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A new Burlington store is coming to downtown Indianapolis
Burlington Stores, a national discount retailer known for carrying major brand names for a fraction of the price, will open a new downtown Indianapolis location this fall. Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, will open in the basement of the Claypool Court building at 110 West Washington Street. The space previously housed the 20,000-square-foot Rhythm! Discovery Center, an interactive drum and percussion museum run by the Percussive Arts Society, which is headquartered in Indianapolis.
County middle schooler 1st in national history contest
Brown County Middle School student Aesop Birkemeier has been awarded first place in the Junior Division for his individual performance at the National History Day Contest in College Park, Md. Nearly 3,000 students from across the country presented history projects in five categories, performance, documentary, exhibit, paper and website. Each...
Youngest Monroe County GOP leader in history, Taylor Bryant, resigns
Taylor Bryant was an 18-year-old Indiana University freshman when she took the reins of Monroe County’s Republican Party, the youngest local party leader in history. Three years later, she’s stepping out of the role. She said it’s too expensive to live in the community where she grew up; and she’s moved out of the county and no longer is eligible to complete her 4-year term.
Pageantry and philanthropy: Noblesville resident named Mrs. United USA 2024
With less than three weeks to prepare for the National United USA Pageant, Noblesville resident Jessica Hopper never imagined she would take home the title. So, Hopper, 31, was stunned when she was crowned Mrs. United USA 2024 at the event held June 10 to 14 in Daytona Beach, Fla. She was also named the interview, swimsuit and runway winner and voted as the national Miss Congeniality. She will represent the U.S. at the international pageant next year.
Monroe County property transfers: July 2
Property transfers filed at the Monroe County Assessor’s Office. Information includes property address, seller, buyer, sale price and date of sale. Names may reflect representatives of buyers and sellers. April 22. 5149 W. Hanks Crossing, Bloomington; Omshri Rajaravivarma of Bloomington sold to Michael and Camilla Wallace of Bloomington; $349,900;...
A fatal day on the farm: Indiana Wesleyan basketball superstar electrocuted 25 years ago
The air was muggy, already 80 degrees, when Caleb Dimmich showed up to work on the farm that Monday morning 25 years ago. It was going to be one of those suffocating summer days, no wind, no clouds and temperatures that would reach 95 degrees. Caleb was used to the...
Wisconsin top class of 2025 DT target Drayden Pavey commits to a Big Ten rival
Wisconsin top remaining defensive line target Drayden Pavey announced his commitment to Purdue on Tuesday. The Cincinnati, Ohio native chooses the Boilermakers over the Wisconsin Badgers and Indiana Hoosiers. His decision comes after visiting the three programs on June 7, June 14 and June 21 respectively. Related: Wisconsin’s class of 2025 leaps Michigan in national rankings after landing top iOL Hardy Watts Pavey is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1,128 player in the class of 2025, No. 110 defensive lineman and No. 46 recruit from the state of Ohio. He is commitment No. 10 for Purdue in the class of 2025. The Boilermakers’...
Local government meetings vote to restrict Airbnb's
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Tippecanoe County Commissioners, Lafayette and West Lafayette City Council's all voted to pass an ordinance restricting Airbnb's. The ordinance states transient guest houses are not permitted by right or by special exception in single-family zones. These four zones include R1, R1A, R1B, and R1U.
Resolution passed to create task force
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The West Lafayette City Council passed a resolution Monday night to create a task force. The task force will study historical racial housing discrimination and work to fix harm caused by it in West Lafayette. As News 18 previously reported, since 2014 members of...
IU, Purdue recruiting target Trent Sisley transfers to Montverde Academy
(WISH) — Former Heritage Hills High School star Trent Sisley announced today on a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he will be transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida. “I would like to thank the Heritage Hills community as well as all of my coaches and teammates,” Sisley wrote in the post. “I will be […]
Purdue Golf Trio Excels Academically and On the Course, Highlighted by Ashley Kozlowski’s Fifth Scholar Honor
Three Purdue women's golfers, Jade Gu, Ashley Kozlowski, and Momo Sugiyama, have been named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team for their outstanding performances both on the course and in the classroom. Kozlowski is the fifth three-time WGCA All-American Scholar in program history. Kozlowski made 113 birdies and had a...
Rossville state champion wrestler Noah Weaver commits to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE — Keeping a quiet profile and staying modest about accomplishments is the way incoming senior Rossville wrestler Noah Weaver was raised. And while Weaver maintains his unassuming posture, the captain put Hornets' wrestling on the map in 2024. Weaver took his talent to unprecedented heights, going 50-0...
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