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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Police have charged a man for a fire at an abandoned home in Butler Township The Butler County 911 Center received numerous calls just after 4:30 p.m Sunday when neighbors heard multiple explosions coming from an abandoned home in the 300 block of Whitestown Road they found a fully involved fire and smoke billowing over the home Crews were able to get the fire under control in about an hour although they remained on scene for more than four hours Butler Township Police have charged 61-year-old Michael Pallone for intentionally starting the fire It looks like nothing was found at this location Input your search keywords and press Enter (WISH) — A $110 million development coming to Whitestown is offering a glimpse of the growth expected over the next decade in the town northwest of Indianapolis.  The Padgett Commons development will add food Town Manager Katie Barr says the housing element is especially crucial with Whitestown expected to more than double its population in the next 10 years could reach as high as 30,000 in that time.  “People are begging to move into Whitestown and we’re actually running out of housing with all of our development,” Barr said.  Padgett Commons will add 80 senior housing units and 120 multifamily units Barr says the town hopes the housing combined with the shopping and entertainment on the 40 acres can draw new residents and new visitors.  “We are really striving to get (developers) to bring something for families to enjoy; so not just adults Padgett Commons got its name from the land’s former owner who specifically wanted the real estate to be turned into something enhancing and growing Whitestown.  will also assist with needed infrastructure improvements The Town Council plans to consider a $27.2 million bond to support the project “We want residents to have places to gather in this community as well as bring visitors in,” Barr said “Our ultimate goal is we want people to live I especially am interested in pyres & other fiery things @ night https://discoverboonecounty.com/upcoming-events/ Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" We are a family-owned franchise system based out of Fishers we've been publishing monthly community magazines in Indiana and Kentucky © 2025 Towne Post Network - franchises available in Indiana © 2025 Towne Post Network - franchises available in Indiana Please enter your username or email address to reset your password Please wait while you are redirected to the right page.. Editor's note: This article has been edited to explain how the purchase of the homes will handled under the Natural Resources Conservation Services Recovery Program not the NRCS Floodplain Easement Program as originally expected The Town of Whitestown is scheduling closings for homes being purchased through a buyout program following severe flooding on Halloween of 2019 The town sent out more than 140 purchase offers in December to residents enrolled in the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Services Buyout Program Town of Whitestown Supervisor Shaun Kaleta said but the exact number won’t be released until the town board approves the purchases in batches during its monthly meetings over the next several months more specific information concerning purchase offers will remain confidential to respect the privacy of property owners enrolled in the program and ensure they do not feel any kind of pressure because of their decision,” Kaleta said “While the Town of Whitestown proactively launched the Sauquoit Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration Program in 2017 Whitestown made buyouts a top priority after the horrific 2019 Halloween Flood and your calls for more assistance in addition to mitigation,” reads a letter sent out with the purchase offers by Kaleta and Buyout Program Manager Brian Whittaker “What started as a goal quickly become a reality and the largest buyout effort in New York State but we made it to this point – and Whitestown was never going to waver.” The letter pointed out that homes eligible for the program will always be at risk of flooding no matter how much flooding mitigation work is one Here’s how the rest of the buyout process will work according to the letter from Kaleta and Whittaker: On the night of Halloween in 2019, between four and six inches of rain fell in the Mohawk Valley, causing flash floods, forcing evacuations, submerging roadways and flooding homes, particularly along the Sauquoit Creek in Whitesboro More: Wynn Hospital diverted ambulances on two occasions recently. What does it mean? More: Which streets are best, worst in Utica? Artificial-intelligence assessment gives answers About 150 homeowners in Whitesboro and Whitestown were eligible for the buyouts through the NRCS’ Emergency Watershed Protection program These homes had already faced a decade of regular flooding including another major episode in July of 2017 The $20 million federal buyout program was announced in late 2020 Town officials had been hoping for relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency but it declined to made a disaster declaration for Whitestown on widespread participation since plans called for restoring the natural floodplain something that couldn’t happen unless enough residents accepted the buyout The four-phase Sauquoit Creek Channel and Floodplain Restoration Program began in mid-2016 to try to mitigate flooding along the creek by constructing 11 floodplain benches stabilizing banks and widening the channel in places Officials have said in the past that they expect all the work to be completed this year — The Oneida County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a man in a grand larceny investigation The Sheriff's Office responded to 6075 Judd Rd in the Town of Whitestown regarding a stolen vehicle on March 6 Deputies learned that the person responsible for stealing the vehicle was Robert Pickering who had been released from the Oneida County Correctional Facility just hours before the incident the Utica Police Department stopped Pickering and turned him over to the Sheriff's Office Pickering is now facing a felony charge of grand larceny Pickering is scheduled to appear in Whitetown Town Court at a later date and time Work will resume at a busy Butler Township intersection next week PennDOT announced that they will start work on Hansen Avenue at the intersection with Whitestown Road this upcoming Monday There will be lane restrictions in place from Woodroow Street to the beginning of the Picklegate Bridge Also traffic on Whitestown Road will be shifted The work will also include an intersection reconstruction The $3.3 million project is expected to wrap up by this summer Fans of Wally’s will have to wait a bit longer for its freshly prepared foods apparel and other gift items to come to Whitestown When will Wally's open in Whitestown?A 45,000 square feet center, on 14 acres off Interstate 65 and Albert S. White Drive roughly 24 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis The Whitestown travel center had been expected to open in late 2024 Groundbreaking for the construction will be Aug which brands itself the “Home of the Great American Road Trip,” said Andy Strom Wally's opening: Travel center coming to Whitestown Started by a pair of cousins with a Pontiac beef jerky bars and popcorn stations; large restrooms — with 20 private stalls for women and 10 private stalls and 11 urinals for men — alongside t-shirts and other gift items The Whitestown store also will have more than 80 fueling and EV charging stations Strom said the company has three more Midwest locations in the works Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson is expected to be the company’s largest to date Wally’s debuted in 2020 with a 29,600-square-foot store in Pontiac before opening a 36,000-square-foot site in Fenton Wally’s was expected to break ground on the planned 45,000-square-foot Indiana store in 2023 The groundbreaking did not happen until this year There were no specific causes of the construction delay “other than getting the site and the access approved and getting the site and store perfected,” Rubenstein said the Indiana location will be nearly 50% larger than the Missouri store Leadership sees the move to larger stores as a broader shift in the industry “The large-concept store with a lot of open space to move around is kind of the way the future is going,” Rubenstein said last year just off Interstate 65 at the Route 267 exit is about 21 miles northwest from downtown Indianapolis The interchange already has a Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores location and a GetGo Cafe + Market and Marathon gas station are also in the area The location is also expected to have about 20 electric vehicle charging positions and larger parking spots for vehicles like RVs or those towing boats the c-store will feature what Rubenstein calls “interactive food stations,” including Wally’s Sandwich House bakery and pizza setups.Wally’s stores are traditionally separated into multiple zones with areas for items like traditional c-store goods fresh foods and Wally’s-branded merchandise Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts CEOs, CFOs and other leaders from retailers like Murphy USA Casey’s General Stores and Arko discuss the shifting gas landscape The retail giants have identified thousands of overlapping locations they’d need to divest in order to merge Here’s who could realistically acquire them — and how they could do it Want to share a company announcement with your peers The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines Fox 59 — A Canastota man died in a one-vehicle crash in Whitestown Wednesday afternoon The Oneida County Sheriff's Office reports that at approximately 3:33 p.m. deputies responded to Clark Mills Road in the Town of Whitestown for a single-vehicle accident Preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was driving eastbound on Clark Mills Road when they failed to keep right entered the westbound lane of travel and drove onto the northern shoulder of the roadway a utility pole and came to rest after striking a house None of the occupants of the house were injured The Oneida County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit is still investigating the crash to determine additional factors that may have been involved Anyone who may have witnessed this accident and has not been interviewed by members of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit at (315) 765-2226 Clark Mills Road was temporarily closed during the investigation and is now re-opened to the public WHITESTOWN — An employee of Waste Management in Whitestown was killed in a workplace accident on Tuesday Officers with the Whitestown Police Department were called to the Waste Management facility on reports of a person struck just after 2 p.m officers located an employee of the facility who suffered a traumatic injury after being struck by a work vehicle Officials say another workplace death occurred at the facility in December the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA) says the employer for the December incident was not Waste Management of Indiana but rather a contractor that was working at the facility's location IOSHA will be issuing a safety-compliance inspection for the facility WHITESTOWN — Motorists are being asked to avoid I-65 near Whitestown due to a shooting investigation that has closed the interstate Whitestown police confirmed one person has been shot and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition Investigators and medics are on the scene and the department is looking into potential suspects Traffic on both I-65 and I-865 is backed up and officials are asking motorists to seek alternative routes (WISH) — A semitruck driver was in critical condition and a suspect remained at large in a road rage shooting on Wednesday afternoon Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department in a Friday news release said officers responded at 4:30 p.m Wednesday to a semi that had run off I-65 northbound and stopped on Perry Worth Road in front of WoodSpring Suites Indianapolis Zionsville A deputy from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office was passing by and saw the semi off the road Bystanders told the deputy that the male semi driver had been shot Witnesses told officers that the semi driver was in a road rage shooting the suspect’s vehicle was brake-checking multiple semis while traveling north on I-65 The suspect’s vehicle was described as a black sedan driven by a female with a male in the passenger seat Whitestown Police Department said Friday that its investigation is incomplete and the male driver’s identity will be released once a family notification has been made In regard to the delayed sharing of information about the incident the department’s public information officer “We appreciate all of your patience as this was a very chaotic incident that coincided with the busyness of holiday events we prioritized notification of the victim’s family due to his ever-changing condition.” Indiana Department of Transportation traffic cameras did not capture the shooting “due to the continuous running loop of the cameras,” Jurkash said or tips that would assist in the investigational process was asked to contact the Whitestown police at 317-769-2677 or the Boone County Communications Center at 765-482-1412 News 8’s Gregg Montgomery contributed to this story (WISH) — Police say two people were arrested on Thursday in connection with a shooting on I-65 earlier this month which injured a semi-driver and led to a crash Officers responded to a semi that had veered off I-65 NB and stopped on Perry Worth Road in front of Woodspring Suites at 4:30 p.m A Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy approached the semi and informed bystanders that the male driver had been shot The deputy administered medical aid to the driver until he was transported to an Indianapolis trauma center The driver was reported to be stable but in critical condition Witnesses informed officers that the driver was targeted in a road rage incident the suspect’s vehicle had been brake-checking multiple semis while traveling north on I-65 Investigators identified Kendra Johnson-Brown as the driver and her passenger Police say the driver’s name is being withheld at this time out of respect for him and his family A 37-year-old Canastota resident is dead after their car crashed into a house in Whitestown on Wednesday according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office road patrol deputies received a call for a single-car motor vehicle accident on Clark Mills Road in Whitestown was operating a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Clarks Mills Road when Zechariah failed to keep right by entering the westbound lane of travel and driving onto the northern shoulder of the roadway As Lightsey's vehicle drove onto the northern shoulder of the roadway Lightsey was pronounced deceased at the scene None of the occupants of the residence were injured during this incident The Oneida County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit is still investigating the crash to determine additional factors that may have been involved More: Utica man held on murder charge in NJ prison faces more charges in fatal Verona crash More: Madison County house explosion kills 74-year-old woman. Sheriff says propane caused blast Anyone that may have witnessed this accident and has not been interviewed by members of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit at 315-765-2226 The Oneida County Sheriff's Office was assisted on scene by the New York Mills Police Department COCVAC Ambulance and the Onondaga Medical Examiners Office.