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April, 2021

• 13 April

  Hendricks County Health Department announces mass vaccination clinic to be held this Saturday

  

  [Hendricks County, IN] – The Hendricks County Health Department will be holding a mass vaccination clinic on April 17th from 11AM-6PM for all interested and eligible individuals. This clinic will be held at White Lick Elementary School in Brownsburg, located at 1400 S Odell St, Brownsburg, IN 46112. Hendricks County, …

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• 13 April

  IMPD detectives apprehend suspect believed to be involved in multiple thefts

  

  INDIANAPOLIS – On April 1, 2021, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) detectives apprehended a suspect believed to be involved in multiple thefts.  Duncan Conklin On March 18, 2021, IMPD North District officers were dispatched to a local business to report the theft of a catalytic converter from a work truck. …

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• 13 April

  Planting season is here; stay alert on rural roads this spring

  

  INDIANA (April 12, 2021) – Spring weather is here and farmers are beginning to plant their crops across the state’s 15 million acres of farmland. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and several state agencies are reminding Hoosier motorists to be alert, be courteous and be patient when they encounter farm …

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• 13 April

  Overnight patching operations begin this week on I-70 west of State Road 39

  

  HENDRICKS AND MORGAN COUNTIES, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces patching operations will begin this week on I-70 westbound between the 51-59 mile markers.  Our INDOT maintenance crews will close the right lane in the area they will be working beginning tonight, Monday, April 12 through Thursday, April …

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• 13 April

  ORV accident claims life of Danville man

  

  Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred Friday night in Hendricks County. At approximately 10 p.m., responders were dispatched to private property near the 7300 block of West U.S. 36 near Danville. On the scene, responders located Chase Lynch, 20, of Danville, unresponsive. Lynch was …

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• 13 April

  Carmel Symphony concludes Masterworks season with concert at the Palladium – April 24th

  

  CARMEL IN — Carmel Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concludes its Masterworks season on Saturday evening, April 24 with a combination live audience and streaming event at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. The 7:30 pm program will feature: • Marriage of Figaro Overture (Mozart) • Pavane (Faure) • …

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• 13 April

  SBA Deadline is Approaching for Indiana Businesses Affected by 2020 Heavy Rainfall and Flooding to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans

  

  ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Indiana that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and private nonprofit organizations affected by heavy rainfall and flooding on June 27, 2020. The application deadline is …

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• 13 April

  Alzheimer’s Association applauds signing of bill requiring state dementia plan

  

  House Bill 1177, which requires the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration Division of Aging to develop a strategic dementia plan, has been signed into law by Governor Eric Holcomb.   HB1177 passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. It was authored by Rep. Gregory Porter (D-Indianapolis) and co-authored by Rep. Ethan …

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• 13 April

  Indiana Extends Application Period for Small Business Restart Grant Program

  

  INDIANAPOLIS  – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced a significant expansion of the Indiana Small Business Restart Grant that will add $60 million to the program, tripling the total allocation, and allow small businesses to seek reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred between March 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. The program, which …

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• 7 April

  Brownsburg High School student body president among three area seniors recognized as IASP Indiana Academic All-Stars

  

  The student body president at Brownsburg High School is among three Hendricks County high school seniors that have been named Indiana Academic All-Stars by the Indiana Association of School Principals. Marlee Yancey Marlee Yancey represents Team 2021 at Brownsburg High School.  Marlee is also student body president at BHS and …

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• 7 April

  Steuerwald’s bill supporting local law enforcement crosses finish line

  

  STATEHOUSE (April 7, 2021) – House Enrolled Act 1006 sailed through the legislative process, unanimously supported at every step by state lawmakers. Now with the governor’s signature, State Rep. Greg Steuerwald’s (R-Avon) bill supporting law enforcement and boosting accountability and transparency in policing is law. The new law is backed …

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• 7 April

  Town of Brownsburg’s First Public Art Project to be Unveiled April 10

  

  The Brownsburg community is invited to meet the newest “resident” of Williams Park at the unveiling of the first public art sculpture on park grounds. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. on Sat., April 10 at 940 S. Locust Lane. The sculpture – a whimsical human-size bee playing a violin …

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• 6 April

  Indy Music Strategy Presents 3 Year Plan

  

  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Today, the Indy Music Strategy Committee presents a 3-year music strategy to serve as the city’s first economic development initiative focused on Indianapolis’s diverse and growing music industry. International music policy consultancy Sound Diplomacy was hired to support the Indy Music Strategy Committee by providing data, research …

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• 6 April

  IMPD quickly apprehends armed robbery suspects on the north side

  

  INDIANAPOLIS –  On Friday, April 2, 2021, at approximately 4:44 pm, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) North District middle shift officers responded to an armed robbery of a person in the 2700 block of E 38th Street. The victim stated that he was robbed by two individuals, one of them …

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• 6 April

  Fire on Owen-Putnam State Forest is quickly contained

  

  (Cloverdale) Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fire that occurred yesterday afternoon on Owen-Putnam State Forest and was completely contained by early evening. At approximately 2 p.m., a Putnam County resident called 911 and reported a large amount of smoke behind his residence near the intersection of County Road 1050 …

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