Don’t expect a public forum anytime soon on the plans Delaware County commissioners have for the county jail. That possibility was presented at a Monday meeting. It’s possible one could be held after plans come back from an Indianapolis firm putting together blueprints for a 500 to 750 inmate lockup that would cost about $45 […]
Pizza Delivery Driver Held In Hit And Run
A Muncie pizza delivery driver is being held after police say he was involved in a hit and run. The Star Press reports 23 year old Devon Gaines told police he was looking down at his phone while driving and struck a 14 year old teenaged girl walking on East McGalliard Road Saturday. Police tracked […]
Artists Conference In Fort Wayne In October
A two day conference for artists will be happening in Fort Wayne. The 2018 Indiana Arts Homecoming will be held Oct. 18 and 19. It will feature more than 30 learning sessions focused on ways to improve a community’s vibrancy through art. State officials say the goal is to energize and empower artists to bring […]
Schnatter’s Name Coming Off BSU Institute, Professorship
A change of heart for Ball State University’s board of trustees as they voted Thursday to remove the name of the founder of Papa John’s Pizza from a university institute and a distinguished professorship. The result is the name John H. Schnatter will be stripped from the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free […]
Area Teachers Honored
Local educators took center stage at the Back To School Teachers Store’s 2nd Annual Teacher Appreciation Gala. Delaware County’s Early Educator Awards: Emarie Warner, Wes-Del Pre-school and Lois Noggle, Playtime Child Care. MCS Top Honors Kristofer Scholtes, Muncie Central High Teacher of the Year. Devon Barbosa, South View Elementary Teacher of the Year. MCS Building […]
State Unemployment Up A Tick In July
Indiana’s unemployment rate edged higher in July from June. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the rate was 3.4 percent, up from 3.3 percent in June. The state’s rate remained below the national rate of 3.9 percent. With the exception of October 2014, when it was equal to the national rate, the state’s […]
Man Charged In Alleged Attack On Woman
A Muncie man is accused of beating up a woman and then forcing her into a sex act. 47 year old Nicholas Rodriguez was cuffed Wednesday night and charged with rape and battery and with interfering with the reporting of a crime. The alleged victim says one night late last week, Rodriguez punched her numerous […]
Progress Made On Five Guys Project In Muncie
If the prospect of a new burger chain coming to Muncie has your taste buds in high gear, progress is being made. The old tanning salon at 3911 W. Bethel Avenue is being torn down this week so that the Five Guys hamburger chain can put up a new restaurant in its place. Timeline for […]
Man Charged With Rape And Battery In Alleged Attack On Woman
A Muncie man is accused of beating up a woman and then forcing her into a sex act. 47 year old Nicholas Rodriguez was cuffed Wednesday night and charged with rape and battery and with interfering ther reporting of a crime. The alleged victim says one night late last week, Rodriguez punched her numerous times, […]
Three Arrests In Anderson Man’s Death
A coroner says a man whose badly decomposed body was found in the Rangeline Nature Preserve in Anderson died from two gunshots to the head. The Madison County Coroner identified the victim Tuesday as 36-year-old David Lamar Phillips II of Anderson. His body was discovered Monday. Authorities say three Anderson residents have been arrested in […]