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Huntington, battery. June 16 Clarence Matthews, 58, Marion, failure appear, operating vehicle with .15. Donald Tooley, 32, Wabash, possession of narcotic drug, driving while suspended, false informing, habitual substance offender. Herbert Hensley, 50, Fort Wayne, no locals. Guillermo Ahuatl, 43, Warsaw, perjury. June 17 James Miller, 43, North Manchester, resisting law enforcement, petition to revoke. June 18 Donna Sadler, 33, Lagro, possession of a controlled substance. Cody Rutledge, 34, LaFontaine, operating while intoxicated, driving while suspended. Leo Bridenthal, 50, Wabash, conversion. Heather Addair, 31, North Manchester, possession of paraphernalia, operating while intoxicated, controlled substance. Anthony Graziani,
35, North Manchester, revocation of probation, forgery. Walter Lengel, 41, North Manchester, domestic battery. June 19 Shadow Shepherd, 21, Peru, failure to pay child support. Charles Hubbard, 29, Wabash, revocation of bond, possession of handgun with obliterated identification. Herbert Worthey, 46, Maplesville, Ala., probation violation, operating while intoxicated. Jeremy Goshert, 37, Peru, warrant possession of meth, possession of marijuana, driving while suspended. Citations June 14 Edwin Blinn, 23, Marion, 70 in a 55 on SR13. June 16 Jay Vigar, 34, Roann, 70 in a 55 on SR16. Lacy Emery, 20, Huntington, following too closely on SR114. Hebert Hensley III,
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WEEKLY REPORTS 50, Fort Wayne, expired plates. Mark McIver, 55, Peru, disregarding stop sigh at CR1200S and SR13. Wabash City Police Department Accidents June 14 At approximately 12:14 p.m., a northbound vehicle driven by Aaron Eckman, 31, Wabash, failed to stop at a stop sign at SR15 to avoid a collision with the rear bumper of Christine Slingluff, 34, LaFontaine. June 15 At approximately 5:21 p.m., a southbound vehicle driven by Yvette Engle, 50, Wabash, rear-ended a vehicle driven by Randa Bowman, 25, Lagro, on Wabash St. At approximately 5:53 p.m., an eastbound vehicle driven by Jay Blackburn, 34, Wabash, was struck by a cyclist on Allen St., who did not stop at a stop sign. June 19
Richard Livingston, 78 Member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren Nov. 3, 1935 – June 13, 2014
Richard Alan Livingston, 78, North Manchester, died at 11:58 p.m., Friday, June 13, at his home. He was born in Johnstown, Pa. on Nov. 3, 1935 to James and Eva (Harshberger) Livingston. He has one sister, JoAnne Mock, a current Timbercrest resident; two nephews, R. Stephen (Jan Miller) Mock, Dillon, Mont., and Alan (Robin Warnock Heidenreiter) Mock, Sheboygan, Wisc.; grand nieces Emma Mock, and Suzanne Mock (Tobin) Smail; grand nephew Josh Mock; great grand niece Elekta Mock, and special friends Barry and Arlene Deardorff, North Manchester. After graduating from high school in Johnstown, Richard attended Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Music, Philosophy, and Religion in 1957. After college, he spent a year in Brethren Volunteer Service working in Elgin, Ill., coordinating the second National Youth Conference in 1958 at Lake Junaluska, N.C. Richard then went to Johns Hopkins University for a short time on a Danforth Fellowship, before attending Bethany Seminary in Chicago, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1962. Two years later, he earned another Master’s degree in Music from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Some years later he earned a PhD in Interpretation of Literature, also at Northwestern. He taught high school English in Chicago and its suburbs for 30 years, retiring in 1993. Richard was a professional choral singer for ten years at an Episcopalian church in Chicago, and was a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from 1972-2004. He was also very active in his church, the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin, before joining the Manchester Church of the Brethren, where he was a deacon. Richard enjoyed attending theater, opera, and symphony performances. He had traveled the world extensively, a number of times on tours with David and Becky Waas. One of his favorite places to visit was the Canadian Rockies, where he had hiked many times. He was a stamp collector and has a large library of books and recordings. Richard has been a very close friend of Barry and Arlene Deardorff since his days at seminary. Richard moved into Timbercrest in August 2008. Timbercrest residents have been blessed with several piano and vocal concerts provided by Richard. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 27, at Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East St., North Manchester with a reception to follow, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 29, at Manchester Church of the Brethren, 1306 Beckley St., North Manchester with a reception to follow. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main Street, North Manchester, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Timbercrest Senior Living Community or to the Manchester Church of the Brethren. The memorial guest book for Richard may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
At approximately 3:27 p.m., a southwest bound vehicle driven by Kris Laufenburger, 34, Wolcotville, was attempting to make a right turn from Alber St. A northeast bound vehicle driven by Kyle Houlihan, 19, Wabash, proceeded through the intersection, t h i n k i n g Laufenburger would stop, and Houlihan struck Laufenburger.
Citations June 14 Nicholas Brinson, 24, Wabash, speed. Breanne Castle, 20, Wabash, minor consuming. Jessica Fannin, 23, Wabash, public intoxication. June 15 Herbert Smith, 30, Danville, possession of marijuana. June 17
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Jeffrey Frojd, 46, LaPorte, expired plates. June 18 Donna Sadler, 33, Lagro, possession of a controlled substance, possession of meth. Leo Bridenthal, 50, Urbana, conversion. Ruth Sturgill, 33, Wabash, driving while suspended. Charles Hubbard, 29, Wabash, possession of a handgun
Ralph Lovett, 54 Army National Guard veteran July 11, 1959 – June 17, 2014 Ralph M. Lovett, 54, North Manchester, died June 17 at his home. He was born July 11, 1959 to Charles and Lily (Crouch) Lovett in Muncie. Ralph was a custodian at Manchester University. Ralph loved fishing and gardening. He played basketball and held records in track at Delta High School. He was married to Margie (Hawk) on Jan. 31, 1987; she survives. He is also survived by a son, Charles (Heidi) Lovett, North Manchester; a daughter, Chelsey (Chase) Stambaugh, North Manchester; two brothers, George (Judy) Crouch, Tennessee, and Gerald (Cheryl) Gilkison, Virginial and three sisters, Anna (Craig) Stange, Arizona, Mary Hatfield, Silver Lake, and Marlene Lovett, Claypool. Funeral services were held June 21 at McKee Mortuary with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial followed in South Whitley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 or Visiting Nurse, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
with obliterated identification. June 20 Kody Herbst, 22, Mexico, speed. June 10 correction At approximately 1:30 p.m., a northbound vehicle driven by Kathy Rowe, 67, Wabash, was struck on Carroll and Main Street, when a vehicle driven by Doris Hunt, 82, Wabash, did not see a stop sign. Manchester Police Department
Citations June 13 D a n i e l l e Mastropietro, 22, Warsaw, speed. Tara McClure, 34, Roanoke, speed. Tricia Robinson, 50, Claypool, speed. June 14 Trevor Roe, 20, Wabash, speed. June 18 Seth Hurst, 29, Huntington, speed. Jerry West, 62, North Manchester, false and fictitious
Three injured in crash on SR 13 On June 18, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers from the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department responded to a personal injury crash on SR13 near 400 South. A 1999 Ford Mustang, driven by Jonathan Bailey, 24, Converse, was northbound on SR 13 near 400 South. The vehi-
cle left the roadway on the west side of the road, traveled into the ditch, crossed 400 South and continued airborne and struck a paving crew, who were working on a driveway at 3946 South SR 13. While airborne, the vehicle crashed into a utility pole and
came to rest in the front yard of the residence. Mr. Bailey was transported to Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Bailey told officers he fell asleep as he was driving. Two members of the paving crew were injured. Joshua Newsome, 30, Huntington, and Gregory Ness, 51,
Huntington; both were transported to Lutheran Hospital. All three were treated and released. Assisting at the scene was Wabash City Fire/Rescue, Noble Township Fire Department and Wabash County EMA.
Sheriff’s Department releases monthly statistics for May The Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department recently released their monthly statistics. For the month of May, they had 144 traffic citations, which included Operation Pull Over. There were also 144 traffic warn-
ings during Operation Pull Over. The department made 6 DUI arrests, but had no other alcohol related arrests. There were 27 individual arrests made in May, resulting in 9 felony counts and 29
misdemeanor counts. There were 3 drug arrests in May, resulting in 1 felony count and 7 misdemeanor counts. The department worked 47 criminal cases and 39 crashes. There were 42 trans-
ports, and 458 civil process papers served. The department served 35 warrants, had 18 public appearances and had 1050 calls for service.
Wabash County YMCA with school districts boost children’s reading skills through SPARK... continued from page 13 ed that the program helped their family read more books; and •97 percent said it helped them get more engaged in their child’s education. The Y is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen and is addressing the academic achievement
gap through pilot programs on after school, early learning readiness and summer learning loss prevention. The programs, which are underway in nearly 40 states across the country, are designed to not only increase success in school, but to also foster social-
emotional development and physical health and wellbeing. As part of the national initiative, the Wabash County YMCA is one of 49 Ys selected to pilot the Summer Learning Loss Prevention program. Nationally, the Y worked with nearly 1,000 children who
participated in the Summer Learning Loss Prevention pilot program last summer. For more information or to become a reading buddy in SPARK, please contact Amanda JonesLayman at 260-5639622 or visit w w w. w a b a s h c o u n tyymca.org.