Noblesville Author Draws From Noble Family Values

Rhonda Parker Taylor wanted to write a book to prove to herself that she could. For many, like Parker Taylor, writing is a difficult task. Growing up, she wasn’t a good student in English, reading or writing. She struggled with McGuffey Readers. And the phonetic concepts escaped her as a child. But she was still…

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Food, Fun, And Fireworks Return To Grand Park Sports Campus

The City of Westfield is excited to announce that Westfield Rocks the 4th, presented by Citizens Energy Group, will be held on Tuesday, July 4th, at Grand Park Sports Campus from 3 until 10 p.m. Westfield Rocks the 4th features food, music, and fun for the entire family. Guests can enjoy food and drinks from…

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The Fishers Police Department Is Seeking Re-Accreditation

The Fishers Police Department is seeking its sixth re-accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA).  Administered by CALEA, accreditation requires agencies to comply with state of the art standards in four basic areas:  policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.  Accreditation is a four-year process during which the police…

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Smile

What makes Bill Crask smile? “My wife, Carla,” said the 74-year-old Noblesville resident, who was found in 2021 showing his car at Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles 30th Father’s Day Car Show at Forest Park in Noblesville. He was sitting by his yellow and black 1968 Dodge Charger RT. “It’s identical to the one I originally…

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The Flying Toasters To Headline Noblesville Fourth Of July Fireworks Festival

 The city is actively preparing for a magnificent 2023 Noblesville Fireworks Festival and has announced details for the free events taking place on Tuesday, July 4 – beginning at 4 p.m. with the Stars & Stripes Forever Parade through Downtown Noblesville. The Noblesville Fourth of July parade, festival, and fireworks display is the longest continuously…

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Indiana American Water Breaks Ground For $30 Million Water Treatment Facility In Sheridan

Indiana American Water today joined local and state officials, community leaders and project partners to break ground for a new $30 million water treatment facility in Sheridan, Ind. The project will improve water quality, safety, efficiency, and system reliability while also adding additional capacity in this fast-growing Central Indiana community. “Sheridan is already a vibrant…

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Creating A Summer Tablescape For Warm Weather Entertaining

For those summer barbecues and dinner parties ahead this summer, setting the table before those plates of homemade potato salad, grilled pork chops, dripping watermelon and pie fill the table can be a great way to set the mood and invite warm conversation to your summer soiree. Your table setting is a simple way to…

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Update from Washington, D.C.

  Spartz Honors Our Fallen Heroes This week, as we honor and remember the brave heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy 79 years ago, Rep. Spartz spoke on the house floor to share a memorial service note from LTC David Strysko to his fallen brother-in-arms Master Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Bitner. Judiciary Highlights On Wednesday,…

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Pence Faces An Arduous Tight Rope To White House

By BRIAN A. HOWEY Throughout nearly two and a half centuries, more than a dozen Hoosier men have looked into a mirror and beheld a future president. Only two — grandfather and grandson Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison — ended up living in the White House for a combined total of four years…

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The Postscript by Carrie Classon

“Father’s Day” It’s time to be thinking about Father’s Day—even if all we do is think about it. The woman who suggested Father’s Day in 1909 was named Sonora Smart Dodd. She was raised, along with her five siblings, by her father after her mother died in childbirth. The idea took a long time to…

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