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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Fairgoers to Celebrate the 2019 Indiana State Fair “Heroes in the Heartland” presented by Indiana Donor Network
January 3, 2019, INDIANAPOLIS, IN – To pay tribute to the heroism of everyday Hoosiers, the Indiana State Fair announces that its 2019 theme is HEROES IN THE HEARTLAND presented by Indiana Donor Network. Throughout the 17-day event, slated for August 2 -18, the Indiana State Fair will salute Hoosier …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Holtsclaw Elected President of Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc.
(INDIANAPOLIS – January 2, 2019) Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod D. Holtsclaw will serve as president of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. during 2019 after being nominated by the Association’s Board of Directors and elected by Association members during a recent meeting in December. Holtsclaw, who served as President-Elect …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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