Archive for September 2023
State Warns Consumers To Be Aware Of Romance Scams
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita urges Indiana consumers to be on the lookout for romance scams approaching the holiday season. “Online dating is a popular route for a lot of people these days in their search for true love,” Rokita said. “In some cases, innocent people are connecting with scammers who lie and cheat them…
Read MoreNickel Plate Arts Unveils Exciting Rebrand As Noblesville Creates
Nickel Plate Arts introduces Noblesville Creates as its new name and brand. Ailithir McGill, the Nickel Plate Arts Director, announced the rebranding alongside Rachael Coverdale, Nickel Plate Arts board member and President of Coverdale Consulting, at their annual gala earlier this month. McGill emphasized how the rebranding is an exciting step as the organization has…
Read MoreBrown County Ranks Third Among Nation’s State Parks For Fall Foliage
Brown County State Park, Indiana’s largest, ranks third on New York Travel Guide’s recently published list of its 15 best state parks for fall foliage. To compile the list, the guide compared more than 600 parks in three categories, including reviews of fall colors, fall photography popularity, and each park’s overall rating. Last December, Brown…
Read MoreHamilton Heights Superintendent Named IAPSS Superintendent Of The Year For District V
The superintendent of Hamilton Heights School Corporation, Dr. Derek Arrowood, has been named 2024 Superintendent of the Year for District V by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Winners are selected by other superintendents in their district who consider the qualifications and accomplishments of area colleagues and their instructional leadership in a time…
Read MoreWhy Do Environmentalists Hate Fracking?
Dear EarthTalk: Why do environmentalists hate fracking so much? Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas. It was invented in the 1940s, but gained popularity in the past two decades, particularly in the U.S. This is because most conventional natural gas reservoirs that can be extracted using traditional methods have…
Read More2024 Noblesville City Budget Introduced To Common Council
The Noblesville 2024 Civil City budget was introduced to the Common Council at its Sept. 26 meeting. The budget will be eligible for adoption at the Oct. 24 council meeting. The 2024 proposed Civil City budget totals $116,108,606, with an operational budget of $97,326,759 which excludes bond payments. Mayor Chris Jensen’s budget aligns spending with…
Read MoreJulia Kozicki, A Force For Good
By: Tim Timmons A casual observer might think Julia Kozicki is a woman who has it all. Born to a prominent family, she has found success at almost every stop in a life well lived. She grew up in a sleepy little community of 5,000 and describes Noblesville at that time as Camelot. She won…
Read MoreSmile
What makes Nicole Amsler smile? “Friends and family walking through my front door,” said the 51-year-old Noblesville resident. She works remotely as a marketing manager for CareerShare, a technology education platform for OSHA training. She’s a mother to three Noblesville graduates. Her daughter, Delaney, graduated from IU Bloomington and is a fifth- and sixth-grade English…
Read MoreHamilton County to Break Ground on Regional Utility District
Water & Sewer Service Expected to Spur Development in Bakers Corner Area Hamilton County Commissioners and Councilors will break ground on the Bakers Corner/US31 Infrastructure Investment Project on Wednesday, October 4 at 11:00 a.m. The $45 million project will extend sewer and water utilities to the Bakers Corner area, east and west of U.S. 31…
Read MoreA Lot Happens In Hyperion Players’ ‘Waiting for Godot’
By: Betsy Reason I remember a year ago when Hyperion Players was kicking off its first season. “For the 10 members who founded Hyperion, a lot of the evolution has been figuring out our individual strengths and weaknesses and how to apply them to Hyperion’s needs,” Noblesville’s Ian Hauer told me. He started the theater…
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