INDIANAPOLIS (September 27, 2016) — This election is going to the dogs. Canine candidates arrived at Secretary Lawson’s office Tuesday to register to vote for the Indiana Canine Assistance Network “ICAN” election and to shake paws on this National Voter Registration Day. ICAN is holding a special election to choose …
Read More »Hendricks Regional Health announces partnership with Brownsburg Schools
Hendricks Regional Health announces partnership with Brownsburg Schools to offer injury care and prevention education to middle and high school athletes, as well as physician coverage at games. Hendricks Regional Health’s certified athletic trainers care for athletes immediately after an injury. Trainers then work with Hendricks Regional Health sports medicine …
Read More »Annual BEF Drive 4 UR School Event a HUGE Success
Even a torrential downpour in the middle of the event did not deter dedicated BCSC employees and Brownsburg community members from driving a vehicle to raise money for the Brownsburg Education Foundation. With over 450 drivers this year, more than $22,000 was raised during the 2016 Drive 4 UR School …
Read More »Beasley’s Corn Maze – The Great Pumpkin – Opens For the Season!
Danville, IN – Beasley’s Orchard in Danville, Ind., is proud to present an 8-acre Corn Maze celebrating the 50th Anniversary of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” This year’s highly anticipated Corn Maze at Beasley’s Orchard opened on Friday, Sept. 9th and runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October. The …
Read More »Motorcyclist killed in traffic accident on Indianapolis’ south side
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Accident investigators were called to the scene of a fatal accident that claimed the life of a man riding a motorcycle. Just after 5:30 p.m. on 09/19/2016, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 1700 block of W Thompson Rd on reports …
Read More »Man arrested after standoff with police in Brown County State Park
Nashville—Indiana Conservation Officers defused a tense situation Monday night at Brown County State Park that resulted in the arrest of Larry Stearley, 77, of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Stearley’s daughter had called police after receiving disturbing texts from him. Conservation Officers made contact with Stearley in one of the family cabins …
Read More »Coats, Bipartisan Group Urge President to Reject One-Sided Resolutions at the United Nations
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined 87 other senators in sending a bipartisan letter that urges President Obama to continue the longstanding U.S. policy of vetoing any one-sided United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolution that would ultimately make it more difficult for Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate a …
Read More »Governor Pence Issues Statement on Record Labor Force, Number of Employed Hoosiers
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement regarding news that Indiana set all-time highs in total labor force (3,379,290) and total number of employed (3,226,385). The report, issued by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), shows that Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percent to 4.5 percent …
Read More »Indiana Employment Continues to Rise, Unemployment Rate Drops
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 20, 2016) – Indiana businesses added 5,600 new jobs in August, bringing Indiana’s total private sector employment to 2.65 million, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “Indiana’s economy is experiencing incredible momentum right now. The state’s job creators …
Read More »Indiana FSSA launches innovative new website to help families find quality child care
Indianapolis, September 20, 2016 – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) today announced a major step forward in providing a new, online tool to assist families in finding child care and early education providers for their children throughout the state. ChildCareFinder.IN.gov, one of several online enhancements FSSA is …
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