Articles by Fred Swift

A little added tax really necessary?

The County Line These are financially good times for Hamilton County government. According to County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt in a recent mailing to voters, the county has an unobligated cash…


Veteran Service officer relieved of duties

Hamilton County Veteran Service Officer Lynn Epperson has been relieved of her duties, and county commissioners have posted the job seeking a replacement. Epperson served for five years in the…


Comprehensive plan update set for 2020

Roundabouts on 146th Street? The Hamilton County Commissioners have approved an overall updating of the county’s Comprehensive Plan beginning in January. The last update was undertaken in the 1990s. Innovative…


County service agencies will share $4.4 million

Six respond to garage RFP . . . Fourteen non-profit social service organizations will share nearly $4.4 million in county funds approved Monday by Hamilton County Commissioners. The annual allocations,…


New Logan Street Bridge to open Jan. 6

For motorists using Noblesville’s Logan Street Bridge, it may have seemed that the reconstruction of the structure would never be done. But, after nearly a year, there is light at…



Credit Narcan with fewer opioid deaths

Narcan, now available to the general public, is credited for a slight reduction this year in the number of Hamilton County deaths attributed to dangerous opioid drug overdoses. The county…