Articles by Fred Swift

County schools asking for voter approval

Voters in three of Hamilton County’s six school districts will have an opportunity this year to decide whether or not to continue supplementing their local school funding with property tax revenue….


Overdoses account for 23 Hamilton County deaths

Accidental drug overdoses accounted for 23 deaths in Hamilton County last year, according to Hamilton County Coroner John Chalfin’s annual report. These deaths were second only to suicides during 2016….



Township boards face State chopping block

Proposed legislation is pending in the Indiana General Assembly that would eliminate township boards throughout the state. House Bill 1232 would, if adopted, abolish the 150-year-old township legislative branch of…