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Lees Ready Mix honored for work
Lees Ready Mix of North Vernon, Seymour and Columbus recently was honored by the Indiana chapter of the American Concrete Institute with an Outstanding Achievement in Special Concrete award at the annual awards banquet in Indianapolis.
The prestigious award was in recognition of the company’s work as the concrete supplier for the Cummins Seymour Technical Center in Seymour, where an interior solid white fluted concrete wall was poured to match the new exterior wall of the building.
The job consisted of 6,000 yards poured over a 12-month period and contained a complex mix of white cement and local materials. Lees Ready Mix used its expertise to supply quality concrete on time, within specifications and within budget.
The job was done in conjunction with F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. of Indianapolis as the general contractor.
This is the third time that Lees Ready Mix has been honored by the Indiana chapter of the American Concrete Institute for its outstanding product.
Crime scene tech attends seminar
Bob Lucas, a crime scene technician with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, recently attended a seminar for death, homicide and criminal investigators in Indianapolis.
Dr. Tracey S. Corey, a professor with the University of Louisville who formerly worked for the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office, taught the 17-hour, two-day class.
Areas of instruction included cause, mechanism, manner of death, sudden natural death, drug related and drownings. Other areas were pattern of injuries, blunt force and explosions.
Case studies were completed on fire fatalities, gunshot wounds and how to determine self-inflicted, close contact versus close-range injury. Types of suicides, sexually motivated homicides and trace evidence collection also were part of the instruction along with mass fatalities and pediatric fatality investigations.
To stay certified as a crime scene investigator, a person must attend at least 24 hours of instruction in a wide range of topics in the area of crime scene investigation in a three-year period.
Lucas currently is the only certified technician for the sheriff’s department, while Seymour Police Department has two certified technicians. Seymour police and the sheriff’s office often work cases together when additional help is needed.