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Trojans' Pearson drives in a run in baseball classic
Center Grove’sChris Pearsonwent 1-for-5 and drove in a run in the Indiana Mr. Baseball Classic on Tuesday at North Central High School. Pearson played for the Blue team in the event, which features the recently graduated top seniors in the...
Greenwood to install energy-efficient traffic signals
City to use stimulus money to install more energy-efficient traffic signals Motorists in Greenwood should notice a difference in traffic signals at several intersections later this year designed with the environment in mind. Greenwood was one of six...
Teen publishes inspirational book about swimming
An avid swimmer and devout Christian, Greenwood’s Alexandria “Aly” Mangas wanted to read a devotional book about swimming. “I couldn’t find any,” said Mangas, 18. “If there isn’t one, why don’t...
I-65 interchange plays key role in Johnson County thoroughfare
City waits to see if project makes state priority list Funding remains the critical issue as Greenwood officials seek to build a new interchange at I-65 and Worthsville Road that would be the linchpin in a proposed east-west corridor. How to...
Natural-gas pipeline to start pumping Monday
Natural gas is expected to begin flowing on a major portion of an interstate pipeline that stretches from Missouri to Ohio and through Indiana by early next week. Pipeline officials have targeted Monday as the in service date for a 444-mile segment...
Johnson Co. deputies seek credit-card user
FRANKLIN — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department are seeking a man who used a stolen credit card taken from the home of an affluent White River Township couple during an armed robbery. Two men stole several credit cards after breaking...
Greenwood marks freedom with 2 days of festivities
Experience the freedom to enjoy free music, games, a parade, car show, street fair and fireworks in Old Town Greenwood on Friday and Saturday. A public picnic in Surina Square Park will kick off festival activities at 6 p.m. Friday. The Greater...
Sign repair marks start of Artcraft's exterior renovation
Exterior restoration work on the historic Artcraft Theatre in downtown Franklin is set to begin at 9 a.m. Friday as the vertical portion of the signage bearing the name Artcraft is removed temporarily. That sign will be taken to a body shop, kicking...
Johnson Co. deputies seek armed robbers
GREENWOOD — Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery in an affluent area of White River Township. Two men stole several credit cards after breaking into a home late Sunday night in the 4000 block of Waterbrook...
Humane Society selects director with dog-training experience
Franklin Harold Crooks, Greenwood, has been a zookeeper and trainer of dogs for obedience, protection and search-rescue missions. I’ve been an animal person all of my life, said Crooks, 60, whose background has just landed him the job of...
Soccer player, free thinker, artist -- that was Noah
Service recalls a 12-year-old who made a big impression GREENWOOD, Ind. Noah Kriese was a 12-year-old with a goodness in his heart. He was smart and well-spoken and had a sarcastic sense of humor. He was a deep thinker filled with lots of questions....
Celebrating the life of 'a really neat kid'
Ceremony to honor boy who died in Switzerland GREENWOOD, Ind. — In less than a month, more than 14,000 people joined a prayer page dedicated to Noah Kriese on a popular social networking Web site. The support comes as no surprise to friends of...
Crash in Florida kills Greenwood girl, 16
Greenwood A Greenwood girl was killed Friday in a crash on I-75 about 40 miles north of Tampa. The Florida Highway Patrol said Marieluise Wartmann, 16, died when she was thrown from the car in which she riding. The 2005 Ford Escape was southbound...
Austin Oldham wants to play soccer at Butler
Austin Oldhamwas thinking he might want to go far away from home when he first started looking at colleges. But he quickly made a decision to play college soccer at Butler after finding what he wanted on Indianapolis’ Northside. Oldham, a...
Friends forever
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Roncalli's Andrew Fogg takes 4th at state golf finals
Roncalli High School golf coach Gary Huston was impressed by Andrew Fogg’s mental toughness from the time he first saw him play last year as a freshman. Thanks to a 6-inch growth spurt, he now has the physical game to match — and he put...
Franklin girl in Los Angeles for National Braille Challenge
Logan Anderson hopes to visit the ocean during National Braille Challenge Logan Anderson, Franklin, is among just 60 blind or visually impaired students in the United States and Canada scheduled to compete today in Los Angeles in the ninth annual...
Greenwood boy's body recovered in Switzerland
BERN, Switzerland — Swiss authorities said Friday they have found the body of a 12-year-old Indiana boy who apparently fell into a torrential waterfall during an outing last month. Noah Kriese of Greenwood, Ind., has been missing since he disappeared...
Memorial service set for missing boy, 13
Greenwood A memorial service will be held this weekend for a Greenwood boy who disappeared May 22 while on vacation in Switzerland. Noah Kriese, 13, a student at Center Grove Middle School Central, is believed to have drowned while hiking with his...
Greenwood Council holds off on request from citizens' movement for new town
A growing citizens’ movement to incorporate White River Township has thrown a curveball into the process of merging the township with the city of Greenwood. The movement, which would form a new town of Center Grove, clashes with a joint study...
New crafts shop opens in Greenwood
Rhonda Christopher, Greenwood, met plenty of artisans at crafts shows and festivals where she has sold her hand-sewn purses and handbags. Now, some of them have their handmade crafts on sale in Christopher’s quaint new shop in Old Town...
Memorial service Saturday for missing boy
A memorial service will be this weekend for a Greenwood boy who went missing May 22 while on vacation in Switzerland. Noah Kriese, 13, a student at Center Grove Middle School Central, is thought to have drowned while hiking with his mother and her...
College is asking: What's in a name?
Franklin Franklin College is trying to find out whether the 175-year-old school is about to face some identity confusion as Ohio-based Franklin University prepares to open a Central Indiana location. The liberal arts college is surveying its...
Don Davis donates cash for defibrillators
Franklin Johnson County resident Don Davis, the retired owner of a Northwestside gun shop, has offered to buy defibrillators for the Sheriff’s Office. I simply gave them a blank check and told them, ‘You buy what you think you need so...
Work on Tracy Trail in Greenwood is ready to start
The first section to be done will be the southernmost, which will stretch from Worthsville Road to Stop 18 Construction is set to begin on the long-planned Tracy Trail through Greenwood. Poindexter Excavating Co., Indianapolis, has been given the...
Johnson County parks' trails take learning 1 step further
County parks hold lessons for preschoolers, parents Johnson County is taking a big step this summer to promote early childhood literacy. That big step by the county is actually composed of countless little steps that children and their parents will...
Sheriff's officials are grateful for lifesaving offer
Donation will equip squad cars with defibrillators Doug Cox is well-versed in the life-saving capabilities of defibrillators. Franklin firefighters saved the life of both his parents with the devices. “Basically both my parents were deceased...
Switch to pitcher leads Paxson to pro baseball
J.B. Paxsonfelt a little nervous last summer when the Western Kentucky University baseball coaches suggested he take pitching more seriously. In hindsight, the former Center Grove High School standout knows it turned out to be good career advice. The...
Friends forever
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Chlorine leak fixed at water facility
Greenwood A Greenwood hazardous materials crew helped White River Township firefighters stop a chemical leak Thursday morning. A 1-ton chlorine tank at the Indiana American Water treatment facility on Fairview Road, near Ind. 37, developed a leak,...
