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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Tourism bureau seeks partner for hotel, convention center
The Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau has new hope for a convention center and hotel in Plainfield. Executive Director Emory Lencke said in a statement last week that the convention bureau has issued a request for proposals from...
Plainfield adds new portion to trail system
Just in time for the fall foliage season and outdoor activities, a new section has opened in Plainfield’s growing network of hiking and biking trails. The portion of the pedestrian trails is 0.64 miles long and is listed on town maps as the...
Plainfield's youth sports complex set for 2010 debut
Next round of construction will put facilities in place for use by kids next fall After several years of planning and development, most of the fields and facilities in the new Plainfield Youth Athletic Complex will be ready for use next year. A large...
Tourism bureau seeks partner for hotel, convention center
The Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau has new hope for a convention center and hotel in Plainfield. Executive Director Emory Lencke said in a statement this week that the convention bureau has issued a request for proposals from...
Longtime farmer was ever-busy civic leader
Dean F. Turner, 81, a former member of the Indiana State Fair Board and one of Hendricks County’s most prominent farmers and Democrats, died Sunday at an Indianapolis hospital after an illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Plainfield...
County again seeks hotel, conference site
Plainfield — The Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau is renewing attempts to build a convention center and hotel in Plainfield, offering land and financing to a qualified partner. Executive Director Emory Lencke said in a statement...
Work will snarl traffic at Main and Center
Plainfield — Plainfield motorists can expect delays due to construction on Main Street to get a little worse in the next couple of weeks. Construction crews installing new water pipes and storm and sanitary sewer mains in the oldest part of...
Plainfield gets state grant for storefront renovations
Plainfield has received a $500,000 grant to help the owners of buildings along Main Street spruce up their storefronts. The project is intended to fit with the $5.9 million reconstruction of the pavement, utilities and streetscape of Main Street, or...
Perry Road widening project is under way
Cost is less than expected for work to handle traffic servicing Plainfield’s industrial parks Several years earlier than expected, construction is under way to widen a key road through Plainfield’s industrial parks. Crews from Rieth-Riley...
Meet the Teacher: Sue Mathis
Grade/subject/school: First grade at Central Elementary in Plainfield. Number of years teaching: 36. Work email: smathis@plainfield.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: I attended elementary school in Thorntown until; third grade, when we moved to...
Plainfield's Main Street project to last a year
Motorists should brace for a year of traffic delays and bottlenecks along a two-mile zone that will rebuild Main Street through the center of Plainfield. Come back in a year, according to town officials, and Main Street in the oldest part of the town...
Industrial, warehouse developers ready for next boom
Sites draw interest; developers wait on economy, inked deals The national recession has stalled construction of more of the large industrial and warehouse buildings growing in Plainfield. However, developers still are optimistic for the future....
New winter market starts at Hummel Park
Baker organizes first for Hendricks County with a variety of vendors, offerings The Hendricks County farmers market season is slowly winding down for this year — or is it? True, the market at Metropolis, Plainfield, is through for the year, and...
Halloween costume swap at Plainfield library
Before dressing up to trick or treat Halloween night, there’s time to swap an old costume for something different. A Halloween costume swap will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, 1120 Stafford Road. The...
Meet the Teacher: Jill Maple
Grade/subject/school: Grade 3, Central Elementary, Plainfield. Number of years teaching: 18. Work email: jmaple @plainfield.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Ben Davis High School; bachelor’s degree in Education from Indiana University;...
Plainfield sets Tox-Away, heavy trash days
Plainfield — Residents will have opportunities in October to dispose of hazardous household chemicals and heavy trash. The town’s fall heavy-trash disposal times will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on two Saturdays, Oct. 10 and 17. Plainfield...
Disposal dates set in Plainfield
Plainfield residents will have opportunities in October to dispose of hazardous household chemicals and heavy trash. The town’s fall heavy-trash disposal times will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on two Saturdays, Oct. 10 and 17. Plainfield residents...
Bottler pours $$$ into Plainfield
Town Council approves incentive package for California-based company Three companies, including one of the nation’s largest water bottlers, are investing a total of $44 million and creating 129 jobs in new or expanded facilities in...
Ceremony launches work on Plainfield's new fire station
First firehouse built since 1975 will trim crews’ response time to areas on Plainfield’s east side After more than two years of planning, construction is under way on the first new fire station in Plainfield in decades. At a ceremonial...
Niagara Bottling to build Plainfield plant
The largest private label bottler of water in the country will build a plant in Plainfield. Niagara Bottling Co., a family-owned operation based in southern California, plans to invest at least $35 million into the highly automated facility. It will...
Plainfield pool party to cool off hot dogs
Town invites pooches for pool fun The Plainfield Parks Department is planning an event that could really be something to yap about. The third annual puppy pool party will be Sept. 12-13 at Splash Island, the family water park at the Parks and...
Crowds down 20 percent at Plainfield's Splash Island
PLAINFIELD — An unusually cool summer has put a chill on attendance figures at Plainfield’s Splash Island. Heading into the Labor Day weekend and the official end of the outdoor swimming season, attendance has been down 20 percent this...
Structural problems may doom landmark
Plainfield — The U.S. 40 Diner in Plainfield may be closed for good this time. People made several attempts in the past year to reopen the eatery, which has been a roadside landmark for more than a half-century. However, repeated inspections by...
This could be the end for U.S. 40 Diner
The U.S. 40 Diner in Plainfield may be closed for good this time. People made several attempts in the past year to reopen the eatery that has been a roadside landmark for more than a half-century. However, repeated inspections by the Hendricks County...
