From left: Jacob Brown, 4, and Alex Swetnam enjoy the swings at Dr. James A. Dillon Park. The opening of Phase II of the park was celebrated a dedication ceremony Friday evening. With much fanfare and patriotic music, the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department cele… Continue

I took a seat on the back deck after dinner last night hoping to get a decent hummingbird photo, but the finches were more cooperative. I did get a few hummingbird photos as well, they just didn't come out as good. Here's a slideshow of some of the pics I took:… Continue

Charles “Chuck” and Rita (Calvert) Barker of Anderson will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the Sheridan Community Center. Charles and Rita were married July 13, 1968, at Sheridan First Christian Chur… Continue

Last Saturday the Indiana Transportation Train brought visitors to Atlanta to browse the newly opened Atlanta Mercantile and the Main Street Bistro. The Mercantile featured one of its many artists from Indiana, Lon E. Schroder, a furniture maker from Arcadia. Lon is pictured here demons… Continue

Indiana currently has no state laws regulating the conditions of puppy mills. As a result, our state has one of the highest numbers of puppy mills in the country. Thousands of puppy mill dogs are forced to live their entire lives in tiny, wire cages with no exercise. They are malnouris… Continue

Senior Minister Randy Spleth views placement of the cross on the new Geist Christian Church North Campus facility at 126th and Promise Road in Fishers. Photo submitted More than 70 people gathered June 21 to witness the raising of a massive 30-foot-tall c… Continue

All “A” Honor Roll Grade 5: Abigail Adams, Marisa Arakawa, Matthew Bailey, Alexander Beckman, Nathaniel Bledsoe, Rachel Bledsoe, Lauren Bratton, Brittany Callon, Brianna Carson, Zachary Chambers, Mitchell Chapman, Cailey Cotter, Jonathan Crawford, Joshua Cruse, Ryan DeRue, Anne Foster, Connor Fowler, Elizabeth Gilchrist, Lucy Grenda, Jordan Hartman, Colin Hauber, Chaye Heiwig, Timothy Hildebrand, Emily Hill, Ellen Joseph, Mollie Lane, Benam Lotfalian, Emma Luczkowski, Nathaniel Lyon, Ann… Continue

Army Pfc. Richard L. Hon has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. During the nine weeks of basic combat training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included develo… Continue

Boxley United Methodist Church will host its annual fish fry 4:30 to 7 p.m. July 12, rain or shine. The church is located at 26121 Six Points Road. Staff report

Many Indiana residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Samford University. They include Samantha Marie Griggs, Emily Ann Leithauser and Morgan Leigh Welty of Carmel; Kristen Elizabeth Bucher, Jeffrey Brennan Freeman and Lisa Christine Hart of Fishers; Caroline Nance Abernathy of Noblesville; and Brittany Joy Thompson of Westfield. To qualify students must have earned a 3.5 grade point average out of 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. Samford,… Continue