Archive for June 2023
Heights Minicamp Connects, Challenges
Hamilton Heights School Resource Officers (SRO) in cooperation with Hamilton Heights Youth Assistance Program (HHYAP) hosted its second annual minicamp for students in grades 5 through 7 the first part of the week. The camp provided the opportunity for students to connect with and learn more and interact with Heights SRO’s and Mary Ann Haymaker,…
Read MoreHamilton County Student Wins AIC Essay Contest
The Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) and Financial Solutions Group, Inc. have named a local fourth grader as the National County Government Week essay contest winner for the AIC’s East Central District. Lincoln Blythe’s essay was chosen over entries from other fourth graders across the district. Blythe, a student at Cherry Tree Elementary, received $100…
Read More‘August: Osage County’ Was On Director’s Bucket List
For Brent Wooldridge, directing “August: Osage County” is a dream come true for a play director. He calls it his “bucket list show.” A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed…
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How To Protect Your Favorite Outdoor Gear
(StatePoint) With warmer weather here, more and more people are spending time on their decks, patios, and in their gardens and yards using outdoor products. From grills to furniture to mowers, 88% of Americans have invested in products dedicated for outdoor use and 65% of those that have use them at least several times a…
Read MorePastor Micah Beckwith Launches Bid For Lieutenant Governor
By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Conservative pastor and influencer Micah Beckwith on Monday announced a bid for Indiana’s second-highest post of lieutenant governor — unprecedented in a state where partisan delegates, not voters at large, choose the nominee. “During these turbulent times, the people of Indiana deserve a Lt. Governor who is more than a ceremonial…
Read MoreIndiana Blood Supply Critically Low, Versiti Issues Emergency Appeal For Blood Donations
2,500 open appointments across the state this week. Versiti Blood Center of Indiana has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations, pleading with Hoosiers to make an appointment to donate blood in the coming days. Heading into the summer months, Versiti has seen a drastic drop in scheduled appointments, with nearly 2,500 open appointments over…
Read MoreFishers Hosts Free Touch-A-Truck Event Tomorrow
Kids can explore the City of Fishers’ fleet of big rigs, including tractors, snowplows, police cars, and fire trucks, at the free Fishers Touch-a-Truck event on Wednesday, June 7 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (6 Municipal Drive). This event is a reschedule from last month’s event that was cancelled…
Read MoreTake A Vintage Warbird Flight Through Thursday
The public can come aboard vintage warbirds during a Commemorative Air Force Warbird Expo today and Thursday at the Hamilton County-owned Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville. Rides are being taken on the celebrated paratroop transport “That’s All, Brother,” the very aircraft that led the Airborne Invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Accompanied by…
Read MoreSmile
What makes Rick Bell smile? “My little friend, Braxton (above),” said the 70-year-old Noblesville man. They were found Friday night sitting on the Hamilton County Courthouse Square, watching the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville’s Darlington Bed Race. Bell is the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church at Ninth and Cherry streets. The two, who have…
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