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NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Early voting will continue Friday, Saturday and Monday in Hamilton County at multiple locations.

The Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center at 1 Hamilton Square, and the Hamilton County Fairgrounds at 2003 E. Pleasant St. will be the initial sites for early voting. Later, early voting will be extended to sites in Carmel, Fishers and Westfield.

The Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center at 1 Hamilton Square will be open these hours:

The County Fairgrounds will be open these hours:

Six additional locations opened Oct. 26 for early voting in Hamilton County: Billericay Park, 12690 Promise Road, Fishers; Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000-1 E. 151st St., Westfield; Holland Memorial Park, 1 Park Drive, Fishers; Jill Perelman Pavilion, 3000 W. 116th St., Carmel; Mercy Road Church-Carmel, 2381 Pointe Parkway; and Westfield City Hall, 130 Penn St. Here are the hours for all locations:

The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 11.

Hoosiers can check their voter registration statuses at indianavoters.in.gov.

In Hamilton County, residents can call the voter registration office at  317-776-9632.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Early voting will begin Wednesday in Hamilton County at two locations in Noblesville.

The Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center at 1 Hamilton Square, and the Hamilton County Fairgrounds at 2003 E. Pleasant St. will be the initial sites for early voting. Later, early voting will be extended to sites in Carmel, Fishers and Westfield.

The Judicial Center will be open these hours:

The County Fairgrounds will be open these hours:

Here are six additional locations that will open Oct. 26 for early voting in Hamilton County: Billericay Park, 12690 Promise Road, Fishers; Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000-1 E. 151st St., Westfield; Holland Memorial Park, 1 Park Drive, Fishers; Jill Perelman Pavilion, 3000 W. 116th St., Carmel; Mercy Road Church-Carmel, 2381 Pointe Parkway; and Westfield City Hall, 130 Penn St. Here are the hours for all locations:

The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 11. Hoosiers can check their voter registration statuses at indianavoters.in.gov. In Hamilton County, residents can call the voter registration office at  317-776-9632.

ARCADIA, Ind. (WISH) — Students who had their prom canceled because of a fatal car crash are getting another chance thanks to the generosity of others.

Hamilton Heights High School announced to students Thursday the district will be having another prom.

The announcement came almost two weeks after Kalen Hart was killed on her way to the dance. Her boyfriend, Lendon Byram, a student at Cathedral, was also killed in the crash.

School officials have been overwhelmed with community support, which was part of the reason they thought they owed it to the kids to accept the kindness of so many strangers.

From the venue to the tuxes, from the food to even the special hairstyles, it’s all free for the roughly 330 students who purchased tickets.

“It doesn’t surprise me but it’s very overwhelming,” said Whitney Gray, Hamilton Heights assistant principal. “It’s such a good reminder that people are good.”

Sara Smith, owner of Maple Lane Pavilion in rural Arcadia, told the school leaders they should look at their barn just down the road from the high school as potential venue for the rescheduled prom.

Gray said, “We’re really just blown away by how perfect this would be and how close to the school it was. When we stood there and asked her, ‘OK, what would we owe you for this?'”

Smith finishes the story. “I kind of looked at her all confused because I’m like, ‘I didn’t want you to come out here to try to make a sale. I want you to come and see what I could offer you.'”

That was just the beginning.

The Elite Banquet & Conference Center in Kokomo, where the original prom happened, offered to cater for free.

The J. Everett Light Career Center in Indianapolis, which some students attend, will provide free hair services from its cosmetology students, and free desserts from its culinary students.

After Prom, at Bowl 32 in Noblesville, is also free.

Staff first informed Kalen’s family, then told the students.

“It was really fun to see their faces and how respectful they were in hearing that information and knowing there’s still a lot of emotions involved to really see their demeanor shift and be excited about this event,” Gray said.

Louie’s Tux Shop where 28 had rented their tuxes initially offered free re-rentals at first, then called back two days later to offer free rentals to all which means anywhere from 150-175 free rentals.

“They understood how expensive it is. I think that was one of the first thoughts for the guys,” Gray said. “Cool to see that, means a lot.”

Everyone hopes this helps the community heal, in a small way redeeming a night that will be remembered forever for all the wrong reasons.

“It just broke my heart to know that not only are they hurting for their lost classmates but they’re also hurting because they missed out on a really important high school event,” Smith said. “I feel that by giving them this prom it will help so much with their healing and help with the fellowship with their friends because with COVID they couldn’t hang out all the time.”

There will also be some chances to honor Kalen’s memory. Gray said that includes a lantern glow at the end of the night, but officials don’t want it to be the focus either.

“It’s something we want to recognize,” Gray said. “We don’t want it to overtake the evening and be at the forefront of what kids are seeing of that night but we want to be respectful about it.”

More plans and special things are likely to be added as more vendors continue to offer up their services.

The rescheduled prom is set for Thursday June 3, the day after the last day of school and two days before graduation.

For students who choose not to go for whatever reason, they can get a full refund of their ticket or donate the cost of their ticket to Kalen Hart’s memorial fund.

Gray estimates that 98% of students so far have told the school they want to go.

CICERO, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — A startup founded by a 21-year-old Cicero entrepreneur is one of nine Indiana companies selected to participate in Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) annual Open Call event. Caitie Gehlhausen founded Socket Lock-It at the age of 19 after unsuccessfully looking for a product that could serve as both a phone grip and card holder. In just two years, Gehlhausen secured a patent for the Socket Lock-It and partnered with a manufacturer in Elwood to make it. Now, she aims to get her product on Walmart shelves.

In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, Gehlhausen said having the chance to bring her idea to Walmart is a dream come true.

“I think it’s every entrepreneur’s dream to be in those big box retailers or even have the acknowledgment from the big box retailers that I have come this far and I’m worthy of even having the open call, which is so awesome,” said Gehlhausen. “If you would’ve told me that as a 21-year-old, that I would own a patent on a product and be going to these open calls, I would’ve never believed you. It’s pretty surreal.”

This year’s Walmart Open Call features 850 companies from throughout the U.S. vying for the chance to have their products, all of which are manufactured in the U.S., sold on Walmart and Sam’s Club shelves, as well as Walmart.com and the Walmart Marketplace.

For Gehlhausen, it would be a huge step for a young startup that has already seen success. She says the company has several revenue channels, including direct-to-consumer sales on its website and Amazon, as well as B2B sales and retail.

“So we do largely the promotional industry and are able to customize for different brands, events and companies, and that’s been a huge part of our business,” Gehlhausen says. “We have been in smaller mom-and-pop shops. We were in over 30 UPS stores regionally and the next step is hopefully to get into those big box retailers.”

After her idea had been crafted, Gelhausen needed to find a way to manufacture it on a large scale. She met with a representative from Progressive Plastics in Elwood, which agreed to make the product.

Gehlhausen is a graduate of High Point University in North Carolina, where she says her idea was supported by her professors in the university’s entrepreneurship department. She says she has received additional mentorship from her father, who also owns his own company. Her mother also serves as president of Socket Lock-It. 

The Walmart Open Call will be held virtually this year on October 1. 

Last year, Logansport-based Foppers Pet Treat Bakery was one of the companies selected to bring its products to Walmart shelves just months after the company announced a $1 million expansion.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Detectives are looking for a woman seen in surveillance video darting through a yard of unfinished headstones before stealing a van.

The footage was captured Friday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m., according to Dale Robinson, owner of Monuments by Robinson and Sons. He has owned his business since 2002, and began reviewing his security footage when he saw someone zigzagging through his lot of monuments, ducking behind a power meter and sitting on unfinished headstones. 

“It’s kinda funny,” Robinson said. “We figured maybe she was going to a party, and she was late.” 

In the video, a white woman wearing a black tank top, dark pants and carrying a bag is seen darting into the monument lot. She takes cover behind a power meter and sits down on stacked headstones. A few minutes pass, and she stands up and slowly walks to hide behind a nearby shed. After a few seconds, she is seen running across the lawn to a neighbor’s shed. 

“(She) stayed there for a few minutes, got in the van, stayed in there for a few minutes. Next thing we know, the van takes off,” said Robinson. 

Sheriff’s office detectives say the van turned up the next day about 10 minutes away in a Cicero neighborhood just east of Morse Reservoir, near the intersection of Lincoln Drive and Lee Court. The mystery thief was nowhere to be found. 

If you have any information about this incident, please contact Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Alex Petty at 317-776-9887.

CICERO, Ind. (WISH) – The town of Cicero has issued a boil water advisory.

The advisory, posted on the town’s Facebook page, says the advisory is in place until 4 p.m. Monday, June 25.

The order is for the area of 845 Morse Landing Drive to South Catamaran Circle, which includes Quiet Bay Circle, Promenade Court, Sunfish Court and Whitewater Court.

The move is precautionary.

Anyone with questions about the order should contact 317-984-4833.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis division of the FBI is seeking the public’s help to identify a man wanted in connection with five bank robberies over the last week. 

The first robbery occurred last Monday, June 11, at a Chase Bank at 8120 S. Meridian Street. Police said a man asked a bank employee for bus money, then passed her a note indicating he was robbing the bank. 

On Tuesday afternoon, a Key Bank in the 100 block of South Peru Street in Cicero was robbed. 

On Thursday, a robbery was reported at the Indiana Members Credit union at 95 S. Mitthoeffer Road. 

On Saturday, a robbery was reported at the Forum Credit Union at 6501 N. College Avenue. 

And on Monday around noon, a robbery was reported at the Fifth Third Bank at 8549 N. College Avenue. 

If you have any information about these robberies or the identity of the suspect, you’re asked to call FBI Indianapolis at 317-595-4000. 

CICERO, Ind. (WISH) — Officials in Hamilton County are seeking the public’s assitance in locating a man they said robbed a bank Tuesday afternoon.

It happened just before 2:20 p.m. at a Key Bank in the 100 block of South Peru Street.

No weapon was displayed during the robbery.

The suspect is believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s and stands about 5 feet and 5 inches with a stocky build.

If you have any information on the robbery, you are urged to call Hamilton County Communications at 317-773-1282.

CICERO, Ind. (WISH) — Police are searching for a suspect in a robbery at a northern Hamilton County pharmacy on Tuesday night.

A photo shows a suspect in the robbery of a CVS in Cicero, Indiana, on the night of Nov. 14, 2017. (Photo Provided/Cicero Police Department)

Police were called about 8:20 p.m. to the CVS, 950 S. Peru St. The suspect had fled from the store on State Road 19 prior to the arrival of police. No weapon was displayed.

Cicero Police Department Chief Dave Hildebrand issued a photo of the suspect, a man they described as age 25-30, 6-feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. He wore black pants, a black hooded jacket and a gold ball cap with an eagle on the front. The man had a light beard.

The chief did not provide any additional information in a news release.

Anyone with any information was asked to contact Hamilton County communications at 317-773-1282.

ARCADIA, Ind. (WISH) — A 55-year-old man died when the sport-utility vehicle he was driving struck an embankment and a delivery truck Wednesday morning, police said.

Boyd K. Morris, of Cicero, died at the crash scene. No one else was injured in the crash.

Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies were called about 11:23 a.m. to State Road 19 and 266th Street for a personal-injury crash. Morris was driving west on 266th approaching State Road 19 when the SUV went off the north side of the road. “The vehicle collided with an embankment on the east side of SR 19 before crossing the highway and eventually striking an unoccupied delivery truck parked at the Casey’s (General Store) on the northwest corner of the intersection,” said a news release from Deputy Bryant Oren.

The sheriff’s office crash investigation team is reviewing the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 317-773-1282.