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Friday, May 29, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Dunkirk Investigation working to fix details released sewer issues Camera equipment helped to locate problem By ROSE SKELLY The Commercial Review DUNKIRK — A long workday for city employ - ees Wednesday brought the Dunkirk one step clos - er to fixing issues with its stormwater lines. Dunkirk Board of Works heard an update Thursday about a project to reroute stormwater lines. It also learned that Dunkirk Police Depart - ment will be hiring again after the resignation of one of its officers. Earlier this year, the city was warned by Indi - ana Department of Envi - ronmental Management that it was discharging too much treated water from the wastewater plant. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Overages often occur after heavy periods of rain. The intersection of Walnut and Alexander streets (pictured above) in Portland was the site of an officer-involved The city has been work - shooting May 1 that resulted in the death of 2017 Jay County High School graduate Spencer Calvert. In the background is ing to inspect the city’s the former Judge Haynes Elementary School, with the school’s playground on the right side of the photo. Jay County stormwater lines for dam - prosecutor Wes Schemenaur on Thursday released details of the Indiana State Police investigation into the incident, age and infiltration, concluding that the circumstances of the incident justified police using deadly force. repairing as necessary. Six employees from the wastewater, water and street departments worked for about 11 hours May 1 fatal shooting declared justified Wednesday to fix one such By RAY COONEY death of Spencer Calvert, 21, response to a call about a “suici - Elementary School, which at issue at Angle and Wash - The Commercial Review Muncie, a 2017 Jay County High dal individual who was wielding that time was being used as a ington streets. An investigation has deter - School graduate. Rigby was a knife.” Schemenaur’s press temporary daycare for IU Health “We had two 8-inch mined that the May 1 officer- placed on administrative leave release summarizing the state Jay employees during the coron - stormwater lines that run involved shooting in Portland following the incident, which is police investigation lays out the avirus pandemic. (The former on both sides of the street was justified. standard procedure in such situ - following details of the incident school property sits two blocks … and they were tying In a press release issued late ations. that followed: to the east of the location of the into a manhole and then Thursday morning, Jay County State police interviewed 16 Upon arriving at the scene, initial call.) Several children going through a private prosecutor Wes Schemenaur witnesses, including nine civil - Rigby found Calvert holding a were on the playground. property,” said Dunkirk said the Indiana State Police ians, the press release said. The small dog and a kitchen knife 10 Steve Schlechty and Chad Mayor Jack Robbins. “And investigation showed Portland investigation also involved to 12 inches long. Calvert Chowning of Portland Police the line on the private police officer Mitchell Rigby was “extensive forensic evidence” ignored a command to drop the Department, and Tony Hender - “justified in using deadly force … and a review of police body cam - knife, instead dropping the dog, son, Tony Lennartz and Kevin property went bad and so in order to prevent serious bodi - era footage. turning away from Rigby and Pugh of Jay County Sheriff’s we had to reroute the two ly injury to himself or others in Rigby was dispatched to the beginning to stab himself. He Office joined Rigby in respond - 8-inch lines into the main the area.” intersection of Park and High then ran east on High Street ing to the incident. 24-inch stormwater line The shooting resulted in the streets at 4:27 p.m. May 1 in toward the former Judge Haynes See Investigation page 2 running down Angle Street. See Sewer page 5 Trump vows action against protesters By JILL COLVIN meant — Walz has already acti - and COLLEEN LONG vated the National Guard — but Associated Press the tweet drew another warning WASHINGTON — President from Twitter, which said he had Donald Trump today threatened violated rules about “glorifying to take action to bring the city of violence.” Pastor’s Minneapolis “under control,” Slapping back, the White calling violent protesters out - House reposted Trump’s “shoot - raged by the death of a black ing starts” message on its offi - prayer man in police custody “thugs” cial Twitter account Friday Pastor Darrell Borders and saying that “when the loot - morning. And White House offiers the prayer Monday ing starts, the shooting starts.” social media director Dan Scavi - morning during a brief Trump tweeted after protest - no turned the tweets into an Memorial Day ceremony at ers torched a Minneapolis police image that he tweeted out as Green Park Cemetery in station and destroyed other well. Portland. The event property, capping three days of The move came a day after violence over the death of Trump signed an executive included a 21-gun saltue by George Floyd, who was captured order challenging the site’s lia - members of the Portland on video pleading for air as a bility protections. American Legion Post 211 white police officer knelt on his Trump, who has often honor guard. neck. remained silent in the aftermath Trump said he spoke to the of police-involved killings and state’s Democratic governor, has a long history of defending Tim Walz, and “told him that the police, has been uncharacteristi - Military is with him all the way.” cally vocal this time, saying ear - “Any difficulty and we will lier Thursday that he felt “very, assume control but, when the very badly” about Floyd’s death looting starts, the shooting and calling video capturing his starts,” he wrote. struggle “a very shocking sight.” The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Trump didn’t clarify what he See Action page 5 Deaths Weather In review Coming up Jay County got about 0.3 inches of rain Thursday. The Jay County Solid Waste Saturday — A final look at high temperature was 79 Management District will primary election day on Tues - Doris Duke , 89, Portland degrees, and the low was 67. have recycling trailers avail - day. Gloria Hummel , 87, Tonight’s forecast calls for a able Saturday. Trailers will be Dunkirk low of 53. expect mostly sunny open from 9 a.m. to noon in the Wednesday — Results from Details on page 2. skies Saturday with a high of shopping center at 220 Lincoln Tuesday’s primary election, 70. St., Portland, and Dunkirk including commissioners races. See page 2 for an extended City Park. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, May 29, 2020 Obituaries Doris Duke sion and enjoyed bowling and tion will be Monday from noon Methodist Church, loved her will be held at North Canton quilting. to 2 p.m. Memorials can be made family and was very proud of Cemetery, North Canton, Ohio. April 8, 1931-May 27, 2020 Surviving are three sons, to the choice of the donor. her grandchildren. Burial will follow. Doris Duke, age 89, of Port - Larry Duke of Portland, Jeff Condolences may be Survivors include her son, Memorials may be sent to Jay land passed away on Wednes - expressed at bairdfreeman.com. day, May 27, 2020, in the Harri - Duke of Portland and Chris Tim Hummel (wife: Lisa), County Cancer Society, P.O. Box son Terrace Duke (companion: Stephen Dunkirk; brother Robert “Nick” 614, Portland, IN 47371, or Cal - Nursing Home in Graf) of Indianapolis; three Gloria Hummel Whitmer (wife: Donna), Ply - vary United Methodist Church, Indianapolis of daughters, Linda Shaner (hus - Aug. 28, 1932-May 27, 2020 mouth; three grandchildren, P.O. Box 233, Dunkirk, IN 47336. COVID-19. band: Ron) of Rossburg, Ohio, Gloria A. “Dori” Hummel, age William Cameron Hummel Condolences and other She was born Tina Paxson (husband: Max) of 87, formerly of Dunkirk, died (wife: Julie), Florence, Ken - expressions of sympathy may April 8, 1931, in Bryant and Jill Hardin (hus - Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at tucky, Paige J. Hummel (hus - be given at MeachamFuner - Portland the band: Robert) of Albany; one Swiss Village Retirement Com - band: Anthony), Speedway, and alService.com. daughter of brother, Richard Gierhart (wife: munity, Berne. Aaron Friar (wife: Joni), Sacra - •••••••••• William and Carolyn) of Portland; one sister, Born in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. mento, California; and four The Commercial Review pub - Edna (Derrick - Duke Mona Fairfield of Portland; 10 28, 1932, she lived with her fami - great-grandchildren, Kate, lishes death notices for those with son) Gierhart. grandchildren; and 13 great- ly in Massillon, Ohio, and then Brooke, Jack and Tamsen. a connection to our coverage area She was married on April 16, grandchildren. in Muncie from 1977 to 1982. She She was preceded in death by free of charge. They include the 1949, to Cledus Duke and he She was preceded in death by moved to Alabama before com - her husband of 33 years, name, city of residence, died on Feb. 29, 2000. a son, Danny. ing to Dunkirk in 1993. William Carl Hummel; daughter birth/death date and She was retired from Stan - Funeral services will be Mon - Gloria was a homemaker and Debra Friar; parents William E. time/date/location of services. dard Brush and Broom in Port - day, June 1, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the had worked for The Hoover and Isabel (Barker) Whitmer; There is a charge for obituar - land, attended Sugar Grove Baird-Freeman Funeral Home. Company, McClain IGA and Sal - and sister Marilyn “Mimi” ies, which are accepted only from Nazarene Church, was a mem - Burial will follow in the IOOF lie Mae.