Saluting the farming community – Today and tomorrow, the long standing tradition of the Delaware County Farm Festival happens at the Muncie Fairgrounds.  Free for all, from 8:30 a.m. til 8 p.m. each day.  43 years running – with two years taken off, due to COVID. In case you missed it Sunday night, the Oscar […]

At Monday night’s Muncie City Council meeting, resolution 5dash23 asking for a 5 year tax abatement for Horizon Companies, LLC was tabled. Horizon companies, LLC is a developer wishing to build a 276 unit apartment complex at 2901 W. Memorial in Muncie. All 276 units are considered to be low income housing. Representatives from Horizon […]

Over the weekend, in a Facebook post the band Lynyrd Skynyrd announced the passing of their songwriter and guitarist Gary Rossington. Rossington was the last living member of the original southern rock band that formed in 1964. Lynyrd Skynyrd has performed at Muncie’s Emens auditorium and the band is scheduled to appear at Ruoff Music […]

An Indiana State Trooper was killed Friday on I-69 after being hit by a car Fort Wayne police were chasing. 50 year old James Bailey died later at a hospital. Indiana State Police officials said Bailey was helping other troopers with a traffic backup from weather-related crashes on the interstate, just south of Auburn.  Bailey […]

Orchestra Indiana has announced that Katie Morgan Perez has been named Executive Director of the organization. Perez joined Orchestra Indiana as the Director of Operations in October of 2022, and previously served as the Executive Director of the Community School of the Arts in Marion for eight years. Perez steps into the role following the […]

Why are downtowns so important to a city?  Muncie Downtown Development Partnership Executive Director Vicki Veach From yesterday’s 765BusinessJournal.com Radio show on the new WMUN, she also spoke of the uniqueness of her organization Hear the entire interview on WMUNmuncie.com. Part of our Woof Boom Radio coverage plans for the Boys basketball sectionals has been […]

Today at the Indiana Statehouse – 1,700 Hoosiers living with a deadly disease to meet at statehouse today to  encourage lawmakers to consider the needs of people living with it – on Sickle Cell Advocacy Day, from WISH TV. Exactly a year to the day since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s national orchestra played […]

Talking about school board control – As we have previously reported, the Indiana Legislature is considering a request to move the Gary schools out of state control – and we wondered if Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has heard of any efforts related to Muncie Community Schools The appointed Board, and overseeing by Ball State University […]

When DC agrees on anything, it is news  – The Feds are looking at investments by foreign companies, and 6th District Congressman Greg Pence told me this week on the new WMUN that rare is the time that 100% votes happen This Saturday, the 31st annual model hobby train show is at the Fairgrounds in […]