INDIANAPOLIS – Yesterday, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Officer Carlos Trincado received the 2018 Latino Coalition Leadership Award, which recognizes exceptional contributions and leadership in the community. The award follows the IMPD’s return to community-based beat policing in April, which allows officers to get out of their cars and build …
Read More »Manufacturers Plan 1,000+ New Jobs in Indiana on National Manufacturing Day
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 5, 2018) – Today, in honor of National Manufacturing Day, 22 companies announced plans to locate in or expand in Indiana, together committing to invest more than $154 million in their Hoosier operations and create up to 1,090 new jobs over the next several years. “Each day, Hoosiers across …
Read More »Pittsboro Community Event Allows Residents to Meet Local Law Enforcement Officers Over a Cup of Coffee
This past Wednesday was the “Coffee with a Cop” event in Pittsboro. The Pittsboro Police Department invited the public to enjoy conversation with coffee and donuts on them, at Flossiemae’s Ice Cream and Coffee shop. You had a choice to stop by in the morning between 9am and 11am. If …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Announces 2017-2018 Child and Adult Care Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today the 2018-2019 income eligibility guidelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Each year, based on federal poverty levels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) updates income eligibility guidelines for meals served at …
Read More »Crowdfunding campaign launched for “Re-Discover Wirth Park” Project
INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland City children and their families will soon be able to enjoy a brand new playground at Wirth Park, thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity. The campaign is led …
Read More »All Pro Dad and Indiana Department of Child Services launch foster care and adoption awareness campaign
INDIANAPOLIS—All Pro Dad is partnering with the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) to encourage families in the state to foster or adopt a child in need of a safe and stable family. Today at Lucas Oil Stadium, Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, DCS director Terry Stigdon, Family First president Mark …
Read More »IMPD Homicide detectives make an arrest for murder from September incident
Dewayne Harper INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives have arrested Dewayne Harper (25), for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of Isaac Beck (37) on 09/07/2018. Just after 9 p.m. on 09/07/2018, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 4300 blk of N Keystone Ave …
Read More »Failure to Yield Results in Crash with Injuries in Sullivan County
Sullivan County—This morning at 9:00, Indiana State Police and Sullivan County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of US 41 at County Road 500 North. Preliminary investigation revealed a black 2012 Dodge Charger, driven by 78-year-old Samuel Dunfee of Sullivan, Indiana was eastbound on CR …
Read More »Swiss-Based dormakaba to Expand Indiana Manufacturing Footprint
The Swiss security and access solutions company, which purchased the Mechanical Security businesses from Stanley Black & Decker in early 2017, will make significant investments to expand and nearly double the size its state-of-the-art facility in Indianapolis. Located on a 50-acre site at 6161 E. 75th St., dormakaba will construct …
Read More »Town of Plainfield’s Engineer Recognized as a Stand-Out Among All Indiana Municipalities
FRENCH LICK, IN –The Town of Plainfield’s Executive Director of Development Services, Tim Belcher, was named the 2018 Ivan H. Brinegar Municipal Management Award winner by Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) at the AIM Ideas Summit in French Lick, Indiana. The Ivan H. Brinegar Municipal Management Award is presented to an …
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