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Saturday, October 3, 2015 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Nigerian capital attacked Friday By TOM ODULA and JOSSY OLA Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria — Two explosions rocked the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday night, an official of the National Emergency Management Agency said. The explosions hap - pened in Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns of Abuja, agency spokesman Ezekiel Manzo said in a statement. He said the explosions happened almost simultaneously “and have resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.” He did not imme - diately give a death toll. No group has claimed responsibility but the attack has attributes of others by home-grown extremist group Boko Haram. Boko Haram extremists have largely The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney been carrying out attacks in the country’s northeast but occasionally have Windy work attacked other towns. The Jay County Heritage Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Jay County Violence from Boko Historical Museum grounds, 903 E. Main St., Portland. From left, Scott Teegarden, Pennville, Mike Kaufman, Defiance, Ohio, Haram’s six-year insur - and Phil Wells, Paulding, Ohio, work to put up a tent on the north end of the grounds about 7 p.m. Friday. gency has left nearly 20,000 people dead and 1.4 million displaced from their homes. At least 1,000 people have been killed since Pres - ident Muhammadu Buhari took office earlier this year Board approves more sewer work with the promise of wiping By DEBANINA SEATON and Western Avenue. Some the proposed work is expected to out the insurgents. The Commercial Review sewer worked had already been help that problem. Earlier, Nigeria’s army More sewer work will be com - planned in those areas. “Like everything else there’s said four suicide bombers pleted on the west side of Port - Also added were repaving of going to be a short-term solution killed at least 10 people in land thanks to cost savings from Catch basins to High and Race streets from and a long-term solution,” said Maiduguri, after also blam - the original project. Grand Street to Western Avenue. Geesaman. “This will not solve ing Islamic extremists for Portland Board of Works on be replaced on The original project included the problem completely but it trying to poison water Friday approved plans for more more than 4,300 feet of new will dramatically reduce the sources in northeastern sewer and catch basin replace - North and storm sewer lines and 38 new problem … at least at this time.” Nigeria. ment on the west side. catch basins on Grand, Race, There are at least 12 catch No group has claimed The work called for in the Race streets Arch, High, Alexander and basins that need to be replaced responsibility for the original $1.22 million contract Williams streets, as well as some because they are smaller than Thursday night attack but for the west side sewer project paving. the standard 12 inches, and Nigerian security forces was completed for cheaper than Board members Randy many also have roots blocking blamed the Islamic extrem - expected. In order to honor that an $870,000 grant Portland Geesaman, Bill Gibson and them. ist group Boko Haram, contract, as required by an passed on to Wisconsin-based Jerry Leonhard unanimously Brian Houghton of Jones and which is based in the area. agreement with Indiana Office manufacturer Geesaman Indus - approved the new work. Henry Engineers, Fort Wayne, At least 39 others were of Community and Rural tries in 2009. The board also approved the estimated the cost of the project wounded in the attack in Affairs, the city was able to add The about $150,000 in savings replacement of catch basins on at $90,000. the Sareji neighborhood of more work. on the original work will result North and Race streets between The board also approved the Maiduguri, military The west side project is satis - in additional replacement of Pleasant and Middle streets. The purchase of a water pump for spokesman Col. Sani fying an agreement between the sewer lines on Arch and Race area is the first to flood during the city’s water department at a Kukasheka Usman said. city and OCRA for repayment of streets between Grand Street heavy rain, Geesaman said, and cost not to exceed $23,761. Motorist saves lives By RICK CALLAHAN protect themselves from the dogs,” he Associated Press said. INDIANAPOLIS — Two young women The dogs’ owner saw the attack and mauled by a pack of dogs as they were entered the field to try to restrain them, taking an evening walk may not have only to be attacked himself, the sheriff survived if a motorist who noticed their said. ordeal had not driven into a remote field But a woman who was driving along the to rescue them, a northern Indiana sher - county road noticed the women’s plight iff said Friday. and drove into field to help — at which The women, one of whom was critical - point Leazenby said the most severely ly wounded, were walking along a coun - wounded of the two friends shouted at the ty road near the town of Cutler, about 40 driver not to get out of her car, that it was miles northwest of Indianapolis, about too dangerous. However, the dogs had 7:30 p.m. Thursday when four pit bulls momentarily scattered as the car entered from a nearby home chased them into a the field, and Leazenby said that allowed field and began attacking. the motorist to exit her car and help the Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby bleeding women inside. said the women were fighting for their “I think that bought her a window of lives, kicking at the dogs as the animals opportunity to actually get the girls and came at them repeatedly, inflicting get them hurriedly into her vehicle,” he numerous bite wounds. said. “Fortunately this individual had the “This was described to me last night in mindset that she was going to save these essence as a feeding frenzy, and they girls and get them out of that situation.” were just doing everything they could to The motorist then called 911. Shooter was Army dropout ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — in this Oregon timber town, wounded in the attack in The 26-year-old gunman authorities said Christo - Roseburg, about 180 miles Special to The Commercial Review/Gabby Kunkler who opened fire on fellow pher Sean Harper-Mercer south of Portland. students in his community wore a flak jacket and Harper-Mercer, who died college English class, brought at least six guns during a shootout with Radiant reflection killing nine people, was an and five ammunition maga - police, was armed with The western sky turns shades of pink and purple during Army boot camp dropout zines to the school. Investi - handguns and a rifle, some Friday evening’s sunset as clouds reflect off of the hood of a car at who studied mass shooters gators found another seven of which were military 4316 E. 400 South in Jay County. before becoming one him - guns at the apartment he grade. The weapons had self. shared with his mother. been purchased legally A day after the rampage Seven other people were over the past three years. Deaths Weather In review Coming up Portland’s temperature peaked at 58 degrees Friday. Monday — Photos from Rain is expected today with weekend events including the The Town of Redkey will be a high of 51 and winds gusting Heritage Festival and fire pre - flushing hydrants beginning Ileen Mettler, 90, Dunkirk to 30 miles per hour. More vention day. Monday. Residents should be Patricia Howell, 83, Muncie showers are expected tonight, aware hydrants will be flushed Details on page 2. and the low will be 48. Wednesday — Coverage of from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Skies will be partly sunny Tuesday’s Portland Park through Friday. Sunday with a high of 69. Board and Geneva Town For an extended forecast, Council meetings. see page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, October 3, 2015 Obituaries Felony court news Ileen Mettler band are a son, Stanley A. Mettler Burial will be in Dunkirk I.O.O.F. Mae Irene (Miller) Stewart, she is Sept. 11, 1925-Sept. 29, 2015 (wife: Linda), Mooreland; a daugh - Cemetery. Visitation will be from survived by her husband Walter Narcotic possession Juanita Ileen Mettler, 90, ter, Karen Mettler, noon until the time of services on Howell whom she married on Nov. Harley H. Golder, 20, Dunkirk, died Tuesday morning at Dunkirk; two broth - Monday. 7, 1949. Portland, pleaded guilty in her home. ers, Ernie Gierhart, Memorials may be made to First Surviving in addition to her hus - Jay Superior Court to pos - Born in Ceylon, Indiana, she was Portland, and American Baptist Church, 427 S. band are four daughters, Belinda session of a narcotic drug, the daughter of William Wilson Richard Gierhart Main St., Dunkirk. Condolences Myers-Kemp (husband: Jeff); a Level 6 felony. He was and Edna Graham (Derrickson) (wife: Carolyn), may be expressed at Becky Howell, Connie Oyler (hus - sentenced to one year in Gierhart. Muncie; three sis - http://www.wilsonshookfuneral - band: Gary), and Karen Corder Jay County Jail with all She was married to Edward ters, Mona homes.com. (husband: Will); a brother, Richard but 180 days suspended, Allen Mettler, who survives. Fairchild, Portland, Stewart (wife: Pat); 10 grandchil - given 180 days credit for 90 A member of First American Doris Duke, Port - Mettler Patricia Howell dren; several great and great-great- days served, assessed court Baptist Church, Dunkirk, she had land, and Jean Nov.