Arcadia News

Arcadia Resources Inc. has appointed former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith to its board of directors, the locally based health care company announced Monday morning.

Safe Night on the Square, one of many Hamilton County events this Halloween offers a safe place for kids to trick-or-treat. Sponsored by Freedom Cruzers car club of Hamilton County, the event features a disc jockey, costume contest, games and prizes on the Courthouse Square.

An Arcadia man has been arrested and charged as a suspect in the recent nail salon and dry cleaners robberies in Hamilton County.

Music played on washboards, washtubs, kazoos and jugs will entertain folks Sunday afternoon at a Fall Finale concert in Forest Park.

Saturday's Autumnfest in Arcadia will bring some new attention to the small town in northern Hamilton County.

NOBLESVILLE - Passengers on the Indiana Transportation Museum's Pumpkin Train the next two weekends can pet farm animals, go through a straw bale maze and pick a pumpkin.

Janet McGinn, 83, Arcadia, died Sept. 26, 2009, at Witham Hospital, Lebanon. Mrs. McGinn was a surgical nurse and surgery supervisor at Tipton County Memorial Hospital for more than 35 years.

Music played on washboards, washtubs, kazoos and jugs will entertainment folks Sunday afternoon at a Fall Finale concert in Forest Park.

Dale E. Eller, 88, Arcadia, died Sept. 24, 2009, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.

ARCADIA -- Russell C. Rainwater, 87, Arcadia, died Sept. 27, 2009, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.

An award-winning Arcadia artist known for painting nostalgic places in Hamilton County will have his work on display at the Hoosier Salon's Broad Ripple Gallery, beginning Friday.

ARCADIA -- It's the second time Midwest Living Magazine was in Arcadia asking about the Hedgehog Music Showcase and the Arcadia Arts Initiative.

ARCADIA - Hamilton Heights High School Class of 2009's average SAT composite score of 1,522 was six points higher than its score in 2008.

The sudden death of a teenaged-girl sparks an investigation in central Indiana. Hamilton County authorities are trying to figure out if alcohol played a role in the girl's death.

Registration for Hamilton Heights Middle School football will be Saturday, Aug. 1, in the middle school's west gym, 420 W. North St.

Brad Osswald, Arcadia, stands in front of the Dawg Wagon -- the vehicle entered in Friday's demolition derby at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair in Noblesville.

Having a grandfather who raises sheep and a mom who showed the sheep in 4-H for 10 years, Carlton Summe said it was only natural that he follow in their footsteps.

The Town Council of the Town of Atlanta Indiana will hold a special meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, in the Atlanta Community Center, 130 W. Walton.

Two people were injured in an early morning two-vehicle head-on collision in Arcadia.

CICERO -- Carroll Ray Morrow, 77, Cicero, died July 2, 2009, at his home. Mr. Morrow worked after high school graduation with his father and brother in the carpentry business, remodeling and building homes in Hamilton County and nearby areas.