INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced 15 schools are newly-certified as leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This brings Indiana’s total number of STEM Certified Schools to more than 100 statewide.“With now upwards of 100 STEM Certified Schools across the state, these schools …
Read More »Avon Murphy Aquatic Park and Plainfield Main Street Vineyard Church Among Recipients for IDDC Public Art Grants
INDIANAPOLIS (May 9, 2022) – Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) announced more than $242,000 in 34 counties for funding of 49 public art projects across Indiana. “It’s amazing to see so many cities, towns, destination marketing organizations, private businesses and others apply for this public art grant and want to …
Read More »Putnam County Accident Sends One to the Hospital Via Air Ambulance
Putnam County – May 10, 2022, at approximately 8:30 a.m., troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on US 40 near County Road 475 East. The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Colton Maynor revealed that Larry S. …
Read More »Hendricks County legislators: New law will help fix nursing shortage
STATEHOUSE (May 10, 2022) –National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and Hendricks County lawmakers supported a new law to help Indiana’s health care heroes and alleviate the nursing shortage. With 4,300 nursing job openings statewide, the new law supported by State Reps. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon), Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) and Bob …
Read More »Upcoming I-65 lane restrictions near Whitestown beginning May 11
BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane restrictions on I-65 in both directions between County Road 550 S. (Old S.R. 334) and S.R. 267 (Whitestown) starting Wednesday, May 11 for bridge construction work. Lane restrictions will be in effect on I-65 northbound and southbound from 4 …
Read More »Hendricks County Community Foundation Hires Community Inclusion & Engagement Manager
Bryan Chatfield The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) is excited to announce that Bryan Chatfield has joined the staff as HCCF’s new Community Inclusion and Engagement Manager. One of HCCF’s core values is “Inclusion: respecting and valuing the unique perspectives of every individual and intentionally working in ways that increase …
Read More »Suspect Arrested and Charged in January Homicide
A suspect was taken into custody recently as the result of an early January homicide investigation. 32-year-old Kenyon Webster was arrested for his alleged involvement in a homicide investigation that resulted in the death of 29-year-old Derrick Mooney. On Friday, January 7, 2022, before 11:00 p.m., IMPD East District officers were …
Read More »Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Drowning Death of Five-Year-Old Boy
BROWNSBURG- On 05/07/2022 at approximately 12:15pm, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a child possibly in a creek near Hidden Hills Lane off of 56th St. near Brownsburg. Hendricks County Deputies and Brownsburg Fire Territory personnel arrived on scene and began to search the area. A Sheriff’s …
Read More »Reps. Thompson, Steuerwald: State funding gives green light to Hendricks County road improvements
STATEHOUSE (April 21, 2022) – Local communities will receive more than $3.5 million in state matching grants for road and bridge improvement projects, according to State Reps. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) and Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon). In total, more than 220 towns, cities and counties will receive over $107 million in state …
Read More »Visit Hendricks County Seeking Writers, Photographers, Videographers
DANVILLE, IN (April 26, 2022) –Visit Hendricks County is seeking area residents who love to write, take photographs, make videos or any or all the above to join our Hendricks County Insider team. Visit Hendricks County’s blog, the Hendricks County Insider, has provided tourism-related insider information about the county since …
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