Top East Central Indiana Stories
The dream is alive in Muncie
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Despite debates and lawsuits, affirmative action is still needed to ensure fairness and equality in hiring, wrote Fabian House, a Muncie Central High School senior.
"Barack Obama taking the oath of office made history," said House, about the first African-American president in the United States.
Fire stations become safe houses
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - A pair of neighborhood fire stations in McCulloch Park and near Southside High School will be become safe houses for their surrounding communities again.
Mayor Dennis Tyler along with Fire Chief Eddie Bell, city officials and neighborhood residents celebrated the reopening of the McCulloch and Mock Avenue fire stations on Saturday.
Downtown Muncie makes a comeback
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Downtown Muncie is back in business again as new development director Vicki Veach intends to jump start that great building facade program and also study what the central city needs with the help of the Muncie Redevelopment Commission.
Shootout probe underway
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Delaware County Prosecutor Jeff Arnold is tight lipped about an investigation into that deadly shootout between a robbery suspect and Muncie police last Friday.
20th Century Flats
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Scot Boyce showed off his latest work in downtown Muncie on Wednesday, spending about $500,000 to restore the 20th Century Flats that had been a victim of fire and neglect.
Clean water costs millions in Muncie
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - The Muncie Sanitary District is proposing a huge increase in sewage utility and storm water fees to do millions of dollars of work required by federal clean water law and a local court order.
This incredible $160 million price tag to separate combined storm and sanitary sewers has been looming for years, and now local sewage utility customers and district property owners will pay dearly for years of neglect and delay to finish keeping White River clean.
New grandstand ready by fair time
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Building a new grandstand for the Delaware County Fairgrounds is right on schedule and be ready for the summer Band Day, rodeo and other events.
Delaware County Commissioners signed a contract Monday with RK Sports, Columbus, to install a new 2,300 seat grandstand to replace an older structure recently found unsafe with rusted steel beams and broken bleachers. The cost is $498,078.
Progress Rail grows, finds no shortage of workers
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Progress Rail Services that assembles locomotives locally could easily double or triple its workforce during the next couple of years, meaning millions of dollars more in the local economy.
Young robber dead, cops wounded in Ball State University shootout
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - A 21-year-old robbery suspect is dead and two Muncie police officers wounded during a wild shootout in the University Village near Ball State University Friday afternoon.
Area Students Serve as Pages for State Sen. Doug Eckerty
STATEHOUSE – State Sen. Doug Eckerty (R-Yorktown) welcomed the following area students as Senate pages in January:
Sex at the Super Bowl
By Rick Yencer
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Indiana General Assembly managed to outlaw teenage prostitution in Indiana just in time for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Gregg brings people together
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - John Gregg knows enough about Hoosiers that they cannot agree on anything whether it is time zones or class basketball.
But the former Indiana Speaker of the House, a Democrat, hopes people will agree on his being the next governor over Republican Mike Pence, and Libertarian Rupert Boneham.
