Archive - News Article
The Post and Mail will be be running profiles throughout the week of the candidates for all Whitley County elections taking place Nov. 8.
The profiles will begin with the three mayoral candidates in Tuesday's edition of the Post and Mail.
October 28th
Due to a mechanical malfunction, some news pages in the weekend edition of The Post & Mail are missing from the newspaper -- notably sports coverage. This will be rectified in Monday's edition. We apologize for this omission.
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October 27th
SOUTH WHITLEY â Three bid packages were submitted for Phase II of the waste water treatment plant and opened by project manager David Harvey with Fleis and Vandenbrink at Tuesday eveningâs South Whitley town council meeting.
Mandated by the state, Phase II includes upgrades to the waste water treatment plant by enlarging the main water inceptor along Water and Main Streets, constructing a headwaters work building, and a new electrical building on an adjacent property.
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October 26th
COLUMBIA CITY â Robin Wright has been named to chair the 2011 fund raising campaign for United Way of Whitley County.
John Black, executive director of the local United Way, made the announcement this week.
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Beth Wood, of Indiana Wild, visited Mary Raber Elementary School Friday with her âfriendsâ including an opossum. Maeson Young, second grade student, wasnât sure she wanted to pet the opossum but eventually did. Other animals shown were a North American alligator, chocolate-striped skunk, rabbit, a hissing cockroach and a fruit bat. The students have been studying about bats and the visit tied in well. For more information go to www.indianawild.org.
COLUMBIA CITY â The Whitley County Sheriffâs Department is welcoming a new deputy to the force.
Though he was hired several weeks ago, Brandon Smith will go on duty Sunday.
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October 25th
COLUMBIA CITY â A pair of Columbia City natives make up one half of an indie rock band that, with a little financial help, is hoping to make a big splash in the music business for âyearsâ to come.
The band, called years, is making an album and has planned a fundraiser to get the final financing in place.
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October 24th
COLUMBIA CITY â Ran-dall Carpenter, MD, made local history at Parkview Whitley Hospital by delivering the last baby born at the old hospital Oct. 17, and the first baby born in the new hospital four days later on Oct. 21, just a day after the hospital officially opened.
Parkview Whitley Hospitalâs first baby to be born in the new facility is Alexander Dean Crampton, born to Barbara Gideon and Christian Crampton, of Columbia City.
Alexander, who was born at 11:14 a.m. on Friday, weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces at birth, and was 19 inches long.
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October 22nd
PIERCETON â Six third-grade students from South Whitley Elementary School (SWES) who participated in the schoolâs swim program at the Whitley County Family YMCA, proudly led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Whitko Community School Corporation (WCSC) board of directors meeting this week.
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COLUMBIA CITY â The transfer of 21 patients Thursday from Parkview Whitley Hospitalâs former Oak Street address to the hospitalâs new facility at the corner of Ind. 205 and U.S. 30 was highlighted with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the blessing of the new hospital and the transfer of the chapel Bible from the old facility.
The events marked the official opening of the hospital and the beginning of a new era in health care for Whitley County, according to a hospital officials.Â
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