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Traffic shift planned on Interstate 69 in Delaware County
MUNCIE, Ind. — A contractor for the Indiana Department of Transportation plans to shift traffic on Interstate 69 in western Delaware County. Beginning on or after Tuesday, May 28, crews with Milestone Contractors will close the inside northbound and southbound lanes of the interstate between Ind. 332 and Bethel Avenue. Motorists will use the right lane and shoulder of northbound and southbound I-69 in this area, according to an INDOT news release.
City civilian workers get 10% raise before salary ordinance change
MUNCIE, Ind. — Even though no overall contract agreement has been reached between the city administration and the union representing civilian municipal employees, Mayor Dan Ridenour ordered the city to start paying out a 10% raise to those employees beginning this month. The raise is on par with the...
Indiana General Assembly appears conflicted over PFAS chemicals
Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in the Muncie area and pitch their ideas to Ron Wilkins, interim editor of The Star Press, Journal & Courier and Palladium-Item. This spring, stories related to health care will be featured.
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