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Pen pals lead to free concert in Brownsburg
BROWNSBURG — What started as pen pal correspondence during an outreach project will culminate with a free concert tonight. Students from St. Malachy School and the Indiana School for the Blind will perform at 7 p.m. today at the St. Malachy...
Brownsburg OKs for-fee options for preschool, all-day kindergarten
Brownsburg schools to offer both programs, but each will have a fee The Brownsburg School Board approved a full-day kindergarten option and preschool program for all students at a meeting Monday. Both programs, which will begin this fall, will charge...
Spinal cord fund celebrates 1st anniversary
Spinal cord fund has provided a total of $40,000 to 5 families in its 1st year When John Wassen talks about unfulfilled goals since he was paralyzed in a 2007 construction accident, tears begin to fill his eyes. Despite finishing rehabilitation and...
Leaders OK preschool, kindergarten options
Brownsburg — School leaders have approved two new initiatives for preschool and kindergarten children — for a fee. The preschool program would be offered to Brownsburg children ages 3 to 5. Parents can opt for classes two days a week for...
Brownsburg's new police chief targets teamwork
Brownsburg’s Dove wants police officers to focus on job After his first full week as Brownsburg police chief, Mike Dove is still getting used to his new title. “It is still kind of strange to have people call me ‘chief,’...
Carroll's suit seeks to get his job back
Just days after the Brownsburg Police Commission seemingly moved on from the controversial demotion of former Police Chief Steve Carroll, he decided to fight to get his job back. Carroll filed a lawsuit Feb. 25 against the Police Commission, its...
Family's clothing drive helps shelter
A local family collected more than 1,000 bags of clothing Sunday in an annual drive to benefit Sheltering Wings, a Hendricks County domestic-abuse shelter for women. The seventh annual clothing drive at the Zabel home in Brownsburg again proved to be...
Ex-chief sues Brownsburg over demotion
BROWNSBURG — Former Brownsburg Police Chief Steve Carroll has filed a lawsuit against the Police Commission, its members, the town and the department he still works for. Carroll’s complaint filed Thursday in Hendricks County Superior...
Brownsburg school district approves layoffs
District may save $1 million by trimming staff After taking steps to keep budget cuts to a minimum, the Brownsburg school district’s fiscal woes have finally reached its staff. Over the past year, the district began reducing administrative...
Temporary chief gets the job in Brownsburg
Brownsburg — The Brownsburg Police Commission voted unanimously this week to appoint Mike Dove police chief. He had been interim chief. Dove’s appointment came nearly three weeks after his former boss, Steve Carroll, was demoted to...
Brownsburg superintendent search will go nationwide
The Brownsburg School Board has determined what it would like to see in the district’s next leader. Now, members just have to find the right fit. The search for Brownsburg Schools’ next superintendent began in earnest this week, as the...
A day for dads and daughters
More than 500 fathers and daughters from Brownsburg and surrounding communities enjoyed dancing, food and crafts together during the Brownsburg Parks Department’s annual father-daughter dance. The dance was Friday at the Brownsburg High School...
Brownsburg students, retailer gather jeans for the needy
A group of visual-art students from Brownsburg West Middle School exceeded a challenge by a local retailer to benefit teens in Haiti and Indianapolis. The clothing store, Aropostale, located in the Greenwood Park Mall, heard about the numerous...
Beware of fake 'Fire Dept' fundraiser
Brownsburg Police are investigating a solicitor claiming to be collecting money for the local fire department. Brownsburg residents and business owner could receive a call from a person identifying himself as a member of the city fire department...
Search starts for new Brownsburg police chief
Commission looks for new leadership among 40-member force Barring a setback, Brownsburg’s next police chief should be named by the end of the month and likely will come from within the department. A week after former chief Steve Carroll was not...
4-year police chief won't be reappointed
Brownsburg — After four years as Brownsburg police chief, Steve Carroll was relieved of that duty Wednesday. The Brownsburg Police Commission voted unanimously not to reappoint Carroll as the town’s chief, said Dwayne Sawyer, a Town...
Breath of hope for pets
Couple equips 2 fire crews with oxygen-mask kits Will and Mary Ellen Loberger are self-described pet lovers — and as owners of The Animal Den, a boarding facility for cats and dogs in Zionsville, they have the business to prove it. So, when...
Bowling fundraiser to aid horse farm
Hope Haven Horse Farm of Coatesville will host a bowling fundraiser to benefit its therapeutic riding lessons for local special-needs and at-risk children. Bowling for Hope will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Brownsburg Bowl, 18 Whittington Drive....
7th-graders learn how to keep fit the Colts way
More than 120 Brownsburg seventh-graders participated in an Indianapolis Colts Fitness Camp on Tuesday at Brownsburg West Middle School. The free camp featured education and recreational opportunities for kids in a safe and fun environment. The...
Brownsburg to look in-state for superintendent
After learning last week that its superintendent will call it quits at the end of the school year, the Brownsburg School Board has begun the task of finding a successor. After 41 years in education, including 37 in Brownsburg as a principal,...
Brownsburg superintendent to retire in June
Brownsburg Superintendent Kathleen Corbin is ready to start a new phase of her life. After spending 37 of her 41 years in education in Brownsburg Community Schools, including the past nine years as its top leader, she told the School Board on Monday...
Brownsburg's superintendent to retire at end of school year
Brownsburg’s superintendent of schools will retire at the end of this school year. Kathleen Corbin announced her retirement effective June 30 at a Brownsburg School Board meeting Monday. Corbin, who became the district’s superintendent in...
Brownburg author cooks up book for working parents
When Ginnie Shugert asked the question, “What are you making for dinner?” — there was one answer she tired of hearing: reservations. So to help working moms like herself, she compiled tips on making nutritious and quick meals for...
Finances, economy doom Brownsburg fitness center
The Brownsburg Community and Recreation Center will officially close its doors for the last time today. For patrons and staff members, the day brought a bitter end to a facility that had for the past five years provided a place to get away from the...
Brownsburg parents offer 'survival kits' to families with babies in ICU
Brad and Jen Murray know firsthand how overwhelming it can be to have children in a neonatal intensive care unit. Back in 2007, the Brownsburg couple’s quadruplets spent five weeks in the NICU at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital. But once the...
Meet the Teacher: Heather Jones
Grade/school: First grade, Cardinal Elementary, Brownsburg. Number of years teaching: Three. Work e-mail: hjones@brownsburg .k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, Purdue University, 2007; Westfield High...
Possibilities intrigue Brownsburg's new town manager
Town has growth potential, new chief says The start of a new year and decade also will bring a new leader to Brownsburg. After an intensive six-month, nationwide search, the Brownsburg Town Council hired Dale A. Cheatham last week as town manager....
Animal Den's owners donate pet oxygen-mask kits
Pets trapped in house fires may have a better chance of survival, thanks to a donation to the Brownsburg Fire Department. Will and Mary Ellen Loberger, who own the Animal Den boarding facility west of Zionsville, recently donated five pet oxygen-mask...
Brownsburg town manager to be announced today
Brownsburg officials will announce their new town manager at the regular Town Council meeting at 7 p.m. today. Council President Gary Hood declined to disclose the person’s name. A reception for the town manager will follow the meeting about 8...
Help is ahead for motorists in Brownsburg
2010 plans are to extend Northfield, realign Odell Street at U.S. 136 Two key Brownsburg street projects scheduled to begin next year should help traffic flow on the east side of town. The projects, estimated to cost about $1 million each, include a...
