On Monday, January 8, 2018, Hendricks Regional Health expands their services to the individuals, families and businesses in Brownsburg and surrounding areas with the official opening of the brand new Brownsburg Hospital. The 100,000 square-foot hospital, located at 5492 North Ronald Reagan Parkway, combines a modern healthcare delivery model with …
Read More »Four Injured on I-70 Crash near Plainfield Friday
Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, troopers from the Indianapolis State Police Post and area emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on I-70 near the SR 267 exit. Troopers arrived to find a Honda Accord and Saturn passenger car scattered across the interstate. According to witness accounts the west bound …
Read More »Hendricks Power Awards Hendricks Regional Health Nearly $42,000
Avon, IN – Hendricks Power continues finding ways to save members money and become more energy efficient, with support from Wabash Valley Power Association. Hendricks Regional Health was awarded nearly $42,000 for taking advantage of our POWER MOVES rebates in 2017. During construction of its new Brownsburg facility, Hendricks …
Read More »Wrong-Way Driver Killed in I-465 Crash
January 4, 2018–The Indiana State Police are investigating an early morning crash on east-bound I-465 that has claimed the life of one driver. Troopers and emergency personnel were dispatched to the 31.1 mile marker around 5:30 a.m. for a head-on collision between a car and a semi tractor-trailer. Officers arrived …
Read More »2018 Indiana State of the State Address Will be Tuesday, January 9
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb will deliver his second State of the State Address Tuesday, January 9, 2018, in the chamber of the Indiana House of Representatives. The address will be broadcast live statewide. More information for media set-up will follow in the days ahead. WHAT: …
Read More »IU West Announces “It’s a Girl!” as first baby is born in 2018!
AVON, Ind. – Long after the ball dropped in Times Square, IU Health West Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2018. Labor and delivery caregivers delivered this first bundle of joy—a baby girl—at 11:06 pm on January 1. BreAnna Strickland and Dee Smith of Indianapolis met their child, D’mazzi …
Read More »Passerby Flags Down Putnamville Trooper for Medical Emergency
December 30, 2017–Putnam County—Yesterday afternoon at 2:50, Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Trooper Yan Dravigne was flagged down in the westbound lanes of US 40 near County Road 300 East for a medical emergency. A passerby, Indiana Department of Corrections Supervisor Kevin Orme, noticed a black 2002 Dodge pickup …
Read More »Suspects Arrested in Farmersburg Bank Robbery Investigation
Sullivan County—On Friday, December 29, 2017, officers from the Indiana State Police and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men investigators believe is responsible for the December 26, 2017 robbery of the First Financial Bank in Farmersburg. Steven L. Perry II, age 21, of Terre Haute, IN. was taken …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards & Commissions
December 29, 2017–INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions. Indiana Civil Rights Commission The governor made one new appointment to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission: Rev. James Jackson (Indianapolis), pastor at Fervent Prayer Church, will join the commission. His term expires …
Read More »Governor Holcomb authorizes pay-for-performance raises in 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (December 29, 2017) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today sent a message to state employees authorizing performance-based increases following the completion of performance evaluations in January 2018. Employees who meet expectations will receive a 2 percent raise; employees who exceed expectations will receive a 3 percent raise, and employees …
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