Funeral services for fallen Delaware County Sheriff have been planned
Funeral services for fallen Delaware County Sheriff’s Department corporal Blake Reynolds have been planned for Saturday (Nov. 22) at Delta High School. A public visitation will be held Friday (Nov. 21) at Grace Baptist Church on West River Road from 2 to 7 p.m.
Tiffany Lynn Santos has been accused of using four clients’ debit cards to make unauthorized purchases while working for Indiana Mentor. The Star Press says the 36-year-old Muncie woman is alleged to have made online purchases at Walmart and IHOP among other local businesses.
State senator Scott Alexander praised the READI 2.0 program that will aid Muncie’s gateway housing project with a $6.75 million grant. From last week on “Delaware County Today.”
Second Harvest Food Bank has welcomed hundreds of new donors in recent weeks as community members give to help feed their neighbors. CEO Bekah Clawson sincerely appreciates every first-time donor, but she tells the “Anderson Journal” one stood out from the pack.
FOX News senior meteorologist and FOX & Friends host Janice Dean announced that she will “take a break” from the network amid “some health issues” which she did not specifically disclose in a post shared on her Facebook account last week. “I wanted to let you all know that I’m taking a break from work (and social media) for a bit,” Dean wrote. “I’m ok, but I’ve had some health issues that require rest and time to heal. My bosses at Fox have been kind and understanding, and I feel blessed to be able to take a break to be with my family. The trip to Rome with Sean was a good place to start healing spiritually, and now I have to get back to feeling healthy and strong.”I’ve always been up front and honest about my life, and I felt I owed you an explanation of my absence. But, I will be back. Grateful to you all for the kind words.”Dean joined FOX News in 2004, having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis one year prior. The disease effects the central nervous system, disrupting “the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body,” according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Former Madison County girls basketball stars Maddy Poynter and Emma Sperry were part of Grace College’s women’s college basketball record 172-point performance last week. Sperry was asked on Monday’s “Anderson Journal” morning show whether she knew her jumper for the 160th point was the record breaker in the moment.
The Community Foundation of Randolph County has awarded nearly $92,000 to 21 non-profit organizations in its fall grant cycle. The largest grants were for $8,000 to Cardinal Greenway for trail repair, and Community Christmas Organization for a lease-to-own light show.
President and CEO Jenni Marsh tells “Delaware County Today” 55% of Muncie and Anderson households are struggling to make ends meet, and 100% of the “Feeding Our Neighbors” proceeds go to local food pantries.
The Heart of Indiana United Way has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank for the “Feeding Our Neighbors” initiative.
Lapel will host the first high school football semistate game ever to be played in Madison County on Friday against Brownstown Central. Coverage begins on Oldies 101 at 6:45 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Audio can also be streamed at 1240whbu.com and on the Oldies 101 app.
Monday was the 12-year anniversary of Indiana’s largest November tornado outbreak. 30 tornadoes were confirmed across the state, with Central Indiana alone seeing one EF-3 tornado, eight EF-2s, six EF-1s and one EF-0. The overall state record is 37 tornadoes confirmed on June 2, 1990.
Yorktown’s Patrick Powers and Monroe Central’s Nicholas Hendrickson are among the high school seniors from Indiana’s Fifth District nominated to attend United States Military Academies by Congresswoman Victoria Spartz. A full list of fifth district nominees is available at Woof Boom News.com. The other nominees are: Hamilton Southeastern’s Brennan Baker, Guerin Catholic’s Courtney Bassi, Mississinewa’s Paul Dash, Culver Military Academy’s Luke Doyle, Carmel’s Helena Gibson, Westfield’s Caleb Haney, Carmel’s Izabelle Kammers, Guerin Catholic’s Quentin Klee, Hamilton Southeastern’s Marcus LaCroix, Westfield’s Noah Lorincz, Guerin Catholic’s Ada Mertes, Carmel’s Joshua Orahood, Hamilton Southeastern’s Connor Pugh, Brebeuf Jesuit’s Robert Shaw, Achieve Virtual Academy’s Connor Sweeney, Westfield’s Dylan Todd, Taylor’s Jacob Trueblood and Carmel’s Taylor Zhang.
Republican William Hughes has announced in a Facebook post he will seek re-election to the Delaware County Council in 2026. The Star Press says Hughes is a long-time local attorney and served as the council’s lawyer before being elected to the council in 2022.
The Anderson City Council voted last week for an ordinance that would allow Ambassadors for God’s Creatures to apply for grant funds to spay and neuter feral cats found in the city. The Herald Bulletin says the ordinance still needs to be signed by mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. to take effect.
Over this past weekend, Taylor put an exclamation point on its 2025 season with a 77-35 blowout of Madonna on Saturday, wrapping a second-straight winning season with its seventh victory of the year. With a combined 16 wins over the 2024 and 2025 campaigns, Taylor posted its second-highest, single-season win total in program history, trailing just the 18 wins earned by the 1998 and 1999 squads. TU also recorded winning records in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2009 and 2010, and for the 12th time in school history. RV Taylor closed its 2025 season at 7-4 overall and in second place in the MSFA Mideast League with a 4-1 mark.
