Posts by The Times of Noblesville
Daily Almanac: March 08, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:05 a.m.SET: 6:44 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 46 °FLOW: 28 °F Today is…: • International Women’s Day• Girl’s Write Now Day• National Proofreading Day What Happened On This Day: • 1971 In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali. Ali had been stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion title…
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Gardeners Asked To Be Vigilant This Spring For Invasive Jumping Worms
While earthworms in the spring are a happy sight for gardeners, an invasive worm species is wreaking havoc for landowners and gardeners in southern Indiana. Robert Bruner, Purdue Extension’s exotic forest pest specialist, describes jumping worms, an invasive species to North America in the genus Amynthas: “Traditionally, when we see earthworms, they are deep in…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Mr. Muscles” My husband, Peter, is learning Spanish his own way. I do Duolingo online. It is free. It is easy to do. The whole thing is designed like a game, and dancing animated creatures hop up and down and celebrate every time I get five answers in a row correct. This shouldn’t matter to…
Read MoreWITH AVERAGE NEW CAR PRICES APPROACHING $50K, THESE TEN IMPRESS AT HALF THAT PRICE
By Casey Williams The average new vehicle price approached $50,000 at the end of 2022, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend that much to get a car with much. Putting a cap of $30,000, and many far below that, these ten vehicles provide impressive style and technology for surprisingly little coin. 2024 Chevrolet…
Read MoreIndy Airport Employees Lauded For Another Best Airport Win
Today marked another top achievement for the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) as it claimed the title again as Best Airport in North America – for 11 years straight. And airport officials are making it clear it’s their employees who are responsible for that amazing winning streak year over year – and they’re looking to recruit…
Read MoreLosing The Republic My Ancestors Fought To Preserve
By BRIAN A. HOWEY I am a descendent of two Hoosiers who fought in the American Civil War. Two of my great-great grandfathers enlisted in Indiana regiments to preserve the United States. When an emerging Republican congressional “leader” – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia – used “Presidents Day” to call for a “national…
Read MoreSuperintendent Joins In Event
Noblesville Schools Superintendent Dan Hile participated Saturday morning in the district’s Test Drive a Bus event. The public was invited to drive a bus in the safety of the Transportation Center parking lot while learning about the paid training, flexible schedule, and competitive salary and benefits offered to Noblesville Schools bus drivers.
Read MoreNFD Firefighter Todd Amstutz To Retire
The Noblesville Fire Department will be holding a retirement ceremony to recognize Firefighter Todd Amstutz for his 20 years of service to the citizens of Noblesville. In addition to being a firefighter and EMT, he spent 13 years on the dive rescue team and was a member of the honor guard. Amstutz plans to move…
Read MoreSpartz Hosts Town Hall In Sheridan
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continued her in-person town hall meetings she started in Kokomo, Howard County, IN last month for this Congress with a town hall at the Sheridan Historical Society in Sheridan, Hamilton County, IN today. Those in attendance heard Rep. Spartz give an update on happenings in Washington D.C., and she responded to…
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