Next year’s local election already getting interesting
The County Line Even though many folks say they are sick of politics, the fact is there is already early activity in the local political world gearing up for next…
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Looking for a fix to Hamilton County drug problem
The County Line Drug overdose deaths in Hamilton County are averaging nearly three per month this year with an untold number of other non-fatal overdose cases. Heroin is known to…
What’s the holdup on parking study?
What’s the holdup on releasing the report of the downtown Noblesville parking study? It’s been a year or more since the City Parking Task Force commissioned a report of the…
Remembering the Justice of the Peace
My lunchtime friends at Alexander’s so-called Table of Knowledge this week were recalling the days when we had a Justice of the Peace in Noblesville. Actually, we had three in…
O’Malia’s Supermarket at Carmel closing
O’Malia’s Supermarket at Carmel will close July 8, a victim of the Marsh food stores bankruptcy. One Marsh store in the Fishers area will survive. The O’Malia store was purchased…
Carmel High School principal named
Thomas Harmas takes over July 1 as principal of Carmel High School replacing the retiring John Williams who headed the state’s largest high school for the past 14 years. Williams…
Carmel’s ironic signs of change
The County Line Here is a little story of what you could call historic irony. In 1923 an expert electrician with the U.S. Navy named Leslie Haines returned to his…
What if we had the canal we never got?
The County Line In case our readers hadn’t noticed, I like local history. So, the following tale is one of those “what ifs” of Hamilton County history that I enjoy….
Dr. Fink, you will be sorely missed
The County Line For most folks, it’s hard to imagine enjoying a visit to the dentist, well at least not dreading the thought it. That’s the way it was for…
Future unknown for Carmel’s O’Malia’s Supermarket
O’Malia’s Supermarket at 126th Street and Gray Road will close in June if a buyer is not found for it and other Marsh-owned groceries. O’Malia’s which once had a half-dozen…