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Warren to set live traps to catch feral cats running loose in town

Beginning Monday, June 20, the Town of Warren will be setting live traps to capture feral cats running loose in the community.

The cats will then be taken to the Riverside Veterinary Clinic, where they will be spayed or neutered and offered up for adoption as barn cats.

The clinic is currently searching for more homes for the cats, which will be available after they have been spayed and neutered.

The Town of Warren advises homeowners who have cats without collars to keep their pets inside, as all collected cats will be taken to the clinic.

Board re-affirms cutting assistant superintendent position

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The Huntington County Community School Corporation board voted again on June 13 to eliminate the position of assistant superintendent of instruction, currently held by Charles Grable. The position will be terminated at the end of the 2011-12 school year.

The vote was passed 4-3. Board members Scott Hoffman (District 1), Kevin Patrick (District 2), Ben Landrum (District 3) and Rex Baxter (District 7) voted for the action. Dr. Jennifer Goff (District 4), Tom King (District 5) and Troy Smart (District 6) voted against.

HCCSC board narrowly passes redistricting plan

The Huntington County Community School Corporation board voted June 13 to redistrict the former Horace Mann attendance area by redrawing school district boundary lines for Andrews, Lancaster and Lincoln schools and offering choice of school for the 2011-12 school year.

The vote was passed 4-3, with board members Dr. Jennifer Goff (District 4), Kevin Patrick (District 2) and Scott Hoffman (District 1) voting against.

Andrews library misses out on Community Focus Fun grant

The Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library did not receive a Community Focus Fund grant from the state Office of Community and Rural Affairs as it had hoped,
Nancy Disbro, Andrews librarian, told the Andrews Town Council at the council's meeting on Monday, June 13.

However, Disbro added that the library could still apply for the same grant again this fall, and she said that other projects that have been denied funding the first time have been granted funding the second try.

The Andrews Library has been seeking grant money for its renovation and expansion project.

Warren council takes care of details for the Salamonie Summer Festival

The Warren Town Council met Monday, June 13, to tackle a full agenda of unfinished business.

President Julia Glessner called the meeting to order and introduced Tracey Brown, recently appointed to the council.

Vicky Grimm, of the Salamonie Summer Festival Committee, requested early closing of portions of Main, Nancy and Second streets on Tuesday, June 28, to allow for Top Notch Amusements to install rides for the festival. In addition, a request was made for use of the municipal parking lot for overflow if necessary.

Her request was approved unanimously.

Commissioners to help fix Baker drain as part of effort to help Riverforks see growth

In order to promote future growth within the Riverforks Industrial Park, the Huntington County Commissioners approved up to $10,000 to be spent on the Baker drain to improve drainage in the area.

The improvement will make the drain an open ditch, rather than the tile drain currently in place. The drain's path goes under Ind.-9 and connects to another drain west of the highway.

HCCSC names Rudolf to be Andrews principal

Amy Rudolf will assume the position of Andrews Elementary School principal starting in the fall of 2011.

Rudolf will be filling a vacancy left at Andrews due to an internal transfer of personnel, Superintendent Tracey Shafer says.

Current Andrews principal Gary Mast will be assuming the role of full-time guidance counselor after Vicki Graft retires this year. Graft has been the guidance counselor at Andrews since 1992.

Shafer says that Mast has been "bounced around" the school corporation, going back and forth between positions.

HCCSC to use YMCA swim facilities for teams

The Huntington County Community School Corporation has made an agreement with the Parkview Huntington YMCA to use the Y's swimming facilities for high school and middle school swim practices and competitions for the next five years.

The annual compensation for use of the Y's facilities will be $35,000 per school year, Superintendent Tracey Shafer says.

The Parkview Huntington YMCA was built with 8-lane competitive facilities with the intention of one day serving the school swim teams. Traditional YMCA's are built with 6-lanes.

Roanoke council to have 3 of 5 seats open

The town of Roanoke is looking for a few good men.

Or women.

Elections for town council are coming up, and current council President John Stoeckley is asking his fellow residents to think about offering themselves as candidates for the council.

Three of the five seats on the council are up for election this year. Stoeckley, who has served on the council for two decades, says he doesn't plan to run again. The other two seats are currently held by Ann O'Brien, who is planning to move outside of Roanoke and will become ineligible to serve, and Nick Altman.

Pfc. Witta graduates from basic at Fort Benning

Army National Guard Pfc.Caleb A. Witta has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA.

During the nine weeks of training, Witta received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions.

Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.

Sheriff’s reserve protects, serves and saves county taxpayers

The Huntington County Sheriff’s Reserve is directed by (seated from left) Chief Deputy Chris Newton; Reserve Director Mike Crago, himself a reserve deputy; Reserve Coordinator Chris Long, a full-time deputy; and Sheriff Terry Stoffel.
Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Some of the county officers who will be keeping an eye on festivals throughout Huntington County this summer are offering their services to their communities at no charge.

The Huntington County Sheriff's Reserve, currently 14 men strong, is a direct descendant of the Sheriff's Posse - a group of untrained volunteers mobilized for a specific purpose, then disbanded once the immediate need was over.

But unlike those groups, Sheriff Terry Stoffel says, today's reserve officers are highly trained individuals who stand ready to serve on a regular basis.

Board won’t reverse decision on contract to build water treatment facility

The Huntington Board of Works rejected a request from Fort Wayne-based Robert E. Crosby Inc. construction firm to review bids for the city's new water treatment facility during the BOW meeting on Monday, June 6.

In May, the board had awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to L.D. Dosca Associates of Kalamazoo, MI, to build the city's new water treatment plant.

But Dosca was not the lowest bidder.

School board wants to see more students moved to Salamonie

Superintendent Tracey Shafer presented four committee-recommended redistricting options to Huntington County Community School Corporation Board for a second time on Thursday, June 2.

Shafer had presented three of these options - redrawing boundary lines, giving parents a choice of schools and a combination of the two options - on May 23 and was asked by board members to bring the options back with more concrete numbers.

The redistricting committee analyzed Andrews, Lancaster and Lincoln schools to evaluate available space and estimated impact on each school.

Street department is closed Monday for Memorial Day

The Huntington Street Department will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day, affecting Huntington residents' trash schedules by one day.

Residents who have their trash picked up on Mondays will have service on Tuesday, May 31; residents who have trash pick-up on Tuesdays will have service on Wednesday, June 1; and residents who have trash pick-up on Wednesdays will have service on Thursday, June 2.

The Street Department requests that all trash be set out by 7 a.m. each day.