Articles by Fred Swift

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…