A line of cars slowly rolled through the Westar Mobile Home Park with horns honking Monday morning. While it was late enough in the morning for the parade of cars, some festooned with Hendricks Elementary School colors or cheerful posters, it did leave residents in the area curious about what was going on. The parade of cars were Hendricks teachers and staff greeting their students, who they haven’t seen since Shelbyville Central Schools closed eight days earlier in response

A simple question from a daughter to her father sparked a donation Monday morning to local hospital workers in need of protective equipment. Chris Lux, a Science teacher at Shelbyville High School, was recently asked by his daughter, a nurse at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, if he had any safety goggles. Knowing the school had a supply of protective equipment, Lux then went to school board member Curt Johnson, which sparked a discussion of Major Health Partners

Indiana Grand Racing needed a new leader following the death of longtime General Manager of Racing Jon Schuster near the end of 2019. So the company turned to a trusted friend. Eric Halstrom was announced as the Shelbyville race track’s new Vice President, General Manager of Racing in early February. By the middle of the month, he arrived at Indiana Grand and took up residence in Schuster’s former office. Schuster died Christmas Day at his home. He was the first and only GM o

The Shelby County Tourism and Visitors Bureau earned an award at the Indiana Tourism Awards Tuesday in Elizabeth, Indiana. The Indiana Tourism Awards honor tourism businesses who are creative, innovative and maximize the dollars invested. The awards banquet was part of Indiana’s annual tourism conference. Shelby County Tourism won the Best Visitors Guide category for marketing budgets under $300,000. The Best Visitors Guide for marketing budgets over $300,000 went to Visit Bl

March Madness is here, when stunning upsets in the NCAA basketball tournament sweep the nation. And while the term is typically reserved for that tournament, the Cinderella storyline could apply just as easily to what happened Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in the robotics state championship. Bow Tie Bot and the other two Triton Central High School robotic teams knew they were entering in the underdog role heading into Saturday’s state championship round in Indianapolis. With

Kelli Kuhn was somewhat confused when a group of people, including Morristown Jr./Sr. High School principal Jeremy Powers walked into her classroom Monday morning. Kuhn first wondered where the e-mail was that would have informed her of a presentation in the middle of class. It turned out that the presentation was in recognition of her. Kuhn, who has been teaching at Morristown for 34 years, was one of three Shelby County teachers recognized with the Charles Craft award, an a

The Shelby County Commissioners approved a grant award check from Duke Energy Monday morning for the project lifesaver program that the county has been participating in. Jean Renk, government and community relations manager for Duke Energy, presented a check for $4,873.51 during Monday’s weekly meeting. The county started participating in the program, which is an internationally accredited search and rescue tool, several months ago, according to Shelby County Emergency Manage

Walker Place Senior Living, an Enlivant Community, was recently selected as one of the 2020 Best of Assisted Living Award Winners on SeniorAdvisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America. SeniorAdvisor.com’s award winners represent the best of in-home care, assisted living, and other senior living providers, based on the online reviews written by seniors and their families. This exclusive designation honors the top two percent o

Gratitude and a little bit of humor prevailed during Thursday’s 2020 Chamber Awards Gala. The eight recipients of the individual awards expressed gratitude to their family, friends, co-workers and to the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce during the ceremony, which took place at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino. A couple of them acknowledged that the recipients didn’t contribute to the community for the sake of being recognized with an award. “They’re doing what they love doing