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The Times photo by Betsy Reason Hamilton County 4-H’ers joined in a Bicentennial Groundbreaking at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville Thursday morning with Hamilton County Commissioners Mark Heirbrandt, Christine Altman and Steve Dillinger, Hamilton County Council liaison Sue Maki, County Extension Director Susan L. Peterson and Hamilton County Extension Board president Jane Sipe.…

What makes Gary Reynolds smile? “Life. God is good. Everything is good,” said the 80-year-old Noblesville resident, who was recognized Thursday morning at the Bicentennial Groundbreaking of a new event center, The Silos at 37, to be constructed at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, which will be renovated, expanded and modernized, the initial phase to…

On July 12, Evelyn Keever and her family rolled into Washington DC on their bikes after completing a 10-day, 335-mile ride from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The ride consisted of 150 miles on the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail that runs between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Maryland, crossing the Eastern Continental Divide, and then 185 miles on the…

Ridhi Dondeti, Carmel, is one of 94 high school seniors selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation July 22-29 in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, has provided exceptional civic education to thousands of students, teaching them about how the federal government works. Dondeti is one of two participants who will…

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 6:34 a.m.SET: 9:13 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 80 °FLOW: 63 °F Today is… • Legal Drinking Age Day• National Junk Food Day• National Be Someone Day What Happened On This Day: • 2011 STS-135 lands. This space shuttle was the 135th and the last space shuttle flight of American Space Shuttle program.• 1983…

The Biden-Harris Administration has approved 804,000 borrowers for $39 billion in federal student loans for automatic discharge this summer. Eligible borrowers will not have to take any action to receive this income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness. In Indiana, 19,470 borrowers will receive $932.80 million in IDR forgiveness in the coming weeks. Below is a statement President…

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help small business owners integrate digital tools into their businesses. The Small Business Technological Advancement Act would clarify that small businesses can utilize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) loan program to finance technology that supports…

2023 World’s Best Awards, Top 10 Favorite Domestic Airports. The Indianapolis International Airport has once again made the list of Travel + Leisure’s top airports, with thousands of readers ranking it as a top favorite domestic airport in the magazine’s 2023 World’s Best Awards. Travel + Leisure readers pick their Top 10 Favorite Domestic Airports…

Westfield Washington Schools is pleased to announce that Stacey Swan will assume the role of principal of Westfield Middle School. The position opened up when the former principal, Mike Hall, became the director of operations within the district. Most recently, Swan served as principal at Fall Creek Junior High School in Hamilton Southeastern since June…

The Fishers Police Department is hosting an Open-House to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1, from 5-7 pm. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and work. Many neighborhoods celebrate the end of summer…