Senate Rolls Back Hospital Measure Boggs Urges Stellar Effort
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Portland man dies Love the ’90s in a rural Jay County Fair will feature Tracy Lawrence as Blackford accident main concert during nine-day run this summer A Portland man died Sunday after an accident By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review in Blackford County. The fair is going old Ryan N. Hodson, 36, was school. pronounced dead shortly Jay County Fair Board after first responders has announced that arrived on the scene of the Tracy Lawrence will be accident. the entertainment head - According to a Black - liner for this year’s fair. ford County Sheriff’s Joe Diffie will serve as his Office press release, Hod - opening act for the con - son was driving his John cert July 17. Deere Gator utility task The performance will vehicle (UTV) near the be part of a lengthy fair intersection of Blackford that will run from Friday, County roads 500 North July 10, through Saturday, and 500 East, South of July 18, with rides avail - Montpelier when it struck able throughout. It high - a utility pole. lights grandstand enter - Another 36-year-old pas - tainment that includes senger on the UTV was two other concerts, the treated for minor injuries return of a truck and at the scene but did not tractor pull and bookend require immediate med - demolition derbies. ical attention. The sher - Lawrence, who released iff’s office did not identify his debut album nearly 30 the passenger. years ago, will visit Jay An autopsy at IU Health County as one of his five Ball Memorial in Muncie currently scheduled tour indicated Hodson died of dates in July, coming from multiple blunt force trau - Austin, Texas, the previ - ma injuries, according to ous week. He will perform The Star Press. at the Blame My Roost The crash remains Festival in Belmont, Ohio, under investigation by the the next day and then the sheriff’s office and Black - Faster Horses Festival ford County Coroner’s July 19 in Brooklyn, Office. Michigan. Eight of Lawrence’s Those two offices were songs have reached the assisted at the scene by top of the Billboard Hot Montpelier police and fire Country chart, the most departments, Indiana recent of which was Department of Natural “Find Out Who Your Resources and Montpelier Friends Are” in 2006. The and Wells County emer - re-recording of that song gency medical services. featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney won Photo provided Musical Event of the Year from the Country Music Country music artist Tracy Lawrence will be the headliner for this year’s Jay County Fair Boggs Association and Vocal as he performs July 17 with Joe Diffie as his opening act. It will be one of three grandstand Event of the Year from concerts this year as performances also include local ties with Frye Family Band opening for Jordan the Academy of Country Feliz on July 15 and Cold Hearts, featuring Portland native Andy Frantz, leading in to oldies group Music. 45RPM on July 16. urges His longest run at the top of the charts came with “Time Marches On” newer country where it’s from Oklahoma, fits that Grandstand Concerts to able to the general public in 1996. He was ACM’s more like pop music. So mold as well. He broke book the concert and beginning at 8 a.m. Fri - Stellar Top New Male Vocalist in there’s kind of resur - through as a solo artist in Edwards Marketing on day. Tickets are $50 for the 1992. gence of ’80s and ’90s 1990 and has had five promotions. center box and standing “’90s music, it’s coming country. We felt this songs reach No. 1, includ - Tickets went on sale to pit, $35 for the side box back,” said fair board would play really well ing “Pickup Man” in 1994. stockholders at 8 a.m. this and track and $30 for the effort treasurer Aaron Loy. “A with our crowd.” The fair board worked morning at jaycounty - grandstand. By RILEY EUBANKS lot of people don’t like the Diffie, a 61-year-old with Illinois-based fair.com and will be avail - See ’ 90s page 5 The Commercial Review Portland Mayor John Boggs wants action. He said so Monday to Portland City Council, which was urged to edu - Senate rolls back cate itself on the Jay! Region regional develop - ment plan presented to the state in an effort to earn hospital measure the Stellar Communities designation last year. By TOM DAVIES Associated Press The region, including INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Portland, was a finalist lawmakers on Monday rolled last year, though Marshall back a proposal that could cut County Crossroads was how much insurance companies Bill would selected for the designa - pay for medical services per - tion in December. The formed at offices located away have cut regional development from a hospital’s main campus. insurance plan was one of the steps, That action came after hun - along with an in-person dreds of doctors and nurses company presentation, in the effort descended on the Statehouse as to earn the designation Indiana hospital officials payments that would have put the protested the payment limita - region in the front of the tions that had been added to a line for millions in grant bill Republican legislative lead - dollars from state agen - ers see as steps toward reining cies. in ever-growing health care now have with insurance com - The regional develop - costs. panies. ment plan — it is available The proposal would have “It would be devastating — at bit.ly/2kS17Gu — forced hospitals to charge for hundreds of millions of dollars, details specific target proj - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney procedures based on where they if not more, in cuts,” Tabor said. ects for the region, which are performed, meaning the hos - “That would mean closing serv - included Jay County, Port - pital would be paid less for med - ices, reduction in staff and even land, Dunkirk, Redkey ical services performed at a can - the closure of entire hospitals.” and Pennville, would like Suite performance cer center or other clinics not on The state Senate voted unani - to complete. Chief among Sixth grader Elisa Evers plays the clarinet Sunday its main campus. mously in a voice vote Monday the priorities for Portland during the Fort Recovery Bands Winter Concerts in the Indiana Hospital Association afternoon to remove those provi - were the creation of a elementary/middle school auditeria. The sixth grade band President Brian Tabor said that sion as lawmakers faced a dead - trailhead, facade improve - performed “A Prehistoric Suite” and “Danza Africana.” would squeeze the revenue line next week to adjourn the ments and the addition stream for many hospitals by legislative session. and upgrading of housing. upending the contracts they See Rolls page 2 See Stellar page 2 Deaths Weather In review Coming up There was about 0.2 inches Portland Plan Commission of rain Monday in Jay County. has scheduled a meeting for 5 Wednesday — Coverage of The high temperature was 54 p.m. Thursday at Community Tuesday’s Portland Park degrees, and the low was 45. Resource Center, 118 S. Merid - Board meeting. Judith Miller , 77, Dunkirk Tonight’s low will be in the ian St., Portland. Details on page 2. mid 30s. Expect partly cloudy Portland Redevelopment Friday — Coverage of skies Wednesday with a high Commission will meet at 8 Thursday’s Portland Board of near 50. a.m. Friday, also at Communi - Works meeting. See page 2 for an extended ty Resource Center. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison session of marijuana, a Class B Judgments $40 from Eric J. Smith, Class B Capital One Bank v. Thomas Trials scheduled misdemeanor. Midland Funding LLC was felony King, civil collection A Portland man will stand Jason T. Williams, 49, whose awarded $1,535.78 from Scott Mariner Finance LLC Succes - Ashley Deardorff v. John trial beginning April 16 after last known address was in Brown, civil collection sor was awarded $2,080.41 from Sell, dissolution an unsuccessful appeal to the Muncie, will stand trial April 15 Credit Acceptance Corpora - Barbara and Douglas White - Christopher L. Compton v. Indiana Supreme Court to for nonsupport of a dependent tion was awarded $7,300.27 from nack, civil collection Tracey N. Compton, dissolution move his trial outside of Jay child, a Class C felony. Kathy Greene, civil collection Department Stores National County. M&T Bank was awarded Cases filed Bank v. Danny Bost, civil collec - Galen L. Byers, 1006 Blaine Dissolution $68.846.02 from Cheryl and Miranda Layton v. Don Lay - tion Pike, will stand trial for deal - Brittany N. Miller and Grego - Richard Schlechty, mortgage ton, dissolution Indiana v. Tracy Tuttle, crim - ing methamphetamine, a Level ry S. Miller foreclosure Indiana v. Jason Fosnaugh, inal misdemeanor 2 felony, possession of metham - Cheyenne Cline and Matthew Indiana was awarded $385 civil plenary Jessica Stephen v. Michal phetamine, a Level 4 felony, Cline from Andrea Sheets, Level 2 Midland Funding LLC v. Stephen, dissolution maintaining a common nui - Maria Delgado and Cesar Del - felony Linda Brackman, civil collec - Morgan Phillips v. Seth sance, a Level 6 felony, and pos - gado Ryan K. Smith was awarded tion Lawhorn, dissolution CR almanac Obituaries Judith Miller 1942, in Hartford City, Indiana, the Funeral Home is handling the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy arrangements. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Dec. 1, 1942-Feb. 28, 2020 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 (Jones) Porter.