Crawfordsville Connection

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined with special guests Jane Christophersen, Katie Wallace, Brad Monts, and Nick Sommer from the Youth Service Bureau to tell us about our their big event, Dancing with the Montgomery County Stars. Listen this week to learn more about the program, how to get involved, and find out why YOU should attend and support th...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Cassie Hagan and Amanda Findlay to discuss the MatchBOX Acceleration Program. MatchBOX Coworking Studio, in Lafayatte, is bringing a proven 6-week acceleration course to Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Warren, and White counties in an effort to increase access to support for pote...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week is our monthly general update episode where we give you the low-down on all things happening around the city! We talk ARP funding, property tax rates, the new Shortz Nature Park, pedestrian safety, and give some teasers to upcoming announcements. Stay tuned in to the podcast for future episodes and updates. Yodel Community Cal...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Leann Parrish, Community Partnerships Coordinator from Wabash College and Wabash Students Richard Ballentine, Jonathan Silva, Jared Araiza, Lucas Daniken, and Hawk Ricketts. The students share information about some upcoming Wabash Events that are open to the public. Listen to learn more about the following ev...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we talk about the Market Street Railroad Crossing to learn about the data we have collected to address the challenges associated with the Railroad Crossin. We are also joined by Chamber of Commerce Assistant Director, KyLee Risner to talk to us about all things Chamber of Commerce, how to get involved, and what great Chamber e...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Montgomery County Leadership Academy Executive Director Jeremy Lemus to talk to us about all things Leadership Academy! Jeremy tells us his story about how he ended up in Crawfordsville, shares information about the leadership academies community members can participate in, POINT and more!  To ask any question...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week is our general update episode where we give you an update on everything that is happening within the City of Crawfordsville! We cover topics like the Shelley Drain, Brickyard Nature Park, housing and more!  To ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, please email Sarah Campbell at scampbell@crawfordsville...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week, Ellen Simpson joins us to talk about her role as FISH food pantry coordinator in Montgomery County and all of the amazing work for those in our community.  We talk about the mobile pantries that they hold, volunteer opportunities within the organization and how members of the community can utilize this resource. To find more...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined in the studio by Crawfordsville Parks and Recreation Director Fawn Johnson and Early Learning Director Lisa Walters to talk about Camp Milligan. The parks and recreation department partnered up with the Montgomery County Early Childhood Coalition to offer Camp Milligan, a summer childcare camp running from May 31...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Crawfordsville Police Department's Jennifer Haslam and Chief Mattingly to talk about the new self-defense classes that the department is holding for women in Crawfordsville. The classes are free to the public and you can sign up for the next class by contacting the department.  To ask any questions about this...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. For this special episode, Tom Klein presents his State of the County. Tom joins us to give his year in review and give us some things to look forward to. For more information please visit  www.montgomerycounty.in.gov and to ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsvill...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. For this special episode, we have the State of the City. The mayor gives us a look back on the past year and where we are going in the future. If you have any questions about the city, this is the episode for you.  For more information visit  www.crawfordsville.net and to ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, please...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week is our monthly general update episode where we give you the low-down on all things happening around the city! We talk ARP funding, the Ben-Hur building, pedestrian safety and the city's new branding! All that and more in this episode, so make sure you give it a listen!    To ask any questions about this podcast or to submit to...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! On this episode, we are joined by team member and Crawfordsville native Megan Huckstep to talk about her promotion to director of planning and building services! Megan tells us how she first got started here at the city, what she hopes to accomplish within this new position and how important the planning department is to our community. ...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power's new General Manager Allison Huenemann and Assistant General Manager John Douglas.  They chat with us about what their transitions to their new positions have been like, their goals within their roles, and the future of CEL&P. Learn more about CEL&P on their newly-updated...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Mobile Integrated Health Project Swaddle and Bundle team members Darren Forman, Lindsey Cord and Alex Hemphill. We talk about the national and internationally recognized home-visiting program that offers support and wrap-around care for pregnant women and recent mothers in our community. This is a fun episode...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are joined in the studio this week by Brandy Allen to talk about her new position with the city as the Director of Operations and Community Development. We chat about what the position will consist of, what she hopes to accomplish in her new role and everything in between. If you would like to contact Brandy, you can reach her at bal...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection and happy New Year! We are starting off the year strong here in the studio with a general update. Mayor Barton gives us an update on all of the projects we are working on here in the city! We talk this week about READI funding, our upcoming community calendar, State of the City details and much more! These episodes are always our longest...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.  This week we are joined in the studio by CEL&P General Manager Phil Goode. Phil has been with CEL&P for 45 years and plans to retire next month. He has been a huge part of making CEL&P the success it is today. We talk with Phil about all of the projects he has worked on while with CEL&P, his...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. Today we are joined in the studio by Dale Petrie, the City of Crawfordsville's Director of Operations. We talk about all of the amazing projects Dale has been a part of over the years, from Pike Place to Kathy Steele Park and everything in between. Dale hopes to retire soon, and we want to thank him for all of the hard work he has done...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are joined in the studio today by Fusion 54 's new Director Sarah Campbell! Fusion 54 is the City of Crawfordsville's co-working space and meeting center. It also hosts the city and county's growth entities: Crawfordsville/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County Visitors & Convention Bureau, Montgomery County Leaders...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are back in the studio with our monthly general update episode! This is the episode where you get ALL the information about Crawfordsville. What projects we are working on, economic development, housing, and more. Mayor Barton gives us the rundown on his most asked-about topics and exciting new announcements about the city! To ask an...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. We hope you had a great holiday weekend.  Let's talk city branding! The City of Crawfordsville has teamed up with RJL Solutions to give our city a new, fresh look that better represents our city and our citizens. We are joined in the studio by RJL team members Vittoria Meyer and T.J. Collett to talk about what that process looks like, w...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined in the studio by Wabash College Community Partnership Coordinator Leann Parrish, Wabash College Student Clayton Allen, and City Councilman and Wabash College Professor Dr. Ethan Hollander.  Leann is new to the Wabash family and gives us more information about her new position at the college, and how she hopes to...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Montgomery County Community Foundation CEO Kelly Taylor and Montgomery County Community Foundation Early Learning Director Lisa Walter to talk about their BIG announcement to open the Montgomery County Early Learning Center, a new high-quality childcare facility. We talk about how this idea came to fruition, w...