Rokita Defends Indiana Law Requiring Reporting of Abortion Complications

Attorney General Todd Rokita has won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging an Indiana law requiring physicians, hospitals and abortion clinics to report 25 listed abortion complications to the Indiana Department of Health. “We are making strong and steady progress in protecting women’s health and safeguarding unborn children,” Rokita said. “Day by day, we are…

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Barry Ray Smith

April 12, 1948 – August 29, 2022 Barry Ray Smith, 74, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 at Community Heart & Vascular Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on April 12, 1948 to Arthur and Mary (Nance) Smith in Xenia, Ohio. Mr. Smith proudly served his country in the United States Army…

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Richard Kay

February 1, 1950 – August 30, 2022 Richard Kay, 72, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at his home. He was born on February 1, 1950 to the late Wendell and Donna (Booth) Kay in Warren, Ohio. Mr. Kay received a BA from Colgate University where he played football, and MBA from…

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Roxanna Lynn Reese

February 22, 1968 – August 28, 2022 Roxanna Lynn Reese, 54, of Tipton, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on February 22, 1968, in Noblesville, Indiana. Mrs. Reese loved being outdoors, and she enjoyed the simple things in life: Fishing off a bank, walking barefoot…

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Daily Almanac: Aug. 31, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:10 a.m. SET: 8:16 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 83 °F Low: 60 °F Today is…: • Eat Outside Day • National Matchmaker Day • National Trail Mix Day What Happened On This Day: • 1864 Union forces led by General Sherman launch assault on Atlanta • 1962 Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent •…

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Sonic Booms, Chilicothe and More

I believe we’re due for a reader column! After the columns on UFO sightings in Hamilton County ran, both Pam Ferber and my Anonymous Friend brought up the sonic booms that used to be heard in Noblesville during the 1960s when jets from Grissom Air Force base flew over the city. Believe it or not,…

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