Archive for March 2023
State Steps On Bugs For VW Work
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a lawsuit this week against defendants accused of failing to perform work after taking payments from customers seeking restoration of vintage Volkswagen vehicles. Operating under the name JB Bugs, the company not only failed to do the work it promised but also gave false updates to consumers about work…
Read MoreChild Care Expansion Grants Applications Now Open To Early Education Providers
Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning today announced that $10 million in funding is available to child care and early education providers to expand access to high-quality early education for Hoosier families. “This Child Care Expansion Grant provides a great opportunity for child care providers who are looking to grow their businesses and…
Read MoreACLU Rips Lawmakers Over Transgender Bill
The Indiana Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union took issue with Indiana lawmakers this week. The organization said that Senate Bill 480 ignores the warnings of parents, medical providers and transgender youth themselves and that the bill would ban gender-affirming health care for anyone under 18. The bill, passed by the Legislature, is now…
Read MoreSmallwood Winner of BPA Chapter All Star Award
Hannah Smallwood, a senior at Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Indiana, is the recipient of the 2022-23 BPA State Chapter All Star Award. This award recognizes students for their hard work and dedication in their school’s chapter. Smallwood, a six year member of Heights’ Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter, served as an officer…
Read MoreNickel Plate Arts Celebrating 11th Annual Welcome To Fairyville Event
The 11th annual Welcome to Fairyville event, presented by Duke Energy, alights on the Nickel Plate Arts campus April 19-22, with crafts and activities for all ages and most events free. “Welcome to Fairyville is our most joyous celebration of the year, a time when we celebrate the return of spring, the endless creativity of…
Read MoreCity Of Noblesville Establishes Advisory Council On Disabilities
Mayor Chris Jensen presented a resolution establishing the City of Noblesville Advisory Council on Disabilities at the common council meeting on March 14. The advisory council’s aim is to increase overall community awareness of challenges faced by persons with disabilities and opportunities for support by more effectively mobilizing persons and institutions who are involved with…
Read More70 Years And Still Going Strong
John and Joyce Waterman are celebrating a remarkable milestone on April 26th – their 70th wedding anniversary! They first met in 7th grade when John caught a glimpse of Joyce across the room and fell in love. John is one of eleven kids of Ralph and Lela Waterman, life-long residents of Noblesville. Joyce is one…
Read MoreSheridan Museum Gets Important Donation
By Steve Martin Sheridan Historical Society Sometimes we forget about the small things in life, but we had a reminder of that at the Sheridan Museum today. We take a lot of pride in having Sheridan graduate class pictures from 1905 to present in our archive, minus just a very few early years. …
Read MoreArt Education at Heights Fuels Imagination, Creativity, and Achievement
March is Youth Art Month and Hamilton Heights School Corporation has much to celebrate when it comes to art education. Hamilton Heights has long understood the many benefits of art education including academic achievement, social and emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable opportunity to name a few. Like math, science, or history, the arts are…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: March 30, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:29 a.m.SET: 8:07 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 57 °FLOW: 26 °F Today is…: • National Doctors Day• Pencil Day• World Bipolar Day What Happened On This Day: • 1867 The United States buys Alaska from Russia. The territory at the north-western tip of North America cost only $7.2 million.• 1964 Jeopardy! is aired…
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