Second Harvest Food Bank has received a $25,000 grant
High school football postseason action continues tonight on WMUN with Yorktown on our WMUN hosting Indianapolis Roncalli in a Class 4A regional. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. On Oldies 101, Lapel travels to Indianapolis Lutheran in a Class 2A regional. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. A free videocast at www.ihsaatv.org/woofboom.
State representative Sue Errington joined a large group expressing thoughts on the death of Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy Corporal Blake Reynolds – Errington in a statement expressing her deep sadness and thoughts for his loved ones: “Every day our law enforcement officers put themselves in harm’s way to keep our communities safe, and their bravery and service do not go unnoticed.”
Ball State professor Dr. Liu Li has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the William Hatfield Distinguished Lifetime World Language Career Award from the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association. Li is an associate professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Second Harvest Food Bank has received a $25,000 grant from the Madison County Community Foundation to distribute among 20 local food pantries to aid with the reduction of federal SNAP benefits – Herald Bulletin had that.
With the cost of a traditional college education continuing to rise, Anderson Christian Center executive director Rob Spaulding tells Oldies 101’s Mitch Henck on “Anderson Talks” there are alternatives, noting each of his sons works in the trades.
The Lone Pine Lodge Family Shelter has an event from 3 – 5 p.m., and will hold an official ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. (Friday) on East Main Street. The shelter is designed to provide safe, short-term housing and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness in the Muncie area.
Muncie Community Schools CEO Chuck Reynolds tells “Delaware County Today” the year-end budget was among many topics discussed at the most recent school board meeting, and the financial news is good.
34-year-old Joshua Harold Troxell has been charged with violating his life-time parole. The Star Press says Troxell was convicted of child molesting in Elkhart County in 2012 and registered as a sex offender in Delaware County in June 2023. However, parole agents were told in September he had not been living at his Muncie address since July, and he was arrested on drug charges in St. Joseph County last month.
The Anderson Board of Public Works has taken under advisement two bids for additional work on the city’s multi-million dollar water infrastructure improvement plan. The Herald Bulletin says the low bid for work on Cross and Oak Streets was about $7.6 million from Atlas Excavating. The low bid for extensive work on Eighth Street was about $17.5 million also from Atlas.
Last week, the Ball State’s women’s volleyball team clinched the outright Mid-American Conference regular season championship with a 3-1 victory at Eastern Michigan on Friday to improve its conference record to 15-1. “Voice of the Cardinals” Mick Tidrow tells “Delaware County Today” it’s been an impressive run.
Senior night tonight at Worthen 6 p.m. Football Senior day tomorrow – Radio coverage starts at 10 a.m. On WMUN, with the kick at 12 noon on 104.1 WLBC.
