Meals On Wheels More Important Than Ever

Meals on Wheels is our Hometown Hero of the Month, and Jane Gadbury said in an interview on “Delaware County Today” the organization’s efforts go beyond nutrition

Replay the entire interview at WMUNMuncie.com.  The organization is our Hometown Hero of the Month for May.

Daleville Elementary first-grade teacher Maleah Parrish has been named the 2025 Ball Brothers Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award winner. Muncie Central’s Sarah Hofmann and Muncie Burris’ Danielle Phelps were finalists.

Republican senator Jim Banks and New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan introduced the Veterans Opportunity Act last week, according to a release. The act aims to streamline VA programs by establishing an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition.

A crash in Ohio’s Putnam County resulted in the death of an Anderson woman Monday morning. 72-year-old Dorothy Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Her passenger, 72-year-old Nathan Smith, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio.

“Perfect Game: How Carl Erskine won the World Series, Inspired a Nation and Came Home to Anderson, Indiana” has been named Indiana’s top non-fiction book of 2024 by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists. The 100-page coffee table book was produced by The Herald Bulletin and can be ordered by calling (765) 622-1212.