Archive - Jan 21, 2012

OFFICERS PUT IN PLACE: Whitko finance board selected

January 21, 2012

PIERCETON — By unanimous vote, Whitko Community School Corporation board vice president Jorell Tucker was elected as president for the WCSC Board of Finance and board secretary Roger Boggs as secretary for the Board of Finance in Monday evening’s finance meeting.
Director of Financial Operations Tom McFarland discussed last year‘s total investments, which earned $21,886.95.

EYE ON THE LEGISLATURE: Whitko discusses school-related bills mulled by Indiana Statehouse

January 21, 2012

PIERCETON — With state legislatures having 167 bills which will ultimately affect school education, Whitko Community School Corporation’s Superintendent Steve Clason is unsure how many of the bills will require a committee hearing.
Clason provided a detailed update on a few legislature bills which may affect the corporation at its Board of School Trustees regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
“Who knows how many of them (167 bills) will get a committee hearing or actually get to the docket,” Clason said.

GIVING IN HER BLOOD: Local woman honored for blood donation

January 21, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — Ellen Hively is a true blue bona fide domesticated tomboy.
She sews, cans, hunts, butchers, gardens, fishes — but most notably she donates her blood.
This Whitley County gal has a heart of gold and she proved that when she received the American Red Cross distinguished honor of being named Whitley County’s Outstanding Donor during January which is National Blood Donor Month.
Hively has donated 216 pints of blood so far and in March she will hit the 27 gallon mark.
“It renews my body. I build new blood platelets every time,” she said.

GETTING SOME AIR

January 21, 2012

Trevor Ellis, 11, of Columbia City leaps from the top of a snow pile at the corner of Chauncey and Van Buren streets Saturday during the 7th Annual Whitley County "Fire and Ice" Winterfest. 11-year-old James Romano looks on. More photos, coverage and results will appear in the Monday edition of The Post & Mail.

CCPD: New detectives begin tenure

January 21, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — The Columbia City Police Department’s newly-appointed detectives began their first full week on the job this week.

Robert Stephenson and Gary Archbold were chosen by CCPD Chief Tim Longenbaugh and Captain Tony Hively last week, to replace their (Longenbaugh and Hively’s) former positions.

“Its a great opportunity to expand my law enforcement background,” Archbold said.

Archbold and Stephenson have more than a decade of experience on the CCPD with 13 and 14 years respectively.