Archive for August 2022

Fishers Fire and Emergency Services has placed the city’s first outdoor Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in service. It is located on the exterior North wall of the Pavilion building and is available for emergencies in the Nickel Plate Amphitheater complex. This self-contained unit is mounted within a case that has easy access for cardiac arrest…

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Fishers Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired in a residential neighborhood. FPD officers responded to the area and located a vacant home that had been struck by bullets in the 10800 block of Roundtree Road. (Northwest of E. 121st Street and Hoosier Road). Officers conducted…

Indiana’s unemployment rate in July stands at 2.6%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate in July fell to 3.5%, compared to 3.6% in June. In addition, Indiana’s labor force participation rate rose again, from 63.1% in June to 63.3% in July, remaining above the national rate of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once HPRP loans with these lenders close, these lenders will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021. More than 18,000 producers will soon receive new or updated pre-filled disaster applications to offset eligible crop losses. Approximately $6.4 billion has already been distributed to 165,000…