Archive for January 2023
Here’s Another Roberts Settlement Success Story
Despite its small size and rural setting, the African American farming community of Roberts Settlement produced a number of successful professionals — doctors, lawyers, ministers, politicians, businessmen and especially, educators. More educators came out of Roberts Settlement than any other profession, a feat that’s all the more impressive when you consider that most of the…
Read MoreRiverview Health Announces Interim President and CEO
Riverview Health Board of Trustees announced Keith Jewell as interim president and CEO. Jewell assumed the role on Jan. 18 and comes to Riverview Health with more than 30 years of healthcare experience. Most recently, Jewell was the COO at OnPoint Real Estate Solutions in Fishers. He also previously served as the president of St.…
Read MoreCPA Launches Transportation Grant Program
With a lead gift from a local family, the Center for the Performing Arts has launched a philanthropic fund to help defray the cost for student groups to attend education-related events at the Palladium and other venues on its Carmel campus. Transportation expenses are among the key hurdles for budget-strapped educators planning off-site enrichment experiences…
Read MoreCFB Announces New HamCo Hires Austin Schultz, Darcy Stair
Community First Bank of Indiana (CFB) has announced they are welcoming Austin Schultz and Darcy Stair to its Hamilton County team. Austin Schultz joined the team as Vice President, Commercial Lender based in Hamilton County. He brings 18 years of banking experience and has been specializing in commercial lending since 2009. He is a graduate…
Read MoreIndiana Humanities Seeking Applications for Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowships
Seeking to engage the power of the humanities in the nation’s work for racial justice, Indiana Humanities is supporting fellowships for new research that explores anti-Black racial injustice and structural racism in Indiana and that considers how Black Hoosiers have responded. Named for a former Indiana Historical Society archivist and librarian who served as one…
Read MoreNew Leader for State’s Agriculture Economic Development Division
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has promoted David Coates as the new director of the economic development division. He was previously the agribusiness engagement director for the department. Coates is a graduate of Wheeling University in Wheeling, West Virginia with a degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology. He has an extensive background in healthcare,…
Read MoreMeeting Notice: Noblesville Wastewater Council Committee
The City of Noblesville Wastewater Council Committee will meet on the following dates in 2023. Meetings will be held in the administration conference room at the Utility Office, 197 Washington Street, Noblesville at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Read MoreLawmakers Revive Bill Requiring Partisan School Board Elections
By Casey Smith Indiana lawmakers are trying again to pass a Republican-backed proposal to make school board elections partisan despite opposition from school board members and education advocates from across the state. Candidates running for school boards would be required to identify as a Republican, Democrat or Independent, according to the legislation. Currently, Indiana is…
Read MoreMake Sure to Go and Vote Now for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Book Award
Five picture books have been selected to appear on the ballot for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Book Award. The award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book developed to promote early childhood literacy in Indiana. This year’s selected books are: “Bathe the Cat” by Alice B. McGinty, “A Good Place” by…
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