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GOOD MORNING Police adding extra patrols for holidays AUBURN — Heading into Thanksgiving, local police will be raising their presence on roadways to increase safety during one of the busiest travel times of the year. Law enforcement agencies in DeKalb County, including the sheriff’s department, the Ashley, Auburn, Butler, Garrett and Waterloo police departments and the Indiana State Police, will be conducting saturation patrols and drunk-driving interdiction patrols as part of a comprehensive effort to curb impaired driving. Through Dec. 1, the special patrols will be looking for drivers who have had too much to drink or anyone in a vehicle who is not wearing a seat belt.
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A wrecker operator loads an Auburn man’s moped onto his truck bed after a fatal crash near LaOtto early Friday morning.
Crash kills Auburn man LAOTTO — An Auburn man died after his moped collided with a pickup truck Friday morning on S.R. 3, south of LaOtto, Indiana State Police said. Scott Albright, 43, was taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where he later died as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash, police said. Senior Trooper Marc Leatherman investigated the crash
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that occurred Friday at approximately 6:50 a.m. His preliminary investigation showed that a Yamaha moped operated by Albright was traveling northbound on S.R. 3, just south of DeKalb C.R. 70. Police believe Albright was riding just into the driving lane, on or near the fog line, when he was sideswiped by a northbound Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by
John Wilson Jr., 45 of Fort Wayne. Wilson was not injured in the crash. Police said Albright was not wearing a helmet, Assisting state police at the scene were the DeKalb and Allen county sheriffs’ departments, the Huntertown and LaOtto fire departments and Huntertown EMS. This story was posted on kpcnews.com at 11:35 a.m. Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted by a healthy bipartisan majority Friday to weaken a core component of “Obamacare” and permit the sale of individual health coverage that falls short of requirements in the law. In all, 39 Democrats broke ranks and supported the legislation, a total that underscored the growing importance of the issue in the weeks since millions of cancellation notices went out to consumers covered by plans deemed inadequate under government rules. The final vote was 261-157 as lawmakers clashed over an issue likely to be at the heart of next year’s midterm elections. The measure faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where Democrats seeking re-election in 2014 are leading a move for generally similar legislation. “For the last six weeks the White House stood idly by ignoring the pleas of millions,” said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., SEE HEALTH, PAGE A6
Honored mayor aims to ‘get things done’ BY OCTAVIA LEHMAN olehman@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — The longestserving mayor in Auburn’s history was honored with the Allen Graber Citizen of the Year award Thursday night by the DeKalb Chamber Partnership. Mayor Norm Yoder accepted the award at the chamber’s annual celebration at Country Heritage Winery. The award recognizes someone who exemplifies the civic pride and spirit of charity shown by the late Allen Graber, a longtime DeKalb County developer, home builder and real estate broker. Presenter Jerry Outman said the award recognizes “super citizens of Auburn” who are dedicated their community. Yoder said he was “surprised, humbled and embarrassed” all at the same time by receiving the award. “I don’t seek out awards,” he said in his office Friday. “As long as I sit here, it’s part of my job to get things done,” he said. “I get my awards in the things I get done.” Yoder is serving his fourth term as mayor. He was first elected to the office in 2000. He serves on numerous boards in the community, such as Learning Link, HOPE and the Northeast Indiana Solid Waste District Executive Board. He also sings in the choir at Auburn Presbyterian Church and has served on the Eckhart Public Library board. Yoder is one of the few Auburn mayors to have been raised in the city, which he considers a tremendous blessing. “It’s always an honor to be mayor of your hometown,” he said. Both his grandfather and father lived in Auburn. Yoder graduated from the last class of Auburn High School in 1967. He earned a degree from Purdue University, graduating with honors in civil engineering. After their marriage, he and
Chamber planning changes BY OCTAVIA LEHMAN olehman@kpcmedia.com
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Jerry Outman, right, presents Mayor Norm Yoder with the Allen Graber Citizen of the Year Award Thursday night during the DeKalb Chamber Partnership’s annual celebration at Country Heritage Winery.
his wife, Peg, moved to San Francisco, where he took a job with an engineering company. The magnetism of a small community drew them back to Auburn the following year, Yoder said. Yoder worked for his father’s concrete business and in 1976, he started a concrete construction business with his brother, Jerry. His brother left the company in the 1980s, and once he was elected mayor, Yoder sold the company. Yoder and his wife also started the Skatin’ Station in 1982. They sold the skating facility in 2007. As mayor, Yoder said he wants to encourage others to volunteer. “I try to get involved where the causes are important,” he said. “I’m blessed by all
“I get my awards in the things I get done.” Norm Yoder Mayor of Auburn
• the people who volunteer to make this a great city.” He cited organizations such as the Auburn Garden Club as one of the many positives for the community and said he supports groups that seek to make the town a better place. “It’s the people who care,” he said. “We have a tremendous amount of citizens who dedicate themselves to Auburn.”
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LAOTTO — The DeKalb Chamber Partnership unveiled new plans for its future Thursday during its annual celebration at Country Heritage Winery. Executive director Shannon Carpenter said the chamber will move to value-based membership in 2014. Two Indiana chambers, in Greenwood and Bloomington, already have shifted to the program, she said. Value-based membership will allow five different custom packages based on needs rather than a company’s size. The chamber also plans to launch a new website next week with online training tools, a community calendar and job postings. Carpenter said the chamber will continue to expand its monthly Meet and Greet events as well as monthly Lunch and Learn sessions. Rick James, CEO of Metal Technologies Inc. of Auburn, gave the keynote address for the meeting. James spoke about the state of his company and how valuing employees and diversifying its customer base led to success. James said skilled workers are vital to the region. “We need more tradesman and electricians,” he said. “It SEE CHAMBER, PAGE A6
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