Mark Charles Sims

April 20, 1948 – September 20, 2022 Mark Charles Sims, 74, of Sebring, Florida, originally of Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. He was born on April 20, 1948, the son of Charles Joseph and Betty Geneva (Waitt) Sims. Mr. Sims was a 1966 graduate of Sheridan High School where he played football…

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Sheridan Public Library Adds Content Streaming Service Hoopla Digital

The popular on-demand film streaming service hoopla digital is now available for free at Sheridan Public Library card holders can access over 1,000,000 titles (audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies and TV). Content can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the hoopla digital app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku.…

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Reader: Proven Leaders Are Future for School Board

Dear Editor, As a graduate of Noblesville High School, who purposefully moved back to Noblesville to raise my family, I can attest to how important educational opportunities are for our children and young adults. A strong school board can make all the difference in what programs are available for our students and what funding is…

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Meeting Notes: Hamilton County Parks & Recreation Board 10/17/2022

Meeting AgendaMonday, Oct. 17, 2022 at 6 p.m.HCPR Administration Building, 400 Lafayette Road, Noblesville Call to Order Approval of Sept. 19, 2022 Minutes Finance Report: Approval of Payroll Approval of Claims Committee Reports Foundation Update Old Business: Project updates HC Farms and Bray Family Homestead Park Master Plans Coxhall Gardens Williams House update Campground Water…

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Aspire Indiana Health CEO Barbara Scott to Retire

Aspire Indiana Health President & CEO Barbara Scott, whose 36-year legacy saw the healthcare nonprofit grow from a small behavioral health company to a major regional provider of fully integrated healthcare services, has announced her intention to retire. Scott plans to serve through the end of the current fiscal year, June 2023, which will allow…

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Ivy Tech Names Chancellor for Kokomo Campus

Ivy Tech Community College has selected Ethan Heicher as the next Chancellor for its Kokomo campus. Heicher, who has served as Ivy Tech Kokomo’s Interim Chancellor since January, was previously the campus’s Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He has been with the College since 2009, where he began as a professor of English and chair…

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Many Hoosier Republicans Are Refusing to Debate

In 2019, Republican General Assembly leaders declined to pass legislation that would have created an independent redistricting commission. In 2021, they drew congressional and legislative maps that burnished the lop-sided GOP advantage that has them controlling 71 of the 100 House seats and 39 of the 50 Senate districts. Last summer, they passed Senate Enrolled…

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Autumn Came Late This Year

My husband, Peter, and I are spending time “up north” with my parents at their cabin by the lake. Fall is late this year. I mentioned this to Peter on the drive north. “Aren’t the leaves supposed to change color at the same time every year?” I asked. “I thought they changed when the days…

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