WMUN Local News Summary for 11/07/25
Lapel hosts Triton Central in a Class 2A sectional championship game tonight in the Oldies 101 High School Football Game of the Week. Pre-game begins at 6:45 p.m. with kickoff scheduled for 7. Pendleton Heights hosts Yorktown play in a 4A title game on WMUN. Both games include a free videocast at www.ihsaatv.org/woofboom.
Ball State is hosting a College Goal Sunday event on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. to provide free assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid paperwork. Events will take place at multiple locations statewide, including Muncie’s downtown Ivy Tech Ball Building.
A Delaware County jury has convicted 40-year-old Brandon Devin Williams of domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury stemming from a July incident when police were called to a Muncie Burger King after a worker showed up with injuries she said were caused by her boyfriend. Williams faces up to 2½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
After being accused of stealing $47,000 and being fired by Legacy Funeral Home, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 33-year-old Adrianne L. McCoy of Anderson. The Herald Bulletin says the allegations include writing unapproved checks to family and friends, spending as much as $10,000 on Amazon purchases, overcharging customers and issuing fraudulent bills.
Former Anderson High School basketball star Troy Taylor told our Oldies 101 Anderson Journal Radio show that basketball has always been the tool by which he reaches members of the community in need.
his annual “Turkey Bowl” classic on Nov. 16 at Highland Middle School and his annual Day of Serving a week later at the Anderson Impact Center.
The Muncie Mission reminds you it costs just $2.69 to provide a hot Thanksgiving meal to someone in need. Donations before Nov. 27 can provide turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and – most importantly – hope to those in need. Visit Muncie Mission.org for more information.
Alexandria Mobile Home Park is being sold by Arizona-based Park Place Communities to Marion-based 3rd Son Property Group within 60 days. The park has been without water service since August after Park Place reportedly racked up more than $97,000 in unpaid bills.
42-year-old Shawn Eldridge of Anderson has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of child exploitation. The Herald Bulletin says Eldridge was arrested in 2024 after buying and sending illicit images featuring adults and children to other internet users.
The Muncie City Council has voted 9-0 in favor of starting a process to pursue bonds to fund the replacement of the Muncie Fire Station on North Tillotson Avenue. The Star Press says the existing station would be torn down with the new facility rebuilt at the same location.
The annual Keith Trent Coats of Caring event distributed nearly 1,000 winter coats to those in need last Saturday at Anderson High School. The Herald Bulletin says 80 volunteers helped distribute the coats during the event’s 25th anniversary.
