Madden Moore has hosted Madden’s Chicken Giving in Muncie

Town of Yorktown will be doing Tree Work again today to remove branches and leaves overhanging some busy roads, prior to the resurfacing work that will happen to those roads later this year. Isanogel Rd will be closed again today, and 600 W from Lone Beech to Division Rd will also be closed. Police will directing local traffic – start time for the closure will be at 8:30 am after school traffic has passed.

Kindergarten registration for Monroe Central Elementary is open. As posted on our free Community Calendar, kids must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2025 to be eligible.

Brian Lough, called a pioneer of the Downtown Muncie we love today, passed away February 22 nd . Friends on social media have promised a celebration of life and love on March 30th. All will be welcome and details will follow.

It’s another Tuesday and Wednesday of Cardinal basketball this week – the men of Ball State tonight with a 6:40 p.m. Pregame, and the women tomorrow with a 6:10 p.m. Pregame from Learfield on our WMUN.

Republican Indiana House Rep JD Prescott told me Friday that the property tax legislation is far from done.

Yesterday, Yorktown Schools Supt. Greg Hinshaw was on WMUN, and he is hopeful…

He did share that it’s about a $1 million reduction per year impacting his district’s funding if it passes as originally written.

Five people were found dead inside an Indiana home near Gary on Friday, after police were called to do a welfare check.

This Wednesday, “pay what you want” portrait head shots will be taken by Ethan Snyder, who is funding a mission trip to Uganda soon. From 8 am. – 4 p.m., show up at the Muncie Innovation Connector and hear a little bit about the effort.

Madden Moore has hosted Madden’s Chicken Giving in Muncie since 2020, when his goal was just over 50 cooked chickens to be distributed to those in need. From social media posts, it looks like he surpassed 500 this past Sunday when he did it again. He wrote prior to the day on line, “I hope that we are able to be a beacon of joy, hope, and love, just as God would want!” I asked Yorktown Schools Supt. Greg Hinshaw about his thoughts about the effort…

 

The rooms have been blessed – this past Friday, the new Muncie YMCA had a blessing of the rooms, according to Jim Lowe, who spoke at a community meeting that morning. March 10 at 5 a.m. is opening day.