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Friday, May 9th
POLICE ARE IN SEARCH OF A HUDSON MAN ACCUSED OF THREE FELONY COUNTS OF CHILD MOLESTING. 32 YEAR OLD PHILLIP MONROE IS DESCRIBED AS 6’1, AND WEIGHING AROUND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE POUNDS. MONROE WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE STEUBEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS ON CHARGES OF FORCING AN 8 YEAR OLD GIRL TO PERFORM ORAL SEX ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CHARGES WERE FILED IN APRIL, AND IF CONVICTED, MONROE COULD FACE UP TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON PER CHARGE. A WARRANT IS CURRENTLY OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
THE WATERLOO MARSHAL’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON AN ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION THAT TOOK PLACE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH, BETWEEN 7:15 AND 7:30 AM. POLICE SAY A FIFTH GRADE FEMALE STUDENT FROM WATERLOO ELEMENTARY WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL AND CUT THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ON VAN VLEEK STREET NEAR SOUTH WAYNE AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE GIRL WAS GRABBED AND PICKED UP BY A WHITE MAN AGE 40 TO 50, DESCRIBED AS AROUND 5’7 WITH GRAY HAIR, BALDING IN THE FRONT AND WEARING LARGE FRAMED GLASSES. THE GIRL ESCAPED BY KICKING THE MAN WHO WAS LAST SEEN GOING SOUTH ON WAYNE STREET THEN WET ON MAPLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL 837-3131.
G-M IS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE IN HOPES OF ENDING THE AMERICAN AXLE STRIKE THAT HAS HIT THEIR PLANTS HARD. THE AUTOMAKER HAS OFFERED TO PAY UP TO TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE UP FOR REDUCED WAGES AND HELP WITH EMPLOYEE BUYOUT AND EARLY RETIREMENT PACKAGES. THE TEN-WEEK OLD STRIKE HAD SHUT DOWN THE FORT WAYNE PLANT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
Wednesday, May 7th
THE HOOSIER STATE SAW A LARGE TURNOUT AS VOTERS FLOCKED TO INDIANA'S FIRST MEANINGFUL PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN 40 YEARS. INDIANA SECRETARY OF STATE TODD ROKITA SAID IT LOOKED MORE LIKE THE TURNOUT FOR A GENERAL ELECTION. STATEWIDE, ABSENTEE BALLOTS ALONE NEARLY TRIPLED FROM 2004'S ELECTION. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE HERE IN DEKALB COUNTY AS 35% OF REGISTERED VOTERS VOTED, UP FROM 6% FROM LAST PRIMARY IN 2006.
BOTH HILLARY CLINTON AND JILL LONG THOMPSON CAME OUT AHEAD IN INDIANA IN YESTERDAYS PRIMARY, LOCALLY, 57% OF THE VOTE IN DEKALB AND STEUBEN COUNTIES WENT TO CLINTON, WHO TOOK 59% IN NOBLE COUNTY. JILL LONG THOMPSON WON BY LARGE NUMBERS WITH AT LEAST 70% OF THE VOTES IN ALL THREE COUNTIES.
DEKALB COUNTY CLERK WENT TO MARTY GRIMM OVER OPPONENT BURTIE RYNEARSON. GRIMM TOLD FROGGY NEWS SHE HAS NO PLANS FOR IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN THE OFFICE, BUT FEELS READY TO TAKE ON WHAT IS TO COME.
THE RACE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER WENT TO DON GROGG IN THE SOUTHEAST DISTRICT. GROGG SAYS HIS MAIN GOAL IS TO JUST SERVE THE PEOPLE.
MICHAEL KLINE TOOK THE WIN FOR DEKALB COUNTY SURVEYOR, AND HOLLY ALBRIGHT WON THE SLOT FOR TREASURER.
IN THE DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD RACE, FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN, ROB MILLER WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD HIS SEAT WITH THE WIN OVER BERNIE PREBYNSKI.
THE FAIRFIELD/SMITHFIELD RACE WENT TO JAY BAUMGARTNER, AND THE GARRETT KEYSER BUTLER RACE FOR THE BUTLER TOWNSHIP WENT TO WAYNE FUNK.
IN STEUBEN COUNTY, THE ONLY OPPOSED RACE WAS FOR COUNTY COUNCIL, WHERE LINDA HANSEN, BILL BOOTH AND RON PARKER RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES.
IN THE NOBLE COUNTY COUNCIL RACE, DOUGLAS BURNWORTH, JERRY JANSEN AND JOHN MARSH CAME OUT ON TOP.
COUNTY CORONER WENT TO JOAN CRIPE, AND IN A CLOSE RACE FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, SCOTT ZEIGLER WON WITH 52% OF THE VOTE. THE EAST NOBLE SCHOOL BOARD WILL WELCOME DAVID HOLLIDAY, AND WEST NOBLE SCHOOL BOARD WINNER WAS CHRISTINE MERSHMAN.
A FREMONT MAN WAS KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN HIS CAR WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK ON STATE ROAD 127 AT THE NORTHBOUND EXIT RAMP TO I 69 NEAR POKAGON STATE PARK. 29 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY BELL WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY 68 YEAR OLD LEROY WILLIAMS OF CHICAGO WHO APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE BELL’S CAR WHEN HE CROSSED INTO HIS PATH.
THE BODY OF AN ASHLEY MAN WAS FOUND ON HIS FOX LAKE PROPERTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AN AUTOPSEY 71 YEAR OLD DONALD SCHEIBER, WHO WAS FOUND WHEN FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO HIS PROPERTY TO PUT OUT AN OUT OF CONTROL GRASS FIRE. NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
Tuesday, May 6th
SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION AS WE HEAD INTO PRIMARY DAY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE REGISTERED, OR YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO VOTE, FIND INFORMATION AT ILOVEFROGGY.COM. SERVICE. REMEMBER, YOU'LL NEED PHOTO I-D TO VOTE...IF YOU NEED ID, B-M-V LOCATIONS ARE OPEN ALL DAY. THE POLLS CLOSE AT 6 TONIGHT.
A RECORD TURNOUT IS EXPECTED ON THIS PRIMARY DAY. AS OF NOON MONDAY, OVER 150,000 ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAD BEEN TURNED IN. ONLY 44,000 OF THOSE ARE REPUBLICAN BALLOTS.
SINCE DECEMBER, A STUDY HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR DOWNTOWN REVITILAZATION OF ANGOLA, AND LAST NIGHT, THE FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CITY COUNCIL. ADAM THIES OF EDEN COLLABORATIVE SHARED IDEAS ON IMPROVING TRUCK TRAFFIC, SIDEWALKS AND THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. THE PRESENTATION WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL, DESPITE THE PRICE TAG. COUNCILMAN GARY CRUM SAYS THE WORK IS MUCH NEEDED.
THE NEXT STEP IS A MEETING WITH INDOT IN HOPES TO TIE IN WITH A PROJECT ALREADY SCHEDULED ON MAUMEE STREET.
A METH LAB COMES DOWN IN BRYAN, OHIO. POLICE ARRESTED FIVE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH RUNNING AN ACTIVE METH LAB ON EAST WILSON STREET. 29-YEAR OLD ROBERT FUGATE IS CHARGED WITH A 3RD DEGREE FELONY, WHILE THE OTHER 4 FACE SECOND DEGREE FELONIES.
Monday, May 5th
FORT WAYNE WAS THE CENTER OF THE POLITICAL WORLD FOR A WHILE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AS BOTH SENATORS HILLARY CLINTON AND BARACK OBAMA MADE STOPS HERE. INDIANA'S PRIMARY IS TOMORROW. VOTING STARTS AT 6AM AND LASTS UNTIL 6PM. THE STATE HAS ALREADY SEEN HEAVY VOTER TURNOUT WITH OVER 127-THOUSAND VOTES CAST.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FORTY YEARS, INDIANA IS A PLAYER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES…REMINDED FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO A CROWD OF OVER A THOUSAND AT ANGOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SATURDAY. IT WAS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL CAMPAIGN STOPS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA, INCLUDING ONE IN KENDALLVILLE, BEFORE JOINING HILLARY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
240 GRADUATING SENIORS WALKED THE STAGE SATURDAY AT TRI STATE UNIVERSITY IN ANGOLA. THE CEREMONY INCLUDED A FIRST FOR THE UNIVERSITY, AS ADAM GARVIN EARNED A CIVIL ENGINEERING MASTER’S DEGREE, AND A LAST, AS NO FUTURE CLASSES WILL GRADUATE UNDER THE NAME OF TRI STATE. THE NAME WILL OFFICIALLY BE CHANGED TO TRINE STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST FIRST.
THE FORT WAYNE KOMETS BATTLE FOR THE TURNER CUP IN THE IHL FINALS. AFTER FALLING 2 AND 0 IN THE SERIES, THE Ks TOOK A HUGE WIN LAST NIGHT AGAINST PORT HURON ICEHAWKS ON HOME ICE. WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 5 TO 1, THE SERIES HEADS TO PORT HURON WEDNESDAY FOR GAME 4 OF THE BEST OF 7 SERIES. GAME FIVE WILL BE BACK AT HOME THURSDAY AT 7:30PM.
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Posted @ 5/5/2008 10:21:16 AM by taylor@ilovefroggy.com |
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