3 Things to Consider on Reducing Cancer Risk

By Dr. Gary Grosel Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of Indiana A new report from America’s Health Rankings found that 8.8 percent adults in Indiana have previously been diagnosed with cancer, and the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 35,939 cancer cases were reported in Indiana in 2022. About 1 in…

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Don’t be a Collywobble, Read Branna

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I am the ultimate, often indulgent, word nerd.  I pray not to appear as a fopdoodle,  making idle claptrack. Oops, there I go again! While we are bringing back the vestige of vintage clothing, why not revisit the vocabulary of days gone by? For those of you not…

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County Clerk Receives Statewide Award

The Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) announced that Hamilton County Clerk Kathy Williams received the 2025 Outstanding County Clerk of the Circuit Court Award. The award recognized her contributions made to county government throughout his years of public service. Throughout her 49 years of service, Kathy Williams has received many well-deserved accolades for her service…

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2 NFD Firefighters Earn Investigator Credentials

The Noblesville Fire Department is proud to recognize Division Chief Todd Estes and Lieutenant Dan Milligan for their recent accomplishments in the field of fire investigation. Both Chief Estes and Lt. Milligan have earned the Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator credential through the National Association of Fire Investigators. In addition, Lt. Milligan successfully tested for and…

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Beckwith, OCRA Announce 5 Communities to Get Funding

The Office of Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs recently announced five Indiana communities will receive $1,310,000 in Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants and Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant program.  Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation grants are used to empower communities to directly fund homeowners of low-to-moderate income to make needed repairs on their…

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Rokita leads 23-State Fight on Sex-Specific Bathrooms, Locker Rooms

Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a 23-state coalition in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on the Court to stay a Fourth Circuit injunction blocking a South Carolina school’s policy to maintain sex-specific bathrooms and locker rooms.  In the brief Rokita argues that policies requiring students to use facilities aligned with their…

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State Leads U.S. in Halting Bad Business Practices

At the end of August, Indiana became the first state to request a waiver from federal requirements to implement race and gender conscious components of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, as outlined in  49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26. If granted, the waiver requested by the Indiana Department of Transportation, would eliminate contract-specific DBE goals…

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