Life can come at you really fast sometimes.  One minute, you’re a beauty queen taking home a title in Indiana without a care in the world.  The next you’re a flight attendant caught up in a Mexican cartel drug bust.

That’s the situation Glenis Zapata currently finds herself in.  The 34-year-old was crowned Miss Indiana Latina back in 2011.  She’s now facing accusations of using her job as a flight attendant to move drug money out of Chicago.

A federal indictment alleges that Zapata moved drug money from Chicago to the southern states and into Mexico.  She’s been charged with two counts of money laundering.

The charges are the result of claims that she was involved in a $170,000 cash transport on August 7, 2019, and at least $140,000 on September 10, 2019.

The former beauty queen is one of 18 suspects that were arrested alongside one of the DEA’s most wanted fugitives, Oswaldo Espinosa.  He’s the alleged ring leader of a multi-million dollar Mexican drug trafficking ring.

Miss Indiana Latina Got Mixed Up With The Cartel

Zapata and two bank tellers were among the latest to be arrested as a part of the investigation over several years into Espinosa’s alleged operation.  One of those bank tellers was Zapata’s sister, Ilenis Zapata.

If you’re thinking that Miss Indiana Latina 2011 doesn’t look like your average member of a drug trafficking organization, you’re correct.  That’s reportedly by design, according to the indictment.

Espinosa purposely recruited people from 2018 to 2023, like Zapata, who would fly under the radar while conducting their alleged criminal behavior.  That makes sense from their point of view.

What doesn’t make sense is taking down a former beauty queen with the alleged ring leader?  She’s the perfect candidate – who was obviously mixed up with the wrong people – to flip into a witness.

Not just any witness, a star witness.  I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt here.  It’s entirely possible they haven’t gotten that far with her yet, but she’s not the one that needs to have the book thrown at them.