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Industrial accident kills man
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Area man dies at Columbia City SDI plant BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
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COLUMBIA CITY — An Albion man was killed in an industrial accident in Whitley County late Monday, the Whitley County coroner’s office said. Jeffery A. Flory, 44, of Albion died as the result of an accident at the Steel Dynamics Inc. plant at 2800 S. C.R. 800E, the coroner’s
BLOOMINGTON (AP) — The president of this fall’s Indiana University Dance Marathon knows her way around the event. Katie Speer will be taking part in her eighth Dance Marathon following four years as a Bloomington South High School student and now four years as an IU student. She’s heading up some 900 people organizing the annual fundraiser for the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center and the Ryan White Infectious Disease Research Center at Riley Hospital for Children. The Herald-Times reports the Dance Marathon is going into its 23rd year and Speer hopes to see it top last year’s record of more than $2.1 million raised. About 1,700 people did an 18-hour shift of dancing last year, and 300 tackled 36 straight hours with only short breaks.
office said. An autopsy determined that Flory died of blunt force trauma with multiple internal injuries, Whitley County Coroner Frederick R. Dellinger said. He ruled the death to be accidental. Emergency personnel were called to SDI shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, according to dispatch records. The coroner’s office
began its investigation at about 10:30 p.m., a news release said. The autopsy will be performed at the Allen County coroner’s office, but the Whitley County coroner will remain officially in charge of the investigation. SDI is working in cooperation with the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine the cause of the accident, said Ben Eisbart, SDI ice president of human resources. An OSHA press release said it
has up to six months to complete an investigation, but this type of investigation usually takes about two months. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Flory family and to Jeff’s co-workers,” Eisbart said. Flory was a graduate of West Noble High School in the class of 1987. Assisting at the scene were the Indiana State Police, Whitley County Sheriff’s Department and Union Township Fire Department.
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Taco Bell expands test of breakfast NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell says it’s expanding its small test of waffle tacos, as it prepares to take its breakfast menu national sometime next year. The fast-food chain says the waffle taco, which includes scrambled eggs, sausage and a side of syrup, was the top seller during breakfast hours at the five Southern California restaurants where they were tested earlier this year. Now the company wants to see how it would fare on a bigger scale; the waffle tacos and a full breakfast menu will be expanded to about 100 restaurants in Fresno, Calif.; Omaha, Neb.; and Chattanooga, Tenn., starting Thursday. Brian Niccol, president of Taco Bell, said the idea is partly to get a better sense of how well restaurants will be able to handle the added operational pressure from the waffle tacos. “You only get one shot when you go with big items,” he said.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen was thrust back into the forefront of the international fight against terrorism Tuesday when the U.S. and Britain evacuated embassy staff due to a threatened AP attack, a suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged members of Libby Dixon of Rensselaer washes her heifer, Fair Tuesday in Indianapolis. The State Fair runs al-Qaida, and militants shot down Stewart, before showing it at the Indiana State through Aug. 18. a Yemeni army helicopter. As Westerners flew out of the country, Yemeni authorities launched a wide investigation into the al-Qaida threat to multiple potential targets in the impoverished Arab nation. Security officials said they believed the the board did not offer an extended terror network was seeking retalicontract to DeKalb High School ation for a U.S.-backed military Associate Principal Mike Cochran. offensive that has dealt serious BY KATHRYN BASSETT tion. Examples of the types of The status of his current contract setbacks to the terror network’s kbassett@kpcmedia.com benefits in the allocation are health will be addressed at a future most active branch, including the WATERLOO — The DeKalb and dental insurance, cellphones, meeting of the board, Grate said in death earlier this year of its No. 2 Central school board Tuesday transportation allowances and a memorandum to the board. leader. approved a 2 percent base pay annuities, said Superintendent The board also approved a The Yemeni army, meanwhile, increase for district administrators. Sherry Grate. $1,000 one-time educational surrounded foreign installations, The plan approved Tuesday Grate said the 2 percent salary stipend to Assistant Superintendent government offices and the airport also includes a $1,500 perforincrease is in line with other staff Lynn Simmers to acknowledge the with tanks and troops in the mance-based stipend and a $1,000 members in the district. completion of her doctoral degree. nation’s capital, Sanaa, as well as SEE RAISES, PAGE A6 SEE TERROR, PAGE A6 increase in the total benefit allocaOn Grate’s recommendation,
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AUBURN — DeKalb Chamber Partnership president Rob Moreland calls it his favorite chamber event. “There’s always nothing but good news on this day,” Moreland said Tuesday at the opening of the chamber’s annual breakfast recognizing new and expanding businesses. Tuesday’s event at Bridgewater Golf Club saluted 20 businesses that in the past year have invested $134 million and pledged to create up to 550 new jobs, according to Ken McCrory, executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership. “We are getting stronger in the long haul,” McCrory said about the local business climate. “We have set the table quite well for the growth of existing industry … and attraction of new industry.” Mayor Norm Yoder said SEE CHAMBER, PAGE A6
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New and growing AUBURN — New and expanding businesses honored by the DeKalb Chamber Partnership at a breakfast event Tuesday: Ashley-Hudson — (expanded) K-Co-Pack; Trin Inc. Auburn — (new) 1st Resource Recruiting; Alert Monster; Family Farm and Home; Festival Favorites; Pippy’s Place; Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing; Morgan Hefty State Farm; Kelly Southern State Farm; Unique Places; (expanded) Auburn Manufacturing; Metal Technologies; Three Rivers Federal Credit Union. Butler — (expanded) Steel Dynamics Inc. Garrett — (new) B&C Industrial Products; (expanded) Mossberg Industries LaOtto — (new) Country Heritage Winery St. Joe — (expanded) Nucor Fastener Waterloo — (new) MetalX