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‘23 4-H Queen Will Reign Over Fair This Week
By: Betsy Reason Avery Williams is the newly crowned Miss Hamilton County 4-H Fair 2023 Queen. “It’s such an exciting moment,” said the Llama Trekkers 4-H Club member, the daughter of Tobin and Nicole Williams, after being crowned 4-H Fair Queen on Friday night at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville. Master of ceremonies was Adam…
Read More2024 Subaru Crosstrek Is Better Than A Stolen Swiss Army Knife
By Casey Williams I’m often asked what would be a good affordable car that can carry all of someone’s stuff, get decent gas mileage, carry family and friends, handle winter weather and…last forever. That sounds like the stolen Swiss Army Knife of cars, able to do everything and cost nothing. But, the Subaru Crosstrek often…
Read MoreAfter A Half Century, An Amicable Divorce For IUPUI
By BRIAN A. HOWEY For the past half-century, the state’s two Big 10 universities shared the Indianapolis market with a Frankenstein approach that yielded “IUPUI.” Last month, Indiana and Purdue universities participated in a cordial divorce, with the two universities going their separate ways, albeit while preparing to live across the street from each other…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“All the Flowers” I was reluctant to come back from Mexico this spring, knowing it would still be cold and wet and cloudy. But I’d gotten used to looking for pretty things while in Mexico. I wanted to share the festivals and the art and the colors. I’d been taking pictures and sharing them on…
Read More“Cold Sores” More Specifically, Herpes Simplex
By: John Roberts People use the term “cold sore” to describe different types of lesions that occur on the lips or inside the mouth. I’m not sure of the origin of the term, but I presume that it came into being to describe sores that sometimes appear when a person is suffering from an illness…
Read MoreSpartz Offers Insights And Updates
By: Victoria Spartz Oversight of the FBI This week, the House Judiciary Committee conducted an oversight hearing of the FBI with Director Wray. Rep. Spartz raised alarming concerns with FBI’s warrantless surveillance of Americans, censorship, intimidation and politicization. Following the hearing, Rep. Spartz sent a letter requesting a briefing to explain the agency’s collaboration with…
Read MoreAll Roads (Seem To) Lead To Construction.
By: Betsy Reason It seems like everywhere we go, there is road construction in Noblesville, Fishers and Westfield. Whenever I get ready to go anywhere lately, I make sure to map out our route ahead of time to avoid construction and save time. For instance, when we go to Conner Prairie, we try to avoid…
Read MoreBubba Has, Um, Well, Problems
By: Tim Timmons “Timmons, I can’t remember being this down.” The voice on the other end of the phone was clearly Bubba Castiron, a guy I loosely call a friend and one who is about 47 cards short of a full deck. Normally, he calls and tries some gimmick with a fake voice that takes…
Read MoreFrom Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn The Noblesville Township Quiz It’s July, which means a new township is being highlighted by the Bicentennial Commission. This month the focus turns to Noblesville Township. How well do you know the center of Hamilton County? 1. Who was the “Morse” of Morse Reservoir? 2. True or False — Horseshoe Prairie, site…
Read MoreNew American Legion Will Have Public Tours During Saturday Ice Cream Social
By: Betsy Reason Along South Eighth Street in Old Town Noblesville, flags representing all branches of the military service are now flying high next to an historic cannon that was recently moved to its new home. The Noblesville American Legion Frank Huntzinger Post. No. 45 opened July 1 at 273 S. Eighth St., on the…
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