The sentencing of an Elwood woman charged with the murder of her daughter has been continued. 23 year old Anna-Marie Pablo pleaded guilty in November to a charge of murder in connection with the March 2020 death of her 11-month-old daughter, Emmarie. According to the Herald Bulletin, Madison Circuit Court Judge Mark Dudley continued the […]
Group Hopes To Use Old Marsh Store As Grocery Co-Op
Plans to use an old Marsh store on Nichol Avenue in Anderson as a grocery co-op are in the works. The Anderson Redevelopment Commission purchased the property in 2019 at a cost of $230,000 and recently voted to spend $320,000 to repair the roof, reports the Herald Bulletin. Owners of The Grow(cery) hope to secure […]
Ex-Minister Charged With Peddling Meth
A man who used to be a Muncie minister stands accused of selling meth to an informant for the Delaware County sheriff’s narcotics unit on multiple occasions. The Star Press reports 50 year old Toddrick Gordon was charged this week with selling meth to an informant at the former pastor’s East Washington Street home, on […]
Man With Baby In Car Leads Police On High Speed Chase
Police say a man accused of domestic battery led Muncie police on a chase Friday morning. The suspect, who’s not been identified, reports the Star Press, had a baby in the car as well, in an unsecured child seat. The chase ended with a four-vehicle crash at Memorial Drive and Madison Street. The three month […]
Food Distribution Event Saturday
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church’s Open Hands Food Distribution Day is happening at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the parking lot at 900 W. White River Blvd. The Star Press reports the drive-through giveaway in the parking lot off of Linden street will provide bags of food to the first 80 families on a first […]
Two Aging Wells Serving Anderson Will Be Replaced
A couple of 40 year old wells will be replaced after the Anderson Redevelopment Commission voted to allocate $1.2 million for the project. The wells in question are in the Lafayette well field off County Road 300 North, where the city recently opened a new drinking water treatment plant in the area. The Herald Bulletin […]
Man Held In Woman’s Overdose Death
No bail for a Dunkirk man behind bars in connection with a fatal overdose last July in Madison County. 27 year old Antoine Whitfield is charged with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death. According to the Star Press, the charge stems from the July 26 death of Janey Nannette Pettitt, whose body was […]
COVID Cases Uptick Closes Northside Middle School
Officials at Muncie Community Schools have decided to temporarily close Northside Middle School until next week in response to a recent uptick in positive COVID-19 test results at the school. Students will shift to e-learning, utilizing the district’s Schoology learning management system, for the rest of this week. In-person learning is expected to resume on […]
IRONMAN To Hold Triathlon Event In Muncie
The IRONMAN Group announced the addition of a new full-distance IRONMAN triathlon event that will take place in the long-standing IRONMAN partner city of Muncie, Indiana on October 2, 2021. This event will be held in conjunction with IRONMAN 70.3 Muncie. The first half-distance triathlon event was held in Muncie in 1980 at the same […]
Ingalls Weighs Action Against Heavy Truck Traffic
Too much heavy truck traffic is taking its toll in Ingall and now Town Council has been weighing an ordinance to shut it down. The Herald Bulletin reports the measure allows trucks to make deliveries using the closest intersecting streets and exempts from the weight restriction fire equipment, town vehicles and contractors performing work for […]