Crawfordsville Connection

Join us as we discuss one of Montgomery County's most famous residents, William E. Bratton! Amie Kunkle Cox joins us in the studio to discuss her new biography A Compass Pointing Home: The Adventurous Life of William Bratton of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

We talk about this impressive man's journey with Lewis & Clark to the Pacific Ocean, his service and capture during the war of 1812, and of course his time as a resident of Waynetown. Amie also tells us about her process in compiling his biography and what she discovered along the way! 

If you are interested in purchasing her book, it is available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hard copy. 

To ask any questions about this podcast or to submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-in.gov.

Spring has sprung! And with warmer weather, comes the Crawfordsville Farmers' market! Join us as we catch up with Crawfordsville Farmers' market Manager Lisa Lynch as she gives us the scoop on everything we can expect out of the market this year! This first market will be this Saturday, May 7 from 8 AM-1 PM. 

Check out their Facebook page here. To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-in.gov.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Crawfordsville Main Street Program Manager Sue Lucas to update us on this week's Arbor Day tree planting in downtown Crawfordsville and share some history behind Arbor Day. 

Sue also give us a small update on the events we can look forward to in our downtown area this summer, including the Farmer's Market and First Friday Concerts! 

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are joined by Deborah Kochert and Jennifer Abbott with the Humans United for Equality to talk about the return of the Celebration of Unity at Pike Place in Downtown Crawfordsville on Saturday, April 23rd from 4-8 p.m. 

This is an event you don't want to miss! With lots of entertainment, games and food for everyone, this is a great opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate spring and our diverse community! 

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week CEL&P Customer Service Director John Douglas visits the studio to talk about the recent passage of House Bill 1002 and the removal of the state's Utilities Receipts Tax. We also talk about what that process looks like to remove that tax from local rates and the impact it will have on CEL&P customers. 

On this episode of Crawfordsville Connection, we are joined by Mayor Barton to discuss everything that is going on around Crawfordsville! The Southside development, Wayfinding Project, Camp Milligan and more are discussed. 

On this episode of Crawfordsville Connection we are joined by Crawfordsville Police Department K-9 Unit Officers Michael Plant and Russ Keller to talk all about the city's K-9 program! 

Officer Plant and Keller talk to use about the extensive training their K-9 partners go through before entering the program, their relationships with the dogs and some common misconceptions about working K-9 partners. 

Welcome back to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! 

This week we talk about the Montgomery County Job Fair on Thursday, March 24 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. at the National Guard Armory in Crawfordsville. Mayor Barton is joined by Lakeside Book Company Sr. Human Resource Manager Kim Keeling, Director of Career and Technical Education for Montgomery County Schools and Western Boone Sara Nicodemus and Crawfordsville Economic Development Consultant Cheryl Morphew! 

This episode is packed with good information! We talk about what to expect at the job fair, how to prepare, and what companies are looking for in potential employees. 

Happy Monday and welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! 

This week we are joined by Crawfordsville Parks and Recreation Director Fawn Johnson. Fawn is giving us the scoop on summer programs you can sign up for and seasonal job opportunities available! 

This week on Crawfordsville Connection Mayor Barton gives us updates on the International Paper expansion, WBTV, the Retail Gap Analysis and more! 

The mayor is also joined by the podcast's new host Abigail Campbell, the city's communications director, and outgoing host Chuck Ranspach to give updates on the podcast moving forward. 

To ask any questions or submit topic ideas, please email Abigail Campbell at acampbell@crawfordsville-in.gov. 

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are joined by Misha Anderson, the director of the Animal Welfare League. Misha is here to talk about hat the AWL mission and role within the community. If you have any questions about the Animal Welfare League please tune in!

To ask any questions or have any ideas, please email or call the mayor. 

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are joined by Diana McCormick, Director of Athens Arts Gallery and Kathy Steele, President of the Art League of Montgomery County. They are here to talk about the art that will be on display at the new Montgomery County Government Center. Find out more information about the art that will be there and the event where you can buy art for the building. 

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are doing a general infomation episode. We will be giving a recap of the state of the city, talking about the snowstorm, giving fusion 54 updates and much more! Before we do all of that, Mayor Barton gives his Top 3 Things.

For more information, visit www.crawfordsville.net

To ask any questions of give us an idea email info@thinkbluemarketing.com.

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week is another special episode with the State of the County. Tom joins us to give his year in review and give us some things to look forward to.

For more information please visit www.montgomerycounty.in.gov

If you want to ask any questions or give any ideas please email info@thinkbluemarketing.com

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week is a bit different than our regular episodes, we have the State of the City. The mayor gives us a look back on the past year and where we are going in the future. If you have any questions about the city, this is the episode for you. 

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

To ask a question or give an idea please email info@thinkbluemarketin.com

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week the mayor talks about the big Closure Systems International (CSI) announcement and the plans for the Commerce Park. Where is it located? How many jobs will this create? What is the size? All of this and more on this week's episode. Before that Mayor Barton gives us his top 3 things.

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

To ask questions or give us an idea email info@thinkbluemarketing.com

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are joined by Steven Jones, Dean of Professional Development and Director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies at Wabash College. He is here to talk to us about Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy along with Martin Luther King Jr Day and wha the MXIBS is doing for the day. Before all of that the Mayor gives us his top 3 things!

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are joined by Dr. Douglas. He is here to give us an update about Covid-19 in Montgomery County and to tell us what we can do to help stop the spread. Before we talk to Dr. Douglas, the Mayor gives us his top 3 things. 

For more information please visit www.crawfordsille.net

If you have any questions or ideas please email info@thinkbluemarketing.com

Welcome another episode of Crawfordsville Connection. This week we are talking all about the American Rescue Plan funding. The mayor will dive deep on the history of the funding, what we have received, what we plan to do with it and much more! Before we do that we meet a Wabash student and the Mayor give his top 3 things.

For more information visit www.crawfordsville.net

To ask a question or give an idea please email info@thinkbluemarketing.

Welcome to another episode of Crawfordsville Connection! This week we are celebrating our 100th episode! We take a look back on some of our favorite episodes and talk about what hass been the best part of doing the podcast and what is to come in the next 100. Before we do all of that, Mayor Barton gives us his top 3 things!

For more information please visit www.crawfordsville.net

To ask questions or give ideas please reach out to the mayor or email info@thinkbluemarketing.com