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#653 | Jason Williams (R) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! & More! | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400

Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Jason Williams, Republican candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show.

Williams has lived in Henry County for more than 20 years. He has served with the Sheriff's Department for 21 years, including 17 as a K-9 Deputy. Williams currently serves as Captain of the Detectives Division.

Bilbrey and Williams discuss the campaign, Williams' views on the state of the Henry County Sheriff's Department, and his plans for the Department if elected.

Connect with Williams on social media by clicking the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067846460856 . . .

Bilbrey had planned to talk, after the candidate interview, about the discrepancies between what Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles has said about the Sheriff's Department's role in the insurance situation facing Henry County and what Producer Kate and the team have found through record requests. However, sometimes BREAKING NEWS changes things!

So, Bilbrey and Producer Kate will cover the Henry County insurance situation in episode 654, which airs tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 9 p.m. (ET).

Tonight, Bilbrey first addresses the sad news announced today by Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour. The Mayor confirmed a cancer diagnosis and will undergo surgery and treatment, keeping him out of City Hall for six weeks. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE MAYOR, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND HIS DOCTORS AND NURSES!

From there, Bilbrey examines the latest developments involving embattled Muncie firefighter Troy Dulaney, including the "newest-old allegations," the details of Dulaney's fight to stay employed, and what appears to be the city's effort to terminate Dulaney. Which one is right? Are they both wrong? What in the hell is going on? Bilbrey breaks it down, again, in this episode!

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VIDEO version of Ep 653: https://youtube.com/live/gNvjy2kGKnc

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#650 | Craig Ring (R) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! & More! | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400

Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Craig Ring, Republican candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show.

Ring is a lifelong resident of Henry County. He is one of two candidates in this race who are not currently, nor have ever been, law enforcement officers. He has said he is running because of well-known issues with the current elected sheriff and the sheriff's department's operations under that leadership.

Bilbrey and Ring discuss the campaign, Ring's views on Henry County's current state, and Ring's plans for the sheriff's department if elected.

Connect with Ring on social media at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/craig.ring.3 . . .

After the interview, Bilbrey provides a brief update on what has been learned over the past 24 hours since the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

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VIDEO version of Ep 650: https://youtube.com/live/nbv1UBpn2Pk

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#639 | Jim Nicholson (R) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400

Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Jim Nicholson, the Republican candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show.

Nicholson, who currently serves as a Captain with the New Castle Police Department, has served there for 36 years, including 8 as Chief.

This is Nicholson's second run for Sheriff; he ran four years ago, losing the primary to current Sheriff John M. Sproles.

Bilbrey and Nicholson discuss the campaign, Nicholson's thoughts on Henry County's current state, and Nicholson's plans for the county if elected.

Connect with Nicholson on social media at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587574460100 . . .

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VIDEO version of Ep 639: https://youtube.com/live/_9p5HQi_IaU

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#638 | Landon Dean (D) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! & More! | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400

Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Landon Dean, Democratic candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show.

Dean, who is currently serving in his third year as Chief of the Middletown, Indiana, Police Department, retired from the Henry County Sheriff's Department after a 27-year career, during which he held numerous roles.

Dean has also served as the interim Chief of the Knightstown, Indiana, Police Department for the past year. He helped rebuild and restaff the department and, just today, Monday, April 13, 2026, announced that he will step down from that interim position at the next Knightstown Council meeting. Dean ran for Sheriff twice, once more than twenty years ago and again in 2022, losing to the current Sheriff, John M. Sproles.

Bilbrey and Dean discuss the campaign, Dean's thoughts on Henry County's current state, and Dean's plans for the county if elected.

Connect with Dean on social media at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587646388488 . . .

After the interview with candidate Landon Dean, Bilbrey then examines serious information he has been hearing from sources about the City of Muncie's Parks Department.

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VIDEO version of Ep 638: https://youtube.com/live/iwp2X0Dsb3g

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#624 | WEIK Reporting! What's Really Going On? | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0400

This 624th episode is a follow-up to Ep 623: "Becoming the Story!" It discusses the article published on Friday, March 20, 2026, by The Courier Times Editor/Reporter Travis Weik. The article, "More Jail Footage Reviewed Following Gulley's Death," reports on the death of Nicholas Gulley II on Friday, February 27, 2026, after being on life support in the ICU for over a month, following a ten-day stay at the Henry County Jail.

The fact that reporter Travis Weik tried to start the article with a false claim and point fingers at Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey set things off on the wrong foot.

Not to mention the strange feeling that Weik and the newspaper seem more focused on playing PR rep for Sheriff John M. Sproles than on investigating what actually happened and following the story to its true, factual conclusion. All this and more make Bilbrey and the team question what is really going on, and he covers it all in this episode!

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VIDEO version of Ep 624: https://youtube.com/live/WfR1LVBT_Pg

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#623 | Becoming the Story! | The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0400

Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey explains that, despite all the chaos in Henry County involving Sheriff John M. Sproles and the Henry County Sheriff's Department, the local newspaper (The Courier-Times) will apparently publish a story soon that references a claim about Bilbrey and 'The Political Spotlight' that isn't even true.

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VIDEO version of Ep 623: https://youtube.com/live/U75Ca9oLosE

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#610 | Monday-Funday (Free-for-All Chat)! | The Political Spotlight The Political Spotlight

Kristopher H. Bilbrey, Brandon Rudd, & Kate Thornburg (The Political Spotlight) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500

Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey has just about had all the studio moving he can handle... not to mention it's happening right in the middle of the kickoff of the 2026 Election Season, as well as during what is shaping up to be a busier-than-usual "end-of-winter period," politically speaking!

It's all just a bit too much! And that's why this 610th episode is a "free association" show. A Monday-Funday (Free-for-All Chat)! But don't worry, Bilbrey will cover a few political and governmental odds and ends!

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VIDEO version of Ep 610: https://youtube.com/live/X6OXPnVJa_M

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