Apr 10, 2008 | Anderson Herald-Bulletin
: How shelter might go private
“What that number represents is the cost for us to take in and process each animal and hold them for seven days”
At Wednesday night's public meeting about restructuring the Anderson Animal Shelter , Mayor Kris Ockomon clearly stated that he did not want to make the facility private. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin
“We try to make out-of-town travel more bearable”
These local companies are among the many that go the extra mile to make the workplace special for staff Does your company cater to you? Would the majority of your colleagues say they love where they work? ... via IndyStar.com
Police catch Fishers robber in the act
“They watched him go into the store. It was obvious what he was trying to do”
A police stakeout in Fishers led to the arrest of a possible serial robber. Fishers police said the plan was to let the suspect rob a CVS and then arrest him when he tried to run away. via WISH-TV Indianapolis
Marian High dance team performs at showcase
Members of Marian High School's dance team performed Friday at the annual All City Dance Showcase at Clay High School. via South Bend Tribune
Ethel Kennedy rallies Fishers for Obama
“He was standing up there alone, quoting”
Wearing a blue pantsuit with a purple sweater, Ethel Kennedy, with her son, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, stumped for Obama before 150 supporters at the Fishers Conference Center near 96th Street Friday afternoon. via IndyStar.com
7 a.m.: Anderson man robbed, shot at
“They came out and rendered aid and called 911.”
An Anderson man was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot at and robbed outside a Fishers bank. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Fishers receives award for second consecutive year
“The Town Council is committed to excellence in budgeting because they know our residents deserve the highest level of professionalism in management of their tax dollars”
The Town of Fishers has won the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the second consecutive year. via Fishers Star
Traffic on Allisonville Road will be restricted today to one lane where motorists cross the bridge over Stony Creek just north of Fishers. via The Indianapolis Star
Sales tax increase stirs mixed views
“This is exactly the reason we've always opposed them”
Restaurant group official fears effect on spending; for some, it's no deterrence Beginning Tuesday, the cost of eating out in certain Hamilton County communities will reach new levels. via Carmel Star
On the dean's list at Washington University
Gregory Olie Mervine, Fishers, was named to the dean's list at Washington University for the fall semester. via Fishers Star
Leaders step into journalists' shoes
“We will always try to do the right thing.”
You find filters in clothes dryers, coffeepots and in furnaces. They are also in newsrooms. via The Indianapolis Star
Strangers Rescue Girl From Submerged Vehicle
Indianapolis Metro Police are calling them heroes - two men and a woman, a nurse, who helped rescue a four-year-old girl from a car submerged in a retention pond. via WBIW-AM Bedford
INDOT to speed up I-69 widening
“We are extremely happy with this development”
The Indiana Department of Transportation has agreed to drastically speed up the construction of extra lanes on Interstate 69 in Hamilton County. via IndyStar.com
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NEW CASTLE, Ind. - Jerome J. Gassen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameriana Bancorp , the holding company for Ameriana Bank, today announced that Deborah C. Robinson has been named the Bank's Senior ... via Earth Times
Roche Diagnostics plans expansion
Roche Diagnostics Corporation expects a three-year growth spurt that could add more than 300 jobs, and the company will sublease a former corporate headquarters in Fishers to help make room. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis
IndyGo Commuter Bus Express will begin Monday in Carmel
“I don't see why it wouldn't do well. It should do well, but will people use it? That's a different question”
It's been a big hit in Fishers, now IndyGo's Commuter Express bus will begin Monday in Carmel. via WISH-TV Indianapolis
Students take second and third at regional spelling bee
Riverside School sixth grader Caroline Hewitt took second and BSE fourth grader Michael Pence earned third at the Hamilton County Regional Spelling Bee in Noblesville last Thursday evening. via The Indianapolis Star
Ex-Fishers principal in jail 4 hours
“The defendant is to report to the Hamilton County Jail on March 11, 2008, at 8 p.m., to be released at 12:01 a.m.”
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - The former Fishers High School principal who avoided a trip to jail after being stopped on suspicion of drunken driving has admitted his crime and served his time. via The Indianapolis Star
Police seeking leads in string of CVS holdups
“I know right now we don't have any leads on it.”
Fishers and Carmel police are investigating robberies at three branches of the same drugstore chain. via The Indianapolis Star
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Fishers, Home Place likely heading to court
Geist residents opposed to annexation tried everything they could to avoid an expensive and lengthy legal battle with the town of Fishers.