Crawfordsville Connection

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! If you are looking for something to do this weekend, look no further! Crawfordsville has three great events that you can check out! Ironman Raceway's Lori Shaver, Lew Wallace Museum's Larry Paarlberg and the League of Women Voters' Helen Hudson join us in the studio. We talk to them about the Ironman Pro Nationals and TASTE of Montgomery Cou...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by the Executive Director of the Crawfordsville-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Stacy talks to us about her experience so far as the new director and gives us an update on some of the events that the chamber hosts throughout the year!  If you would like to learn more about the chamber of commerce, please visit...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Shades and Turkey Run State Parks Interpretive Naturalists Aaron Douglass and Alyssa Showers to talk about the Shades State Park Star Party on August 13th from 10 PM-12 AM in concurrence with the Perseid meteor shower! There will be some out-of-this-world crafts and a telescope set up by the Wabash Valley Astr...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are in the studio today to give you a few updates on some of the city's latest projects and give a send-off to our summer intern Richard Pan!  We give updates on our city wayfinding project, Ben Hur, and the beginning of our new branding initiative for the city!   To ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, plea...

The Crawfordsville National Night Out is BACK! On Tuesday, August 2 from 6-9 PM at Milligan Park!  Montgomery County Youth Services Bureau Executive Director Karen Branch joins us in the studio to tell us about all the great things the Youth Services Bureau does for our community and gives us all the details on National Night Out. We also sneak in an exciting new announcement from their office tha...

Happy Monday! We are back in the studio for another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we talk about the city's Board of Public Work and Safety. What it is, what function it serves and what items are considered at meetings! This is a great episode to listen to if you want to learn more about our city's inner workings and how decisions get made.  The City of Crawfordsville's Board of P...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are joined in the studio by Interpretive Naturalist Aaron Douglass from Turkey Run and Shades State Parks. Aaron talks to us about what makes Shades State Park so great for families and nature lovers to visit and all the fun the park staff has planned for the 75th-anniversary event on Saturday, July 16th!  For more information on the even...

Happy 4th of July! On this episode we are joined by Montgomery County Commissioners' Executive Assistant Lori Dossett to talk about the Montgomery County Tox Away Day on Saturday, July 9th! Tox Away day is a county event that gives residents a chance to dispose of their household hazardous waste items. We talk about where the event will be taking place and what items you are able to bring. You can...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Samantha Cravens and Olyvia Hoff to talk about Crawfordsville's innovative Mobile Integrated Health program and the different division associated with the program: Project Swaddle, Substance Use Disorder/Quick Response Team, Chronic Disease Management and Vaccinations/Immunizations.   Samantha and Olyvia also updat...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection!  We are joined in the studio with MCLA Executive Director Kaela Allen to talk with us about their 2022 Signature Program for local adults who are interested in cultivating leadership skills and how to become more involved in our community. Kaela talks to us about what the program entails, how to get involved and what you can do after complet...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are LONG overdue for a general update on what is happening around Crawfordsville! If you want to be in the know on city happenings, this is the episode for you! We talk about everything from our wayfinding project to the economic development happening on the south side of the city. We are also joined by our new summer intern, Richard Pan!...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are joined by Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival Committee Members Dave Long and Paul Pfledderer!  The festival will be held June 10-12 on the historic Lane Place lawn! We talk about all things festival, and who you can expect to see for this weekend's entertainment! To learn more about the Strawberry Festival, check out ww...

Happy Memorial Day! We are joined this week by Tempur Sealy Human Resource Coordinator Bethany Whittington, Senior Manufacturing Engineer Mark Summers, Human Resource Business Partner Michelle Richards, and the City of Crawfordsville's Cheryl Morphew to talk about the upcoming Tempur Sealy Job fair on June 14th and 15th at 451 E. South Blvd. in Crawfordsville.  The company is expected to bring ove...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! this week we are joined by Kristin Oakes and Chris Fresch from our local Ivy Tech campus! We talk about some of the amazing opportunities that the Crawfordsville campus has to offer, including the One Step Closer event happening this Wednesday, May 25th from 4-7 PM to give high school students more information on enrolling in FREE courses th...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection!  This week we are joined by Aaron Clapp and Henry Carrell to talk about the Annual Police Week Memorial Service this Wednesday, May 18th, and listen to their perspective on the tragedies that took place in our community and within their families.  This week, and every week, we remember the fallen officers who lost their lives in the line of...

Join us as we discuss one of Montgomery County's most famous residents, William E. Bratton! Amie Kunkle Cox joins us in the studio to discuss her new biography A Compass Pointing Home: The Adventurous Life of William Bratton of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We talk about this impressive man's journey with Lewis & Clark to the Pacific Ocean, his service and capture during the war of 1812, and of...

Spring has sprung! And with warmer weather, comes the Crawfordsville Farmers' market! Join us as we catch up with Crawfordsville Farmers' market Manager Lisa Lynch as she gives us the scoop on everything we can expect out of the market this year! This first market will be this Saturday, May 7 from 8 AM-1 PM.  Check out their Facebook page here. To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please em...

In this week's episode, we are joined by Crawfordsville Main Street Program Manager Sue Lucas to update us on this week's Arbor Day tree planting in downtown Crawfordsville and share some history behind Arbor Day.  Sue also give us a small update on the events we can look forward to in our downtown area this summer, including the Farmer's Market and First Friday Concerts!  To ask any questions or...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Deborah Kochert and Jennifer Abbott with the Humans United for Equality to talk about the return of the Celebration of Unity at Pike Place in Downtown Crawfordsville on Saturday, April 23rd from 4-8 p.m.  This is an event you don't want to miss! With lots of entertainment, games and food for everyone, this is...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week CEL&P Customer Service Director John Douglas visits the studio to talk about the recent passage of House Bill 1002 and the removal of the state's Utilities Receipts Tax. We also talk about what that process looks like to remove that tax from local rates and the impact it will have on CEL&P customers.  To ask any questions or submit...

On this episode of Crawfordsville Connection, we are joined by Mayor Barton to discuss everything that is going on around Crawfordsville! The Southside development, Wayfinding Project, Camp Milligan and more are discussed.  To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-in.gov .   For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

On this episode of Crawfordsville Connection we are joined by Crawfordsville Police Department K-9 Unit Officers Michael Plant and Russ Keller to talk all about the city's K-9 program!  Officer Plant and Keller talk to use about the extensive training their K-9 partners go through before entering the program, their relationships with the dogs and some common misconceptions about working K-9 partne...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection!  This week we talk about the Montgomery County Job Fair on Thursday, March 24 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. at the National Guard Armory in Crawfordsville. Mayor Barton is joined by Lakeside Book Company Sr. Human Resource Manager Kim Keeling, Director of Career and Technical Education for Montgomery County Schools and Western Boone Sara Nicode...

Happy Monday and welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection!  This week we are joined by Crawfordsville Parks and Recreation Director Fawn Johnson. Fawn is giving us the scoop on summer programs you can sign up for and seasonal job opportunities available!  To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-in.gov .    For more inform...

This week on Crawfordsville Connection Mayor Barton gives us updates on the International Paper expansion, WBTV, the Retail Gap Analysis and more!  The mayor is also joined by the podcast's new host Abigail Campbell, the city's communications director, and outgoing host Chuck Ranspach to give updates on the podcast moving forward.  To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please email Abigail C...