What You Need to Know About Norovirus
Stomach flu has been making the rounds lately. I have to start by dispelling a common misconception people have that all types of “flu” are the same. “Stomach flu” is not caused by the same viruses that cause respiratory illnesses. Flu shots, given this time of year to help prevent respiratory influenza, will not protect…
Read MoreWhat Happened to That $200M Senate Race?
Once upon a time if you ran a U.S. Senate race in Indiana, you would spend between $4 million and $5 million, like Evan Bayh did in 1998. By the time Republican Dan Coats sought his return to the Senate in 2010, the number grew to about $6 million. That was the year of the…
Read MoreShelley’s Beautiful Hats
This past week we attended the memorial for my husband Peter’s oldest sister, Shelley. Shelley went through a long battle with cancer, and Peter lost his second sister in two years. The pandemic had just started, her husband had just died, and Shelley moved 900 miles across the country to live near her kids. Then,…
Read More2022 Ford Escape PHEV Makes EVS Normal
This year will go down as the year during which electric vehicles hit critical mass and became normal. Auto buyers are engaged in all they offer, but many are not quite ready to throw away normalcy for an advanced all-electric future. They might like an EV that still cradles a gasoline engine for longer drives…
Read MoreJoan Ilene King
September 16, 1932-October 16, 2022 Joan Ilene King, 90, of Noblesville, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 at Riverview Health in Noblesville after a lingering illness. She was born on Sept. 16, 1932 to John and Bertha Guthrie in Mitchell, Indiana. Mrs. King was a member of Westfield First United Methodist Church. She loved…
Read MoreLet the ‘Whistle-Pig’ Run Free!
When I was finally old enough to go get the mail on my own –– shortly after overcoming the dread of being shredded to pieces by Laddie, the mean collie dog living next door –– I still made it a point to run to the end of the long driveway as fast as I could.…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Oct. 18, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 7:57 a.m.SET: 6:59 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 45 °FLOW: 31 °F Today is…: • Simchat Torah• Information Overload Awareness Day• National No Beard Day What Happened On This Day: • 1851 Moby Dick is published for the first time• 1867 Alaska becomes a part of the United States• 1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut…
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Marilyn’s Place Non-Food Pantry Having Moving Sale
Old Town Noblesville resident Glenn Conn, with the help of co-founders Marie Marks and Hilary Ricks, started Marilyn’s Place Non-Food Pantry on South Eighth Street in Noblesville two summers ago. For Conn, it has been a way to help others in need because someone once helped him. “I’ve been homeless myself and been in need…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Oct. 15, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:54 a.m.SET: 7:04 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 61 °FLOW: 42 °F Today is… • ‘I Love Lucy’ Day• Breast Health Day• National Mushroom Day What Happened On This Day: • 1951 I Love Lucy Airs for the First Time• 1966 The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale•…
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