Archive - Nov 2012
November 17th
COLUMBIA CITY — The Salvation Army’s red kettles are out and bell ringers are making noise to bring in funds for the nonprofit organization.
The red kettle national campaign is the organization’s largest fundraiser.
Pat Mossburg is the Salvation Army of Whitley County’s ministries coordinator. “These donations help provide the monies for the year-round local programs and services for those in need in our community and continue to be one of our most important and well-known fundraising drives,”Mossburg said.
SOUTH WHITLEY — After the Indiana Department of Education released a report grading Indiana Schools, Whitko Community Schools was ranked with some of the lower scores.
With Pierceton Elementary School and Whitko Middle School bottoming out with Ds, both the South Whitley Elementary School and Whitko High School held Cs.
Steve Clason, Whitko Com-munity School Corporation’s superintendent, said, “I am extremely disappointed with our grades. There are no excuses. They will improve.”
The district is reviewing the state’s report to see what academic areas need improving.
CHURUBUSCO — Titles and dollars were painted as leverage by Clerk-Treasurer Madalyn Sade-Bartl when she made a request to drop her dual title and change her pay.
Although her proposed idea left her no vacation time, no overtime and no paid time off, it would allow her to make her own hours and have a salary of $50,900 a year instead of $43,484.
COLUMBIA CITY — United Way’s 2012 campaign, Live United, continues to bring in funds for the nonprofit organization.
According to Executive Director Cindy Baker, approximately $23,000 has been pledged to this year’s $190,000 campaign.
“We still have many company employee campaigns that are still out there that are in the process of being wrapped up, which is where a lot of our contributions come from,” said Baker.
November 16th
Jerry L. Smith 70, of rural Columbia City, died at 6:17 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Parkview Whitley Hospital where he was admitted on Monday.
He was born April 21, 1942, in Thorncreek Township, he was the son of the late Franklin J. and Una Dell (Bowman) Smith.
His formative years were spent in Thorncreek Township.
He attended Columbia City High School.
On June 20, 1959, he was united in marriage to Marilyn L. Gibson.
They have always made their home in Whitley County.
For the past 35 years, he was the owner and operator of Jerry’s Tire Service in Columbia City.
Columbia City High School freshman Brock Bunyan shot an eight-point buck near Wilson Lake in Columbia City. Submit your deer photos to The Post & Mail by e-mail to sports@thepostandmail.com.
WARSAW — What initially started as a controlled drug buy turned into one of Kosciusko County’s largest heroin busts in its history.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Warsaw Police joined forces Thursday for a controlled heroin buy.
But the buy was interrupted by a report of a possible methamphetamine lab on Stoneburner Road in Warsaw.
Police searched the residence and found an active meth lab, arresting Shawn Morton, 50, and his wife Dawn Morton, 47, on a preliminary charges of dealing and manufacturing meth.
SOUTH WHITLEY — In light of a southwest Whitley County crash that had the potential to be disastrous, Whitley County Highway Department Superintendent Mike Barton advises motorists to use caution.
A pair of Whitley County Highway workers were repairing pot holes on CR 400 S. near 950 W. Thursday afternoon when a car came over a hill.
The driver, Amanda Syndram, 19, of Pierceton, slammed on the brakes, losing control on the loose gravel on the road.
COLUMBIA CITY — In order to improve communications between departments, the City of Columbia City will soon have the ability to access digitally organized information in a Geographic Information System (GIS) via computers, tablets or smartphones.
“It’s time, efficiency and cost savings for the city as a whole,” said Mayor Ryan Daniel.
Mayor Daniel said the system will allow for quicker access to information which will mainly benefit departments in their daily tasks.
As a result, the system may prove to be beneficial to city residents.
