Archive for September 2022
Guest Column – Farm Safety: A Serious Business
As harvest is underway in the Hoosier heartland, how fortunate we are to benefit from the hard work and dedication of America’s farmers. National Farm Safety and Health Week is this month. As we reflect on the agricultural abundance we enjoy in Indiana and this Nation, let’s acknowledge the risk inherent in this occupation. As…
Read MoreStarbase Indy Announces Guest Lineup of Actors, Scientists for Annual Convention in Indianapolis
Starbase Indy today announced the list of key guests set to appear at its annual convention Nov. 25-27, at the Indianapolis Marriott East. The 2022 convention theme, Imagine Anew, focuses on how humans turn new ideas into everyday reality. This year’s guests represent individuals and organizations who create stories about how the world might be…
Read MoreIndiana’s Dismal Maternal Mortality Rate Increases
By Whitney Downard Women giving birth in Indiana die at alarmingly high rates that only seem to be worsening, as detailed in the latest state report reviewing maternal mortality deaths in 2020. In its third annual report, the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee reported its highest pregnancy-associated death rate yet, with 117.1 maternal deaths per…
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Feeding Team’s 3rd Hunger Awareness Music Festival to Bring 3 Live Local Bands
Noblesville husband and wife Mark and Lisa Hall, co-founders of the two-and-one-half-year-old Feeding Team, are raising awareness of the face of hunger in Hamilton County again this year. And they’re doing it in a big way, come Saturday. The setting is Federal Hill Commons Park just west of White River in downtown Noblesville. “It’s on…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Sept. 28, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:37 a.m. SET: 7:31 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 63 °F Low: 44 °F Today is…: • Gold Lining Day • National Good Neighbor Day • World Rabie’s Day What Happened On This Day: • 1924 First flight around the world completed by team of four U.S. Army Air Service pilots • 1980 Carl…
Read MoreFishers Fire, EMS Chiefs Take Home Top Awards
Fishers Fire Chief Steven Orusa and EMS Division Chief Steve Davison have been awarded the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association “Presidents Award” and EMS Officer of the Year,” respectively. Chief Orusa actively participates in the promotion of safety for firefighters across Indiana as well as enhancing the capabilities of fire departments across the state through legislation…
Read MoreThe Myth of Crownland’s ‘Glowing Tombstone’
Are you familiar with the myth of the glowing tombstone in Noblesville’s Crownland Cemetery? I was a senior in high school when a classmate told me about it. My reaction ran along the lines of “Whuuut?” Although I’d lived here all my life, this was news to me. My friend went on to embellish his…
Read MoreThree from SNM Honored by Hoosier State Press Association
Sagamore News Media, parent company of the Noblesville Daily Times, took home some pretty big honors in the annual state newspaper contest. In the category of Best Editorial Writer, three SNM writers did the unusual and swept the category. Columnist Betsy Reason finished first, columnist John Marlowe finished second and publisher Tim Timmons was third.…
Read MoreIndiana Abortion Providers Accepting Patients While State Ban Stays On Hold
By Casey SmithClinics across Indiana are once again accepting patients seeking abortions after a county judge last week ordered a temporary pause to the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. An Owen County judge issued the preliminary injunction Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. The court order halted…
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