Amanda Engle fills vacancy on Arcadia Town Council
By FRED SWIFT Amanda Engle has been appointed to complete the unexpired term of the late Mitch Russell on the Arcadia Town Council. Engle is Russell’s daughter and a teacher…
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Is the money truly needed everywhere?
By FRED SWIFT The County Line I am not going to pretend that the contents of this column are going to be popular with everyone. But, I think there is…
Hamilton County gets $65.5M in federal pandemic relief
By FRED SWIFT Hamilton County government will share ‘big time’ in the federal stimulus grants to local governments, getting $65,555,000. The money will arrive in two disbursements, the first half…
Russell’s seat to be filled by appointment
With the death of Arcadia Town Council member Mitch Russell on Feb. 23, there is a vacancy on the town council. Republican County Chairwoman Laura Campbell said Tuesday that under…
Women chosen to chair political parties
For the first time in history, women now head both political parties in Hamilton County. The quadrennial reorganization of Republican and Democratic parties produced the historic ‘first’ on Saturday when…
Major highway work outlined for this year
East-west highways will continue to be a major focus of the Hamilton County Highway Department during this construction season. Highway Director Brad Davis says the 146th Street corridor across the…
Janus names Yolanda Kincaid as new CEO
Janus Developmental Services has named Yolanda Kincaid as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Janus board of directors made the announcement, which is effective March 15. Ms. Kincaid, a Noblesville…
56,000 Meals on Wheels delivered last year
Hamilton County Meals on Wheels released a report Friday on its activities during 2020. Beth Gehlhausen, the organization’s director, says a total of 56,810 meals were delivered during the past…
Massive county projects under consideration
New court likely soon . . . Hamilton County is likely to have a new court soon, assuming the state legislature approves. It will be Superior Court 7, the judge…
Legislators should remember who they are representing
The County Line Newspaper publishers around the state are understandably upset with some state legislators who want to allow removal of public notices from newspapers and require only that notices…