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Indiana Arts Commission Announces New Team Members, Staffing Changes
Indiana Arts Commission Announces New Team Members, Staffing Changes. (INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) has added several key staff members, with an additional staff member stepping into a new role. Lydia Campbell-Maher joined the IAC in February as the Communities Services Manager. In this newly created role, she works...
Departures to reach record levels at Indy Airport on July 21/22
INDIANAPOLIS– The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) will welcome tens of thousands of visitors this week during a peak summer travel season as the National Eucharistic Congress, Brickyard 400 and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Grand Boule get underway in the city. Departures on Sunday and Monday are expected to reach record levels, prompting the Indy airport to remind travelers about arriving at the airport early and planning ahead for their flights.
Rep. Sue Errington to Host Town Hall Meeting on High School Diploma Redesign Proposal
MUNCIE, IN—The Indiana Department of Education recently announced plans to significantly redesign Indiana’s high school diplomas solely as the “GPS Diploma” and “GPS Diploma Plus” starting with the Class of 2029 (this upcoming academic year’s eighth graders). This would completely erase the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and the Core 40 with Technical Honors.
READI Accelerates New Housing, Rural Development in West Central Indiana
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation joined local and regional officials today in Staunton to cut the ribbon on a new development that will increase housing availability in West Central Indiana. The project, Clay Court development, is part of the Homes for the Future program – a pilot initiative to incentivize homebuilders and developers to build new, age-friendly homes that is being supported by Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI).
Mostly cloudy Sunday, humidity climbs over the next few days
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A nice weekend continues in Indiana with more clouds today. Humidity climbs later today and ramps up midweek. TODAY: Mostly cloudy should hold through most of the day. A stray sprinkle may be possible, but the vast majority remain dry for today. Humidity starts to climb later today. High temperatures in the […]
Indiana Grown: Modest Midwest Wax Co.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown. This week, Olivia Neal with Modest Midwest Wax Co. joined News 8 at Daybreak. Neal shares with News 8 her company’s commitment to sustainability and mission to create clean home options, such as dye-free and mica-free […]
American Legion Riders Post 104 participates in legacy run
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – American Legion Riders Post 104 participated in the Department of Indiana legacy run. Motorcycle riders, from all areas of the state, drove to Indianapolis together to raise money. Post 104 is one of the more active posts in Indiana, according to Rider Director Norris...
Noblesville Fire Department Captain Arrested, Charged With Domestic Battery
LAPEL, Ind. — Online jail records say that Noblesville Fire Department Captain Brett Etherington, 55, was arrested Saturday morning on domestic battery charges. Etherington has been placed on administrative leave by the NFD as the case is under investigation. He was booked into the Madison County Jail around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. He was off-duty […] The post Noblesville Fire Department Captain Arrested, Charged With Domestic Battery appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Noblesville High School hires swim coach
The Noblesville Swim Club and Noblesville High School jointly announced the hiring of Jess Preston as its new head swim coach July 16. Preston comes to Noblesville from Penn High School and Irish Aquatics in Mishawaka. He had been head coach of Penn’s boys and girls teams since 2008, leading them to multiple trips to the IHSAA State Swimming and Diving finals.
Carmel nonprofit plans cricket tournament at Grand Park
The Kriya Shakti Foundation’s mission is to promote social wellness through arts and sports. “We know arts and sports brings people together,” said Mangala Devauth, who founded the Carmel-based nonprofit with her husband, Badri Devauth. So, it’s fitting that many of the foundation’s volunteers are part of a...
Fishers resident heads to Ironman World Championship
Fishers resident Kyle Gabbard has qualified to compete this fall in the annual Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The Ironman World Championship is a Hawaii-based competition that features “the very best male professional and age-group triathletes from around the world,” according to the organization. The competition, which attracts about 2,000 international competitors, is a combined 140.6-mile event that consists of swimming in Kailua Bay, biking along the coast and running through barren lava fields.
Indiana Attorney General Leads 17-State Coalition Defending Ex-Brownsburg Teacher's Religious Rights Against Pronoun Policy
Attorney General Todd Rokita is forging an alliance with counterparts in 17 states, taking a stance on what he views as the protection of religious liberty in the workplace. The case centers around John Kluge, a former Brownsburg High School teacher whose resignation was prompted by the school's demand he adhere to using the preferred pronouns of transgender students, a requirement conflicting with his personal beliefs. According to an official report from the State of Indiana, Rokita and the other attorneys general are urging the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to overrule a lower court's decision which held that accommodating Kluge's religious convictions posed an "undue hardship" for the school.
Multiyear IU project tackles diabetes at local level
A diagnosis of diabetes increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and even death. The School of Public Health at Indiana University-Indianapolis is close to completing a project to improve the health of three neighborhoods. The Diabetes Impact Project works in the Northeast, near Northwest, and Near West neighborhoods in Indianapolis, where rates of diabetes are almost double other parts of Marion County.
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