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Muncie doctor sentenced to 5 years after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud, obstruction of justice
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Muncie doctor who was previously convicted after writing illegal drug prescriptions was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud and other felony charges in three separate cases. The Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that William Hedrick was sentenced on Friday, July 19 in Delaware County Circuit 3 […]
Ex-doctor who operated Muncie pain clinic sentenced to 54 months in prison
MUNCIE, Ind. — Nearly a decade after it began, the legal saga of William Perry Hedrick apparently ended Friday when the former physician was sentenced to 54 months in prison. The 62-year-old Hedrick, most recently of Fort Wayne, operated a pain clinic in Muncie that opened in July 2013...
New homes being built in low-income Muncie neighborhood
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ten single-family homes are being built in Whitely Neighborhood this summer, part of the Southern Terrace development that aims to spread affordable housing in low-income areas of the city. The east-side neighborhood has been earmarked for development upgrades that include a new fire station, new park playground equipment and major repaving of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, an east-side thoroughfare. ...
Meridian Health Services to Host Back-To-School Event on Wednesday
MUNCIE, IN— Meridian Health Services is hosting the Back-to-School Fit Fair, presented by Pridemark Construction, on Wednesday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Southside Middle School located at 1601 E. 26th St., Muncie, IN 47302. This event is being held in conjunction with Muncie Community Schools’ registration day. The community and people of all ages are invited to the Back-to-School Fit Fair featuring:
Errington plans town hall meeting on proposal to change state diploma system
MUNCIE, Ind. — State Rep. Sue Errington has scheduled a town hall meeting for Friday, July 26, on plans by the Indiana Department of Education to restructure Indiana's high school diploma system. The meeting, open to the public, will be 6-8 p.m. at Kennedy Library, 1700 W. McGalliard Road.
Indiana Development Utilizes New State Housing Credit
A 120-unit development in Muncie, Indiana, is being built with the help of a new state housing tax credit. The approximately $29 million Kilgore Place is TWG Development’s first community utilizing the new resource. Featuring one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, the development will revitalize the site of the former End Zone Bar & Grill that was destroyed in a fire in 2022.
Indiana 2024 ILEARN results show some increases, slips for Delaware County schools
MUNCIE, Ind. — 2024's ILEARN testing showed varied results across Delaware County schools, but most overall scores were comparable to statewide averages, with test results largely similar to those reported in 2023. Statewide results released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Education showed 41% of Hoosier students were proficient...
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