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News for Human Interest
Wednesday, February 20, 2019Madison, IN: Madison Consolidated High School Fine Arts Academy to host the 81st annual Ohio Valley Choral Festival. On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Madison will host the 81st annual Ohio Valley Choral Festival in the Connor K. Salm Gymnasium beginning at 7 p.m. Founded in 1937, by Mr. Bill Rothert of Madison, IN, the Ohio Valley Choral Festival is the oldest festival of its kind in Indiana. ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Human Interest, Press Release
Tuesday, February 12, 2019TAYLOR’S TAE KWON DO ACADEMYIS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OURNEWEST PROMOTED BLACK BELT MEMBERS(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) KATIE THEVENOW: 1ST Degree Black Belt from Lexington, In.BRETT LARK: 1ST Degree Black Belt from Carrollton, Ky.MASTER GEORGIA HALL: 4TH Degree Black Belt from Madison, In.E. J. BIALLAS: 3RD Degree Black Belt from Madison, In.NICHOLAS BIALLAS: 3RD Degree ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Education, General News Article, Press Release, Community, Fun Facts, Human Interest
Friday, February 08, 2019New ATV Parts Manufacturer Plans to Launch Operations in Southeast Indiana MADISON, Ind. (Feb. 8, 2019) – Armor Plastics, a new plastic coating company specializing in aftermarket ATV parts and other hard coating and plastic-related products, announced plans today to launch operations in southeast Indiana. The company will revitalize a vacant industrial site and plans to create up to 30 new ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, General News Article, Press ReleaseWednesday, February 06, 2019Ivy Tech Community College Madison Students to Benefit from Strada Grant Award Ivy Tech Community College’s Madison Campus, a member of the Community Education Coalition (CEC), was named as a winner of a philanthropic funding contest by national nonprofit Strada Education Network. The Community Education Coalition was selected from hundreds of applicants in the “innovative solutions in ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Education, Human Interest, Press Release
Tuesday, February 05, 2019Megan Ritz Education: Bachelors Major: Business-HR Management Experience: 6 years CCA I attended Canaan Elementary School for my elementary school years. I have lived in the Madison Area for my entire life. I love to travel and go on adventures. One of my life goals is to visit all 50 states. Some of my recent travels include Mall of America, Niagara Falls, Alaska, and Japan. ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Education, Community, Human Interest
Monday, February 04, 2019Jessica Fennig Highest Level of Education: Bachelors, working toward Masters Number Years of Experience of Education: 8+years (grades K, 1,PE, Computer, & 5/6) I live in the country with my husband and four children. Outside of teaching, I enjoy spending time with family, gardening, and hiking. I started working at Canaan Community Academy the first year they opened and I have been here ever ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, Education
Friday, February 01, 2019Angi Imel Education: Masters Major: Special Education 15 years experience grades PK-12 (twelve of those years were with students) I live in Madison with my husband of eight years and 2 kids; Luke age 7 and Tatym age 3 plus 2 dogs and a cat. We love to hang out together and go to the zoo. We enjoy going on different adventures! We love to go to indoor water parks and visiting Tennessee and ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, Education
Thursday, January 31, 2019Danielle Messer Bachelor's Degree Elementary Education 3 years experience I have always wanted to be a teacher since I was little. When I was in high school I took Cadet Teaching. In my spare time I enjoy things like hunting and fishing. The kids at school now like my camo. I also enjoy watching movies. I tend to watch a little of everything. I have two dogs named Milo ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, Education
Wednesday, January 30, 2019Bonnie Petersen Education: Masters of Science Degree Major: Speech-Language Pathology 36 years working as a speech-language pathologist In 1989 I became a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Indiana and received certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I’m married to my husband Mark, and we have 2 sons: Chris and Aaron. Mark and I have been ...read moreCategories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, EducationTuesday, January 29, 2019Madison Rotary Club to Present City of Madison with ClockGift is in recognition of 100 th year of Club in Madison The Madison Rotary Club is celebrating the 100 th years of fellowship and service to the Madison community by donating a 4-faced post clock to the City of Madison that will be placed near Broadway and Main Streets in downtown Madison. Matt Forrester, the Club’s 100 th President ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Press Release, Community, Human Interest
Saturday, December 22, 2018Name: Lara Dempler HIghest level of education: some college Major: Early child Education- CDA certification and Parapro Professional Assessment I have several years working with SSU and got to experience working with children with learning disabilities, social and behavior issues, Autism,ADHD , verbal and nonverbal students. I worked several years with the program and returned for a short ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Education, Community, Human Interest
Friday, December 21, 2018Name: Teresa Stucker Highest Level of Education: Master of Science Major: Elementary Education Number of Years in Education or Related Field: 23 I am a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. I am a graduate of Southwestern High School, where I attended K-12th. At Indiana University Southeast I received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a Language Arts ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Education, Community, Human Interest
Wednesday, August 08, 2018August 8, 2018 – Madison, IN Today, the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its first “Madison’s Best” competition. Thirty-five categories of businesses (7 surveys) were presented to the public for popular voting throughout the month of July. The Chamber received over 1,000 submissions. The top businesses in each “Madison’s Best” category are: Sweet Treats: Horst’s Little ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Fun Facts, Human Interest, Press Release
