Boone County Indiana Life in Boone County Indiana The Boone County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) stepped in to save a local tradition in Zionsville that brings tourism to the county as well as supports a local business and ecosystem, all while creating beautiful memories and opportunities for respite from one’s daily grind. Fly-Fishing Promotes Tourism in Zionsville …
Read More »2021 Census of Boone County Jail Residents
Q&A for Boone County Justice Center
The LIT rate increase for Public Safety was presented as having the long-term benefit of funding this project. Is that still the case? Tom Santelli, County Commissioner: The public safety LIT is different than the Jail Lit with the passage and adoption of Indiana House Enrolled Act 1263, signed by …
Read More »Boone County Board of Commissioners Town Hall Meeting
On October 28, 2021, the Boone County Commissioners held a town hall meeting in order to inform the community about the need to update Boone County’s criminal justice facilities. The Commissioners are making the slides from their presentation at the town hall meeting available for public review. During the town …
Read More »Aspire Indiana Health Is a Valuable Partner to Boone County: Part One
For the past 50 years, Aspire Indiana Health has been helping the most vulnerable Hoosiers overcome physical and mental illness and experience an improved quality of life. Aspire is a nonprofit with centers located in Central Indiana with a reach that extends to assisting Hoosiers throughout the state. What Does …
Read More »Partners in Mental and Behavioral Health in Boone County: Part One
In this first of two segments focusing on the Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and its partnerships with Aspire Indiana Health and Integrative Wellness (InWell), we look at how these entities are three of Boone County’s strongest advocates for mental and behavioral health for not only county residents but for …
Read More »Advocating for Boone County’s Kids
In October 1965, Sylvia Likens died from what one sheriff described as “Indiana’s most terrible crime.” Sylvia’s Child Advocacy Center (Sylvia’s CAC) is dedicated to her memory and to the cause of protecting children from abuse—physical, mental, and sexual—throughout Boone County. What Is Sylvia’s Child Advocacy Center? Sylvia’s CAC is …
Read More »Mental Health America of Boone County: A Healthy Mind Leads to a Healthy Life
Mental Health America of Boone County (MHABC) is a 501(c)(3) organization and a chapter of Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association), the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With approximately 300 affiliates nationwide, MHABC represents a growing movement of Americans who …
Read More »Boone County Corrections Department on Rising to the Challenges
Michael Nance, executive director of the county’s community corrections department, has been with the department since 2008 and has been its executive director for five years. Nance shared his observations on the status of the county’s home detention, pretrial team, work release, and substance abuse programs amid the growing population. …
Read More »Investing in the County’s Youth Through the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Programs
Indiana is part of a bipartisan movement for juvenile justice reinvestment known as the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). JDAI is a public-private partnership being implemented nationwide. For more than 20 years, JDAI has proven that the juvenile justice system’s dual goals of promoting positive youth …
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