Indiana
Indiana Peony Festival celebrates 5 impactful years this May
(THE REPORTER) — Attention all peony lovers! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17, when the Indiana Peony Festival returns to Noblesville’s historic Seminary Park. It’s a special time to celebrate five years of festival growth, success, and community impact.
The Indiana Peony Festival presents Smith’s Jewelers as the 2025 premier festival sponsor. Together, the Indiana Peony Festival and Smith’s Jewelers – known for helping their customers create special moments of their own – are highlighting the beauty behind sentimental moments and festival traditions.
This year’s festival will feature an enhanced experience including 150 vendors, a Hoosier Row food court offering Indiana’s hometown food favorites, beer-wine-special drinks, a kids’ zone, and expanded open spaces for attendees to enjoy the park creating space and time to enjoy exquisite floral installations throughout the park setting.
“We are celebrating a milestone for the festival this year and along with Smith’s Jewelers we want to create a special and memorable experience for our festival goers, too,” Indiana Peony Festival President Kelly McVey said. “It’s a peony party celebrating our Indiana state flower for our community and beyond.”
Other festival events
Peonies in the Park
VIPP (Very Important Peony Person) Night – sponsored by CCHA Law – kicks off the festival on Friday, May 16 amidst the stunning backdrop of Seminary Park. The ticketed event is a fundraiser for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to continue its work with beautification projects, peony gardens, and horticulture education, as well as promoting Hamilton County as adesirable destination for peony lovers.
Brunch & Booms
In addition to the festivities in the park on Saturday, “Brunch and Blooms,” provides visitors with food and drink throughout the day from local restaurants in seven outdoor locations including four in the Noblesville downtown alleys.
For more information, visit IndianaPeonyFestival.com.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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