Ownership change backed for Anderson’s Wigwam gym
The Anderson School Board is backing a plan that would give a private group control of the closed Wigwam gymnasium if it can come up with the money to reopen it.
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Anderson’s Paramount Theatre seeks donations
The landmark Paramount was saved from demolition 25 years ago, but the man who saved it left $800,000 in mortgage debt when he died last month.
Ownership move delayed for Anderson’s Wigwam gym
Leaders of the private Wigwam Sports & Entertainment group are scheduled to present their proposal for reusing the 9,000-seat gym to the city Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday.
Ownership switch eyed for Anderson’s Wigwam gym
Officials are working on the details of transferring ownership of Anderson's iconic Wigwam gymnasium to the city as part of the effort to save it.
Anderson looks to curb growing graffiti problem
About six downtown Anderson businesses were vandalized during a three-hour graffiti spree last week. Anderson police say “tagging,” as its often called, is on the increase.
Anderson businessman pays $7.9M for prime farmland
More than 800 acres of prime farmland in Delaware and Madison counties sold during open bidding on Tuesday for $7.9 million.
Ex-owner of troubled dental clinic pleads guilty to tax evasion
The former owner of a central Indiana dental clinic being investigated for Medicaid fraud has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for not paying more than $850,000 in taxes.
Reservoir opponents warn of impact on rare wetland
Kevin Tungesvick, a local restoration ecologist, said the proposed $350 million Mounds Lake Reservoir would inundate the Mounds Fen State Nature Preserve, which features a wetland that formed following the last ice age.
Clock is ticking on Wigwam’s future
Organizers of an effort to save Anderson’s iconic Wigwam gymnasium are lining up accredited investors and appealing for community support through a campaign on crowdfunding site GoFundMe.com.
UPDATE: Anderson schools extend Wigwam gym deadline
The Anderson Community School Board is holding off demolition plans for the district's Wigwam gymnasium and giving more time to leaders of an effort trying to save it.
Indiana mall’s ‘hoodie’ signs offend some patrons
The signs at the entrances of the Mounds Mall in Anderson state that, "For the safety & well-being of everyone, please lower your hoodie.”
Offer may extend deadline on Anderson’s Wigwam gym
Leaders of an effort to save Anderson’s iconic Wigwam gymnasium are working on a proposal that could extend a deadline for deciding on its possible demolition by a few months.
New meetings planned on proposed reservoir
Mounds Lake Reservoir project organizer Rob Sparks told Delaware County commissioners that the meetings will be held in March and April in Yorktown, Daleville, Chesterfield and Anderson.
Deadline nears for saving Anderson’s Wigwam gym
School officials say a plan is needed to pay ongoing costs at Anderson's iconic Wigwam gymnasium while a group trying to save the building faces a deadline to hold off its demolition.
Indiana church expected to repay creditors fully in 25 years
The Madison Park Church of God in Anderson has a green light to exit bankruptcy under a Chapter 11 plan approved by an Indianapolis judge late last week.
Residents raise stink over transfer of landfill permit
The state’s environmental office has agreed to transfer a landfill permit to the new owner of a Madison County property at the center of a decades-long dispute.
Group to determine if Anderson gym can be saved
Former Muncie Central High School basketball coach Terry Thimlar is proposing putting an NBA Development League team in the Wigwam in an effort to save the historic venue.
Book captures Madison County’s automotive history
When America was making the transition from horse and buggies to the horseless carriage at the start of the 20th century, the city of Anderson was a part of the innovation that changed how the nation would travel forever.
Funding for Mounds Reservoir study moves ahead
The state will provide a $600,000 grant for the next phase in a proposed project to build a $400 million reservoir in central Indiana.
Foes say proposed reservoir would have adverse impact
A Muncie group that opposes a proposal to build a new reservoir in central Indiana says the project raises health concerns, including waste from former auto industry plants that might contaminate the reservoir.