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BHS’ Gallagher, Maple Qualify for State
Batesville’s Alexis Gallagher and Stella Maple qualified for the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals as individual golfers following their performances at Saturday’s Regional at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin. Gallagher shot a 74 while [...]
300 Jobs Coming To Greenwood With New Amazon Facility
Amazon will invest $100 million and add 300 high-paying jobs to the Central Indiana area when the tech company opens a new manufacturing facility in Greenwood.
Indiana moves one step closer to its first Buc-ee’s
GREENWOOD, Ind. — The Greenwood City Council has cleared the way for a Buc-ee’s to be built near I-65 and Worthsville Road. The council voted 7-2 Monday night to rezone about 80 acres of land for the project. Plans call for an $85 million Buc-ee’s with a 74,000-square-foot travel…
Letter: Yes for continued academic excellence
Editor, Excellence is a longstanding tradition at Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Our families expect it. Our educators work toward it. And, most importantly, our students deserve it. As we look toward the future, our focus is on maintaining what we’ve built and continuing the…
Letter: OneZone supports referendums
Editor, The OneZone Chamber Board of Directors has voted to support referendum proposals on the Nov. 3 ballot for Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Noblesville Schools, Sheridan Community Schools and Westfield Washington Schools. Strong schools and a strong…
Governor Braun announces 300 high-wage jobs at new Amazon manufacturing facility
GREENWOOD – Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced today that Amazon will invest more than $100 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in central Indiana, creating...
Q&A: Meet the candidates for District 29
Two candidates are vying for the District 29 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 general election. Democrat Devon Wellington, who works in education policy and has worked with the U.S. Department of Education, will face Republican incumbent Alaina…
Hendricks Civic Theatre to present classic whodunit
Scott Post has wanted to direct “Clue” for a long time. “I applied to direct this in 2020,” he said. “It’s absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. When they had a play version of it, I was like, ‘I absolutely need to do this.’” Hendricks Civic Theatre will present five…
Letter: Recent financial history doesn’t support referendum need
Editor, Carmel Clay Schools has said it needs a referendum to raise at least $62 million annually to cover the shortfall in property taxes. CCS’ recent financial history is leading me to vote against this referendum. The June 16 Current article says that CCS is expected to lose…
Opinion: Principle of opinions
English is a tricky language. Words like “set” can be used in as many as eight different ways. We can set a coffee on the television set as we watch the US Open tennis set. When the vocabulary musters up distinct spellings, they often mimic each other in sound. We might say that…
Opinion: Performing under pressure
I get a lot of medical advice from readers — not great medical advice, just a great deal of it. Thanks, but no thanks. I have a good physician and a superior AI program. Marriage advice? Financial advice? Writing advice? Send it all my way, but, please, no medical advice. That…
Two-year-old boy dies after falling from vehicle and being struck in Greenwood driveway
GREENWOOD — A toddler has died after being struck by a vehicle driven by his mother in a Greenwood driveway over the weekend, according to...