Monthly Archives: October 2021

City Invests in Park Playgrounds

October 21, 2021 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – The City of Indianapolis will invest $16.5 million in city park playgrounds. Using funding from the American Rescue Plan, Indy Parks will use the funding to give playgrounds and hard courts much-needed makeovers. Renovations on a new playground could cost between $500,000 and $800,000, depending on the size … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 22-28

October 21, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 26, 1921: The Indianapolis board of school commissioners announced last night it will stand by its policy forbidding active participation in politics by school employees following charges that political party workers demanded contributions for campaign purposes from janitors and other school personnel. The board … Read More

Treasures from the Toy Box

October 21, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It was a rainy day and we were bored, so my daughter and I decided to tackle the long postponed chore of cleaning out her “little girl” storage from the room she occupied for her first 19 years. As we worked our way through the boxes of memories it occurred … Read More

Haunted Greenfield talk this Wednesday

October 21, 2021 | by Al Hunter

On Wednesday (October 27) I will be hosting a talk at the Hancock County Library from 6:30 to 7:30 in community rooms A & B. Over the years, I have been contacted by several people asking if I was ever going to reprise the Greenfield ghost walks from years ago. … Read More

Big Day for the Offense

October 21, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Colts offense was really clicking last Sunday in their victory over the hapless Houston Texans. The offensive line opened running lanes for Jonathan Taylor and protected Carson Wentz. The receiving corp which was joined by T.Y.  Hilton fresh off the Injured Reserve, ran roughshod over the Texans secondary. Hilton … Read More