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Consumer Alert: Product Recalls in September
Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in September. Consumers should take full advantage of the solutions available for those who purchased the recalled items. “Hoosiers need to know if purchased items are flawed or have the potential to hurt them or their children,” Rokita said. “This…
Read MoreNPA to Recreate ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast
Join Noblesville Preservation Alliance on a journey back in time to a fateful evening in 1938 when many tuned in to hear the horrifying news of an invasion… an alien invasion. In October 1938, Orson Wells and the Mercury Theatre on the Air presented a program that would prove to be one of the most…
Read MoreNickel Plate Arts to Feature Artist Critt Hunter in October
Veteran educator Critt Hunter is Nickel Plate Arts’ featured artist for October. Hunter spent 43 years in education, from teaching art in middle schools to serving as a principal. Hunter recently retired and moved from Kentucky to the Indianapolis area. He says the pandemic pushed him down the path of focusing solely on his own…
Read MoreMoms for Liberty to Share at Life Church
Moms for Liberty of Hamilton County will present “What are our Children Being Exposed to?” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Life Church, 2200 Sheridan Road, Noblesville. Registration is required. The presentation will begin in the classroom, will lead to the halls of the schools and what the schools are celebrating. Then discussion will be about…
Read MoreAuthor of Hidden Gems in Indiana to Sign Books in Carmel, October 25
Author Jamie Ward has a book signing event scheduled in October for 100 Things to Do in Indiana Before You Die, published by Reedy Press. The book signing will take place on Oct. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rose & Lois Coffee, at 7249 E. 146th St., Carmel. The event is free…
Read More‘Our Town’ Continues on Downtown Square
Poet Ape Productions’ performances of the “Our Town” play by Thornton Wilder run through this weekend in downtown Noblesville. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday in Noblesville’s South Alley, accessible from Conner Street, south of the Hamilton County Courthouse; and at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Lacey Building, formerly Kirk Hardware, 848 Logan…
Read MoreGood Fishing: Community Project Brings Art to Downtown Arcadia
Any fin is possible with teamwork. Last Friday, volunteers from Duke Energy, Hamilton Heights and Keep Noblesville Beautiful worked together to paint two aquatic themed crosswalk murals in downtown Arcadia. With a weekly evening farmers market, new splash pad and an incoming brewery, downtown Arcadia’s vibrancy continues to grow. Arcadia Clerk Treasurer Jennifer Pickett wants…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Oct. 4, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:43 a.m.SET: 7:21 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 71 °FLOW: 40 °F Today is…: • National Golf Day • eDay • World Animal Day What Happened On This Day: • 1582 The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII • 1895 Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship • 1957…
Read MoreCenterPoint Energy Unveils New Home Repair Service for Natural Gas Customers
CenterPoint Energy understands that an unexpected home repair can be a big disruption to daily routines and a financial hardship for many of its customers. To help address these concerns, CenterPoint Energy is introducing an optional repair service program to its residential customers in Indiana and Ohio. The program, offered through HomeServe-USA Corp., an independent…
Read MoreThompson Takes Helm of Ways and Means Committee
By Whitney Downard When Richard Allen Thompson started his first term as state representative in 1979, his son Jeffrey Thompson — a recent college graduate — thought, “Someday, I might want to do this.” Twenty years later, after his father (then a state senator) retired in 1996, Jeff Thompson became a representative for some of…
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