Reader Questions School Board Leadership

Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my support for House Bill (H.B.) 1130. Throughout 2021, Noblesville School Board President Joe Forgey repeatedly used his position as the supreme judge to determine what was and was not acceptable speech at school board meetings to silence parents and taxpayers whose comments he disliked. Forgey regularly interrupted people…

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Community First Bank Of Indiana Celebrates Opening Of New Meridian North Banking Center

Community First Bank of Indiana (CFB) is pleased to announce that its newest banking center at 93rd & Meridian in Indianapolis is now open. “While many banks have been closing doors and moving away from in-person banking services, CFB is committed to keeping outstanding customer service, local decision-making, and relationship-building at its core. I encourage…

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Celebrate Valentine’s Weekend with Curiosity, a Fantastical Steampunk Science Fiction Love Story

February 11 – 12, 2022 at Noblesville High School Auditorium, En Pointe Indiana Ballet brings to the stage a fantastical steampunk science fiction love story set in the romantic Victorian era featuring a synthesis of dance genres, peculiar characters and breathtaking artistic entertainment. Curiosity, the annual original performance of the Noblesville-based dance school, is inspired…

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Winter Storm Underwhelms, Leaving Snow, Ice, Frustration

Snowstorm Landon, the epic 2000-mile-wide snowstorm that was predicted to blanket much of the country in a foot of snow and ice, has blown through, falling short of the dire predictions being made beforehand. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported 7.6 inches of snow fell on the greater Indianapolis area between Feb. 1 and Feb…

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Elected Officials Helping Out In Snow Storm

Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt and Hamilton County Councilor Steve Schwartz suit up to help out in Northern Hamilton County by plowing the streets and the Town of Arcadia Fire Department’s station’s parking lot. “It’s a privilege to help first responders. After being out in the thick of it I can say that our teams are working…

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Daily Almanac: Feb. 05, 2021

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:52 a.m.      SET: 6:12 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 21 °F Low: -2 °F Wacky Holiday Today • Ice Cream For Breakfast Day • National Fart Day • Take Your Child to the Library Day What Happened On This Day • 1909 The world’s first synthetic plastic is developed • 1869 The biggest gold…

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Valentine, First Friday, snow tubing, music, more

Here are 25 things to put on your calendar, from now through February. 1. Check out Nickel Plate Arts’ February First Friday’s Love, Lust & Poetry” exhibit from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Nickel Plate Arts campus, plus a special showcase by Kathryn Smith and live music. 2. Enjoy live music with…

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William Thomas “Bill” Hormell

June 29, 1928 – Feb. 2, 2022 William Thomas “Bill” Hormell, 93, passed away Feb. 2, 2022, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born June 29, 1928, in Washington, Pennsylvania, the son of Ellis Jacob and Edith Elizabeth (Scott) Hormell. Mr. Hormell served in the US Navy on a ship in the…

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