Community

Tipton County resident named to Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute

Chad Huff of the Tipton County Foundation has been selected as a member of the 2025 class of the Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute. Launched by Indiana Philanthropy Alliance in 2021, the Mutz Institute provides a leadership training experience to skill-up professionals serving in board and executive roles at foundations, corporations and social impact organizations across Indiana.

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Encompass commits $100,000 to Ivy Tech teaching apprenticeship program

KOKOMO – Encompass Credit Union has pledged $100,000 over the next four years to support Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo’s Paraprofessional Teaching Apprenticeship Program. This transformational gift will provide scholarships for paraprofessionals and instructional aides in Howard and Tipton counties, helping them overcome financial barriers on their journey to becoming licensed teachers.

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They’ve got the music in them!

You’ve heard the saying, “Music moves the soul.” I have found that this checks true in many aspects of my life. I grew up with music around me. My dad had a smooth, baritone singing voice. My Uncle Bill could play a guitar and a harmonica - at the same time. This is pretty common these days, but back then, he had rigged up some type of device that enabled him to do that.

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