Articles by Mike Rhodes

By Megan Minnich— MUNCIE, IN—Woof Boom Radio is pleased to announce the winners for the 11th Annual Morry Mannies Woof Boom Radio Scholarship. We want to congratulate each of the nominees for their achievements this season and overall career as student-athletes. Woof Boom Radio funds a scholarship program for athletes from the schools we cover yearly, be it through WMUN “The Talk of Muncie” or Oldies 101.1 WHBU.  Athletic Directors from these schools send their nominations, and an independent committee…

By Ball State Athletics— MUNCIE, IN— Ball State University and Ball State Athletics have announced an agreement with First Serve Sports Management to operate the north Muncie indoor recreational facility formerly operated as the Northwest YMCA. The venue was sold last October and purchased by the University in order to retain the home of Ball State’s men’s and women’s tennis teams. The University and athletics department have entered into a third-party agreement with First Serve to manage the facility, in…

By Ball State Communications— MUNCIE, IN—Art historian and philanthropist David T. Owsley, HHD ‘05—heir to the Ball-Mason canning jar company and a longtime supporter of Ball State University and the Dallas Museum of Art—died in New York City on Aug. 23, 2025, at age 96. Born in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 20, 1929, Mr. Owsley was the son of Lucina (Lucy) Ball Owsley, daughter of Elizabeth Brady Ball and Frank C. Ball, president of the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company…

By Lesley DeVoss— NEW CASTLE, IN – Ivy Tech Community College Muncie is proud to announce the launch of a new partnership with Head Start at the Henry County campus. This collaboration expands access to early childhood education while providing families with high-quality care conveniently located on campus. “Throughout my time at Ivy Tech, I have witnessed the College’s unwavering commitment to serving our communities. The partnership with Head Start is a strong example of how we respond to community…

By Ball State Communications— MUNCIE, IN— Ball State University is welcoming to campus a guest lecturer who is a recognized community leader and national speaker on the role of the arts in civic life. The upcoming Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy—in partnership with the Center for Economic and Civic Learning’s 2025 Conference on Civic Studies and Democracy at Ball State—features Michael Greer, president and CEO of ArtsFund Seattle, Washington State’s largest independent, unrestricted arts and culture…