Community foundation hires new scholarship officer

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GREENFIELD -- The Hancock County Community Foundation has hired a new scholarship officer and executive administrative associate. Katie Coffin, a Greenfield-Central High School and Franklin...

Soon, police won’t be the only ones wearing bullet-proof vests

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GREENFIELD -- The Greenfield Fire Department is purchasing bullet-proof vests for its firefighters, to be kept in the ambulances and fire engines. The gear would...

Bowl for a good cause

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"Strike Out Hunger," a bowling fundraiser for the Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen will be held Sunday at Strike Force Lanes, 1539 W. Main St.,...

Man pleads guilty to battery

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GREENFIELD — A local veterinarian pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of battery Thursday in exchange for prosecutors dropping the felony sexual...

Police investigate gun store burglary

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GREENFIELD — As police investigate the overnight burglary of a gun store on the county’s east side, they are warning residents of the potential...

Highway department closes Fortville Pike for repairs

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HANCOCK COUNTY -- Fortville Pike between county roads 300N and 500N will be closed, weather permitting, starting Monday and will remain closed through Oct....

Local churches host fish fry events

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HANCOCK COUNTY -- Two local churches are hosting fish fry events this weekend to raise money for mission efforts. The Bridge Church, 611 Vitality Drive,...

Indy woman sentenced in look-alike drug case

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GREENFIELD — An Indianapolis woman caught trying to pass over-the-counter medicine off as narcotic drugs will spend one year in prison. Nicole Haney, 27, 4018...

Soldiering on: Father marches in solidarity with son

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GREENFIELD — Rick Wilcher loaded the weights into a camouflage backpack. Forty-five pounds to haul beneath a hot August sun, all the while thinking...

Outgoing director of homeless shelter an ‘exceptional leader’

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GREENFIELD — A local nonprofit leader lauded as an exceptional advocate for the area’s homeless population is saying goodbye to Hancock County. Carl Denny, executive...