BROWNSBURG – Brownsburg Town Council elected officers and made several appointments to the municipality’s boards and commissions at its January 5 special meeting. The council re-elected Ashley Hobbs as council president and Dennis Dawes as vice-president for 2016. Dawes will be the council liaison on the Brownsburg Police Commission and …
Read More »Fleeing Suspect Found to be Wanted on Child Molestation Warrant
Indianapolis, IN- An Indianapolis man was arrested on several charges after initially attempting to flee an Indiana State Trooper. On Monday, December 28th at approximately 10:30 p.m., Probationary Trooper Cameron Bottema was patrolling with his field training officer, Trooper Jonathan Caddell, on Shelby Street near Berwyn Street and observed a …
Read More »Four Arrested on Drug and Fraud Charges
Indianapolis, IN- Four individuals from the Chicago area are arrested and in the Marion County Arrestee Processing Center today after allegedly being involved with drugs and credit card fraud. December 29th, 2015, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and Department of Homeland Security Investigations were conducting …
Read More »United States Senate debate to be held in Kokomo on January 16
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 4, 2016) – Howard County and Fourth Congressional District Republican Chairman Craig Dunn announced today that Howard County will conduct the first United States Senate debate between the Republican primary candidates on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., at the Pastariffic Restaurant, 3001 S. Webster St., Kokomo. Republican …
Read More »Horse Rescue
Brownsburg Fire Territory was called to 6310 E. CR 350 N, Brownsburg, IN for horse rescue. Upon arrival crews found over a dozen horses in the property owners pasture surrounded by water. The horses were on a higher level of ground with the creek on one side and a drainage …
Read More »Pittsboro Man Arrested After Interfering with Rescue of Horses from Flood Waters (Hendricks County)
Indiana Conservation Officers arrested a Pittsboro man this afternoon after he repeatedly ignored commands from authorities to exit the flood waters and leave the property of an ongoing effort to rescue multiple horses from a flooded area. Charles Knights Jr., 56, of Pittsboro is facing multiple charges including resisting law …
Read More »Good News for Taxpayers: IRA Charitable Rollover Permanently Extended
Hendricks County-On December 18, Congress passed the PATH Act, which renews and makes permanent the Charitable IRA provision of 2006, making it easier for Americans to give to causes they care about. This provision has the power to help local charities strengthen their communities by allowing individuals to roll over …
Read More »ROKITA STATEMENT AFTER THREATS MADE TOWARD DANVILLE AND PLAINFIELD SCHOOLS
Washington, D.C. – United States Representative, Todd Rokita (IN-04), issued the following statement after Plainfield and Danville school districts closed due to numerous online threats of violence: “Now that every student has a Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, monitoring online threats and knowing which are credible requires innovative technology and …
Read More »Representative Steuerwald Recognized as Legislator of the Year for Work on Mental Health
Indianapolis, IN, December 17, 2015 — The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is proud to announce that it has selected Representative Greg Steuerwald as Indiana’s 2015 Legislator of the Year. This award is presented annually to an outstanding mental health leader in the Indiana legislature. IPA announced the award at …
Read More »Gifts from Hendricks County Community Foundation Funds Help Build Playground
Hendricks County-Through generous gifts from individuals and organizations, Hendricks Regional Health Foundation provides support for initiatives to enhance community health, patient comfort, safety, and medical care for patients at Hendricks Regional Health. Serving as the fundraising arm of this independent nonprofit health system, HRH Foundation has provided more than $1 …
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