Business

By: Brenda Brumfield— Muncie, IN— The Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce honored twenty five of its members for their longevity in, and impact on, the Muncie –Delaware County community at the Chamber Champions Award Luncheon at the Horizon Convention Center on March 21. “We know that existing business is the backbone of our local economy and we want to congratulate our members when they reach a milestone in their history and do outstanding work for our community.” —Chamber of Commerce…

By: Stephanie L. Hoover, Attorney at Law— Muncie, IN—Whether a couple is going through a dissolution with children or a paternity matter due to never marrying, two common issues that arise are regarding parenting time and child support.  It is important to note that while these two topics are often discussed together they are separate issues. For example, if a parent ordered to pay child support is behind on child support they remain entitled to parenting time.  The other parent cannot…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—March 15, 2018 was a special day inside the WLBC studio as station owner J Chapman, president of Woof Boom radio, surprised morning show host Steve Lindell and congratulated him for his 25 years with the station. “This is actually a very special day,” said Chapman. “It’s a rare moment because Steve Lindell has been with this radio station (WLBC) for 25 years. That’s unheard of in most ANY company these days, but particularly rare in…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Silver Birch of Muncie, located at 2500 West Kilgore, is now open for residents. Silver Birch of Muncie is a new 55-and-over affordable assisted living residential community with a combined total of 119 studio and one bedroom apartments. Mellissa Carpenter is the administrator of Silver Birch of Muncie. She says affordable assisted living is a new concept for Muncie and Delaware County. “Because Silver Birch of Muncie is considered to be an affordable assisted living community, there…

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN— The Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition will host one of its nine regional competitions on March 9 in Muncie, Indiana, at the Ball State Alumni Center. The top 10 high school entrepreneurs from around Delaware County, Indiana, who made it through round one of the competition, are invited to compete in front of panel of judges from their region. One team or innovator from each region will be selected to compete in the state competition on…

By: Paige Clary Waters— Eaton, IN – Brian Waters, funeral director with Pitman-Richman and Waters Funeral Homes, recently earned the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CSFP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. Brian is the second of only two funeral directors working in Delaware County to receive this designation and the first funeral director working in Blackford County. Only 1670 of the 34,427 funeral directors across the country have undertaken and completed the rigorous certification requirements. To…

By: Mike Rhodes— The Horizon Convention Center hosted the 2018 Purdue Extension Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference on February 20-22. Approximately 175 women attended the conference as well as an additional 90 8th-12th graders who attended during the Young Ladies in Agriculture portion of the conference. Attendees came from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois. Dr. Jason Henderson, a nationally recognized expert in agriculture and rural issues was a keynote speaker for the February 21st luncheon session. He is associate dean in…