Archive for category: Cover Stories
Jordan Fischer / May 15, 2012 8:00 am
Jim and Stephanie Yott honor the memory of their daughter through the Emily Yott Foundation Jim and Stephanie Yott understand what it means to have a sick child. In 2006, their then-1-year-old daughter Emily was diagnosed with leukemia. Through 14 months of treatment at both Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, [...]
Darla Kinney Scoles / May 6, 2012 8:46 am
What those in the know want the rest of us to know about the disorder Autism Awareness Month has come to an end, but those who deal with autism every month have a few things they want others to remember all year long. With one in 88 children diagnosed with autism, the situations that arise from dealing with this disorder [...]
Kevin Kane / May 1, 2012 8:00 am
City Council President Rick Sharp says new ordinance may be fresh start for council, CRC Carmel City Council President Rick Sharp lauded an ordinance last week giving the council oversight over all new debt incurred by the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, calling it the most important accomplishment the council has made since his service began. But it also could result in [...]
Stirling Matheson / April 23, 2012 11:29 pm
INDOT proposes an accelerated schedule for the U.S. 31 project, completion expected by 2015 Few would deny U.S. 31 is one of the most important roads to Carmel’s populace. The effects of any construction on the route will affect – directly or indirectly – nearly every resident of the city. According to INDOT, more than 53,000 people use U.S. [...]
Darla Kinney Scoles / April 17, 2012 8:00 am
Army veteran H.J. ‘Rock’ Effron fights for camaraderie at KeyBank, within community
Stirling Matheson / April 10, 2012 8:00 am
From a small farming community to the thriving city Carmel is approaching its dodransbicentennial, and it is a very different community now than it was even a few decades ago. The settlement, then town and now city has been at the forefront of development for centuries. It hosted a noteworthy stop on the Underground Railroad, was the site of the [...]
Stirling Matheson / April 10, 2012 7:00 am
Two-hundred years ago, the area that is now Hamilton County was inhabited by members of the native Delaware tribe. In 1818, the U.S. government purchased the land for approximately $4,000. A year later, there was a fur-trading post owned by John Brouillett (Brewitt) near what is today Main Street and Range Line Road. Brouillett’s family lived in Vincennes, but he [...]
Kevin Kane / April 3, 2012 8:00 am
Kirk Schueler lost retirement money after 28 years in pharmaceuticals, opened pizzeria
Kevin Kane / March 27, 2012 8:00 am
Should the city’s grain elevator be restored or demolished in favor of redevelopment? All signs point to Carmel’s grain elevator being torn down, with demolition beginning within a month – if not a matter of days. Is Carmel’s grain elevator an eyesore or a historical landmark? A group of Carmel residents claims the answer to that question is the [...]
Kevin Kane / March 20, 2012 8:00 am
Chaucie’s Place is changing in its 11th year Last year it celebrated its 10th anniversary. It’s a fixture in both the city and county, and community support is at an all-time high. Yet Chaucie’s Place is experiencing significant changes. First, the county’s original child advocacy center moved into a new home late last year, as plans for future development forced [...]