Neal L. Apley

September 7, 1942-December 5, 2022 Neal L. Apley, 80, of Fishers, passed away quietly at his home on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. He was born on Sept. 7, 1942 to the late Neal and Elizabeth (Brass) Apley in Indianapolis. Mr. Apley proudly served his country in the United States Army. He worked for 40 years…

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Richard Allen ‘Dick’ McCarty

January 30, 1950-December 3, 2022 Richard Allen ‘Dick’ McCarty, 72, a lifelong resident of Sheridan, passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 3, 2022. He was born on Jan. 30, 1950, to the late Kenneth L. and Patricia A. (Goodknight) McCarty, in Lebanon, Indiana. Mr. McCarty graduated from Sheridan High School, Class of 1968.…

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Odds and Ends From Israel Trip

Let me repeat something I wrote earlier. Jet lag is real. As of this writing, we have been home a little less than 24 hours. The clock and bright daylight tell me it’s mid-afternoon, but my body tells me it’s time for bed. In addition, my wife and I both feel like death eating a…

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‘Christmas at the Playhouse’ Presents 6 Original 1-Acts This Weekend Only

The Basile Westfield Playhouse is giving original playwrights the center stage this holiday season. Main Street Productions is playing host to a special event that’s not part of the regular 2022-23 Playhouse season. “Christmas at the Playhouse” features six original one-act plays by local and regional playwrights: ”A Requiem for Shermy” and “Last Minute Shoppers”…

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Daily Almanac: Dec. 7, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:52 a.m.SET: 5:18 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 52 °FLOW: 44 °F Today is…: • International Civil Aviation Day• Letter Writing Day• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day What Happened On This Day: • 1922 The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland•…

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Communities Receive $4M to Aid with Road Improvements

Local communities will receive $4 million to accelerate road and bridge improvements, per Hamilton County legislators. House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said the local funding from the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program is for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage, and can cover material costs for chip sealing and…

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Coverdale Earns Silver Anniversary Team Honors

Former Noblesville Miller, Mr. Basketball and IU basketball player Tom Coverdale has been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2023 Silver Anniversary Team. A total of seventeen men were named to the 2023 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago. 1998 Mr. Basketball Tom Coverdale…

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Cookies for Christmas!

Okay, I’ll confess. I didn’t have time to do any in depth research this week, so, this being the season for holiday pitch-ins and parties, I decided to raid my recipe files for some easy cookie recipes. I got this one from a clerk I worked with at Speedway Public Library in the 1980s. She…

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Paul Adreani Jr.

October 26, 1926-December 3, 2022 Paul Adreani Jr., 96, of Noblesville, and originally of Niles, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. He was born on Oct. 26, 1926 to Paul and Eglina (Fabri) Adreani in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Adreani was a World War II veteran and…

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