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Christian music singer Sandi Patty will perform the national anthem at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 for a record sixth time.

First job: Every summer in high school, I de-tasseled corn, but my first real job was as a clerk at Ace Hardware in Anderson, Ind.

Paychex, Inc. , a leading provider of payroll , human resource , and benefits outsourcing solutions for America's small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that John B. Gibson will be the company's new senior vice president of service.

A second-grader says he woke up alone inside his central Indiana elementary school hours after dismissal and called 911 for help.

Creek Stewart of Willow Haven Outdoor will be coming to Plymouth on Monday, June 10 from 1:00-3:00. Creek is from Anderson, IN and runs survivalist programs at a facility there.

As expected, the Indianapolis Colts will return to Anderson for training camp. Owner Jim Irsay announced the return to Anderson University on his Twitter account.

She was born August 4, 1918, near Winchester, the daughter of Perry D. and Frona M. Jennings.

Here's an interesting solution to spurring economic development: If you can't find anyone to develop your land, then sink it.

Residents have made complaints about their neighborhoods being within the proposed reservoir footprint.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson, , was born January 31, in Cairo, GA. He attended Pasadena Junior College before enrolling at the University of California at Los Angeles.

From a distance, it appears that people in favor of a proposal to build a 2,100-acre reservoir in the Anderson area outnumber the people against the project.

"The first day they came, I was in tears. It was so hard to see them like that," Gunason said.

<![CDATA[RICHMOND, Ind. - Nancy L. Bodiker, age 73, of Richmond, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Reid Hospital. Born September 6, 1939, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Jack B. and Ruth M. Shelton Jennings, she lived in Richmond for most of her life. Nancy attended Whitewater Schools and was a 1957 graduate of Richmond High School. She worked for many years in the Richmond Community School system and summer programs at the Richmond Parks Department. She was a special neighbor and friend to many and fondly known as "Mrs. B." Nancy was a former board member of Richmond High School Alumni Association and the Wayne County Disabilities Awareness Council. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and Catholic Women's United. Nancy was appointed as the Democrat Representative to the Election Commission and was past officer of the Indiana General Assembly Women's Club, precinct committee person, and delegate to state convention. Governor O'Bannon awarded Nancy the Sagamore of the Wabash. Nancy enjoyed traveling and community service. The love of her life was her family. Survivors include her husband, retired Indiana State Representative Richard W. Bodiker Sr., to whom she was married on May 1, 1965; children, Lisa Shinn (Dr. Michael) Murray of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Richard (fiance, Dr. Alison Jaffe) Bodiker Jr. of Temecula, California, Jerry Dean Shinn of Richmond, Cathy Bodiker of Anderson, Indiana, Scott Bodiker of Richmond, and Jack Michael (fiance Traci Galyean) Bodiker of Centerville; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Dr. Jack (Kelli Mize) Bandura of Memphis, Tennessee; aunt, Patricia Jennings Murray of Camden, South Carolina; nieces; nephew; cousins; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack B. Jennings; mother, Ruth M. Bandura; step-father, Andy Bandura; and daughter, Robin Bodiker Martindale. Visitation for Nancy L. Bodiker will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West, Richmond. Liturgy of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 710 North A Street, Richmond, with Father Kevin Morris officiating. Burial will be in Earlham Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to: St. Mary Catholic Church, 240 South 6th Street, Richmond, Indiana, 47374; Richmond High School Alumni Association, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, IN 47374; or American Cancer Society, Wayne County Unit, 4567 Progress Drive, Columbus, IN 47201. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.

Delaware County officials on Tuesday got their first glimpse of the mammoth proposed public works project known as Mounds Lake reservoir.

Indiana's casinos have pumped billions of dollars into state coffers since they first opened in the mid-1990s, growing so fast that gamblers spent more money there than any state but Nevada or New Jersey.

MUNCIE -- Muncie's oldest college is closing. The privately held, for-profit Harrison College, formerly known as Indiana Business College, reported to its Muncie students today that: "We sadly announce our intention to close the Harrison College campus location in Muncie, Ind.

Richmond Community Schools was a first-place winner in the 19th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association's American School Board Journal.

The Wabash River began receding over the weekend, but the effects of flooding persist in many areas with several roads remaining closed in Tippecanoe County and more than two dozen families in Carroll County having to evacuate.