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Fishers Marching Tigers show their style in semistate competition
Band just misses top-10 selection in 1st semistate The Fishers High School Marching Tigers band did not make it to the Marching Band State Finals, but its director says the band turned in its best performance at the Oct. 24 semistate competition. The...
HSE OKs budget and hopes voters OK referendum
Growing, cash-strapped district counting on passage of $5.5 million funding measure to fill out spending plan There’s going to be some more belt tightening at Hamilton Southeastern Schools. The School Board on Oct. 26 voted unanimously to...
Pressure-points training
Once secretive, Carmel man is teaching it Will Higginbotham calls it a trickle-down effect. Higginbotham, Carmel Martial Arts co-owner and Carmel resident, was taught the skills of pressure points by George Dillman nearly 25 years ago. Higginbotham,...
City picks 1st 3 Grand Junction projects
Grand Junction work meant to send signal that city is serious about redevelopment Westfield has selected the first three projects for its Grand Junction redevelopment. In 2010, the city will focus on renovating a section of South Union Street,...
Faultless takes up fight to retain Sallie Mae jobs
Fishers council leader to travel to D.C. to ask Bayh to vote against student loan reform Fishers is working with other Central Indiana communities to save Sallie Mae. Pending student loan reform could eradicate the company’s main source of...
Westfield intends to pave portion of Midland Trace rail line
Man’s suit debates ownership of rail line Westfield plans to pave nearly two miles of the abandoned Midland Trace rail line next year despite the fact its ownership of the land is questioned by a class-action lawsuit in Hamilton County...
Christian Youth Theatre puts on 'Charlie Brown'
Fledgling Westfield-based theater group offers roles for 30 kids in ‘Charlie Brown’ Eric Meyer says other kids will want to sign up for classes at the new Christian Youth Theatre once they see how much fun he’s having. “When I...
15 dogs fill shelter beyond capacity
The Humane Society for Hamilton County is in desperate need for space after 15 dogs were surrendered over the weekend at the Noblesville shelter. “There’s just absolutely no more room,” said Rebecca Stevens, the shelter’s...
Noblesville United Methodist to honor veterans
Church plans recognition during six Sunday services, capped by 7 p.m. concert The Veterans Sunday program will recognize military veterans this weekend at Noblesville United Methodist Church. In its ninth year, the program began as a veterans...
First of 10 public forums outlines Noblesville schools' future
Officials explain plans and answer questions about $73.4 million proposal Where would a new elementary school be built? Would redistricting be required? How is the new building project different from the previous project on the first referendum? A...
Roundabouts gaining favor
Latest project expected to ease traffic congestion in shopping center off Ind. 37 Matt Lipan knows he’s in for a long wait when he goes to the bank — and it has nothing to do with service. It’s just takes luck to get out of the...
Land sale of corner at Ind. 37 postponed
A land sale involving property that was supposed to be part of a large Fishers development has been postponed. About 45 acres on the northeast corner of 131st Street and Ind. 37 will be auctioned off Dec. 17. The auction originally was set for Oct....
Westfield ordinance will spell out its ZIP code complaints
New ordinance renews effort to switch about 5,000 addresses linked to other communities Westfield is rebelling against the U.S. Postal Service. The city has decided to draft an ordinance that draws attention to the fact that Westfield residents have...
H1N1 vaccination clinics in Indianapolis, Noblesville draw hundreds
H1N1 vaccination clinics in Indianapolis and north in Hamilton County drew large crowds this afternoon. The Hamilton County Health Department had only planned to give 500 doses in four hours, but changed its plan when about 800 were in line as the...
Noblesville Main Street to host restaurant soup cookoff
NOBLESVILLE — Folks can taste, buy and vote for their favorite bowl of soup from eight downtown restaurants at the First Friday Soup Cookoff. A monthly event of Noblesville Main Street, the cookoff is 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday on the Courthouse...
See 'Barefoot Ladies Lunch' in Hamilton County art show
NOBLESVILLE — The ladies are barefoot, sitting in chairs and there’s no food in sight. Photographer and watercolorist Carol Griffith said people would get a chuckle when they see her “Ladies who lunch” painting. Griffith, 70,...
Women's clothing store in Carmel Arts & Design District to close
A women’s clothing store is closing in the Carmel Arts&Design District at the end of the month. Definitions for Her, which opened in June 2005 at 111 W. Main St., is closing its doors because it couldn’t get enough business, said owner...
More cash may be headed to Westfield's downtown plan
WESTFIELD — The city’s Redevelopment Commission likely will approve more funding for Grand Junction tonight. The city owes about $32,000 to engineering consultants for the downtown redevelopment project and needs the Redevelopment...
Hamilton Southeastern football tickets available
The Hamilton Southeastern High School athletic department will have football sectional championship tickets for the Royals’ game against No. 1 Carmel on sale in the athletic office today and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Friday from...
Noblesville Christian Youth Theater sets first performance
NOBLESVILLE — The new Christian Youth Theater in Hamilton County is readying for its first performance after opening in August. In the 10th week of classes at the Westfield-based after-school Christian-based theater, the child actors are in the...
Humane Society says it has run out of room
NOBLESVILLE The Humane Society for Hamilton County is in desperate need of space after 15 dogs were surrendered over the weekend at the Noblesville shelter. “There’s just absolutely no more room,” said Rebecca Stevens, the...
Fishers HS spell team makes state finals
FISHERS — The Fishers High School spell team will head to state finals this month after they placed first at the Spell Bowl held in Arcadia in October. Fishers High School was among the top three winners in the Class 1 category before Pendleton...
Dealer Services in Carmel nears new tax break
CARMEL — The City Council designated an area an economic revitalization area as the first step in potentially providing a local company with a tax abatement. The approved area is 1320 City Center Drive, Suite 100, just east of U.S. 31, near the...
Traffic light to go up west of Ind. 37 on 146th
NOBLESVILLE — A developer will begin installing a traffic light on 146th Street west of Ind. 37 on Monday, according to a press release. Indianapolis-based Mann Properties will pay for the light at the entrance to its 8.5-acre Noble Crossing...
'My Way' to open Wednesday in Carmel
CARMEL — The Actors Theatre of Indiana is bringing back its musical tribute to Frank Sinatra, by popular demand. “We get patrons say all the time when are you going to bring back ‘My Way,’” said Don Farrell, who is...
Hamilton Co. contest, exhibit to feature 82 artworks
NOBLESVILLE — A first-time art exhibit and competition open to the public brings together 50 artists showing 82 pieces of artwork. Hamilton County residents 16 or older would allowed to submit two pieces for the Hamilton County Artists’...
15 added dogs fill shelter beyond capacity
NOBLESVILLE — The Humane Society for Hamilton County is in desperate need for space after 15 dogs were surrendered over the weekend at the Noblesville shelter. “There’s just absolutely no more room,” said Rebecca Stevens, the...
Kokomo man to seek re-election to Indiana Senate
Sen. Jim Buck, R-Kokomo, announced today that he will run for re-election in 2010. If elected, Buck would serve his first full term in the Indiana Senate representing District 21, which includes parts of Hamilton, Boone, Tipton and Howard counties. A...
Lantern Road school to honor veterans
FISHERS — Lantern Road Elementary School students will honor veterans on Friday during a special program that includes film, songs and a skit. Patriotic songs and a Veteran’s Day movie produced by the school’s media specialist and...
Hamilton Co. to conduct first H1N1 clinic Wednesday
NOBLESVILLE — The Hamilton County Health Department will hold its first public H1N1 vaccination clinic on Wednesday, but it’s only for priority groups identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. A total of 500 doses will be...
