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INTERNATIONAL VISITORS: LTES hosting those touring for autism

February 3, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — A local elementary school will host international visitors who are touring the United States studying how best to educate children with autism.

Little Turtle Elementary School in Columbia City, along with Creek Side Middle School in Carmel will host the guests for the entire day Wednesday, according to a Whitley County Consolidated School Corporation press release.

CRASH: U.S. 30 shut-down after double semi collision

February 3, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — U.S. 30 at the intersection of CR 800 E has been shut down after two tractor-trailers crashed.
According to police scanner traffic, one semi allegedly ran a red light.
Three patients were transported to Parkview Whitley Hospital with minor injuries.

DUELING GROUNDHOGS: Rodents mixed on spring forecast; Whitley Countians have experienced mild winter to date, spring-like temperatures this week

February 2, 2012

Staff & wire reports

COLUMBIA CITY – The general consensus in Whitley County, Indiana is if six more weeks of winter is like this ... then bring it on!

A very mild winter has been experienced locally to date, and this week's temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees above normal adds to early spring fever.

Most of the groundhog oracles today were pointing to an early springtime, but at least one was predicting 6 more weeks of "winter."

EAGLE TECH MILESTONE: School first to host residency in inaugural year

February 2, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — Already a part of the ever-advancing New Tech Network, Eagle Tech Academy (ETA) is still finding ways to break new ground. On Wednesday and Thursday, ETA hosted the National New Tech Leadership Residency, a workshop for New Tech directors, administrators and staff members who will be opening New Tech schools next year.

ETA is the first school to host the conference during its inaugural year. According to Principal Brady Mullett, approximately 50 individuals are attending, representing half of the roughly 28 schools beginning programs next year.

UNFAIR TO AGRICULTURE? Proponents of wind energy say their point of view not considered

February 1, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County’s most volatile hot-button issue for the past year or more has been wind energy — to embrace the possible arrival of 400-foot-high wind turbines or tell the companies who market the wind harnessers “no thank you, we don’t want them.”
While both sides of this heated debate have been represented through the myriad public hearings and committee meetings, it appears the squeakiest wheel in the debate is about to be lubricated more thoroughly than a wind turbine’s gearbox.

POLICE PRESENCE: Fulkerson gets town funds to serve as S-G SRO

January 30, 2012

COLUMBIA CITY — It’s official. Town Marshal Chad Fulkerson is the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Smith-Green Community Schools.
The Churubusco Town Council made the official decision recently to contribute funds to have Fulkerson at the school for four days out of five.
Fulkerson took training for the SRO duties at SGCS during the summer and has been at the school for three days out of five since August.

SECTIONALS: County advances 17 grapplers to regionals

January 30, 2012

CARROLL — The year-end wrestling tournament kicked off this weekend with all three Whitley County Schools competing in the Carroll Sectional.
Overall points determine only one team to move on to regionals; a fourth place finish or better on an individual level sends a matman to the next round.

Since 1993, the three schools have accounted for 12 of the 19 team wins at Carroll, including a run of eight straight by Columbia City.

Carroll, who claimed the title in six of the other seven years, won its own sectional with a point total of 187.50.