Stellar Communities Program News Today

Carl (age 7) and June (age 4) Kingery are seen in this photo taken in Carroll County sometime around 1900. From files of Carroll County Comet, Journal-Citizen, Hoosier Democrat, Delphi Journal, the Flora History website and the Carroll County Historical Museum. 10 YEARS AGO The Friends of Carroll County Parks planted 60 sycamores at historic

Hicks: There are no thriving places in America that aren’t engaged in significant public investment in infrastructure.

RUSHVILLE - Mayor Mike Pavey delivered the first State of the City address since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday, May 18, at the Rushville City Center.

Jul 1, 2021 Four of Indiana’s most innovative and successful rural cities near the Interstate 74 corridor southeast of Indianapolis have joined forces with their county partners to grow their communities and workforce talent. Accelerate Rural Indiana, a not-for-profit organization being launched by the cities and counties, will apply for a portion of the $500 million Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) planning grant and funding. Shelbyville, Greensburg, ...

May 26, 2021 Mayor Mike Pavey RUSHVILLE - Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Denny Spinner, executive director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, recently tapped Rushville Mayor Mike Pavey to serve the State of Indiana as a member of the newly formed Rural Affairs Working Group. The governor has tasked this group with investigating avenues to set the course for Regional Recovery through new OCRA programs or the use of existing OCRA programs, such as the Stellar Communities progr...

AUBURN — Andrea Kern of Auburn is the new Stellar Communities program director for Indiana, the Office of Community and Rural Affairs said Thursday. Kern will be responsible for the Stellar Communities Program oversight and coordination, along with helping to establish new programs and initiatives. Kern formerly served as OCRA’s northeast community liaison for three years. During that time, she assisted numerous communities within 16 northeast Indiana counties accomplish goals, receiv...