Articles by Mike Rhodes

“Bad Art Night”To Take Place At Maring-Hunt Library on December 6th.

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—Tis the season for terrible art! Bad Art Night is back at Maring-Hunt Library on Tuesday, December 6. This unique partnership between Muncie Public Library and Cornerstone Center for the Arts invites community members ages 18 and older to enjoy an evening of art creation with no expectations. Bad Art Night encourages the freedom of expression without any pressure to make a masterpiece. In fact, ugly, terrible, and horrible art is awarded with prizes! December’s Bad…

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United Way of Delaware County Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement

By: Shelley Shekell— Pledges to Help Children Expand Their Personal Libraries, with a 1-to-1 Match from MutualBank Charitable Foundation  MUNCIE, In— United Way of Delaware County has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Locally, United Way’s #GivingTuesday campaign is focused on improving literacy in the community by helping children build their personal library of books. Many children do not have access to the…


John Carlson: It’s a Full Harvest …of Leaves

By: John Carlson— It’s a full harvest … of leaves A bumper crop of leaves has fallen on our lawn. There was a time I used to sweat out autumn, not wanting to leave the leaves lying out there for my neighbors to see, but also not wanting to bag them for the landfill and lose their natural mulching potential. OK, OK. That’s a lie. I didn’t really give a crap about their natural mulching potential. The reason I didn’t…


Kayla Kreigh Promoted to Loan Counselor for MutualBank in Muncie

Muncie, In – MutualBank announces the promotion of Kayla Kreigh to Loan Counselor. Previously, Kayla served as a teller, followed by Loan Service Specialist. In her new role as Loan Counselor, Kayla will provide consumer and mortgage lending assistance as well as superior customer service and problem solving. Her recent completion of the Indiana Bankers Association Mortgage Lending training program ensures her preparedness. This, along with her personal promise to deliver a positive and lasting impact on customers’ loan decisions, will…



Southside Middle School’s Panther Pantry Sends 9 Days of Food with 160 Students for Thanksgiving Break

By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie, IN—On Friday, November 18th, 160 Southside students were able to take home enough food to last through the end of Thanksgiving Break. Students registered for the program normally receive one bag of food every Friday to last the weekend. Debra Huston, the instructional assistant who leads this initiative, and her team work extra hard before school breaks to ensure students have enough food until they return to school. “A year ago this week, when we opened…


Northside Middle School Teacher Jason Young Receives McDonald’s MAC Grant

By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie, IN —On November 15th, Northside Middle School sixth grade reading teacher Jason Young was awarded a McDonald’s $500 Make Activities Count (MAC) grant. Tuesday morning, Director of Operations for the Muncie area Ken Phillips, General Manager of the Chadam Lane store Amy Rogers, and Northside Principal Jackie Samuels surprised Young and his class with an oversized check and the news that he received the grant. With this grant, Young’s students will participate in service learning projects….


Alliance for Strategic Growth, Inc. Announces Employer Engagement and Corporate Services Team

By: Lyndsey Hellems— Muncie, IN—Alliance for Strategic Growth, Inc. (ASG, Inc.), a leader in workforce development innovation, announced its Employer Engagement and Corporate Services Team today. Denny Cochran is appointed to Manager of Employer Engagement. Cochran will manage ASG, Inc. employer engagement initiatives that align real-time employer-demand data with existing and new customer services and programs to expeditiously meet high-wage workforce demand. Cochran previously served in executive leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. Tod Howard is appointed…


Dollison receives WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award-Metzger, Jarrett, YWCA are ATHENA Recipients

By: Angie Rogers-Howell— At its annual Catalyst for Empowering Women Symposium and ATHENA Awards Luncheon, Muncie’s Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU) presented three ATHENA Leadership Awards and one WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award. The ATHENA Leadership Awards are a nationally-recognized award which WIBU has been pleased to present for over fifteen years. From a pool of twenty-three nominees, the ATHENA judges had the unenviable task of choosing the 2016 ATHENA Award Recipients. Juli Metzger, a Ball State University instructor, Coordinator for…


Cornerstone to Offer Half Price Gift Certificates

By: Jessie Irwin— Support the arts in Downtown Muncie for Small Business Saturday by purchasing class gift certificates from Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Cornerstone will offer $50 class gift certificates for just $25 in celebration of the holiday shopping season beginning on Friday, November 25 through Saturday, November 26. Gift certificates are good towards the fees of any Cornerstone group classes including: dance, visual arts, music, martial arts, theatre, and fitness. These may not be used to pay for…