Fishers Fourth Largest Indiana City After Annexation
Fishers is Indiana’s fourth-largest city after a finishing its yearlong annexation of 960 parcels in Southeastern Hamilton County.
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Witnesses Accuse School Board Members Of ‘Hiding’ Political Affiliations
About 40 witnesses from across the state — including more than a dozen embroiled in contentious Hamilton County elections — weighed in Wednesday, March 5 on legislation upending Indiana’s nonpartisan school board system.
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Analysis Shows Property Tax Unequal In Some Counties
As Indiana’s legislature continues to debate statewide property tax reform, officials in Lake County are pointing to new data showing that homeowners have taken on an unfair share of property taxes.
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Hamilton County’s Sheriff’s Office Offering Free Car Seat Installation, Inspection
HAMILTON COUNTY – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is offering free car seat installation and inspection Thursday, July 22.
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New U.S. 31 Hamilton County Freeway Opens for Business
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today celebrated the opening of the new U.S. 31 Hamilton County freeway with Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, Congresswoman Susan Brooks and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson, as they joined project personnel, designers and contractors to commend five years … Read More
Hamilton County Firefighters Heating Things Up
HAMILTON COUNTY — Firefighters in Hamilton County are looking to raise money for an important memorial for fallen firefighters and they’ve come up with a unique way of doing it.
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Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Found In Two Indiana Counties
The first mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been documented by the Marion County Public Health Department. So far no human cases of the virus have been reported. The sample of mosquitoes that tested positive for the virus came from a surveillance trap located in Washington Township. Traps … Read More
‘Indiana At 200’ — Free Blacks Migrated To Indiana
By Andrea Neal Like other pioneers, free African-Americans came to Indiana in search of land and liberty and, for the most part, found both. Beginning in the 1820s and continuing until the eve of the Civil War, they migrated in family groups to Indiana and established farming societies that … Read More
Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann Announces Blight Elimination Program Awards
Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced today that two Indiana municipalities received Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program awards in a second round of funding. The combined awards total approximately $2.9 million to help eliminate blighted and abandoned homes in those communities. The city of Fort Wayne and the … Read More