Archive for August 2025
Huston Likes State Reading Gains
After news came out about an increase in Indiana’s third grade literacy rates on the 2024-2025 IREAD assessment, which showed an 87.3% reading proficiency rate – a nearly 5% jump and the largest single-year increase since the assessment began in 2013, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) issued the following statement. “I’m thrilled to see…
Read MoreNoblesville Creates Looks Forward, Back in Annual Meeting
Noblesville Creates hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting, reflecting on a transformative year while preparing for challenges and opportunities ahead. The meeting, held last month, brought together board members, staff, and supporters to review accomplishments, welcome new leadership, and align on strategic goals for the organization’s future. Honoring Service and Welcoming New Leaders Noblesville Creates honored…
Read MoreHeights Launches Distinguished Alumni Program
Hamilton Heights School Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of its Distinguished Alumni Program—a new initiative that honors remarkable lifetime achievement among our Hamilton Heights High School graduates. This annual recognition celebrates individuals whose personal and professional journeys exemplify excellence, service, and the enduring vision of HHSC. Anyone may submit a nomination, and we…
Read MoreGerrymandering? Don’t Blame GOP – Blame Them All
Gerrymandering, according to the good folks at the dictionary George Merriam and Noah Webster started is “the practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections.” For the purposes of today’s scribbles, let’s just focus on one word – unfair.…
Read MoreDelicious or Dangerous? Dough is Food for Thought
The word is DOUGH. What first comes to mind – the bread you eat or what results in a receipt? Cash or crumbles? I care less about cash and careen more toward the cuisine. Yet, food has always been my frenemy. It’s always been something I’ve loved and longed for, but its lasting effects have invariably left…
Read MoreCharity Event Tomorrow Helps Boys & Girls Club
On Thursday, The Nesst will host a charitable whiskey and wine tasting to support the Tom & Soni Sheehan Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville. This second annual event will consist of 50+ wines and dozens of bourbons to taste, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music and silent auction from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. “Last year, the…
Read MoreLions Roaring With Collections!
The Noblesville Lions recently collected food donations at the Logan Street Kroger to support Fueled for School, the Noblesville nonprofit that provides nutritious meal packs to K-12 students experiencing food insecurity. The Lions wish to express their appreciation to David Himmelhaver and his team at Kroger for welcoming our members. Thanks also to the many Kroger…
Read MoreNearly 600 Animals Left; Staff Plead For Adoptions
A crisis is unfolding with 600 animals waiting . . . and waiting. But you can do something about it Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m., when the Humane Society for Hamilton County takes part in the 11th annual Clear the Shelters adoption event. With nearly 600 animals in need of adoption, HSHC will…
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BY THE NUMBERS
By The Numbers, a look at what’s in the news . . . by the numbers. These are just numbers, not suggestions that they mean more or less than what they are. We do not suggest that one number is connected to another. These are simply facts with no extraneous details, bias or slanted reporting.…
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