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Plainfield Thanksgiving meal to serve 500
PLAINFIELD — Bryan Agan hopes to serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal to 500 people. Agan, a chef who belongs to Plainfield Christian Church, started the Plainfield Community Thanksgiving Dinner four years ago after hearing a sermon...
Nurse receives Danville hospital's award
DANVILLE — Bobbi Gray, a registered nurse at Hendricks Regional Health, recently received the Danville hospital’s 2009 Treat People Better Award. Gray serves as coordinator of the prenatal bereavement program at Hendricks Regional Health...
Brownsburg police receive Night Out honor
BROWNSBURG — The Brownsburg Police Department and its community were among three Indiana towns to be honored for its National Night Out Against Crime efforts earlier this year. The town finished 20th out of 330 entries across the country for...
Brownsburg High School concert to benefit Hear to Help
BROWNSBURG — Brownsburg High School will host a concert tonight to benefit low-income, hearing-impaired children. The school’s DECA chapter will join forces with Katie’s Hear To Help Foundation to raise funds and awareness....
Best-band region team includes three from Plainfield
Three Plainfield Community Middle School students were selected to play in the Indiana Bandmasters Association All-Region Honor Band. Alyssa Bayar, Nathan Mormino and Joe Shepherd will be among 112 students from 32 area schools who will perform with...
Danville government offices plan a December move
By mid-December, Danville residents will find that their town government has moved. Town Manager Gary Eakin said renovations of the former Danville Middle School building are to be completed by the end of this month. Then, after a few last-minute...
Jobs are welcome arrivals in Hendricks Co.
New airport has generated employment opportunities in the nearby area Hendricks County is beginning to feel the economic impact of the new Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal building that opened a year ago at Indianapolis International Airport. There are...
Hickory Elementary program pays tribute to veterans
After Air Force Maj. Myron Stamps attended Hickory Elementary’s Veterans Day celebration last year, the father of two students at the school was so impressed that he wanted to play a larger role. So this year during the Nov. 11 program, Stamps...
Band makes Avon proud
Long day ends well for perennially strong squad The Avon Marching Black and Gold has captured its second consecutive Bands of America Grand National Championship competition. “When we got back Saturday night, it looked like the whole town of...
Friends hold vigil for teen killed on moped
Plainfield High School students paid tribute Tuesday night to a classmate who died after the moped he was riding collided with a pickup truck. Ben Kempf, 15, was fatally injured about 5:22 p.m. Monday when his moped crossed in front of the pickup at...
Westside YMCA to host breakfast with Santa
The West District YMCA, which serves western Marion and Hendricks counties, will hold its annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 12. Families are invited to have breakfast and get their pictures taken with Santa from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Olive...
Royal Theater to present Vagabond Opera
DANVILLE — The Royal Theater will turn to opera this weekend for its second November concert. Oregon-based Vagabond Opera will entertain patrons with European cabaret, Balkan belly dance and old world Yiddish theater. The six-piece Vagabond...
Center to offer driver education in Brownsburg
BROWNSBURG — The West Central Indiana Educational Service Center will offer winter driver education classes at Brownsburg High School beginning Nov. 30. Registration deadline is Nov. 25. Forms are available in the high school’s main...
Plainfield student dies in moped crash
Plainfield High School students paid tribute this evening to a classmate who died after the moped he was riding collided with a pickup truck. Ben Kempf, 15, was fatally injured about 5:22 p.m. Monday when his moped crossed in front of the pickup...
Avon elementary schools face 3 redistricting options
The Avon School Board will choose between three options when proceeding with elementary redistricting. The district will open its seventh elementary school, River Birch, for the 2010-11 school year, so they must redistrict. A committee presented...
County tax fall payment is due on Friday
The second or fall installment of Hendricks County property taxes is due Friday. This year’s spring and fall tax bills were mailed out to property owners together in August. Property owners who do not have their bill paid out of a mortgage...
Danville High band to host Holiday Melodies event Saturday
Danville High School band members will host a Holiday Melodies program at 6 p.m. Saturday in the high school auditorium, 100 Warrior Way. The event will include a silent auction and dessert bar. Danville native, Levi Riggs, and his band will perform...
Odell Street, U.S 136 in Brownsburg closer to traffic light
BROWNSBURG — A long-awaited project in Brownsburg to realign and place a traffic signal at the intersection of Odell Street and U.S. 136 could receive final design approval by the state by the end of the year. As a result, subsequent public...
Republican trustee to face opponent in May
AVON — A local Republican Party leader has announced his nomination for Washington Township trustee. Don Hodson, the Washington Township Republican chairman since 1998, said he wants to run for the position to bring its salary back to a...
Source of spill or leak sought in Brownsburg
Brownsburg — State and local hazardous materials investigators searched Wednesday for the source of gasoline or similar fuel that ran into White Lick Creek in Brownsburg. The spill or leak is not believed to involve a large amount of liquid,...
Avon High to discuss schedule proposal
Avon — Parents are invited to a public forum next week to learn about a proposed change to Avon High School’s class schedule beginning next fall. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. The current...
Avon, Ben Davis seniors will march in national band
Two Indianapolis-area high school seniors will be getting in step with an elite national marching band. Avon student Jordan Aders, 17, and Ben Davis student Jordon Schell, 18, were selected as two of the 97 members of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...
Meet the Teacher: Ashley Ransburg
Grade/subject/school: First grade teacher, Central Elementary School. Number of years teaching: This is my fourth year. Work email: aransburg@plainfield .k12.in.us Background/schooling: Lawrence North High School 2001; Indiana University,...
Westside domestic-violence resource center finds success
Beacon of Hope has helped 22 women find shelter since opening in July Three months after opening its doors and taking its first crisis calls, the Beacon of Hope Center for Women has exceeded all of its founder’s expectations. In its first week,...
Construction crews are going to town in Plainfield
Hurried sewer, bridge projects clog the heart of Plainfield Gradex and other construction crews are racing to get more blocks of new sewer mains installed under Main Street — in the heart of old downtown Plainfield — before winter...
Plainfield seeks official approval on historic area
The heart of Plainfield along the banks of White Lick Creek, where the pioneer seeds of the community took root roughly 178 years ago, could become an officially designated historic area. Town officials have submitted an application of nearly 100...
Delayed road-widening project near Brownsburg nears completion
More than 4-month delay in road-widening near I-74 should near an end by Friday The project took the better part of two years, but the long-awaited completion of work on Ind. 267 north of I-74 in Brownsburg has finally arrived. The $3.56 million,...
Avon High School considering new block scheduling plan
Avon parents are invited to attend a public forum regarding a major proposed change to Avon High School’s class schedule beginning next fall. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. With the opening of the...
State, local hazmat officials seek source of Brownsburg fuel leak
State and local hazardous materials investigators are combing portions of Brownsburg today, searching for the source of gasoline or similar fuel that ran into White Lick Creek. The spill or leak is not believed to be a large amount of liquid, and...
Brownsburg American Legion post to have open house Saturday
As the nation celebrates Veterans Day today, a local veterans’ organization is preparing for an open house celebration this weekend. The Brownsburg American Legion Post 331 will host several events and attractions Saturday in an effort to...
