We are on the cusp of the holiday season, which means the Fishers Police Department is gearing-up the annual Cops & Kids fund raising campaign.  Police officers are seeking donations to serve children in the local area.

Last year, the Fishers Police Foundation was able to provide holiday assistance for 32 children, and helped many families during the year, including clothing and cash assistance. The foundation would like to continue and expand the Cops & Kids program, but needs help from the entire Fishers community.

If you would like to donate, mail or drop off your check at the Fishers Police Department, 4 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038. Checks should be made out to the Fishers Police Foundation, please write “Cops & Kids” in the memo line of a check to ensure it is handled properly.

Based on a posting on the HSE High School Athletics Web site, HSE High School head football coach Scott May has resigned from his head coaching duties.

“I always tell kids it isn’t about them or me, it is about the team and this team will move on and be strong,” said May per the Web site posting. ” I have enjoyed raising my boys as Royals and watching them grow up at HSE.  Seventeen (17) years goes too fast, but I think I need to step aside and let someone else make the calls.  I look forward to spending Saturday’s with my wife watching our sons playing college football.”

HSE Athletic Director Jim Self issued the following statement, posted on the Web:

“Coach May is a heck of a football coach and an even better man, he and I have been friends since 1992 when we taught and coached together at Bloomington South.  Scott has been a part of our football program for 17 years, 11 years as our head coach.  He has been blessed to get to coach both his boys here at HSE and I know he and Kathy are excited to be able to go watch them play next year.  I am very thankful for Coach May’s leadership with our football program and in our athletic department.  Scott will be a tremendous resource as we look to hire our next head football coach.”

Don Jellison and his son Jeff started the Hamilton County Reporter.  In the Wednesday online edition, many wrote about their memories of him.  Below are some of those memories.

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No one was injured in an overnight house fire in Fisher, but it resulted in what fire officials describe as a “total loss” in damage to the home.  The blaze reportedly started at around 3:00am Wednesday morning at 11142 Timberview Drive, just west of Cumberland Road, south of 116th Street.

Firefighters battled the blaze for over 45 minutes.  Part of the roof became unstable as fire personnel were inside the building.  They were able to return to the interior of the structure to extinguish the blaze.

The Fishers Fire Department says the fire is out with a few hot spots remaining.  Investigators are on the scene early this morning, but cause and origin are undetermined at this time.

According to a fire department news release, smoke alarms alerted the three residents of the home to leave the premises.