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Hamilton County Emergency Management
It is time to prepare for severe weather season, and Governor Eric Holcomb proclaimed March 12-18, 2023, to be Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The statewide tornado drill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, at approximately 10:15 a.m. To prepare for the drill, Hamilton County Emergency Management will resume the weekly sounding of the outdoor warning…
Read MoreHyperion Players’ ‘God of Carnage’ opens Friday
Photo courtesy of Hyperion Players Hyperion Players’ Adam Fike (from left), Haley Glickman, Kristin Hilger and Aaron Henze make up the cast of “God of Carnage,” which is on stage Friday through Sunday at The Switch Theatre at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers. Tickets are $12 and available at https://hyperionplayers.com and at the door.…
Read MoreOutdoor Warning Siren Testing
Hamilton County Emergency Management (HCEM) will resume the weekly testing of the outdoor warning sirens on Friday, March 10, at 11:00 a.m. The sirens will also sound during the statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 15, at approximately 10:15 a.m. Emergency Management encourages everyone to exercise your plan by going to your safe place during…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: March 07, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 7:06 a.m.SET: 6:43 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 48 °FLOW: 37 °F Today is…:• Purim• National Cereal Day• Peace Corps Day What Happened On This Day:• 1965 Police brutally attack civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama. Scores of demonstrators were injured, and the day entered history books as Bloody Sunday. The event helped to shift public…
Read MoreCollar Named Husky Hero
Marianne Collar, a third-grade teacher at Hamilton Heights Elementary School, has been named as a Husky Hero for January. Collar has also been instrumental in making important contributions in STEM learning, as a volleyball coach, and in directing musical performances. She is the type of educator who motivates her students to dream BIG and learn…
Read MoreSmile
What makes Les Reinhardt smile? “The creative arts,” said the 42-year-old Fishers resident. She is executive director of Fishers Arts Council and operations manager for Nickel Plate Arts in Noblesville. She joined the Fishers Arts Council board in 2018 as treasurer; it’s been an all-volunteer group since 2005. At Nickel Plate Arts, where she works…
Read MoreCSO Announces Change To March 11 & 12 ‘Best of John Williams’ Performances
Carmel Symphony Orchestra under Artistic Director Janna Hymes has announced a change to its Best of John Williams tribute concerts on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 at the Palladium. “Due to the failure of our contractor to secure licensing rights to the requisite film clips, the concerts will proceed with the glorious John…
Read MoreNFD Firefighter Todd Amstutz To Retire
The Noblesville Fire Department will be holding a retirement ceremony to recognize Firefighter Todd Amstutz for his 20 years of service to the citizens of Noblesville. In addition to being a firefighter and EMT, he spent 13 years on the dive rescue team and was a member of the honor guard. Amstutz plans to move…
Read MoreSuperintendent Joins In Event
Noblesville Schools Superintendent Dan Hile participated Saturday morning in the district’s Test Drive a Bus event. The public was invited to drive a bus in the safety of the Transportation Center parking lot while learning about the paid training, flexible schedule, and competitive salary and benefits offered to Noblesville Schools bus drivers.
Read MoreGardeners Asked To Be Vigilant This Spring For Invasive Jumping Worms
While earthworms in the spring are a happy sight for gardeners, an invasive worm species is wreaking havoc for landowners and gardeners in southern Indiana. Robert Bruner, Purdue Extension’s exotic forest pest specialist, describes jumping worms, an invasive species to North America in the genus Amynthas: “Traditionally, when we see earthworms, they are deep in…
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