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Huntington County primary election results

Results with absentee ballots and 36 of 36 precincts reported.

Here are the unofficial results from the Huntington County primary elections on May 8, 2012.

HUNTINGTON COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Thomas M. Hakes 4986

COUNTY TREASURER
Brenda Hamilton 4973

COUNTY CORONER
Kevin E. Patrick 1502
Philip Zahm 3962

COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2
Terry Abbett 2288
Larry D. Buzzard 3243

COUNTY COMMISSIONER- DISTRICT 3
Tom Wall 4774

Trio of current officeholders face no opposition within GOP for return to their positions

Running unopposed for the positions of circuit judge, county commissioner and county treasurer are incumbents (from left) Thomas Hakes, Tom Wall and Brenda Hamilton.
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Three current officeholders have no opposition in the May 8 primary election, but that doesn't mean they're assured of keeping their jobs.

Huntington Circuit Judge Thomas M. Hakes, Huntington County Commissioner Tom Wall and Huntington County Treasurer Brenda Hamilton are all seeking renomination to those positions in the Republican primary. None of the three has any opposition in the primary.

Huntington County Democrats did not field any primary candidates for any of those three positions - or for any other county-level office in the primary.

City panel to discuss banning railroad horns in town

A committee of the Huntington Common Council will meet on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the possibility and cost of the city of Huntington becoming a quiet zone for railroad horns.

The meeting will be held in the city council chambers.

Council chambers are located on the third floor of the City Building, 300 Cherry St., Huntington.

 

GOP voters can choose 3 from field of 8 for county council

County council candidates are (top row from left) Shane Bickel, John Hacker, Chris Hoke, Steve Alexander and (bottom row from left) Seth Anderson, Rex Baxter, Jaime Miller and Terry Miller.
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Three at-large seats on the Huntington County Council are up for election this year.

Voters in the May 8 Republican primary will have eight candidates to choose from. They may select three of those eight candidates.

There are no Democrat candidates in the primary election.
The Republican ballot includes all three county council incumbents - Shane Bickel, John E. Hacker and Chris Hoke. The five challengers are Steve Alexander, Seth Anderson, Rex E. Baxter, Jaime M. Miller and Terry L. Miller.

Courthouse will be open on Saturday so residents can vote and pay taxes

The Huntington County Courthouse will be open Saturday, May 5, so residents can vote and pay their taxes.

The Huntington County treasurer's office, on the first floor of the courthouse, will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon to accept property tax payments. Property taxes are due by Thursday, May 10.

The absentee voting site outside the county clerk's office on the second floor of the courthouse will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Absentee voting will end on Monday, May 7, at noon.

County coroner faces challenge in Republican primary May 8

Kevin Patrick (left) and Philip Zahm.
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The current Huntington County coroner faces a challenge in the Republican primary on May 8.

Philip Steven Zahm was appointed as coroner in January, 2011, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Leon Hurlburt. He had served as deputy coroner for the previous 10 years.

His challenger is Kevin E. Patrick, a banker who currently serves on the Huntington County Community School Corporation board of trustees.

Legislators at Huntington University Foundation breakfast

With the 2012 legislative session concluded, Indiana State Senator Jim Banks and Travis Holdman, along with State Rep. Dan Leonard, will provide Huntington University Foundation breakfast attendees with an update on the impact that new or changing legislation will have on the state.

The breakfast will take place Wednesday, May 9.

The Foundation breakfast is open to the public. It will begin at 7:45 a.m. in the Habecker Dining Commons and conclude by 9 a.m. There is a cost per person for the event and first-time attendees eat free courtesy of Bailey-Love Mortuary.

INDOT announces 469 restrictions

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that the driving lane in both directions on Ind.-469, for a three-mile stretch between Exit 0 and Exit 6, are restricted for approximately three weeks as concrete rehabilitation work takes place.

The speed limit along Ind.-469 has been reduced to 55 mph with flashers imposing temporary speed limits of 45 mph when workers are present. The lane will have a 24-hour restriction.

County council helps Isolatek become ‘leader’

Huntington's Isolatek International will become a world leader with its multi-million dollar project to switch to a cleaner-burning fuel for its blast furnaces.

The project was laid out April 23 for the Huntington County Council and won a 10-year tax abatement for the $4.2 million investment.

Under the abatement, the amount of taxes collected by the county on the new investment will be gradually phased in until the full assessment is collected at the end of 10 years.

HCCSC board delays iPad purchase amid questions

Huntington County Community School Corporation teachers may have to wait a few more weeks before they get to start playing with new corporation-issued iPads after the school board opted to delay voting on the purchase at the regular meeting on Monday, April 23.

Board members expressed concern over preparing teachers to work with the devices in the classroom.

"How will we get teachers up to speed?" Board President Kevin Patrick asked.

Common council to continue two meetings per month

The Huntington Common Council will continue to meet twice a month.

A proposal to drop one of the monthly meetings was defeated on a 4-3 vote during the council's early-morning meeting on Tuesday, April 24.

The council will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. and on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:45 a.m. Both meetings are open to the public.
Council members Greg Davis, Jim Long and Wayne Powell voted in favor of discontinuing the early-morning meeting.

Commish candidates seek return to seat

Terry Abbett (left) and Larry Buzzard.
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Two men are seeking the Republican nomination as second district Huntington County commissioner.

Both candidates, Terry R. Abbett and Larry D. Buzzard, have previously served as commissioner, although at separate times. The seat is currently held by fellow Republican Kathy Branham, who is not seeking re-election.
Abbett, 62, lives at 1541 Avon Place, Huntington, and is semi-retired.

A 1966 high school graduate, he attended Ball State University for a year and Dixie College for two years. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Stretch of Ind.-114 to be closed this Tuesday

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that Ind.-114 is scheduled to be closed on Tuesday, April 24, weather permitting, to accommodate replacement of the bridge over the west fork of Clear Creek, between CR 200W and South Washington Road, approximately 12 miles east of North Manchester.

The official detour is from Ind.-5 to Ind.-14 to Ind.-9.

The bridge requires rehabilitation for continued safety to the traveling public.

Work is scheduled to be complete by the end of August.

Four new troopers join FW state police post

Jonathon Amburgey.
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Four new troopers have joined the Indiana State Police post in Fort Wayne following their March 16 graduation from the 71st Indiana State Police Recruit Academy.

Probationary Trooper Jonathon D. Amburgey, of Columbia City, will be assigned to patrol duties in Whitley and Huntington counties. He graduated from Columbia City High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Indiana Business College.