Articles by Mike Rhodes

Muncie Exchange Club Members helped Longfellow Elementary School students shop for books at United Way’s Summer Book Give-Away program.

Non-Profit June 13, 2022

Heart of Indiana United Way’s Summer Book Give-Away Program Expands

By Holly Juip— MUNCIE, Ind.–Nearly 1,200 Muncie students were able to choose and take home 12 books each to keep and read over the summer through Heart of Indiana United Way’s Summer Book Give-Away program. In its fifth year, the program doubled by serving preschool through fifth-grade students at South View, Longfellow, and Grissom Elementary Schools. “United Way is on a mission to grow a love of reading amongst students and their families,” explained President & CEO Jenni Marsh. “Having access…

Non-Profit June 13, 2022

Boys and Girls Clubs of Muncie Receives Grant from George and Frances Ball Foundation

By Zach Hansen— MUNCIE, Ind.—Our primary goal at the Clubs is to inspire our kids and help them reach their full potential to be the best person they each can be. This mission has never been more tested given how turbulent the past few years have been globally. However, our community and our partners know that we all need to invest in each other to do whatever it takes to provide for the futures of our Club kids. The George…

From left to right; top to bottom: Perrin Belcher, Cade Brinson, Keaton Ferrell, Alysa Fields, Maya Harty, Emily McClure, Alexandra Rogers, and Micayla Vecchiolli-Morris

Education, Non-Profit June 11, 2022

The Community Foundation Announces More 2022 Scholarship Recipients

By Kallie Sulanke— MUNCIE, Ind.—Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients— Perrin Belcher, a graduating senior from Cowan Jr./Sr. High School, is a recipient of the Max V. Creviston and Nellie Cathrine Creviston Scholarship. Perrin plans to study mechanical engineering at Anderson University. He is the son of Lenroy and Andrea Royer. Cade Brinson, a graduating senior from Cowan Jr./Sr. High School, is a recipient of the Nicholas Brooks Sherfy Memorial Scholarship. Cade plans to study agribusiness at Vincennes University. He…

Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour is pictured in the bucket truck during a mock demonstration of the streetlight conversion. WLBC's Steve Lindell is seen below, videotaping the mayor. Photo provided by Indiana & Michigan Power

Business, Government June 10, 2022

Indiana Michigan Power and City of Muncie Announce LED Streetlight Conversions

By Corey Ohlenkamp— Upgrades expected to save nearly 1,000,000 (kWh) of electricity annually MUNCIE, Ind.– The City of Muncie’s streets are brighter, safer, and more energy efficient thanks to Indiana Michigan Power’s (I&M) new Public Efficient LED Streetlight Project. The City of Muncie is one of dozens of municipalities across Indiana to near completion on converting streetlights I&M owns and operates on behalf of the city to LED streetlights. I&M crews and contractors converted nearly 4,000 streetlights along public roadways…

Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour launched his project "1000 trees in 1000 days" at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in Heekin Park on Friday, March 19th where this evergreen tree planting took place. Photo by Mike Rhodes

Government June 10, 2022

Muncie Earns Mark of Distinction and Receives Award From Arbor Day Foundation

By The Arbor Day Foundation— Small percentage of Tree City USA participants ultimately earn Growth Award Honor due to a continued dedication towards building a sustainable community LINCOLN, Nebraska – Muncie has received a Tree City USA Growth Award by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management. A Growth Award is bestowed to a community alongside their Tree City USA recognition for demonstrating environmental improvement and a higher level of tree care. The Growth…

Government June 10, 2022

Marketing Campaign Kicks Off to Help Promote Indiana

By Amy Howell— INDIANAPOLIS – Visit Indiana and the Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) have launched the ‘IN Indiana’ marketing campaign, a unique effort to tell the Hoosier State’s authentic story. Visit Indiana has developed an extensive customizable toolkit of resources available free of charge to every business, small town, big city, and destination in the state. “In keeping with our great state’s spirit of innovation, this campaign gives tools and a voice to everyone, making Indiana stronger together,” Governor…

Pictured Left to right: Traci Lutton, Vice President of Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance; James King, Delaware County Commissioner; Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb; Brad Bookout, Director of Economic & Municipal Affairs; Tom Johnson, Regional Manager of CANPACK-US; Peter Giorgi, President and CEO of Giorgi Global Holdings, Inc.; Mayor Dan Ridenour, City of Muncie. Photo by Tylonius Studio, Inc.

Business June 9, 2022

CANPACK Completes Steel Framing of Muncie Facility With Topping Off Ceremony

By CANPACK Group— MUNCIE, Ind. – CANPACK commemorated the completion of the steel framing for the new 862,000-square-foot aluminum beverage can manufacturing plant during a Topping Off ceremony with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and local community officials and leaders. The future plant will be home to approximately 345 well-paying, local jobs. The dignitaries, Mr. Peter Giorgi, President and CEO of Giorgi Global Holdings, owner of CANPACK, and the Blue Rock construction team signed the steel beam before it was hoisted…

Lakeia Hargraves photo provided by Ivy Tech

Education June 9, 2022

Ivy Tech’s Lakeia Hargraves Graduates as First ‘Single Moms I.PASS Member’

By Robin Peterson— MUNCIE, Ind.– On Saturday, May 21, 2022 Lakeia Hargraves walked across the stage at Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County with her Associate of Nursing (ASN) degree and as the Outstanding Student for the School of Nursing. She is the first member of the single moms initiative, Ivy Parents Achieve Success with Support (I.PASS) to graduate from the campus. Hargraves is a single mother to daughter Makayla. As a single mother, she was selected to join the…

Post design by Denise King as painted by members of Muncie Friends Church. Photo by Mike Rhodes

Non-Profit June 9, 2022

Friends Church Adds Public Art in the Old West End, Teams Up With OWENA for Neighborhood Bazaar

By Gail A. Townsend— MUNCIE, Ind.—Public art has come to Muncie Friends Church: A Quaker Meeting, with a series of hand-painted garden poles installed in the Jackson Street parking area of the meeting house, which is the home of the Old West End Neighborhood Association (OWENA). Designed by local artist Denise King, the posts welcome visitors and depict the Friends’ common values of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community and Equality. King, who is active in OWENA, designed the posts, which were…

Entertainment June 8, 2022

America’s Hometown Band to Perform FREE Concert on June 9th

By Kathy Huggler — MUNCIE, Ind.—America’s Hometown Band will perform on-stage at Canan Commons in Muncie. It will be this summer’s first performance of the Big Band from America’s Hometown Band. The music lineup is a primer of hugely popular swing-band tunes & the bandleaders who made them great. From the Glen Miller Band’s 1945 hit, Leap Frog, to the Dean Martin vocal chart-buster in 1954, Sway, to the fabulous Ray Charles song released in 1962, I Can’t Stop Loving You…

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