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Flyer to sponsor opening day of the fair
Would you like to see local celebrities and public officials dunked in a tank of cold water? How about the chance to win a big screen TV?

If you stop by the Hendricks County 4-H Fair between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, you’ll have the opportunity to do all of that and more during the Hendricks County Flyer Day at the Fair.

July 13, 2010 1 Photo
Committee suggests consolidation
Citing the desire to have control over planning and development decisions in Brown and Lincoln Township here, a committee that has been studying a possible consolidation with the town gave a recommendation to reorganize during the Town Council meeting Thursday.

July 9, 2010
ISTEP results improved across county
ISTEP results, released this week, show improvement across the board for Hendricks County schools.

Each of the six public school corporations improved upon their scores from last year, with the exception of Plainfield schools, whose scores have been suppressed by the Indiana Department of Education for at least a month due to test processing errors.

June 17, 2010
Danville looking at land for parking
The town council here voted 4-1 to sell a piece of property it recently bought and acquire another to help ease the parking situation downtown. But not without some concerns.

June 10, 2010
Avon town officials seek community input on projects
With east-west transportation through the town here constantly causing headaches, town officials are looking for solutions.

The East-West Transportation Study is now available on the town’s website at www.avongov.org.

June 10, 2010
School board recognizes elite students
Tuesday evening’s school board meeting here was all about honoring excellence.

The Avon High School Auditorium was packed to capacity to honor the 915 students that earned all As in the 2009-10 school year.

June 10, 2010
Haunted house to replace hayrides
For the first time ever, the town of Brownsburg will transform into the town of “Hauntsburg” for the month of October.

Okay, the town won’t really transform.

But the inside of the former Blanck Chevrolet building will host the haunted town, making it one of the largest haunted houses in central Indiana.

June 8, 2010 1 Photo
Plainfield youth complex officially open
Saturday marked the historic opening day of the Plainfield Youth Athletic Complex here.

Though a short ceremony and the first pitch of the youth baseball league were set to a backdrop of rain, participants still turned out to see the first activity on the completed baseball diamonds.

June 5, 2010 2 Photos
Road project to begin in June
For years, town leaders here have attempted to get a road project completed along West Northfield Drive. They’ve run into delays of all kinds, but are finally ready to begin work this June.

May 21, 2010
Driving with diabetes
Charlie Kimball says Oct. 16, 2007 is a day that he will remember as long as he lives.

That was the day that the race car driver, now 25, was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, making him the only licensed driver with diabetes in the history of the Indy Racing League.

May 14, 2010 2 Photos
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