Around Huntington
One Mans Trash Becomes Another Mans Fuel as Huntington Goes Green
Mayor Updike announces “We’re going green”.After several months of discussions, Mayor Steve Updike is improving the local environment and possibly the city’s budget shortfall with the same project.
Nature’s Fuel will locate its next Indiana plant at the Huntington landfill. The new plant will process all of the waste coming into the landfill to turn it [...]
HUNTINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TAXIWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT BEGINS CONSTRUCTION
Construction begins this week on the 3,800 foot taxiway rehabilitation project at the Huntington Municipal Airport. This project will enhance the longevity and safety of the airport rehabilitating the existing taxiway pavement and installing new taxiway edge reflectors. While the total project costs are $362,528, State and Federal funding will provide $353,465. The Huntington Board [...]
Share a Scare at the Library
Huntington City-Township Public Library calls all students in grades 6 – 12 to enter their creations in the Library’s Scary Story Contest! Entries may be one or two pages long, can be written or typed, and must be your original work. The author’s name must be on the first page of the story, and name, [...]
Tri Kappa Follies 2008 “Bringing It Home”
by Natalie Bartrom
A lot of people around Huntington have been “seeing red” for the last few weeks—Red Stockings, that is. Local business owners have been showing their support by hanging the well-known sorority signs in their windows. The Tri Kappa Red Stocking Follies performers are set to take the stage at Huntington North High School [...]
Huntington City-Township Public Library Sponsors PAWS-TO-READ Programs This Fall
The mission of the PAWS-TO-READ PROGRAM is to improve the literacy skills of children with the assistance of registered canine reading companions in a fun and relaxed environment. In PAWS-TO-READ, children ages 6-12 participate in one-on-one sessions in which they practice reading aloud to trained therapy dogs. Research with therapy animals indicates that children with [...]
HCAAN Press Release Regarding Annexation Lawsuit
Under Indiana Code §36-4-3-2.1(b), “all interested parties must have the opportunity to testify as to the proposed annexation.” HCAAN believes that Mayor Steve Updike, by his highly publicized actions and intimidating statements made during the course of the meeting, frustrated the public from being able to testify as to the annexation ordinance in direct violation of Indiana Code.
Huntington County Crimestoppers fundraiser in full swing
It’s that time of year again, Huntington, when Cash Bonanza is in town raising funds for the Huntington County Crimestoppers, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping our community safe for all that live here. The campaign kicked off Thursday, September 18 and is in full swing getting off to a great start. Telephone operators will [...]
Chief of Police Tom Emely – Police Management View
The following Article was contributed by Police Chief Tom Emely.
THE POLICE MANAGEMENT VIEW
I have read several of the recent letters to the editors where citizens have expressed opinions on how effectively or efficiently the police department operates. I feel as though it is time to clear up some misconceptions.
First, I would like the address the [...]
UPDATED: AT&T Fiber Optic Break Causes Internet, Cellular and Long Distance Communications Interuptions for Huntington Indiana and Surrounding Areas
UPDATE: 3:23 PM
HuntingtonDaily.com returned to the scene minutes ago and has confirmed the official time of the break this morning at 9:27 AM. I initially reported the break occured at around 11:30 because people at the scene reported that it occurred “just a little bit ago” around noon. The following image, at 11:49, shows the hole on [...]
One Vehicle Accident on Old Fort Wayne Rd.
A man lost control of his vehicle due to a medical condition and went off the road causing minor damage to his vehicle Thursday evening around 7pm. Roanoke Fire Department, the Huntington Sheriff Department, and local EMS responded to the accident on Old Fort Wayne Rd, about ¼ mile north of 600N. EMS and first [...]
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