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Bygone Muncie: Journalist John Carlson was an antidote for a dark age
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it wasn’t for the celibacy, I think being a medieval monk would be the best job in the world. As...
ByGone Muncie: King of the Boxcar Thieves
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew York Central’s Big Four Express Train No. 27 was two hours late when it rolled into Winchester’s station on a chilly April 5, 1911, evening. No. 27...
ByGone Muncie: Eclipses of a Munsonian Sun
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAs you probably know, there’s an eclipse of the sun today. The skies begin to darken here at 1:52pm. At 3:07pm, the moon will shroud Muncie in shadow for...
Muncie police seek public's help in identifying Village Pantry bandit
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMUNCIE, Ind. — City police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man who held up a...
ByGone Muncie: Who Killed William Stall?
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMUNCIE, Ind. -- Around 6 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 5, 1898, Joseph Nelson and George Thornburg of Crystal Lake Ice Company were out making deliveries...
Bygone Muncie: 1932 Fourth of July celebration included speeches, baseball, epic fireworks
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the ancient Roman Republic, there was an elected official with the title of aedile. The aediles...
Bygone Muncie: The Great 20th Century Starlings War
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the mid-20th century, county commissioners waged a decades-long war against European starlings at the Delaware County courthouse. Every fall and...
'Persons of interest' questioned in fatal hit-and-run northwest of Muncie
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMUNCIE, Ind. — Delaware County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatality stemming from a...
Muncie mother: Ethnicity played role in heartbreaking pregnancy
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of...
Dark skies disappearing, but you can bring them back
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNight skies are not always dark skies. Even though I spent my childhood camping and playing outdoors, the first time I saw a truly dark sky was on a...
