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Colts museum stops tonight at Speedway HS before game
Football fans can stop in the Colts Traveling Museum before tonight’s sectional final matchup between Speedway and Cardinal Ritter. The tour will be open 90 minutes before the 7 p.m. kickoff, according to the Speedway High School...
Group to offer information on Indianapolis homelessness at Lafayette Square Mall
A coalition is starting a new program to help those on the brink of becoming homeless in Indianapolis. Indy Resource Connect from the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention will provide people resources they need to avoid becoming...
Wayne Township theater group wins 4 awards for '09 season
The Wayne Township Community Theatre won four awards for its 2009 season and will produce an encore performance of one show this month. The theater group received 27 nominations and won four Encore Awards on Oct. 26 for this season, said Shayla...
Pike High School teacher charged with possession of child porn
A former Pike High School teacher was charged by federal authorities with possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Thursday. Jason T. Krockenberger, 36, Brownsburg, was arrested in June after pornography was found on his...
Salvation Army opens library today in Indianapolis Westside location
A grant is helping the Salvation Army open a library today at its Westside location. The Salvation Army received a $25,000 grant from Target, said Mike Rowland, media director for Indiana Salvation Army locations. They will hold a ribbon cutting for...
Man rescued from fire dies a day later
A man who was rescued from a Westside fire and revived died early Wednesday. Michael Sanders, 49, had been in critical condition at Wishard Memorial Hospital since the fire at his house in the 1800 block of North Wilcox Street at 2 a.m. Tuesday....
Mayor's awards honor 19 volunteers
Community volunteers were honored Wednesday in the annual Community Service Awards, given to those who have shown exceptional effort in volunteer work. Mayor Greg Ballard handed out the 19 awards in a ceremony at the Indiana Historical Society....
Woman arrested on preliminary murder charge
A 20-year-old woman who appeared in court Wednesday to face handgun charges walked out facing an unrelated murder charge. April McKenney, Indianapolis, was arrested at 1 p.m. in Marion Superior Court and preliminarily charged with murder, said Sgt....
Man, 25, fatally shot on Northwestside
A 25-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot outside a Northwestside apartment. Sgt. Paul Thompson, spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said three men confronted Andre Drake shortly after 1 p.m. outside an apartment in...
Driver crashes SUV into Eastside bar
A man drove a sport utility vehicle into an Eastside bar after closing time early Wednesday. The vehicle backed into Bar 52, 3806 English Ave., at a high speed while a group of men were fighting in the parking lot, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police...
Parade, festival highlight Lafayette Square area's diversity
Parade featuring more than 30 organizations, festival and other events highlight the many cultures in the Lafayette Square area Cold weather couldn’t stop Lafayette Square-area residents from celebrating the community’s diversity. With...
Washington Township students support Red Ribbon Week
Sporting red T-shirts, the color of drug-free awareness, 850 Nora Elementary students pledged to stay away from drugs. As part of national Red Ribbon Week, students at the Washington Township elementary school took the Say No to Drugs pledge...
Cartoonist's humorous work appeals to all ages
A whimsical grandmother whose medication takes up all the medicine cabinet space, a dryer that eats socks, and a dog nipping at her heels make up the world of single mom Dotty. Park Tudor graduate Wendy Stout O’Brien brings these characters to...
Railroad exhibit includes old Irvington depot
Always a fan of Irvington history, Ron Huggler, 70, became interested in the community’s old railroad depot when he found a photograph on the eBay online site that showed the building’s east side — a feature of the building unseen...
Sandy Oliva
Grade/subject/school: Grade 7 reading and language arts; Grades 7-8 Spanish, Creston Middle School, Warren Township. Number of years teaching: 30. Work e-mail: soliva@warren.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Master’s degree in secondary education...
Meet your teacher: Leslie Reed
Grade/school: Second grade at Chapel Glen Elementary, Wayne Township. Number of years teaching: Two. Work e-mail: leslie.reed@wayne.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University-Purdue...
Meet your teacher: Jamison Lockridge
Grade/subject/school: Fourth grade at Clinton Young Elementary School, Perry Township. Number of years teaching: Three. Work e-mail: jlockridge@msdpt .k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Master’s degree, Marian College, 2007; bachelor’s...
Lori Simon Kixmiller
Grade/subject at what school: Eighth grade English, Eastwood Middle School, Washington Township. Number of years teaching: 10. Work email: lkixmiller@msdwt .k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana State University;...
Allyson Smith
Grade/subject/school: Multigrade 2/3 class at Cardinal Elementary School, Brownsburg. Number of years teaching: Eighth year. Work e-mail: asmith@browns burg.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Bachelor’s of science in elementary education, Indiana...
Katie Cain
Grade/subject at what school: Third grade, Carey Ridge Elementary. Number of years teaching: 22. Work e-mail: caink@wws.k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Indiana State University; master’s degree, Indiana University. Why...
Anna Stumpf
Grade/subject, school: High School Business, Hamilton Southeastern High School. Number of years teaching: Seven. Work e-mail: astumpf @hse.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Missouri State University; master of arts...
SherriLyn Dobrzeniecki (Sher Dobie)
Grade/subject, school: Special Education Department Head at Fall Creek Valley Middle School in Lawrence Township. Number of years teaching: 20. Work e-mail: sdobie@msdlt .k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree from California State...
Katie DeGan
Grade/subject at what school: Fourth grade, Prairie Trace Elementary. Number of years teaching: Five. Work email: kdegan@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, DePauw University, 2005; currently working on master’s degree...
Dayna Howell
Grade/subject/school: Fifth grade, Indian Creek Intermediate School, Trafalgar. Number of years teaching: Five. Work e-mail: dhowell@nhj.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in education, Purdue University, 2005; Center Grove High...
Crystal Helt
Grade/subject at what school: Art and art history, Pike High School Freshman Center, Pike Township. Number of years teaching: Eight. Work email: cahelt@pike.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Ball State University; art magnet,...
News From You
Former missionary talks to students about Liberia Students at Stonybrook Middle School in Warren Township recently met Thelma J. Cato, a native of Fort Wayne, who lived in Liberia as a missionary for 20 years. Cato, now a resident of Atlanta, Ga., is...
Regional round throws Warriors for a loop
Team loses just 1 senior starter from volleyball squad that won 1st sectional in 22 years The Warren Central volleyball team looks to have a bright future, but its first regional appearance in 22 years didn’t go nearly as well as the players...
Braves get their shot at Trojans
Class 3A top-ranked Bishop Chatard is an inviting target for Brebeuf Jesuit in sectional title game This is what the Brebeuf Jesuit football team has been waiting for. When Ryan Gallogly took over as coach three years ago, he knew success in Class 3A...
Saints go to state finals confident, calm
Players draw on experience of playing in last year’s state finals Lutheran volleyball coach Kathleen Anderson said she didn’t see the Saints’ season slipping away Saturday night — even though a large portion of the crowd at...
Falcons, Cardinals see better days ahead
Perry coach: ‘I definitely feel like we’re headed in the right direction’ The Perry Meridian High School football team took its expected thumping Friday night in a 42-7 loss to Class 5A No. 3 Warren Central in a Sectional 5 game. It...
