Archive for April 2025
Ask Rusty – Will My Social Security Increase if I Keep Working After Applying?
Dear Rusty: I am going to be 67 in a few weeks & I plan on working for another year or two. According to Social Security, they count the best 35 years to come up with your benefit. I currently have 30 years, with 2024 and 2025 taxes yet to be filed. If I take…
Read MoreThings Looking up for Purdue Basketball and Maybe Football
November can’t get here soon enough for Purdue men’s basketball fans. Not since the Troy Lewis-Todd Mitchell-Everette Stephens Boilermakers in 1987-88 have expectations been higher in West Lafayette. Now that the Final Four curse has been broken, a national championship does not seem out of the question to a normally pessimistic fan base. Some even…
Read More$1.3 Billion in Property Tax Relief for Hoosier Homeowners
In recent years, many Hoosiers have been understandably frustrated by large property tax increases due to inflation that drove up property values. This year, Senate Republicans prioritized Senate Enrolled Act 1 that will provide property tax relief and long-term reform for homeowners across Indiana. Under Senate Enrolled Act 1:
Read MoreOfficial Statement from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement earlier this week. The Hamilton County community experienced a deep loss with the passing of Mason Alexander on Saturday March 1st, 2025. This crash has been under investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) since that date. The HCSO is approaching this case,…
Read MoreWestfield to Honor Fallen Heroes at Memorial Day Ceremony
Westfield will pay tribute to brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation at its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. near the Fallen Hoosier Heroes Memorial (401 N. Union Street). Free parking available at Christ United Methodist Church (318 N. Union Street) and Westfield High…
Read MoreLocal Students Page at Statehouse
Ten local students were able to participate in the Page program at the Indiana Statehouse in March. Pages spend a day at the Statehouse touring the historic building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senator. “It was great to meet local students serving as pages here in the Senate,…
Read MorePersonal Property Tax Filing Changing
The Hamilton County Assessor’s office is aware of recently proposed and approved legislative changes for business personal property associated with Senate Bill 1. One significant change increases the threshold for exemption from personal property tax. The previous threshold for exemption from filing was for businesses with acquisition costs under $80,000. The threshold is being…
Read MoreHH Volleyballer Signs With Rose-Hulman
Emma Blanton, Hamilton Heights’ senior, has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Rose-Hulman is a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and a Division III athletic institution. She is the daughter of Mat and Kelly Blanton. It was the positive atmosphere of the…
Read MoreCPD Gets New Vests; Helps Prevent Injuries
Officers with the Carmel Police Department now have a new way to carry the tools of their trade. That’s because the Hamilton County Health Department has purchased new load-bearing vests that shift the weight of essential police equipment from officers’ hips to their torsos. “This was an easy decision from a public health perspective,” says…
Read MoreTaking Back’ Unused Medications
In honor of National Drug Take Back Day, the Hamilton County Council on Alcohol & Other Drugs (HCCOAOD) will host a take-back event on Saturday, April 26 in the far east parking lot of Riverview Health in Noblesville on Westfield Road. The drop off location is directly across from Federal Hill Commons. “Most people who…
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