FR Will Join Opioid Settlement Center) at the Intersection of County Roads 100 East by RAY COONEY Ohio Expects to Receive the Commercial Review and 200 North

Friday, August 13, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Officials discuss uses of federal funding

County is expected to receive about $4 million

By BAILEY CLINE The Commercial Review Jay County needs a plan for how to spend incoming American Rescue Plan funds. County officials met Thursday to continue dis - cussion about that plan. Affordable housing and daycare were two options discussed by Jay County Council and Jay County Commissioners during a The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney brainstorming meeting regarding what to do with money the county will receive from the American State fair prep Rescue Plan Act. The Jay County Junior High Council and commis - School cheerleaders held their final full sioners also heard of a new state program that practice Thursday evening at East Jay will provide up to $1 mil - Elementary School prior to competing at lion in matching funds for the Indiana State Fair on Saturday. 12 communities toward Pictured above, the Patriots, including from American Rescue Plan left, Maddie Link, Tessa Frazee, Payton related projects. Jay County will be Carpenter, Emmarie Barton and Emma receiving approximately Hatzell yell during the final moments of $3.9 million in additional their routine. At left, Dakota Blalock hits a coronavirus relief funds liberty while being supported by Frazee, from the federal govern - Faith Faulkner and Carpenter. And at right, ment to be used toward ini - Paycie McCoy drops out of a stunt into the tiatives involving infra - structure, regional collab - arms of Link and Frazee. The squad will oration, public facilities, hold its state fair preview show at 5:30 schools, economic develop - p.m. tonight at East Jay. The Patriots are ment and individual and the third squad scheduled to take the mat business assistance. at the state fair competition, which begins Commissioner Chad Aker brought up a request at 10 a.m. Saturday. from the highway depart - ment to allot $40,000 of American Rescue Plan dol - lars toward running fiber optic internet to the high - way barn and Jay County Country Living (formerly Jay County Retirement FR will join opioid settlement Center) at the intersection of county roads 100 East By RAY COONEY Ohio expects to receive The Commercial Review and 200 North. Council nearly $805 million. Under member Faron Parr then FORT RECOVERY the OneOhio agreement — wondered aloud if — The village will accept Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine whatever money may come Village would likely see about $1,500 and Attorney General Dave installing fiber optic inter - its way from a settlement Yost launched the plan in net infrastructure in the stemming from the opioid from the total $21 billion agreement 2020 as a mechanism to dis - area could be the first step epidemic. tribute opioid litigation set - in making those areas Fort Recovery Village tlement funds to local gov - more suitable for afford - Council in a brief special ernments — 15% of that able housing development. meeting Thursday total would go to the state, County auditor Anna approved an ordinance dinal Health and agreeing to pay a combined and AmerisourceBergen to 30% to its “subdivisions” Culy noted the county authorizing the village McKesson. $21 billion to communities each pay $6.4 billion. (Opi - and 55% to the OneOhio could sell the land to a solicitor to accept the terms The proposed settlement across the country over a oid maker Johnson & John - Foundation (to be utilized housing developer if one of a proposed settlement was reached July 21, with span of 18 years. It calls for son is also involved in the for the benefit of the “sub - is interested in such a proj - with drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Car - McKesson to pay $7.9 bil - settlement.) divisions”). ect. AmerisourceBergen, Car - dinal Health and McKesson lion and Cardinal Health Of that total, the State of See Settlement page 2 See Funding page 2 Coney Barrett rejects IU students’ request WASHINGTON (AP) — whether they have legal authori - lower courts to side with Indiana Supreme Court Justice Amy ty to do so. Similar lawsuits University and allow it to require Coney Barrett on Thursday against student vaccine require - the vaccinations, even as legal refused to block a plan by Indi - ments have been filed in other proceedings continue. The plan ana University to require stu - states. announced in May requires dents and employees to get vac - Justice refuses to block The court’s newest justice roughly 90,000 students and cinated against COVID-19. rejected the plea without even 40,000 employees on seven cam - Barrett’s action came in university’s plan to require asking the university for a puses to receive COVID-19 vacci - response to an emergency response or getting her col - nations for the fall semester. request from eight students, coronavirus vaccination leagues to weigh in. Justices Students who don’t comply and it marked the first time the often act on their own in such sit - will have their registration can - high court has weighed in on a uations when the legal question celed and workers who don’t will vaccine mandate. Some corpo - isn’t particularly close. Barrett lose their jobs. The policy does rations, states and cities have handles emergency matters from have religious and medical adopted vaccine requirements ty, autonomy, and of medical qualify for a religious exemp - the U.S. Court of Appeals for the exemptions, but exempt students for workers or even to dine treatment choice in the context tion. 7th Circuit, which includes Indi - must be tested twice a week for indoors, and others are consid - of a vaccination mandate.” College officials across the ana. the disease. The school recently ering doing so. They wanted the high court to country have struggled with A three-judge federal appeals announced that for now, every - The students said in court issue an order barring the uni - whether to require vaccinations, court panel, including two judges one, regardless of vaccination papers that they have “a consti - versity from enforcing the man - with some schools mandating appointed by former President status, must wear a mask indoors tutional right to bodily integri - date. Seven of the students them and others questioning Donald Trump, was one of two while on campus.

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Jay County Solid Waste Saturday — Photos from Jay County’s high tempera - ping into the upper 50s. Expect Management District will tonight’s FRHS football scrim - ture was 88 degrees Thursday. sunny skies Saturday with a high have recycling trailers avail - mage against Indiana Lake. The low was 73. of 77. Sundays high will also be able Saturday. Trailers will be The forecast calls for a 20% in the upper 70s. open from 9 a.m. to noon in the Tuesday — Coverage of chance of showers and thunder - See page 2 for an extended out - shopping center at 220 Lincoln Monday’s Portland City Coun - storms tonight with the low drop - look. St., Portland, and Dunkirk cil meeting. City Park. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, August 13, 2021 Funding ... Continued from page 1 lawn Elementary School. He there are trees blocking wire - •Installing a new heating, four from each of the four des - Travis Richards, executive mentioned teachers and other less internet signals. In three ventilation and air condition - ignated cohorts in the state –– director of Jay County Devel - local individuals in need of to five years, there may be tech - ing system at Jay County Jail. will be selected through an opment Corporation, also daycare. nology available to help combat (Houchins said council mem - application-based process. It noted every housing developer Richards mentioned there that issue, Richards said. Parr ber Ray Newton, who was not will be a 52-week program is different, with some asking are some employers in other urged the group to consider present at the meeting Thurs - divided into four stages. for more assistance from gov - areas who run their own day - other options because day, requested she add it to the Richards said he’ll learn more ernment entities and others cares. There are also other installing broadband is expen - list.) about HELP on Wednesday dur - not. Many developers also don’t counties with third-party com - sive and, depending on the •Beefing up cybersecurity at ing a state webinar. want to come into the commu - panies for that business. area, may only help a small places such as Jay County Council and commissioners nity unless they can build at Council Member Ted Champ number of local residents. Sheriff’s Office and Jay County agreed to review their options least 20 homes, he added. noted child care can be expen - •Contributing funds to local Courthouse. with consulting firm Baker Officials also discussed sive. Commissioner Brian businesses. “We have business - Also Thursday, Richards Tilly. Houchins reminded the removing deteriorated build - McGalliard asked how many es that were hurt big time informed officials about the group it will be a process, and ings, with Houchins suggesting daycares would be stationed because of COVID, and they Hoosier Enduring Legacy Pro - deciding on what to do with the the county restore old homes in around Jay County, with others could use some help because gram (HELP), a new initiative money and following through the community. Once finished, saying they were unsure as of it’s coming back,” Champ said. offered through the Indiana with it will take time. it could sell each property and yet. •Investing in upgrades to the Office of Community and Richards agreed. The county repeat the process with anoth - Other potential uses of the radio system for Jay Emer - Rural Affairs. will be receiving nearly $4 mil - er house, she added. funding discussed Thursday gency Medical Service and HELP’s purpose is help coun - lion over the course of a few Houchins also brought up include: local law enforcement. Aker ties, cities or towns plan how to years, he added, and it will daycare as a community need. •Expanding broadband inter - shared a rough estimate of use American Rescue Plan have to make decisions on how Aker suggested partnering net to underserved areas. about $1 million total for the funds, he explained. It will also to spend it. with schools and looking at Houchins, who lives near upgrades, which doesn’t provide a matching grant of up “I hope this is the biggest options for what to do with Bryant, noted there is an issue include contributions from the to $1 million dollars. task you guys ever face,” vacant buildings such as West - in her neighborhood because cities of Portland or Dunkirk. About 12 communities –– Richards said. CR almanac Deeds Kenneth R. and Melissa L. Roser to Sara E. Hough and Lukas Darby, war - Betty Pfeifer and Herschel R. Bur - Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Melissa S. Culy, warranty deed –– ranty deed –– Part of Section 32, kett (deceased) to Betty Pfeifer, death 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/18 Part of Section 20, Noble Township Wayne Township, 0.720 acres deed –– Part of Outlot 1 in Woodlawn Larry J. Moore to Dallas Short, quit Danny Monroe to Brenda S. Duerr, Park Addition, Portland claim deed –– Lots 9, 10 and 11, Daugh - warranty deed –– Part of Lot 23, Sul - Shawn R. and Tansy M. Williams to erty Addition livan George Addition, Dunkirk William S. Childers, warranty deed – Jamie A. and Jamie Jo. Wagner to Catherine J. Smith and Joe R. – Lot 76, Woodlawn Park Addition Jessica and Jeremy Simos, warranty Smith (deceased) to Catherine J. William S. Childers to Five Broth - 77/55 77/58 79/64 81/66 82/67 deed –– Part of Section 29, Pike Town - Smith, deed affidavit –– Lots 27, 28, 29 ers LLC, warranty deed –– Part of Lot ship, 2.544 acres and 30, Bellefontaine 4, Block 11, original plat of Portland; The fore - Expect The high There is a Another cast calls for mostly sunny will be 79 50% chance day of rain is Corey W. Cox to Pedro Navarro BKCap LLC to Carrols LLC, war - Lot 55, Votaws First Addition; Lot 76, milder tem - skies with a under mostly of showers in the fore - Sanchez, warranty deed –– Lots 34 ranty deed –– Parts of Section 17, Woodlawn Park Addition peratures with high of 77. sunny skies. and thunder - cast for and part of lots 33, 35 and 36, Wayne Township, about 1.81 acres Corey and Karly Emerick to Karen a high of 77 storms with a Wednesday under sunny high tempera - with a 40% Cartwright and Headington Subdivi - Donna J. and Roby C. Ford to Emerick, quit claim deed –– Wilson skies. ture of 80 chance of sion Andrea E. and Troy E. Ford, warran - Addition, Pennville degrees. showers. Geraldine A. Irwin-Elliott to ty deed –– Part of Section 27, Rich - James and Janet L. Schwartzkopf Thomas L. Elliott and herself, quit land Township, 5.56 acres to Melba Schwartzkopf, personal rep - claim deed –– Lot 3, Bartlett and Han - Norma M. DeVoss (deceased) to resentative deed –– Tracts 1 and 2, lin Addition Gary D. Larry R. and Tim J. DeVoss, Part of Section 20, Wayne Township, Lotteries Gloria A. Daugherty to Corina Rec - deed affidavit –– Sections 15 and 22, about 0.81 acres tor, quit claim deed –– Part of Section Jefferson Township Doris A. Barger to Eric T. Bowler, Powerball 62-64-65-70-73-74-76-80 35, Knox Township, 1 acre Laverne A. and Mikel P. Long and quit claim deed –– Lots 26 and 27, Estimated jackpot: Cash 5: 2-6-11-18-37 M. Davis and Susan D. Schrock to Allen M. and Morgan M. Huey to Manning and Evans Subdivision, $258 million Estimated jackpot: David L. Hudson, warranty deed –– Mikel Philip Long Living Trust and Dunkirk $105,000 Part of Section 15, Wayne Township, 1 Laverne Agnes Long Living Trust, Michael A. Ramey to City of Port - acre quit claim deed –– Part of Section 3, land, warranty deed –– Part of Sec - Mega Millions Ohio Susan D. Schrock (also known as Greene Township, 0.91 acres tion 20, Wayne Township, about 0.2 Estimated jackpot: Susan D. Pogue) to Jake and Lynn Laverne A. and Mikel P. Long and acres $225 million Midday Pick 3: 5-6-6 Boolman, warranty deed –– Parts of Allen M. and Morgan M. Huey to Lynn H. Boyd to City of Portland, Section 15, Wayne Township Allen M. and Morgan M. Huey, quit warranty deed –– Part of Lot 16, Man - Pick 4: 3-5-3-0 Carol J. Retter and F. Duane Retter claim deed –– Part of Section 3, gold’s Third Addition Hoosier Pick 5: 3-6-8-3-2 (both deceased) to Carol J. Retter and Greene Township, 13.58 acres Diana Goodman to City of Port - Midday Evening Daily Three: 9-6-3 Brent D. Evans, deed affidavit –– Larry J. Herchenhan to Inger R. land, warranty deed –– Section 29, Pick 3: 6-8-4 Parts of Section 35, Jefferson Town - Driffill, quit claim deed –– Part of Lot Wayne Township, 0.192 acres Daily Four: 0-1-5-1 Pick 4: 1-2-3-5 Evening ship, 82.69 acres 12, Block 5, original plat of Pennville Keith A. and Lana L. Wall to City of Pick 5: 8-4-3-3-2 Carol J. Retter (deceased) to Brent Inger R. Driffill to Alden H. Gless - Portland, warranty deed –– Part of Daily Three: 7-8-2 Rolling Cash: 22-23-31- D. Evans, personal representative ner, warranty deed –– Part of Lot 12, Lot 18, Blaine Pike Addition Daily Four: 4-0-7-7 37-39 deed –– Parts of Section 35, Jefferson original plat of Pennville Aaron L. and Joeann E. Wilhelm to Quick Draw: 4-17-18- Estimated jackpot: Township, 82.69 acres Marlene M. Murphy to Caliber City of Portland, warranty deed –– 21-27-28-32-42-43-44-51-55- $120,000 Elizabeth A. and Gene A. Liechty to Home Loans Inc., sheriff/marshall Part of Block A and Lot 33, Beam Invenergy Solar Project Development deed –– Part of Section 26, Richland Place South LLC, easement –– Section 8, Jackson Township, about 0.41 acres Leota and Paul E. Shaneyfelt to Markets Township, 40 acres Robert C. Brown (deceased) and City of Portland, warranty deed –– Bradley W. and Elizabeth R. Horn Shelia D. Brown to Jesse D. Drum - Part of Section 20, Wayne Township, to Danny P. and Hollie M. Wilhelm, mond, warranty deed –– Lots 11 and 0.244 acres Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 7 .6 7 w a r r a n t y d e e d – – P a r t o f L o t 6 , B l o c k 1 2 , B l o c k 4 3 , S u tt o n S u b d i v i s i o n , C o r e y a n d K a r e n E m e r i c k t o L a r r y Fort Recovery Sept. wheat ...... 7.29 2, West Addition of Portland Dunkirk A. Lee, warranty deed –– Wilsons Corn ...... 6.87 Jason N. Barton to Bradley and Karen J. and Michael E. Bartlett to Addition Sept. corn ...... 6.27 Central States Elizabeth Horn, warranty deed –– Lot Sharon Hott, warranty deed –– Lots 1, John E. and Kathy K. Corwin to Wheat ...... 7.35 Montpelier 4, Block 11, East Addition of Portland 2, 3 and 4, Block 1, Fawcetts Addition, Mille A. Ellis, warranty deed –– Lot Corn ...... 5.70 Clifford M. and Sheila K. Stults to Pennville 13, Hanlin John Fourth Addition POET Biorefining Sept. corn ...... 5.76 Beans ...... 13.61 Portland Sept. beans ...... 13.61 Corn ...... 7.09 Wheat ...... 7.65 Sept. corn ...... 6.79 Settlement ... Oct. corn ...... 6.59 SERVICES Sunrise Continued from page 1 be earmarked for expen - Communities needed to Saturday St. Anthony The Andersons The money will be dis - ditures related to combat - confirm that they would Oates , Sharon: 11 a.m., Corn ...... 6.80 tributed to cities, coun - ting the opioid epidemic join the settlement no Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Richland Township Sept. corn ...... 6.20 Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Corn ...... 6.65 Beans ...... 13.71 ties and villages based on such as intervention, later than Friday. Council their level of participa - treatment, education and members Cliff Wendel, merce St., Portland. Sept. corn ...... 5.91 Sept. beans ...... 13.13 Belda , Joyce: 11 a.m., IOOF Beans ...... 14.00 Wheat ...... 7.15 tion in the lawsuit. recover services. Diller Lucas Knapke, Greg Cemetery, Pennville. Though numbers have said any money Fort Schmitz, Scott Pearson Sept. beans ...... 13.31 Sept. wheat ...... 6.94 Scott , Marcia: 3 p.m., not been finalized, vil - Recovery receives could and Al Post, absent Erik Williamson-Spencer and Penrod lage administrator be used for training or Fiely, voted in favor of Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Randy Diller said the vil - drug abuse prevention joining the settlement. merce St., Portland. Today in history lage is only expected to programs through the The village council receive about $1,500 . village’s police depart - voted to take part in the Monday Most of the money will ment. lawsuit in July 2020. Steveson , Mary: 11 a.m., On August 13, 1910 , cut, received a patent for Green Park Cemetery Chapel, Florence Nightingale, a coin-operated tele - Portland. the founder of modern phone. nursing, died in London In 1932 , Adolf Hitler at age 90. rejected the post of vice Capsule Reports Service listings provided by In 1521 , Spanish con - chancellor of Germany. PROGRESSIVE queror Hernando In 1942 , Walt Dis - Final days to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. It OFFICE PRODUCTS Cortez captured ney’s animated feature Portland Water Park will be open this will then close for the season. 120 N. Meridian St. Tenochtitlan, present- “Bambi” had its U.S. weekend for the final time this summer. Admission to the water park is $5 Portland, Indiana 47371 day Mexico City, from premiere at Radio City The water park, which has been with no refunds for weather-related clo - (260) 726-9201 the Aztecs. Music Hall in New York, closed Thursday and today because of a sures. This weekend’s forecast calls for progressiveofficeproducts.com In 1704 , the Battle of five days after its world lack of staffing, will be open from noon sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s. Blenheim was fought premiere in London. during the War of the In 1971 , The News Spanish Succession, and Sun announced that resulting in a victory for advertising manager English-led forces over Sharon Ferrebee had French and Bavarian resigned to take a posi - soldiers. tion with Sears Robuck In 1889 , William Gray and Co. of Hartford, Connecti - —AP and The CR Citizen’s calendar

Monday Recovery Village Coun - 5:30 p.m. — Portland cil, village hall, 201 S. City Council, council Main St. chambers, fire station, 1616 N. Franklin St. Wednesday 6 p.m. — Dunkirk Pub - 4 p.m. — Portland lic Library Board execu - Board of Aviation, air - tive session, 127 W. port, 661 W. 100 North, Washington St. Portland. 6:30 p.m. — Fort 6 p.m. — Portland Recovery School Board, Park Board public hear - conference room, high ing, council chambers, school, 400 E. Butler St. fire station, 1616 N. 7:30 p.m. — Fort Franklin St. The Commercial Review Friday, August 13, 2021 Family Page 3 Retirement hasn’t Tri altered the routine DEAR ABBY: My hus - Kappa band retired a few months ago. I was a stay-at-home mom for most of our mar - Dear convenes ried life but have worked The 64th State part time for several years. Abby Convention of Tri I always took care of all the Kappa, a statewide household chores because philanthropic org- he supported us financially. Now he’s retired, and anization known for nothing has changed. I’m CONNECTICUT its work in charity, still doing all the cooking, DEAR MOVING FOR - culture, and cleaning, laundry, taking WARD: Do you really education, was care of the business mat - intend to allow a 13-year- recently held at the ters and working part time. old to dictate how you live the rest of your life? Indianapolis Marriott Although I have always done whatever it takes to Because he refuses to East. Tami Tillman keep the peace, I am becom - talk with a counselor (left) and Jodi McKee ing increasingly resentful. I doesn’t mean you should - right) represented don’t know how to break n’t do it for help in the Portland chapter. this pattern. I’ve never had strengthening your back - The Portland Beta the nerve to speak up and bone. Your son’s feelings Theta Chapter was express my anger or frus - may change once his father starts having established in 1915 tration for fear of getting into a huge fight. Can you romantic relationships and now has 21 give me any advice to help — if he hasn’t already. members. There are me get out of this trap I’ve Nowhere in your letter 7,351 members in built for myself? — STUCK did you mention that the 143 active and 98 IN CALIFORNIA person you are seeing associate chapters DEAR STUCK: Your has asked for a perma - husband isn’t a mind nent commitment, so you throughout the state have lots of time. Live of Indiana. reader. Ending your silence is the way out of your life. Continue to the “trap.” It is what has explore where things are given him license. If nec - going. When your son is essary, HAVE that “huge older and his hormones fight.” It may be the kick in, he may mellow. answer to a more equi - •••••••••• table sharing of respon - DEAR ABBY: What does ArtWorks registration open sibilities. But if it isn’t, an invited guest do when then it’s time for counsel - their hosts get into one or It’s time to sign up for art class - •Have been accepted to pursue a ing — to not only help more verbal screaming es. full-time baccalaureate course of you better communicate, fights in front of them? Registration is underway for the Taking study but also, if necessary, Leave the room? Exit com - fall semester of ArtWorks classes •Have a minimum 3.5 grade point mediate. pletely? I was raised that at the Jay County Campus of Arts Note average •••••••••• folks use “company man - Place in Portland and Blackford Applicants will be scored on aca - DEAR ABBY: I have been ners” when guests were County Arts Center in Hartford demics, financial need, activities and divorced less than a year, present. — BAFFLED IN City. a written essay. and while I wasn’t expect - INDIANA Classes at the Jay County cam - Applications are available at port - ing to rush into a relation - DEAR BAFFLED: If pus include ceramics, toddler art, Blackford County Arts Center at landfoundation.org. The deadline to ship, I have met someone I the hosts’ behavior moving, singing, dancing for tod - (765) 348-4154. apply is 5 p.m. Sept. 2. really like, and he treats me makes you uncomfort - dlers and loom weaving. They are For more information, call Jessica so well. The problem is I able, the prudent thing scheduled to begin during the sec - Applications open Cook at (260) 726-4260. haven’t yet told my chil - would be to exit the gath - ond week of September. Applications are open for the 2022 dren, and while speaking ering entirely. No rule of The fall semester kicks off Aug. Lilly Endowment Community Schol - Deadline is Monday with my 13-year-old son, he etiquette decrees that 30 in Blackford County with oil arship through The Portland Founda - The deadline to sign up for fall ses - told me he would run away you must stick around painting. Other classes planned tion. sion classes at Cornerstone Center if I was ever with anyone and be the unwilling for the second Saturday of each The scholarship program provides for the Arts in Muncie is noon Mon - except his dad. He also said audience for their month through December include tuition to any Indiana college as well day. he didn’t care if I was drama. needle-felting, mixed media por - as fees and books. It is presented to Classes range from visual art and happy or not. I don’t want •••••••••• trait, painting on a ceramic tile one student in Jay County. dance to martial arts and fitness. to hurt — or worse, lose — Dear Abby is written by and free take-it and make-it activi - In order to be eligible, a student Because of the ongoing coronavirus my son. He refuses to talk Abigail Van Buren, also ties. must: pandemic, space is limited and masks to a counselor. How do I known as Jeanne Phillips, To register for classes, visit arts - •Be a Jay County resident who will are required for all guests. move on and get my son to and was founded by Pauline land.org. Contact the Jay County graduate in 2022 from an Indiana To sign up, or for more informa - accept this situation? — Phillips. Contact her at Campus at (260) 726-4809 and high school. tion, visit cornerstonearts.org. MOVING FORWARD IN DearAbby.com. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Sunday each Monday at West Jay Community Calendar as E.C. BAILEY FAMILY Community Center, 125 space is available. To sub - REUNION — Will be held Hoover St., Dunkirk. mit an item, email at Haynes Park in Port - PREGNANCY CARE [email protected]. land with lunch at 12:30 CENTER — Free pregnan - p.m. and a meeting after. cy testing with ongoing Saturday Bring lawn chairs. support during and after PORTLAND FARMERS pregnancy. The center is MARKET — Is open from 8 Monday located at 216 S. Meridian a.m. to noon each Saturday PORTLAND BREAK - St., Portland. Hours are 1 Facility Custodian in the parking lot at The FAST OPTIMISTS — Will to 5 p.m. Monday through Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion Rock Church. meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast Friday. For more informa - Full Time: 40 hours/week - JAY COUNTY DEMOC - at Richards Restaurant. tion or to schedule an Sunday from 5:00pm-1:00am and Monday-Thursday from 9:00pm-5:00am RATS — Will meet at 9 BRYANT AREA COM - appointment, call (260) a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at MUNITY CENTER — 726-8636. Walk-ins accept - The Facility Custodian at the Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion at Swiss party headquarters, 221 S. Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. ed. Village, Inc. is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the Wellness Pavilion to BREAD OF LIFE COM - Meridian St., Portland. every Monday, Wednesday ensure a positive experience for members. This position is responsible for performing ALCOHOLICS ANONY - and Friday. MUNITY FAMILY MEAL MOUS — Will meet at 10 PING PONG — Will be — Will be served from 5:30 all housekeeping duties at the Pavilion including sweeping, mopping, dusting, and a.m. upstairs at True Value played from 9 a.m. to noon to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury sanitizing, and is responsible for performing minor maintenance duties. The successful Hardware, Meridian each Monday at Jay Com - United Methodist Church, candidate must be able to push, lift, and maneuver cleaning equipment and work on 204 E. Arch St. in Port - Street, Portland. For more munity Center. their feet for approximately 8 continuous hours. The successful candidate must also information, call (260) 729- EUCHRE –– Will be land. Everyone is wel - 2532. played starting at 1 p.m. come. be able to clean while using a ladder. Seeking candidates who have high integrity, TAKE OFF POUNDS are trustworthy and reliable, and have great teamwork and communication skills. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will This position will be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and life meet for weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting at 6 insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and 403(b) Retirement Plan participation. p.m., in the fellowship hall Sudoku at Evangelical Methodist Apply in person, online at www.swissvillage.org, Church, 930 W. Main St., or send Resume to [email protected]. Portland. New members welcome. For more infor - mation, call (260) 726-5312. NARCOTICS ANONY - MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. each Monday at A Second Chance At Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridi - an St. in Portland. For more information, call Brenda Eads at (260) 726- 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. PORTLAND EVENING OPTIMIST CLUB — Will meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Richards Restau - rant. Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will Thursday’s Solution be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - come. The objective is to fill a nine-by nine grid so that THE LANDING — A 12- each column, each row, and step program for those in each of the nine three-by- sixth through 12th grade three boxes (also called will meet at 5:55 p.m. each blocks or regions) contains Tuesday at 2nd Chance at the digits from 1 to 9 only Life Ministries, 228 S. one time each. Meridian St., Portland. For more information, call (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726- 5273. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, August 13, 2021 Independent journalism is essential By MORTON J. MARCUS radio programs that glorified lenges of diversity. Therefore, they exercised excessive politi - Freedom of the press goes publishers, editors and reporters editors who accept the risk of cal and economic power and beyond banning oppressive gov - who “told truth to power,” while divergent views are best became purveyors of distortion ernment interference with the Eye withstanding the temptations removed. Reporters who impede without any code of honor. media. and threats of destructive force. corporate strategy are best dis - Now, the Local Journalism It also means not allowing on the Pie When there were only three charged. Radio and TV stations Sustainability Act (U.S. Senate monopolistic private forces to major TV news organizations, are bought and stripped of their Bill 2434), introduced in Con - overwhelm the independence of the American public had limit - distinctive local content. gress this year, attempts to local media. ed, but trusted, sources of Given lower costs of produc - restore local journalism. It Please note, the term media national and international news. tion, newspaper and magazine offers tax credits for printed goes beyond the newspapers and plumbers and barbers. Anyone When communities had multiple offices, TV and radio stations, and digital newspaper sub - flyers of the 18th century that are can run a blog, send a distortion newspapers and radio stations, housing older equipment, with scribers, journalists and adver - no longer the sole means of pro - of reality in an email chain or state and local truth could sur - their associated personnel, tisers. Broadcast radio and TV viding description and interpre - publish a book with disruptive face. become unnecessary drags on local news operations are simi - tation of events. concepts. Technology opened the doors profits. A conglomerate can larly included. The monopolis - Gossip and word of mouth, wis - Media suggests, but does not to new sources for alternative morph an enterprise from news tic behaviors of large corpora - dom of the ages and oral tradi - guarantee, objective intermedia - perspectives as well as blatant and reasoned commentary into tions, however, are not tion have been with us forever. tion by editors or others who lies. At the same time, private a conveyor of entertainment addressed. Media, however, connotes a more monitor the reports they make financing of media changed and sensationalism. “Efficien - Our economy, like our democ - disciplined (professional, if you public. The concept is relatively from independent, local entre - cy” of the corporation often out- racy, needs independent, com - will) approach to the transmis - new, about 100 years old. It preneurs to large corporate weighs the quality and nature petitive journalism. sion of information. became iconic in the mid- to late- chains that “trimmed” costs. of the product. •••••••••• We do not require certification 20th century. Corporations behave like indi - Once upon a time, we had Marcus is an economist. or licensing of media personnel “All the President’s Men” was viduals; they seek to avoid the rules constraining media opera - Email him at mortonjmar - as we do of doctors, lawyers, preceded by movies, TV and risks of change and the chal - tors from becoming so big that [email protected]. U.S. needed for climate solution St. Louis Post-Dispatch How many times must the world’s scientific community warn that cli - mate catastrophe is com - America ing before the world’s can’t fix the governments and citizens listen? problem alone, A new United Nations but the world report paints the most dire picture yet, predict - can’t fix it ing that the recent years’ without a unprecedented increases in global average temper - fundamental ature — and resulting intensification of hurri - shift in canes, droughts, wildfires American and rising sea levels — are edging toward the culture — point where the climate a shift away damage will become irre - versible. In America and from coal, oil, around the globe, it’s time gasoline and to stop debating with those who ignore omi - other polluting nous facts and take action energy sources, to drastically cut green - house gas emissions. and toward The report by the U.N.’s renewable Intergovernmental Panel Baseball is a joy of summer on Climate Change, ones like wind released Monday, isn’t and solar. By MARK BENNETT team mascots who undoubted sweat some scare tactic by a Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) profusely in full-body costumes. The The “Old Farmers Almanac” says small klatch of agenda- Tortugas’ game packed all of those 47 days of summer remain ahead. Mark highlights, along with a short in the driven activists. It’s the But for families with school-age work of more than 230 on-field emcee’s microphone that intensify the strength of kids, teachers or school support Bennett made his commentary sound as experts from around the staffers, the Summer of 2021’s days world, drawing on infor - hurricanes. Melting sea fuzzy as a fast-food drive-thru win - are dwindling. Around the Wabash dow. mation from some 14,000 ice is already raising sea Valley, schools begin the new year It felt wonderful, along with the studies. They conclude levels globally, threaten - ing infrastructure in next week or the following week. As partly cloudy skies, 80-degree tem - that humanity is barrel - that moment approaches, I look back baseball’s infamous color barrier by perature and a gentle breeze. ing down a road that will coastal regions. These aren’t theoretical dan - with gratitude for the activities and suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers. We’d also managed to pick the Tor - ultimately lead to an The Royals and Dodgers conducted gers. They’re happening relaxations that are custom-made for tugas’ dollar-beer night, which was unlivable planet if dras - warm weather. spring training together in Florida. now. kept tame by the long, long line at the tic cuts in greenhouse Many were simple joys, close to The discrimination of the Jim The report predicts concession stand’s lone dollar-beer gas emissions aren’t home, made possible when the pan - Crow South forced Jackie and window. I paid a few extra bucks for made immediately. average global tempera - demic seemed to recede and being Rachel to stay with a Black politician tures by the 2030s will a speedier brewsky, and didn’t miss Greenhouse gases like fully vaccinated reopened opportuni - and his wife, rather than at the team as much of the game. Fans willing to have risen by 1.5 degrees carbon dioxide, which is ties. Riding the “Spirit of Terre hotel. They ate dinners at Bethune wait for those discounted beverages produced by burning fos - Celsius over pre-industri - Haute” train with our wide-eyed, Cookman College, a Black college in were likely the club’s loyal regulars, sil fuels, trap the sun’s al times, no matter what grinning grandkids through Deming Daytona. Robinson faced prejudice who’d endured a full 2020 season heat so it can’t radiate mitigation happens Park. Laughs with our kids at back - and indignities on the field, too. without Tortugas baseball. The back out into space, rais - today. A rise much yard cookouts. Making homemade During a game at Sanford, Florida, entire minor leagues — four tiers of ing temperatures in beyond that, it warns, peach wine with a team of family Robinson stole home, only to have a farm clubs affiliated with the 30 big- Earth’s seas, air and could trigger a feedback members. Day-trip adventures to policeman stride onto the field and league teams — shut down last year land. Today, greenhouse loop in which green - places my wife and I hadn’t visited force Jackie to leave the park, citing because of the difficulties of protect - gases in the atmosphere house-gas levels rise on before. a local law prohibiting Blacks from ing the players, coaches and fans and average global tem - their own, produced by One of the latter journeys stands playing with Whites. Black fans left from COVID-19’s spread as they trav - peratures are both at more frequent wildfires, out. We ventured to Florida’s Space the park in protest. Later, a Royals eled, played and gathered for games. their highest levels in melting permafrost and Coast in early June, with masks day game in DeLand was canceled So, their ability to endure 20 min - recorded history. Already, other self-perpetuating ready when necessary, and experi - because of “faulty lighting.” Jack - utes in a buck-for-a-beer line was global average tempera - phenomena. That could enced a summertime gem — minor sonville locked its ballpark gates to understandable. tures have risen by more put ever-rising tempera - league baseball. the Royals, claiming its laws also The fact that the Tortugas were a than 1 degree Celsius tures beyond the capabil - On a whim, we drove an hour prohibited integrated baseball farm club of our Cincinnati Reds (about 1.8 degrees ity of humans to stop it. north up the coast to watch the Day - games. So, the club transferred the added to the entertainment. Alas, rest of its games to Daytona Beach, Fahrenheit) since the The U.S. is the world’s tona Tortugas play the visiting Palm Daytona didn’t win, but put on an Beach Cardinals. The Tortugas — where Robinson was welcomed. dawn of industrializa - second-highest producer offensive show in an 11-10 loss that the Cincinnati Reds’ Class A farm “Compared to the adjacent towns, tion in the 1800s — a mas - of greenhouse gases, lasted one minute shy of four hours. club in the Florida State League — Daytona Beach stood out as a kind of Reds first-round draft pick Austin sive swing in a tiny span after China. America can’t fix the problem play in historic Jackie Robinson Sta - political oasis,” Rachel Robinson Hendrick homered that night. Some - of time, by historical cli - dium. Beautifully aged and basic, the said in a quotation, gracing a placard alone, but the world can’t day, maybe we’ll be watching him mate standards. 1914-era ballpark is the oldest in the picturing her, Jackie and Bethune- and a couple other Tortugas playing fix it without a funda - “Global surface tem - professional minor leagues. In 1989, Cookman College founder Dr. Mary in Cincinnati. We’ll see. perature has increased mental shift in American the community renamed it to honor McLeod Bethune in 1946 at Daytona. In the meantime, it was refreshing faster since 1970 than in culture — a shift away Robinson. The backstory of that The ballpark there, now 107 years just to sit in the stands at sunset, any other 50-year period from coal, oil, gasoline renaming enhances the park’s old, was the setting for our spur-of- watching the scene — young players over at least the last 2,000 and other polluting ener - understated power. the-moment jaunt to see a minor hustling to prove themselves on a years,” states the report. gy sources, and toward Placards with photos of the late league game. Pro baseball’s entry path cleared by Jackie Robinson in The past decade has seen renewable ones like wind Hall of Famer and his wife, Rachel, level features a dose of extra energy. that same city all those years ago. several of the warmest and solar. America and explain his connection with Day - Players scrap to move up, or just That’s summer. years on record. the world face an existen - tona. In early 1946, Robinson had hang on to their big-league dreams a •••••••••• Warmer air makes tial threat of our own signed a contract to play Triple-A bit longer. They seldom turn away This column was provided to The droughts and wildfires making. There is no baseball — one rung below the major autograph-seeking kids and tolerate Commercial Review through the more frequent and more longer a valid argument leagues — with the Montreal Royals, a gamut of wacky, between-inning Hoosier State Press Association Infor - powerful. Warmer oceans to be made for inaction. and was a year away from breaking contests involving fans and home- mation Network. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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The pairing of remembers the deadly gang- convict coaches and cops was odd related arson when he was a beat at first, according to some of the cop in Brooklyn in the 1970s, and inmates and officers. But they the unsolved murder of a man quickly saw the importance of he found lying on the pavement, their common purpose. the bullet wound behind his ear Sgt. Anthony Manza, who is not yet visible. Piper’s backup handler, said the In 2019, when the nation’s dogs “have an uncanny ability to largest police department grap - spot a person in need and offer pled with a record wave of offi - unconditional compassion.” cer suicides, Tucker brought Some therapy dogs are used to those memories with him as he ease the stress of domestic vio - and other department brass lence and sexual assault victims, brainstormed how to alleviate often with a tactic called “tell me job-related stress. a story,” in which the therapy dog Enter Jenny and Piper — sits on the lap of an ailing person newly-minted yellow Labrador as they are asked to convey a retriever detectives with the traumatic event. NYPD’s Employee Assistance “It is our intention to bring Unit. Their cuteness and caring techniques like this to cops in cri - demeanor will help connect with sis, to smash through the wall officers who face growing ten - that stigma behind mental health sion on the streets and may be The Washington Post/Jeenah Moon has built, to get officers to open quietly suffering from work or up in situations where they might personal issues. Detective Ronald Thomas trains with therapy dog Piper at Bedford Hills Correctional not normally open up, including In the wake of the killing of Facility in Bedford Hills, N.Y. Law enforcement agencies around the country increasingly are thoughts of suicide,” Manza said. George Floyd in police custody turning to emotional support dogs. In Fairfax County, three police and the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. dogs make several rounds of ran - Capitol, anti-police fury is dom check-ins with officers each “tremendous” and “exponential - prevent officers from seeking FRK9 that trained those dogs. She mum security women’s prison in week, while also responding to ly more palpable than it has care.” estimated that dozens of depart - Westchester County where critical incidents and any situa - been in the past, said Tucker, Services provided by the EAU ments have launched K-9 pro - inmates raise puppies to become tion that may be difficult for offi - who presided over Jenny and are confidential, and the unit will grams in recent years. therapy and service animals. cers, said Lt. Christopher Sharp, Piper’s swearing-in ceremony at refer troubled cops to counselors “Law enforcement officers go The women are housed in their who commands the Incident Sup - police headquarters earlier this outside of the department anony - to work every day and do a job own unit; their K-9 trainees sleep port Services unit. month. mously if they wish. most people wouldn’t do for a mil - beside them in cells. The dogs tend to disarm offi - Assaults on officers are Law enforcement agencies lion bucks,” said Patrick Yoes, Tiffany Richway, 29, is serving cers who could benefit from help increasing, and communities around the country increasingly National President of the Frater - an 11-year sentence on a high- but might not otherwise feel com - across the country are facing are turning to emotional support nal Order of Police, describing level drug conviction in a remote fortable talking freely with a col - calls to “defund the police.” Beat dogs — a departure from K-9 pro - how officers on patrol have been upstate county, near the Canadi - league, Sharp said. They are also cops routinely face catcalls — grams where animals search for villanized over the past 18 an border. Richway said the K-9 used in the community — appear - and a wall of cellphone cameras drugs, weapons and explosives, months. “To have people turn on program has given her purpose ing at National Night Out and set to “record” — when carrying control crowds or track down us the way that they did ... I think as she works through her sen - other public events. out daily duties. missing people. it took a toll on every officer.” tence. Patrick Yoes, the national FOP Lt. Janna Salisbury, who In the month after Jan. 6, four •••••••••• “It makes prison so much easi - president, said police therapy heads New York’s Employee police therapy dogs from two A program called Puppies er,” she said. “It gives you some - dogs are “sorely needed,” espe - Assistance Unit, said the dogs Northern Virginia departments Behind Bars is responsible for thing to wake up for.” cially if used in a way that keeps and their handlers “will respond — Fairfax County and Arlington bringing Jenny and Piper to New Richway said she and her col - officers from feeling like they will to critical incidents involving on County — spent time with U.S. York’s employee assistance unit. leagues in the program only face reprisal for seeking help or and off-duty members of the Capitol Police officers and To learn how to handle dogs, four recently began training therapy counseling. The dogs, he said, are department ... breaking down National Guard soldiers, said EAU officers recently spent two dogs for use in police depart - skilled at getting big “manly” traditional mental health barri - Allison Cutright, who runs the weeks embedded at the Bedford ments. They were already train - cops to “sit on the floor and play ers, reducing stigmas that often Fredericksburg, Virgina-based Hills Correctional Center, a maxi - ing dogs for other jobs, including with them.” The Commercial Review Page 6 Local/Indiana Friday, August 13, 2021 Felony Most feeders can go back up arrests By JOSEPH DITS state’s ornithologist said that Child molesting South Bend Tribune the pigeon likely died from a A Redkey man was Biologists still don’t know virus known as avian pox that arrested Thursday for exactly what is killing certain afflicts all wild birds from child molesting. songbirds in Indiana, but bird time to time, based on a Curtis W. Dixon, 63, feeders can once again be filled lesions she observed on 10964 W. 700 South, was and hung outside in 76 counties exposed skin at the base of its preliminarily charged across Indiana, the state’s bill. That, she said, is likely in with a Level 4 felony. Department of Natural a different category than the He’s being held on a Resources announced this statewide illness. $15,000 bond in Jay County week. The idea behind removing Jail. The DNR recommends that bird feeders and bird baths is the following counties continue to keep birds from closely con - Drug possession to refrain from feeding birds: gregating and touching sur - Three Portland resi - Allen, Carroll, Clark, Floyd, faces where they could trans - dents were arrested Hamilton, Hancock, Hen - mit a virus or bacteria. Thursday on drug charges. dricks, Johnson, Lake, Marion, Experts have said that, in this Jamie E. Spencer, 32, 648 Monroe, Morgan, Porter, St. summer season, birds find Katelynn Drive, was pre - Joseph, Tippecanoe and Whit - enough natural sources of liminarily charged with ley. food. They further suggest two Level 6 felonies for The DNR continues to inves - South Bend Tribune/Robert Franklin planting native species in your possession of metham - tigate what is killing the birds. garden to help feed wildlife. phetamine and possession It had begun a moratorium on An American robin rubs its face on a water pipe at For counties that resume of a narcotic drug. She bird feeders and bird baths on South Bend’s Leeper Park in late June, 2021. Robins are bird feeding, the DNR advises was also preliminarily June 25 to slow the spread of a among the species of birds that have been afflicted with an cleaning seed and suet feeders mysterious illness. charged with a Class C illness that Indiana state biologist are still investigating. every two weeks by scrubbing misdemeanor, and failed to Since then, Indiana residents them with soap and water, appear in court for two submitted more than 3,400 then soaking them briefly in a Level 6 felonies, posses - reports of sick or dead birds. In its press release Monday, various species of sparrows 10% bleach solution, rinsing sion of a narcotic drug and Of those, the DNR biologists the DNR stated: “Based on the and finches and northern car - and drying before filling them theft. Spencer is being believe there have been more data, it appears that the bird dinals. with birdseed. Hummingbird held in Jay County Jail on than 500 cases in 72 counties illness is consistently affect - They have tested negative feeders should be cleaned at that “involve a very specific set ing specific areas. There is no for West Nile virus, avian least once a week with a 10% a $5,000 bond. of clinical signs” — specifical - imminent threat to people, the influenza and other health bleach solution and rinsed Craig A. Worley, 43, 648 ly, crusty eyes, eye discharge population of specific bird conditions. thoroughly. Katelynn Drive, was pre - and/or neurological issues. species, or to the overall popu - There are still other, unrelat - If you find a dead or sick liminarily charged with a Indiana is working with lation of birds in Indiana.” ed illnesses that are affecting bird with symptoms of the ill - Level 6 felony for posses - the U.S. Geological Survey’s So far, several species have birds. A Tribune reporter ness, you’re asked to report it sion of methampheta - National Wildlife Health Cen - been affected, including Amer - recently found a dead rock at on.IN.gov/sickwildlife. mine, a Class A misde - ter in the probe since several ican robins, blue jays, brown- pigeon in his South Bend Learn more at the DNR’s meanor for possession of a other states are also affected by headed cowbirds, common driveway and, when reported resource Web page on the controlled substance, a the bird illness. grackles, European starlings, to the state with a photo, the songbird deaths. Class B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana and a Class C misde - meanor for possession of paraphernalia. Worley is being held in Jay County Indiana appealing abortion decision Jail on a $4,500 bond. Kendrick L. Brown, 38, INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — of Appeals in Chicago to by a doctor before med - telemedicine ban “fee - of placing a substantial 504 W. Race St., was pre - The Indiana attorney gen - review the ruling ication abortions and a ble,” but the attorney obstacle in the path of liminarily charged with a eral’s office has started an released Tuesday by U.S. prohibition on second- general’s office argues women seeking abor - Level 6 felony for posses - appeal of a federal judge’s District Court Judge trimester abortions out - requiring an in-person tions,” the state’s request sion of methampheta - ruling that several state Sarah Evans Barker in side hospitals or surgery examination by a doctor to Barker said. mine, a Class A misde - laws restricting abortion Indianapolis. centers. is better at identifying Barker did not take meanor for resisting law are unconstitutional, The office also asked Drug-induced abor - medical problems and immediate action on the enforcement, a Class C including the state’s ban Barker to put on hold an tions made up 55% of physical or sexual abuse. request. misdemeanor for posses - on telemedicine consulta - injunction she issued pre - those performed in Indi - “It cannot be the case Stephanie Toti, a sion of paraphernalia and tions between doctors and venting state officials ana last year, according that, as a matter of con - lawyer for the abortion- a Class C misdemeanor for women seeking abortions. from enforcing the to the state health depart - stitutional law, a state rights groups that filed operating a vehicle with - The office filed notice telemedicine ban, along ment. decision to forego the the lawsuit, said she out a license. Brown was Wednesday that it will with state laws requiring Barker called the newest technological con - expected Barker’s ruling released from Jay County ask the 7th Circuit Court in-person examinations state’s defense of the veniences has the effect to be upheld. Jail on a $10,000 bond. The Commercial Review Friday, August 13, 2021 Indiana/Nation Page 7 Rural counties lose population By TOM DAVIES 73,000 people, or 26.5%, to Associated Press 347,000. Overall, Indi - INDIANAPOLIS — More anapolis and its seven than half of Indiana’s adjoining counties grew by counties lost population 13%. during the last decade, Northwestern Indiana’s according to U.S. Census Lake County remained the figures released Thursday state’s second most-popu - showing the state’s growth lous county but grew by around Indianapolis and less than 1% to about its other largest cities. 499,000. Fort Wayne’s Allen Hamilton, Boone and County kept its place as Hendricks counties in sub - the third largest as it grew urban Indianapolis all had 8.5% to 385,000. population gains of more than 20% between 2010 and More diversity 2020, during which time Indiana was part of the the census found Indiana national trend toward as a whole grew 4.7% to more racial diversity over about 6.8 million residents. the past decade. The census data will be The state’s share of used by state lawmakers in white population fell from the coming weeks to 81.5% in 2010 to 75.5% in For The Washington Post/Jeenah Moon redraw election districts 2020. The Black popula - for U.S. House and state tion’s share grew from Legislature seats. 9.0% in 2010 to 9.4% in Memorial progressing 2020, while the Hispanic Shrinking ares Progress is continuing on creating a 38-figure, 58.5-foot-long bronze sculpture for the new grew from 6.0% to 8.2% Many rural counties over the decade. National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. Pictured, sculptor Sabin Howard, center, and his scattered across the state Most of those minority crew work on the sculpture at his studio in Englewood, N.J., on July 21. lost population, including populations are concen - 11 that lost more than 5% trated in urban areas, with of their residents. The 52 of Indiana’s 92 counties biggest percentage popula - remaining more than 90% tion decline was in south - white. eastern Indiana’s Switzer - Dems push for infrastructure land County as it dropped New districts 8.3%. Population declines A high-profile use of the By ALAN FRAM Infrastructure Investment and Jobs sure's cost would feel free to vote were recorded for 49 of Associated Press Act passes the House and is signed against it, causing its defeat. new census figures is the WASHINGTON — Moderate House Indiana’s 92 counties as drawing of new congres - into law," nine centrists wrote in a let - A senior House Democratic aide the state mirrored similar Democrats say they would sink a cru - ter to Pelosi obtained Friday by The said the party doesn't have enough sional and legislative elec - cial fiscal blueprint outlining $3.5 tril - losses in rural areas across tion districts. Associated Press. votes to pass the infrastructure bill the country. lion in social and environment spend - Ultimate House passage of the this month, explaining that dozens of Republicans have com - ing unless a separate infrastructure Indiana’s largest drops plete control of that redis - budget resolution seems certain Democrats would vote against that in the number of people bill is approved first, a new complica - because without it, Senate Republi - measure unless it comes after the tricting process in Indiana tion for the divided party's drive to happened in Muncie’s as they hold the governor’s cans would be able to use a filibuster, House gets the Senate's $3.5 trillion Delaware County with a enact President Joe Biden's domestic or procedural delays, to kill a follow- social and environmental bill. The office and have command - loss of 5,800 and Marion’s agenda. up $3.5 trillion measure bolstering aide was not authorized to publicly ing majorities in both Grant County declining The centrists' threat directly defies social safety net and climate change discuss the party's internal dynamics chambers of the state Leg - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's programs. That measure, not expect - and spoke on condition of anonymity. almost 3,400. islature. Republicans have announced plans, and she is initially ed until autumn, represents the heart Leaders of the Congressional Pro - rebuffed calls from Democ - showing no signs of backing down. It of Biden's domestic agenda. gressive Caucus, which includes City, suburban rats and voting-rights also completes a two-sided squeeze on Pelosi has repeatedly said the nearly 100 House Democrats, say growth activists to turn the map the California Democrat, who has House will not vote on the $1 trillion many of their members have indicat - Five of the six Indiana drawing over to an inde - received similar pressure from her package of road, rail, water and other ed they would vote against the infra - counties gaining the most pendent commission as party's progressives. infrastructure projects until the Sen - structure bill until the expansive $3.5 people over the past decade has been done in several Democrats can only pass legisla - ate sends the House the companion trillion legislation has cleared the were in central Indiana. other states. tion in the narrowly divided House if $3.5 trillion bill. Senate. Indianapolis and Marion Republican legislative they lose no more than three votes. Pelosi has set that sequence The Senate approved the budget County grew by nearly leaders plan to have House Solid Republican opposition seems because her party's progressives have resolution early Wednesday over 74,000, or 8.2%, to 977,000 and Senate members certain. worried that if the infrastructure bill solid GOP opposition, hours after it people. Northern subur - return to Indianapolis in "We will not consider voting for a is approved first, moderates unhappy approved the infrastructure bill with ban Hamilton County was late September to vote on budget resolution until the bipartisan with the separate $3.5 trillion mea - bipartisan support. close behind as it added the new election districts. The Commercial Review Page 8 Classifieds Friday, August 13, 2021

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What a leader,” said Still, even though the Yankees DYERSVILLE, Iowa— Tim from Zack Britton (0-1) for his Stanton each hit two-run homers White Sox acting manager fell into fourth place in the AL Anderson recently admitted he 13th homer of the season. for the Yankees in the top of the Miguel Cairo, who filled in for East — and in the race for two has never watched “Field of Clearly having as much fun as ninth off All-Star closer Liam Tony La Russa. wild-card spots — there will be no Dreams.” Well, he just submitted anyone in attendance, Anderson Hendriks (7-2), as the movie- They played next to the filming forgetting this trip for the rest of a pretty good script for a sequel. danced his way around the bases themed throwback event became site of the beloved 1989 movie their careers. Anderson hit a two-run homer after the showstopper of a hit and a home run hitting contest into starring Kevin Costner, Amy “That was as special and with one out in the ninth inning wiggled his hands near his neck the cornfield. Madigan, Ray Liotta and James breathtaking a setting for a base - into the cornfield to end the Field as he headed for home and the This was precisely the thrill Earl Jones, and even the Yankees ball game as I’ve ever been part of Dreams game in cinematic celebratory dousing at the plate many players hoped aloud for fans who made the trek could of,” manager Aaron Boone said. fashion, as the Chicago White Sox from his teammates. prior to the night. There were hardly have headed home any - José Abreu hit the first drive outslugged the New York Yankees “Being able to walk it off was eight longballs in all, two by thing but happy with the experi - into the sea of green stalks, and 9-8 Thursday night in the first definitely one of the best Judge. ence. teammates Eloy Jiménez and Major League Baseball game in moments of my career, for sure,” It had a Hollywood finish, too, Starting pitcher Andrew Seby Zavala followed him with Iowa. said Anderson, who sent the with the game-clinching shot by Heaney, who was tagged for seven homers for the White Sox on this “The fans came to see a show, crowd of 7,832 back through the Anderson. So what if it was more runs in five innings in another vintage summer night in farm and we gave them a show,” Ander - corn and to their cars — after a “The Natural” than “Field of struggle with his new team, was country with the teams in 1919- son said. light and fireworks show — at the Dreams”? having a hard time reflecting on style uniforms to match. Matured Mayfield leading Browns’ high expectations By TOM WITHERS the Super Bowl, which the AP Sports Writer Browns never have CLEVELAND — Baker reached. Mayfield has grown up. He’s physically fit, hav - There was no other option. ing dropped “bad weight,” “I had to hit rock bottom and in a good place mental - for a little bit,” he said. ly. He’s found inner peace, He’s rising, and judging and the 25-year-old feels a by last season, so are the strong connection with Browns. this football-crazed city As he picked at lunch and its fans. Cleveland is during a break last month where he wants to play his while shooting commer - entire career. cials at FirstEnergy Stadi - “We’ve talked about it, um, Mayfield exuded some Emily and I,” Mayfield of that chip-on-his-shoul - said, referring to his wife, der confidence that trans - who co-stars with him in ported him from college those TV ads for Progres - walk-on to NFL starting sive Insurance. “It quarterback. wouldn’t be the same if we That will always be on lived in a city where they display, defining him, driv - didn’t live, breathe and die ing him. The brashness, football. That’s the atmos - though, has been muted. phere we want — and it’s While discussing the here.” stuttering start to his pro There’s an unmistak - The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz career, his future in Cleve - able bond between this land and expectations for Ohio city and this Oklaho - this season during a sit- ma quarterback. Both down interview with The underdogs, they’ve been Brunswick blocks Associated Press, there through good years and Madison Brunswick of the Jay County High School volleyball team gets her hand on an was something noticeably bad ones. Knocked down attack from a Mississinewa player during their scrimmage on Thursday at JCHS. The Patriots different about Mayfield. and counted out, they’ve open their season on Tuesday on the road at Madison-Grant. He’s changed. fought back. It’s not a 180-degree turn “When I say that my by any means, but May - work ethic and mentality field is more measured fits right in here,” he said. with his actions and “I genuinely mean that.” words: business Baker. Even before being draft - Sports on tap More of a leader, a role ed first in 2018, Mayfield model, franchise quarter - sensed Cleveland was Fort Wayne TinCaps at West Michigan St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals 4 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Xfinity Local schedule Whitecaps – 7:05 p.m. (BALLY) Series at Indianapolis Road Course Today back. where he belonged. 9 p.m. — Little League World Series: (NBCSN) “Experience,” he said, “If anybody’s going to Jay County — Football scrimmage at Northwest Regional semifinal (ESPN) 4:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Richmond – 7 p.m. TV schedule “definitely teaches you.” turn that franchise around Today 10 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Dallas Cow - Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies Fort Recovery — Football scrimmage 11 a.m. — Little League World Series: boys at Arizona Cardinals (FOX) (BALLY, FS1) Mayfield crashed after a it would be me,” he boasted vs. Indian Lake – 7 p.m. Midwest Regional semifinal (ESPN) 6 p.m. — NBA Preseason: Indiana Pac - record-setting rookie year, at the combine that year. Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Bend 1 p.m. — Little League World Series: Saturday ers at Oklahoma City Thunder (ESPN2) Cubs – 7:05 p.m. New England Regional semifinal (ESPN) 10 a.m. — Little League World Series: 6 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Los only to bounce back in 2020 He was right. 3 p.m. — Little League World Series: Midwest Regional final (ESPN) Angeles Galaxy at Minnesota United (FOX) under first-year coach The Browns went 1-31 in Monday West Regional semifinal (ESPN) Noon — Little League World Series: 6 p.m. — Little League World Series: Kevin Stefanski. On the two seasons before he Jay County — Girls golf vs. Anderson – 5 p.m. — Little League World Series: New England Regional final (ESPN) Mid-Atlantic Regional final (ESPN) 5 p.m.; Girls soccer vs. Richmond – 6 p.m. Great Lakes Regional semifinal (ESPN) 12:30 p.m. — English Premier League 7 p.m. — NFL Preseason: New Orleans eve of his fourth training arrived and spent two Fort Recovery — Girls golf at Delphos 7 p.m. — Little League Baseball: Mid- Soccer: Liverpool vs. Norwich City (NBC) Saints at Baltimore Ravens (ABC) camp, he was relaxed and decades discarding quar - St. John’s – 4:30 p.m.; Boys golf vs. Atlantic Regional semifinal (ESPN) 12:45 p.m. — IndyCar Racing: Grand 7:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Delphos St. John’s – 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. — NBA Preseason Basketball: Prix of Indianapolis (NBCSN) Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates or reflective as he prepared terbacks and coaches at Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City 1 p.m. — BIG3 Basketball (CBS) Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets for a season Browns fans dizzying speed. In May - Tuesday Thunder (ESPN2) 1 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Miami Dol - (MLBN) have awaited for a genera - field, they have seemingly Jay County — Boys tennis vs. Alexan - 7 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Buffalo Bills phins at Chicago Bears (FOX) 7:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: dria-Monroe – 5 p.m.; Boys soccer at at Detroit Lions (CBS) 2 p.m. — Little League World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals tion. found the leader missing Muncie Central – 5 p.m.; Volleyball at 7:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: West Regional final (ABC) (BALLY) Mayfield helped Cleve - since Bernie Kosar led Madison-Grant – 6 p.m. Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies 4 p.m. — NBA Preseason: Atlanta 7:30 p.m. — NFL Preseason: New York Fort Recovery — Girls golf at (BALLY); Atlanta Braves at Washington Hawks at Miami Heat (ESPN2) Jets at New York Giants (FOX, NBC) land end the playoff Cleveland to three AFC Arcanum – 4:30 p.m.; Boys golf vs. Lincol - Nationals (MLBN) 4 p.m. — Little League World Series: 8 p.m. — NBA Preseason: Cleveland drought. Next challenge: title games from 1986-89. nview – 4:30 p.m. 8:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Great Lakes Regional (ESPN) Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks (ESPN2)

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Isaac LeFevre and Zan - der Kunkler led Fort Recovery with their scores Jameson Meyer of of 40 and 41, respectively. Botkins was match medal - Cole Muhlenkamp shot ist with his 3-over 38. 49 for the Tribe’s third- In junior varsity action, best team score, and Car - Fort Recovery topped son Siefring posted 52 to Botkins 204-282. complete the Indians’ Eli Lennartz (46), Alex total. Dues (47), Brennan Dues Reece Evers (53) and (55) and Matthew Romer Keegan Muhlenkamp (60) (56) all scored for the also competed, but they Tribe. Drew Backs (59) did not factor into the and Sage Wendel (62) also overall team score. played. Colts, Panthers QBs face first test By MICHAEL MAROT jected starter after a trade AP Sports Writer with Philadelphia, hasn’t WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indi - practiced in almost two anapolis quarterbacks weeks because of an Jacob Eason and Sam injured left foot. Wentz was Ehlinger finally got to walking around on the field throw some passes against with a mask — and no pro - a different defense Thurs - tective gear around the sur - day. gically repaired foot. Sam Darnold faced the Team owner Jim Irsay first real challenge with his told reporters the Colts new Carolina teammates, would be cautious with too. Wentz for the Sept. 12 sea - And after finishing the son opener against Seattle. first of two joint practices “In talking with Carson, I at the Colts training camp told him ‘Look, you have to facility, it’s clear everybody be right. We need you to be still has some finetuning to 100%, don’t rush it,’” Irsay do before Friday’s next said. “He’s a competitor, but workout and Sunday’s pre - I told him don’t come back season opener. until you’re truly, truly “They’re an 11-5 team, ready.” they were a playoff team If Wentz doesn’t play last year, so I guess that’s against the Seahawks, Irsay one of the reasons we want - believes the likely replace - ed to come here,” Panthers ment may already be in coach Matt Rhule said. “We camp. want to see how far away we The strong-armed Eason are from them.” is in his second season out Rhule wasn’t impressed of Washington, but his with the Panthers’ slow rookie year was a washout. start but applauded the Joint practices and the pre - team’s reaction by picking season were canceled, and up the pace later and per - as No. 3 on the depth chart haps setting up a better he never took a regular-sea - workout Friday. son snap. When Wentz went But this week will largely down, the former Washing - be graded on the quarter - ton star initially inherited back play. the No. 1 job. Both teams made big off - But he’s been splitting season moves to acquire reps this week with rookie what they hope will be foun - Sam Ehlinger, a sixth-round dational pieces. draft pick, and that’s the Carolina obtained plan for Friday and likely Darnold in a deal with the Sunday. Ehlinger is more New York Jets, who athletic and has better swapped first-round picks touch, which were evident with the Colts in 2018 to again Thursday. take the former Southern “Both Sam and Jacob, I California star No. 3 over - thought, were really solid,” all. Darnold is trying to coach Frank Reich said. revive his career after “They both had touchdown going 13-25 with the Jets, passes in that last period. I and the long weekend in just felt like there was some Indy started with mixed pretty good execution, all results. things considered. It was While he scrambled to their first go-around … extend plays, he also missed going against an NFL receivers down the field, defense.” and the drops didn’t help. The already short-hand - “There’s also a lot of ed Colts started the day plays our tight ends left out without All-Pro guard there today, too, and you Quenton Nelson (foot), can’t always tell it, but starting center Ryan Kelly we’re not probably where (elbow), projected left tackle we’re supposed to be, and Eric Fisher (Achilles ten - when the play’s not there, don) or this year’s top two Sam’s got to turn and throw draft picks, defensive line - the ball away,” Rhule said. men Kwity Paye (ankle) and “All of us have got to be a lit - Dayo Odeyingbo (Achilles tle better in the passing tendon) among others. Run - game tomorrow.” ning back Nyheim Hines Meanwhile, the Colts joined the list when he found themselves working appeared to suffer a lower in two youngsters. leg injury during a special Carson Wentz, the pro - teams period.