Articles by Mike Rhodes

Non-Profit November 18, 2020

Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie ‘Just Desserts’ Fundraiser A Hit

By Amy Logan— Muncie, IN—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie wrapped up another successful Just Desserts Fundraiser despite the change in format. This year’s event raised $11,394.36 during the event on Friday, November 6. This total does not include the $3,735.56 raised at events leading up to the main event. The money raised from this event will go directly toward providing quality programs for the local Clubs. This year’s Just Desserts took on a new format to maintain staff, volunteer, and participant safety. Instead of one large event, the Clubs held multiple small events throughout the month of October…

Education November 18, 2020

COVID-19 Case Closes Southside Middle School Until After Thanksgiving

By Andy Klotz— Muncie, IN– Due to a positive case of COVID-19 that has affected the entire front office staff and administration at Southside Middle School, the school will close immediately and not reopen until after the Thanksgiving break. Students will shift to e-learning by utilizing the district’s Schoology learning management system with live lessons taking place each period. A staff member received the positive test result Tuesday evening. After contact tracing, it was determined that the entire front office staff and all administrators were close contacts and must quarantine for the next 14 days. All after school activities at Southside are…

Health November 17, 2020

Jeff Bird, MD: Heroes (Still) Work Here, and They Need Your Help

By Jeff Bird, MD, President, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital— Muncie, IN—IU Health is committed to being a trusted source of information for the public during the COVID-19 crisis. As part of that commitment, I’d like to share with you how COVID-19 is currently impacting our hospitals and our team members. While the most comprehensive and up-to-date information for Indiana is available through the Indiana Department of Health, here are some updates specific to the IU Health facilities in East Central Indiana. Our numbers of COVID patients have never been higher. We’ve averaged more than 50 since the beginning of October. More…

Government November 17, 2020

Rowray Sworn In As New State Representative for House District 35

By Lydia Kirschner, Press secretary— STATEHOUSE – Elizabeth Rowray of Yorktown took the oath of office today to serve as state representative for House District 35. Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush administered the oath to all House lawmakers during a swearing-in ceremony in the House Chamber of the Statehouse during Organization Day, the formal start to the 2021 legislative session. “From growing up in the community to raising my own family here, I am fortunate to know our area well and am eager to represent our district at the Statehouse,” Rowray said. “I hope to use my…

Business November 17, 2020

Innovation Connector Announces Winners of 7th Annual BIG Idea Pitch Competition

By Alexis Dishman— Muncie, IN—On Monday, November 2nd The Innovation Connector of Muncie, Indiana, awarded five local entrepreneurs prizes for winning the 7th annual BIG Idea Pitch competition. Over 35 entrepreneurs and innovators signed up to “pitch” their business, business concepts, product or invention to a panel of judges for a chance to win an abundance of businsess services and cash prizes. This year our participants followed all COVID-19 guidelines and not only pitched in front of a panel of judges but also pitched in front of a socially-distanced room of viewers and many viewers from a streaming service through…

Government November 16, 2020

City of Muncie Announces New Deputy Mayor and Deputy Controller

By City of Muncie Communications— Muncie, IN—Mayor Dan Ridenour has announced his selection of Richard Ivy to serve as the Deputy Mayor for the City of Muncie. During a press conference on November 12, 2020, Mayor Ridenour highlighted Ivy’s experience as a former personnel director, a leader in the community, and experience in matters related to his service to the Muncie City Council. Below are highlights Mayor Ridenour shared regarding Ivy’s experiences: Government Experience—City Council At-Large, serves on Finance Committee chair, serves on the Public Works Committee, serves on the ECI Regional Planning District Board, and serves on the Union…

Business November 16, 2020

Minnetrista Honored as Ball State Community Partner of the Year

By Ball State Marketing and Communications— Muncie, IN – Ball State University has named Minnetrista Cultural Center the 2020 Community Partner of the Year for collaborating with college students on an award-winning educational video game project. The annual award recognizes a Delaware County business, organization, or agency that demonstrates excellence as part of a Ball State community-based learning experience during the previous year. Partners are nominated by Ball State faculty and staff. Past winners include the Youth Opportunity Center (2018) and the Islamic Center (2019). Delaina Boyd, the University’s associate vice president for community engagement, presented the award on October…

Health November 13, 2020

Delaware County Weekly COVID-19 Update, November 12th

Editor’s note: The following COVID-19 update is brought to you through a collaboration of healthcare partners including Delaware County Health Department, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency, Delaware County Office of Information, and other major healthcare providers. Delaware County weekly COVID-19 updates are released every Thursday and include information from the Indiana State Department of Health county metrics dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday afternoon. Muncie, IN—On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Indiana once again set a new record for its daily positive cases, with newly reported cases totaling 5,135 throughout the state. According to the Indiana State Department of Health’s county metrics…

Carlson November 13, 2020

John Carlson: In the Market For a Stone

By John Carlson— You know how on Sundays many Hoosiers visit car lots, comparison shopping when there aren’t any sales people around to interrupt their looking? Nancy and I recently joined them. We weren’t kicking tires, though. We were kicking headstones. Not that we were actually kicking headstones. Walk around kicking headstones and you’ll need a pair of crutches to hobble back to your car. But we were kicking headstones in a figurative manner, just gathering ideas of what’s available for sale out there. Having pondered the purchase of our headstone for awhile, we figured we might as well start…

Non-Profit November 12, 2020

Muncie Public Library Becomes Smoke and Tobacco Free

By Susan Fisher— Muncie, IN—Beginning November 19, 2020, Muncie Public Library (MPL) will move from its no smoking policy to a more comprehensive smoke and tobacco free policy for all of its facilities. “Our Board of Trustees approved this policy in January of this year,” said MPL Director Akilah S. Nosakhere. “We planned to implement it in early spring, but the plans were sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The new policy moves MPL from no smoking within 25 feet of a library building, to a policy that states, in part, “all facilities and grounds of Muncie Public Library are tobacco…

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