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IDOC conducts fourth annual auto show
For the fourth year in a row, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) conducted an auto show and competition for the three facilities with auto body vocational programs.
A few months back, the IDOC declared six vehicles unfit for the parole division fleet and was in the process of authorizing these vehicles to be given back to the state as surplus property. Nevertheless, the vehicles were divided between Pendleton Correctional Facility, Plainfield Correctional Facility, and Westville Correctional, all facilities with auto body vocational programs, and offenders reconditioned the vehicles.
On Nov. 20, IDOC Commissioner Edwin G. Buss and Governor Mitch Daniels’ Chief of Staff Earl Goode judged this year’s auto show, which was conducted between the Indiana Government Center North and South buildings. The winner was a green mini-van reconditioned in the Plainfield Correctional Facility auto body program.
“In years past, the auto show was more about the artistic abilities of the offenders in the auto body programs,” Buss said. “This year, the offenders worked on vehicles for our Parole Division, and now we have six wonderfully reconditioned vehicles for our fleet. I am very proud of the hard work put into these cars and enjoy seeing the results of the vocational program.”
Now that the vehicles have been reconditioned and repaired, they will be returned to the Parole Division for use.
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Danville mulls county's latest bid to buy former town hall
The town council here agreed to table the county's latest offer to buy Danville's former town hall after it couldn't agree on whether to accept it.
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Surveys indicate courthouse's effect on downtown Danville
Surveys recently conducted by the Indiana University Center for Urban Policy and the Environment indicate that about 12 percent of visits to the downtown here are attributable to the county judicial center.
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SWMD seeks environmental education award nominations
The Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District is dedicated to promoting recycling, waste reduction, and responsible waste management within the county.
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Day of Caring
AVON — Volunteers were scattered throughout Hendricks County last week, rolling up their sleeves for the 19th annual Day of Caring, sponsored by the United Way of Central Indiana.
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School corporation dedicates AALC
As the town of Avon continues to grow, so too does the school corporation here.
School officials and others recently gathered to celebrate the opening of the Avon Advanced Learning Center with a dedication ceremony.
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Local farmer holds plot tour for new corn trait
Corn growers in Indiana continually have concerns about an infestation of earworm and Western bean cutworm, but Syngenta might have the answer with its recently launched Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait.
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LINK program continues to grow
"The system's running very well," Sycamore Services' Marcia Lynch recently told the Hendricks County Commissioners of LINK.
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Beef & Boards to present 'Camelot'
There will be many knights to remember this fall when Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre celebrates the 50th anniversary of Broadway's classic "Camelot."
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Communications center holds ride for Susie's Place
A few guys sitting around chatting about a motorcycle ride has turned into a fundraiser for Susie’s Place, Hendricks County’s child advocacy center.
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State and federal governments join together for conservation
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman recently visited Starkey Farms here to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted an expansion of Indiana’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), a partnership between the USDA and the State of Indiana to address agriculture-related environmental concerns.
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