app03 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:13:30 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Political Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Delaware County Prosecutor” https://thepoliticalspotlight.fireside.fm/tags/delaware%20county%20prosecutor Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 The Political Spotlight is a politically driven opinion, news, and entertainment program. The Political Spotlight is your comprehensive guide to all things "political" at the local, state, and national levels. Our mission is to identify and eliminate corruption in government and politics while defending the United States Constitution. The message is clear: the old, corrupt way of doing business IS OVER! Our goal is to empower all citizens with the knowledge and motivation to stay informed and get involved. The team includes Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, and Brandon Rudd. 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Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, & Brandon Rudd (The Political Spotlight) tpsprogram@gmail.com #715 | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | The Political Spotlight https://thepoliticalspotlight.fireside.fm/715 292aac84-a7b0-4320-a403-30a5575a09e9 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, & Brandon Rudd (The Political Spotlight) 715 #715 | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | The Political Spotlight full Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, & Brandon Rudd (The Political Spotlight) In Episode 715 of The Political Spotlight, host Kristopher H. Bilbrey examines the latest developments in the Delaware County EMS investigation involving former Office Manager Meagan R. Coutinho. Bilbrey traces the case from the first public reports in March 2026, through the Indiana State Police investigation and Coutinho’s June 3 arrest, to the August 11 filing of 10 felony charges by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman. The charges include multiple counts of Theft and Fraud, along with Conflict of Interest and Official Misconduct, stemming from allegations involving unauthorized compensation and overtime, EMS-related funds, retirement benefits, a private cleaning company, and the Delta High School Girls Golf Boosters. Bilbrey also examines the potential penalties and raises broader questions about payroll oversight, internal controls, financial accountability, and whether John Coutinho or anyone else may have been involved. Meagan R. Coutinho is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. #ThePoliticalSpotlight 1:45:07 yes <p>After initial rumors in early 2026 that something was amiss at the Delaware County EMS office, the story began to unfold publicly on March 12, 2026, when The Political Spotlight reported that longtime Delaware County EMS Office Manager Meagan R. Coutinho was no longer employed by Delaware County amid allegations of an internal theft investigation.</p> <p>On March 23, 2026, the situation escalated dramatically when Delaware County Commissioners announced the suspension of County EMA Director John Coutinho — Meagan Coutinho’s husband — and County EMS Director Mike Ashley, as the Indiana State Police investigation into the alleged theft continued.</p> <p>The investigation ultimately led to the arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho on June 3, 2026, and to the public release of the Probable Cause Affidavit, which detailed what Indiana State Police investigators alleged had occurred within Delaware County government and beyond.</p> <p>━━━━━━</p> <p>More than five months after The Political Spotlight first publicly reported that something was happening inside the Delaware County EMS office, and more than two months after the arrest, the case has reached another major milestone.</p> <p>On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed 10 felony counts against Meagan R. Coutinho, including multiple counts of Theft and Fraud, as well as one count each of Conflict of Interest and Official Misconduct.</p> <p>The formal charges stem from allegations involving approximately $181,749.93 in unauthorized compensation, thousands of hours of allegedly unauthorized overtime, money allegedly taken or diverted from a Delaware County EMS-related account, undeposited checks payable to Delaware County EMS, allegations related to retirement funds or benefits, an alleged conflict of interest involving a private cleaning company that received money from Delaware County, and, last but not least, allegations of theft from the Delta High School Girls Golf Boosters.</p> <p>In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey takes viewers through a recap of the entire timeline — from the first rumblings of trouble inside Delaware County EMS to the Indiana State Police investigation, the June arrest, and the official filing of 10 felony charges by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman.</p> <p>━━━━━━</p> <p>Beyond the criminal allegations, several important questions remain for Delaware County Government:</p> <p>If the allegations are true, how could this have persisted for years without detection?</p> <p>Who was responsible for reviewing payroll?</p> <p>Who authorized — or failed to question — thousands of hours of overtime?</p> <p>What internal controls were in place?</p> <p>Who was overseeing the funds?</p> <p>What changes, if any, have been made to ensure that something like this cannot happen again?</p> <p>And one of the most important questions of all: </p> <p>Was Husband John Coutinho, or anyone else, involved?</p> <p>━━━━━━</p> <p>Meagan R. Coutinho is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The allegations in the charging documents and Probable Cause Affidavit remain allegations unless established through the judicial process.</p> <p>In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Bilbrey leads the audience through the paper trail, examines the charges, breaks down the potential penalties, and continues to ask the questions Delaware County taxpayers deserve answers to.</p> <p>━━━━━━</p> <p>Timeline of other episodes connected to this topic:</p> <p>First Mention: Episode 618 (03.12.26):<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/KHsZo1vua7A" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/KHsZo1vua7A</a> . . .</p> <p>Commissioners Suspend EMA &amp; EMS Directors (03.23.26):<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/GAKNvIVHY_o" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/GAKNvIVHY_o</a> . . .</p> <p>Arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho (06.03.26):<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/oa9h375x6QM" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/oa9h375x6QM</a> . . .</p> <p>News Relating to John Coutinho (06.10.26):<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/peN24gRaVfc" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/peN24gRaVfc</a> . . .</p> <p>Commissioners Terminate John Coutinho (06.16.26):<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/live/631ScX-qidM" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/631ScX-qidM</a> . . .</p> <p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p> <p>VIDEO version of Ep 715: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/jx3z8xsN2mM" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/jx3z8xsN2mM</a></p> <p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p> <p>Subscribe: <a href="https://bit.ly/subTPS" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/subTPS</a><br> Become a Member: <a href="https://bit.ly/MembershipTPS" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/MembershipTPS</a><br> Merch: <a href="https://bit.ly/Spotlight_Merch" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/Spotlight_Merch</a></p> <p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p> <p>The Political Spotlight Airs LIVE<br> (Sunday — Thursday at 9 p.m. ET)</p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight</a></p> <p>Audio Podcast: <a href="https://ThePoliticalSpotlight.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ThePoliticalSpotlight.fireside.fm</a><br> &amp; All Other Podcast Hosting Sites</p> <p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p> <p>Connect with The Political Spotlight team on social media:<br> Facebook 1: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bilbrey318" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/Bilbrey318</a><br> Facebook 2: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalSpotlight318" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalSpotlight318</a><br> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/BilbreyLIVE" rel="nofollow noopener">https://x.com/BilbreyLIVE</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:tpsprogram@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">tpsprogram@gmail.com</a></p> <p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p> <p>🚨🚨🚨<br> 'The Political Spotlight'<br> LIVE Sunday - Thursday @ 9 p.m. (ET)<br> Hosted by: Kristopher H. Bilbrey<br> Produced by: Kate Thornburg &amp; Brandon Rudd<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight</a><br> <a href="https://rumble.com/c/ThePoliticalSpotlight" rel="nofollow noopener">https://rumble.com/c/ThePoliticalSpotlight</a><br> <a href="https://ThePoliticalSpotlight.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ThePoliticalSpotlight.fireside.fm</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bilbrey318" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/Bilbrey318</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalSpotlight318" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalSpotlight318</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.tiktok.com/@ThePoliticalSpotlight</a><br> <a href="https://x.com/BilbreyLIVE" rel="nofollow noopener">https://x.com/BilbreyLIVE</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:tpsprogram@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">tpsprogram@gmail.com</a><br> © 2026 Mud Creek Studio.<br> — </p> The Political Spotlight, Government, Politics, Commentary, Accountability, Politics, Conservative, Liberal, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Communication, Transparency, Constitution, Common Sense, Freedom, After initial rumors in early 2026 that something was amiss at the Delaware County EMS office, the story began to unfold publicly on March 12, 2026, when The Political Spotlight reported that longtime Delaware County EMS Office Manager Meagan R. Coutinho was no longer employed by Delaware County amid allegations of an internal theft investigation.

On March 23, 2026, the situation escalated dramatically when Delaware County Commissioners announced the suspension of County EMA Director John Coutinho — Meagan Coutinho’s husband — and County EMS Director Mike Ashley, as the Indiana State Police investigation into the alleged theft continued.

The investigation ultimately led to the arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho on June 3, 2026, and to the public release of the Probable Cause Affidavit, which detailed what Indiana State Police investigators alleged had occurred within Delaware County government and beyond.

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More than five months after The Political Spotlight first publicly reported that something was happening inside the Delaware County EMS office, and more than two months after the arrest, the case has reached another major milestone.

On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed 10 felony counts against Meagan R. Coutinho, including multiple counts of Theft and Fraud, as well as one count each of Conflict of Interest and Official Misconduct.

The formal charges stem from allegations involving approximately $181,749.93 in unauthorized compensation, thousands of hours of allegedly unauthorized overtime, money allegedly taken or diverted from a Delaware County EMS-related account, undeposited checks payable to Delaware County EMS, allegations related to retirement funds or benefits, an alleged conflict of interest involving a private cleaning company that received money from Delaware County, and, last but not least, allegations of theft from the Delta High School Girls Golf Boosters.

In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey takes viewers through a recap of the entire timeline — from the first rumblings of trouble inside Delaware County EMS to the Indiana State Police investigation, the June arrest, and the official filing of 10 felony charges by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman.

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Beyond the criminal allegations, several important questions remain for Delaware County Government:

If the allegations are true, how could this have persisted for years without detection?

Who was responsible for reviewing payroll?

Who authorized — or failed to question — thousands of hours of overtime?

What internal controls were in place?

Who was overseeing the funds?

What changes, if any, have been made to ensure that something like this cannot happen again?

And one of the most important questions of all:

Was Husband John Coutinho, or anyone else, involved?

━━━━━━

Meagan R. Coutinho is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The allegations in the charging documents and Probable Cause Affidavit remain allegations unless established through the judicial process.

In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Bilbrey leads the audience through the paper trail, examines the charges, breaks down the potential penalties, and continues to ask the questions Delaware County taxpayers deserve answers to.

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Timeline of other episodes connected to this topic:

First Mention: Episode 618 (03.12.26):
https://youtube.com/live/KHsZo1vua7A . . .

Commissioners Suspend EMA & EMS Directors (03.23.26):
https://youtube.com/live/GAKNvIVHY_o . . .

Arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho (06.03.26):
https://youtube.com/live/oa9h375x6QM . . .

News Relating to John Coutinho (06.10.26):
https://youtube.com/live/peN24gRaVfc . . .

Commissioners Terminate John Coutinho (06.16.26):
https://youtube.com/live/631ScX-qidM . . .

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]]> After initial rumors in early 2026 that something was amiss at the Delaware County EMS office, the story began to unfold publicly on March 12, 2026, when The Political Spotlight reported that longtime Delaware County EMS Office Manager Meagan R. Coutinho was no longer employed by Delaware County amid allegations of an internal theft investigation.

On March 23, 2026, the situation escalated dramatically when Delaware County Commissioners announced the suspension of County EMA Director John Coutinho — Meagan Coutinho’s husband — and County EMS Director Mike Ashley, as the Indiana State Police investigation into the alleged theft continued.

The investigation ultimately led to the arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho on June 3, 2026, and to the public release of the Probable Cause Affidavit, which detailed what Indiana State Police investigators alleged had occurred within Delaware County government and beyond.

━━━━━━

More than five months after The Political Spotlight first publicly reported that something was happening inside the Delaware County EMS office, and more than two months after the arrest, the case has reached another major milestone.

On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed 10 felony counts against Meagan R. Coutinho, including multiple counts of Theft and Fraud, as well as one count each of Conflict of Interest and Official Misconduct.

The formal charges stem from allegations involving approximately $181,749.93 in unauthorized compensation, thousands of hours of allegedly unauthorized overtime, money allegedly taken or diverted from a Delaware County EMS-related account, undeposited checks payable to Delaware County EMS, allegations related to retirement funds or benefits, an alleged conflict of interest involving a private cleaning company that received money from Delaware County, and, last but not least, allegations of theft from the Delta High School Girls Golf Boosters.

In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey takes viewers through a recap of the entire timeline — from the first rumblings of trouble inside Delaware County EMS to the Indiana State Police investigation, the June arrest, and the official filing of 10 felony charges by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman.

━━━━━━

Beyond the criminal allegations, several important questions remain for Delaware County Government:

If the allegations are true, how could this have persisted for years without detection?

Who was responsible for reviewing payroll?

Who authorized — or failed to question — thousands of hours of overtime?

What internal controls were in place?

Who was overseeing the funds?

What changes, if any, have been made to ensure that something like this cannot happen again?

And one of the most important questions of all:

Was Husband John Coutinho, or anyone else, involved?

━━━━━━

Meagan R. Coutinho is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The allegations in the charging documents and Probable Cause Affidavit remain allegations unless established through the judicial process.

In this 715th episode of The Political Spotlight, Bilbrey leads the audience through the paper trail, examines the charges, breaks down the potential penalties, and continues to ask the questions Delaware County taxpayers deserve answers to.

━━━━━━

Timeline of other episodes connected to this topic:

First Mention: Episode 618 (03.12.26):
https://youtube.com/live/KHsZo1vua7A . . .

Commissioners Suspend EMA & EMS Directors (03.23.26):
https://youtube.com/live/GAKNvIVHY_o . . .

Arrest of Meagan R. Coutinho (06.03.26):
https://youtube.com/live/oa9h375x6QM . . .

News Relating to John Coutinho (06.10.26):
https://youtube.com/live/peN24gRaVfc . . .

Commissioners Terminate John Coutinho (06.16.26):
https://youtube.com/live/631ScX-qidM . . .

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]]> #500 | THE FIVE HUNDREDTH EPISODE! | The Political Spotlight https://thepoliticalspotlight.fireside.fm/500 66c4bfdb-bce7-46fd-9a36-cab09754baae Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:00:00 -0400 Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, & Brandon Rudd (The Political Spotlight) 500 #500 | THE FIVE HUNDREDTH EPISODE! | The Political Spotlight full Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Kate Thornburg, & Brandon Rudd (The Political Spotlight) This 500th episode might be a milestone event, but there is no time to celebrate...'The Political Spotlight' delivers hard-hitting commentary on the latest political developments in Muncie and across Indiana. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers party shifts on the Muncie City Council, a canceled budget workshop, upcoming meetings, a complaint involving the Delaware County Prosecutor, and new revelations in another police corruption scandal. Plus, a major announcement to mark this 500th episode! #ThePoliticalSpotlight 2:29:04 yes <p>HERE IT IS — THE BIG 5-0-0! WOW... That is a lot of political commentary! Well, ok — enough of that! It's time to get to work. There is a lot to discuss!</p> <p>Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey celebrates this 500th episode the only way he knows how — by diving straight into the latest political and governmental issues impacting Muncie, Delaware County, and beyond. No fluff. No spin. Just straight talk. Let's get started... the topics for this episode are:</p> <p>1️⃣ (Party Hopping in Muncie Politics)<br> City Councilor Jerry Dishman and former Councilor Roger Overby, both longtime Democrats, have switched to the Republican Party. What does this mean for local politics? Why does this keep happening, and will there be more swapping in the future?</p> <p>2️⃣ (Muncie Government – August 2025)<br> Preview of the upcoming Muncie City Council meeting (Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 7 PM). A discussion about the DLGF’s 2026 Budget Workshop that was canceled last Thursday. Why was it scrapped, and what’s next for that meeting and the city’s 2026 budget process?</p> <p>3️⃣ (Other Upcoming August 2025 Meetings)<br> — Delaware County Commissioners meeting.<br> Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.</p> <p>— Randolph County Commissioners meeting.<br> Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.</p> <p>— Winchester City Council meeting.<br> Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 6 PM.<br> Private Property Dispute - Bilbrey will be attending in person.</p> <p>— Delaware-Muncie Plan Commission meeting.<br> Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 6 PM.<br> Solar Ordinance discussion.</p> <p>4️⃣ (The Text Message Question)<br> A citizen has made a complaint about a text message that his daughter received, which was allegedly sent by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman. What is the context here? Bilbrey takes a deeper look into the situation to attempt to determine what went on.</p> <p>5️⃣ (The Latest Story of Ongoing Police Corruption)<br> The former Chief Deputy Sheriff of Fayette County, Indiana, has been accused of working as a "mole" for a drug dealer who ran a multi-million dollar operation. This is just the latest in what is becoming a long line of law enforcement officers, other government officials, and public servants who are being implicated in illegal behavior. How many more are there? How far does this go? And how can this be stopped?</p> <p>6️⃣ (BIG 500th Episode Announcement)<br> Bilbrey shares a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT with the audience!</p> <p>💬 Join the conversation LIVE or via replay — celebrate the 500th episode of unfiltered political talk... debate the issues... and share your thoughts in the LIVE chat or comments!</p> <p>VIDEO version of Ep 500: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/fmCE8L-FwWw" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/fmCE8L-FwWw</a> . . .</p> <p>============================</p> <p>Enjoy our content? Give us a like or a review!<br> Dig our content? 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WOW... That is a lot of political commentary! Well, ok — enough of that! It's time to get to work. There is a lot to discuss!

Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey celebrates this 500th episode the only way he knows how — by diving straight into the latest political and governmental issues impacting Muncie, Delaware County, and beyond. No fluff. No spin. Just straight talk. Let's get started... the topics for this episode are:

1️⃣ (Party Hopping in Muncie Politics)
City Councilor Jerry Dishman and former Councilor Roger Overby, both longtime Democrats, have switched to the Republican Party. What does this mean for local politics? Why does this keep happening, and will there be more swapping in the future?

2️⃣ (Muncie Government – August 2025)
Preview of the upcoming Muncie City Council meeting (Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 7 PM). A discussion about the DLGF’s 2026 Budget Workshop that was canceled last Thursday. Why was it scrapped, and what’s next for that meeting and the city’s 2026 budget process?

3️⃣ (Other Upcoming August 2025 Meetings)
— Delaware County Commissioners meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.

— Randolph County Commissioners meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.

— Winchester City Council meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 6 PM.
Private Property Dispute - Bilbrey will be attending in person.

— Delaware-Muncie Plan Commission meeting.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 6 PM.
Solar Ordinance discussion.

4️⃣ (The Text Message Question)
A citizen has made a complaint about a text message that his daughter received, which was allegedly sent by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman. What is the context here? Bilbrey takes a deeper look into the situation to attempt to determine what went on.

5️⃣ (The Latest Story of Ongoing Police Corruption)
The former Chief Deputy Sheriff of Fayette County, Indiana, has been accused of working as a "mole" for a drug dealer who ran a multi-million dollar operation. This is just the latest in what is becoming a long line of law enforcement officers, other government officials, and public servants who are being implicated in illegal behavior. How many more are there? How far does this go? And how can this be stopped?

6️⃣ (BIG 500th Episode Announcement)
Bilbrey shares a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT with the audience!

💬 Join the conversation LIVE or via replay — celebrate the 500th episode of unfiltered political talk... debate the issues... and share your thoughts in the LIVE chat or comments!

VIDEO version of Ep 500: https://youtube.com/live/fmCE8L-FwWw . . .

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]]> HERE IT IS — THE BIG 5-0-0! WOW... That is a lot of political commentary! Well, ok — enough of that! It's time to get to work. There is a lot to discuss!

Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey celebrates this 500th episode the only way he knows how — by diving straight into the latest political and governmental issues impacting Muncie, Delaware County, and beyond. No fluff. No spin. Just straight talk. Let's get started... the topics for this episode are:

1️⃣ (Party Hopping in Muncie Politics)
City Councilor Jerry Dishman and former Councilor Roger Overby, both longtime Democrats, have switched to the Republican Party. What does this mean for local politics? Why does this keep happening, and will there be more swapping in the future?

2️⃣ (Muncie Government – August 2025)
Preview of the upcoming Muncie City Council meeting (Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 7 PM). A discussion about the DLGF’s 2026 Budget Workshop that was canceled last Thursday. Why was it scrapped, and what’s next for that meeting and the city’s 2026 budget process?

3️⃣ (Other Upcoming August 2025 Meetings)
— Delaware County Commissioners meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.

— Randolph County Commissioners meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 9 AM.

— Winchester City Council meeting.
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 6 PM.
Private Property Dispute - Bilbrey will be attending in person.

— Delaware-Muncie Plan Commission meeting.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 6 PM.
Solar Ordinance discussion.

4️⃣ (The Text Message Question)
A citizen has made a complaint about a text message that his daughter received, which was allegedly sent by Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman. What is the context here? Bilbrey takes a deeper look into the situation to attempt to determine what went on.

5️⃣ (The Latest Story of Ongoing Police Corruption)
The former Chief Deputy Sheriff of Fayette County, Indiana, has been accused of working as a "mole" for a drug dealer who ran a multi-million dollar operation. This is just the latest in what is becoming a long line of law enforcement officers, other government officials, and public servants who are being implicated in illegal behavior. How many more are there? How far does this go? And how can this be stopped?

6️⃣ (BIG 500th Episode Announcement)
Bilbrey shares a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT with the audience!

💬 Join the conversation LIVE or via replay — celebrate the 500th episode of unfiltered political talk... debate the issues... and share your thoughts in the LIVE chat or comments!

VIDEO version of Ep 500: https://youtube.com/live/fmCE8L-FwWw . . .

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