Archive for September 2022
Daily Almanac: Sept. 15, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:25 a.m. SET: 7:52 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 84 °F Low: 59 °F Today is…: • Greenpeace Day • International Day of Democracy • World Afro Day What Happened On This Day: • 1935 Nuremberg laws instituted by the Nazi party are put into force • 1963 A Ku Klux Klan bomb planted…
Read MoreBiden Officials Visit Purdue as Part of National Push to Bolster Semiconductor Production
By CASEY SMITHState and federal officials on Tuesday descended upon Purdue University’s campus as part of a national campaign to bolster the domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips. Gov. Eric Holcomb joined two Biden administration Cabinet secretaries — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo — in West Lafayette to tour the microelectronic…
Read MoreDiamond Pet Foods Picks Rushville for $259M Production Center
Governor Eric Holcomb joined Rushville Mayor Mike Pavey and executives from Diamond Pet Foods yesterday to announce the company’s plans to build a 700,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Indiana to support its Midwest client base. To support the new $259 million state-of-the-art operation, the company plans to create up to 170 new jobs by…
Read MoreIndiana Colleges to Grant Students Free Applications
Six Indiana colleges will waive college application fees during Indiana’s College Application Week, Sept. 26-30, according to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Another 33 colleges have reported free applications year-round. College Application Week is part of Learn More Indiana’s annual College GO! initiative that takes place each August through November with information and resources…
Read MoreLawsuit to Strike Down Indiana’s Abortion Ban Gets New Judge
By CASEY SMITHA critical court hearing set for next week could put a pause on Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, with behind-the-scenes maneuvers over the judge and counsel in the meantime. The new law is still set to take effect on Thursday but the Republican judge – the third tasked in the case – is a…
Read MoreYoung, Republican Colleagues Pen Letter Calling for Senate Vote on NDAA
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), along with 21 other Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling for a Senate vote on the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before the end of September. The U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the legislation…
Read MoreHeights Wins Invite at Maconaquah
09-14-22
7 Homes, 3 Businesses and a Tree House in 35th NPA Home Tour on Saturday
What makes an Old Town Noblesville family open up their home for hundreds of guests to walk through? The love of old houses. The desire to share their house with others who love old houses. And a reason to get going on their old-house projects. “We’ve been planning to be on the tour for several…
Read MorePaula Talks Hamilton County’s History as Part of the Underground Railroad
Michael Kobrowski, the Westfield Washington Historical Society’s archivist and collection manager, recently mentioned to me that September is International Underground Railroad Month. This is something relatively new. Maryland was the first state to officially proclaim the observance in 2019, but other states and Canada soon followed, including Indiana in 2021. September was chosen for the…
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