There will NOT be a convenience store across from Muncie Central High School
There will NOT be a convenience store across from Muncie Central High School. A variance would have been needed, but Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour told us over the weekend that request was withdrawn by the former purchasers. The buyer and seller parted ways because of timing issues. City Councilwoman Ro Selvey was one that felt that development would “endanger our students, pedestrians and congesting traffic for the school and the YMCA.” She wrote on social media that “we welcome restaurants, smoothie places or anything else but not a gas station.”
A man from Mexico is facing three years in prison after he came back to the U.S.
Call it the Caitlyn Effect: all but three of Indiana Fever’s games this season will be nationally broadcast. The Las Vegas Aces rank second with 33 nationally televised or streamed appearances, according to Indiana Business Journal online.
As always, it depends who you ask – but facts are facts, says Republican state Senator Scott Alexander… the Indiana Session continues into April.
No shredder, no problem: the Muncie Sanitary District Board announced the return of a popular community service….. District Administrator Rick Conrad. The Sanitation Building is once again offering residents a convenient solution.
A dismantling of the federal Dept. of Education wouldn’t bother Indiana’s Republican attorney general, who was dismissive about the impact and work of the department.
People are still talking about this announcement by Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick last Thursday. He proclaimed it WHBU Day. Hear the entire special broadcast with Mitch Henck on WoofBoomNews.com.
Ring camera catches a bad driver – in St. Joseph county, but happens everywhere – a car speeding past a stopped school bus on Tuesday, narrowly missing two children boarding. Stacy Zimmerman, the children’s mother, gave the video to authorities. St. Joseph County Police are investigating the driver.
The Anderson Police Department has a new recruit, as reported by The Herald Bulletin. Buck, a 2-year-old Labrador/Golden Retriever mix, will be assigned to the Hamilton County Metro Crimes Against Children Task Force. The unit focuses on child exploitation cases and serves numerous counties in Central Indiana.
Central Indiana home builders enjoyed a year of strong demand in 2024, with applications for new homes rising 26% over the previous year. However, so far in 2025, permits filed are down 3% as compared to the first two months of 2024. Indiana Business Journal had that.
