Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Susan Polcz Volbrecht— Muncie, IN—The Facing Project will hold a free performance on Saturday, February 10th, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The show begins at 6:30, with doors opening at 6:00. Concessions will be available from local favorites Guardian Brewery and No Crumb Left Behind. This will be the first Facing Project Event of 2018, and accompanies an upcoming publication, Facing Teaching in Delaware County. Local education has been the focus of much attention recently, and this book…

By: Richard Crist— Muncie, IN—The Youth Opportunity Center of Muncie was selected to receive Ball State University’s 2018 Outstanding Community Partner Award at the recent Immersive Learning Faculty Awards program on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The program was held at Ball State University’s John R. Emens Auditorium. Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement accepted nominations from Ball State faculty and staff for the 2018 Local Community Partner Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize a Muncie/Delaware County business, organization, or agency…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—If you consider yourself to be a connoisseur of sweets, then the Second Harvest Food Bank was THE place for you to be earlier today. The 2nd annual Chocolate Celebration to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank took place at their offices from 11am to 2pm. The event was sponsored by Morrison Woods Health Campus and resulted in $3,350 raised to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. That’s about $1,000 an hour for the duration of the…

By: Aimee Robertson-Fant— Muncie, IN—Muncie citizens seem to have more questions than answers during a time of tremendous change in our community. Now is the time for all Muncie citizens to find their voice and put their ideas and concerns into action. There is an opportunity for all Muncie citizens to participate in Muncie’s next plan, the third iteration of Muncie Action Plan (MAP3)- Muncie’s next community-chosen Strategic Plan, a plan chosen by Muncie for Muncie under the premise that…

By: Sheena Peters— Muncie, IN – The Muncie Mission recently announced that the organization, which has traditionally served men, is expanding their services to women in 2018. For 88 years, Muncie Mission Ministries has been an organization that primarily focused on men’s services including emergency shelter, recovery, and transitional housing. With the need for women’s services becoming a growing issue in East Central Indiana, Muncie Mission is taking the first steps to address those needs with the expansion into women’s…