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August 4th, 2011
PIERCETON — Excellence for all by improving communication and focusing on school enrollment are top priorities for the upcoming school year according to Whitko Community School Corporation (WCSC) Superintendent Steve Clason.
“Main concerns are improved communications and really looking at focusing on our registration and enrollment right now to make sure we have very solid numbers,” Clason said.
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COLUMBIA CITY — At last month’s Whitley County Commissioners meeting, a request was made by concerned citizens to address a potential speeding issue on CR 300 North – particularly the area between Ind. 205 and U.S. 33 near Churubusco.
Before deciding if a change should be made, it was determined that typical speeds on the road should be investigated in order to calculate a starting speed for evaluation and discussion.
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COLUMBIA CITY – It was a quiet entry for a $30,000 surprise Tuesday for the Center for Whitley County Youth – but the message got across loud and clear.
Five non-profit organizations dedicated to children and young people’s development – including the Center for Whitley County Youth – got a noisy surprise visit and $30,000 grants yesterday from the Dekko Foundation.
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COLUMBIA CITY — Two positions have been filled at local area schools.
Lyle Kuhmichel has been named the new assistant principal at Columbia City High School.
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August 1st
CAPE CANAVERAL — As the world watched history unfold with the swan song Space Shuttle voyage recently, one local woman, who’d been a part of the monumental program since its inaugural flight nearly three decades ago, witnessed the closing of a chapter in her life she will not soon forget.
For 28 years a Columbia City native has worked in the shuttle program. Dawn (Smith) Meyer graduated from Columbia City Joint High School in 1978.
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COLUMBIA CITY — The second man connected with the death of a local woman in a meth explosion will serve 16 years in jail.
Wade Burns, 22, was sentenced Monday to six years for reckless homicide and received 12 years, two of those suspended, for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.
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Musicians Shade Jonze (Henry Phillips) and Shannon Persinger, known as Shade and Shannon, perform at the gazebo in South Whitley as part of an ongoing performing arts program in South Whitley sponsored by the South Whitley Public Library and the Whitley County Community Foundation. The duet entertained a modest crowd on the lawn in front of the gazebo despite challenging temperatures near 90 degrees with country and western favorites by artists such as Johnny Cash, Roger Miller and Willie Nelson.
July 31st
CHURUBUSCO — Preliminary results from spring ISTEP+ (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus) testing revealed recently that both Churubusco Elementary School and Churubusco Junior-Senior High School scored in the exemplary category among Indiana schools.
According to CES Principal Shellie Miller, recent results gave the elementary, junior-senior high school and the district as a whole an “A” rating on a grading scale of A-F.
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July 29th
HUNTINGTON — The special prosecutor selected to investigate a domestic issue involving Whitley County Sheriff Mark Hodges and his estranged wife, Laurell, has decided no charges should be filed.
Huntington Co. Prosecutor Amy Richison was named as special prosecutor for a July 19 incident involving the sheriff which was initially investigated by the Indiana State Police.
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July 28th
COLUMBIA CITY – Mayor James Fleck gave high praise to city departments Tuesday regarding their handling of the Saturday, July 2 power outage caused by high winds and heavy storms.
Fleck cited several departments, including water, sewer and electric who performed well during the Fourth of July weekend outage.
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