Archive for April 2023

Business recovery center opening Friday in Johnson County. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to businesses and residents in Indiana following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration due to damages from severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes from March 31 to April 1. The disaster declaration covers Allen, Benton,…

Kids account for more than one in five all-terrain vehicle deaths each year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Latest statistics show more than 700 total deaths nationwide and an estimated 100,000 emergency department-treated injuries annually. Indiana ranks consistently among the top 20 states for ATV deaths. That’s why instructors at the nonprofit…

Award Honors Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving Health and Wellness, Offering Effective Sustainability Education.The U.S. Department of Education today announced the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees.In Indiana, the Carmel Clay Schools in Carmel were named a U.S. Department…

Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. “It’s vital we do everything possible to protect Hoosier families,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Old medications lying around the house are…

Westfield Welcome announces the inaugural Jams at the Junction concert series for the Summer of 2023 on select Fridays from June through September. Festivities will take place at Grand Junction Plaza (225 S. Union Street) on the Great Lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. “We’ve been asked over and over if…