Archive for March 2023
Max McKinney
1925 –Wednesday, March 15 2023 Max McKinney, 97, of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord March 15, 2023. He was born in 1925 on a farm in Pickard, Indiana to Giles and Zelda McKinney. Max was a graduate of Butler University after serving in the Army Air Corps and spent his career in construction…
Read MoreNFD Responds To Residence Fires At 168 & 169 Tippecanoe Drive
All photos courtesy of Noblesville Fire Department Shortly after 3:00pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023, a resident of 168 Tippecanoe Dr. was alerted to smoke coming from her home by a neighbor. The homeowner was able to safely exit the house and call 911. She ran next door to alert her neighbors at 169 Tippecanoe…
Read MoreCity Of Carmel Announces Spring/Summer 2023 Construction Highlights
The City of Carmel’s Engineering Department provides updates and highlights to the following projects occurring around the City: MONON GREENWAY North of Smoky Row: The bridge was placed on March 7 and is scheduled to be open for the Carmel Marathon on Saturday, April 8 and then completed soon after. North of 116th Street: Weather…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Tourist Town” My husband, Peter, and I are staying in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which is, according to a lot of folks, a tourist town. Sometimes, the person saying this means it is not a place they would want to spend time. This puzzles me. I’m not sure why a town known for meatpacking…
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Looking At What Makes Carmel Great
A lot of time and money is spent on vehicles. The average American spends 6 percent of their waking hours in a vehicle and about $800 a month out of their income. This is probably why more Americans are looking for opportunities to spend time outside of their vehicles. We love our cars, but even…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: March 21, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 7:44 a.m.SET: 7:58 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 59 °FLOW: 32 °F Today is…:• Memory Day• National Ag Day• National Crunchy Taco Day What Happened On This Day:• 2006 Jack Dorsey sends the world’s first Twitter message, or tweet. The microblogging service revolutionized the communication and social networking landscape. In 2012, about 340 million tweets were…
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Indiana Parents, Education Advocates Split Over “School Choice” Budget Increases
By: Casey Smith Dozens of Hoosiers descended upon the Statehouse to call for increased K-12 funding in the next state budget, but much of the testimony heard on Thursday was split over a pending proposal to more than double taxpayer spending on Indiana’s “school choice” voucher program. The Senate School Funding Subcommittee heard more than…
Read MorePreservation-Minded Organic Farmers From Indy Buy Huddleston Farmhouse In Wayne County
Experienced preservationists and organic farmers Tyler and Gentry Gough have purchased Cambridge City’s historic Huddleston Farmhouse and 18 acres from Indiana Landmarks. The Goughs, who have restored a 1902 shingle-style house in Greenfield and a 1928 Dutch Colonial house in Indianapolis’s Irvington neighborhood, are deeply involved in Indy Urban Acres, an eight-acre organic urban farm…
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