Madison County Sports Accomplishments Might Raise Participation
Liberty Christian athletic director and state championship boys basketball coach Jason Chappell told the “Anderson Journal” morning show he hopes recent high-profile accomplishments by Madison County athletes helps to raise participation numbers across all sports.
Madison County’s all-time leading scorer, Laniah Wills, and the Lapel girls basketball team host Alexandria tonight, and Oldies 101 will have play-by-play coverage beginning with the pre-game show around 7:15 p.m. A free TV style broadcast also is available at www.ihsaatv.org/woofboom.
An auto theft case filed in February 2018 against now 39-year-old Brandon E. Klein has been dismissed in Randolph Superior Court. The Star Press says former judge Dale Arnett – who resigned in November and faces a permanent ban from the Indiana Supreme Court – set a pre-trial hearing for Nov. 22, 2024, but it was canceled and no further action took place until September 2025. Klein’s defense lawyer argued the case should have been brought to trial by June 6, 2025.
New Muncie City Council president Jeff Green announced changes Monday to procedures for council meetings. The Star Press says public comments will be limited to two minutes and will happen at the beginning of meetings instead of the end. Speakers also will be asked to give their name and address. Some members of the public vocally objected to the changes.
Marquette University law and public policy professor Charles Franklin praised President Trump’s efficient operation in seizing Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. But he told Oldies 101’s “Anderson Talks” he has some questions about what comes next.
New United States Postal Service procedures could make your time-sensitive mail appear to have been sent late. The Associated Press says the USPS has clarified postmarks show when mail hits the processing machine, not when it was dropped into a box. USPS urges customers to visit a post office counter and request a manual postmark for time-sensitive deliveries.
A $500,000 bond has been set for one of four men arrested in an Anderson home invasion Sunday. The Herald Bulletin says 21-year-old Julieon E. Fuller faces preliminary charges of burglary, obstruction of justice and resisting law enforcement. The paper also says a $250,000 bond was set for 38-year-old Tia Holmes, the Anderson mother accused of fatally shooting her 17-year-old daughter.
Madison County Health Department administrator Stephanie Mellinger told Oldies 101’s “Anderson Journal” morning show there’s a significant concern locally.
he CDC has recently upgraded the flu season into the “moderate-to-severe” category.
The Muncie Innovation Connector is looking ahead, says Ted Baker. Two of the areas in focus for 2026
that from a sponsored segment last week on WMUN’s Delaware County Today.
A Shelbyville man has told the Star Press the body found in a burning vehicle last month in Delaware County was that of his son. 85-year-old Sylvester Bobby Euell says he recognized his son – 58-year-old Michael D. Greer – in a surveillance video shown on the Indianapolis TV news.
The Madison County Community Foundation issued a total of $89,230 in grants to non-profits and other charitable causes during December. The largest grant, for $50,000, was given to the Operation Love Ministries Endowment Fund. A full list of grants is available on the foundation’s website.
