INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – The Indiana Department of Transportation today announced that the route following State Road 37 between Martinsville and Indianapolis best meets the I-69 performance measures while minimizing cost and impacts to the human and natural environment. INDOT Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson joined Indiana Economic Development Corporation president …

Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for 55-year-old Jesus Cardenas. He has been formally charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Death as a Level 5 Felony. The suspect is alleged to have operated a motor vehicle, which struck and killed Maurice Hamler on March 21, 2016.  Detectives located a vehicle, …

Indiana’s state parks are looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts in exchange for free camping during their service. Hosts work a minimum of 20 hours per week. The volunteer period varies at parks, based on the number of applicants and on the amount and type of work required. …

DANVILLE, IN (March 24, 2016) — The Porch is a tearoom located in the refurbished one-room schoolhouse formerly known as District #5 Jordan School.  This school was open to first through eighth grade students from 1856 through 1929. In an effort to help Hendricks County celebrate Indiana’s 200 years of …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – It’s a big election year. Are you registered to vote? If you want to have your say, you must register. Register by April 4th to be able to vote in the May 3rd primary election. Hoosiers can register to vote online by using the Indiana …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce a bridge rehabilitation project on U.S. 36 just over one half mile west of Old State Road 267 in Avon will restrict traffic to one 15’ lane in each direction on the bridge over Lingeman Creek beginning on or …

Long before Thelma & Louise rode off in their ’66 Thunderbird convertible, there were the Gypsy Coeds. In the mid 1930s and early 40s, this group of fiercely independent young ladies would pack themselves and a few belongings into Darlene Dorgan’s silver 1926 Model T Touring Car (dubbed the Silver …

The Town of Avon announced that construction on Avon Ave will begin April 4, 2016. Project limits will be from the north side of US 36 / Avon Ave to 530’ north of White Oak Dr (Oak Bend Subdivision). Project entails asphalt base repair, asphalt resurfacing, storm pipe installation, and …

Putnamville—Troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post concluded their participation in the statewide safety initiative “Operation Pull Over Blitz# 85” that targeted Aggressive Driving. The campaign ran from March 4th thru March 27th, 2016. During this time, troopers conducted targeted patrols and a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) sobriety …

BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg’s curbside collection for branches and yard trimmings starts Monday, April 4. Residents may stack small branches and limbs in their yard behind the curb edge to take advantage of this free Town service. The Street Department’s wood chipper circulates through the town Monday through …