Learn about heart health

An opportunity to learn about heart health comes next month.

Mercer Health will host Community Health Education: Heart Disease Diagnosis and Treatment at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at its Marion Campus, 8106 Booster Drive, Maria Stein, Ohio.

The event will include cardiologists Dr. Jerry Boley and Dr. Todd Brophy as well as emergency medical physician Dr. Craig Dues. They will provide information on heart and coronary artery disease, how doctors identify it and what can be done to prevent and treat it.

For more information, email [email protected] or call (419) 678-5247.

Mercer Health Moms Support Group is also entering its second year in support of mothers and young children. It will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 9, April 20, May 18 and June 8.

For more information, contact the Mercer Health Childbirth Center visit mercer-health.com at (419) 678-5670.

Scholarships ready

Indiana Sheriffs’ Association is awarding scholarships to students in the criminal justice field again this year.

The association grants college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Scholarships are $1,000. Indiana Sheriffs’ Association plans to award approximately 40 students throughout the state. 

To qualify, applicants must live in Indiana, serve as a member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of an association member, attend an Indiana college or university as a full-time student and major in a law enforcement field.

Applications are available at Jay County Junior-Senior High School, Jay County Sheriff’s Office and indianasheriffs.org/pro grams/scholarship-pro gram/. 

They must be completed and received by the association on or before April 1.

Exhibit open

The exhibit Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See is open at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens in Muncie.

The exhibit examines the life and legacy of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old who was murdered in 1955, and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. It features images and first-hand narratives about Till-Mobley’s effort to tell the world what happened to her son.

“Emmett Till’s story is not distant history — it continues to shape the world we live in,” said Sebastián Encina, director of curation and exhibition at Minnetrista. “This exhibition asks visitors to sit with the reality of what happened, to understand the courage of Mamie Till-Mobley, and to recognize how memory, truth, and responsibility are deeply connected. Remembering is not passive work — it requires attention, care, and action.”

The exhibit will run through April 12.   

Dean’s list

A Pennville resident recently made the dean’s list at a Maryland college.

Terri Thompson earned the honor for the fall semester at University of Maryland Global Campus.