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Pokagon eagles are doing just fine
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Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora has sent a letter to faculty and staff saying intelligent design is not appropriate content for science courses. The letter distributed Wednesday says intelligent design is overwhelmingly deemed by the scientific community as a religious belief. Gora says discussions of intelligent design and creation science can have their place in humanities or social science courses, but professors must avoid endorsing a point of view. The state-supported university in Muncie recently came under scrutiny for hiring a science professor who wrote a book on intelligent design and another professor was accused of teaching creationism. The Freedom From Religion Foundation had filed a complaint claiming a class violated separation of church and state. Foundation attorney Andrew Seidel says he’s pleased by Gora’s letter.
“They’re scavengers, so they can drop on a dead fish and
their parents and shrink to their more mature size as LAKE JAMES — Two they grow older. Currently, bald eagles at Pokagon the two young birds are eat it.” State Park are growing and slightly bigger than their progressing well. parents. The eaglets that hatched “Side by side, you can early May are now able to fly tell,” said Wooley. Fred Wooley and find some of their own While the birds have the food, Fred Wooley, Pokagon size of adults, they do not yet Pokagon State Park naturalist State Park interpretive have the white head and tail. naturalist said Monday. Bald eagles are typically 5 “They’re scavengers,” years old when they receive Wooley said, “so they can the white markings. They drop on a dead fish and eat it.” also start to mate at that age. The adult birds also have been spotted Eagles, according to research from the bringing the young birds fish. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, The nest is located in a dead oak tree off of return to the same location to nest and breed the third basin of Lake James, but Wooley said their offspring. the birds are no longer bound to the nest. It is likely that the two bald eagles will Younger bald eagles tend to be larger than SEE EAGLES, PAGE A10 BY EMILY ERNSBERGER news@kpcmedia.com
One of the two young bald eagles hatched in Pokagon State Park this spring perches on a branch at the park in this July 4 photo. It is the first time eagles have nested in Steuben County in more than 100 years.
Ball state president: Intelligent design is not science
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Meth sting nets 3
Southern Indiana gets new area code
Multiple agencies take down Hudson operation
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved a new area code for southern Indiana to address its dwindling number of available telephone numbers. The IURC said Wednesday the new 903 area code will be an overlay inside the existing 812 area code. Customers seeking new land lines or wireless numbers in that area will get the new 903 area code. IURC spokeswoman Danielle McGrath says telecommunications companies must submit plans within 45 days for how they’ll implement the change, which should be in place by late next summer. The change will mean that residents in the existing 812 area code will need 10-digit dialing for all calls, regardless of whether they are local or long distance. The 812 area code was created in 1947.
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Mayor Dick Hickman, left, is pictured with Beautification Award winners Carleen and Tom Mitchell along with Laura Lutterbeck, Cameron Memorial
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Landscaping lauded with award ANGOLA — Mayor Richard Hickman along with Cameron Memorial Community Hospital announce that the latest Angola Mayor’s Beautification Award was presented to Tom and Carleen Mitchell. The Mitchells were awarded this honor for their outstanding landscaping at 605 Bluffview Drive. “The Mitchells have done a beautiful job,” Hickman said. The Mitchells have lived in their home for the past 12 years,
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making many additions to their yard and landscaping during that time. While the front yard is a true showcase, Tom said, “I can’t believe they judged based on the front; wait until you see the back.” Mitchell said he provided the labor but that “all the ideas and planning were done by Carleen.” The Mitchell’s backyard is a blend of perennials and annuals that bloom at different times throughout the year. Other additions they made included stonework, a water feature and a
large arbor over their patio that was constructed by friends and family and is now covered in blooming trumpet vines. “Our yard is our thing,” Carleen said. “It’s our relaxation.” The purpose of the Mayor’s Beautification Award is to promote and recognize the efforts of city residents who beautify their residential landscapes and the exterior of their residential properties. The award is sponsored by Cameron Memorial Community SEE AWARD, PAGE A10
Gov. Pence visits area bank, industry BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
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KENDALLVILLE — Gov. Mike Pence spent about two hours in Kendallville Tuesday, stopping at the Campbell & Fetter Bank and hosting a local industrial leadership roundtable discussion at Courier Digital Solutions. Campbell & Fetter Bank, 126 Orchard St., is celebrating its 150th birthday. Pence paid tribute to the bank with a framed certificate from his office acknowledging the bank’s success over the years despite the ups and downs of the economy. Campbell & Fetter Bank was started in 1863 by Kendallville’s founding father, William Mitchell. It was the only bank in Noble County to survive the Great
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Depression. “We were the 41st bank chartered in the nation, and now there are over 14,000 banks, so we’re pretty proud of that,” said Campbell & Fetter Bank executive RJ Ruse. Pence praised the bank’s conservative values and community involvement as an example of a Hoosier success story. “This is a big deal for us,” said Larry Doyle, Campbell & Fetter Bank president and CEO. “It’s a tribute to our staff. That’s what makes a bank a success.” Pence also used the occasion to recognize Kendallville’s sesquicentennial year. He presented a framed proclamation to Mayor
“This is a big deal for us. It’s a tribute to our staff. That’s what makes a bank a success.” Larry Doyle Campbell & Fetter Bank president and CEO
• Suzanne Handshoe describing Kendallville as a community built on a solid foundation of faith, civic duty and community pride. SEE PENCE, PAGE A10
ANGOLA — Three northeast Indiana residents were arraigned Wednesday on a variety of charges related to a methamphetamine sting that occurred late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Facing Steuben Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat were Stacy L. Hicks, 44, Corunna; Sharon K. Schimpf, 35, Butler; and Loeta Dickerson L. Dickerson, 55, Hudson. During the day Tuesday, Hicks allegedly sold meth to a confidential informant in exchange for $275 and over-thecounter cold medicine used in Hicks the manufacture of methamphetamine, court documents said. After receiving a search warrant early Wednesday, police from multiple agencies went to the home Schimpf of Dickerson in Hudson, where they found meth being made in the garage and other items associated with meth, court documents said. Because the residence is within 1,000 feet of a town park, many of the charges were enhanced. Hicks, was charged with manufacturing meth within 1,000 feet of a public park, a Class A felony, and possession of two or more chemicals or reagents with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a public park, a Class C felony. Hicks is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and is facing up to 58 years in prison. Benjamin Nordmann was appointed counsel for Hicks. Schimpf was charged with SEE BUST, PAGE A10
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