Brian Scott

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Crash on I-65 in Indianapolis Snarls Traffic All Day

Indianapolis, IN – A four vehicle crash spanned both directions of I-65 near 30th Street and caused major traffic congestion throughout the entire afternoon. Just before 10 o’clock this morning emergency crews were called to the scene of a large crash scene and 911 callers were reporting an overhead sign had …

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Hendricks County Community Foundation Awards over $64,000 in Grants

At the December Board meeting, the Hendricks County Community Foundation’s Board of Directors approved grants totaling over $64,000 to organizations serving every corner of Hendricks County. These grants were made from the Community Foundation’s largest unrestricted fund, the Deedee Daniel Opportunity Fund, as well as from its 35 Family Legacy …

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Beam Straightening Scheduled For I-465 Bridge At I-865

BOONE COUNTY, Ind.—Indiana Department of Transportation officials met with contractor representatives this morning (JAN 3) at Greenfield District offices to review plans for repairing a damaged bridge beam on Interstate 465 over I-865 on the northwest side of Indianapolis in Boone County. Nighttime operations requiring lane closures are tentatively scheduled …

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Culver’s Comes to Brownsburg

Ribbon cutting at Culver’s in Brownsburg. Pictured: Rick White, Allan Bolante, Ann Doerflinger Hathaway, Rachel Goodnight, Jared Goodnight, Mike Arnould, Brian Hartsell, Greg Anderson. Watch a video of the ceremony here. Brownsburg – The last day of 2018 saw the opening of the first Culvers in Brownsburg. Several members from …

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Indiana Department of Education Releases 2018 Graduation Rates

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today released the 2018 state graduation rate. In 2018, Indiana’s waiver graduation rate was 88.1 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 80.78 percent. In 2017, the waiver graduation rate was 87.19 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.10 percent.   “With the …

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Plainfield Launches Community of Values Resident Award

The Town of Plainfield is known as “A Community of Values”. It is a 27-year long correlation. The Community of Values Program was organized in 1991 by Dr. Jerry Holifield, Superintendent of the Plainfield Community School Corporation. Plainfield Police Chief Jack Miller and several members of the community from different …

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Clarksburg Woman’s Body Recovered from Creek

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the apparent drowning death of a Clarksburg woman after her vehicle left the roadway and entered Pipe Creek. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the victim, Carol Jackson, 63, Clarksburg, was recovered by Indiana Conservation Officer safety divers downstream of the vehicle and was pronounced deceased …

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Trooper Escapes Serious Crash in Hendricks County with Minor Injuries

Hendricks County– Monday afternoon, at approximately 1:47 p.m., an Indiana State Police Trooper escaped a serious single-vehicle accident with minor injuries on Interstate-70 near the 60-mile marker. Preliminary investigation indicates that Master Trooper DuJuan Presley-McFadden, a 20-year veteran of the Indiana State Police, was responding to a crash at the …

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