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Carmel student newspaper runs white-supremacist ad
Students working on Carmel High School’s student-run newspaper accepted an ad thinking it offered free music downloads, only to find out last week it was actually a portal to a white-supremacist hate group. The ad in the Nov. 20 edition of the Carmel...
Former Noblesville Township assessor is running for county assessor
Robin L. Ward, a three-term Noblesville Township assessor, is running for Hamilton County assessor. Last year, Noblesville residents voted to eliminate the township assessor’s office. Ward will run on the Republican ticket for the May 4 primary. No...
Forum to discuss Sheridan school building's future
SHERIDAN — Adams Township Trustee Linda Williams wants taxpayers’ input on how Adams Elementary School will be used in the future. She’s organizing a community meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Sheridan Community Center to talk about...
Musicians, jugglers to join Santa in Carmel holiday lighting event
CARMEL — Carmel’s holiday lights will be lit amidst music, jugglers, and a visit from Santa during the city’s annual “Holiday on the Square” event this weekend. The festival will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at...
Planetarium's light show to highlight holidays
CARMEL — The Carmel High School Planetarium and Carmel High School Astronomy Club will present two showings of the Season of Light Saturday night at the Planetarium. Forty-minute shows will begin at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Cost is $4 for adults and...
Carmel mayor honors 11-year-old boy for helping save his father's life
Mayor Jim Brainard honored a boy this week for his heroic act that possibly saved his father’s life in Carmel. A Good Samaritan Award was given by the mayor earlier this week to Jack Rodman, 11, Noblesville, for showing “exceptional...
Battery business opens in Noblesville
NOBLESVILLE — A new store specializes in batteries, carrying thousands of them for common items such as watches. Batteries Plus, 2640 E. Conner St., also has harder-to-find batteries for items such as keyless door locks. According to a press...
Carmel mayor honored for environmental initiatives
Mayor Jim Brainard was recently named the “Elected Official of the Year” by the Hoosier Environmental Council for his initiatives to make Carmel more environmentally friendly. The council held its second annual Green Policy Forum on...
Palin signs books for 1,000 at store
6:12 p.m. — Kind and generous People who met former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tonight at a Noblesville Borders, to get her autograph on her new book, came from the bookstore beaming about her kindness and generosity. Starstruck, they said the...
Carmel's holiday festivities to "light up" this weekend
Carmel’s holiday lights will be lit amidst music, jugglers, and a visit from Santa during the city’s annual “Holiday on the Square” event this weekend. The festival will be held form 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Carmel Civic Square, according to a...
Hamilton County adds 4 H1N1 vaccination clinics
The Hamilton County Health Department has added four more dates to its H1N1 vaccination clinic schedule. The clinics, which have been scheduled for late November and early December, still will be open only to those who fall into one of the high-risk...
Noblesville Sports Wrap
NOBLESVILLE — Shane Sumpter knew it was coming. As well as Sumpter’s Westfield girls basketball team played in the first half Tuesday night, he knew Noblesville would mount a charge. The Millers rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to take a...
Bonds will pay for Westfield projects
Money will fund Grand Junction work and a new fire station Westfield is issuing $7.1 million in bonds to fund the first three Grand Junction redevelopment projects as well as a new fire station. The bonds will be sold in December, and the projects...
Civic Theatre, Carmel finalize agreement
Carmel — An agreement to make the Regional Performing Arts Center the home of the Indianapolis Civic Theatre for the next 100 years was finalized Wednesday. The Civic, which announced Tuesday it is moving from Marian University in Indianapolis,...
Hamilton County's libraries to accept all cards
Boundaries end starting Jan. 2 Sue Stemen got carded the last time she used Carmel Clay Public Library. Turns out the longtime Carmel resident lost her library privileges when she moved to Westfield three years ago. It’s a common story at...
Fishers voters may decide city-or-town issue
City Yes group says it’s gathered enough signatures for a spring referendum A group that supports Fishers becoming a city says it has gathered enough signatures on a petition to bring the proposed switch to voters. Greg Purvis, who leads the...
Valparaiso Schools' chief is Carmel finalist
Carmel — Valparaiso Schools Superintendent Michael Benway is the second finalist named for the Carmel Clay Schools superintendent’s job, School Board President Andrew Klein said Wednesday. The board invited the public to meet with Benway...
Young Noblesville gymnast gets a taste of national competition
Top-10 finish in regional sends 5th-grader to Colorado for meet at Olympic center Nick Brady, a fifth-grader at Noblesville Intermediate School, finished 40th in the 2009 USA Gymnastics Men’s Future Stars National Championships Friday at the...
Meet the Teacher: Nikki Boram
Grade/subject, school: Seventh- and eighth-grade nine-week art, eighth-grade full-year art, art department chairwoman. Number of years teaching: I feel like my whole adult life has been spent teaching, but officially, getting paid, this is my second...
Meet the Teacher: Lisa Sullivan
Grade/subject at what school: Kindergarten through fifth grade general music, Mohawk Trails Elementary. Number of years teaching: 20. Work e-mail: lsulliva@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in music, Butler University;...
Meet the Teacher: Walt Grathwohl
Grade/subject at what school: Third grade, Shamrock Springs Elementary. Number of years teaching: Seven. Work email: grathwohlw@wws.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in history and religious studies, Indiana University, 1998;...
Friends Forever
HUMANE SOCIETY FOR HAMILTON COUNTY Mollie Age: 1. Breed: Labrador mix. Sex: Female. Background: Mollie is housetrained, is spayed and knows the command “sit.” She would prefer a home where she can be the only dog, and children tend to...
Indiana employees work to save jobs at Sallie Mae
Fishers — Student loan guarantor Sallie Mae announced Wednesday its employees in Indiana have collected 81,000 of the more than 186,000 signatures on a petition to help save their jobs. The federal government’s proposed student loan...
Fishers chamber president to depart
Christi Wolf announced today she will step down as president/chief executive of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce. Wolf has worked in the position for the past 13 years. In a phone interview today, she said she hasn’t set a last day, but expects...
New Carmel trail already has graffiti
City engineer believes it is old, will be erased before project is complete A paved trail, winding along a creek between neighborhoods and wooded areas, is taking shape in Carmel. Even though it hasn’t been completed yet, people are starting to...
Town wants all to have a Fishers ZIP code
It’s a case of identity and revenue for town; Postal Service is studying issue A request from Fishers to the U.S. Postal Service might mean some residences and businesses would need to change their ZIP codes. Some Fishers businesses and homes...
Patience needed to see Palin
Noblesville store plans security checks before today’s book signing The Borders bookstore at Noblesville’s Hamilton Town Center is bracing for a barrage of Sarah Palin fans today. The former vice presidential candidate will sign copies of...
Good choices behind wheel
Carmel High School senior Liz Schwartz doesn’t put her car in gear until all of her passengers buckle up. Westfield High School senior Molly Delaney never sends a text from her cell phone while driving. Noblesville High School junior Sarah...
Legacy Award honors Crossers
Family’s funds have benefited youths, families The Crosser family has received the inaugural Celebration of Philanthropy Living Legacy Award. It’s a first-time award from the Legacy Fund, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community...
Roberts wins Enterprise Award in Noblesville
When one family was snowed in and couldn’t get to a loved one’s funeral, Mark Roberts had their driveway plowed. When family members were all together after the death of a loved one at a nursing home, they met Roberts immediately after at...
