FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STATEHOUSE (June 29, 2023) – Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, authored by State Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) and sponsored by State Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) during the 2023 legislative session, renames a stretch of State Road 135 in memory of Jacob T. McClanahan.
Requested on behalf of the Harrison County community, council and commissioners, the stretch will begin at School Lane and span toward Palmyra.
Born and raised in Corydon, McClanahan worked for the Harrison County Highway Department and served as a firefighter for Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department, Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, Leavenworth Volunteer Fire Department and New Middletown Volunteer Fire Department.
McClanahan was selflessly assisting a Palmyra police officer with a stranded motorist and tragically passed after being senselessly shot by the motorist.
WHO: State Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville)
State Sen. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown)
Harrison County Council and commissioners
Indiana Department of Transportation
WHAT: Road renaming ceremony to install a road sign memorializing Jacob T. McClanahan on State Road 135
WHEN: Saturday, July 8 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Ramsey Fire Department Station 2
1525 Hwy 64 NE
New Salisbury, IN 47161
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State Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) represents Senate District 47,
which includes Harrison and Washington counties, and most of Floyd County.
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State Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) represents House District 70,
which includes all of Harrison County, and portions of Clark, Floyd and Washington counties.
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