New meetings planned on proposed reservoir
Mounds Lake Reservoir project organizer Rob Sparks told Delaware County commissioners that the meetings will be held in March and April in Yorktown, Daleville, Chesterfield and Anderson.
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Deadline nears for saving Anderson’s Wigwam gym
School officials say a plan is needed to pay ongoing costs at Anderson's iconic Wigwam gymnasium while a group trying to save the building faces a deadline to hold off its demolition.
Indiana church expected to repay creditors fully in 25 years
The Madison Park Church of God in Anderson has a green light to exit bankruptcy under a Chapter 11 plan approved by an Indianapolis judge late last week.
Residents raise stink over transfer of landfill permit
The state’s environmental office has agreed to transfer a landfill permit to the new owner of a Madison County property at the center of a decades-long dispute.
Group to determine if Anderson gym can be saved
Former Muncie Central High School basketball coach Terry Thimlar is proposing putting an NBA Development League team in the Wigwam in an effort to save the historic venue.
Book captures Madison County’s automotive history
When America was making the transition from horse and buggies to the horseless carriage at the start of the 20th century, the city of Anderson was a part of the innovation that changed how the nation would travel forever.
Indianapolis-area home sales take nosedive
Although area sales are up 16 percent through the first 10 months of the year, the trend has slammed into reverse in recent months amid higher mortgage rates and tighter inventories.
Funding for Mounds Reservoir study moves ahead
The state will provide a $600,000 grant for the next phase in a proposed project to build a $400 million reservoir in central Indiana.
Central Indiana city moves closer to solar park approval
The proposed 4,000-solar panel solar park would cover eight acres in Frankton, about 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis and be surrounded by a fence.
Foes say proposed reservoir would have adverse impact
A Muncie group that opposes a proposal to build a new reservoir in central Indiana says the project raises health concerns, including waste from former auto industry plants that might contaminate the reservoir.
Three cities seek grant to boost manufacturing
Three central Indiana cities that once had thousands of auto workers have joined together in seeking a $20 million federal grant to help attract new businesses to their empty factories.
Nestle picks Anderson for $72M plant expansion
Nestle USA plans to invest $72 million to add a seventh production line to its plant in Anderson, the beverage maker announced Tuesday.
Madison County delays women’s work release over money
The women's work-release program was first proposed as part of a plan to relieve crowding at the Madison County Jail earlier this year. It would be available to nonviolent female offenders.
Anderson leaders work to make most of gateways
A group of Anderson business and civic leaders is focusing on ways to change perceptions of those traveling into the city by improving interstate entrances.
Central Indiana mayor traveling to Italy to lure business
Anderson Mayor Kevin Smith said he'll meet with executives from five manufacturing companies near the city of Milan during the trip that starts Saturday.
Wigwam on borrowed time, needs ‘white knight’
Anderson officials hope some kind of use can be found for the historic high school gym that was closed in 2011 to save money.
Anderson lodge’s decline mirrors city’s changed demographics
Anderson Elks Lodge 209 wants to auction off its building at 1803 Broadway St. The lodge has about 260 members, a sharp decline from the nearly 2,000 members it boasted in the 1970s.
HETRICK: Some don’t get that rules are sometimes made to be followed
When the road ahead is closed, don’t be surprised when you find it necessary to turn around.
River protest set for proposed central Indiana reservoir
Organizer and environmentalist Clarke Kahlo told The Herald Bulletin that the group is trying to build public awareness of the amount of land that would disappear if the reservoir is built.
Anderson loses ‘Tree City’ status after 21 years
Anderson's title, first granted in 1991, appears to have been lost due to issues with paperwork. The status is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation and others to recognize cities with viable tree-management plans and programs.