Daily Almanac: Feb. 1, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:52 a.m.SET: 6:02 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 31 °FLOW: 13 °F Today is…: • Car Insurance Day• G.I. Joe Day• National Girls and Women in Sports Day What Happened On This Day: • 1865 President Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution• 1893 Thomas Edison finishes construction of the first…

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Here’s Another Roberts Settlement Success Story

Despite its small size and rural setting, the African American farming community of Roberts Settlement produced a number of successful professionals — doctors, lawyers, ministers, politicians, businessmen and especially, educators. More educators came out of Roberts Settlement than any other profession, a feat that’s all the more impressive when you consider that most of the…

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Riverview Health Announces Interim President and CEO

Riverview Health Board of Trustees announced Keith Jewell as interim president and CEO. Jewell assumed the role on Jan. 18 and comes to Riverview Health with more than 30 years of healthcare experience. Most recently, Jewell was the COO at OnPoint Real Estate Solutions in Fishers. He also previously served as the president of St.…

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CPA Launches Transportation Grant Program

With a lead gift from a local family, the Center for the Performing Arts has launched a philanthropic fund to help defray the cost for student groups to attend education-related events at the Palladium and other venues on its Carmel campus. Transportation expenses are among the key hurdles for budget-strapped educators planning off-site enrichment experiences…

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CFB Announces New HamCo Hires Austin Schultz, Darcy Stair

Community First Bank of Indiana (CFB) has announced they are welcoming Austin Schultz and Darcy Stair to its Hamilton County team. Austin Schultz joined the team as Vice President, Commercial Lender based in Hamilton County. He brings 18 years of banking experience and has been specializing in commercial lending since 2009. He is a graduate…

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Indiana Humanities Seeking Applications for Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowships

Seeking to engage the power of the humanities in the nation’s work for racial justice, Indiana Humanities is supporting fellowships for new research that explores anti-Black racial injustice and structural racism in Indiana and that considers how Black Hoosiers have responded. Named for a former Indiana Historical Society archivist and librarian who served as one…

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New Leader for State’s Agriculture Economic Development Division

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has promoted David Coates as the new director of the economic development division. He was previously the agribusiness engagement director for the department. Coates is a graduate of Wheeling University in Wheeling, West Virginia with a degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology. He has an extensive background in healthcare,…

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