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Teachers Sue Huntington School District Over Automatic Raises

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) - The Huntington County Community School Corporation has been targeted in a lawsuit.

The Huntington County Teachers Association filed the lawsuit on September 15, 2011, claiming that teachers are entitled to automatic salary increases for the 2011-12 school year as required by Indiana law and the Agreement.

The HCTA is being backed by the Indiana State Teachers Association in the lawsuit.

Continue reading Teachers Sue Huntington School District Over Automatic Raises - Scott Sarvay & John W. Davis | Indianasnewscenter.com

 

Walk-in clinic, physician offices, occupational health office open Sept. 1 at new Parkview Medical Plaza in Huntington

Beginning September 1, 2001, Huntington County residents will have access to a walk-in clinic, physician offices, lab and x-ray services and an occupational health office, all under one roof.

All are located in the new Parkview Medical Plaza, 2708 Guilford St., Huntington, next door to Owen’s Supermarket.

The Parkview Physicians Group Family Medicine physicians located in the plaza will be Tina Lawson, MD, Debra Lazzaro, MD, Tony Garrido, MD, and Rowena Yu-Mendador, MD.  Drs. Lawson and Lazzaro are relocating their office from the medical office building at Parkview Huntington Hospital, and Drs. Garrido and Yu-Mendador from their office on South Jefferson St., Huntington. 

One dead after two semis crash, SR 124 at 300 W. closed in Huntington

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Huntington County Sheriffs Office is investigating a deadly semi crash that killed one person.

Around 1:45 p.m. Friday afternoon two semis crashed at the intersection of SR 124 at 300 W.  One of the semis failed to stop and the two collided.

Police are unsure which semi caused the crash due to the severity of the crash.  Both semis burst into flames, killing one.

Continue reading One dead after two semis crash, SR 124 at 300 W. closed in Huntington - Wane.com

 

Ex-Huntington man held in castration case

A former Huntington man who 12 years ago admitted he surgically removed the testicles from five men and stored them in glass jars while living in Huntington has been arrested in a similar case in Wetumpka, Ala.

Edward Bodkin, 68, was arrested Friday and charged with four counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department. He was being held Monday on $400,000 bond.

Sheriff’s officials said they confiscated pornographic materials from Bodkin’s Alabama home, along with devices used to perform castrations and photographs depicting human castration.

Continue reading Ex-Huntington man held in castration case - The Journal Gazette

 

New winery coming to Huntington Co.

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Officials inHuntington County broke ground Tuesday afternoon on a new winery that economic development professionals and founders describe as innovative. 

Two EE's Winery will be located on U.S. 24 near County Road 675. 

Eric Harris and Emily Hart are the co-founders of what they are calling "an innovative and unique winery."

Continue reading New winery coming to Huntington Co. - Mark Melinger | Wane.com

Huntington neighbors tackle burglary suspect

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - Huntington Police credit the quick action of several neighbors with the apprehension and arrest of a burglary suspect.

Officers were called to the 500 block of Sherman Street around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday. Someone had tackled a person believed to have been seen breaking into a home. 

When police got there, they found neighbors had grabbed Josh Howell, 37, about a block from the scene of the alleged break-in.

Continue reading Huntington neighbors tackle burglary suspect - Wane.com

 

Meth arrest made at Huntington store

Huntington police arrested a man this week after finding the makings for methamphetamine in his vehicle.

Christopher N. Lucas, 34, of rural Huntington, faces five drug charges including one misdemeanor.

Huntington police said officers were sent to Johnson Junction on West Park Drive about 11 a.m. Tuesday and found Lucas in the store. While questioning Lucas, who appeared intoxicated, police noticed meth precursors in his vehicle, including a “significant amount” of Sudafed pills, a statement said.

Continue reading Meth arrest made at Huntington store - The Journal Gazette

 

Suspect sought in airport burglary

Huntington police are looking for a Fort Wayne man suspected of breaking into Huntington Municipal Airport.

The Huntington Police Department issued a statement Tuesday saying it has arrested one Fort Wayne man in a May 31 burglary in which cash, a cash register, a computer, a credit card and several other items were stolen.

Police traced the stolen credit card to several stores in Huntington and Fort Wayne. Surveillance tapes from the stores and information provided by the Fort Wayne Police Department's detective bureau gave Huntington police enough information to identify the suspects and the vehicle involved, the statement said.

Continue reading Suspect sought in airport burglary - The Journal Gazette

Huntington teen is burglaries suspect

A 17-year-old was in custody Monday morning, accused of committing several burglaries in Huntington, in one case taking an SUV, Huntington city police said.

Police said the youth has been linked to various burglaries since May.

According to police, The Helping Hand in the 800 block of East Market Street was burglarized three times, May 5, May 7 and July 4, with cash missing each time. Food was also reported missing, police said.

Continue reading Huntington teen is burglaries suspect - The Journal Gazette

 

Huntington man behind bars after 4 hour stand off

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - A domestic dispute between a Huntington, Indiana couple made for a long night for the Huntington City Police Department; they were called twice before getting an arrest and search warrant and taking a man into custody four hours later.

Police say the initial call came in around 10:30 p.m. Friday about a dispute in at 4497W-200N Lot 85 in Huntington. The caller was a neighbor who said two small children, ages eight and ten, came to the door and reported that their parents were drinking and fighting and that they were concerned for their parent’s welfare.

It was also reported that the mother had been battered by the father.

Continue reading Huntington man behind bars after 4 hour stand off - Wane.com