Hendricks County, IN

The Hendricks County Community Foundation has hired Bryan Chatfield as community inclusion and engagement manager. He most recently was associate director of the Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis. Chatfield holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.

COATESVILLE, Ind. — The nationwide shortage of baby formula is forcing parents to get creative to find ways to feed their infants. From Facebook groups to sharing supplies with friends, many are just doing what they can to get by. A Hendricks County family's search recently took them across...

PLAINFIELD – Two of Indiana’s compelling track and field rivalries were featured Thursday night at the boys Plainfield Sectional. And both are to be continued. For one, Brownsburg and Plainfield made it a Hendricks County duel for the team title, won by the Bulldogs 164 ½-115. They are ranked Nos. 2 and 5, respectively . . . and have firepower to finish 1-2 at the June 4 state meet.

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A routine traffic stop by a Plainfield police officer early on the morning of May 4 at the intersection of Perry Road and State Road 267 in Hendricks County netted 6.5 pounds of fentanyl, two guns and cash. “Oh, it’s huge,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Gannon of the U.S. […]

STATEHOUSE (May 10, 2022) –National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and Hendricks County lawmakers supported a new law to help Indiana’s health care heroes and alleviate the nursing shortage. With 4,300 nursing job openings statewide, the new law supported by State Reps. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon), Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton)...

The Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) is excited to announce that Bryan Chatfield has joined the staff as HCCF’s new Community Inclusion and Engagement Manager. One of HCCF’s core values is “Inclusion: respecting and valuing the unique perspectives of every individual and intentionally working in ways that increase diverse participation and equitable opportunity.” In light of this value, the Community Foundation Board of Directors recognized the need to ensure that Hendricks County is a welcoming community for all, and approved this new position to work towards those ends.

BROWNSBURG- On 05/07/2022 at approximately 12:15pm, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a child possibly in a creek near Hidden Hills Lane off of 56th St. near Brownsburg. Hendricks County Deputies and Brownsburg Fire Territory personnel arrived on scene and began to search the area. A...

DNR Law Enforcement will host two conservation officer recruiting events on Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24 for District 6, which includes Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Marion, Brown, and Bartholomew counties. The May 23 event will be held at DNR Fire Headquarters inside Morgan-Monroe State Forest, located...

INDIANAPOLIS — A 5-year-old boy died Saturday afternoon after drowning in a Hendricks County creek. At approximately 12:16 p.m. Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the 9700 block of Hidden Hills Lane on a report of two children in a creek. According to Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy located a 5-year-old boy in a […]

Indiana Child Drowns to Death in CreekSCDN Photo Archive. A 5-year-old boy was pronounced dead in Indiana after being pulled out of a creek that he was drowning in. Yoel Michael was a boy from Brownsburg who was found and rescued from a creek in Hendricks County along with his 3-year-old sister.

A 5-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a creek in central Indiana. Authorities say the boy’s 3-year-old sister made it out of the water on her own Saturday and was hospitalized. The children were reported in the creek near Brownsburg after noon on Saturday. The Hendricks County...

A FIVE-year-old boy died after being pulled from a creek where his sister, three, was also found and rushed to the hospital to treat injuries. The boy was discovered by first responders in Brownsburg, Indiana, and was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office.

INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who is believed to have drowned in a Hendricks County creek on Saturday. Hendricks County deputies were called around 12:15 p.m. May 7 to a child possibly in a creek near Hidden Hills Lane in the Eagle Lakes neighborhood off 56th Street near Brownsburg.