By Dr. Jeff Bird- MUNCIE, IN-Jeff Helm serves youth as the chief executive officer of the Youth Opportunity Center. He assumed the leadership of the YOC in 2023 culminating a 23 year journey at the facility. I was fortunate to sit with Jeff and discuss his life's journey and his passion for helping troubled, hurting ...

By Mary Vannatta- MUNCIE, IN-Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the way foster care begins, is holding their annual Lemonade Stand Weekend on July 17-19, 2026, across Delaware County , Indiana. Lemonade Stand Weekend is a nationwide tradition that began in 2017 with just a few lemonade stands in Elizab...

By Ball State Communications- MUNCIE, IN- Ball State University's Teachers College has earned the 2026 Distinguished Educator Preparation Program Award from ISTE+ASCD, a national education organization formed by the International Society for Technology in Education and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Dev...

By Jud Fisher, President/CEO, Ball Brothers Foundation- MUNCIE, IN - Ball Brothers Foundation's support for education in Muncie is deeply connected to the origins of Ball State University and the Ball family's long-standing belief in the importance of teacher preparation and public education. In 1917, after community e...