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High School Sports Schedule January 24 – February 1

January 24, 2020 Comments Off

Friday, January 24 LEBANON — Boys’ basketball vs. North Montgomery, 7:30 p.m.; Girls’ basketball vs. North Montgomery, 6 p.m.; Wrestling, Sagamore Conference at Crawfordsville, 5 p.m. WESTERN BOONE — Boys’ basketball vs. Danville, 8 p.m.; […]

New Lebanon Cardboard Plant Focuses on Sustainability

January 24, 2020 Comments Off

nside INdiana Business is reporting that an $80 million box manufacturing plant in Lebanon, capable of producing 17 million square feet of corrugated cardboard a day, is now open with a goal to eventually hire […]

Local Legislators Honor Western Boone State Champs

January 24, 2020 Comments Off

State Sens. Phil Boots (R-Crawfordsville) and Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon), and State Reps. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville), Donna Schaibley (R-Carmel) and Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) honored the Western Boone football team Thursday with Senate Concurrent Resolution 10. The […]

Indiana Could Benefit From More Renewable Energy

January 22, 2020 Comments Off

Inside INdiana Business is reporting that a new study commissioned by Advanced Energy Economy says commercial and industrial businesses are looking for more renewable energy resources, which could be an economic boon for Indiana. The […]

Public Invited: “Finding Amelia” Presented Tuesday Evening By “Emmy” Winning Historian At Frankfort Airport

January 20, 2020 Russ Kaspar Comments Off

The public is invited to a special program presented by Frankfort’s Zonta Club Tuesday evening by Gary Quigg with TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery). Quigg will present “Finding Amelia”. The free public […]

Boone County Under Winter Weather Advisory Until 7 A.M. Saturday

January 17, 2020 Comments Off

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of central, east central, north central and west central Indiana, including Boone County, from 7 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. Saturday. […]

Closings, Cancellations & Delays 8:25 A.M. January 15

January 15, 2020 Comments Off

Brought to you by: Serv Pro of Boone and Clinton Counties: “Fire and Water Cleanup and Restoration – Making It Like It Never Even Happened” Jerry’s Body Shop, “Making Your Fender Bender Just A Memory – […]

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Boone County Under Dense Fog Advisory Until 10 A.M.

January 15, 2020 Comments Off

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect for Boone County until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Visibility will be a quarter mile or less and hazardous driving conditions […]

Kauffman Engineering Names New CEO

January 13, 2020 Comments Off

Inside INdiana Business is reporting that Lebanon-based Kauffman Engineering has named David Evans president and chief executive officer. Evans, who succeeds Mike Buis, most recently served as president and CEO of Oerlikon Drive Systems Americas […]

Witham Health Services Offering First Responder Class

January 12, 2020 Comments Off

Witham Health Services EMS Education in cooperation with the Thorntown/Sugar Creek Fire Department is pleased to sponsor an Emergency Medical Responder (formerly First Responder) class for interested county residents. The class will begin February 10 […]

Witham Health Services Partners With City of Frankfort on Prairie Creek Park Project

January 9, 2020 Comments Off

Witham Health Services CEO Ray Ingham joins Frankfort Mayor Chris McBarnes in announcing Witham will join other partners in helping with the development of the Prairie Creek Park project over the next three years. Witham […]

Buchanan to Seek First Full Term in Indiana State Senate

January 9, 2020 Comments Off

Republican State Senator Brian Buchanan filed paperwork Wednesday to seek election to his first full term in the Indiana State Senate, representing District 7. Buchanan was selected in 2018 by a caucus to replace former […]

National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch Through Saturday Evening

January 8, 2020 Comments Off

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Flood Watch for portions of central Indiana, east central Indiana, north central Indiana, south central Indiana, southwest Indiana and west central Indiana from Friday evening through […]

Three Killed Sunday in Fiery Crash on Interstate 65

January 6, 2020 Comments Off

Around 11:05 a.m. Sunday, the Boone County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls stating there was a major crash on I-65 northbound, near the Zionsville exit. Multiple first responders quickly arrived at the crash which […]

High School Sports Schedule January 7-11

January 4, 2020 Comments Off

Tuesday, January 7 LEBANON — Boys’ and girls’ swimming at Danville, 6 p.m. WESTERN BOONE — Girls’ basketball vs. Fountain Central, 7:30 p.m. ZIONSVILLE — Boys’ and girls’ swimming at Westfield, 6 p.m. Wednesday, January […]

Man Convicted of Killing Lebanon Man Sentenced

January 3, 2020 Comments Off

WTHR is reporting that the man convicted of stabbing a 73-year-old man and his wife in 2017 will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Zachariah Wright was convicted […]

Wesley Manor Offering Career Opportunity

January 3, 2020 Comments Off

Wesley Manor is looking for an energetic and fun-loving individual to coordinate life enriching experiences for active retirees. This individual will be passionate about wellness and will create a package of programs which will make […]

Overall Law Enforcement Fatalities Decreased 18 Percent

December 30, 2019 Comments Off

The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in 2019 decreased 18 percent over the previous year according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit group that […]

Chili Cook-Off To Help Frankfort Family

December 27, 2019 Comments Off

A Lafayette based agency is looking to help a family who lost their home and a member of their family The event is to assist the Mills Family of Frankfort who lost an 8 month […]

Witham Health Under Temporary Visitor Restrictions

December 26, 2019 Comments Off

Witham Health Services is under temporary visitor restrictions to the labor, delivery and post-partum unit of the hospital due to the significant rise in viral activity. This restriction includes but is not limited to: No […]

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Delightful Christmas Programs On WILO: Complete Schedule

December 24, 2019 Russ Kaspar Comments Off

Remember the Wonderful Old Time Radio Programs? Christmas Eve and Christmas Day WILO will broadcast special Christmas programming. Tune to WILO 96.9 FM and 1570 AM for delightful special Christmas specials to brighten up your […]

Whitestown Resident Arrested for ‘Swatting’ Incident

December 24, 2019 Comments Off

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2019, the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department responded to a possible hostage situation in the Legacy Core of Whitestown. An individual had called the Indiana State Police Post […]