Anderson police are investigating a shooting incident last week at the Hoosier Woods
Senior Caleb Shipley was named Frankton’s first Lilly Endowment Scholarship winner last week. Eagles principal Brett Sanders told the “Anderson Journal” morning show Shipley is more than deserving of the honor.
Child molesting charges have been filed against a rural Muncie man. The Star Press says 58-year-old Byron L. Roderick is accused of inappropriately touching a boy he hired to mow his lawn at a mobile home on North State Road 3 on Oct. 10. Roderick denies the allegation.
Second Harvest Food Bank will hold a tailgate distribution today at 10 a.m. at Marion’s Five Points Mall. Distributions also are scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. at New Castle’s First Baptist Church and Winchester’s Goodrich Park. These will be the final distributions for 2025.
Applications are now available for the more than 50 scholarships managed by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. Requirements vary between scholarships, but most are open to Delaware County high school seniors. Visit DelawareCountyScholarships.com to get started.
Anderson police are investigating a shooting incident last week at the Hoosier Woods apartment complex on East 38th Street. The Herald Bulletin says a man was admitted to the Anderson Community Hospital emergency room with a gunshot wound on Thursday night. The man was later transferred to an Indianapolis hospital and was in stable condition.
The state attorney general’s office is appealing Judge Thomas Cannon Jr.’s decision to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a Ball State student stemming from a February protest. The Star Press says 21-year-old Cooper Philip Archer of Fishers and four co-defendants were accused of disrupting a meeting of the BSU Board of Trustees on Feb. 28. Cannon ruled the state’s case was “lacking substantial evidence.” Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman respectfully disagreed.
Winchester is expecting massive crowds for Labor Day weekend events in 2026. The slate includes The World Stock Car Festival, the annual softball tournament at Goodrich Park and the 65th annual Tecumseh Lodge Pow Wow at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Camping will be available for each event, but guests who prefer hotels are encouraged to make reservations now.
Wapahani visits Frankton in boys basketball competition tonight, and Oldies 101 will have full coverage beginning with the pre-game show around 7:15 p.m. Tip-off is expected about 7:30 p.m. Free TV-style streaming video is available at www.ihsaatv.org/woofboom.
