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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
Angola, Indiana
GOOD MORNING Angola Neighborhood Watch approaching ANGOLA — The Angola Neighborhood Watch group will meet at the Angola International Odd Fellow’s Lodge, 501 W. John St. at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12. A speaker from the American Red Cross, Fort Wayne, will present a program on preparing for emergencies. There will be a short update on the neighborhood watch and an opportunity to meet with neighbors. Volunteers are still needed in all parts of Angola to participate in the watch. Refreshments will be served. For more details, contact Cheryl Skiba-Jones at 665-3929.
Steuben trail delayed again BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — The Steuben County Multi-Use Trail will not see the start of construction until late next year at the soonest. That was part of the message presented to Steuben County Commissioners on Monday by Jennifer Sharkey, highway engineer, and Toby Steffan, a representative of the engineering firm of Butler Fairman Seufert. “It will probably be July 2015 before it is completed,” Steffan
told The Herald Republican. Bids for the project are to be let in July 2014. Steffan said the work probably won’t begin until August at the soonest. Last year, commissioners had said some work might start this fall. Steuben County’s pedestrian and biking trail will connect existing trails in Pokagon State Park and Angola. The Pokagon portion of the trail was constructed in 2001. The city’s portion was constructed about five years ago. Due to a number of issues,
Steuben County’s part of the trail has been beset with delays. The entire project got started conceptually in the late 1990s. The delay in the county’s part of the trail has come from it being put on the federal highway project program. Money has kept getting pushed back for the project, though practically all rights of way have been acquired. A trail head for the county’s portion of the trail will be located on the west side of S.R. 127 near its intersection with C.R. 300N.
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The trail head’s right of way acquisition will cost in the range of $50,000, with the majority being paid by federal highway dollars; the county’s share is about $13,200, an item approved Monday. Commissioners signed part of an agreement with the Indiana Department of Transportation for the project on Monday. Commissioners had trouble with parts of the agreement, especially a clause that would release INDOT for SEE TRAIL, PAGE A6
Two men jailed for making meth BY AMY OBERLIN aoberlin@kpcmedia.com
Stutzman leading effort to protect organic farmers WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman said he is leading a bipartisan group of representatives in urging members of the Farm Bill conference committee to include due process protections for organic producers. “When small farmers face legal threats from the Department of Agriculture, they deserve nothing less than a fair and full hearing process,” Stutzman said. “Unfortunately, until Congress comes together to protect farmers, certified organic producers have no guarantee to a fair defense if the USDA suspends their license. My colleagues and I urge the conference committee to include the Senate’s due process protections for organic producers in the Farm Bill. It’s time for Congress to protect organic farmers.” Stutzman said under current law, an organic producer must obtain certification from a certifying agent accredited by the USDA. He said without a change to the law, a producer whose license has been suspended is not guaranteed an administrative appeal after receiving a ruling from an administrative law judge and before receiving a final judicial appeal.
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Fremont students listen to ‘Pressing the Limits’ The students and staff at Fremont Elementary School listened on Oct. 23, to Zion Missionary Church minister, the Rev. Jon Bruney’s “Pressing the Limits” program. The program is funded by Drug Free Steuben and the Fremont community. The show emphasized the message everyone is important and can reach their goals if they
respect others, not bully them and remain drug free for life. Bruney’s feats included driving a nail through a board with his hand; crushing a full can of soda; breaking flaming bricks, as pictured here and having the school’s music teacher, Amy Bruney, jump rope on a bed of nails positioned on his chest.
ANGOLA — Two Angola men are facing six charges apiece after police allegedly found drugs in their home. A contingent of officers from several departments gathered Sunday evening near the one-story house in the 300 block of Mechanic Street with felony warrants for Thomas Scott Bruick Jr., 28. The residence has been the home of Steven Wayne Jackson, 29, said court documents. Bruick and his girlfriend have also reportedly stayed there. Bruick’s vehicle was in the driveway of the residence as Bruick police approached, noting a strong chemical odor consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine. As they walked around the house, one officer looked in a window and saw Jackson allegedly “burping” a one-pot meth lab on the couch. When police knocked on the front door, Jackson bolted through the Jackson house, court documents said. Everyone in the home was ordered to step outside, and though Jackson initially retreated, he exited and was arrested on a Class A felony charge of manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school property; a charge that carries up to a 50-year prison sentence. He is also charged with Class D felony counts of possession of meth, possession of two or more chemical reagents for the manufacture of meth, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction. He is charged with possession of paraphernalia at the Class A misdemeanor level as well. SEE ARRESTS, PAGE A6
Angola video on website
Protesters test shaky US-Iran outreach TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In Tehran’s largest anti-U.S. rally in years, tens of thousands of demonstrators joined Monday in chants of “death to America” as hard-liners directed a major show of resolve against President Hassan Rouhani’s outreach to Washington more than a generation after crowds on the same streets stormed and occupied the U.S. Embassy. Such American-bashing protests occur every year outside the former embassy compound to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover following the Islamic Revolution. But the latest demonstration had a dual purpose of sending the boldest warning yet to Rouhani’s government over whether it can expand dialogue with the U.S. or offer the concessions needed to possibly settle the nuclear impasse with the West. “Fighting the global arrogance and hostile policies of America is the symbol of our national solidarity,” said Saeed Jalili, who lost to Rouhani
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apparent hopes that the nuclear talks and outreach can ease Iran’s isolation from the West and roll back painful sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program. At the same time, he cannot ignore Rouhani’s critics and seeks a middle ground built around his comments that American remains untrustworthy but Iran is strong enough to pursue talks and exchanges. Another key test comes later this week when nuclear talks resume in Geneva between Iran and six world powers including the U.S. envoys. Negotiators left last month’s session expressing hope that Rouhani’s
ANGOLA — The city has a video in its possession intended to be a marketing tool. A video of an Angola segment of the Florida-based TV show, “Today in America,” now appears on the city’s website. The video is narrated by the show’s host, National Football League Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. The show touches upon a variety of lifestyle and business topics. The city was approached last year by the show’s officials about being featured on the TV show at a cost of $19,000. That money came from the city’s portion of County Economic Development Income Tax. The video features Angola Mayor Dick Hickman discussing the city’s revitalization effort in recent years that included the streetscape in Public Square and downtown area, other Angola speakers and people. “I was pleased,” Hickman said.
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Iranian protesters burn an American flag during an annual anti-American rally in Tehran, Iran, Monday. Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets Monday outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the biggest anti-American rally in years, a show of support for hard-line opponents of President Hassan Rouhani’s historic outreach to Washington.
in June’s election and later was replaced as the country’s top nuclear negotiator. The choice of Jalili as the main speaker to the crowd showed how high the rifts reach in Iran. Jalili is a leading voice of dissent over Rouhani’s overtures to Washington, but he is also a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has given critical support to Rouhani’s initiatives. The growing tensions have left Khamenei — the ultimate decision-maker in Iran — in the unusual role of domestic diplomat. He had stood by Rouhani in