Articles by Mike Rhodes

By Kelley V Phillips— “Chronolog” allows visitors to use cell phone photos as part of a citizen-science tool to monitor wildlife habitat restoration. MUNCIE, IN – Red-tail Land Conservancy has installed a new Chronolog environmental monitoring station at Dutro-Ernst Woods in Muncie that uses cell phone photos to track changes in a newly planted prairie. Chronolog is a citizen-science project that allows the community to help in research and management of natural areas by creating a crowd-sourced digital time lapse. Nature preserve…

By Rhonda Ward and Susan Fisher— MUNCIE, IN—Muncie Central Bearcat Seniors Shekinah McNeil and Makaiya Lowe are the recipients of this year’s “I Have a Dream” 2022 Community Collaboration Scholarship, sponsored by the Muncie Chapter of Indiana Black Expo, the MLK Dream Team, and the Muncie NAACP. There were a total of seven applicants from Muncie Community schools and three county schools. The selection committee felt that all were highly qualified and worthy of the scholarship. The two winners will each…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—The “Notable Women of Muncie and Delaware County” project will sponsor the second annual Women’s History Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 20, at Minnetrista Museum and Gardens. The workshop is open to the public and free, but registration is required. To register, click here.  The public may attend one of two ways – in person or via Zoom. The Zoom broadcast, however, will conclude at 10:30 a.m. A link to join the workshop…