ECI Marching Band Faces Funding Trouble
After a sudden power failure forced the cancellation of its largest fundraiser, the Monroe Central Golden Bear Marching Band is hosting an Ice Cream Social and State Fair Show Preview at 7 p.m. Thursday in an attempt to recoup an estimated $8,000 in lost funding and save the 2025 season.
Yorktown’s renovations this spring and summer include a new weight room facility, and superintendent Greg Hinshaw tells “Delaware County Today” it’s receiving rave reviews
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A Muncie man was arrested on multiple charges after crashing his truck into a home on South Kathy Drive on Friday. Fox-59 reports 26-year-old Jonathon Anderson was found with numerous empty alcoholic containers in his vehicle on the scene.
A trial for a local candidate on a felony charge of destroying or misplacing a ballot has been moved to Sept. 22. The Herald Bulletin says 51-year-old Larry Savage, who lost in a Republican primary to represent the state’s 5th Congressional District last year, is accused of removing ballots during a test of Madison County’s voting machines on Oct. 3, 2024.
The Indy Eleven is hosting a “Block Party Night” for its Saturday home game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Interactive art performances, mini-robots and a rally towel giveaway are among the festivities. Tickets are available online for as low as $11. The match starts at 7 p.m.
The Indianapolis Colts agreed to a four-year contract extension with left tackle Bernhard Raimann. The Athletic says the deal is worth $100 million with $60 million guaranteed, moving Raimann into the top five highest-paid players by annual average at his position in the NFL.
Republican senator Jim Banks helped introduce the bi-partisan “Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments Act” last week. The bill would re-purpose existing funding to establish a pilot program to help communities turn abandoned buildings into new housing.
The Lapel Town Council has voted to sell its natural gas utility to Citizens Energy Group for $4.3 million. The Herald Bulletin says Lapel’s previous provider decided to cease the service. The new rate will be the same as Westfield’s, a 22% reduction for Lapel customers.
The Fishers Event Center will host a career fair for several internship positions with employers including the Indy Fuel, Fishers Freight, ASM Global and CityWide on Aug. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. The HR manager will attend to discuss positions but will not be conducting interviews on site.
Turn Away No Longer’s TANL House has welcomed 84 children transitioning in the foster care system since March 18, a stat founder Tracy Walters tells “Anderson Talks” is a source of pride.
Listen to “Anderson Talks” with Mitch Henck weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oldies 101.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a New Castle mother’s appeal of what she believed to be an excessive sentence. The Star Press reports 31-year-old Cheyenne S. Sexton was sentenced to 27 years in prison after her infant daughter died in her home from head injuries in September 2021.
An Anderson man charged with murder has been assigned a state public defender. The Herald Bulletin says Donavan Harris’ trial, which had been scheduled for Monday, is now set for Aug. 18. Harris is charged with the 2023 shooting death of 15-year-old Jullian Craig.
