Cold coming – Warming Centers in Muncie are typically activated when temperatures drop below 32 degrees, according to a post on the City’s website. The entire contact list is on our Local News page this morning.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2022
Community Warming Centers Share Updated Hours
The Center Township Trustees Office, The Muncie HUB, Christian Ministries, the YWCA, the Muncie Mission, and the Salvation Army have opened their doors since October to provide warming centers for individuals in need. For Christmas and New Year’s, the hours will be as following:
- Center Township Trustee Office 1200 E Main Street
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm
Closed the 23rd, 26th, 30th, and 2nd
- Muncie HUB 318 W 8th Street
Monday to Friday, 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 4pm
Closed Saturday through Monday
- YWCA 310 E Charles Street
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm; Saturday/Sunday 7 am to 3 pm
Women and children seeking overnight shelter must arrive during weekday hours for intake
- Salvation Army 1015 N Wheeling Avenue
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm
Closed between December 24th and January 2nd
- Muncie Mission 1725 S Liberty Street
Open 24/7
Overnight shelter for men only
- Christian Ministries 403 ½ E Main Street
Overnight: 6 pm to 8 am
Overnight shelter for men only
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced today the resignation of Bruce Kettler, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA). Kettler’s last day will be Jan. 6, 2023, as he becomes the new CEO and President of the Agribusiness Council of Indiana.
Julie Hilbert starts her retirement. The Muncie Visitors Bureau posted on social media this week that she has spent just shy of 30 years there.
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That major power outage in Kokomo Tuesday afternoon that left about 10,000 people without power, was caused by a squirrel that ran into a substation. Duke Energy says they are now watching the weather, and hoping for no major problems.
Winter weather or now, walking is a great way to get heathier, and IU Health’s John Disher was in this week to share one of the places to get your laps in – the Muncie Mall…. John coordinates the Healthy Communities Alliance of East Central Indiana.