Blue River Soccer Association will continue registration for the 2024 spring recreational season until Feb. 15. Birth years from 2008 through 2021 are eligible to register and play.

Registration cost is $70, with that price increasing on Feb. 9.

Practices will begin on March 11 with Opening Day scheduled for April 13.

May 18 is Community Day with postseason tournaments for 8-and-older leagues plus the final regular season games for 4U and 6U.

All games are played at the Blue River Soccer Association fields at Blue River Memorial Park, 725 Lee Boulevard, in Shelbyville.

For more information, go to blueriversoccer.org.

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Greenfield police are asking the public's help to find a suspect in an ongoing investigation.

On Jan. 22, the pictured individual defaced numerous buildings in the downtown area of Greenfield.

Detectives are attempting to identify the male pictured for further questioning regarding the incident.

If you have any information regarding his identity, please submit an anonymous tip or contact Detective Andrew Pfaff at 317-325-1238 or e-mail apfaff@greenfieldin.org. 

Registration continues until March 4 for the 2024 season at Shelby County Babe Ruth baseball.

There will be five leagues – T-ball (ages 4-5), Pee Wee (6), Rookie (7-8), Minor (9-10) and Major (11-13). T-ball teams will play eight games; all other divisions will play 10 games followed by a single-elimination tournament.

Registration is $70 per child for T-ball and $90 per child for the other four divisions.

Registration fees rise after the March 4 deadline. Registration must be completed online at shelbybr.com.

Games will begin approximately April 22 and run through the end of June at Donald L. Johnson Memorial Park, 613 River Road, in Shelbyville.

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The Gleaners Mobile Food Pantry scheduled stop this weekend has been cancelled due to the anticipated cold temperatures on Saturday morning.

Saturday's high temperature is expected to be in the mid-upper teen's

They will attempt to reschedule for the following Saturday, January 27.

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The Indiana Sheriffs' Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies.

There will be approximately 40 - $750 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

The Indiana Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing, and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career the in law enforcement field.

To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours).

Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor. The scholarship application can also be down loaded from the Indiana Sheriffs' Association website: www.indianasheriffs.org.

The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association on or before April 1.

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Wednesday is the first day of candidate filing for Indiana 2024 Primary Election in May.

Candidates wishing to be on the Democrat or Republican primary ballot can begin filing declaration of candidacy paperwork on Wednesday, January 10. Minor Party, Independent, and Write-In candidates will file declarations of candidacy for the November General Election later in the year, after the May Primary Election is held.

“We know 2024 is going to be a big election year and today is the official start of filing.  As Indiana’s Chief Election Officer, I’m excited to welcome candidates into the Secretary of State’s Office so they can officially file their candidacy,” said Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales. 

Candidates for federal, statewide, state legislative, and judicial offices including county prosecuting attorneys, file declaration of candidacy with the Indiana Secretary of State or the Indiana Election Division. The Secretary of State’s Office and the Indiana Election Division will be accepting filings 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays starting January 10^th through February 9^th at noon.

As a reminder, candidates for non-judicial county offices, township offices, town offices, school board offices, precinct committeeman or state convention delegate, file their declaration of candidacy at the office of the County Clerk in which they reside.

The deadline to file a declaration of candidacy is Friday, February 9, at noon. Under Indiana law, election officials are prohibited from accepting filings after the deadline. 

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Newton County’s Alexxys Standish has been crowned Miss Indiana State Fair 2024.

The Indiana University student was selected Sunday over more than 80 contestants at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. She is the first representative from the northwestern Indiana county to receive the honor.

The Indiana State Fair Queen plays a key role in promoting the Indiana State Fair by traveling nearly 6,500 miles during June and July to approximately 45 counties in preparation for the 2024 Indiana State Fair, scheduled to run from Aug. 2-18.

Standish’s goal is to work in the occupational therapy field. She plans to pursue a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy at Indiana University Indianapolis, specializing in pediatrics to help children with routine activities.

Other county representatives honored Sunday were:

• 1^st runner up – Mara Narayan, Elkhart County
• 2^nd runner-up – Sadie Herring, Vigo County
• 3^rd runner-up – Alex Kerkhove, White County
• 4^th runner-up – Hannah Martinez, Steuben County
• Miss Congeniality – Avery Shrider, Wabash County

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Local health departments have received enhanced funding for the first time as a result of the Health First Indiana (HFI) Initiative.

HFI is a historic investment in public health made possible by legislation passed by the 2023 Indiana General Assembly. Eighty-six counties serving nearly 96% of Hoosiers opted to receive a total of $75 million in HFI funding.

HFI launches a groundbreaking effort to improve the health of all Hoosiers through guaranteed access to core public health services, including maternal and child health, tobacco and vaping cessation, chronic disease, trauma and injury prevention and more. About 78% of the funding will support preventive and health outcome-related activities. A key component of Health First Indiana is that local health departments determine how funding is spent as they know best how to improve the health of Hoosiers living in their communities.

“The work began in 2021 with the formation of the Governor’s Public Health Commission, the support for the passage of SEA 4 and the overwhelming county-level participation in Health First Indiana have brought us to this moment,” said State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver. “As I have visited communities across the state, it is clear they are poised to address the most pressing health challenges they face through partnerships within those communities.”

Shelby County has opted in for $455,992.22 in 2024.

More information about Health First Indiana, including a map of participating counties, a list of core public health services, and a breakdown of funding amounts by county can be found at healthfirstindiana.in.gov.

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