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HUNTINGTON — Another medical cannabis dispensary is coming to Huntington.

Four members whose terms were set to expire at the end of June will continue to serve on the Muncie School Board after being reappointed Friday.

The Muncie Community School Board on Tuesday voted to give teachers what officials called the largest pay raise in the city school districts history.

Muncie Community Schools To Give Teachers Pay Raises

The school board approved more than $2 million in pay raises for teachers in Muncie Community Schools.

View Comments MUNCIE, Ind. — In an effort to help mitigate teacher turnover, the Muncie Community School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a wage increase for teachers totaling $1,346,900 for the district. Board member Dave Heeter, a member of the CEO Committee for Compensation, brought the recommendation to the table, thanking the most recent Indiana Legislature for the possibility of the salary increase. "That legislation encourages us to keep increasing pay for teachers, something we...

March 26, 2021 Ball State University’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal during Friday’s meeting to dedicate Ginn Woods as a state nature preserve. President Geoffrey S. Mearns will sign the proposal and send the application to the Indiana Natural Resources Commission for approval on May 18. Owned and maintained by Ball State, Ginn Woods is Indiana’s second-largest protected old-growth forest. The land is 161 acres and is the largest and highest quality woodland in East Central Indian...