Brownsburg — Brownsburg Town Council elected 2020 officers and announced several appointments to the municipality’s boards and commissions. The council named Ward 5 representative Travis Tschaenn as president and Ward 1 representative Dennis Dawes will serve as vice-president this year. Ryan De Young was appointed to the Economic Development Commission, Robert …

INDIANAPOLIS (January 7, 2020) — Candidates seeking public office this year may begin filing their declarations of candidacy for the 2020 Primary Election tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8. Candidates for federal or state office will file with the Secretary of State or Indiana Election Division. Local candidates will file with the …

HENDRICKS COUNTY – In 2019, 22 law enforcement officers from 9 area agencies throughout Hendricks County were trained in the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) program. The CIT program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health and addiction professionals, individuals who live with mental illness and/or addiction disorders, their …

INDIANAPOLIS — Ever wonder how the taxes paid to the State of Indiana are utilized? The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is embarking on a communications campaign in collaboration with 12 other state agencies throughout 2020 to answer that question. While DOR administers all state taxes, determining where these funds …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that claimed the life of the operator. At 8:35 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 7000 block of South River Bottom Road in Hanover, in Jefferson County. Cory Garver, 35, of Madison, was pronounced deceased at the scene by …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today released the 2019 state graduation rate. In 2019, Indiana’s graduation rate was 87.29 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 76.73 percent. In 2018, Indiana’s graduation rate was 88.1 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.78 percent. “Every day, school administrators …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today released the Federal 2018-2019 School Accountability Ratings. Over 56 percent of high schools and 53 percent of elementary and middle schools received a rating of Meets Expectations or Exceeds Expectations. Due to differences between federal and state accountability requirements, for the …

INDIANAPOLIS(January 3, 2020) — Secretary of State Connie Lawson today announced that 23 percent or 645,458 of the 2,851,245 Hoosiers who were eligible to vote in the November 5, 2019 municipal general election cast a ballot. Not all Hoosier voters were eligible to vote in the November 5 municipal elections. …

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 6, 2020) – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the end of a third consecutive, record-breaking year for economic development in Indiana, with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) securing 296 commitments from companies to locate or grow in the state. Together, these businesses plan to invest more than …

Brownsburg — The Town of Brownsburg welcomes two new members to its administrative staff. Al Geans has been named as Assistant Town Manager and Debbie Cook will serve as the municipality’s Economic Development Director.  Geans has more than 10 years of leadership experience specifically in local government and nonprofit operations …