Medal of Bravery Awarded to Yorktown’s Sgt. Ryan Jaromin

Yorktown police Sgt. Ryan Jaromin recently received a medal of bravery for his actions during a house fire in March.

That’s Yorktown assistant town manager Erin Hurley from “Delaware County Today.” Listen to the full interview at WMUN Muncie.com.

The Pacers Foundation is partnering with Second Harvest food bank to expand its Pacers Drive and Dish initiative into East Central Indiana. The need is great. Second Harvest estimates 75,970 people in East Central Indiana are food insecure, including one in five children. You can donate at Cure Hunger.org.

Sheryl Thurston’s painting, “Round Barn,” is the grand prize winner in the Women’s Fund of Randolph County’s 2025 Art Contest. Tim Passmore’s “Corn Flower” wood-woven bowl won the Ruth Mills Art Award, and Della Massey’s “Go For It!” painting won the Cherie Isakson Art Award.

Hoosier Burn Camp changes the lives of the children who attend. Jennifer Carmack Brilliant tells “Delaware County Today” of a current camp counselor who met some Indianapolis firefighters while he was a camper.

Hear more about the camp in the full interview at WMUN Muncie.com.

The Bands of America Summer Camp will return to Ball State on Saturday and run through June 28. The event, formerly known as the Music for All Summer Symposium, has been hosted at BSU since 2011 and brings 800 students and 150 high school and middle school directors to campus.

High winds and heavy rains tore through East Central Indiana on Wednesday night, felling several trees and blocking roads. As of Thursday afternoon, more than 5,600 customers remained without power in Madison County and more than 2,800 were without power in Delaware County.

The Star Press reports an unidentified male subject is being held in connection with a Wednesday morning shooting in Muncie that left a local man dead. Muncie police and Fire Department personnel found the 39-year-old man shot in a home on East Centennial Avenue around 7:35 a.m. 

Muncie will host IU Health’s Camp Good Grief on July 19. The free camp is open to youngsters aged 6 to 16 and helps navigate the emotions, feelings and thoughts that come with losing a loved one. Spots are limited. Register by July 12. Call (765) 747-4273 for more information.