Great American Songbook Foundation Unveils New Partnership with Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
The Great American Songbook Foundation has reached a multiyear agreement for Carmel-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics to serve as title partner for a uniquely appropriate historical collection. Some call them “bone records.” The Songbook Foundation, headquartered at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, preserves and celebrates the history of the Tin…
Read More$80K in Grant Funding Available to Support College, Career Readiness
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is now accepting applications for the fall/winter School and Community Partnership Grant until Oct. 21. These grants are designed to bring together K-12 schools, postsecondary institutions, employers and community organizations to plan and implement supportive efforts for students of all ages to complete education and training beyond high school.…
Read MoreIndiana DWD Receives $10.8M to Connect Employers With Dislocated Hoosier Workers
Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced it received a $10.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to connect employers with dislocated Hoosier workers. The money comes from the Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training Disaster Recovery (QUEST) grant program which targets high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy…
Read MoreIndiana Supreme Court Steps into Abortion Case, Keeps Ban on Hold
By Casey Smith The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday took jurisdiction of a lawsuit over the state’s new, near-total abortion ban — a move that likely keeps abortion access in Indiana safe for several more months. The state’s highest court granted a request by Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita to bypass the Indiana Court of…
Read MoreLocal Companies Recognized as Great Work Places
Indiana’s catalog of manufacturers is extensive and varied. Some of these makers have now separated themselves by earning recognition as a 2022 Indiana Best Place to Work in Manufacturing. Chief among those companies recognized were two Noblesville companies: Nexxt Spine LLC and SMC Corporation of America. Fourteen companies in all have been named to this…
Read MoreKenny Takes a Midseason Look at the Big Ten
At the halfway point of the 2022 Big Ten Conference football season, it’s no surprise that Ohio State looks nearly invincible again and that Purdue is in contention to win its first West Division championship. It was expected by all but some in the national media that Nebraska would struggle and that former hometown hero…
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Twins, ’44 CHS Grads, Preparing to Turn 96
Imagine getting readying to turn 96 and having a sister who looks like your mirror image. Yes, Rosemary VanCauwenbergh Griffin and Marjorie VanCauwenbergh Miller are identical twins and mirror images. I wrote about the twins just before their 90th birthday in 2016, and I’m sharing the story again. The twins were born during the Depression,…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Oct. 13, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:52 a.m.SET: 7:07 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 62 °FLOW: 48 °F Today is…: • U.S. Navy’s Birthday• English Language Day• Good Samaritan Day What Happened On This Day: • 1792 Construction of the White House begins• 1903 The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series• 1958 Paddington Bear makes his debut…
Read MoreCouncil OKs Noblesville ’23 Budget
The Noblesville Common Council approved the city’s 2023 Civil City budget plan at tonight’s meeting. Mayor Chris Jensen’s budget continues to focus on all four of his Policy Pillars and maintains continued focus on government modernization, cost containment, and proactive preservation of taxpayer-owned assets. “Our city is growing and with that growth comes a city…
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