Zionsville News

United Way of Central Indiana is accepting applications for Leadership United. Each series meets for nine months and closes with a graduation on June 13.

Coming off a thrilling 3-2 semistate victory against Zionsville a week ago, the Woodmen went into Friday's quarterfinal against Fort Wayne Canterbury at Carmel brimming with confidence.

This weekend, Zionsville High School's graduating class of 2012 is expected to set a world record for having the most twins to receive a diploma.

Zionsville natives and longtime residents know all about Hoosier Village, the sprawling home to area seniors for nearly a half-century. But newbies and those who never venture too far west on 96th Street? They have no idea.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 30--After working for more than one year, the Economic Development Commission Strategic Plan Working Group has finally put together a first draft of the plan.

That's what the 55-members Brownsburg High School Choir will be saying when they tour Italy June 4-12. Under the direction of Debi Prather, the choir will perform in Venice, Florence, Rome, Pisa and Sienna.

TUESDAY Marilyn Em: 6:30 p.m. Hamilton North Public Library, Cicero Branch, 209 W. Brinton St.

Tina Jesson has opened Tina's Traditional Old English Kitchen providing tea parties, catering, afternoon tea and baked goods, Call 858-4345 or contact www.TinasTraditional.com. Tina can be booked as a speaker for Book Clubs, Association Conferences, Church Groups and Library Programs on "The Importance of Taking Tea, from the Victorian Era to the ... (more)

When two Zionsville entrepreneurs launched a face-paint business five years ago, they learned they needed to get their game face on.

Green-living expert, Sara Snow will be signing her book, "sara snow's fresh living" at Black Dog Books , 115 S. Main St., Zionsville, IN.

Students perform well in literary contest Students from Zionsville Middle School and Zionsville West Middle School took five of the top nine places in the fourth- through sixth-grade level and seventh- and eighth-grade level in the 2012 Letters About Literature contest.

A Warren Township man who says he was refused access to a polling place because he was carrying a gun has petitioned the court to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the incident.

Basking in the warmth of May, the Monon Greenway seems busier than ever before. We have to think there are some rookies out there who love walking or running or biking the trail but are not sure how to take complete advantage of all that it offers.

Ferguson will continue to conduct business from the former Reese Kitchens' locations under the name Reese Kitchen, Bath & Lighting Gallery, a Ferguson enterprise.

Now I understand Indiana's changes in education -- the state takes over failing public schools, gives the private company two times the amount of funding per student, and then failing charter schools get a second chance.

A ten-year-old girl who made a difference in other people's lives while she fought cancer died Friday.

Admission is free during regular sale hours: Saturday, May 19 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, May 20 from 1 to 5 PM.

It wasn't the win school officials were hoping for, but Duneland Superintendent Dirk Baer said Tuesday's razor-thin voter approval of Duneland's tax referendum is still significant, for it will keep programs intact and minimize anticipated staff layoffs.

The struggling U.S. Postal Service is trying to tamp down concern over its wide-scale cuts, saying it will seek to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours.

Band teacher Chris Murray played outside a polling location in Zionsville and while he was not singing for his supper, he was playing for his job Tuesday.