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The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) has received a Community Leadership Grant of $200,000 as part of the seventh phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VII) initiative. With the grant, HCCF plans to address three critical issues: increased civic engagement, more collaboration and increased efficiency …

STATEHOUSE (Oct. 14, 2020) – Hendricks County legislators encourage communities in Central Indiana to apply for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program to help fund local road and bridge projects. State Rep. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) co-authored a 2016 law creating the program to help more cities, towns and counties fund …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the Whitestown Parkway on ramp to I-65 southbound will close Friday, October 16 after 8 p.m. until approximately 9 a.m. Saturday, October 17. This is for the contractor to pave the outside lanes of I-65 southbound. This project was awarded …

INDIANAPOLIS-On Thursday, October 8th, 2020, at approximately 9:10 am, Southeast IMPD officers responded to S. Sherman Drive and Pleasant Run Parkway S. Drive on a report of a personal injury hit & run crash involving a bicyclist.  Upon arrival, officers learned the bicyclist, had been struck by an SUV which …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces Perry Worth Road will close Monday, October 12 in the morning northeast of the State Road 267 interchange, Exit 133. This is a 14 day closure, scheduled to reopen October 26. This is for the contractor to build a portion …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor this week. This weekly release will detail lane closures and ramp closures throughout the construction zones in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor from I-465 to the Ohio State Line.  During …

Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana State Capitol Police are investigating an alleged arson that occurred inside the IMAX Parking Garage within the White River State Park in Indianapolis. The incident occurred October 4, 2020 at approximately 5:45 p.m.  The individual pictured below was captured on surveillance video starting the fire in …

Indianapolis, IN – Thursday morning, at 12:15, emergency crews were called to the scene of a serious crash on I-69 northbound just north of 82nd Street. When first responders arrived they found the wreckage of a motorcycle crashed into the back of a semi-tractor trailer in the center lane of I-69. …

DANVILLE, IN (September 23, 2020) –A new initiative designed to reinvigorate Hendricks County’s meeting and conference business will lean on incentive-driven local support. Visit Hendricks County recently unveiled its Host It Local campaign encouraging local businesses and residents to choose a Hendricks County venue when planning their next event, meeting, …

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Schmidt Associates took home the highest honor of the Monumental Award for the P.R. Mallory Campus project at the Indy Chamber’s annual Monumental Awards event tonight. This year’s ceremony took place at historic Tibbs Drive-In Theater on the west-side of Indianapolis, providing a COVID-friendly way to showcase this year’s …