Newsletter-Late-Week

Arrest Log

• Rylie Elizabeth Gunning, 30, Goldsmith, was apprehended by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office on April 28 for failure to appear. She also had a warrant out of another Indiana agency.

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Naming rights announced for new Performing Arts Stage at Downtown Plaza

The Campbell Family Foundation (CFF) and the Tipton Main Street Association (TMSA) are thrilled to announce a naming rights partnership for TMSA’s new performing arts stage at the Downtown Plaza through a 3-year, $15,000 sponsorship from the Campbell Family Foundation. The performing arts stage constructed through TMSA’s Project Rosebud will officially be named the “Campbell Family Foundation Stage.” The Campbell Family Foundation’s generous commitment marks the single largest private financial commitment to TMSA in its eight-year history. This historic investment in TMSA will support community events at the Plaza that foster a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere and spark local economic activity through music, arts, and culture.

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Tipton Little League fields up in the air

Rob Cochrane, Tipton Community School Corporation Board Chair, began the second part of the called school board meeting with the statement, “Tipton Community School Corporation has demonstrated leadership and strong support for a collaborative project with the City of Tipton.” This involved a lease between TCSC and the City of Tipton for vacant school land to be used for Little League and Girls’ Softball plus the use of the school’s parking lot, rest rooms, concession stands in order for the Little League and Girls’ Softball to save money and not to have to invest in these amenities. Also to be offered were the school’s baseball and softball fields when they were not being used for school practices and competitions.

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Salvation Army of Tipton County helps the people of the community

We’ve all seen them. Starting a bit after Thanksgiving, you walk into Needler’s Fresh Market in Tipton and standing next to a donation bucket and ringing a bell are volunteers for the Salvation Army of Tipton County. Most probably don’t even give it a thought and drop money in their bucket. Some might be curious as to where those donations go.

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Imagination Library and United Way serving Howard and Tipton Counties celebrate milestone: more than 200,000 books distributed to local children

United Way Serving Howard and Tipton Counties is proud to celebrate a major milestone in its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: over 200,000 books have been distributed to children across the two counties since the program’s launch in August 2017.

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TCSC board members discussed many items at last meeting

During a recent Tipton Community School Corporation Board meeting, Dr. Ryan Glaze presented the report by Policy Analytics, LLC. The corporation has engaged Policy Analytics to develop a long-term forecast of property tax revenues. The purpose of the analysis is to estimate changes in assessed value, circuit breaker losses and resulting net property tax proceeds from the period of 2025 to 2035, and to evaluate the fiscal impacts of debt service policy decisions.

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Tri-Central Community Schools names new Superintendent and football coach

SHARPSVILLE - Tri-Central Community Schools Board of Education proudly announced the appointment of Andrew Larson as superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. He will succeed Dave Driggs, an outstanding, longtime educator and administrator who has served the district for 43 years. This announcement took place at their most recent school board meeting.

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