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Education June 8, 2017

Delaware County Schools Ranked Highly by US News & World Report

By: Tom Farris— The U.S. News & World Reports magazine and website organization recently announced its comprehensive evaluations and rankings of the 21,500 high schools in the U.S., also ranking the 736 high schools (public, private and charter schools) in Indiana. The high schools in Delaware County achieved very high rankings – in state and national comparisons, emphasizing why many families are considering re-locating to Delaware County – because of the quality of education being produced by our area school systems, teachers,…

Jay Julian, Pat Botts and Chris Caldwell are pictured outside the offices of Woof Boom radio. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Business June 8, 2017

Listen: Jay Julian—This Week in Delaware County

By: Mike Rhodes— This Week in Delaware County is a radio program produced and hosted by Steve Lindell, Vice President / Director of Operations for Woof Boom Radio. It is an in-depth public affairs program, with interview topics that range from healthier living, community events, government updates, and topics that generally do not receive as much publicity as they deserve. The audio below is an excerpt from This Week in Delaware County featuring commentary by Jay Julian, President/CEO of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of…

Education June 7, 2017

Governor Holcomb Announces Delaware County Eligibility For “On My Way Pre-K” Program

By: Stephanie Wilson, Governor’s Office— Indianapolis, IN – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced 15 additional Indiana counties are now eligible to participate in On My Way Pre-K, making prekindergarten available in 2018 to 4-year-olds from low-income families in those counties. Earlier this year, the Indiana General Assembly expanded the program from five pilot counties to 20 counties in House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1004-2017. The new counties added to the On My Way Pre-K program are Bartholomew, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart,…

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Business June 7, 2017

Listen: Muncie On The Move Community Announcements

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—If you did not attend the Muncie On the Move Breakfast for June, you can listen to the always popular Community Announcements below, courtesy of Steve Lindell and WLBC. Sample announcements include: Muncie Public Library, Hillcroft Services, Delaware County Historical Society, Door Prize Winners, United Way of Delaware County, Muncie Massage, YWCA, Masterworks Chorale, Academy of Model Aeronautics, Whitely Community Council, Back to School Teachers Store, IVY Tech, Minnetrisa Cultural Center, United Way Truck Pull, Soup…

Education June 7, 2017

10 Delaware County Students receive 2017 Arthur D. and Josephine M. Robling Scholarship

Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., has announced the following students as recipients of the 2017 Arthur D. and Josephine M. Robling Scholarship. Recipients must be residents of Delaware County, be of good moral character and display good citizenship, and must have maintained at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average in high school. Hannah Abrell, of Muncie Central, plans to attend Butler University to study pre-pharmacy. She is the daughter of Amy and Tom Abrell….

Non-Profit June 7, 2017

Muncie’s Habitat for Humanity Receives Grant From Vectren Foundation

By: Sheena Peters— Muncie, IN– Vectren Foundation recently awarded $225,000 to Muncie Habitat for Humanity over the next three years in order to help serve an additional 70 families with housing needs in Muncie, Indiana. These funds will help expand Muncie Habitat for Humanity’s home repair services and their staffing capacity in order for the organization to respond to community housing needs more comprehensively. Muncie Habitat for Humanity will begin a new Critical Home Repair Program focused in the 8…

Business June 7, 2017

Erskine Green Training Institute Named a Model in 2017 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Progress Report

WASHINGTON— The New Markets Tax Credit Coalition today released its 2017 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Progress Report the thirteenth edition of the report—providing a survey of NMTC activities in 2016. As in the past, the report documents the flexibility and impact of the NMTC in meeting the needs of the distressed communities where it is deployed and helping to create jobs and grow business opportunities, from more traditional industry and community sectors to new and cutting-edge technology. Projects which benefitted…

MCHS Principal Chris Walker is pictured with Kaitlyn Jamieson accepting her diploma. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Opinion June 6, 2017

Opinion: “Thank You Muncie Community Schools”

By: Charles Jamieson— Nearly three years ago, our family moved back to my hometown of Muncie from the Chicago area, due to a series of horribly difficult personal events that were occurring simultaneously. When our move became common knowledge, no less than a half dozen people asked, “Where will you enroll your daughter Kaitlyn in high school?” Yorktown was suggested as was Delta. I remember being surprised that people who lived in Muncie and knew we would reside in Muncie,…

Education June 6, 2017

Ivy Tech Community College East Central Region’s Dual Credit Numbers Continue To Grow

By: Shawn Carmichael— Dual credit students within Ivy Tech Community College’s East Central Region earned approximately 24,980 college credits; resulting in nearly $3.4 million in college tuition savings Muncie, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College’s East Central Region continues to see growth in its dual credit program serving approximately 4,700 students in 2016-17. These students earned an estimated 24,980 college credits, which could save families nearly $3.4 million in college tuition costs. Ivy Tech serves 95 percent of traditional public…

Health June 5, 2017

Triathlons To Be Held at Prairie Creek Reservoir

By: Steven N. Tomboni— Muncie, IN—America Multi-Sport, Inc. will be hosting the 8th annual America’s Half and Muncie June Triathlons at Prairie Creek Reservoir in Muncie, Indiana on Saturday, June 10, 2017. 300 participants from 9 states will be attending. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. and will feature the following races/distances: Half Tri—1.2mi swim//56mi bike//13.1mi run Half Aquabike—1.2mi swim//56mi bike Half Duathlon—10k run//56mi bike//10k run Olympic Triathlon—1.5k swim//40k bike//10k run Olympic Duathlon—5k run//40.8k bike//10k run…

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