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Karhlie Heeter works on a client’s fingernails at Heartland Career Center. Photo by Michelle Boswell
Heeter to represent Heartland at state competition By Michelle Boswell mboswell@thepaperofmiami.com “Even though they are high school girls, we expect professionalism,” said Michelle Atkinson, Cosmetology instructor at Heartland Career Center. Atkinson, who has been teaching at Heartland for 22 years, was once a student at the career center. Her instructors encouraged her to come back to be an instructor. Atkinson and her husband, Gary, have been married for 25 years. They have two boys, Kiel and his wife, Stephany, and Keith and his wife, Stacy. The Atkinson’s also have five grandchildren who live in Indianapolis: Kelsey, Maddux, Jordan, Blakely and Jaxton. They also have another grandchild on the way. “I taught in Indianapolis for 5 years at the Great Clips school, but I wanted to come back home. It’s an honor to come back to my home school to teach. I enjoy the enthusiasm of the students,” she said. One student Atkinson has enjoyed teaching is 17-year-old Karhlie Heeter who is a senior at Peru High School. “She is a joy to coach. She is well-rounded, self-motivated and easy to work with,” said Atkinson. Heeter, the daughter of Phillip and Barbara Heeter, Peru, has been interested in manicures since she was 9 or 10 years old. “The first fingernail design I ever did was of Pikachu,” said Heeter. She said she once thought she would like to become a veterinarian, but school would be too expensive. She said going to Heartland for cosmetology would be better because she won’t get bored with the work once she finds a job. “Doing nails and hair color, you can’t get bored because things are always changing,” she said. Heeter said the career center “helps us find jobs” and that was another check mark in the positive column for her when considering whether to attend Heartland or not. When asked about the latest trends in her chosen field, she said “stiletto and coffin-shaped nails, gel polish and highlights for hair coloring.” Fun colors for hair and perms were also mentioned as being popular. And for men? “Mullets. Guys are coming in for mullets,” she said as she wrinkled her nose while laughing. Heeter added, “I do not like mullets!” When told the trend was hot in the ‘80s, she said, “my Mom is from the ‘80s and even she doesn’t like them!” Heeter recently competed in regionals for SkillsUSA. The organization has a “trifecta for student success” and it consists of the following: “The personal component provides essential values, traits and personal characteristics for lifelong success. The workplace component provides essential attitudes and abilities for career success, and the technical component provides the work-related competencies needed for success on the job,” according to SkillsUSA. Heeter was not only successful at the competition but is advancing to the state competition for nails. Another Miami County student who will be competing at the state level, but for hair, is Oak Hill High School student, Leah Travis. Another influence on Heeter’s cosmetology pursuits is second-year Cosmetology 1 instructor, Jennifer Camden. She teaches first-year cosmetology students the (continued on page 2)
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blue scrub pants. No spot by completing a basics needed so they matter what, the pedicure, an oral have a foundation to build upon when they expectation of profes- presentation about sionalism while being natural nailcare, a go into their second in the cosmetology written test concernyear. Camden said ing all aspects of they learn the basics program can be felt nails that includes about cuts, color, all throughout the perms, styles and classroom. This helps fingernails and toenails. even some hair styles prepare them for real In the meantime, for males but that life jobs down the Heeter will continue usually comes more road or in Heeter’s to practice, practice, in the second year of case, an upcoming practice. The public classes. state competition. is invited to make an Camden has known When speaking of appointment with her Heeter for two years the SkillsUSA compeand enjoys “seeing all tition, Camden knows Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 4:30 the different persona little about how it p.m. Other alities of “I really wanted to beat New students are her stuYork and California because also availdents. I like to see how that’s where all the trends able to provide hair and excited they begin, but it turns out Rhode spa services. get when Island won that year.” Call they first do Heartland something well. You — Jennifer Camden, Career have 20 difHeartland Career Center Center at 260ferent percosmotology instructor, 563-7481 for sonalities to on her time in the further informesh. Some SkillsUSA competition mation. you have to Like push on to get them works since she was a Camden, Atkinson to come out. Others state winner in 1991. has full confidence you have to hold on to She also won fourth Heeter will do well in just to get them to place at the national the competition. “She settle down,” she competition. “I really has good technique. said. wanted to beat New She’s artsy and very Although Camden York and California creative. She has a and Atkinson are because that’s where talent for it,” said teaching high school all the trends begin, Atkinson. When students, they push but it turns out speaking of Heeter’s them to be as profesRhode Island won ability, Atkinson said sional as possible that year,” she said. Heeter “belongs in a both in attitude and Camden, a wellbig town.” appearance. As stuknown stylist in Peru Before the recent dents breezed is married to Tony competition, between the classCamden and they Atkinson said Heeter room and the school have three children was so excited. salon, they were together: Isabella, Heeter said, “I was either wearing their Mason and Gabrielle. nervous. Shaking. matching blue scrub She has owned her But you’ve got to do tops and pants with salon, Armentes, what you’ve got to white leather shoes since 1997. do.” or their tie-dye shirts Camden said she After all was said that say “Cosmo” on believes Heeter’s and done and the the front and their strength in cosmetolcompetition was over, last name on the ogy is nails. “She’s Atkinson summed up back. Even if they enjoyed it since last how she feels about wear the tie-dye shirt, year.” Heeter will go Heeter’s accomplishwhich is allowed on to state April 17-18 in ments by simply sayFridays, they are still Indianapolis. She will ing, “I’m proud of required to wear the compete for the top her!”
Instructors Michelle Atkinson, (top photo, from left) and Jennifer Camden have guided cosmetology student, Karhlie Heeter for the past two years. Heeter will be competing in the nails category at the state level in April 2020.
Heeter practices her skills (right photo) of nailcare on a classmate to prepare for an upcoming competition.
Cosmetology students are allowed to wear their tie-dye shirts (bottom photo) on Fridays at the Heartland Career Center.
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North Miami boys basketball coach resigns Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and twotime state champion coach Basil Mawbey has resigned as head basketball coach at North Miami. North Miami principal Matt Storm will take over for the remainder of the 2019-20 boys basketball season. Mawbey said he resigned for personal and medical reasons. “Thanks for your hard work,” he wrote in a prepared statement. “You have a great chance to cut nets at sectional. Good luck.” This year with Mawbey at the helm, North Miami posted a 4-13 record. In Storm’s first game as interim coach, the school lost to Tippecanoe Valley, 6354. Mawbey was a three-letter athlete at Deedsville High School. He started his coaching career at West Washington in 1971. Mawbey has then went on to coach
at Delta, Angola, Connersville (state champions 1983), Kokomo (state runner-up 1989 ), Lewis Cass (2003 state champion), Taylor and North Miami. Mawbey has coached Hoosier Hysteria for more than 40 years. Mawbey became the North Miami head coach in October of 2019. He replaced Cliff Hawkins, who currently coaches Tipton. Mawbey was Coach of the 1986 Indiana All-Star Team. Mawbey’s style of basketball was called “Basilball.” His teams were renown for their defensive pressure. North Miami has undergone several coaching changes over the years. The next coach will be the school’s eigth coach in 13 years. Storm coached North Miami in 201011 and 2011-12, posting a combined 12-33 mark.
LIFE Center helps families in Miami County By Mandy Underwood munderwood@thepaperofwabash.com
Basil Mawbey walks the sidelines during North Miami’s game against Southwood earlier this season. Photo by Harold V. Chatlosh
Extension office receives gift Purdue Extension – Miami County, a local leader in research and education, is pleased to announce a charitable contribution in the amount of $2,600, from proud partner Farm Credit MidAmerica, to help with ongoing support of current UAV/drone education to farmers and youth in the community. This commitment follows the company’s collaboration with Purdue Extension and other agriculturally based businesses, as they work to bring knowledge of cutting-edge, precision agriculture technologies to the forefront of producers’ minds. Farm Credit MidAmerica has a longstanding commitment and pledge of support to Purdue University and Indiana 4-H. This commitment continues to grow as the university finds new and innovative ways to promote the health and vibrancy of rural America and shape the next generation of
Melissa Harvey, Financial Officer for Farm Credit Mid-America, presents a check to Corey Roser, Miami County Extension Educator. Photo provided agriculture leaders. “Support from partners like Farm Credit Mid-America is critical in helping to bring drone technology and education to the farmers in the fields and to kids in the classrooms,” said Corey Roser, Extension Educator in Miami County. “This grant will allow us to purchase a fleet of stateof-the-art drones to be used as teaching tools so that farmers and youth are not just
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reading about it on paper but experiencing it firsthand as they try out the technology.” The use of UAV’s in agriculture is one of the hottest and fastest growing trends in the Agriculture Industry today. Drones allow aerial imaging of fields to help diagnose general crop health or troubleshoot areas of fields suffering crop damage, drainage problems, nutrient deficiency or disease.
Providing farmers and clients with information like this opens the door to developing better management and environmental practices. Likewise, UAV technology proves valuable in livestock operations to home in on herd health and pasture m a n a g e m e n t . Research and data from projects in areas like UAV’s allow Purdue Extension Educators to train farmers and crop professionals at the county level on how they can maximize return on investment with crops and livestock. On the other side of the spectrum, drones have become invaluable tools for Purdue Extension Educators as they work to teach key STEAM (Science, T e c h n o l o g y, Engineering, Agriculture, & Math) skills which are imperative in career development. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are grow-
ing at 17%, while nonSTEM employment is growing at 9.8%. In 2019, 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled (iD Tech). Indiana 4-H and the Miami County 4-H program are stepping up to the plate to help combat this problem with new hands-on projects, curriculum, technology, and an increased focus in areas like computer science, coding, engineering, science, and agriculture. “This is an enormous job market that will need to be occupied. By providing hands-on STEAM experiences via 4-H, we can help develop and set youth on the path for success as they move into adulthood,” stated Roser. Farm Credit MidAmerica is an agricultural lending cooperative, owned and controlled by their customers. They are one of the largest associations within the Farm Credit System, serving nearly 90,000 customers throughout
The LIFE Center of Wabash has been helping families in Wabash county for over a decade by making sure that every family, no matter the dynamic, has the resources needed to survive and thrive. They have been helping families in Miami County as well. The LIFE Center if a non-profit organization that runs solely on donations from individuals, churches and other organizations who choose to help. They receive no funding from the government. The organization is ChristCentered and promotes the value of life, from fertilization to natural-death. The organization provides free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, diapers, formula, clothing, and much more to ensure that no mothers, expecting mothers, or children go through life without the things they need to be successful. The Paper of Wabash County sat down with the officials of the LIFE Center to learn more about the services they offer and how people can take advantage of the services, volunteer, or donate. The services offered by the center are available for anyone in need, with no conditions. “There is no income verification, no long, lengthy application. If you have insurance or don’t have insurance, it doesn’t matter,” said Amanda Holmes, the Nurse Manager at the center. Jeni Friedersdorf, Client Service Manager told The Paper about some services that many
people don’t realize are offered. “We have a room where mothers can come and get anything they need for their child or children. Clothes, formula, coats, shoes, pretty much anything that could be needed for children sizes 5T and below,” she said. The center offers a few different groups, including Mentoring and More for Young Moms, a support group for mothers up to age 24. This group meets the first and third Monday of each month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. During this meeting, there is available childcare as well as a provided free meal. They also host a bible study called Forgiven and Set Free, which is a study for women who have had abortions. The center offers free prenatal vitamins for women who have come in and received a positive pregnancy test, and also pregnancy support for the women who have recently found out they are expecting. “We also have an “earn while you learn” program where mothers can earn a brand-new car seat or a brand-new pack and play, while watching educational videos,” said Friedersdorf. The center also has recently had a Rally for Life that they have every year on the third Sunday in January. Stopping by the center is also a great option to learn how to help or be helped. The LIFE Center is located at 489 Bond Street, Wabash and is open Mondays from 1-5 p.m., Wednesdays from 12-4 p.m., and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. They also can be reached by telephone at 260-563-7275.
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4 Miami County wrestlers headed to state finals By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmp aper.com
FORT WAYNE — Peru’s Trey Sturgill and Oak Hill’s Aidan Hardcastle won wrestling semi-state championships Saturday, Feb. 15. and will wrestle for state titles this weekend. Sturgill won the 113 pound weight class while Hardcastle was tops in the 152 pound weight class at the New Haven SemiState in Fort Wayne
to advance to the State Finals this weekend. Peru Sturgill (40-3) started the day with a win by pin over Huntington North’s Brady Lewis in 3:29 in the first round. He then qualified for a spot at state with a pin over Jimtown’s Noah Eberhart in 3:27. He earned a spot in the championship match with another pin, this time over Garrett’s Colton Weimer in 1:58, then
won the title at 113 pounds with his fourth pin of the day in 3:53 against East Noble’s Aidan Sprague in 3:53. Sturgill’s teammate Zian Constable (38-5) advanced to state with a third-place finish in the 182 pound weight class. The senior clinched a spot in Indianapolis with a pin over Jagger Scott of Muncie Central in 46 seconds followed by a pin over Garrett’s Tyler Walden in 4:20. He lost his semifinal
Peru’s Trey Sturgill won the 113 pound weight class semi-state championship Saturday, Feb. 15 to advance to the State Finals this weekend. Photo by Eric Christiansen match by pin in 3:34 to Mason Winner of Jay County then finished third with a pin
over Norwell’s Sam Walker in 2:20. Also competing for Peru but not advanc-
ing to state were Cooper Baldwin (113 pounds), Cole Sailors (120) and Quinten
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Peru, Maconaquah post big victories Tigers down Manchester, 73-47
3-pointers big factor in Braves win over SHS The outcome of the boys basketball game between Maconaquah and Southwood wasn’t in doubt after the first few minutes of the Brave’s 77-42 win over the Knights Friday, Feb. 14. Maconaquah led 22-6 after the first quarter of play with a barrage of threepointers and never looked back. The Braves outscored Southwood 18-11 in the second quarter, 22-15 in the third and 15-10 in the fourth. “Of all the positives that we could list from the game, the one that I value the most is that we came out in the second half and set the tone again,” Maconaquah head coach Tim Maiben said. Brayden Betzner led the Braves with 21 points, followed by Cole Borden with 15, Hayden Maiben with 14, Sam Bourne with 13 and Nolan Kelley with nine. Borden also pulled down 12
rebounds. For the Knights, Carson Rich led the way with 12 points and four rebounds, Connor Rich had seven points, four rebounds, four asissts and five steals, Logan Barley seven points and two rebounds, Cole Winer had six points and three rebounds, Dawson Filip had four points and three rebounds, Chase Lopez had three points, Jason Oprisek had two points, and Isaiah Sutton had one point. Jackson Simons had eight rebounds while Gabe Lloyd had three rebounds, and Kaden Rody had one rebound. Maconaquah improved to 6-11 with the win and 4-2 in the Three Rivers Conference. They travel to Manchester Friday, Feb. 21 and host Culver Academy Saturday, Feb. 22.
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spent more time on the mat than Peru’s Sturgill but finished with the same result in the 152 pound weight class. The junior opened with a 5-1 win over Scottie Saylor from (Fort Wayne) Carroll then clinched a state berth with an injury default by Josh Beeks of Southern Wells in 25 seconds. He topped Bishop Dwenger’s Eli Hilger 9-2 in the semifinals then edged Ethan Mason from Tri-Central 6-5 in the championship match. Oak Hill’s Brody Arthur (38-5) finished fourth in the 132 pound weight class to earn a spot at state. The sophomore won his opening match with a 9-4 win over Julius Gerencser from Daleville then defeated Goshen’s Rasheek Bonds by major decision 12-3. Arthur lost his semifinal match to Leo’s Ian Heath by major decision 13-2 the lost a tough 5-3 decision in his final match of the day. Fred Durben (42-1) had no trouble in his first two matches in the 220 pound weight class with a pin in 1:08 over Garrett’s Cole Bergman and a 7-0 decision against Omar
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Maconaquah’s Sam Bourne puts up a shot over Southwood’s Jackson Simons on Friday night. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Peru used an inside-outside combination that proved too much for the Manchester Squires as the Tigers claimed a 78-47 Three Rivers Conference win over the Squires Friday, Feb. 14. The Tigers jumped out to an early 10-4 with a three-pointer from Matthew Ross and two baskets by Treyden Curtis. The Squires responded with baskets from Kreeden Krull and Thane Creager, both on assists from Weston Hamby to cut the lead to 10-8. A three-pointer from Peru’s Michael Chandler and an inside jumper by Daunte Majors gave Peru a 15-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Squires kept it close in the second quarter with three-pointers from Creager and Caleb Stout and a drive from Hamby to cut the Tiger lead to 17-16 with 5:27 remaining in the half. The Tigers answered with a 12-3 run over the next five minutes to
take a 31-19 lead before Hamby scored on a drive in the final seconds to cut it to 31-21 at halftime. After Townsend opened the second half with a three-pointer for a 34-21 lead, Manchester went on an 8-2 run to cut the lead to 36-29. Peru held a 43-31 lead before Stout hit another three-pointer with 3:15 left in the third, but it was all Peru after that. Ross hit back-to-back baskets followed by two free throws each from Townsend and Curtis to give the Tigers a 51-34 lead going into the fourth quarter. Peru hit two three-pointers in the first minute of the fourth quarter to take a 57-34 and ran away for the 31-point win. Final statistics were not available. Peru improved to 14-5 overall and 6-1 in the Three Rivers Conference while Manchester dropped to 9-9 and 4-3 in conference play. Peru hosts Rochester Friday, Feb. 21 for a TRC contest and travels to Taylor Saturday, Feb. 22. Both JV games tip off at 6:15 p.m.
...continued from Page 4 Khaoucha from Northridge. The senior lost his first match of the season in the semifinals with a 5-1 decision to New Haven’s Tristen Martz then bounced back to finish third with a win over Wabash’s Grant Warmuth by major decision 9-0. Not advancing from semi-state from Oak Hill were Peytonn Bowland (106), Harper Dedman (126), Tyler Miller (145) and Jett Thompson (170). Maconaquah had three wrestlers at semistate who saw their seasons end Saturday, Blake Kinney (113), Aaron McKinley (152) and Jared Blake (170). The IHSAA State Finals will be Friday, Feb. 21 for all first-round matches at 6 p.m. at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. First-round winners advance to Saturday’s final three rounds for each wrestler beginning with quarterfinals and semifinals at 9:30 a.m., consolations at 5 p.m. and championship matches at 7:30 p.m.
Oak Hill’s Aidan Hardcastle (right) advanced to the IHSAA State Finals and won the 152 pound weight class at Saturday’s New Haven Semi-State. Photo by Eric Christiansen
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Guest speaker plans stop at Peru school The Peru High School auditorium will be the location for a special guest speaker, Herb Stepherson, who will talk about his struggle with and recovery from addiction. The event will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2020, and is free. Stepherson is a nationally certified recovery coach and intervention coordinator. The event is being brought to Peru through the Miami County Child Abuse Prevention Council. Stepherson, 34, was born in Jonesboro, Ga., and is the second child of three boys. He spent his youth like most young boys in central Georgia, riding bikes and playing sports, especially baseball. His family relocated to Northwest Indiana in 1997, when he was 12 years old. He attended Valparaiso High School until 2002, and since then, has been involved in the fight for his life. He battled the nightmares of addiction for 14 years. His first drug use was at f15, which was tobacco and alcohol and from there quickly progressed to prescription pain medication and ultimately cocaine and heroin. He ended up homeless, eating food out of dumpsters, and strung out in some of the roughest neighborhoods in Chicago, in the dead of winter. He slept in abandon buildings, airport terminals, and under bridges. Despite all he was going through, he kept hope that maybe one day he would finally be able to conquer his addiction and recover. Jails, institutions, and death are all things he experienced. He’s been to the bitterest of ends and reached a point in his life where he perceived suicide was the only
real option to get relief. But Stepherson said God intervened and delivered him from the grip that his self-induced death sentence had on him. He writes his story at junkboxdiaries.com and his book “Junkbox Diaries” – A day in the life of a heroin addict is a stark, dark, and gripping account of what life is really like for the addict trapped in active drug use. Today he celebrates life as a young man in recovery! He is an intervention coordinator, Nationally Certified Family Recovery Coach with Addiction Treatment Group and Intervention365, a published author, and he and his wife, Tiffany, have four children. Stepherson speaks on behalf of numerous agencies in his community hoping to shed some light on the true battles with drug addiction. Stepherson is available to help with intervention, treatment assistance, family and peer coaching or just an ear to listen. He is with Addiction Treatment Group (featured on A&E and TEDX) and a nationally certified family recovery coach. No question too big or too small. For treatment, most major medical insurance is accepted and there is immediate care and attention with helping you or your person find a bed! To reach Stepherson, you can send an email to: http://www.addictiontreatmentgroup.com. “I started this venture, which is Junkbox Diaries in January of 2016, in hopes of shedding some light on what addiction really is and how it actually affects people,” Stepherson said. “The stories that I tell are real and raw. They are experiences, rarely opinions. Addiction is ugly, it’s a family and a community disease. “Although it may dwell in
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one person in particular, it widely HERB affects STEPHERSON many people: the family, the neighbors, the community, everyone from the police officers who have arrested me, to the innocent patrons of local gas stations I have pan-handled from. Growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, the war on drugs and the prevention and awareness campaigns sounded like “Just say NO’, Scruff McGruff, D.A.R.E, G.R.E.A.T, and ‘This is your brain on drugs’ as a young man fried an egg in a hot iron skillet. Very rarely was there ever a vivid and real picture painted as to what kinds of things would unfold in the life of an addict: jails, institutions, death, overdoses, homelessness, dereliction, theft, lies, manipulation, fear, guns, and hopelessness. “My aim is not only to paint a picture of what addiction is by sharing my nightmarish experiences, but to share some hope to anyone who might be struggling out there. A true-to-life miracle is happening for me and many other addicts worldwide. The miracle of recovery. All can. Some will. None must. “Recovery is a decision made of desire. An addict will ultimately change and recover when the pain of change is less than the pain of staying the same. Desire is the key word of recovery. Recovery is a program of choice and willingness. And I have come to find out that only when we are beaten do we become willing. An addict, any addict can get clean, stay clean, recover and find a new way of life. Recovery is possible.”
Peru Elks to host cancer auction The Peru Elks Lodge’s Annual Cancer Auction will be held Saturday, Feb. 29. A meal will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. with a cost of $8. The meal will consist of oven steak, potatoes, corn and a dessert. The auction begins at 7 p.m. The proceeds are to help Mona Arnold (Toepfer) and Lisa Jones.
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In the schools Maconaquah Feb 19 6 p.m. - Girls Sixth Grade Basketball at Western High School 6 p.m. – Coed Middle School Swimming at Oak Hill High School Feb 20 5:30 p.m. – Girls Varsity Swimming IHSAA Sectional (Boys) 5:30 – Boys Varsity Swimming – IHSAA Sectional 6 p.m. – Girls Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball at Lincoln Middle School – Logansport Feb 21 6:15 – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball at Manchester Junior/Senior High School 7:45 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball at Manchester Junior/Senior High School Feb 22 Time to be announced – Boys and Girls Varsity Swimming IHSAA Sectional 6 p.m. – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs Culver Academies 7:30 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball vs Culver Academies (Cheer Appreciation) Feb 24 5:30 p.m. – Girls Sixth Grade Basketball at Northfield Junior/Senior High School 6 p.m. – Girls Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball at Whitko 6 p.m. – Boys Middle School Wrestling vs Rochester Community Middle School 6 p.m. – Coed Middle School Swimming at Wabash High School Feb 25 6 p.m. - Boys Middle School Wrestling at Logansport Junior High School 6:15 p.m. – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs Taylor High School 6:30 p.m. – Girls Sixth Grade Basketball at Oak Hill High School
North Miami Feb 19 5:30 p.m. – Girls Fifth and Sixth grade basketball vs Lewis Cass School 5:30 p.m. – Girls Seventh Grade Basketball at Peru Junior High School 6 p.m. – Boy Junior Varsity Basketball at Whitko High School 7:15 p.m. – Girls Eighth grade basketball at Peru Junior High School 7:30 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball at Whitko High School Feb 20 6 p.m. – Girls Fifth and Sixth Grade basketball at Tippecanoe
Valley Middle School 6 p.m. – Girls Seventh grade basketball vs Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 7:15 p.m. – Girls Eighth grade basketball vs Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Feb 21 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Winter Semi Formal for Grades seven through ten in the Middle/High School Cafeteria Feb 22 6 p.m. – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball at West Central High School 7:30 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball at West Central High School Feb 23 Future Farmers of America (FFA) all day Feb 24 Chapter leadership contest – all day ISTEP+ Grade 10 first time administration part 1 – all day Feb 24-28 FFA Week Feb 25 5:30 p.m. – Girls Fifth grade basketball at Blair Pointe school
Peru Feb 19 5:30 p.m. – Girls Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Feb 20 3 to 4 p.m. – Elmwood E.A.G.L.E.S 5:30 p.m. – Girls Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball at John McCulloch Middle School 6 p.m. – Boys Seventh and Eighth Grade Wrestling at Lewis Cass Junior and Senior High School Feb 21 All Day – Elmwood Sucker day 6 p.m. – Boys Wrestling at State Competition 6:15 p.m. – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs Rochester High School 7:45 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball vs Rochester High School Feb 22 9:30 a.m. – Boys Wrestling at State Competition 6 p.m. – Boys Junior Varsity Basketball at Taylor High School 7:30 p.m. – Boys Varsity Basketball at Taylor High School Feb 24 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. – Good News Club Feb 25 5:30 p.m. – Girls Fifth and Sixth Grade Basketball vs North Miami Elementary 5:30 p.m. – Girls Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball at Southwood High School
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Police and fire reports
Peru Police Department Calls Feb 11 False alarm at 970 W Main St. Traffic stop at North Broadway and East Sixth St. A verbal warning was issued. 301 North Broadway. Warning given to driver for driving left of center. 452 West Main. Assistance given for a report of counterfeit money. 107 Daniel St. Assistance needed to unlock vehicle. Welfare check on juvenile at 275 W 12th St., Peru. Assisted citizen at abandoned trailer at near Bourne End entrance to get out their belongings. No one was present during removal. A traffic stop at West Main and North Miami Streets resulted in an arrest of a driver who was never licensed and disregarded an automatic signal. A citation for speed was given for a driver driving 80 in a 60-mph zone near West U.S.Route 24 and North Mexico Road, Peru. A funeral escort was given for Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. A seven-day ordinance violation
warning was placed on two separate vehicles near 21 Daniel Street. A juvenile problem was reported at 30 Daniel Street and the issued was addressed. Threatening phone calls were made to a business located at 120 South Broadway. A report of theft was made concerning someone getting fuel from 601 North Broadway and driving off without paying for it. Assistance was given to a citizen who locked themselves out of their car located near 266 East Washington Avenue. A report of a twovehicle collision with property damage was called in near 930 West Main Street. A vehicle identification number request was made near 551 East Fifth Street. A problem with a juvenile was reported near 63 West Main Street. The officer spoke to the mother of the juvenile to try and help the situation. A civil issue was called in at 150 West Warren St. The issue was addressed. An anonymous call was made about loud music near 414 East Third Street. Nothing
was heard upon arrival. Feb 12 A traffic stop was made near West Division Road and North Route 31, Peru. A warning was issued for driving left of center. A welfare check was conducted at 1105 Rosewood Drive with no problems found to report. A traffic stop was made near W 100 North and N U.S.Route 31, Peru. A warning was issued for speeding. A traffic stop was made near W U.S.Route 24 and N U.S.Route 31, Peru. A warning for unsafe lane movement was issued. A resident at 700 Tyler Avenue, reported she was being harassed by a male. A traffic stop was made at N Miami Street and W Seventh Streets for improper turn and disregarding an automatic signal. The driver was issued a citation and a warning. A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a driver for a Howard County warrant and local charge. Information and summons issued for driving while suspended (prior offense). Written warnings were issued
Enjoying the winter weather: Winter arrived last week, albeit for only a few days. Snow fell on the area Wednesday afternoon and into the evening, causing some school delays and cancellations. Cold
for operating with plates from another vehicle and driving left of center. The driver was transported and incarcerated at the Miami County Jail. Miami County Sheriff ’s Department Feb 8 LeAnn Ray, 1134 E SR 124, Peru, was arrested for domestic battery and probation hold. Amber Cart, 48 Cory Avenue, Peru, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine. Feb 9 Ashley Patterson, 2518 Kelly Avenue, Peru, was arrested for Invasion of Privacy. Matthew Jones, 29, 2539 S Willow Creek Drive, Peru, was arrested for operating while intoxicated. Blake VanDalsen, 32, 5832 E 1500 N, Roann, was arrested for violation of probation. Feb 10 Stephanie Jenkins, 41, 2113 N Waugh Street, Kokomo, was arrested for parole violation. Charles Summers, 28, 501 West 10th Street, Peru, was arrested for armed robbery. Titan Kaiser, 25, 13708 N SR 19, Macy, was arrested for child
molesting. Tabitha Palen, 37, 516 Hillcrest Road, Niles, MI., was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Tasha Lees, 31, 963 N Thomas Drive, Peru, was arrested for a Howard County warrant. Jared Gamblin, 38, 813 N Phillips St., Kokomo, was arrested for possession of marijuana. A wrong-way driver was reported near N 550 W and W U.S.Route 24, Peru. The driver was not located. A report of an armed robbery that had occurred in the 500 block of West 10th Street, Peru. Suspect was taken into custody. The Peru Police Department assisted with the investigation. A domestic disturbance was reported at 2023 Shaw Street, Peru. Male and female refused to cooperate with criminal investigation. A caller from 444 South Center Street, Lot 6, Bunker Hill, had questions about an eviction. Caller stated he would get a court order eviction from a judge.
A female located at 2023 Shaw Street, Peru, wanted to report her car stolen by her husband. Female advised her husband didn’t have a valid driver’s license and was in Kokomo. Kokomo Police were contacted. An assault was reported at 1458 North Liberator Street, Peru. An investigation is still ongoing. A caller from 171 East Third Street, Walnut Hill Mobile Home Park, lot 21, Bunker Hill, wanted to speak to someone in reference to counterfeit bills. Assistance was given to Converse police for a disorderly female located at 201 East Academy Street, Amboy. Feb 11 Walter Wilson, 53, 930 Mill St., Wabash, was arrested for parole violation. Kyle Patton, 20, 112 N Cass Street, Peru, was arrested for possession of marijuana and dealing marijuana. Feb 12 Leann Fultz, 33, 171 E Third St., Bunker Hill, was taken into custody due to a Howard County warrant for driving while suspended.
followed on Thursday and Friday, again causing some school delays and cancellations. However, the weather didn’t seem to bother these ponies, as they grazed in a field near the Seven Pillars area of Miami County. Photo by Michelle Boswell
Kokomo man faces fraud charges A criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller resulted in the arrest of Dennis Sanders, 60, Kokomo, on felony charges of corrupt business influence, two counts of home improvement fraud and three charges of theft. Sanders also faces a misdemeanor charge for home improvement fraud on Feb. Indiana State Police Master Trooper Lee Williams served Sanders with a Miami Superior Court II arrest warrant on Feb. 12 at the Howard County Jail where Sanders is currently being held on unrelated charges. In August 2019, Maller started an investigation after receiving information that Sanders had allegedly committed home improvement fraud in Miami County. During the investigation, it was revealed that Sanders was the owner of a business called Ace Handyman based in Kokomo. On three separate occasions, Miami County homeowners contacted Sanders after seeing an Ace Handyman add in a newspaper advertising home repair services. Sanders allegedly provided the residents with estimates and agreed to do home repairs for them. Sanders is alleged to have taken down payments for materials and work to be performed. In all three cases the agreed upon tasks were not completed. Some of the tasks that were worked on, had such poor craftsmanship it made the homeowners original damage worse. The investigation also revealed that Sanders purportedly overcharged individuals as well as suggest repairs to things that did not need to be fixed. Sanders is also alleged to have damaged homeowner’s property to back his claims of needed repairs. Sanders allegedly scammed a total of approximately $14,000.00 in the three cases.