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Area high school students stage walk-outs

By Jessica Todd and Spencer Durham spencer@youarecurrent.com

jessica@youarecurrent.com

High school students at area school districts walked out of class Feb. 2 to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities.

In Noblesville, approximately 300 students walked out at approximately 10 a.m. to participate in a student-led protest in the downtown Noblesville square.

Following initial social media promotion of the protest, Noblesville Schools Superintendent Dan Hile released a statement saying the district was not involved in the creation of the promotion and does not endorse, organize, encourage or advertise any types of student political activism.

“Sharing political views and values is a discussion between parents and their children, not the role of our schools,” Hile stated.

Hile said the district is legally required to respect students’ First Amendment rights.

According to Noblesville Schools Director of Marketing and Communications Marnie Cooke, students acted safely and peacefully while exiting the school and were not disruptive to others.

“Normal classroom instruction continued uninterrupted throughout the morning for the large majority of our students,” Cooke stated.

Hile said students who did not attend class to participate in the protest are subject to attendance policies and procedures.

Hundreds of students at Zionsville Community High School also walked out of school Feb. 2.

“We want people to see this and see it as a sign to do something about it,” said Sasha Ruth, one of the student organizers.

Ruth compared recent ICE activity to learning about the Holocaust in history class.

“What bothers me the most is seeing kids taken away from their families,” Ruth said.

Caitlin Rubeck, another student organizer, said videos out of Minneapolis, where two citizens were fatally shot by ICE and Border Patrol agents, was part of what sparked the protest.

“I’d like to see a calmer and more humane ICE,” Rubeck said.

In a memo sent to Zionsville Community Schools staff, Superintendent Rebecca Coffman told teachers to remain neutral about the protest. The same memo was sent to high school families with Coffman asking them to talk about it with their children.

“Please remember, our students do

not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,’” the memo stated.

The reference was to the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines where the court ruled students cannot be punished for exercising their First Amendment rights so long as doing so does not disrupt the school day.

Students organized on social media, sharing posts about the protest. A public group chat on GroupMe, a group messaging app, grew quickly.

“Who knew there were 500 Zionsville students who agreed with us,” Ruth said.

The protest traveled to Town Hall, where speeches were given. Students wore safety vests, blew whistles and carried signs. Zionsville Police Department provided an escort to ensure safety.

Two Hamilton Southeastern School District student demonstrations also were planned for Feb. 2 but were postponed after the Feb. 1 announcement that missing HSE student Hailey Buzbee was believed to be deceased. She was later found dead.

A Westfield High School student walk out was set for Feb. 10. Carmel High School students staged a similar demonstration Jan. 20.

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Embrace Downtown begins

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

Noblesville officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 2 to celebrate the start of Embrace Downtown, a multiphase infrastructure project that was scheduled to begin Feb. 9.

The project will include critical infrastructure, pedestrian safety and beautification upgrades to the downtown area. Phase 1A construction will take place at the intersection of 8th Street and Logan Street. Crews will install new stormwater infrastructure, intersection asphalt pavement and a new sidewalk connecting Logan Street to Clinton Street.

Noblesville Common Councilor Megan Wiles said the project has been discussed for almost a decade.

“We have talked about wanting to continue to enhance our beautiful downtown area, and the Embrace Downtown project is going to do just

that,” Wiles said. “We have been leaning into the historic elements of this, so all of the details are reflective of our downtown area.”

Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen said the last major infrastructure project in downtown Noblesville was 30 years ago.

“Underneath this beautiful, historic downtown square is beautifully historic, authentic infrastructure,” Jensen said. “And if we want to continue to sustain our downtown, we have to make sure we keep that infrastructure up to date.”

Jensen said growth was a driving force in launching the project.

“When this square was designed many years ago, vehicular traffic was an important component to the design,” Jensen said. “Today, we have so many more people living, working, playing and staying right in our downtown. So, a real emphasis on pedestrian traffic is another driver of this project.”

For more, visit embracedowntownnoblesville.com.

Noblesville man charged with child sex crimes

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

A Noblesville man is facing charges related to child sex crimes, including child exploitation and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Caige Tompkins, 26, was booked in the Hamilton County Jail Feb. 3. His bond is set at $225,000. A trial had not been scheduled as of Feb. 5.

A probable cause affidavit was written by Madison County Sheriff’s Office Det. Jim Sundheimer, who is assigned to the Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

According to the affidavit, Sundheimer received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Feb. 19, 2025. The report detailed information submitted to NCMEC by Discord, a communication app designed for text, voice and video chat.

The report stated that two files of suspected sexual abuse material had been uploaded to Discord on Oct. 11, 2024, by a user named dreamer200770. Sundheimer said he reviewed the files and observed that each depicted “what appears to be a child engaged in sexual conduct.”

According to the affidavit, a search warrant was issued for the account on Feb. 21, 2025. Data received from Discord showed that the user, dreamer200770, was part of group chats where videos of child sex abuse material was being uploaded. The videos contained prepubescent children engaged in varying acts of sexual conduct with other children and adults.

A subpoena was issued to Google for the email address associated with the Discord account, and Google provided information showing Tompkins as the subscriber. A search warrant was executed at his Noblesville home on Oct. 26, 2025.

In a forensic report for Tompkins’ iPhone, it was determined there were 1,465 image files and 162 video files containing child sexual abuse material. Read the full story at youarecurrent. com/?p=267556.

Fishers resident has picked up litter for 55 years

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Stan Schenher has been picking up trash for 55 years and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.

“I was 20 years old in college, and a buddy of mine — we got tired of looking at trash,” he said, explaining how his unusual hobby began. “In front of a grocery store, that’s where all the teenagers hung out. They threw their cans and bottles and trash, and him and I picked it up one time. And it’s funny, the local newspaper office, almost across the street, came over. They took a picture and did a story and, you know, kind of from then, I just started picking up trash.”

Schenher, who lives in the Geist area of Fishers, said he used to pick up trash while out running until he hit 65 and had to have a couple of hip replacements. Now 75, he gets out and walks every day or drives his golf cart while clearing trash from various stretches of roadway.

When he first started using his golf cart for the task, he was told it was

against local ordinances. But the Fishers City Council, recognizing the good work he was doing for the community, approved an ordinance establishing a special permit for people like Schenher to use golf carts while cleaning trash from their adopted strips of roadway.

“I’ve got eight strips in Fishers that I officially pick up. Some of them I walk, most of them I drive,” he said. “I first adopted 106th (Street) — I used to run home from my daughter’s house. She lived over there — and I just kept adding, because with the golf cart, I can

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Some other areas Schenher adopted include parts of Hoosier Road, Geist Road, Fall Creek Road, Olio Road and Brooks School Road. Whether walking or driving, he can be seen wearing a bright yellow vest or jacket for visibility and smoking a cigar.

“I consider that my cross training,” he said. “I love picking up trash. I always say business is always picking up, and I just love talking trash.”

Schenher finds all kinds of interesting items discarded along the road, including cash. He has a money jar to collect all the coins and bills he picks up and counts it at the end of the year. He’s collected up to $100 some years and said he once found a $50 bill.

“So, it pays to pick up,” he said. “One

time, I found two $20 bills by the bank down at Cumberland and 116th, and I put (it) on Facebook. I said, ‘I’d like to get these back to the owner. If you can give me the serial number, I’ll get them back to you.’”

In addition to cash, Schenher has found phones, laptops, shoes and other items that people tend to put on top of their cars while getting in, and then forgetting about as they drive away. He tries to get items back to their owners — especially the electronics. Other stuff, he cleans up and donates if it’s in good shape.

Schenher meets all kinds of people on his routes and said everyone seems to appreciate his volunteer efforts. The retired sales manager for UPS said his hobby helps him stay active, physically and mentally.

“I get out every day — I’d go crazy if I couldn’t,” he said. “I try to get 20 miles a weekend walking. I try to walk in the morning and then go out in my cart in the afternoon. I get more steps in that way, if I walk first.”

He said “business is always picking up.”

Case appealed to high court

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled last year that Noblesville High School did not violate a student’s First Amendment rights when it derecognized an anti-abortion group she founded on campus.

Now, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and co-counsel Charitable Allies have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case on the student’s behalf. The case is filed E.D. v Noblesville School District.

The controversy began in 2021 when NHS officials allowed a student to launch Noblesville Students for Life, a local chapter of a national organization that opposes abortion. But NHS temporarily suspended the club after the student and her mother sought approval from an administrator to display a flyer in the school featuring political messages after the principal had already rejected them.

School officials told the student that club flyers could only contain neutral information about meetings and that

a photo depicting people holding signs with messages such as “Defund Planned Parenthood” and “I am the Pro-Life Generation” was not permitted.

In August 2025, a panel of three appeals courts judges affirmed a district court’s 2024 ruling in favor of Noblesville Schools.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit also upheld the school district’s right not to permit the messages, prompting the appeal to the high court. The Supreme Court has not announced if it will hear the case.

“Students don’t lose their constitutionally protected freedom of speech when they walk into a school building,” stated John Bursch, ADF senior counsel and vice president of Appellate Advocacy. “While other student groups at the school were free to express their messages, the school censored this club’s flyers and then revoked the club’s recognition because the messages on the flyers were too overtly pro-life.”

Noblesville Schools spokesperson Marnie Cooke said the school district appreciates previous court rulings about the case.

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Carmel High School guard’s energy provides spark

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Carmel High School sophomore guard Bella Ramsey never seems to tire.

“Bella’s biggest strength is her motor,” Greyhounds girls basketball coach Jessica Darmelio said. “She can ‘go’ both offensively and defensively. This has allowed her to get out in transition and pressure the basketball to put strain on opponents for 32 minutes.”

Prior to the Feb. 6 sectional semifinals, the 5-foot-8 Ramsey averaged a team-high 13.3 points per game on 44 percent shooting and 1.5 steals per game for the Greyhounds (9-13). She averaged 5.0 ppg as a freshman.

“Bella has made the most improvement with her confidence offensively,” said Darmelio, who is in her first season as Carmel’s coach after serving the previous three seasons as the Franklin College head coach. “She has turned the dial to be most consistent scoring at all three levels as we have progressed through the season.”

Ramsey said her leadership skills have gone up a notch, too.

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“I feel like going from my freshman year to my sophomore year, I have stepped up as one of the leaders on the team since we have a pretty young team,” she said.

Ramsey is adept at playing either guard spot.

“I would say that I play more of a shooting guard at times, but I handle the ball and am the point guard if it is needed,” she said.

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“The main thing that I am going to focus on in the offseason is getting stronger and finishing through contact,” she said.

She expects the Greyhounds will improve as well.

“I am very optimistic for our next season because since we are a young team this year, we will be able to continue to build our chemistry as a team,” Ramsey said.

Ramsey began playing basketball at age 5. She played soccer and ran track but soon concentrated on basketball.

“I just love the competitiveness, and I love the bonds and friendships I have been able to make,” she said.

Ramsey has already received an offer to play for Taylor University, an NAIA program.

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Noblesville Schools officials have announced that the district is facing significant financial challenges and will be making targeted staffing reductions in the coming weeks to save more than $3 million in annual expenses.

According to the announcement, reductions will be made with a goal of minimizing impacts on students and, where possible, will take advantage of not backfilling some positions when employees leave on their own.

The district is reporting a multimillion dollar budget deficit for 2026, which has been driven by new state property tax legislation that will reduce funding to Noblesville Schools by millions of dollars a year; a large decline in student enrollment funding driven by lower birth rates, fewer school-age families in Noblesville, the high cost of housing and more students graduating than kindergarteners starting school; and increasing inflation.

Additionally, the district’s referendum, which provides approximately $25 million a year for staff and operating expenses, expires at the end of the year.

“Thanks to sound financial management and savings we are not in crisis mode right now,” stated Dan Hile, superintendent of Noblesville Schools. “But this direction is not sustainable, and changes must be made to balance the budget so that we can ensure strong financial stability into the future.”

In the past year, the district has provided only modest salary increases for teachers and staff; frozen salary increases for administrative leaders and school board members;

reduced several positions; renegotiated contracts; shifted equipment purchases; implemented technology efficiencies; and maximized revenue generation, according to the announcement.

“These efforts have been helpful, but they are not enough to address the gap we’re facing,” Hile stated. “Staffing is our highest ongoing cost and we must make adjustments there to realign with our current revenue.”

Officials said the district’s recent construction projects, including the expansion of the high school, have not impacted financial challenges because schools have strict rules they must follow about how and where they can use funding.

“The construction projects were funded by bonds (loans) with no use of classroom or referendum dollars, while current financial challenges are related to ongoing operating expenses for staffing and education,” Hile stated. “The district is not legally allowed to use funds from one area to cover the other.”

Regarding the referendum, officials said the additional $25 million in annual support approved by the community in 2018 has provided competitive teacher salaries; school safety initiatives; mental health support for students; manageable class sizes and many programs the district offers.

“We will be carefully studying budget projections and needs for the future and will communicate more about the referendum this summer,” Hile stated. “The community ultimately decides whether or not to pass a referendum.”

For more, visit noblesvilleschools.org/dollarsandsense.

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 Riverview Health earns certification — Riverview Health has announced it has been certified by Great Place To Work for the third consecutive year, a recognition based on feedback from current employees about their experience within the organization. This year, 74 percent of employees said Riverview is a great place to work — a figure 17 percent higher than the average U.S. company, according to the announcement. For more, visit careers.riverview.org.

Artists awarded for comics

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The 13th annual Noblesville Creates Comic Book in a Day returned to Fishers last month, with nearly 300 artists participating in the in-person competition.

Comic Book in a Day featured three competitive divisions: an in-person youth division, an in-person teen/adult division and a virtual division. Participants received guidance from host artists Erik Lundorf and Victor Dandridge, along with featured artists and judges Stuart Sayger, Gavin Smith and Jackie Crofts.

Across all divisions, artists produced 344 pages of original comic art, all of which will be professionally scanned and published in the “Comic Book in a Day 2026 Anthology.”

Ahead of the challenge, Noblesville Creates hosted a VIP Night at Ball State Fishers. The evening raised $13,100 in support of Noblesville Creates and central Indiana’s arts community.

The 2026 Comic Book in a Day best overall award winners were Phoebe

Jean-Pierre, Mason Young and Grace Brickson. The best drawn award winners were Julia Owens, Oliver Andrews and David Coffin. The best page award winners were Jack Ludington, Maggie Cheek and Adam Allery. The best story award winners were Isabela Morgan, Arthur Deckert and Iris Furuseth.

The level up award winner was Bruce Nelson. The funniest award winner was Maxwell Blake. The most creative award winners were Harper Baker, Lina Carter and Dustin Guinn. The most ambitious award winners were Luca Guyer and Nat Hicks and the emerging talent award winner was Alexandria Schmackers.

The judge’s choice award winners were Eliza Hochstetler, Greg Clack, Emily Irwin, Lucas Muncie, Phoebe JeanPierre, Naomi Owens, Loch Ness, Zoey Kreinbrink and Henry Schmackers.

Noblesville Creates is accepting votes for the Comic Book in a Day 2026 People’s Choice Award through its Facebook page. Fans can vote by “liking” their favorite comic in each division. Voting closes Feb. 21.

Candidates co-host town hall

By Todd Golden todd@youarecurrent.com

Jackson Franklin, a Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District seat, and Blythe Potter, a Democratic candidate for Indiana Secretary of State, conducted a town hall meeting Jan. 31 at the Westfield Washington Public Library.

Franklin, a Muncie native, will face Democrats State Sen. J.D. Ford, Steven Avitabile Avit and Todd Shelton in the May 5 primary election. Republican Victoria Spartz is the incumbent and is seeking reelection. Potter does not have a primary challenger and will face Republican incumbent Todd Rokita in the Nov. 3 general election.

Franklin and Potter took questions for more than an hour. Between 50 and 75 people attended.

Franklin was asked how he differentiates from Ford, who announced his candidacy last month.

“I’m in the footsteps of many progressives that came before us,” Franklin said. “Like AOC (N.Y. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) and (U.S. Sen.) Bernie Sanders, we are a working class,

grassroots movement. That’s what kind of sets this campaign apart from all of our primary opponents.”

Franklin, 25, said to beat Spartz, he needs to “bring new people to the table” and be a voice for Gen Z. He was asked about artificial intelligence and its possible detrimental effect on the job market for young adults.

“There’s so many policies I can lay out, but we need to make sure that we have universal basic income, a monthly allowance for this country,” Franklin said. “Some people call it Social Security for all.”

Franklin also stated his opposition to ICE.

“We need to abolish ICE,” Franklin said. “They’re wandering our streets, they’re terrorizing our communities, and they are killing our people.”

Potter, a combat veteran who served in the U.S. Army in Iraq, focused on election reform.

“If it were up to me, we would have longer hours for voting,” Potter said. “(I would) just make lower barriers to entry (to voting). Have more weekends available, things like that.”

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Hamilton County aims to expand real-time info center

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Since launching in November 2024, Hamilton County’s Real Time Information Center has helped police track and arrest suspects, find missing people and dispatch officers more efficiently, according to local law enforcement officials.

Representatives from several entities involved in the task force-style partnership shared success stories during a Jan. 27 press conference at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, which houses the center.

CPD Major Ryan Meyer described RTIC as a “wonderful resource” and said it helped officers arrest a suspect in May 2025 who was wanted on warrants in multiple states for thefts from electronic stores.

“(The suspect was) involved in retail theft on a pretty large scale,” Meyer said. “As a result of RTICs involvement in the case, we were able to track that vehicle from Indianapolis into Carmel and Westfield and ultimately coordinated with the Noblesville Police Department to conduct a traffic stop.”

Police recovered multiple stolen items from the suspect’s vehicle.

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“There have been other communities that have either attempted or are attempting to build a center just like ours, but make no mistake, Hamilton County is the cutting edge,” said Lt. Brian Niec, director of the county’s RTIC. “We were the very first to do it.”

RTICs use real-time data from 911 dispatches, license-plate reading cameras, drones and other technology collected and analyzed in a centralized hub to assist law enforcement officers during a response. Hamilton County didn’t invent the concept, but it’s the first to launch one through a partnership of multiple agencies.

Participating agencies are the HCSO, Carmel Police Department, Noblesville Police Department and the Hamilton County Public Safety Communications Center. The RTIC, however, offers its resources throughout the county, whether or not the local police department is an official partner.

The RTIC has eight employees from multiple agencies, but officials hope to expand it to 16 employees. They also hope to give it more space after the dispatch center relocates from HCSO into a new building.

The cost of setting up the RTIC was $150,000, and annual operating expenses are approximately $500,000. Recurring subscription costs are primarily covered by local income taxes.

Jamie Hudson, Flock Safety director of real-time and DFR consulting, said the technology allows police to respond more quickly to active situations and is not meant to be used for “the surveilling of general society.” He said precautions — such as audits — help ensure it is not misused.

“As long as departments hire ethical people, write sound policy and have oversight on those policies, then you can start to ensure that this is all used ethically,” Hudson said.

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Indiana State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler (R-Noblesville), center, joins Noblesville Police Department Chief Brad Arnold, left, and NPD Deputy Chief Collin Whitesell, right, Jan. 28 at the Statehouse after receiving the Legislator of the Year Award from the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police. The award is given to one Indiana House Representative and one Senator each year for their dedication to public safety and law enforcement legislation. (Photo courtesy of Kendall Macri)

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training, scholastic learning

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

A nonprofit charter school in Noblesville offers a unique school experience for students.

Premier Soccer Academy at 9741 E. 153rd St. integrates academics with competitive soccer, preparing students for success in the classroom and in athletics. Head of School John Reynolds said the school will present its inaugural Champions Gala fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. March 7 at the Forest Park Inn in Noblesville to support the academy’s mission of developing student athletes on and off the field.

“As (our enrollment numbers are rising), we are trying to raise money for our educational programming so we can meet (student) demand,” Reynolds said.

The fundraiser will include dinner, drinks, music and a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting Premier Soccer Academy’s educational and athletic programs. Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen will be the guest speaker.

“By opening up to people to share about our story and growth, we hope to inspire the community and show them what the limited funds we have raised have been able to produce,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds said rising student enrollment is based on the school’s offerings.

“One is that it is targeted towards high-level soccer players,” Reynolds said. “It gives them an opportunity to train during the day at a high level. But I also think the reason that we’re growing is that our academics are taught in a way that takes the content and applies it to real-world problems and projects where they’re taking what they’re learning and applying it outside of school.”

More than 30 students in grades 4-10 attend the school, which has been operating since the 2023-24 academic year. Keegan Jiles, a coach at PSA, said the school had humble beginnings, which makes growth more rewarding.

“We started off very small with very little community outreach,” Jiles said. “But as we’ve expanded and gotten more students in, we’ve learned and met different demands regarding elective interests.”

The interests have inspired community partnerships.

“We’ve been able to partner with Bach to Rock in Fishers, (which) is now leading our music program, and we partner with a wellness studio for yoga and mindfulness activities for students,” Jiles said. “We’re at a point where we can do more public outreach, and we want to make the community aware of how they can get involved.”

At PSA, students train in soccer for an hour and a half at the beginning of each day. The rest of the day is dedicated to academics.

Sophomore Skyler Mueller likes that the school is different from traditional public school.

“The school is designed with athletes in mind, which is not something a regular school can provide,” Mueller said. “I like that the school understands student athletes and builds the day around helping us grow. The smaller classes, supportive teachers and competitive soccer culture push me to work harder and stay motivated every day.”

Reynolds said although PSA is viewed as a “soccer school,” academics are still at the forefront. Mueller agreed, saying the school has helped her grow aca-

demically by providing smaller class sizes and a flexible schedule.

“The flexible schedule has helped me to stay caught up with my education even if I am away at a soccer tournament,” Mueller said.

Reynolds noted that although students train at the school, they play on soccer teams of their own.

“They play all over Indianapolis,” Reynolds said. “We’re a school that provides training, and then they have their own teams they go and play on after they leave the school in the afternoon.”

Reynolds said he hopes the fundraiser will give the school a chance to highlight the projects and experiences students have at PSA.

“This is showcasing that we are a legitimate, accredited learning institution,” Reynolds said. “Soccer is a really nice component, but we excel on the academic side as well.”

The school will open to 11th grade students in the 2026-27 academic year.

For tickets to the Champions Gala fundraiser, visit eventbrite.com/e/ champions-gala-tickets-1980797028233.

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Premier Soccer Academy offers several academic opportunities in addition to soccer training.

For example, sixth-grade students are producing a documentary film about an attack on orator and Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass in Pendleton in 1843.

“Through that, they’ve met with the Pendleton Historical Society and have been interviewing teachers and professors,” Head of School John Reynolds said. “The idea is that once that’s done, we’ll throw it into some competitions for them but also be able to give it to the Pendleton Historical Society so they can use that to teach about this event that is not very documented.”

Students also have several extracurricular opportunities, and Reynolds hopes the school’s upcoming Champions Gala fundraiser provides funding for more.

“We’ve taken our students to Mexico where they got to play soccer and serve the local community and the town we were staying in,” Reynolds said. “We’ve also gone to Indiana University. We are hoping to continue to do trips like that.”

For more, visit premiersocceracademy.org.

Hospital demonstrates robot

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

Riverview Health hosted members of the community Feb. 3 for a demonstration of its new DaVinci 5, an advanced robotic-assisted surgical system designed to enhance precision in minimally invasive procedures.

Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about the system and were able to try it out for themselves through a module program.

Riverview Health Interim CEO John Bowen said the hospital has three robotic systems.

“I have a family member who recently had surgery on this system, and the recovery was just tremendous,” Bowen said. “They were out of the hospital for lunchtime, and they were walking 3 miles by that Friday.”

Bowen said the new systems are made possible in part by the hospital’s partnership with Parkview Health.

“We made a huge investment in robotic surgery at Parkview, and this is just an expansion of that,” Bowen said. “We’re really excited about that partnership, and this is the sort of investment that you can expect to see as we go forward with Parkview.”

For more about the DaVinci 5 at Riverview Health, visit youarecurrent. com/?p=267408.

Aspire pharmacy reopens

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

Officials with Aspire Indiana Health cut a ribbon Feb. 4 to celebrate the reopening of the pharmacy at its Noblesville health center at 17840 Cumberland Rd.

The facility offers expanded medication options and services while reducing costs for low-income families. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare and most traditional insurance.

The pharmacy is next to the Rely Center, which provides rapid triage, assessment, stabilization and up to 23 hours of observation for patients 5 and older who are in urgent mental health, substance use or psychiatric crisis.

“We have a special responsibility to be accountable to and part of the wider strategies and community that enhance well-being, strengthen public safety and promote potential futures that are better for the citizens who live in these places,” Aspire President and CEO Antony Sheehan said. “And today, we mark something very special. We’re adding the pharmacy.”

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Aspire also has partnered with AndHealth, a health care organization that specializes in providing high-quality specialty care and pharmacy services to high-need populations.

“The vast majority of people we’ve seen come through our doors have come here because they have challenges getting access to medications that are lifesaving,” Sheehan said. “It is a travesty that people can’t get access to the medications they need, and we’re putting that right with our wonderful partnership with AndHealth, which will allow us to provide people those affordable, accessible medications.”

Noblesville Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Bob DuBois said the opening is meaningful for the community during a time when many pharmacies are closing at a rapid rate nationally.

“Here in our community, this pharmacy is more than a new storefront,” DuBois said. “It symbolizes the reintroduction of vital health care services to a community.”

For more, visit aspireindiana.org.

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Firm opens headquarters

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The Justus Companies, an Indiana-based real estate development and management firm, has opened its corporate headquarters at 5965 Promenade of Noblesville Parkway in Noblesville.

The Justus Companies owns and manages more than 2,500 residential units across eight communities in Indiana and the Kansas City, Missouri, region, along with retail and commercial properties.

“Noblesville offers the right environment for our team, our culture and our long-term vision,” stated Walt Justus, president and CEO of The Justus Companies. “This new headquarters was intentionally designed to support collaboration, wellness and growth, while reinforcing our commitment to investing in communities where people can truly live, work and thrive.”

The 20,000-square-foot, two-story headquarters is on a 7-acre site at the northeast corner of Little Chicago Road and Ind. 32. The $7.3 million facility serves as a hub for executive leadership

and key corporate teams and includes approximately 3,200 square feet of leasable office space available for businesses seeking a location.

Designed as a modern corporate campus, the headquarters features collaborative workspaces, a multipurpose room and dedicated fitness and yoga facilities. Outdoor amenities include a rooftop terrace, a waterside patio and landscaped green spaces with integrated walking trails.

The headquarters is in the Promenade of Noblesville, a mixed-use development.

For more, visit justus.net.

Blood drive center opens

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

The American Red Cross has opened a blood drive center at 14765 Hazel Dell Crossing in Noblesville.

According to American Red Cross officials, the center presents an opportunity for the community to donate blood and platelets for patients in need, such as those battling cancer, accident victims, transplant recipients and individuals living with sickle cell disease.

American Red Cross Regional Communications Director Isis Chaverri said the Noblesville facility is the first in the Greater Indianapolis area.

“We wanted to do something in the northern part of the city, and the location is very central because it’s close to Westfield and also Carmel,” Chaverri said. “It will allow people from those communities to come and donate closer to home.”

Chaverri said the biggest factor for creating more blood drive centers is the need for blood platelets, which are cell fragments in the blood that are crucial for forming clots to stop bleeding and

heal injuries.

“Platelets only have a shelf life of five days, so there is a constant need to keep up with hospital demand,” Chaverri said. “Nearly half of the platelets that are donated go to cancer patients. Of course, they can also help with surgeries and organ transplants, but nearly half go to people who are going through cancer treatment to help replenish those patients going through chemotherapy.”

Chaverri said during the process, blood is collected by a device that separates platelets, along with some plasma from the blood, and the remaining blood components are returned to the donor. Platelets can be donated every seven days.

“The donation process can take up to two and half hours,” Chaverri said. “We make it as comfortable and relaxing as possible for our donors so they can help us save patients’ lives and make sure blood products are available for those who need it.”

The facility is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. For more, visit redcrossblood.org.

Trumpeter to perform Palladium concert

By Alan Sculley editorial@youarecurrent.com

In the time leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Chris Botti wasn’t sure if he’d add any new albums to the 10 studio releases that had made up his catalog through 2012.

Album sales had tanked as streaming and downloading took hold, and with Botti’s touring business being robust, he began to think there was no need for more of his music. He even was entertaining the thought of leaving Columbia Records, the label that signed him before his fourth album, 2001’s “Night Sessions,” and had helped elevate him to a place where his albums consistently hit the top of the jazz chart.

“(Columbia Records) did such a great job for me,” said Botti, who will perform at 8 p.m. March 6 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “But as (of) 2015, 16, 17, 18, right in there, I could kind of tell that Columbia Records was basically kind of in the Adele business, which I don’t fault them for. I think it’s a fine business. And so, I kind of spent those years just touring and letting our touring do the talking.”

But coming out of the pandemic, two things surfaced that changed Botti’s thinking. Now, he’s on tour with an album, “Vol. 1,” that arrived in October 2023, and he’s planning more trips to the studio to make at least two more albums.

“This opportunity came up to go to Blue Note, and that was thrilling because it’s such an iconic label,” Botti said. “And (label president) Don Was has been lovely to me, letting me kind of do whatever I want. Then obviously, having David Foster produce was the kind of kick in the butt. I felt if I could get him to come out of retirement and produce me, it would be super special and we should do this. So over dinner, I asked him and he said ‘Sure.’” Foster, of course, has had a storied

career as a producer, songwriter, recording artist, keyboardist and record executive, working with Chicago, Boz Scaggs, Josh Groban, Celine Dion and Michael Bublé, among many others. Along the way, Foster has won more than a dozen Grammy Awards.

In approaching “Vol. 1,” project, Botti and Foster decided it would be a small group project featuring acoustic instrumentation and a selection romantic standards such as “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “My Funny Valentine” and “Someday My Prince Will Come,” along with a couple of more contemporary tunes, including a cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” – all centered around Botti’s trumpet.

Although Botti has frequently used full orchestras on his previous albums, he knew the album called for a leaner treatment for the material.

“Part of the problem when you do one of those big orchestra records, you Google for an arranger and you turn over like everything to arranger. Then you fly all the way to London, and you stand before the orchestra and if it doesn’t work, it’s toast,” Botti said. “But when you’re doing something that is more stripped back like this, you can change songs, change (arrangements).

This was so much more immediate, and we wanted to do a lifestyle record that was definitely stripped back, that was central to the sound of my horn and do kind of a more jazz record, but still make it lifestyle and approachable for people to listen to.”

Botti and Foster got the album they wanted, as “Vol. 1” is an elegant, highly melodic ballad-focused work.

Elegance and sophistication have been constants for Botti throughout a career that began in the mid-1980s. He first began gaining notice when he joined Paul Simon’s touring band in 1990, a touring relationship that would continue through the 1990s.

Botti began his solo career in 1995 with the CD, “First Wish,” but it was in 2000 that his career got a pivotal boost when Sting hired the trumpeter to join his band for his “Brand New Day” tour. In the midst of that tour with Sting, Botti was signed by Columbia Records and released the “Night Sessions” CD. His profile and reputation as a player have only continued to grow since then as albums like 2004’s “When I Fall In Love,” 2007’s “Italia” and his biggest release, the 2009 concert album “Chris Botti In Boston,” have topped the jazz charts, and especially in the case of that latter album, crossed over to pop.

“In order to get an audience to feel music in their seats, so to speak, in their core, you can’t just play necessarily all of the beautiful stuff,” he said.

“You’ve got to hit them with some visceral, kind of flashy and musical chop-oriented stuff that makes them go ‘Oh, my god!’ You know, like, ‘Boom!’”

Botti considers the “Vol. 1” title very much signaling a new phase in his career, and looking ahead, he sees himself picking up the pace on making albums while he maintains his heavy touring regimen.

“I’ll hopefully be on board with Blue Note for at least ‘Vol. 1,’ ‘2’ and ‘3.’ And we can knock them out pretty (quickly), like every year or year and a half,” Botti said. “That’s kind of what my thought process is, maybe do three things for Blue Note.”

‘THE MOUSETRAP’

“The Mousetrap” runs through Feb. 15 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards. com.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

Feinstein’s cabaret presents “Summer Nights, The Music of Grease” Feb. 12, followed by “Esque, Burlesque at Feinstein’s” Feb. 13 and “Paul Hughes, Songs for the Lovers” Feb. 14 at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc. com.

‘THE PAGEANT’

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present “The Pageant” through Feb. 22 at The Florence at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

‘LUCKY STIFF’

Actors Theatre of Indiana presents “Lucky Stiff” through Feb. 15 at the Studio Theater at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

‘THE GREAT GATSBY’

Civic Theatre presents “The Great Gatsby” through Feb. 21 at The Tarkington at Allied Solutions Center. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘ALMOST, MAINE’

Main Street Productions presents “Almost, Maine” through Feb.15 at the Basile Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

‘MASQUERADE BALL’

Indiana Wind Symphony’s “Masquerade Ball” is set for 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

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Guest clarinetist joins IWS

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Indiana Wind Symphony Orchestra Music Director Jay Gephart knows there is a buzz around a special guest musician.

Jazz clarinetist Doreen Ketchens will perform in the “Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball” concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“This is going to be huge for us,” Gephart said. “I told the band she was coming, and the immediate response was overwhelming. They couldn’t believe it.”

Ketchens will perform a piece that was written for her for the National American Bandmasters Association Convention. The piece is “Troubles of the World” by William May.

es in the second half of the concert.”

Ketchens will perform Paul Hemmer’s arrangements of “Caravan” and “Amazing Grace.”

The concert will open with “Fanfare from La Péri” by Paull Dukas, followed by “Occident et Orient” by Camille Saint-Saens.

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“It has a little bit of a jazz bent to it, but he also writes in a really wonderful classical style,” Gephart said. “So, there is a combination of the two styles that showcase Doreen as more of a jazz player. She is going to play two lighter piec-

The concert closes with Brant Karrick’s “Bayou Breakdown” and “Satchmo,” a tribute to Louis Armstrong by Ted Ricketts. It features IWS principal trumpeter Brian Hoover.

For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

Play to examine Riley’s life

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

James Whitcomb Riley is known as a famous writer and poet from Indiana.

“But many don’t know how he got started,” Carmel resident Keith Miller said. “I was shocked to learn he started out on the traveling medicine show and even posed as a blind man cured by a magic elixir. He was really quite the character. He was not the stodgy poet that we know from later in his life photographs. He was a showman.”

in a fictional conversation with an assistant stage manager, Caleb Jonson. Nolan Daugherty plays Caleb Johnson and Paul Hansen plays Riley.

“It really put me at ease when the audience laughed for the first time and then they applauded when I hoped it would applaud,” Miller said. “So, I know we have a really good play that everyone can enjoy.”

Miller’s play “An Evening with James Whitcomb Riley” is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at The Tarkington at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The performance will benefit Riley Children’s Foundation. The play had a reading Oct. 11, 2025, at Carmel Clay Public Library as part of the Actors Theatre of Indiana Lab series.

The two-person play centers on Riley’s appearance with Mark Twain in 1894 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where he talks about his life

Following the reading, Miller said many audience members stuck around for nearly an hour to offer feedback, “They wanted to know more about Riley, and they wanted to hear more poetry, which was encouraging,” he said. “So, we added a new scene and we added additional poetry.”

The play spotlights some scandals in Riley’s life.

Now retired, Miller, 68, is pursuing his passion for writing. He is working on his fifth novel in a five-book series. The books haven’t been published yet. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents. org.

ENTERTAINMENT

Concerts for a Cause set

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Concerts for a Cause founder Bruce Kidd saw Jon McLaughlin as the perfect fit for the series’ million-dollar event.

The series, which consists of four concerts each year benefiting a different nonprofit, opens Feb. 21 with Indianapolis-based singer Kristen Bales as the opening act, and Jeffrey Gaines as the headliner for a concert supporting Indiana Wish.

er-songwriter, to be joined by Noblesville resident Sarah Scharbrough, who is married to McLauglin’s brother, Jeffrey, a music teacher at Westfield High School.

“Sarah opened for us one other time in 2022. She got the only standing ovation and encore shouts from our audience for an opening artist,” Kidd said.

The series, in its 10th year, has raised $952,000 for 39 charities. The series will surpass $1 million raised for nonprofits at the May 16 concert with McLaughlin.

“We selected Jon for our special May concert because he is a Hoosier and our concerts are about helping fellow Hoosiers and he loves combining our mission and combining live music with doing good for others,” Kidd said. “He was the perfect choice.”

A Carmel resident, Kidd said it also made sense for McLaughlin, a sing-

McLaughlin, an Anderson native who resided several years in Carmel and Indianapolis, lives in Nashville, Tenn. He previously performed in the series in 2019.

The Feb. 21, Aug. 29 and Nov. 14 are at the Indy Art Center, which has 210 seats with 50 reserved for the series sponsors. The May 16 concert will benefit Teachers Treasures.

“I am working on a larger venue for May 16 as we expect 300 to 400 guests that night,” Kidd said.

Food, drinks and the concert are included in the $100 ticket. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.

Remember what’s at stake

Editor,

As a near lifetime Noblesville resident and proud 2023 Noblesville Schools alum, I think it is encouraging to see students taking an interest in the events happening around us.

However, I hope these students take the time to fully research what they feel passionate about — not just get divided by headlines.

When I was in seventh grade, I was affected by the terrible school shooting that occurred (at Noblesville West Middle School) — it happened in my class. By the grace of God, I was home sick. The day still had an impact on me and obviously rippled our community. Unfortunately, the perpetrator is now free because the law didn’t allow him to be tried as an adult. Our community rallied and worked for safety, and we were thankful for great law enforcement.

Now, we have a shift where it seems the students are not understanding the mission of law enforcement and the fact that they are working to take away the worst of the worst. It’s painful to have gone in just a few short years from rallying for law and order, to now calling for the abolishment of an entire agency.

I hope Noblesville can return to those days when we recognized that societal issues happen and we fought for what’s

“I hope these students take the time to fully research what they feel passionate about — not just get divided by headlines.”

– PEYTON TOWNSEND

right. We should be grateful for law enforcement that take the worst offenders off the streets, and we should want them punished to the fullest extent of the law.

We may not always agree, but I want a society of law and order, where everyone is safe and valued. We should work until Noblesville is always safe for all residents and our schools continue to be excellent.

Peyton Townsend, Noblesville

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