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GOOD MORNING Gas leak causes evacuation at BSU MUNCIE (AP) — A natural gas leak from a damaged line caused about an hour-long evacuation of Ball State University’s football stadium and football training complex. The leak was reported Thursday morning after a construction crew apparently damaged a line near the stadium. The Star Press reports no injuries were immediately reported. Ball State officials asked people to avoid the area on the northwestern edge of the Muncie campus, but issued an all clear late morning saying the leak had been resolved. Officials told those in the nearby alumni center to take shelter in a safe place.
Woman found unconscious Police discover woman after attack; suspect released after alibi checks out BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — A Wolcottville man who was arrested for allegedly battering an Angola woman has been released on his own recognizance after his alibi was confirmed by police. Christopher Allen Hamaker, 42, was released on Thursday afternoon after police checked an alibi he had given during a court hearing earlier in the day.
“His alibi checked out,” said Angola Police Detective Tim Crooks. Hamaker is facing a felony battery charge after police found Hamaker an Angola woman beaten and left unconscious a second time this month. The case remains under
investigation. “They OR’d him until we can have another interview with (the victim),” Crooks said. A no contact order with the victim has been left in place. Crooks said police are trying to determine exactly who would have battered the woman twice this month, both times leaving her unconscious. Hamaker has been released to Clay County authorities where
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Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Barton Lake, Fremont, has purchased a large aqua play structure with a tipping bucket from Splash
BRUSHY PRAIRIE — Weather is already having a possible impact on graduation at Prairie Heights. Or at least it is prompting discussion among members of the Board of Education. The board discussed the date of scheduling graduation that Superintendent Alan Middleton said is contingent upon snow days and if they need to be made up. “We talked and with snow days, will finalize by March,” Middleton said. “The difference is Father’s Day and we have many days lost.” Middleton said the concern is the corporation does not want to schedule graduation the same Sunday as Father’s Day. In another matter, the board PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Universe, Shipshewana, which closed in May. The discussed possible building new feature is expected to be in place for use by projects. “We’ve been meeting” with the summer at the Barton Lake resort. talks of stretching out projects “four to 10 years down the line with roofing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning. We’re trying to put together a comprehensive plan with the age of our buildings. We will have an idea in January.” The board also scheduled its re-organizational meeting for Monday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. at the administration office, 305 S. C.R. 1150E.
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Barton Lake getting structure from Splash Universe BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com
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he has an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court for a March 1, 2010, trial for Class D felony theft and burglary. Hamaker had been arrested Wednesday on a warrant for Class C felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury after an incident that allegedly occurred on Dec. 12. He also was charged with a habitual offender enhancement. Hamaker was being held in
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Woman dies in fire SPICELAND (AP) — Authorities say a woman was found dead after a fire in a small central Indiana town that also badly hurt her husband. Firefighters were called about 4 a.m. Thursday to an old barn that had been converted into a home in the Henry County town of Spiceland. Neighbors tell WISH-TV that they stopped the woman’s husband from going back inside the burning home to try and rescue her. Spiceland fire chief Scott Teague says the man was taken by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital with severe burns. The Star Press reports crews found the woman’s body with the help of a cadaver dog after the fire was extinguished. A cause wasn’t immediately determined for the fire in the 900-person town about 30 miles east of Indianapolis.
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BARTON LAKE — A 49-year-old camp resort is adding yet one more piece to its offerings as a summer destination point. Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Barton Lake, Fremont, has purchased a large aqua play structure with a tipping bucket from Splash Universe, Shipshewana. It is expected to be in place for use by the summer at the Barton Lake resort. It was one of five water features at Splash Universe, which closed in May. It will be added as a separate feature from the park’s current Water Zone. “We have room there and wanted to add another water feature,” said Julie Corcimiglia, co-owner of the resort with her parents, Roger and Anna Barry and family. “We are at the point of looking at capacity.” The park already features three outdoor pools, an indoor pool, splash playground, three water slides, 540 camp sites, 21 cabins and 21 cottages. Corcimiglia said the resort draws 35,000 campers and 200 seasonal users annually. “We’re not sure how many more people we’ll draw,” Corcimiglia said. She declined to share the purchase price of the additional water feature. Corcimiglia said the price for the use of all the water features is included with cost of camping. There are separate fees for non-camping users of all the various water features. Linda Fulton, administrative assistant to the park’s CEO and reservation specialist, said the addition of the piece adds yet one more draw to the camp-resort that employs 125-140 people during peak summertime. Fulton said the Barry and Corcimiglia families try to add a new feature to the camp-resort each year. “Last year, they added floating docks that are Americans With Disabilities Act-complaint. They dredged out the channel,” Fulton said. “They put in jumping pillows.” Fremont Town Manager Chris Snyder said the
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BARTON LAKE — In the world of honors, a longtime camp-resort is proving it is perhaps smarter than the average bear. Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Barton Lake Inc., Fremont, has been named Camp Resort of the Year by franchise parent company, Leisure Systems Inc. The camp-resort has been privately owned and operated as a franchise by the families of Roger and Anna Barry since 1965. The park also won the same award in 2006. “It’s a huge honor considering all the quality parks,” said Julie Corcimiglia, co-owner and the Barrys’ daughter. “They give these out on a 20-page inspection. Every year we’re in the top five or 10.” For the honor, the camp-resort received a plaque that was presented at a symposium. “It’s a big deal. You’ve beat out 75 other parks” in the chain, said Linda Fulton, administrative assistant to the park’s CEO Roger Barry and reservation specialist. Judges “visit each and every park and grade it on recreation, housekeeping, amenities and adhering to franchise standards. They (scored) over 100 percent and have exceeded far and above every year.” Corcimiglia said the camp-resort has also won other honors, such as being voted one of nine best in the U.S. by grandparents.com. It was also voted top camp resort through the Official Best of Indiana 2013.
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Target is grappling with a data security nightmare that threatens to drive off holiday shoppers during the company’s busiest time of year. The nation’s second largest discounter said Thursday that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. The data theft marks the second largest credit card breach in the U.S. after retailer TJX Cos. announced in 2007 that at least 45.7 million credit and debit card users were exposed to credit card fraud. Target’s acknowledgement came a day after news reports surfaced that the discounter was investigating a breach. The chain said customers who made purchases by swiping their SEE TARGET, PAGE A10
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