Three teens were arrested in connection with a series of bank robberies in Hendricks County. Plainfield Police held a press conference Wednesday morning regarding the four recent bank robberies. Police said the suspects were arrested Tuesday. The arrests included 18-year-old Kyle Rhoades, a 17-year-old male juvenile and a 16-year-old female …
Read More »Governor Pence Ceremonially Signs ‘Kirk’s Law’
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today ceremonially signed Senate Enrolled Act 357, or “Kirk’s Law” in Goshen, Ind. “Kirk’s Law” requires the Division of State Court Administration to create a registry of individuals convicted of a crime of child abuse. The registry will be searchable and available to the public. …
Read More »Governor Pence Ceremonially Signs Regional Cities Bill in Goshen
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today joined regional leaders in North Central Indiana to ceremonially sign House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1001, which will provide $42 million for each of the Regional Cities initiatives. The Governor signed HEA 1001, which goes into effect July 1, 2016, into law on March 23, …
Read More »Revolutionary West Side Networking Group Featured on Town of Brownsburg Website
Best of the West launched in March 2016 after months of collaboration between co-founders Tony Reffeitt of Integrity Real Estate and Lacey Verbik of Imagine Virtual Assistant Services. The two developed a revolutionary new networking group exclusive to companies that serve the greater Hendricks County area as well as Indy’s …
Read More »Indiana Institute for Working Families: Investing in child care would save Hoosier families $3,201 a year
Indianapolis, IN- In a new paper and accompanying fact sheets, the Economic Policy Institute details the high cost of child care in every state, and outlines the benefits of public investment in early childhood care and education (ECCE), to children, families, society, and the economy. In the new paper, It’s time …
Read More »Avon High School Teen Killed in Single Vehicle Crash
On April 6th 2016 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Avon Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle accident in the 1700 block of South County Road 525 East in Avon. Upon their arrival, responding officers with the Avon Police Department and the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department located a …
Read More »Lt. Governor, State and Local Officials Kick Off INDOT 2016 Construction Season
Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb joined Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, construction industry leaders, and officials from the Indiana Department of Transportation today to kick off the State’s 2016 construction season. The event took place near the project site for construction of the new I-69 interchange at 106th Street in Fishers. During …
Read More »South Green & CR 300N Intersection to Close in Brownsburg for Roundabout Construction
BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg will close the intersection of S. Green Street and County Road 300N next month for the construction of a $1.4 million roundabout. Signs are in place to alert motorists that the road will be closed to traffic on or after May 4 for a …
Read More »ISDA now accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
INDIANAPOLIS (April 6, 2016) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is now accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. An expected total of $383,644 in federal funding will come from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and be available to nonprofits, producers, academic institutions, government agencies …
Read More »Kroger Announces Strong Results from American Diabetes Association Fundraising
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – April 6th – The Kroger Co.’s Central Division announced the results of its fundraising campaign on behalf of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Kroger customers and associates made scan donations throughout March, totaling $73,159, a 65% increase over the $44,346 raised in 2015. Kroger is a national …
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