Crawfordsville Connection

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! Today we are in the studio to talk about all of the transportation projects that are going on in Crawfordsville! Mayor Barton covers everything from Purple Heart Parkway to upcoming pedestrian projects and wayfinding.  To ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! Happy Halloween! We are in the studio with Mayor Todd Barton to talk about all things Crawfordsville! If you are wondering what is going on around the city, this is the episode for you! We talk about a broad range of topics including wayfinding, resident recruitment, housing and more.  To ask any questions about this podcast or to submi...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection!  We are joined in the studio by Chamber of Commerce Director Stacy Sommer to talk about the Annual Chamber Christmas Auction and Parade!  The auction will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Fusion 54. They have a great list of items already lined up for the event, so you don't want to miss it! All proceeds fro...

Happy 100th episode!! We are back in the studio this week with Dale Petrie and Len Hinrichs to talk about Crawfordsville brownfield sites and the EPA grant awarded to Crawfordsville to asses these sites in our community.  What are brownfields? How can I get more information, and how are they important to economic development? We cover all this and more on this week's episode! To ask any questions...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Lucy Moody with Durham Home to talk about their community open house on November 3. We also asked Lisa Walter and Kelly Taylor from the Montgomery County Community Foundation to give us an update on the Early Childhood Coalition and the coalition's new website!  You can find the new coalition website at www.mc...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we give everyone a brief update on what is going on around the city! We are joined by Chief Busenbark with the Crawfordsville Fire Department to talk about Fire Prevention Week and we also chat about some of the other events coming up this month in the city.  Mayor Barton gives an update on retail recruitment, READI funding, C...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are joined in the studio by Crawfordsville Mainstreet's Sue Lucas and Backstep Brewing Company's Jim Boros to talk about the upcoming Oktoberfest this Saturday, October 1st at downtown Pike Place. We cover everything from the Stein Hoist, Brat Toss, Chicken Dance, bier gardens, food trucks and more.  Come check out this free, family-...

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! We are joined in the studio by United Way in Montgomery County Chair Kathy Steele, Youth Service Bureau's Karen Branch, Family Crisis Shelter's Anita Byers, and Crawfordsville Adult Resource Academy's Kathy Tobias. We talk about the United Way in Montgomery County annual campaign. They talk about how you can donate, how you can get invo...

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Director of Athens Arts Diana McCormick and Montgomery County Art League President Kathy Steele to talk about the 10th Annual Art Walk on September 24 and the new Athens Art location.  We talk about what you can expect at this year's Art Walk and where you can view the art exhibits around the city. We also talk abo...

Crawfordsville Airport Day is back on Saturday, September 10 from 10AM-2PM! On this episode of Crawfordsville Connection we talk with Crawfordsville Regional Airport Director Lori Curless about the event and all of the fun activities, including free Young Eagle flights for kids, she has planned at the event!  This event is a great opportunity to come out and see planes up close and personal!  To a...

We have another episode of Crawfordsville Connection ready for you to listen to!  If you want to know what is going on in Crawfordsville, this is the episode for you! We talk about our upcoming park projects, wayfinding, property taxes and our new city rebranding survey! This is a big episode, so settle in and catch up with Mayor Barton and Communications Director Abigail Campbell.  If you could t...

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...