Prayer meeting set July 1 Monday, June 26, 2017 7:53 AM The next Prayer for Huntington meeting will take place on July 1, at 4 p.m., at Rotary Park. All are welcome to attend. Read more about Prayer meeting set July 1
Schmidt joins NorthStar Co-op Monday, June 26, 2017 7:52 AM Tim Schmidt Tim Schmidt, of Warren, has joined NorthStar Cooperative Inc. as a dairy herd information specialist. He will collect milk samples, process dairy herd information and assist dairy producers in Allen, Whitley, Cass, Madison, Kosciusko, Porter and Lake counties to make effective use of dairy herd improvement records and reports. Schmidt holds a Bachelor of Science in animal agribusiness from Purdue University. He has worked in the agriculture industry for more than 15 years and in consultative business sales for more than 12 years. Read more about Schmidt joins NorthStar Co-op
Grants open to those with interest in public safety Monday, June 26, 2017 7:50 AM The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation is accepting applications for the Secure Indiana Scholarship, which offers funds to Indiana students pursuing a career in public safety. Full-time students are eligible for $2,000 and part-time students are eligible for $1,000. The students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, currently volunteer for a public safety organization and must be pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited Indiana college. Read more about Grants open to those with interest in public safety
New antennas Monday, June 26, 2017 7:49 AM Photo by Scott Trauner. Workers contracted by AT&T replaced several antennas on the water tower in Warren on Wednesday, June 21, and Thursday, June 22. The work shown is from Wednesday morning. Read more about New antennas
Speed reduced on Etna Avenue Monday, June 26, 2017 7:46 AM Photo by Steve Clark. A car passes one of the new speed limit signs on Etna Avenue on Thursday, June 22, that drops the speed from Gardendale Avenue to Waterworks Road to 20 miles per hour. The signs were installed earlier in the week and will remain in place until the fall of 2018, when construction on the Etna Avenue Improvement Project is expected to conclude. The speed was lowered in the interests of safety due to the presence of construction workers and equipment working on the project, said Chad Hacker, chief of the Huntington Police Department. Read more about Speed reduced on Etna Avenue
Entries now open for LAC Regional Art Exhibit Monday, June 26, 2017 7:43 AM Entry forms are now available for the LaFontaine Arts Council’s 2017 Regional Art Exhibit. The exhibit is held annually in the Wilson Gallery at of Merillat Centre for the Arts at Huntington University. To request an entry form for the open show, contact Debbie Dyer at 358-0055 or lafontaineartscouncil@gmail.com Any inquiries regarding the show should be directed to the LaFontaine Arts Council. Read more about Entries now open for LAC Regional Art Exhibit
HCARS Field Day Sunday, June 25, 2017 9:17 AM Photo by Steve Clark. Dennis Keyser mans a station for the Huntington County Amateur Radio Society on Saturday, June 24, as the group participates in a two-day field event based in front of the ReStore at the Habitat for Humanity facility on Commerce Drive, in Huntington. Read more about HCARS Field Day
Literacy on the Lawn Sunday, June 25, 2017 9:12 AM Photo by Steve Clark. The Erie Band performs at the Huntington County Courthouse as part of the Literacy on the Lawn celebration for the Huntington County Literacy Coalition hailing its 30th year. Read more about Literacy on the Lawn
Veterans Memorial now bears the names of World War II dead Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:21 AM Photo by Cindy Klepper. Three plaques memorializing the 95 Huntington County men who died during World War II were unveiled Friday, June 16, at the Veterans Memorial at Memorial Park, in Huntington. The plaques have been affixed to a cement ledge that encircles the plane at the center of the memorial. A plaque honoring local men who died in World War I had previously been added to the memorial. Read more about Veterans Memorial now bears the names of World War II dead
Gardens, landscaping net Yard of the Month honors for Clarks, Halls Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:01 AM Photos provided. Huntington residents Jennifer and David Hall and Lance and Mary Clark share Huntington Yard of the Month honors for June. The award is handed out during warm-weather months to celebrate residents who do an exemplary job maintaining their properties in the City of Huntington. Read more about Gardens, landscaping net Yard of the Month honors for Clarks, Halls
Splash on the Wabash to drift on down the river on July 8 Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:58 AM Splash on the Wabash, a one-day festival highlighting Huntington’s Wabash River, will be held July 8 at the Forks of the Wabash Historic Park, 3011 W. Park Drive, Huntington. The featured event is a lazy river ride down the Wabash River on an inner tube. The float lasts 60 to 90 minutes, with three launch times to choose from — 10 a.m., noon or 2 p.m. Participants can bring their own heavy duty river tube and life jacket or rent a tube. Life jackets are required, and the float is limited to those 8 years and older. Read more about Splash on the Wabash to drift on down the river on July 8
Stop 22 Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:57 AM Photo by Steve Clark. A group of people walk the track around Kriegbaum Field, in Huntington, on Saturday, June 17, during an event organized by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2689 to raise awareness for the reported 22 veteran suicides that occur each day. The event’s attendees walked around the track for 22 minutes. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Stop 22 program. Read more about Stop 22
Kids Kampus offers free preschool for 2017-18 Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:53 AM Photo provided. Pathfinder Kids Kampus is now an On My Way Pre-K Provider. This program will allow the early education facility to provide free preschool to 10 4-year-old children for the 2017-18 school year. Kids Kampus is now accepting applications for the free preschool openings. Read more about Kids Kampus offers free preschool for 2017-18
HNHS Class of ’77 seeks contact info for members Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:50 AM The Huntington North High School Class of 1977 is planning its 40-year reunion for Aug. 12 at the Cottage Event Center, in Roanoke. Reunion organizers have been unable to contact a large number of class members. Anyone with contact information is asked to call Ann Flora Etter at 224-8405. Missing class members are Teena Moon, Pam Yordy, Mike Rugg, Sally Miller, Susan Long, Robin Schofield, Sheryl McHenry, Linda Campbell, Lori Gerz and Eddy Alwine. Read more about HNHS Class of ’77 seeks contact info for members
Mills establishes firefighters’ training fund Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:49 AM Susan Mills has established the Nate Mills Memorial Firefighters’ Fund through the Huntington County Community Foundation in memory of her son. Through the fund, Fort Wayne firefighters can seek reimbursement for training expenses. Her goal is to see the fund grow large enough to serve area volunteer firefighters outside of Fort Wayne. Read more about Mills establishes firefighters’ training fund