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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
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Remarkable Women nominee: Erica Arnold
FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – Every year, WTWO holds a Remarkable Women's contest. Among this year's nominees is Lincoln Trail College Softball Coach Erica Arnold. She took up the sport at age 6 and went onto play at Terre Haute South and then Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, where her team won three national championships. She then coached at North Central High School in Farmersburg and won a state championship in 2015. A few years later, she became at coach at Lincoln Trail College. 2025 Remarkable Women nominee: Meredith Osburn 'Coaching is powerful. You have an opportunity to make a powerful impact on your players, a positive impact. It's about preparing these young women for life after the game,' said Erica Arnold. The young women on her current team find her inspiring. 'I love that she pushes us to be the best in all aspects of the game, whether its on or off the field,' said Lexi Grindstaff. 'In the spring I had a setback and the person who encouraged me the most to come back and be the person I am is her,' added Kyndall Brewer. 'Anyone who knows her story knows she kinda started at the bottom and worked her way up,' said Bailey Duke. 'She's the only reason I'm here,' said Kaydence Woodsmall. 2025 Remarkable Women Nominee: Lauren Alexander Arnold also organizes 'Swing for a cure.' It's two weekends of softball tournaments at the Terre Haute Miss softball America ballpark. The money raised helps those fighting cancer. It's just one of the many reasons she was nominated as a Remarkable Woman. A nomination she appreciates. 'Some of the things that I do are thankless and it lets me know someone recognizes all of the work and things that I do,' said Arnold. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
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Remarkable Women Nominee: Meredith Osburn
FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – Every year, WTWO holds a Remarkable Women's contest. Among this year's nominees is Meredith Osburn. She's the President and CEO of Wabash Valley Goodwill. She began working at Goodwill more than 14 years ago, after seeing a job opening. 'I sent in my resume and a few weeks later I was hired and there's no looking back. I knew I was home immediately,' said Meredith Osburn. 2025 Remarkable Women Nominee: Lauren Alexander Goodwill sells items you donate. The money raised is then used to help provide jobs to people who otherwise, might struggle for employment. 'We meet people where they are and we try to find their success,' added Osburn. Some of the people Goodwill hires have physical or mental disabilities. Others may have been in the criminal justice system or overcome an addiction issue. 'It provides a lot of job opportunities for people who did not work out in traditional means,' continued Osburn. Osburn has also been very active in her efforts to create the Excel Center. It's located in Terre Haute's Meadows Shopping Center and helps people get their high school diploma. 'It doesn't matter if you've been out of high school for three days or 33 years. It doesn't matter. We meet you where you are at and then start building upon that,' said Osburn. 2025 Remarkable Women Nominee: Kim Cooper Because of Osburn's hard work, the Excel Center has been a huge success. In fact, so successful it had to expand. That's just one of the reasons she was nominated as a Remarkable Woman. A nomination Osburn said she appreciates. 'It's nice to be recognized for that hard work and some of the time. It does take away from your family to focus on the mission,' said Osburn. Wabash Valley Goodwill serves 12 counties. To learn more about the Excel Center click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
