FRIDAY August 2, 2013
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GOOD MORNING One critical after golf cart crash MARTINSVILLE (AP) — One nurse is in critical condition and four others also are hospitalized after the golf cart they were riding at a central Indiana camp crashed. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis says one of the other four nurses is in fair condition and the others are in good condition. The crash occurred at Bradford Woods, an outdoor center operated by Indiana University near Martinsville, about 30 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Bradford Woods Director Shay Dawson says in a statement that the cart was going down a paved road at the facility when it rolled onto its side Thursday afternoon and ejected the nurses. Dawson says the nurses were working for Camp Little Red Door, which serves to children with cancer, and Camp Independence, whose campers have cancer or sickle cell anemia.
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Hamilton family craves justice BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — Vern Kelley turned and looked at a packed Magistrate Court room audience and said thanks Thursday morning. “I want to thank you all for being here. It really means a lot,” said the father of Todd Kelley, who was stabbed to death nearly 24 years ago in his Hamilton duplex. Kelley, of Hamilton was speaking after Mahfuz Huq, 47, was arraigned for the murder of Todd Kelley, who was 19 at the time of his death. The Kelley family has been
Activists demand state lower BP mercury discharge INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A handful of Indiana and Michigan residents concerned about Lake Michigan’s water quality delivered a petition Thursday to Gov. Mike Pence’s office that urges environmental regulators to require BP PLC to cut its mercury discharges into the lake. The petition signed by 450 people urges Indiana and federal regulators to “act aggressively to protect our nationally treasured Lake Michigan” by mandating BP to reduce mercury releases at its Whiting, Ind., refinery about 20 miles southeast of Chicago. Before bringing the petition to Pence’s office, the activists stood outside the Statehouse displaying signs; one read “Dear Indiana, Don’t Let BP pollute our great Lake Michigan.” BP received Indiana’s permission in 2011 to discharge mercury into the lake at levels nearly 20 times the federal Great Lakes standard. Such mercury variances are allowed under Indiana law. But environmentalists, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, have expressed concern that a wastewater permit awaiting state approval for the newly expanded refinery fails to require the oil giant to implement technologies it developed that could help reduce its mercury discharges.
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waiting for justice ever since Aug. 9, 1989, when Todd Kelley was killed, allegedly by Huq who had previously warned others they should not date his ex-girlfriend. “Basically what we’re after is some sort of justice. A lot of people talk about closure,” Vern Kelley said, “but you never Todd Kelley have closure in a case like this.” “For us, there’s no closure, but this helps,” said Shannon Kelley,
Murder suspect faces judge BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — A stoic Mahfuz Huq faced Steuben County Magistrate Randy Coffey on Thursday during an initial hearing on a charge of murder, an act police allege Huq committed 24 years ago next Friday. Huq, 47, was returned to Steuben County on Tuesday afternoon after being processed
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Fire damages Auburn drive-in At right, Auburn firefighters spray water on the charred remains of a drive-in restaurant at 1400 N. Main St. Thursday night. A fire heavily damaged the building, recently renamed The Tasty, as seen at left. Two female employees escaped unharmed, said Auburn Fire Chief Mike VanZile. Firefighters
received the alarm at 8:59 p.m. “Fire was shooting out the front when we arrived,” VanZile said, but fire crews brought the blaze under control by 9:14 p.m. Garrett firefighters stood watch at Auburn’s fire station. Auburn Police and DeKalb EMS assisted at the scene.
KENDALLVILLE — IMPACT Institute. That’s the new name for the Four County Area Vocational Cooperative, unveiled Thursday before elected officials, school administrators, teachers, students and staff at the Dowling Street campus. “It’s about making an educational impact,” said IMPACT Institute director Tim Holcomb, as the name and logo were uncovered on the campus entry sign. The rebranding ceremony included historical highlights and information about the name change. Comments came from state Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe, IMPACT
Institute assistant director James Walmsley and the institute’s marine mechanics instructor, Ryan Ramsay, a 2004 East Noble graduate who completed the institute’s marine mechanics program and returned to teach. Walmsley said the name change process began about 18 months ago with internal discussions. It wasn’t finalized until June 13, when the superintendent’s council, the institute’s governing board, voted to approve the new name and logo. The council is made up of superintendents from 12 member school districts in Noble, LaGrange, DeKalb, Steuben and Whitley counties. The institute has been providing adult education services to Whitley County for the past two years; Smith-Green school corporation joined July 1. “We did not approach this lightly,” Walmsley said. Institute administrators hired a Fort Wayne marketing firm to help with process.
Exschool chief quits Bennett resigns post in Florida, says he did nothing wrong here
Many factors went into the decision to change the name, according to Walmsley. The name Four County Area Vocational Cooperative sometimes became confused with another four-county school in Archibold, Ohio. “We wanted to create a distinction,“ he said. The institute now offers services in five counties in northeast Indiana, and the new name will allow for further expansion in the future. “It’s long, and people often shortened it to four county vocational or FCAVC, so we wanted a new one- or two-word name,” Walmsley said. Another reason for the name change is to eliminate the word “vocational,” because the state has worked to get away from that, according to Walmsley. The old name doesn’t encompass everything the institute offers, including adult education services
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s education commissioner resigned Thursday amid allegations that he changed the grade of a charter school run by a major Republican donor during his previous job as Indiana’s school chief. Commissioner Tony Bennett announced his resignation, effective immediately, at a news conference. He said that while he did nothing wrong he didn’t want to be a distraction to ongoing efforts to overhaul Florida’s education system. The Florida State Board of Education will hold an emergency meeting Friday. Board members are expected to name Pam Stewart as an interim commissioner. Stewart, who is currently chancellor for the division of public schools, served as interim commissioner before Bennett was hired. Emails published by The Associated Press this week show that Bennett and his Indiana staff scrambled last fall to ensure Republican donor’s Christel DeHaan’s school received an A, despite poor 10th-grade algebra scores that initially earned it a C. Bennett called that interpre-
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Making a major IMPACT in area BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com
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Vocational school unveils new name
upon his return to the United States in the Marion County Jail. Huq arrived in Indianapolis on Saturday and underwent medical exams Huq before being transported to Angola on Tuesday. He had
Motor Maids meet rolling into Auburn today BY OCTAVIA LEHMAN olehman@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — Among Motor Maids, Berger Laisure is a legend. For the past 65 years, Laisure has been a member of the all-women motorcycle organization. Motor Maids is the first riding organization for women in motorcycling. Linda Dugeau of Providence, R.I., started the club in 1940 with 51 charter members. Today, at least 1,200 women across the United States and Canada are members. Laisure will join other area Motor Maids this weekend for the Great Lakes Rendezvous in Auburn. Members of the Motor Maid districts in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio will arrive today in Auburn. The riders will tour Sechler’s Pickle Factory in St. Joe, visit the Spencerville Covered Bridge and tour the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Most of their time SEE MOTOR MAIDS, PAGE A8
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Members of Motor Maids from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio arrive in Auburn today for the Great Lakes Rendezvous. From left are local members Julie Starkey, Auburn; Berger Laisure,
Churubusco; Margaret Menges, Corunna; and Roxanne Fike, Auburn. Motor Maids, a women’s motorcycle riding organization, started in 1940.