INDIANAPOLIS (May 31, 2016) – The Office of Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb is seeking nominations for the 2016 AgriVision Award. The award is given to a Hoosier who has demonstrated exemplary leadership to maximize the potential of Indiana agriculture. “Indiana continues to be a global leader in agriculture because of the exceptional …
Read More »Indiana Schools, Communities Rally to Keep Students on Track for Scholarships
INDIANAPOLIS –The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is working statewide to ensure Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars stay on track to earn their scholarships and prepare for college success before graduating from high school. Beginning with the high school graduating Class of 2017, all Scholars must complete specific activities designed to …
Read More »Marion County Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2016) – Indianapolis resident Starr L. Dean, 46, pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court Three to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class C Felony. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Dean was working and …
Read More »Nine Hendricks County Projects, Events Approved by Bicentennial Commission
Danville, Ind., May 24, 2016 – The Indiana Bicentennial Commission approved 104 Legacy Projects and bicentennial events last week at the Indiana State Museum including nine in Hendricks County, the most for the county in any period since bicentennial endorsements began last year. The K-Kids Club, located at Danville South …
Read More »Julia M. Carson Transit Center Opens Sunday, June 26, Triggering System-Wide Route Changes
INDIANAPOLIS (May 23, 2016) – The Julia M. Carson Transit Center will open Sunday, June 26 on the corner of Washington St. and Delaware St. across from the City County Building plaza. The Transit Center will be the new central transfer point for all IndyGo routes driving through downtown Indianapolis. …
Read More »Trooper Receives Car Seventeen Months after Graduation
Trooper Christopher Fuhs was issued his patrol car for solo patrol May 17, 2016 after graduating from the Indiana State Police Academy in December 2014. The difference between his classmates getting their cars in April of 2015 and him getting his car just this month was because he spent over …
Read More »Traffic stop on I-70 leads to narcotics seizure and arrest
Indianapolis, IN- An Illinois man is facing felony drug charges after officers found suspected marijuana in the vehicle he was operating during a traffic stop in Indianapolis. On May 18, 2016, an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 Nissan after it was …
Read More »Governor Pence Cuts Ribbon on Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today cut the ribbon on Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve in Shelbyville as part of the Bicentennial Nature Trust (BNT). The 60-acre wooded land is one of the state’s last remaining old growth forests and today’s dedication as a nature preserve brings the total number of …
Read More »Governor Pence Calls Ellspermann Selection to Lead Ivy Tech a ‘Win’ for Education in Indiana
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued this statement following the selection of Sue Ellspermann to lead Ivy Tech Community College as its next president: “The historic selection of Sue Ellspermann as the next president of Ivy Tech Community College is a win for education in Indiana and for the …
Read More »Indiana Teacher to Participate in Educator Delegation to Washington
INDIANAPOLIS – May 18, 2016 – A dozen civics, history and social studies teachers from across the country, including Patrick Chambers, a high school AP government teacher at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, are heading to Washington, D.C., today to urge the U.S. Senate to hold a hearing and …
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