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June 6th, 2013
COLUMBIA CITY â Eagle Glen residents will see improvements to their water service â however, not immediately.
A decision to accept a contract from an engineering firm was tabled at the most recent Board of Works meeting.
Water Department Superintendent Mike Dear requested bids from four different engineering firms. He recommended the city choose DLZ at a cost of $59,400.
The decision was tabled because board members did not feel there was sufficient data to decide.
âI feel like I have been left out of the information loop,â Walt Crowder said.
CHURUBUSCO â After opening several trash bids submitted for proposal to Churubusco Town Council members, a vote was made to award the contract to National Serv-All, and in turn, reduce residentsâ charges by almost half.
Beginning July 1, the new service contract will take effect. National Serv-All is the current servicer provider, but the new agreement with the town will mean a reduction in costs.
Editorâs note: Throughout the month of June, The Post & Mail will be featuring several public safety officials in a multi-part series.
COLUMBIA CITY â In the 1970s, many boys across the U.S. became fascinated with the new television series, Emergency! â a show about new techniques and technology in the growing field of fire and medical work.
Mike McGregor was no different.
âIt was my favorite show on television,â McGregor said. âIâd play it with my friends in the backyard when I was growing up.â
CHURUBUSCO â Churubusco could soon be the new location for a health care companyâs home office.
Whitley County Council discussed an incentive package to entice Inwelligent Healthcare Inc. to the area, and at last nightâs Churubusco Town Council meeting, President Frank Kessler asked fellow members if there was an additional incentive the town could make.
June 5th
Riley Bunyan, Columbia City, throws a pitch in a softball game in May at Morsches Park.
Youth softball and baseball games are in full swing in the month of June.
FORT WAYNE (AP) â The Fort Wayne Childrenâs Zoo has a new addition.
The zooâs three-year-old female red panda, Xiao, has given birth to a cub, and zoo officials are carefully monitoring its progress.
Zoo officials who announced the birth Tuesday said the next few weeks are critical to the cubâs survival. Xiao gave birth to two cubs in 2012, but neither survived.
About half of all red panda cubs born in captivity die within 30 days of their birth.
The zoo has closed the pathway in front of the red panda exhibit to guests to minimize stress on the animals.
COLUMBIA CITY â Peabody Public Libraryâs staff is fortunate to have the opportunity to help people in the community pursue their dreams every day.
âOur dream is to make your library an even better place for you, your children and grandchildren,â said one staff person.
Visit the libraryâs website at http://ppl.lib.in.us and check out the new online Library WishList. There, people may choose an item theyâd like to see at the library, make a contribution towards the purchase or sponsor an item in memory of a loved one.
Coesse Elementary School presented awards for their Lifeline Leader program Wednesday.
The lifeline of flexibility was recognized this month.
Students awarded for flexibility include Jadyn Smith, Blair Hennessy, Monroe Hyde, Collin Ream, Evelyn Culp, Brant Pettigrew, Starr Maley, Michael Holtzman, Clay Ousley, Lyle Baron, Mitchell Pattee, Hannah Swoverland, Hailee Steele, Madison Hull, Annamarie Yager, Lauren Lee, Showlyn Patee, Alexis Pletcher and Maxwell Joseph.
COLUMBIA CITY â Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel is hosting another Mayorâs Night In Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
This is a chance for residents to schedule a time to talk with the mayor, ask questions or learn more about what is going on in the city.
To sign up for a time slot, residents can contact Martha Acres at 248-5111. Mayorâs Night In is held at his office in City Hall.
COLUMBIA CITY â A Columbia City man admitted to his role in a meth-dealing arrest in April.
Warren Goodman, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a Class B felony.
Goodman will be sentenced next month.
His plea agreement stated that, regardless of the total sentence length, he would not serve more than eight years in jail or prison.
Three other charges against Goodman were dropped upon the acceptance of the plea agreement.
