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Huntington County Road Manual gets first revision since 1985

For the first time since 1985, the Huntington County Road Manual has been revised. And the Huntington County Commissioners would like to know what the public thinks about those revisions.

The manual contains specifications for new roads, the qualifications a private road must meet to become a public one and policies for mailboxes, parking in the road and more. The scope of the revisions encompasses the entire manual.

County towns’ leaders to exchange info, ideas

A meeting of the town councils of the towns of Warren, Andrews, Roa-noke, Markle and Mt. Etna; the Common Council and Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Huntington; and the Huntington County Commissioners will be held Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at Markle Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St., Markle.

An exchange of information and discussion on any and all matters may be brought before the group. It is expected that no action will be taken or any binding decisions will be made at the meeting.

Executive session Monday

The Huntington County Commissioners will meet in executive session on Monday, Oct. 31, at 11:15 a.m. to discuss job performance evaluation of an individual employee.

The meeting will be held in Room 103A of the Huntington County Courthouse, 201 N. Jefferson St., Huntington. 

Five candidates trying for trio of at-large county council seats

Huntington County Council candidates are (from left) Shane Bickel, Ron Kline, Terry Miller, Robert Miller and Scott Thornsberry.
TAB file photos; photos provided.

The contest for three at-large seats on the Huntington County Council has five candidates — Republicans Shane Bickel, Ron Kline and Terry L. Miller, and Democrats Robert W. Miller and Scott A. Thornsberry.

Bickel, 61, a resident of Division Road, is the only incumbent of the group.

He is retired after serving for 35 years as an officer on the Huntington Police Department. He is a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

Kline, 64, is a retired handyman. He is a resident of 2409 Riverside Drive, Huntington.

Common Council executive session includes discussion on UB Building

The Huntington Common Council will meet in executive session on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 a.m. to discuss litigation that has been initiated, is pending or has been threatened in writing.

The meeting will take place in the Mayor’s Conference Room on the third floor of the City Building, 300 Cherry St., Huntington.

The council’s regular meeting will follow at 6:45 a.m. in the Council Chambers, also located on the third floor of the City Building.

Markle Town Council spares Draper Street home from demolition

During a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 19, members of the Markle Town Council voted on the fates of three properties, including one that could be the oldest house in town.

Councilmen Mark Hamilton and Eric Bower were unanimous in releasing an order by the Huntington Countywide Department of Community Development on the property at 190 Draper St., owned by Thomas and Alicia Broyles. Councilman Jeff Humbarger was absent.

Home in Roanoke declared unsafe, will be razed

The Roanoke Town Council voted during its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, to demolish the house at 775 Seminary St.

The house’s occupant, Cassandra Emley, who is buying the property on contract, had been given a deadline of Oct. 18 to comply with an order of enforcement from the Huntington Countywide Depart- ment of Community Development (DCD).

Getting in early


Photo by Rebecca Sandlin

Michael Yarger, of Huntington, makes his choices for elected office on the second day of early voting, Thursday, Oct. 13, outside the Huntington County Clerk’s Office. County officials say there were 142 votes on the first day of early voting, Wednesday, Oct. 12, with a total of 615 votes cast between Oct. 12 and Oct. 17.

Hoosier voters to decide if hunting is a constitutional right

During this fall’s election, voters will get to decide whether or not hunting and fishing should be rights in Indiana.

The Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment will appear on ballots as Public Question 1 and requires a “yes” or “no” vote. Should a simple majority of voters cast ballots in favor of the amendment, the acts of hunting, fishing and harvesting wildlife would become constitutional rights for Hoosiers.

Voters to decide if two judges keep their seats

James Kirsch (left) and Patricia Riley
Photos provided.

Local voters will help decide this fall if two judges on the Indiana Court of Appeals will be retained in office.

The judges on the ballot are James S. Kirsch, presiding judge of Indiana’s second district, and Patricia A. Riley, presiding judge of the fourth district.

The court’s second district includes the middle section of Indiana, including Huntington County. The fourth district covers all of Indiana. Each of the state’s five districts has a panel of three judges.

Library board sticks with director’s terminations

Sometimes emotional pleas from supporters of six terminated Huntington City-Township Public Library employees didn’t sway the library board to reverse its decision to eliminate those employees’ positions.

The board voted Sept. 19 to approve a restructuring plan that library Director Beka Lemons says will bring the local library’s budget more in line with other libraries its size. That plan includes the termination of six long-time employees, most of them department heads or assistants, and adding seven new, lower-paid positions.

HCCSC board puts study hall on hold for this year

The availability of a study hall period at Huntington North High School has been put on hold for at least another semester, after members of the Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees accepted a recommendation to postpone offering a study period until next school year.

At its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 17, Superintendent Randy Harris told the board that offering study hall for the second semester of the current school year would upset too many school plans already in place.

Local county commissioners attend Association of Indiana Counties annual meet

Huntington County Commissioners Tom Wall, Larry Buzzard and Rob Miller were among the approximately 500 county officials and employees who attended the Association of Indiana Counties’ annual conference Sept. 26 through Sept. 29 in Allen County.

The 58th annual conference offered a variety of professional development courses, opportunities to network with peers and updates on county government issues.