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Dealing with mycotoxins


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Charles Woloshuk, a Purdue Extension specialist, discusses mycotoxins — chemicals produced by fungi growing on food commodities — during a pesticide workshop for crop growers held Feb. 28 at the iAB financial bank Heritage Hall at the Huntington County Fairgrounds. Woloshuk presented the same workshop earlier in the day in Fort Wayne.

School board to meet in exec session Monday March 6

The Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will meet in executive session today, Monday, March 6, at 6 p.m. at the Horace Mann Education Center. 

The stated purpose of the meeting is to train school board members with an outside consultant about the performance of the role of the members as public officials.

Executive sessions are closed to the public.

HC Emergency Management Team to present preparedness workshop

The Huntington County Emergency Management team will present a severe weather preparedness workshop on Monday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at the Huntington Branch of the Huntington City-Township Public Library

The workshop will offer advice on preparing for potential severe weather this spring. The program is geared toward adults and is free.

The library is located at 255 W. Park Drive, Huntington.

For more information, visit hctpl.info or call 356-0824.

Council tables ordinance revisions

Proposed revisions to an ordinance regulating sidewalks,  solid waste disposal and nuisance conditions in the City of Huntington were tabled after a Huntington couple took issue with the new rules on sidewalks.

Dwight and Natalie Brautigam told members of the Huntington Common Council on Monday, Feb. 28, that a requirement that any new construction should include sidewalks.

County council considers financial requests

The Huntington County Council considered a number of financial requests at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 27.

The board approved a request by the Huntington County Commissioners to spend $150,000 for a CEDIT project. While that total was budgeted, it did not upload correctly in the county’s budgeting software, Gateway, which necessitated its appropriation.

HCCSC board narrowly approves new teacher computers

Despite a divided vote by members of the Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, teachers will soon get new laptop computers with plenty of extra storage space.

At its regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 27, the board voted 4-3 to authorize the purchase of 400 MacBook Air 13-inch computers with 512 gigabytes of flash drive space.

In addition, the corporation will buy 400 32-gigabyte Apple TVs, 100 extra power adaptors and six months of Apple Professional Development.

Council hears that Andrews Summer Festival could be bigger than ever

This summer’s Andrews Summer Festival is taking shape, its chair told the Andrews Town Council on Monday, Feb. 27, and could be even bigger than ever.

Festival Chair Julie Newsome said two bands have been confirmed for the festival, which will be held Aug. 11 and 12, and a third band may be added to the schedule.

She asked the council to continue its tradition of using town funds to pay for the bands, but did not have an exact figure for that expense. Council members took no immediate action on her request.

Conservation farmer award


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Mark and Dawn Shane (center) accept the 2016 Conservation Farmer of the Year Award from Greg Freck (left) of Farm Credit Mid-America and Kyle Lund (right), chairman of the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District’s board of supervisors. The award was presented Thursday, Feb. 23, during the SWCD’s annual meeting and banquet.

River Friendly Farmer Award


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Kyle Lund (left), chairman of the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District’s board of supervisors, presents the River Friendly Farmer Award to Lynne and Joseph Northrop. The award was presented Thursday, Feb. 23, during the SWCD’s annual meeting and banquet.

Warren changes two meeting dates

Meeting dates for the Warren Town Council in March and April will deviate from the regular schedule.

Meetings are normally held on the second Mondays of each month but will be held on the third Mondays, March 20 and April 17, during those two months.

The meeting time will remain at 5 p.m. and the location will continue to be the Warren Assembly Hall, 132 N. Wayne St., in Warren.

SWCD banquet speaker


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee explains forest management methods during the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, Feb. 23.

4-Hers honored for conservation projects


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Huntington County 4-H members who excelled in the 4-H soil and water conservation project were honored during the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, Feb. 23. The 4-H members include (front from left) Nicholas Christman, Benjamin Christman and Marianne Christman; and (back from left) Luke Christman and Alexandria Christman. Michael Winters, Matthew McMillan and Taylor Martz were also honored, but were not in attendance.

Armstrong is newest member of Huntington PD

Huntington Clerk-Treasurer Christi McElhaney (right) swears in Brock Armstrong as a member of the Huntington Police Department on Friday, Feb. 17. Armstrong’s girlfriend, Kristin Lewis (left), holds the Bible and Armstrong’s 3-year-old daughter, Jovie Armstrong; in the background is Huntington Police Chief Chad Hacker.
Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Brock Armstrong was sworn in on Friday, Feb. 17, as the newest member of the Huntington Police Department.

Armstrong won’t be on the street immediately, though. He’ll spend a couple of weeks with the department before heading to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in March for 15 weeks of training.

Another recent hire, Nathan Goodnight, graduated from the academy on Feb. 16.

Armstrong, a lifelong Huntington resident, graduated from Huntington North High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in general studies from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Roanoke Town Council okays street closures for several town events

The Roanoke Town Council considered a request for a series of street closures for town events at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Perry Collins, president of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce, presented the board with a list of closure requests that he and chamber member Alice Eshelman had compiled. The list indicated what events corresponded with the requested closures and how long said closures should last. Events on the list ran from May through December.

Council approved the closures.

In other business:

U.S. Rep. Banks introduces first bill

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced his first piece of legislation, the Visa Investigation and Social Media Act (VISA) of 2017, on Feb. 16.

The legislation is designed to strengthen the vetting process for visa applicants.

“We must have confidence that those entering our country do not intend us harm,” said Banks. “Directing Homeland Security to review visa applicants’ social media before granting them access to our country is common sense. Employers vet job candidates this way, and I think it’s time we do the same for visa applicants.”