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Love of horses, teaching leads to local business

2012-05-15T13:48:01-04:00

DANVILLE — Molly Barnes uses her love of teaching in tandem with her passion for horses at Horses In Education — a small business in Danville.

Company promises 80 new jobs in Plainfield

2012-05-15T13:39:24-04:00

PLAINFIELD — The town council here approved a tax abatement for Fagerdala Packaging which promised to bring 80 new jobs to Plainfield.

The Gathering Together holds spring event

2012-05-14T09:53:45-04:00

PLAINFIELD — Gathering in the Garden, a fundraising event for The Gathering Together, will run from 1 to 4 p.m. May 19.

Community reacts to Obama’s same-sex statement

2012-05-11T12:07:57-04:00

The topic of same-sex marriage has been wildly reported this week after President Barack Obama declared he is in support of gay marriage. People all over the country opened up the dialogue on the topic and Hendricks County was no exception.

Two little girls, two giant hearts

2012-05-11T12:02:02-04:00

AVON — Maeci Young and Gracie Bennett, two local Make-A-Wish kids, are once again raising funds for other children’s wishes. The two little fighters have big hearts.

Police work homicide

2012-05-10T12:15:05-04:00

Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a delayed call of a person shot in a residence in the 2200 block of Brookside Avenue.

Quail Creek holds grand opening under new ownership

2012-05-09T11:00:24-04:00

As of September 2011, the number of people playing golf had been declining for more than a decade. Play at that time was down 3.4 percent at public courses, and 3.8 percent at private ones, according to an article on the website Golfweek.com.

Chip in for the Kids golf outing returns to West Chase

2012-05-09T10:37:33-04:00

Chip in for the Kids is back, one of the largest fundraising events that benefits the Brownsburg Education Foundation. The ninth annual event will take place on June 15 at West Chase Golf Club in town.

Library celebrates 100th anniversary

2012-05-09T10:23:14-04:00

The Coatesville-Clay Township Public Library celebrated its 100th anniversary this past Saturday, quite an achievement considering that it was hard pressed to exist in the first place, and was destroyed by a tornado in 1948.

Hendricks County reports Primary Election results

2012-05-08T22:44:25-04:00

Hendricks County election personnel reported 1,960 of the eligible 19,903 registered voters cast ballots in the 2012 Primary Election. While election results are not officials until being certified on Wednesday, the unofficial numbers were released Tuesday night.