Just over $609,000 among 3,109 gifts – those of the statewide final statistics listed for Ivy Tech Day from earlier this week, a daylong funding effort to help impact students that attend the community college. The Muncie service area alone raised just over $48,000 from 390 donors. Anderson had more than $45k donated, from 57 gifts.
Indiana Youth Institute CEO Tami Silverman has sobering numbers for Delaware County as National Child Abuse Prevention Month continues.
The total cases for children in need of services has been rising for the past two years.
MuncieArts will host “Art for the People: Public Art Celebration Weekend” on Friday and Saturday throughout the downtown area. The two-day event is designed to highlight artists and their works while allowing neighbors to interact with the various locations.
A $2 million project to replace the bridge deck over the White River on Anderson’s Rangeline Road is ongoing. The Herald Bulletin says the work is expected to continue until Sept. 1. Construction on Madison County’s first roundabout also is expected to begin soon in Lapel.
Hartford City Police were called to a local elementary school earlier this month after a child with a small knot on his upper forehead said he was kicked in the head by his father wearing sandals. The Star Press says 30-year-old Cody M. Johnson has been charged with domestic violence.
“Sustainable Land Management on Ground Mounted Solar Projects” is free and begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at Muncie’s Kennedy Branch Library. Bee-Ewe-tiful Farms owner/operator Breanna Reed will be the featured speaker at a free Earth Day presentation planned by the League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County.
After responding to at least five mulch fires Tuesday, the Muncie Fire Department reminds residents most of these are caused by improperly discarded smoking material. Fire personnel ask you to discard cigarette butts in approved containers.
Michael Bertacini has been named the Indiana State Police 2025 Trooper of the Year for the Pendleton District. Bertacini joined the state police in 2024 and has rapidly stood out with a commitment to traffic safety and criminal enforcement.
“The Day is My Enemy.” That’s the name of Guilty by Association Wrestling’s wrestling event Saturday to promote community awareness at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Muncie on South Madison Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $12. Read more at Muncie Journal.com.
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