Sept 14, 2017–Vigo County—This morning just before 8:00, members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, executed a Vigo County search warrant at 2415 North 13 ½ Street in Terre Haute. Investigators were acting on a tip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about …
Read More »$9.6 million awarded to recruit teachers in high-need subjects and schools
INDIANAPOLIS – Sixteen grants totaling $9,600,840 were awarded to organizations and colleges to support programs that recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools with teacher shortages in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced today. This is the third round of grants …
Read More »East Main Street in Danville now closed for roundabout construction
The Greater Danville Chamber of Commerce is letting area residents know that East Main Street (Old US 36) is closed due to the construction of the roundabout. DO NOT TAKE OLD 36/EAST MAIN STREET. Motorists travelling from the East are asked to take Rockville Road heading into Danville and turn …
Read More »I-70 Patching will close lanes near Plainfield Overnight Next Week
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce I-70 eastbound and westbound traffic will have overnight lane closures from nearly one half of one mile west of State Road 267 (Exit 66) to just over two mile east of there. The lane closures begin Monday, September 18 …
Read More »Hendricks Power Linemen to Assist in Hurricane Recovery
Crew deploys to Georgia Tuesday Avon, IN – Hendricks Power sent four linemen and equipment to assist in Hurricane Irma recovery efforts. The storm has created widespread property damage with more than 6 million without power in the southeastern part of the country. An estimated 60 Indiana electric cooperative linemen …
Read More »Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff on Monday for Patriot Day
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags at state facilities across Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, September 11, 2017. Governor Holcomb also asks businesses and residents statewide to lower …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Appoints New State Personnel Department Director
Sept 7, 2017–INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announcement that Indiana State Personnel Department (INSPD) Interim-Director Britni Saunders will become INSPD Director effective Sept. 11, 2017. Saunders replaces Brandye Hendrickson, who left the department in July to become deputy administrator with the Federal Highway Administration. “Britni is an …
Read More »Plainfield Clerk-Treasurer Wesley Bennett to be state’s next DLGF commissioner
INDIANAPOLIS (August 18, 2017) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced that Plainfield Clerk-Treasurer Wesley Bennett will serve as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) beginning Sept. 5. Current DLGF Commissioner Courtney Schaafsma has been nominated by Indiana Office of Management and Budget Director Micah Vincent to …
Read More »West Nile Virus Found in Mosquitoes in Hendricks County
HENDRICKS COUNTY – Public health officials from the Hendricks County Health Department continue to encourage county residents to protect themselves from West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases after multiple mosquito pool samples have tested positive for the virus. “It’s important to remember that we’re in the peak West Nile …
Read More »AMBER Alert issued in connection with Brownsburg shooting
The Brownsburg Police Department is investigating the abduction of three children from Indianapolis, Indiana. Johnson Garcia is a 2 year old Hispanic male, 2 feet 11 inches, 33 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Christhian Garcia is a 5 year old Hispanic male, 3 feet 7 inches tall, 40 …
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