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Swearing to do their duty County officials sworn into office By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — Three county officials took the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at Bureau County Courthouse Thursday morning. Bureau County Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei swore in Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff, Bureau County State’s Attorney Geno Caffarini and Bureau County Circuit Clerk Dawn Reglin. All three candidates ran unopposed in the November election. Reglin is the only newcomer official — being a successor to Mary Romanelli-Dremann, who did not seek re-election.
Before each official was sworn in, a close colleague was given a few minutes to compliment the person stepping into office, and Bernabei also shared kind words about each official before swearing them into office.
Janice Wamhoff — Bureau County Coroner
Dawn Conerton, director of CPASA (Community Partners Against Substance Abuse), spoke for Wamhoff. The two have gotten close over the years during their work with CPASA. Conerton said through
this, she’s learned a lot about what Wamhoff does for a living. “Personally, I know I couldn’t do it. What she does on a daily basis is unbelievable,” she said. Conerton said Wamhoff goes above and beyond when going into a home to tell family members about their loss and how it takes a strong person to do it as caring and compassionate as Wamhoff. “I give her all the credit in the world for that, and we the people of Bureau County are lucky to have her,” she said. Bernabei highlighted Wamhoff’s professionalism during previous murder cases when she acted as a critical witness. “Janice did an outstanding job in those cases,”
See photos of the swearing in ceremony on Page 2.
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Train derails near Malden By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com.
MALDEN — Two cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway train derailed about 2:45 a.m. Thursday on the tracks north of Malden. Andy Williams, spokesman for BNSF Railway, said two empty refrigerated cars of the westbound train, hauling 123 cars of mixed freight along with empty cars, derailed and blocked both tracks until 8:45 a.m., when one set of tracks was cleared for traffic. The second set of tracks was cleared at 11 a.m. Williams reported one of the derailed cars was placed back on the tracks and rolled away while the other car was damaged and will be salvaged. He reported there were no injuries from the derailment or property damage.
At left, workers use heavy equipment to tend to the two Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway cars that derailed early Thursday morning.
BCR photo/Dave Cook
Warren bids farewell to council Princeton City Commissioner Bob Warren will not seek re-election after 18 years By Goldie Rapp
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PRINCETON — After 18 years of serving the city council, longtime Princeton Commissioner Bob Warren has decided not to seek re-election and instead, he will be hanging up his government hat following the end of his current term in April. Warren was first appointed to the council in 1999 to fill the seat of Keith Cain, who had been elected as mayor that year. “It was something totally different than what I had been doing my entire life. It was a challenge. Government (was) somewhat a quagmire in a lot of cases and needed someone with common sense,” he said. BCR photo/Goldie Rapp When his seat was up for re-election in 2001, Warren Bob Warren will take off his Princeton City Commissioner decided to run his first political campaign for the position hat at the end of the city’s fiscal year in April 2017. After
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Six file for two Princeton Council seats
18 years in public service, Warren has decided not to run for re-election.
PRINCETON — Six Princeton residents have thrown their hats into the ring for the two available Princeton city commissioner seats up for grabs in the April 7 consolidated election. Ian Cardosi, Hector Gomez, Jackie Davis, Ryan Molln, incumbent Ray Mabry and Ray Swanson all turned in a petition package before the filing period ended Monday at 5 p.m. The two available seats on the council are currently held by Mabry and Bob Warren, who is not seeking re-election after serving 18 years as city commissioner. The candidates elected to the council will serve fouryear terms. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.