Brownsburg – It’s the last weekend of the 2018 Indiana State Fair as well as the Dairy Bar by the American Dairy Association of Indiana. That’s where you can get the inside-out grilled cheese. ADAI’s Jeanie Browning talked with WYRZ on opening day to tell us what she enjoyed making …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb names Lighty as new Executive Director of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration
INDIANAPOLIS (August 16, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced that he has selected S. Chandler Lighty to be the new executive director of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration. Lighty will begin his new position on August 27. Since February 2016, Lighty has served as the Director of the …
Read More »Donnelly, Group of Senators Urge Administration Not to Abandon Financial Protections for Servicemembers
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to protect soldiers and their families from abusive financial practices, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, helped lead 48 other Senators in urging the Administration in a letter not to abandon its duty to protect our servicemembers and …
Read More »Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announces new Director of Broadband Opportunities
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 16, 2018) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced Scott Rudd will serve as the state’s new director of broadband opportunities, effective Aug. 20, 2018. Rudd most recently operated as the town manager and economic development director for the town of Nashville, Ind. There he oversaw seven town commissions, three …
Read More »Hendricks County Soil & Water Conservation District Fall Tree Sale Opens
Orders are now being taken for the annual Fall Tree Sale of the Hendricks County Soil & Water Conservation District. Native trees and shrubs container-grown locally can be planted in the fall and will continue growing until the winter freeze. In the spring, their established root systems resume growing quickly. …
Read More »Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities to meet in New Albany and Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS—The next meetings of the Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in New Albany, and Wednesday, Aug. 29, in Indianapolis. The meeting in New Albany will take place at Indiana University Southeast in the …
Read More »Ten Arrested on Warrants Related to Illegal Drug Activity
Greene-Sullivan Counties-For nearly the last four months, Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section investigators and the Greene County Drug Task Force have been working tips and other investigative information related to illegal drug activity in the Greene and Sullivan County area. At the conclusion of the investigation, felony arrest warrants …
Read More »Huntington Bank Foundation grants $25K to Indy Chamber Childcare Project ‘The Village:’
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Huntington Bank Foundation has awarded the Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative (BOI) a $25,000 planning grant. “The Village” project concept is to develop a comprehensive, scalable plan that makes quality, home-based child care accessible and available in low-to-moderate income (LMI) neighborhoods in Marion County with emphasis on partnerships …
Read More »Donnelly Meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Donnelly talked with Judge Kavanaugh about his judicial philosophy, his experience working in the George W. Bush Administration and as a judge, and his thoughts on judicial independence in …
Read More »Lt. Governor Crouch hosts first-ever Diversity in Agriculture Day
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 15, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch gathered partners from various state and federal offices, private businesses and local universities to speak with students from two Indiana high schools on the importance of diversity in agriculture. Indiana Public School Arsenal Tech’s STAR Academy and Thea Bowman Leadership Academy …
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