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Noblesville Favorite Son Steve Wariner in Concert WANT To Go: An Intimate Evening With Steve Wariner takes place at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets start at $35 and go up to $75. The 1,500-seat Palladium Concert Hall will likely sell out so those planning to go should purchase…
Read MoreCarmel Lays Out 2025 Construction Schedule
The City of Carmel is pleased to provide the following anticipated schedule for our 2025 road construction season. These projects include new roundabouts, improvements to some of our main arteries, storm water collection and a continued effort to grow our bicycle and pedestrian connectivity throughout the city. Several projects are highlighted below but please review…
Read MoreFrom Serve to Explore: Heights’ Reaching New Heights Program Inspires Students
Hamilton Heights High School students at all grade levels recently took advantage of a variety of career exploration activities to learn more about specialty pathways, jobs, and careers. These activities revolve around the district’s new Reaching New Heights program to better prepare students for college and careers. The freshman class spent their Student Resource Time…
Read MoreSen. Walker Shares Update
Recently, a bill I authored to help Alzheimer’s patients passed out of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions. Senate Bill 220 would require the state employee health plan (SEHP) to provide coverage for groundbreaking new medications that slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. While there are many therapeutic drugs used in the treatment of the…
Read MoreCounty Legislators Open Doors to Potential Pages
Applications are live for the Indiana House Page Program during the 2025 legislative session at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, according to Hamilton County lawmakers. House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said Hoosier students ages 13 to 18 are invited to spend the day assisting lawmakers and staff, touring the Indiana Statehouse and listening in on the…
Read MoreHumane Society Issues Call for Help
The Humane Society for Hamilton County is racing against time to protect dozens of dogs from the brutal cold after a heating system failure in two of its kennels. With freezing weather gripping the region, HSHC is calling on the community to open their hearts and homes to temporarily foster cold dogs in need. “This…
Read MoreGrand Park Plan A Blueprint for Future
The City of Westfield has announced the Grand Park District Master Plan, a visionary blueprint designed to enhance and expand the existing Grand Park Sports Campus. The plan introduces three key destinations and various innovative design elements, creating a lively destination that seamlessly blends sports, recreation, business, and the community. The Master Plan is set…
Read MoreBe a Weather Watching Gardener
by Melinda Myers Each gardening season seems to offer new growing challenges. Our gardens are exposed to more drastic and variable weather with changing weather patterns. Floods, droughts, wind, temperature extremes, and unseasonable weather episodes can have immediate and long-term impacts on our plants. Monitoring and noting these occurrences will help you diagnose immediate and…
Read MoreExpert Tips for Staying Healthy This Winter
What older adults and caregivers need to know (Family Features) As the colder winter weather settles in, rates of respiratory illnesses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV can rise. These infections pose higher risks for older adults and can cause severe illness and hospitalization. “We all like to gather indoors in the winter because of the…
Read MoreWhere’s Chuck? Getting Ready to Retire
WTHR-TV Channel 13, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Indianapolis and the news-gathering partner of The Paper of Montgomery County and the Noblesville Times, recently shared that meteorologist, Chuck Lofton, whose 40-year career at the station has made a lasting impact on the central Indiana community, is going to retire in June. Lofton joined WTHR-TV with…
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