State News

News related to Indiana and non-Hendricks County specific.

State Soil Conservation Board Meeting

INDIANAPOLIS – The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet on January 13, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. EST at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown located at 350 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis.   A conference call-in number may be provided upon request by contacting CleanWaterIndiana@isda.in.gov. The SSCB administers the Clean Water Indiana Fund, which is …

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2016 MLK State Award Recipients Announced

Indianapolis—The Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Commission will be hosting the State of Indiana’s 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Celebration on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the Indiana Statehouse. The program will include the presentation of four awards that will be …

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Schools and Youth Organizations Invited to Apply for Funds to Help Indianas 21st Century Scholars Succeed

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is offering a new grant to schools and organizations that serve students enrolled in the 21st Century Scholars program—a state-funded, needs-based scholarship program that provides up to four years of full tuition scholarships to qualifying low-income students. The Scholar Success Grant is available to …

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New public fishing area opens in Morgan County

Anglers will have better and safer access to the West Fork of the White River in Morgan County thanks to a new public fishing area that opened this month. Three Rivers Public Fishing Area is on State Route 67 just north of the highway’s intersection with S.R. 39 and about …

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Extra Patrols to Be Added over the New Year’s Holiday Period

Indianapolis, IN-To help ensure the safety of all motorists during this holiday period, the Indiana State Police will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E., or Combined Accident Reduction Effort, from December 18th through January 3rd. Operation C.A.R.E is a federally funded program and will allow additional troopers to patrol Hoosier roadways …

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Recycle, mulch or create backyard bird habitat with Christmas

As the holiday season comes to an end, consider recycling or repurposing your Christmas tree. According to Carrie Tauscher, DNR Division of Forestry’s Community and Urban Forest program director, options include taking the tree to a designated Christmas tree recycling site, tossing it in the backyard to provide shelter for …

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Trio Arrested for Possession of Drugs and Fraudulent Gift Cards

Hancock Co., A trio from Ohio is now incarcerated in the Hancock County Jail after being arrested on drug and fraud related charges in Hancock County. Yesterday afternoon, December 22nd at approximately 5:00 p.m., Trooper Nate Raney of the Criminal Investigative Division, Methamphetamine Suppression Section, was driving through the Kroger …

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