Ben Middelkamp

Communications Coordinator at @IUMedSchool. Past: @GreenfieldDR @pharostribune. @indwes alum. Storyteller. TV and movie fanatic.

[Ben Middelkamp @benthereporter]

@AllisonLCarter @4ndyman Thanks! I’m a former journo, and so days like today are a great reason to subscribe (even though it’s important no matter the day 😉).

[Ben Middelkamp @benthereporter]

Grateful to be working for Stark Neurosciences Research Institute and @IUMedSchool in advancing Alzheimer's disease research.

[IU School of Medicine @IUMedSchool]

Notably, the school is now ranked 5th in the country in funding from @Alzheimers_NIH.

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Thousands of public school teachers, including a few hundred from Hancock County, gathered at the Statehouse yesterday for "Red for Ed."
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@AllisonLCarter Get yourself a New York slice.

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Congrats, again, to @GC_Bands @MrCaryGC

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“They’ve been hard workers since day one. They never shied away from doing anything we asked them to do. This doesn’t validate anything. This is just the icing on the cake.”
https://t.co/8vDOEK0Zdo

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They'll both speak at the @HancockLibrary - Greenfield branch tonight for a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hancock County.

[Ben Middelkamp @benthereporter]

Both Greenfield mayoral candidates -- and a few of the people who know them well -- let me profile them as the Nov. 5 election nears. It's a battle between a 22-year-old trade apprentice and the popular incumbent mayor.

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Zachary LaFavers:
https://t.co/gHdf9H0Ram

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Early voting begins tomorrow in Hancock County, where there are three contested races. Two Dems moved outside of Greenfield city limits after the municipal election ballots were finalized, making them ineligible to run for office.
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Hancock County's four school corporations performed better than the 37% state average of students who passed both the math and English portions of ILEARN.
https://t.co/XDyQmYTrTQ

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The state public access counselor says the Hancock County Council violated the Open Door Law when it convened an illegal council meeting in July.
https://t.co/fxQDdcYXwo

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From 2015-2017, there were 13 crashes at U.S. 40 and County Road 600E; 11 were left-turn crashes from vehicles turning onto U.S. 40; and three caused injuries or death.

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“It’s one of their favorite places to be. Anything that’s happening, those kids think, ‘We should be there.’” @HancockLibrary's summer reading program is a hit: https://t.co/ynad0y3v0q

[Greenfield DR @GreenfieldDR]

Weather has canceled the extreme rodeo event at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, according to 4-H officials. The rodeo was supposed to run Sunday and Monday evening.

[Greenfield DR @GreenfieldDR]

A witness told the Daily Reporter he drove near the site not long after the plane went down. He described it as a small aircraft, and thick black smoke was rising from it.
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⁦@indystar⁩ There’s a tree and power lines down at 91st Street and Allisonville. Traffic is backed up and residents cannot get into the apartment complex.

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The county’s population, which now stands at 76,351, increased by 1.9% year-over-year, bringing in nearly 1,400 people.
https://t.co/OLIKueubLw