Beech Grove News

This year, more Hoosiers are taking part in events close to home. Three days off from the grind of commerce, and the stream of commerce is staying at home.

Homeowners on the dividing line between Indianapolis and Beech Grove are stuck in the middle of a dispute between the two cities.

The third annual fallen officer's blood drive will be held not only in the Indianapolis District, but throughout the state this month.

It's an off-year for elections in Indiana, which is why you're not hearing much from candidates or seeing yard signs.

Four firefighters were hurt Monday battling a blaze that caused about $500,000 in damage to an Eastside business.

At 10:42 this morning 911dispatchers received a call from the employees at MS Inspection and Logistics located at 6923 Brookville Rd.

Central Indiana motorcyclists came together in Beech Grove Sunday to have fun and raise money for a good cause.

Rheumatologist William Kcomt, M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, will begin seeing patients at Plainfield Health Center on Fridays, effective June 5. His office hours will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the center, located at 315 Dan Jones Road.

Edgar W. Crowe, 84, Brazil, passed away May 27, 2009, at St. Vincent Clay Hospital.

The spring semester is over, but the 2008-2009 edition of the Fifth Third Bank Campus Sculpture Walk at the University of Indianapolis will remain open for public viewing through the summer.

Last week's "Caption This" brought in lots of "Star Trek"-isms. The winner is Paul Walorski of Columbus, IN for "We will boldly go where no deficits have gone before." Runners up are: Don Jordan , Monticello, IN - "OK, take her down to 1,000 feet and put me right over New York City!" Gary Covey , Indianapolis - "SOCIALISM . . . The final frontier!" ...

Dr. Subhash Sharma of Indiana Hematology Oncology Consultants and a medical oncologist with the St.

An IUPUI Survey Research Center poll indicates the majority of Marion County residents support a comprehensive smoking ban.

Dr. Subhash Sharma of Indiana Hematology Oncology Consultants and a medical oncologist with the St.

Rheumatologist William Kcomt, M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, will begin seeing patients at Beech Grove Internal Medicine, effective May 6. His office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the 2030 Churchman Ave.

A motorcyclist and his passenger remained in intensive care a day after being struck by a driver who told police he'd been drinking.

Briana Spurgeon, a fifth-grade student at South Grove Intermediate School in Beech Grove, Ind., is the Indiana winner in the 2009 Arbor Day National Poster Contest.

State school superintendent Tony Bennett is hinting at unprecedented state intervention in schools, following a report that half of them fell short of federal performance standards.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said today that the number of Indiana schools failing to meet minimum federal education standards is unacceptable.

A Beech Grove father is in double trouble after police say they found marijuana growing in his house where he left young children home alone.