Second Harvest Food Distribution In Muncie Thursday

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana will hold a tailgate food distribution Thursday morning at its’ new Muncie location, in the parking lot east of the Muncie Mall. Free food will be given out to

Lt. Governor Visits Marion

Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch visited Marion Monday, speaking to the Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce and generally getting to know the people of Grant County. Crouch says government works better when the leaders take the government

4th Of July Fireworks Coming Back To Matter Park

Fireworks are coming back to Matter Park in Marion for the 4th of July Celebration. Fireworks left Matter Park a few years ago to move to downtown Marion on the 4th of July, but city leaders felt

MCS Offering Free Athletic Physicals Wednesday

Marion Community Schools will offer free physical exams to any local student planning to take part in athletics next school year. The physicals will be for kids currently in 4th through 11th grades in Marion who plan

Group Wants To Place Marker For 1930 Marion Lynching

A Huntington University Professor and an Alabama-based Civil Rights group yesterday approached the Grant County Commissioners about placing a marker on the courthouse lawn to commemorate the lynching of two black men there in 1930. Jeff Heller…representing

Body Found In Miami County-Murder Investigation

Indiana State Police and Miami County authorities are investigating the death of a Summitville man, whose body was found over the weekend along a trail east of Peru. State Police say the body of 22-year old Drake

Beth Goetz New AD At Ball State

Beth Goetz was introduced Monday as Ball State University’s new Athletic Director. Goetz is a native of St. Louis and has previous experience in college athletics…having worked at Connecticut, Minnesota and most recently at Butler.  She’ll replace

Area Unemployment Still Low In April-Grant

Area unemployment rates continue to be low, in fact all of the jobless rates for area counties went down in April. Grant County’s jobless rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point last month to 3.3-percent…the lowest in

Area Unemployment Still Low In April-Howard

Area unemployment rates continue to be low.  In fact, all of the jobless rates for area counties went down in April. Howard County’s jobless rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point last month to 3.1-percent…the lowest in

Pay Less Opens Second Muncie Store On Wednesday

Pay Less Foods will open its’ second Muncie location on Wednesday. Kroger…the parent company of Pay Less…will open the store on South Tillotson Wednesday morning.  Earlier this year, Pay Less opened on McGalliard. Both stores are former