Van Buren Elementary has a new principal
This summer, an administrator from Goshen Schools will join the Plainfield school district as the next principal of Van Buren Elementary.Ray Helmuth was chosen from among more than 70 applicants for ...
View ArticlePark's pancake feast celebrates maple syrup
H undreds of residents got to watch, help and enjoy turning tree sap into a sweet treat last weekend at McCloud Nature Park.The park's first-ever, weeklong maple syrup event culminated Saturday ...
View ArticleZusan to finish Dorton's term on Avon Town Council
After a two-month hiatus, Greg Zusan is back on the Avon Town Council.Zusan was chosen from among five candidates vying for an open seat on the council during a Republican caucus Saturday. The ...
View ArticleFiesta fun caps off lessons for Plainfield 6th-graders
Amy Koch, Plainfield Middle School teacher, helps students with the Aztec Game during a festival that replaced the traditional end-of-the-unit test. Students visited different stations. / Matt ...
View ArticleReferendum in Avon runs into opposition
Contact informationFor more information on the group No More Avon Taxes and its opposition to the Avon school referendum, go online to www.nomoreavontaxes.org or attend a weekly meeting at 6:30 p.m. ...
View ArticleRed Cross awards go to Brownsburg resident, fund
Two honorees from Brownsburg are among four Central Indiana recipients of the 2011 Red Cross Hall of Fame Award.Brownsburg's Kaylee Shirrell and the Spinal Cord Injury Hope Fund, founded by two ...
View ArticleBrownsburg intern receives honor
The state has recognized a Hendricks County student for her recent internship at a local hospital.Brownsburg High School senior Emily Miller received the Indiana Intern of the Year award last ...
View ArticleHopkins make fast visit to Australia
Sprint car driver AJ Hopkins, Brownsburg, drove three different dirt tracks in Australia during a two-week trip last month. "It was a good experience, everything about it. The two weeks were ...
View ArticleCovenant Christian's hunger leads to 2nd sectional title
They tasted the success two years ago.They felt the disappointment last season.So for Scott Flatt and three of his players on the Covenant Christian boys basketball team, Saturday was a chance to ...
View ArticleOliver's soccer future brightens
Andrew Oliver enjoyed growing up in the south suburban area and had plenty of friends at Southport High School.But when he got the call in August 2009 asking him to join the U.S. Soccer residency ...
View ArticleSuper Danville effort produces repeat basketball sectional title
Avon's Jared Miller (center) battled Danville's Logan Cooper (31) and Tyler Ross in the teams' Jan. 8 game. Miller led the Orioles with 14 points in their sectional championship loss ...
View ArticleDeadline nears for health-care scholarship
Hendricks County students who plan to pursue a career in health care have until Friday to apply for a scholarship from the Hendricks Regional Health Foundation.The foundation will award two $2,000 ...
View ArticleDistance runners lead Westfield girls in indoor track
If the early part of the indoor track season is an indication, the Westfield girls will be led by their distance runners.In Saturday's Hoosier State Relays qualifier at Anderson University, the ...
View ArticleNoblesville's prospects look promising in boys track
After a down year in 2010, the Noblesville High School boys track team has the makings of a bigger season this spring."We're better than we were last year," said Noblesville coach ...
View ArticleCeremony marks launch of new combined EMS
The city welcomed 297 medics and supervisors into its new ambulance service during a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at the Indiana War Memorial.Indianapolis EMS is new, but the paramedics and ...
View ArticleIdeas to make Circle better could pay off
A few sculptures would help. Maybe a little music. Some more quirky shops. An ice cream truck or two.Those tweaks, say people who visit Monument Circle and work there, would go a long way toward ...
View ArticleOff-court events will boost Big Ten championship weekend
More than 16,000 fans are expected at each of the 10 games during the Big Ten men's basketball tournament today through Sunday, the Indiana Sports Corp. has predicted.What that expectation ...
View Article2nd suspect charged in copper pipe theft
A Fort Wayne man has been charged in the theft of copper piping from at least two homes in December. Allen County prosecutors formally charged Dennis S. Morgan, 45, of the 1400 block of Tecumseh ...
View ArticleJury convicts young girl's molester, 25
An Allen Superior Court jury convicted a 25-year-old Fort Wayne man Wednesday of child molesting.Jameson T. Curry, of 3900 block of Blythewood Place, was arrested and charged in June with the single ...
View ArticleNon-profit director charged with fraud
A 38-year-old Albion woman faces five counts of theft and a count of fraud in Noble Superior Court, accused of stealing money from Noble House Ministries.According to a written statement from Noble ...
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