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Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:39 a.m.SET: 7:36 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 77 °FLOW: 59 °F Today is…: • National Drink Beer Day• Read a Child a Book You Like Day• National Good Neighbor Day What Happened On This Day: • 1995 Israel and PLO Sign the Oslo II Accords. The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and…

The Noblesville 2024 Civil City budget was introduced to the Common Council at its Sept. 26 meeting. The budget will be eligible for adoption at the Oct. 24 council meeting. The 2024 proposed Civil City budget totals $116,108,606, with an operational budget of $97,326,759 which excludes bond payments. Mayor Chris Jensen’s budget aligns spending with…

Dear EarthTalk: Why do environmentalists hate fracking so much? Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas. It was invented in the 1940s, but gained popularity in the past two decades, particularly in the U.S. This is because most conventional natural gas reservoirs that can be extracted using traditional methods have…

The superintendent of Hamilton Heights School Corporation, Dr. Derek Arrowood, has been named 2024 Superintendent of the Year for District V by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). Winners are selected by other superintendents in their district who consider the qualifications and accomplishments of area colleagues and their instructional leadership in a time…

Brown County State Park, Indiana’s largest, ranks third on New York Travel Guide’s recently published list of its 15 best state parks for fall foliage. To compile the list, the guide compared more than 600 parks in three categories, including reviews of fall colors, fall photography popularity, and each park’s overall rating. Last December, Brown…

Nickel Plate Arts introduces Noblesville Creates as its new name and brand. Ailithir McGill, the Nickel Plate Arts Director, announced the rebranding alongside Rachael Coverdale, Nickel Plate Arts board member and President of Coverdale Consulting, at their annual gala earlier this month. McGill emphasized how the rebranding is an exciting step as the organization has…

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita urges Indiana consumers to be on the lookout for romance scams approaching the holiday season. “Online dating is a popular route for a lot of people these days in their search for true love,” Rokita said. “In some cases, innocent people are connecting with scammers who lie and cheat them…

Until 11:59pm local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This special enrollment period gives Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other…