State Farm to lay off around 100 Indy workers
State Farm plans to close its operations center on the north side of Indianapolis, reports Inside Indiana Business. The company says it will lay off the 100 or so people who work at the north side facility
Jim Banks Ft. Wayne town hall postponed
Today, Congressman Jim Banks announced that his Town Hall Meeting in Fort Wayne is rescheduled for Wednesday, July 3, at 9 a.m. Banks cites the worsening humanitarian crises at the border as the reason for the postponement.
IUPUI: increase in poverty rate in central Indiana
A new report from The Polis Center at IUPUI shows an increase in the poverty rate in central Indiana. Released Thursday, The Changing Landscape of Poverty says 14 percent of residents lived below the poverty threshold in
Community Hospital Anderson pediatric unit closing its doors
A hospital in Madison County is closing its pediatric unit in less than a week. According to Inside Indiana Business, the Community Hospital Anderson says there are not enough young people who need inpatient pediatric services to
Reminder: Deer Hunt Registry opens July, 1
Deer hunters can sign up for the chance to hunt on land owned by participating landowners with the DNR’s new Deer Hunt Registry. Hunters will be able to sign up for the chance to hunt starting July
Community Foundation of Grant County receives $75K grant
The Community Foundation of Grant County received a $75,000 Community Leadership Planning Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. This grant will help deepen the understanding of the challenges facing Grant County due to its high rate of child
Howard and Tipton Counties United Way receives $35K grant
United Way serving Howard and Tipton Counties was chosen to receive $35,672 to supplement Emergency Food and Shelter Program in the counties. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the US Department
Nearly 40,000 fireworks recalled
Close to 40,000 fireworks are being recalled by The Consumer Product Safety Commission. Firework producers include Grandma’s Fireworks, GS Fireworks, Keystone and Patriot Pyrotechnics. The recall states the fireworks are overloaded with pyrotechnics, which might create greater-than-expected
Kokomo Parks celebrating Park and Recreation Month
The Kokomo Parks & Recreation Department is celebrating Park and Recreation Month, an initiative of the National Recreation and Park Association and all the ways parks and recreation has the power to transform our daily lives. Residents
State invests in tackling Sickle Cell disease
State law will be changing soon and requiring the state health department to expand it’s initiatives to treat Hoosiers with Sickle Cell disease in under-served areas. Roughly 100,000 Americans live with the disease. The new law comes