Government

By:  Mayor-Elect Dan Ridenour Transition Team— Muncie, IN—The Ridenour transition team continues to move diligently and with consistency toward a single purpose—hiring the best people we can so Muncie can be successful in 2020 and beyond. The Ridenour administration team continues to develop and take shape as we draw closer to taking office January 1st. We are very proud to add the following appointments: Trent Conway has been appointed to the position of Controller of the City of Muncie. Trent…

By: Melissa Jones— Yorktown, IN— Yorktown’s Chamber of Commerce Awards Luncheon Tuesday morning recognized several community members and organizations for their contributions to the town. Those recognized included USArchitects, Clay Arnett, Lance Turner, American Legion Post 321, and Al and Barb Baker. US Architects, the recipient of the Spirit of Small Business award, was recognized for the company’s integral role in the design of the new Town Hall building downtown. Pete Olson, town manager, spoke about the local firm’s involvement with…

By: Melissa Jones— Yorktown, IN — The Town of Yorktown announced late last week a public ribbon-cutting and grand opening event for the new Town Hall. The ribbon-cutting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 with an “open house” to follow. “Though the Town Hall is already open and operating, we’re excited to invite the community to this open house to explore the entire building,” Pete Olson, town manager, said. “This Town Hall has been in the making for a…

By: Terry Whitt Bailey— Muncie, IN—My name is Dr. Terry Whitt Bailey, and I am proud to be your Democrat candidate for the office of Mayor of the City of Muncie. I’m an honest and hardworking citizen of Muncie who has had a vast amount of local leadership experiences that include working at Ball State University, Cornerstone Center for the Arts and the City of Muncie. I believe that all of these opportunities and experiences have prepared me to be…

By: Dan Ridenour — My name is Dan Ridenour and I am running for Mayor of Muncie. I, like many of you, have been embarrassed by the negative publicity that Muncie has encountered in the last several years. As your next mayor, I intend to create an honest, open and transparent city government. This new style of government will be a focus for me as Mayor of Muncie. Below are twenty of my priorities in no particular order: 1. We will…

By: Steve Lindell— Muncie, IN—Local radio station 104.1 HD1 WLBC will sponsor and broadcast the following political candidate forums in October: October 10, 2019— Muncie Mayoral Forum, at Church of the Living God, 1120 E Washington St, Muncie, hosted by the Muncie Delaware County NAACP. October 17, 2019— Muncie City Council candidate Forum, at Northside Middle School, sponsored by the Muncie League of Women Voters. The October 10th forum will be from 7-8:30 p.m., with the first hour LIVE on 104.1 HD1…

By: Sarah Beach, City of Muncie— Muncie, IN— The City of Muncie has launched BuildingBlocks, a web-based mapping software that compiles property data into one easy-to-use application, to the public. Through BuildingBlocks, users can see property information like code violations and issued building permits. In the past, this information was attainable only through public records requests made to each individual governmental entity office. The public information BuildingBlocks gathers is from many different public sources including, but not limited to: the…