Brian Scott

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Hendricks County Recycling District Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

The Hendricks County Recycling District was recently recognized with a 2024 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at the Indiana Partners for Sustainability’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis for its Lizton Recycling Center. The Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence are Indiana’s most prestigious environmental recognition awards. They are reserved for …

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Hendricks County Burn Ban Now in Effect

The county commissioners determined the risk for fires due to drought conditions was high enough to issue a Disaster Declaration, effective today, September 19th, 2024. This will remain in effect for the next 7 days! They will review the situation next Thursday, September 26th to see if it shall remain …

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Chronic Absenteeism Improves in Indiana for Second Year in a Row, Still Higher than Pre-Pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presented the state’s most recent chronic absenteeism data and unveiled a new Attendance Insights dashboard to the Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE). Recent data shows student attendance is improving, with chronic absenteeism improving for the second consecutive year. “We know that students can only …

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