The Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity offers programming designed to assist individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups in pursuing legal careers. Applications for the ICLEO program that begins in summer 2023 are now available and due by March 10, 2023. ICLEO offers students a preparatory institute the summer before the …
Read More »Indiana Attorney General secures more than $15.7 million for Indiana as part of multistate settlement with e-cigarette maker JUUL
Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs Inc. will pay Indiana more than $15.7 million to settle allegations that the company deliberately marketed its products to minors despite the unlawfulness of selling e-cigarettes to children or adolescents. “My team and I fight daily to protect Hoosiers …
Read More »Area lawmakers: State sends over $2M to accelerate local road improvements
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 7, 2022) – More than $2 million is headed to Hendricks County communities to accelerate road and bridge improvements, according tolocal legislators. State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) said the local funding from the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program is for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, …
Read More »Indiana Board of Education Approves Three New Locally Created Graduation Pathways, Provides Indiana GPS Update
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved new graduation pathway options at three Indiana schools. Additionally, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) provided an update to SBOE on the upcoming release of the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (Indiana GPS) dashboard.Locally-Created Graduation Pathways Locally-created graduation pathways support …
Read More »Indiana DOR Reminds Nonprofits About Upcoming Tax Changes
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) wants to remind nonprofit organizations about changes to how they file their annual report with the agency and how they will access sales tax exemption certificates beginning next year. Earlier this year, Indiana General Assembly passed new legislation revising the filing frequency …
Read More »Plainfield Students Benefit from $8,000 Community Foundation Grant
The Hendricks County Community Foundation awarded the Plainfield Youth Assistance Program (PYAP) a grant for $8000 to assist with programming opportunities for youth in PYAP that need individualized services. The grant provided support for 15 students completing the year-long PYAP Mentorship Program, 32 students registering at Richard A. Carlucci Recreation …
Read More »Visit Hendricks County CEO Celebrates 20 Years in Tourism Role
DANVILLE, IN (December 1, 2022) –A Hendricks County tourism professional, who has spent two decades putting the county on the tourism map, celebrated her 20th year with Visit Hendricks County this month. Jaime Bohler Smith Visit Hendricks County Executive Director/CEO Jaime Bohler Smith’s work has made a difference locally in …
Read More »I-465 Crash Claims a Brownsburg Man’s Life
Indianapolis, IN – This morning, at 3:08 a.m., Indiana State Police Dispatchers began receiving several 911 calls reporting a serious crash on I-465 near the 3.2 mile marker of westbound I-465. It was reported that two people were entrapped in the wreckage and both were unresponsive. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan …
Read More »Hendricks County Community Foundation Announces New Community Calendar
The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) is excited to announce its new online Hendricks Community Calendar. HCCF conducted a county-wide needs assessment in 2019 which identified the top 20 community issues facing Hendricks County. One of the top issues was a lack of community-wide communication vehicles to inform everyone. In …
Read More »IMPD homicide detectives arrest suspect following Thursday afternoon homicide
INDIANAPOLIS- On Thursday, November 10, 2022, just before 12:00 p.m., IMPD North District officers responded to 3415 Grant Ave. for a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and located an adult female with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported …
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