Archive for February 2023
02-02-23
Noblesville Schools is Our School Choice
When I was a kid, I rarely heard of any students attending classes other than at public schools. But today, my Noblesville High School junior daughter finds that several of her friends outside of NHS are choosing alternative education, and many are being homeschooled. Last week was National School Choice Week. It was created to…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Feb. 2, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:51 a.m.SET: 6:04 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 42 °FLOW: 21 °F Today is…: • Candlemas• Groundhog Day• Tater Tot Day What Happened On This Day: • 1709 Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe’s adventure book Robinson Crusoe• 1887 In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day…
Read MoreBicentennial Committee Announces Noblesville Trailblazers
As the City of Noblesville celebrates its 200th birthday, the Noblesville Bicentennial Committee has partnered with Hamilton County Historian David Heighway to share information about our community. Each month, we will highlight “Noblesville Trailblazers” – individuals and groups that made an impact to our history. Salmon Oliver “Sol” Levinson (1865-1941) Known as “Sol” when he…
Read MoreNew Program Trains Inmates for Hospitality Industry Work
Multiple Hamilton County community organizations and governmental partners have launched an innovative Hospitality Training Program in the Hamilton County Jail. The ten-week program provides participants with valuable communication, problem-solving, and customer service skills to pursue careers in the hospitality industry. The training was made possible through funding from Hamilton County’s ARPA Committee and is operated…
Read MoreHamilton County Commercial Courts Make Court More Business Friendly
If you ask Hamilton County Superior Court 2 Judge Jon Brown about the benefits of commercial court, you’ll get an earful. As a former bankruptcy/commercial litigation attorney, Judge Brown understands how drawn-out and cumbersome complex litigation can be. “Commercial courts help improve court efficiency and allow business and commercial disputes to be resolved quicker with…
Read MoreLongest-Serving Noblesville Council Member Retires
Noblesville Common Council Brian Ayer has decided not to run for another term on the Noblesville City Council after 20 years of service to the citizens of Noblesville. “I am proud of the progress our City has made since I began serving on council in 2003,” Brian Ayer said. “We have worked together as a…
Read MoreFishers’ Disability Awareness Month Celebration Set to Make Return in March
The annual celebration of National Disability Awareness Month in Fishers returns in March to bring awareness of what life is like for those with physical and intellectual disabilities. The month-long celebration, hosted by the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability and presented by Old National Bank, will feature a series of special events and initiatives throughout…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Carmel Councilman Urges Legislature to Pump Brakes
Dear Editor, I’m writing today to urge the Indiana State Legislature to pump the brakes on Senate Bill 134 and House Bill 1121. Both pieces of legislation — written by out-of-state business interests focused on profits over the wellbeing of living creatures — would undermine local ordinances regarding the responsible breeding of cats and dogs…
Read MoreWhere Are We With Taxes? Let’s Ask
I’d like to think that my talent with the written word is responsible for the landslide of response the last two weeks. But I suspect the topics – politics as usual and the insanity of our massive national debt – has far more to do with it. Whatever the reason, I’ll take it. The more…
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