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  • Free Concert Saturday At Central High School October 11, 2024
    Orchestra Indiana is hosting a free concert on Saturday at Central High School. The concert, “Devilishly Symphonic with David Glover,” will begin at 7:30 p.m., and doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The event does not require a ticket, and seating is general admission, reports the Star Press. The post Free Concert Saturday At Central […]
  • Muncie’s Big Lots Store To Close October 11, 2024
    Muncie’s Big Lots store is in its final weeks of operation. The Star Press reports the store, in the 1700 block of West McGalliard Road in the Northwest Plaza, has “store closing” signs posted at its front doors. Employees said they had been told the store was likely to close by mid-December. The post Muncie’s […]
  • League Of Women Voters, Woof Boom Radio Present Debate October 11, 2024
    The League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County in partnership with Woof Boom Radio will hold a Delaware County Council Candidate Forum and County Commissioner Debate on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Muncie Central High School auditorium. The forum for County Council candidates will take place from 6-7 p.m. and the debate between the District... […]
  • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library In East Central Indiana October 11, 2024
    Reading is fundamental to children’s growth at a very early age, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping… Jenni Marsh from Heart of Indiana United Way… and the other half is paid for by generous people like you, right here in East Central Indiana.  Your gift is always needed, and appreciated. A head football coach... […]
  • 13 Year Old To Face Murder Charges In Deadly Stabbing October 10, 2024
    A 13-year-old in Anderson will soon face murder charges after a robbery turned deadly. WTHR reports police initially responded to a home along West 12th Street on Oct. 3 after a friend of 61-year-old Mark Miles found him lying on his kitchen floor. When police arrived, they found Miles had been stabbed to death. A... […]
  • Ball State Buys Northwest Y Building For Tennis Teams October 10, 2024
    Ball State University has purchased the Northwest YMCA for use by the university’s men’s and women’s tennis teams. Ball State’s board of trustees approved the purchase of the property at 3500 N. Chadam Lane — for $1.45 million — last week. The Star Press reports the Y will lease the facility back from Ball State... […]
  • Muncie Woman Dies From Injuries Sustained In Tuesday Crash October 10, 2024
    A 52-year-old Muncie woman died from injuries she suffered in a Tuesday crash on Muncie’s south side. According to the Star Press, Meisa H. Cope died early Thursday morning. Police say Cope was driving westbound on 18th Street a Tuesday when her vehicle was struck by a northbound car, driven by a 14-year-old boy who... […]
  • Historical Society To Hold Annual Meeting October 10, 2024
    The Delaware County Historical Society will hold its 2024 annual meeting at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 25, at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $40, available through October 17. MuncieJournal.com reports this year’s speaker is renowned Hoosier historian, Ron Newlin, author of Legacy and Legend: The History and Mythology of Basketball in Indiana. […]
  • Muncie Community Schools Struggles with Chronic Absenteeism October 10, 2024
     How big is the problem with chronic absenteeism… Dr. Chuck Reynolds, CEO of MCS… the new effort is called Project Attend… MCS struggles to reach 90% attendance – they were 95% or higher prior to COVID. what’s a DORA… Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour on WMUN, then morning after Council voted 7-1 to take a next... […]
  • BSU Fall Enrollment Numbers October 9, 2024
    Ball State University’s total Fall 2024 enrollment is about 20,0000 students, an increase of more than 1,100 students over the past two years. According to a release, close to 30 percent of the freshman class are first-generation students, and 91 percent are Indiana residents,. The post BSU Fall Enrollment Numbers appeared first on Woof Boom […]