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By JESSICA BRICKER ideal candidate for us to look at The county will be seeking doing storm water and pavement funds from a new grant program improvements in that area.” that could benefit the community Rumschlag said there wasn’t of Murray. a lot of time to put a proposal A rough budget compiled by together and the program was County Engineer Nate Rumschlag announced in mid-July. shows a new storm water collec- The county should have access tion system and pavement could to the previous survey work con- cost more than $1.2 million. ducted in Murray for the RSD Rumschlag told the county project, which puts the county commissioners this month that in a good position in terms of the state has allocated $60 mil- readiness. That would knock out lion for transportation and drain- months of work, Rumschlag said. age projects, which deviates from There were no guidelines Hue can paint its standard funding programs for presented for the required local drinking water and sanitary sewer. matching funds and the county has As class instructor Marybeth Voght demostrates in the background, sisters Finley Esterling, 10, at center, and Harper Esterling, 12, work on a painting of a gnome during the Hue Can Paint class sponsored by the Since it’s a new grant program, some co-funding options to pur- Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department. The class was held Monday evening in the Council Chambers he’s unsure if the county will be a sue, such as matching grant funds on the second floor of City Hall. (Photo by Dave Schultz) good fit but he’s working to tailor set aside in the highway budget. the application appropriately. Rumschlag also said the proj- The state is seeking projects ect would not qualify for funding next to state roads. through the county’s portion of the “The best candidate that I can American Recovery Plan. Legion puts see was to look at Murray with He has prepared an anticipated (Ind.) 116,” he said. “With the not-to-exceed budget that includes current Regional Sewer District a 90-10 matching funding sched- out call for project serving those areas, it’s an (Continued on Page 2) a muralist By JESSICA BRICKER Indiana’s high court A nationwide call-out is under- way to find the muralist who will create downtown Bluffton’s next American Legion Post 111 is looking for an artist to create a mural on the is asked to delay suit public art piece. back wall of the post home at 111 W. Washington St. The wall faces the Bluffton NOW and the Parlor City Plaza across Walnut Street from the building. (Photo by Dave American Legion Post 111 have Schultz) announced the timeline of creat- on the Bluffton NOW website. Legion emblem.” filed by the governor ing a military-themed mural on the “The goal of this program is to Sheets was Wells County’s first north-facing side of the Legion, By TOM DAVIES the law passed this year over his construct a mural within down- World War I fatality. The “mood Associated Press veto by the Republican-dominat- located at 111 W. Washington St. town Bluffton that will pay hom- board” compiled for the project in Bluffton. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indi- ed Legislature is unconstitutional age to branches of the military,” includes his portrait, a flying eagle ana’s attorney general asked the because it gives lawmakers a new Proposals are due Tuesday, the information said. “The mural and battle images, among other Aug. 17. The mural would be state Supreme Court on Monday power to call themselves into a project proposals could reflect images for inspiration. to stall Republican Gov. Eric Hol- special legislative “emergency ses- installed by Monday, Sept. 20 the following: Pay tribute to the A jury of 10 members of the comb’s lawsuit challenging the sion” during statewide emergen- — the week of the Bluffton Free branches of the military of the Bluffton NOW mural commit- increased power state legislators cies declared by the governor. Street Fair. United States; pay tribute to PVT tee and the Legion will select the gave themselves to intervene dur- Holcomb and some legal The brick wall is approxi- Grover Sheets, veteran (killed in muralist. Learn more and view ing public health emergencies fol- experts maintain the state consti- mately 60-feet-by-14-feet and the action for whom) the Legion is related materials at www.bluffton- lowing conservative objections to tution allows only the governor mural can cover the whole surface, named after; reflects the battlefield now.org/mural his COVID-19 actions. to call the Legislature into special according to information posted cross; must contain the American [email protected] The court filings come three session after its annual session weeks after a Marion County ends. judge ruled against arguments The attorney general’s petition from Republican Attorney General centers on the constitution’s prohi- Todd Rokita’s office that he alone bition on legislators being subject Western wildfires rage on has the legal authority to represent to civil court action during General the state in court and can decide Assembly sessions, which typical- INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Erratic “Fire behavior has been so unpredictable, it whether the new law is allowed ly would have formally adjourned winds and the potential for dry lightning added hasn’t been safe for inspectors to go in to work,” under the state constitution. this year in late April. The Legis- to the challenges facing firefighters battling Cali- said Mitch Matlow, a fire spokesman. “Until The attorney general’s office’s lature, however, remains legally in fornia’s largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes things settle down, we won’t Seniorknow the extent ofMoneyLife petition to the Supreme Court session awaiting meetings to vote burning Monday across the U.S. West. what’s burned.” Security. Trust. renewsIntegrity. arguments that the gover- on the redrawing of congressional Over the weekend, the massive Dixie Fire Flames spread in remote areas with steep ter- nor’s lawsuit shouldn’t be allowed and legislative election districts merged with the smaller Fly Fire and tore rain crews can’t easily reach, Matlow said. Gusty to proceed because the Legisla- because of delays in receiving cen- through the remote Northern California com- winds also hindered containment efforts and ture technically is still in session sus data for that work. munity of Indian Falls. The blaze had already the problem could get worse with the predicted despite concluding its regular busi- The Marion County judge ruled leveled at least 16 houses and other structures, arrival later Monday of pyrocumulus clouds — ness for the year in April. Marion such legislative immunity didn’t but a new damage estimate wasn’t immediately literally meaning “ fire clouds “ — which can County Judge Patrick Dietrick apply because the issue was a sep- available because flames were still raging in the bring lightning and the risk of new ignitions. rejected putting off the case for aration of powers dispute between that reason, which could prevent the government’s executive and mountain area. (Continued on Page 2) any court action until spring. legislative branches. Holcomb’s lawsuit argues that (Continued on Page 2) Homeschooling thrived during pandemic By DAVID CRARY denominator: They tried homeschool- the U.S. Census Bureau, which report- AP National Writer ing on what they thought was a tem- ed in March that the rate of households Although the pandemic disrupted porary basis and found it beneficial to homeschoolingWe their makechildren rose to life easy. family life across the U.S. since taking their children. 11 percent by September 2020, more hold in spring 2020, some parents are “That’s one of the silver linings than doubling from 5.4 percent just six grateful for one consequence: They’re of the pandemic — I don’t think we months earlier.Daily MoneySafe. Management now opting to homeschool their chil- would have chosen to homeschool Black householdsSafe. saw the largest dren, even as schools plan to resume otherwise,” said Danielle King of jump; their homeschooling rate rose Clean. in-person classes. 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The “Statement on Race and Equity” in remarks he wished to present to the feet at 11:45 p.m. Monday newspaper’s division consists of daily the criminal justice system, advocating Class of 2020. newspapers that are members of HSPA for a baby box in Bluffton, and urg- Glen Werling took third place in with a circulation of less than 6,000. ing civil discussions in the community the community service category for Wells County forecast Mark Miller took first place in the during a time of increased division. his October 2020 personal essay series Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becom- in-depth feature category for his Feb- Dave Schultz took first place for called, “My COVID-19 Journey.” ing northwest around 5 mph. ruary and March 2020 series on the general commentary for his columns View the complete list of awards at Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. possibility of underground tunnels in on a trip to Bloomington for an IU www.hspa.com Calm wind. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning. Murray drainage Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around (Continued from Page 1) applications. Gerber, before unani- improvements and the scope 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph. ule with a local match of Commissioner President mous approval was given of work could be used to Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunder- $126,750. The grant covers Blake Gerber asked about by the commissioners for seek other funding. storms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. both engineering and inspec- a completion timeline and Rumschlag to proceed, said “Here’s an opportunity Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. tion costs. Rumschlag said he expects it was an opportunity to to get up to a million dollar Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. the work would have to be get a $1 million project for grant or more for Murray,” Rumschlag anticipates Friday Night: done by December 2024. He $120,000. If the county is Rumschlag said, “and we’re Sunny, with a high near 80. the county will be notified Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. of any award in September. said work could start after denied this time, Rumschlag able to really benefit that the sewer project is com- said it shows they are mak- whole community.” Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. He also expects the state will Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunder- be hit with a lot of different pleted. ing an effort to make these [email protected] storms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Indiana’s high court Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. (Continued from Page 1) Schumm said. “They are at home in tections. Indiana University law professor their districts while the attorney gen- “Allowing the Governor’s lawsuit Joel Schumm, who believes the emer- eral litigates a legal issue on their to continue confers power on the judi- Western wildfires behalf.” ciary, the branch of government that, gency session law violates the state (Continued from Page 1) constitution, said he considered Roki- Rokita, a past Holcomb politi- by design, is least representative of the treated — a U.S. Fish and ta’s appeal a “longshot” and disagreed cal rival who’s positioned himself as people,” Rokita said in a statement. Fire officials said the Wildlife Service employee with his arguments that allowing the a combative conservative, described “This power grab by the Governor and blaze had charred nearly 309 — “is making good prog- lawsuit to proceed would subject law- both the governor’s lawsuit and the the authority it would give to the courts square miles of timber and ress and is in good spirits,” makers to “extreme hardship.” Marion County judge’s ruling as vio- to interfere with political decisions brush in Plumas and Butte spokesperson Kari Cobb “There is no hardship at all,” lating the public’s constitutional pro- should scare us all.” counties, about two hours said. northeast of Sacramento. It Crews were trying to was 22 percent contained keep the 10-square-mile fire and more than 10,000 homes from reaching Fort Peck Homeschooling were still under threat. Reservoir along the Mis- Authorities were hopeful souri River in central Mon- (Continued from Page 1) Dorian was often the only said. the 2020-21 school year. It that improving weather will tana. It’s one of three major took hold. After experiment- Black student in his classes “There’s no turning back went so well that they want help them continue to make fires in the state. ing with virtual learning, the at a suburban Chicago pub- for us now,” she added. “The to continue for at least a few progress against the nation’s Firefighters have fre- couple opted to try home- lic school, was sometimes pandemic has been a bless- more years. largest wildfire, the Bootleg quently dealt with perilous schooling with a Catholic- treated unfairly by adminis- ing — an opportunity to take “He told me he was Fire in southern Oregon. It fire behavior, with flames oriented curriculum pro- trators, and was dismayed as ownership of our children’s learning so much more at was 53 percent contained consuming huge areas of vided by Seton Home Study other children stopped play- education.” home than he ever did in after scorching 640 square vegetation each day. Such School, which serves about ing with him. Joyce Burges, co-found- school,’’ Osgood recalled. miles of remote land. On conditions are often from a 16,000 students nationwide. As the pandemic eased, er and program director “He said, ‘School is just so Monday, an additional crew combination of unusual ran- The Browns plan to con- the family decided to keep of National Black Home chaotic — we don’t get very of Oregon National Guards- dom, short-term and natural tinue homeschooling for Dorian at home and teach Educators, said the 21-year- much done in any particular men were sent to help out weather patterns heightened the coming year, grateful him there, using a curricu- old organization had about class. Here, I sit down, you the more than 2,200 people by long-term, human-caused that they can tailor the cur- lum provided by National 5,000 members before the tell me what to do, and min- battling the blaze. climate change. Global riculum to fit their children’s Black Home Educators that pandemic and now has more utes later I’m done.’” The lightning-caused warming has made the West distinctive needs. provides content for each than 35,000. Heather Pray of Phoenix, fire has burned at least 70 much warmer and drier in Jacoby, 11, has been academic subject pertaining Many of the new fami- Maryland, says homeschool- homes, mainly cabins, and the past 30 years. diagnosed with narcolepsy to African American history lies experienced difficulties, ing has been a major suc- some 2,000 residences were Elsewhere in California, and sometimes needs naps and culture. including lack of internet cess for her 7-year-old son, under evacuation orders. the 105-square-mile Tama- during the day; Riley, 10, “I felt the burden of access, that limited their Jackson, who has autism. In Montana, four fire- rack Fire south of Lake has tested as academically making the shift, making children’s ability to benefit The family made the switch fighters were released from Tahoe continued to burn gifted; Felicity, 9, has a sure we’re making the right from virtual learning during because Jackson was strug- a hospital and a fifth was through timber and chapar- learning disability. choices,” Valentine said. the pandemic, Burges said. gling with the virtual learn- being treated at a burn cen- ral and threatened commu- “I didn’t want my kids to “But until we’re really com- “It got so they didn’t ing that his school provided ter Monday after a wildfire nities on both sides of the become a statistic and not fortable with his learning trust anything but their own during the pandemic. overran them last week, California-Nevada state line. meet their full potential,” environment, we’ll stay on homes, and their children “My son did great (with authorities said. The five The fire, sparked by light- said Robert Brown, a for- this homeschool journey.” being with them,” she said. homeschooling), even with were building a defensive ning July 4 in Alpine Coun- mer teacher who now does Charmaine Williams, “Now they’re seeing the just two hours of school- line at the Devil’s Creek Fire ty, California, has destroyed consulting. “And we want- who lives in the St. Louis future — seeing what their work a day,” Pray said. “I in Garfield County when at least 23 buildings, includ- ed them to have very solid suburb of Baldwin, also is children can do.” got him into piano lessons, winds shifted suddenly and ing more than a dozen in understanding of their faith.” using the National Black For some families, the taught him to read.” blew flames back at them. Nevada. It was 45 percent Arlena Brown, who gave Home Educators curricu- switch to homeschooling The firefighter still being contained. birth to a fourth child 10 lum as she homeschools her was influenced by their chil- months ago, worked as a 10-year-old son, Justin, and dren’s special needs. That’s preschool teacher before the 6-year-old daughter, Janel. the case for Jennifer Osgood pandemic. Homeschooling, Williams said she and her of Fairfax, Vermont, whose she says, has been a reward- husband tried two previous 7-year-old daughter Lily has ing adventure. stints of homeschooling for Down syndrome. “In the beginning, the Justin after school officials Having observed Lily’s biggest challenge was to complained about his behav- progress with reading and SMALL BUSINESS unschool ourselves and ior. 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Deputy respond- contact the Wells County Animal structure that was still standing. a disgruntled former employee no one matching the description. ed, located a man matching the Shelter. Lightning may have been the cause threatened to pistol whip his ex- Sunday, 9:16 p.m., residence description, and asked him why he Sunday, 2:59 p.m., Family Her- of the blaze. boss. The man had left before offi- in the 500 block of South Indiana had earlier been lying in the road- looms, 2985S-Hoosier Highway. Monday, 1:40 a.m., River Ter- cers arrived. He was later warned Street. Caller reported someone way. He responded that he did not Burglar alarm. Sheriff’s deputy race Estates, 400 Caylor Boule- for criminal trespassing at the busi- dented her Chevrolet Tahoe sport want to talk about it. He added he responded. Alarm tripped acciden- vard. Fire alarm in mechanical ness. utility vehicle. was lost and was trying to get to tally. room. Bluffton Fire Department Friday, 7:42 p.m., Bluffton Sunday, 9:41 p.m., 100 block of Ossian. The man reportedly had Sunday, 6:47 p.m., Apostolic dispatched. No fire. False alarm. Plumbing and Heating, 2085 Com- West South Street. Report of a man prior involvements in Allen County Christian Church, 1970S-800E, Monday, 9:59 a.m., Norwell merce Drive. Wash bay motion and a woman fighting in the street. for theft, armed robbery and drugs. Vera Cruz. Burglar alarm. Sheriff’s High School, 1100E-U.S. 224. Fire burglar alarm. Officers responded. Officers responded. Both of the Friday, 9:15 p.m., residence on deputy responded. Alarm tripped alarm. Bluffton and Uniondale fire No sign of foul play found. combatants were warned for disor- 600W south of 800S. Caller report- accidentally. departments dispatched. No fire. Saturday, 1:12 p.m., Walmart derly conduct. ed a cow just ran past her resi- Sunday 7:12 p.m. Timothy Alarm triggered accidentally. Supercenter, 2100 N. Main St. Sunday, 11:40 p.m., residence dence. Sheriff’s deputy checked and Fredonna Eckhart residence, ARRESTS Officer requested on a report in the 300 block of West Wabash the area, but the cow had run into a 2400S-Ind. 1. Michael Copeland, Tasha Louann Lockwood, 39, that store security had a woman Street. Caller reported a man cornfield. The bovine’s owner was age and address not listed, was rid- Liberty Center; failure to appear detained at the north doors for whom the caller did not recognize contacted to round it up. ing a dirt bike when he struck a dog in court, a Class A misdemeanor. stealing merchandise. Information was on the caller’s porch behaving Friday, 9:43 p.m., Prairie View at the residence owned by Heather Bond set at $2,500. taken for a report. strangely. Officers responded but Cemetery, 600E north of 700N. Craig. Copeland pitched forward Ethan Michael Luebke, 29, Saturday, 1:31 p.m., residence whoever it was had left. Two pickup trucks in the cem- off the bike. He was not wearing a New Have; probation violation. No in the 200 block of South Morgan Monday, 2:19 a.m., Lowe’s etery after dark when no vehicles helmet and was unconscious when bond set. Street. Caller reported someone Home Improvement parking lot, are to be in the cemetery. Deputy emergency personnel arrived. He TICKETS stole $140 from her wallet. 2105 N. Main St. Officer pulled responded, but did not see any was transported by Wells County Ee Zar, 38, Fort Wayne; 60 Saturday, 3:55 p.m., residence over a vehicle and arrested José vehicles in the cemetery and no EMS to Lutheran Hospital. mph-45 zone, 450E south of 800N. in the 400 block of East Wiley Ave- Trinidad Santiz, 23, address sign of vandalism. Monday, 5:46 a.m., 950N where Blaine P. Williams, 20, Bluff- nue. Caller reported that a woman unavailable, on charges of operat- Saturday, 2:49 a.m., 13-year-old it T-intersects with 100E. Vehicle ton; disregarding a stop sign, 450E was running through the caller’s ing a motor vehicle while never boy reported that his mother had drove off the road into the front at 900N. backyard. The running woman having been issued a driver’s left their residence at 4 p.m. Friday yard of George and Phyllis Hoop- Brent A. Hamman, 43, Kewan- reported she was being chased by a license, a Class C misdemeanor; en route to a park in Hartford City ingarner and into a field. na; 69 mph-55 zone, Ind. 218 near man. Officers located the man who operating a vehicle with an alcohol and said she would be back shortly. Ossian: 100E. said he believed the woman was concentration equivalency of great- She never returned and was not Saturday, 10:50 a.m., residence Jaelyn Marsing, 20, Bluewater, trying to steal a child’s peddle car er than .08 percent but less than .15 answering her phone. Sheriff’s in the 100 block of East LaFever New Mexico; following too close- from his yard. The woman being percent with a prior conviction for deputy contacted Hartford City Street. Report of a fight between ly, Jefferson Street at Crestview chased allegedly admitted that she the same offense, a Level 6 felo- police. Officers located a vehicle two men over a debt one of the Drive, Ossian. had been “messing” with the car. ny; and operating a vehicle while matching the description of the one men reportedly owed to the other. Drew Ringger, 16, rural Bluff- Saturday, 10:22 p.m., First Bap- intoxicated, a Class C misdemean- the mother was supposed to have Officer responded. The two men ton; 59 mph-45 zone, Ind. 1 at tist Church, 202 W. Cherry St. or. Bond set at $5,500. Reportedly been driving. It was reportedly had separated and one of them 400N. Report of two juveniles in the back at the time of his arrest, Santiz’s parked behind a bar in Hartford had left before the officer arrived. Amber K. Steed, 35, Fort of the church loitering. Officer alcohol concentration equivalency City and the woman was in the Information taken for a report. Wayne; 59 mph-45 zone, 450E located the two. Their mother said was .097 percent, which is above back of the vehicle, highly intoxi- Sunday, 9:59 a.m., residence in near 500N. she would handle it going forward. Indiana’s legal limit for intoxica- cated. Aunt contacted to come stay the 700 block of Zuercher Lane. Bobbie J. Platt, 58, Roanoke; Sunday, 1:16 a.m., 1300 block tion of .08 percent. with the boy and Department of Loud verbal altercation between 69 mph-55 zone, 300W north of of West South Street. Caller report- Monday, 4:25 a.m., Pak-A-Sak Child Services contacted. a man and a woman. Officer 700N. ed hearing suspicious noises out- north, 204 W. Wabash St. Caller Saturday, 6:41 a.m., vehicle responded. Situation calmed, par- Evan D. Brown, 26, Roanoke; side of his residence and discover- reported that while she was try- pursuit started in Decatur when a ties separated. 65 mph-55 zone, U.S. 224 near ing a hand print on the front door ing to pick up her sister, a man Decatur police officer attempted ACCIDENTS Markle. of his residence that was not there approached and started harassing to pull over a vehicle. The pur- City: Amanda J. Springer, 32, Bluff- earlier. the sister. Officer responded. Infor- suit continued west into Wells Saturday, 6:08 a.m., Ind. 1 just ton; 63 mph-45 zone, 450E at Sunday, 2:46 a.m., Airplane mation taken for a report. County on Ind. 124, south on Ind. south of Reiffsburg. Alex A. Burns, 250N. Express and Service, 407 N. Main Monday, 9 a.m., 2401 N. Main 301 through Vera Cruz and then 33, Muncie, was driving a 2005 Kyler M. Poling, 21, Bluffton; St. Small bag of powdered narcot- St. Foudy and Hale CPA Group. west on Ind. 116 where the vehicle ics left behind in the store. Offi- Burglar alarm. Officers responded. Chevrolet Impala south on Ind. 1 distracted driving, 500 block of cer responded and disposed of the Alarm tripped accidentally. drove off the road and crashed into when he fell asleep at the wheel, East Spring Street. material. Monday, 12:49 p.m., Nicholson the Vera Cruz town limits sign. drove off the road and hit a guard- Keith W. Boone, 42, rural Bry- Sunday, 4:34 p.m., residence Family Dental, 116 E. Dustman Moses Boroff, age unavailable, of rail. Damage exceeded $5,000. ant; distracted driving, Main Street in the 500 block of South Indiana Road. Fraudulent transactions dis- Convoy, Ohio, was taken into cus- Burns was cited for driving while at Wabash Street. Street. Several items stolen from covered on accounts. tody by Decatur police. No further suspended, a Class A infraction, Richard L. Sprow, 75, rural residence. The caller had a suspect Monday, 5:35 p.m., Wells information available. operating a motor vehicle without Uniondale; 48 mph-30 zone, Main in mind and the officer went to that County Courthouse, 102 W. Mar- Sunday, 1:23 a.m., Ind. 124 insurance, also a Class A infraction Street at Townley Street. suspect’s residence and allegedly ket Street. Burglar alarm. Officers west of 450E. Report of two cows and for having a false and/or ficti- Cited for distracted driving spotted the stolen items in the sus- responded. Alarm tripped acciden- in the road. The cows reportedly tious license plate. recently were: Deven C. Minn- pect’s vehicle. Information taken tally. made it nearly to Elm Grove Road FIRES ich, 19, Bluffton; Karen M. Kelly, for a report. County: before being corralled and ushered Saturday, 11:39 p.m., Matthew 51, Bluffton; Stephen G. Cox, 45, Sunday, 5:36 p.m., residence Friday, 4:56 p.m., Ind. 116 at back to their pen. and Brittany King residence, 620 Dublin; Brandon L. Glasgow, 45, in the 500 block of South Indiana 750E. Caller reported spotting a Sunday, 10:19 a.m., Norwell E. Morse St. (Ind. 116), Markle. Markle; Kyle J. Banter, 21, Bluff- Street. Caller reported her sister bent up bicycle in the ditch with High School, 1100E-U.S. 224. Passerby reported seeing a barn to ton; Scott D. Keiser, 36, Bluffton; was attempting to enter the caller’s a bicycle basket still in the road- Burglar alarm. Deputies respond- the southwest of the house on the Ronnie A. Captain, 49, Bluffton; residence. Officers responded. Sit- way. The caller did not see anyone ed. No sign of foul play found. property on fire. Fire departments Marcus C. Troyer, 41, rural Bluff- uation calmed, parties separated. around. Deputy responded and Saturday, 10:20 a.m., residence from Markle, Uniondale and Bluff- ton; Jeremy L. Rodeffer, 43, rural Both warned for loud yelling. noted that it did not appear that 250S east of 500E. Report that two ton dispatched. Barn destroyed Decatur; Linda E. Schwartz, 31, Sunday, 7:54 p.m., Morgan anyone had been riding the bicy- stray pitbull dogs tried to attack by the fire. Firefighters were on rural Bluffton. Wells Court Docket Wells Superior Court fight in the 200 block of West M. Kirtz, 40, Paulding, Ohio, sion and operating a motor vehi- Ramsey, rural Markle, $366.01; Criminal Cases Perry Street. When officers arrived, insisted she had dialed 911 by mis- cle without insurance, Ind. 124 at Eric Campbell and Heidi Shepard, Breeanna Dedrick Britt, 24, they found a vehicle registered to take but instead had been attempt- 100E. rural Keystone, $297.86; Corrie Bluffton, pleaded guilty to neglect Hankins had been driven into the ing to dial 611 but had made a Michael T. Ward, 21, Markle; Sackett, Bluffton, $167.40. of a dependent, a Level 6 felony. side of a carnival trailer during the mistake. She was later detained on noise ordinance violation, 507 N. Wells Circuit Court Sentenced to two years in pris- Bluffton Free Street Fair. Hankins multiple charges including operat- Jefferson St., Ossian. Criminal Cases on, all suspended, and placed on had reportedly not been the driver, ing a vehicle while intoxicated, a Alexandra J. Rupp, 29, Fort Preliminary plea of not guilty probation for two tears. but became belligerent with offi- Class C misdemeanor. She awaits Wayne; operating a motor vehicle entered for William Thomas Stot- Ordered to serve 180 days of cers when he insisted that he was trial on the charges. without insurance and no valid lar Jr., 45, Bluffton, charged with home detention, report to a sub- going to drive his vehicle away Hughes was a passenger in the driver’s license in her possession, unlawful possession of a hypo- stance abuse counselor, pay all from the scene of the crash. vehicle. He reportedly became Highland Avenue at Mill Street, dermic syringe, cruelty to an ani- costs associated with her blood A deputy who was assisting belligerent with the deputies and Ossian. mal, and intimidation by threat of test, court costs and probation fees. Bluffton police told Hankins he resisted their attempts to place him Amanda L. Varley, 40, Fort committing a forcible felony, all As part of a plea agreement, could not drive the vehicle, to into handcuffs. The deputies had Wayne; driving while suspended Level 6 felonies, and possession charges of possession of metham- which Hankins reportedly began decided to handcuff Hughes after and 80 mph-55 zone, Marzane of drug paraphernalia, a Class C phetamine, a Level 6 felony, and arguing with the deputy. During his behavior became so belligerent Road at 700N. misdemeanor. Bond continued at possession of drug paraphernalia, the course of the argument, Han- that the deputies became concerned Civil Cases $65,500. Mitchell Hicks appointed a Class C misdemeanor, were dis- kins reportedly poked the deputy in for their safety. Complaints for payment filed public defender. missed. the chest with his finger. ——— by Southern Wells Community Bluffton police responded to On March 5, the Wells County He also reportedly ignored offi- Probation transferred from Schools, rural Poneto, against: Stotlar’s residence in the 500 block Probation Office requested that cers’ warnings to be quiet or he Elkhart County to Wells County Olivia Hartwig and Matt Brown, of South Jersey Street July 11 on a officers perform a search of Britt’s would be arrested for disorderly for Elaine Ann Lambright, 65, rural Liberty Center, $300.44; report of a domestic disturbance. residence. Reportedly during the conduct. When Hankins report- Bluffton, convicted of theft, a Jesyca Duncan, rural Liberty Cen- While arguing with a female at search, officers discovered mul- edly continued to be loud and bel- Level 6 felony, and false informing ter, $172.46; Trevor and Jami the residence, the family’s pitbull tiple evidence of illegal substance ligerent, officers tried to place him a Class A misdemeanor. Craig, rural Warren, $187.60; Dan- dog reportedly started growling at use including smoking bongs and under arrest. He initially forcefully Her probation continues through iel Zerbe and Jesyca Duncan, rural pipes that were allegedly well resisted, but was eventually taken June 27, 2023. Ordered to pay an Liberty Center, $145.76; Stanly Stotlar. He then reportedly hit the within reach of Britt’s child. into custody. intrastate transfer fee. and Christy Bone, rural Montpe- dog twice with a golf club. When ——— ——— ——— lier, $333.31; Daniel and Jennifer the female Stotlar had been arguing Jack D. Hankins, 71, Ohio City, Kelly V. Hughes, 31, Paulding, Probation transferred from Meyer, rural Montpelier, $311.74; with threatened to call police, Stot- Ohio, pleaded guilty to battery Ohio, pleaded guilty to resisting Allen County to Wells County for Misty and Elizabeth Pryor, rural lar allegedly threatened to kill her. against a public safety official, a law enforcement, a Class A misde- Joshua M. Shoemaker, 37, Bluff- Keystone, $312.05; Angel Cruz The woman told police that she Level 6 felony. meanor. ton, convicted of fraud, a Level 6 and Tricia Couch, rural Bluffton, believed Stotlar had run to a shed Sentenced to two days in the Sentenced to 14 days in the felony. $66.32; Joel Newman and Melin- on the property to destroy evi- Wells County Jail, credited as time Wells County Jail and assessed Probation is to continue through da Sills, rural Poneto, $159.88; dence of drug usage before officers served, and pay $300 in costs and court costs of $185. June 21, 2023. David Bierbaum, rural Keystone, arrived. Officers surrounded the fees. Credited for four days spent in Shoemaker must perform 20 $264.32; Jeff Burke, Montpelier, shed, but Stotlar was not inside. As part of a plea agreement, confinement awaiting disposition hours of community service per $560.82; Glenn and Elveda Nor- She gave officers permission charges of resisting law enforce- of his case. week if he is unemployed or work- man, Liberty Center, $330; Jeremy to search the shed. They allegedly ment, a Class A misdemeanor, and On Oct. 24, 2020, deputies ing less than 35 hours per week, Rhodes and Mallory Kinnett, War- located numerous items that would public intoxication, a Class B mis- responded to the area of Ash Road and pay fees. ren, $127.54; Josh and Heather indicate drug usage by Stotlar demeanor, were both dismissed. and 400S after receiving a 911 call. Infractions Best, Pennville, $211.08; Casey including 15 hypodermic syringes. Hankins was arrested Sept. Upon arrival, deputies found Michael Shawn Broillet, 33, Boone, rural Bryant, $276.68; Roy Stotlar was later located at the 21, 2019, after Bluffton police a vehicle stopped in the road. The Bluffton; expired license plate, no Barton and Mandy Solga, Mont- Main Motel and placed under responded to a report of a large female driver, identified as Misty valid driver’s license in his posses- pelier, $281.85; Ryan and Mandy arrest without incident.

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Most days it passes too quickly. Four decades on this planet have shown me that somehow time seems to go faster each year we age — a seemingly absurd thought yet one that seems true. The past 16 months living through a pandemic have taught us a lot about Justin time, including the importance of mak- ing the most of it and spending it with Peeper those we love most doing what brings us joy. I try not to spend too much time on FaceBook, but I do find myself checking it once a day to see what friends and relatives are up to — and to take strolls down memory lane when “memories” pop up to show images and posts from years past. Since June, those memories have been showing up daily as I log in to FaceBook and see “four years ago” along with images I had posted every day from my 500- mile hike across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. Spending 35 days in 2017 walking across northern Spain with a friend while meeting new people, seeing new sights and sampling new food was was a great way to spend time. It means even more after having lived through a pandemic for more than a year in which travel has been either restricted or not safe. After a week of seeing those daily memories, my wife and I decided that we needed to carve out some The beauty of billionaires in space time this summer to try to slow down time by going on a hike. We had hoped to spend a week walking 100 Rarely has stunning human achievement been NASA and the military. He has flown astro- miles of the 500-mile trek across Spain this summer, greeted with as much churlishness as when Richard nauts to the international space station. These but we decided to wait another year in hopes that inter- Branson and Jeff Bezos managed to fly or launch aren’t vanity projects, but essential contribu- national travel will be safer for us and those we meet in themselves into space. tions to our existing publicly sanctioned space 2022. There may be all sorts of legitimate grounds program. for criticizing billionaires, but attaining suborbital Musk’s rockets are significantly cheaper Instead of boarding a plane for Spain, we loaded up flight under their own power doesn’t seem one of than those of NASA. Following the heroic the car for a two-day trip to Brown County State Park. them. period of innovation with the onset U.S.- She had been there once but was too young to remem- Branson and Bezos were mocked and criticized Soviet space race, the cost of space launches ber much besides riding horses, which I’m told wasn’t a for not paying enough taxes, for being selfish and stayed stubbornly flat after 1970. Then, along pleasant experience. I had been there once as well when wasteful, for ignoring problems here on Earth, and came Musk. Rich I was a sophomore in high school some 25 years ago so on. Lower cost means more satellite launches. during a visit to Indiana University, but I didn’t remem- Even by contemporary Twitter-driven standards, More satellite launches mean cheaper satel- Lowry ber much besides how impressed I was with the park. all of this is exceptionally stupid. It speaks of a lites, because of efficiencies of scale. When A friend gave us a map of the park that he had from contempt for human endeavor as such, and a casual everything is less expensive, it creates an incentive his last visit. (While I love technology as much as the disregard for a hugely promising new model of for more technological innovation — engineers next Gen Xer, I love a paper map and still carry a road space exploration. don’t have to be as cautious anymore. atlas in my car.) First of all, it’s not unusual for entrepreneurial In true entrepreneurial fashion, Musk is working pioneers to be obsessively consumed by the devel- to make his own technology obsolete. He wants to Less than three hours after we dropped off our opment of a new technology, and to want to partake supplant the partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket with Golden Retriever at my parent’s house, we were at the of the glory of its rollout. One can only imagine the fully reusable Starship rocket. He’s not satis- park and driving along curvy roads in the middle of the what would have been said about prior instances. fied, in what was the old aerospace model, to keep forest. Couldn’t Samuel Morse have been less of a taking the government’s money for his current tech- We spent one afternoon hiking two trails on the showboat about it when he sent his famous mes- nology until the government directs him to develop park’s north side and the following morning exploring sage on the new telegraph line between Washington something new. two trails on the park’s south side. and Baltimore, “What hath God wrought?” The private space industry is opening up new We hiked through hilly green forests on dry and Wasn’t it incredibly selfish of Henry Ford to vistas in an enormously consequential area. Con- muddy trails, we saw turtles and red-headed woodpeck- build racing cars early in his career, when win- sider just one dimension. In any major conflict ers, we saw more birds than people, we ate peanut but- ning automobile races does nothing to improve the that involves rival militaries targeting each other’s ter sandwiches and Cliff Bars. human condition? satellites, the power that has the ability to launch Why did the Wright brothers waste their time new satellites quickly and easily will have an edge. Time seemed to move slower for two days as we flying a plane at Kitty Hawk, when they could have If Musk, Bezos or someone else helps provide that rediscovered an idyllic Indiana treasure that we had not focused on the abuses in the meatpacking industry edge, they are making a contribution to the national visited since we were as young as the students we teach instead? interest that can’t be matched by the average Sen- today. It’s not as though government space flight via ate committee chair, let alone the average caviling Time sure is a funny thing. NASA has been knocking anyone’s socks off. The commentator on Twitter. [email protected] space shuttle was a flawed program, but since the The typical critiques of capitalists over the past last flight in 2011, the agency hasn’t been able to decade have been that they only make incompre- send people into space on its own. hensibly complicated bets on the markets, or that Letters to the Editor NASA has been hobbled by the political impera- they take over existing companies in pointless exer- tives of a Congress that considers almost every cises in “vulture capitalism,” or that they outsource government initiative a jobs program and by its our jobs. But here are, in the case of Musk and It’s time to get shot flawed contracting model, as well as other inevi- Bezos, capitalists making very tangible products, Why haven’t you got got the virus and had to table government inefficiencies. with easily understandable — indeed, inspiring — your Covid-19 shot yet? be in the hospital and you Private actors have stepped into the gap, espe- goals, in conjunction with the U.S. government. Scared, chicken, or some didn’t have the shot, they cially another space entrepreneur, Elon Musk. He What’s not to like? other reason. There are would not cover your is now routinely launching satellites into orbit for Rich Lowry is on Twitter @RichLowry all kinds of stories that it expenses. You spend two doesn’t work, makes you months or more hospital- sick and whatever else ized, you would have a mil- She leads Estonia’s democracy while you can think of. Some are lion-dollar-bill to pay. afraid of side effects. This By getting the shots might be true in a few cases needed, you‘re not only keeping an eye on ‘the bully next door’ but it still wouldn’t be as protecting yourself, but bad as getting the virus. better yet, you are protect- “August is the month Before becoming part of ered discordant with socialism, were If you are driving and ing the people around you. to watch,” said Estonia’s the Russian empire in the 18th deported to Siberia. During the three- using a cell phone, on drugs When I got mine, I had no 44-year-old prime minster century, Estonia was ruled week journey in an unheated cattle or drunk and hit someone pain from it and had no Ill during a recent visit to by Denmark, some German car, other deportees dried her diapers and kill them, you are in effects. Some have minor Washington. The guns of knights and Sweden. The with the heat of their skin. Kallas, big trouble. So what is the effects, but haven’t heard of August 1914 announced 1918 collapse of the Russian who has read Friedrich Hayek’s difference if you get the any real troubles. the beginning of what was empire gave Estonia 22 years anti-statism classic “The Road to virus and pass it on to some- By not doing your part called the Great War until of independence, until it was Serfdom” (1944), lived under Soviet one else and they die? You to stop this virus, we’ll be an even worse one began absorbed by the Soviet Union. serfdom as a teenager. killed someone. fighting this for a long time nine days after the Nazi- This annexation, which ended She remembers how another It shows that in the areas and loose many friends and Soviet nonaggression pact George when the Soviet Union did in European prime minister, Margaret where the rate if vaccination relation. of Aug. 23, 1939. How- Will 1991, is one reason more than Thatcher, when considering a policy is low, there are many more Go get the shots, unless ever, Kaja Kallas radiates one-fourth of Estonia’s popu- proposal, would ask about it, “What cases still happening. you have a true medical rea- serenity during lunch near lation is Russian. would the market say?” Kallas says I could see our health son. Lafayette Square across from the Estonians surely noticed that in of Thatcher, “She had very many insurance companies come GENE BIBERSTEIN White House. a June 30 broadcast, Putin stressed things right.” out a with deal that if you Bluffton She does not think Russia’s late- Ukraine’s “linguistic affinity” with Forty-two years after Thatcher summer military exercises near Russia, which he said has always became the first female non-royal Submit your Letters to the Editor via: Estonia, scheduled by the man she treated Ukraine “with great love.” head of a European government, • Our website link (Submit your Letter) calls “the bully next door,” presage Stalin’s engineered 1932-1933 famine Estonia is part of a regional pattern of • Fax: (260) 824-0700 aggression. She does, however, think killed approximately 13 percent (3.9 ascendant women: Five of them are • E-Mail: [email protected] it prudent to consider that Vladimir million) of Ukraine’s population. prime ministers under 47. In addition • Mail: PO Box 436, Bluffton IN 46714 Putin’s revanchist ambitions might Estonia is less than 80 percent the to Kallas (whose finance and foreign • Drop-off: 125 N. Johnson St., Bluffton not be confined to Ukraine. size of West Virginia; its population of ministers are women), there are Fin- All letters must be signed and must include a phone Indeed. Six months after absorb- 1.3 million is approximately equal to land’s Sanna Marin, 35; Denmark’s number or address in case verification is desired. Letters are ing German-speaking Austria, and that of the Richmond, Virginia, metro- Mette Frederiksen, 43; Lithuania’s edited for brevity and clarity. Letters must be no more than four days before the Sept. 30, 1938, politan area. Nevertheless, this small- Ingrida Simonyte, 46; and Iceland’s 500 words. Please mark your correspondence as a “Letter to Munich conference, Hitler est of the three Baltic states Katrin Jakobsdottir, 45. the Editor,” or if you wish to express an opinion to us but do vowed that Czechoslovakia’s has three kinds of international Norway’s prime minister, Erna not want it published, please mark as “Not for Publication.” Sudenten region, home of importance: It is one of the Solberg, is 60. In addition, Estonia’s many ethnic Germans, would 27 members of the European president is Kersti Kaljulaid, the be his “last territorial demand.” Union, which requires unanim- president of the European Commis- Six months after he acquired ity for important decisions, such sion is Ursula von der Leyen, and The News-Banner the Sudetenland at Munich, he as the proposed new global Angela Merkel is ending 16 years as (USPS 059-200) swallowed the rest of Czecho- corporate tax, which Estonia Germany’s chancellor. Scottish First slovakia, then turned his atten- Kaja Kallas does not yet favor. Estonia is Minister Nicola Sturgeon, favors Evening News est. 1892 • Evening Banner est. 1899 • Consolidated 1929 tion to “protecting” ethnic a NATO member contiguous Scotland’s independence. Germans in Poland. He said he to a Russia wielded by Putin’s Christine Lagarde, head of the News-Banner Publications, Inc. could not “renounce” the “10 million gangster government. And Estonia European Central Bank, has joked George B. Witwer, Chairman of the Board Germans” living in regions contigu- reminds Europe of its greatest gift to that if Lehman Brothers had been Doug Brown, President, Publisher ous to Germany. And the war came. world politics: the classical liberalism Lehman Sisters, the collapse that Mark Miller, Vice-President, Opinion Page Editor Igor Stravinsky, the Russian com- whose apostles include Adam Smith triggered the 2008 financial crisis Dianne Witwer, Secretary/Treasurer poser, said of Poland, perilously posi- (d. 1790), Raymond Aron (d. 1983) might not have happened. Sexual Periodicals Postage Paid at Bluffton, IN 46714. Published every tioned between Russia and Germany: and Estonia’s current prime minister, chauvinism aside, the Cato Institute’s day except Sundays and principal holidays at 125 N. Johnson St., “If you pitch your tent in the middle of whose mother and maternal grandpar- freedom rating places Estonia eighth Bluffton IN 46714, Post Offi ce Box 436 Fifth Avenue, it is quite likely you will ents experienced the complete nega- among 162 nations (Venezuela is be run over by a bus.” Poland has often tion of this liberalism. 160th), and Freedom House gives Jessica Bricker, Editor been run over: Between 1795 and 1918 Kallas’ mother was 6 months old Estonia a sparkling grade of 94 out of it disappeared from the map of Europe. when she and her parents, who were 100. The United States gets 83. Opinions expressed on this page do not necessarily represent the views of this newspaper. Estonia, too, has had a hard history. just prosperous enough to be consid- [email protected]. LIFESTYLES TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 • The News-Banner • Page 5 How to have a retirement that’s worth saving for By LIZ WESTON and friends. Achieving specific, measur- of NerdWallet O’Neill recommends setting able goals can help people rede- Most advice about retirement designated days and times to regu- fine their concept of productivity, planning focuses on how to save larly connect, either in person or which is important to many peo- enough money to replace your by phone or video call. ple’s sense of self-worth, O’Neill paycheck. ENVISION A TYPICAL DAY stressed out, because it does seem But aging also means you’ll be says. Goals also can help offset a But work provides us with a lot Retirement often starts with a final,” Eweka says of retirement. losing connections as people die or tendency to put things off. more than income. Many of us get flurry of activity as people travel, “Consider working part time to move away. Volunteering, joining People who are used to sav- a sense of meaning, accomplish- have less employment and more community organizations or just ing and delayed gratification may ment and even identity from what visit family and indulge in favorite pastimes. But retirement experts free time so you can ease yourself getting to know your neighbors have trouble “flipping the switch” we do. Work also provides social into it.” better can help you build relation- to spending and enjoying their connections and a structure for our recommend envisioning a more typical day after you’ve checked TAKE RETIREMENT FOR ships with new people, O’Neill lives, O’Neill says. But time, good days. says. The companionship of a dog, health and energy aren’t infinite. Losing all that can be disori- off some of your bucket list activi- A TEST-DRIVE ties. How will you spend each You may want to take your cat or other pet also can contribute Many people in her 55+ communi- enting, which to well-being. ty in Ocala, Florida, struggled dur- is why experts hour, starting from the time you vision of retirement out for a test- wake up? Who will you spend drive before you quit work, Eweka LIVE PURPOSEFULLY ing the pandemic not just because — includ- Without work-imposed struc- their plans were canceled, but ing some who time with? How will you respond says. Consider spending a two- when someone asks “What do you week vacation doing what you ture, some people start to drift, because of an acute awareness that have already the clock was ticking, she says. retired — do?” hope to do in retirement, such as with one day blurring into the recommend O’Neill, for example, doesn’t playing golf, traveling, volunteer- next. Setting goals and taking steps “It wasn’t just two years lost, thinking about use the word “retired” to describe ing or looking after the grandkids. to achieve them can help restore a it was two good years,” O’Neill how you will herself. Instead, she explains that If you’re planning to move sense of purpose and achievement, says. “You don’t know how many replace those she left Rutgers University after to another area, you might rent O’Neill says. of those you have left.” aspects of 41 years as a professor and now a home there for a few weeks, if O’Neill started her post-Rutgers ——— work. Liz Weston owns Money Talk Financial Plan- possible. You may discover that life by setting five goals: finishing This column was provided to “Most adults ning Seminars and Publications, the reality meets or exceeds your the book she was writing; staying The Associated Press by the per- don’t want a life of pure leisure,” where she writes and speaks about expectations. If not, you can alter active in financial education; cul- sonal finance website NerdWallet. certified financial planner Bar- personal finance topics. your plans before you commit, tivating friendships; “doing lots Liz Weston is a columnist at Nerd- bara O’Neill writes in her book In fact, research shows that Eweka says. of fun things and new things”; and Wallet, a certified financial plan- “Flipping a Switch: Your Guide working in retirement is associated Also consider how you’ll staying healthy by walking 10,000 ner and author of “Your Credit to Happiness and Financial Secu- with greater happiness. Part-time replace the social interactions you steps daily, eating healthy foods Score.” Email: lweston@nerdwal- rity in Later Life .” “They crave a work also can help you phase into get from work. People with strong and getting at least 7 hours of let.com. 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(AP) — Indianapolis ers, though Ballard said the numbers have By STEVE MEGARGEE He said that he Aaron Rodgers Colts fans eagerly anticipated seeing coach increased recently and more than 60% of AP Sports Writer understood fans’ frus- Frank Reich and new starting quarterback Colts players now have received at least one GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay trations over the stand- Carson Wentz reunite Wednesday. vaccination shot. Unvaccinated players, he Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy off. Turns out, they’ll may need to wait a few said, will be required to socially distance remains hopeful quarterback Aaron Rodgers “I think it’s kind of a pox on both houses, more days. and wear masks and could face disciplinary the three-time MVP will play for them this us and Aaron,” Murphy said. General manager Chris Ballard action if they do not comply. season, but says he doesn’t know whether The speculation about Rodgers’ long- announced Monday that Reich is expected “We’ve got to protect the team, we’ve Rodgers will arrive for the start of training term future with the Packers began after to miss the start of train- got to keep them safe,” camp. they traded up four spots in last year’s draft ing camp after testing Ballard said. “We have “We’ve been in constant communica- to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love positive for COVID-19 a tremendous group and tion,” Murphy said Monday after the NFL’s with the 26th overall pick. Gutekunst didn’t late last week. Ballard they want to win, so I only publicly owned team held its annual notify Rodgers about the move beforehand believes Reich could know they’ll follow the shareholders meeting. “It’s been obviously and has since acknowledged he could have return to the field early protocols. They did an months. I’m hopeful that we can have it all done a better job communicating. next week and said the incredible job following resolved.” Rodgers said last summer the decision to fourth-year coach will the protocols last year.” Murphy’s comments followed an NFL draft Love complicated his hopes of spend- participate in video Wentz is Indy’s big- Network report that Rodgers has indicated ing his entire career in Green Bay. Even calls with players and gest offseason addi- to people close to him he does plan to play as he was putting together a stellar 2020 staff while out. tion. He spent his first for the Packers this season. ESPN later season, Rodgers referred to his future as a “I’m excited for two seasons working reported that Rodgers and the Packers were “beautiful mystery.” training camp, how- with Reich in Philadel- close to an agreement that would include Ever since ESPN initially reported his ever, I’m disappointed I phia, but Wentz’s once- voiding the 2023 season from his contract. disenchantment with the Packers, Rodgers won’t be there with the promising career was Rodgers’ agent, David Dunn, didn’t hasn’t spoken much about his situation. His team as we start,” Reich derailed by the worst respond to a message seeking comment. longest comments came in an ESPN inter- said in a statement. season of his career The Packers hold their first training camp view in late May. “I’m fortunate to be fully vaccinated, and last year. He was benched for the final four I’m asymptomatic. I’m feeling well, and games and was eventually traded in March. workout Wednesday. Murphy said there’s “With my situation, look it’s never been I’m looking forward to returning as soon as Indy believes the No. 2 overall pick in no scenario under which the Packers would about the draft pick, picking Jordan,” Rodg- I’m medically cleared.” the 2016 draft can revive his career in a new trade Rodgers. ers said at the time. “I love Jordan. He’s a NFL rules allow vaccinated people to city, with a stronger supporting cast and Rodgers didn’t participate in organized great kid, a lot of fun to work together. Love return to the field after two negative tests at working with a familiar coach. team activities this spring – a change from the coaching staff, love my teammates, love least 24 hours apart. But Reich won’t be the only missing his usual offseason routine – and skipped the fan base in Green Bay. An incredible 16 Reich’s initial test results came back late piece when workouts kick off in suburban the Packers’ mandatory minicamp. Under years. last week. Indianapolis. the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, “It’s just kind of about a philosophy and Instead of appointing an interim coach, Two-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Rodgers would be subject to a $50,000 fine maybe forgetting that it is about the people the Colts plan to split duties between new Leonard will be held out after having ankle for each day he holds out during training that make the thing go. It’s about character, offensive coordinator Marcus Brady, defen- surgery in early June. Ballard said Leon- camp. it’s about culture, it’s about doing things the sive coordinator Matt Eberflus and special ard should be ready for the Sept. 12 season Rodgers’ future with the Packers has right way.” teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone, with opener against Seattle. been arguably the NFL’s biggest offseason Rodgers did make a cryptic social media Ventrone expected to take on a greater Left tackle Eric Fisher, a two-time Pro story since ESPN reported i n the hours post recently. He and Packers All-Pro workload because of the time commitments Bowler and the projected replacement for leading up to the draft that the reigning receiver Davante Adams, whose contract for other coaches. Anthony Castonzo, went on the physically MVP didn’t want to return to Green Bay. is set to expire at the end of the upcoming Colts players are scheduled to report to unable to perform list Sunday, and defensive “We want him back,” Murphy told the season, each posted on Instagram last week- camp in suburban Indianapolis on Tuesday. lineman Dayo Odeyingbo, Indy’s second- 3,900 shareholders who gathered at Lam- end a picture of former Chicago Bulls stars The first of 19 practices is scheduled to be round draft pick in April, was placed on the beau Field. “We’re committed to him for Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The held Wednesday — in front of fans for the non-football injury list. Both are recovering 2021 and beyond. He’s our leader. We’re 2020 ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” first time since 2019 — and most likely from Achilles tendon injuries sustained in looking forward to winning another Super focused on how Jordan and Pippen won the without Reich. January and aren’t expected to be available Bowl with him.” 1997-98 NBA title in their last season with “I don’t want this to turn out to be a neg- for games until October. General manager Brian Gutekunst spoke the Bulls. ative in terms of people running away from Second-year defensive tackle Rob Wind- at the shareholders meeting and mentioned Murphy was asked after the shareholders getting vaccinated, because it’s still critical,” sor also recently had season-ending hip sur- Rodgers’ name first while referring to the meeting what he thought of those Instagram Ballard said. “I think with Frank testing gery and went on injured reserve. offense’s “strong returning nucleus.” posts. positive and getting COVID, and having no Ballard doesn’t expect injuries or Reich’s “We have been working tirelessly with “I think they’re just having fun,” Murphy symptoms, it shows it (the vaccine) works.” absence to change the training camp game The announcement comes less than plan. Aaron and his representation to resolve the said. “I hope Aaron can win as many rings a week after NFL Commissioner Roger “We’re going to get after it, we have issues he has raised this offseason and are as Michael. That would be a heck of an end Goodell informed teams canceled games to get after it,” he said. “We’re young and hopeful for a positive resolution,” Gutekunst to his career.” may not be rescheduled this season, and if I think sometimes people forget that. I’d said. NOTES games are called off because of outbreaks almost bet that when we get to the 53-man At one point during the meeting, after The Packers reported $409.8 million in among unvaccinated players, they could cutdown we’ll be one of the younger teams Murphy praised Gutekunst, nearly all the expenses and $371.1 million in revenues result in forfeits. in the league. So we have to get after it.” shareholders applauded, but one fan yelled, during the past fiscal year. That’s the first “I’ve never seen him throw a touchdown.” time since 2000 the team spent more money But that comment was a rare exception in a than it brought in. Revenues fell nearly 27 peaceful two-hour meeting. percent because of the lack of spectators due With eye on SEC, Oklahoma and Murphy said he was pleasantly surprised to the pandemic. ... Murphy declined to say at the reception and added that he did hear what percentage of Packers players were one person say, “Put your ego aside, Mur- vaccinated but noted that “we have a ways Texas take steps to leave Big 12 phy.” to go.” By RALPH D. RUSSO after months of planning with the SEC. AP College Football Writer “We believe these conversations, which Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal developed over a long period of time, are Rangers play 105 straight step Monday toward moving to the South- in clear breach of the bylaws of the Big eastern Conference and leaving the Big 12 12 Conference and broke a bond of trust behind. between our universities in existence for The only schools to win college football decades,” Shrum said, and then took aim at innings without leading national championships during the Big 12’s Oklahoma State’s Bedlam rivals. 27-year history notified the conference they “It is difficult to understand how an Okla- By STEPHEN HAWKINS ton for disputing balls and get a little bit of an edge to would not be renewing an agreement that homa institution of higher education would AP Baseball Writer strikes, the Rangers took a them. Great players, great binds its members through 2025. follow the University of Texas to the detri- The Texas Rangers are 1-0 lead when Eli White hit competitors have an edge, In a joint statement, the schools made no ment of the State of Oklahoma,” she added. not only losing games. a solo homer. It was the first they refuse to be beat, they mention of the SEC and said “the universi- The next step for Oklahoma and Texas During their 12-game time they were ahead at any refuse to give in. ... A lot of ties intend to honor their existing grant of would be applying for SEC membership in losing streak, the Rangers point in a game since going guys individually, and as a rights agreements.” a conference that has produced 12 national have completed 105 consec- up 2-0 in the first inning group, we’ve got to find that “However, both universities will contin- champions in football since 2003 and is utive innings without even against Oakland on July 10, right now.” ue to monitor the rapidly evolving collegiate positioned to distribute as much as $70 mil- being in the lead. the day their losing streak After Texas sluggers athletics landscape as they consider how lion annually to its members in the coming “It’s the toughest situ- began with an 11-inning Joey Gallo and Adolis Gar- ation I’ve ever been a part loss. cia both played in the All- best to position their athletics programs in years. of, and I know a lot of these The Astros went ahead to Star Game, and veteran the future,” the schools said. Big 12 distributed $345 million to its 10 guys can honestly say the stay with a two-run homer in right-hander Kyle Gibson Texas and Oklahoma have been in dis- members this year ($34.5 million apiece), same thing,” Texas manager the bottom half of the inning threw a scoreless inning cussions with the SEC about joining the down from the previous year because of the Chris Woodward said. and won 3-1, but White’s in the American League’s league, though neither school nor the pow- pandemic. Most of that revenue comes from The 105-inning stretch homer officially ended the victory, the Rangers exited erhouse conference has acknowledged that the Big 12’s TV deals. is the longest in franchise Rangers streak of not lead- the break with a 10-2 loss publicly. The SEC announced an average payout history the Rangers have ing at 99 innings. Elias against Toronto while get- The “grant of rights” gives the confer- to each of its members of $44.6 million in gone without starting a new Sports Bureau, the official ting their only runs in the ence control of the school’s media rights and January. The conference signed a new deal inning ahead on the score- statistician of Major League ninth inning. runs concurrent with the Big 12’s television with ESPN last year worth $300 million board. It is the longest such Baseball, counts a lead as Texas was outscored contracts with ESPN and Fox, which expire annually that would add another $20 mil- streak in the majors in more happening at any point dur- 43-3 and shut out three in 2025. lion per year to that figure when it goes into than a half-century. ing an inning. That means times in its first five games “Although our eight members are disap- effect in 2024. While losing all 10 Texas was also credited with after the All-Star break. pointed with the decisions of these two insti- But before Texas and Oklahoma can games in their three-city trip a lead in the second inning The Rangers lost 14-0 in a tutions, we recognize that intercollegiate relocate, they’ll need to extricate themselves coming out of the All-Star July 10 before the A’s scored series opener at Detroit, the athletics is experiencing rapid change and from the Big 12’s grant of rights or wait break, the Rangers trailed at twice to tie that game. day after getting shut out in will most likely look much different in 2025 until it expires following the 2024-25 school the end of 76 of 86 innings During their 12-game consecutive seven-inning than it does currently,” Big 12 Commission- year. played and they were tied skid, the Rangers have hit games of a doubleheader er Bob Bowlsby said in a statement. Joining another conference with the grant the other 10. Texas had also just .153 with a .247 slug- against the Blue Jays. The remaining eight Big 12 schools — of rights still in effect is a nonstarter. Texas lost at home in its last two ging percentage and have Gibson and Gallo, who Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Okla- and Oklahoma would bring no media rights games before the break. been outscored 80-20. could potentially be traded homa State, TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech and value to their new conference and it would Texas (35-65) is 30 That is even worse than before Friday’s deadline, West Virginia —- had been hoping to per- cost the schools tens of millions of dollars games below .500 in the the 1963 New York Mets have struggled since the suade the conference’s flagship schools to per year. first 100 games of a season in a 12-game losing streak, break as has rookie Garcia stay put. Without Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 for only the third time in when they hit .166 and got and pretty much everybody Bowlsby, who was part of a video con- is in danger of falling apart. Even if it were franchise history. outscored by 50 runs. Texas else on the team. ference this weekend with the univer- to stay together by adding other schools, the The Rangers are back pitchers have a 7.13 ERA Gallo is hitting .067 (2 sity presidents of Oklahoma and Texas, value of the league would likely be severely home Tuesday night to start while allowing 30 homers in for 30) since the break, acknowledged the future of the league will diminished when it goes looking for its next a two-game interleague that span. while striking out 16 times not include the Longhorns and Sooners. television contract. series against Arizona. The The only longer losing and walking only twice. He “Like many others, we will use the next Five years ago, the Big 12 went through Diamondbacks, with an streak in Rangers history still leads the majors with four years to fully assess what the land- the process — fairly publicly — of evalu- MLB-worst 31-70 record, was 15 in a row in Septem- 74 free passes, and his 124 scape will look like in 2025 and beyond,” he ating other schools as candidates for a pos- and Baltimore are the only ber 1972, with Ted Williams strikeouts rank third. Garcia said. “The remaining eight institutions will sible expansion of the conference. teams with fewer wins than as their manager in the fran- is batting .125, with all four work together in a collaborative manner to The Big 12 received plenty of interest the Rangers. chise’s first season in Texas of his hits being singles. thoughtfully and strategically position the from schools throughout FBS. If the eight Texas is on pace for its after moving from Washing- Gibson, whose first loss Big 12 Conference for continued success, remaining Big 12 schools can stick together, first 100-loss season since ton. came in his final start before both athletically and academically, long into they would likely go back to many of the 1973. “It’s a tough challenge, the break, is 0-2 with an the future.” same candidates — many of which compete Right after Woodward but you’ve got to take it 8.18 ERA in his two starts Oklahoma State President Kayse Shrum in the American Athletic Conference (Cin- and infielder Brock Holt head on. You can’t shy away since, including eight walks wasn’t as diplomatic as Bowlsby in a series cinnati, UCF, Houston, SMU, Memphis, were ejected in the fifth from it,” Woodward said. over six innings Saturday in of tweets about the pending departures. She USF) and Mountain West, home to Boise inning Sunday at Hous- “These guys have got to Houston. said actions of Texas and Oklahoma come State. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! www.news-banner.com or www.facebook.com/news-banner SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 • The News-Banner • Page 7 NEWS-BANNER SCOREBOARD West Division zona. Transferred RHP Aaron Civale James. BASEBALL W L Pct GB from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE San Francisco 62 37 .626 _ DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to Jesse James. American League Los Angeles 61 40 .604 2 terms with RHP Dylan Smith on a CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed San Diego 58 44 .569 5½ minor league contract. WR Reece Horn. East Division Colorado 43 56 .434 19 HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated DENVER BRONCOS — Placed S W L Pct GB Arizona 31 70 .307 32 2B Aledmys Diaz from the 10-day IL. Jamar Johnson and CB Kary Vincent Boston 62 39 .614 _ Sunday’s Games Optioned 2B Robel Garcia to Sugar on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Tampa Bay 60 40 .600 1½ Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1 Land (Triple-A West). Sent 3B Alex HOUSTON TEXANS — Placed OT New York 51 47 .520 9½ Miami 9, San Diego 3 Bregman to Sugar Land on a rehab Marcus Cannon and G Lane Taylor on Toronto 49 47 .510 10½ Baltimore 5, Washington 4 assignment. the physically unable to play (PUP) Baltimore 34 64 .347 26½ N.Y. Mets 5, Toronto 4 MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed list. Waived LS Mitchell Fraboni. Central Division St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 6 to terms with RHP Chase Petty on a Acquired WR Anthony Miller via a W L Pct GB Chicago Cubs 5, Arizona 1 minor league contract. trade with Chicago. Chicago 59 41 .590 _ San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 1 NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Cleveland 49 48 .505 8½ L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 2 RHP Clarke Schmidt to Florida Com- Kevin Rogers director of player per- Detroit 47 55 .461 13 Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee 1 plex League (FCL) on a rehab assign- sonnel, Brian Decker director of team Kansas City 43 55 .439 15 Monday’s Games ment. Acquired RHP Clay Holmes development, John Park director of Minnesota 43 58 .426 16½ Atlanta 2, N.Y. Mets 0, 7 innings, from Pittsburgh in exchange for 3B football research, Jon Shaw director of West Division 1st game Diego Castillo and 2B Hoy Park. pro scouting, Anthony Coughlan area W L Pct GB N.Y. Mets 1, Atlanta 0, 7 innings, Optioned C Rob Brantly to Scranton/ scout, Mitch Chester college scouting Houston 61 39 .610 _ 2nd game Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A East). coordinator/travel coordinator, Andrew Oakland 56 45 .554 5½ Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed Hoyle and Kasia Omilian scouting Seattle 54 46 .540 7 Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 to terms with OF Denzel Clarke, SS assistants, Kyle Davis associate ath- Los Angeles 49 49 .500 11 p.m. Zack Gelof and C C.J. Rodriguez on letic trainer and Thomas Byrd, Andrew Texas 35 65 .350 26 Colorado at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m. minor league contracts. Dees and Ty McKenzie coaching Sunday’s Games Tuesday’s Games TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned fellows. Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 2 Miami (Alcantara 5-9) at Baltimore RHP Sean Poppen to Durham (Triple- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 (Watkins 2-0), 7:05 p.m. A East). DE Alex Okafor and LS Drew Scott. Baltimore 5, Washington 4 Milwaukee (Anderson 2-5) at Pitts- TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected Waived WR Chris Finke with an injury N.Y. Mets 5, Toronto 4 burgh (Anderson 5-8), 7:05 p.m. the contract of LHP Kirby Snead from designation. Placed LS James Win- Kansas City 6, Detroit 1 Washington (Fedde 4-7) at Philadel- Buffalo (Triple-A East). Designated chester on reserve/COVID-19 list. L.A. Angels 6, Minnesota 2 phia (Moore 0-2), 7:05 p.m. RHP Jacob Barnes for assignment. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed Houston 3, Texas 1 Atlanta (Morton 9-3) at N.Y. Mets National League WR Tutu Atwell on the reserve/ Seattle 4, Oakland 3 (TBD), 7:10 p.m. ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled COVID-19 list. Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee 1 St. Louis (Wainwright 7-6) at Cleve- RHP Bryse Wilson from Gwinnett LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed Monday’s Games land (Quantrill 2-2), 7:10 p.m. (Triple-A East). P Corliss Waitman. Waived K Dominik Boston 5, Toronto 4 Arizona (Widener 1-0) at Texas CHICAGO CUBS — Sent C Austin Eberle. Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (Dunning 3-7), 8:05 p.m. Romine to Arizona Complex League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed TE Minnesota 6, Detroit 5, 10 innings Cincinnati (Gutierrez 4-3) at Chi- (ACL) on a rehab assignment. Hunter Long to a four-year contract. Colorado at L.A. Angels, late cago Cubs (Alzolay 4-10), 8:05 p.m. CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned Signed TE Carson Meier. Waived TE Houston at Seattle, late Colorado (Gomber 7-5) at L.A. 2B Alejo Lopez to Louisville (Triple-A Jibri Blount with an injury settlement. Tuesday’s Games Angels (Suarez 4-3), 9:38 p.m. East). Reinstated LHP Amir Gar- MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed Miami (Alcantara 5-9) at Baltimore L.A. Dodgers (Urías 12-3) at San rett from the paternity list. Agreed to WRs Dede Westbrook and LB Chazz (Watkins 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Francisco (Webb 4-3), 9:45 p.m. terms with OF Blake Dunn on a minor Surratt, G Wyatt Davis and DE Patrick N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 3-5) at Oakland (Kaprielian 5-3) at San league contract. Jones II. Waived DT Jaylen Twyman. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 4-3), 7:10 Diego (Paddack 6-6), 10:10 p.m. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed K Riley Patterson on the PUP p.m. Optioned 2B Sheldon Neuse to Okla- list. St. Louis (Wainwright 7-6) at Cleve- homa City (Triple-A East). Reinstated NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed land (Quantrill 2-2), 7:10 p.m. TinCaps (33-39) 1B Max Muncy from the paternity list. WR Michael Thomas on the PUP list. Toronto (Ray 8-5) at Boston (Rich- Sent RHP Corey Knebel to Oklahoma Placed OL Derrick Kelly on the non- ards 6-5), 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Dayton 4, Fort Wayne 3 City on a rehab assignment. football injury list. Signed WR Chris Arizona (Widener 1-0) at Texas MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed Hogan and LB Kendall Donnerson (Dunning 3-7), 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 3 to terms with OF Tristan Peters and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-6) at RHP Carlos Rodriguez on minor OL Landon Dickerson to a four-year Kansas City (Keller 7-9), 8:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. league contracts. contract. Detroit (Alexander 1-1) at Minne- PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — sota (Maeda 4-4), 8:10 p.m. to terms with OF Lonnie White Jr. on a Signed CB Ambry Thomas to a four- Colorado (Gomber 7-5) at L.A. minor league contract. year contract. Released DL Daeshon Angels (Suarez 4-3), 9:38 p.m. TRANSACTIONS SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired Hall. Houston (McCullers Jr. 7-2) at Monday INF/OF Adam Frazier and cash TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed Seattle (Flexen 9-4), 10:10 p.m. BASEBALL considerations from Pittsburgh in DLs Kyle Peko and Anthony Rush. Oakland (Kaprielian 5-3) at San Major League Baseball exchange for INF/OF Tucupita Mar- Waived DL Bruce Hector. Diego (Paddack 6-6), 10:10 p.m. American League cano, RHP Michell Miliano and OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent Jack Suwinski. Agreed to terms with C — Signed DL Jonathan Allen to a four- LHP Bruce Zimmermann to Florida Colton Bender, SSs Marcos Castanon, year contract extension. National League Complex League (FCL) on a rehab Jackson Merrill, 2Bs Lucas Dunn, Max HOCKEY East Division assignment. Ferguson and 3B Cole Cummings on National Hockey League W L Pct GB BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to minor league contracts. ARIZONA COYOTES — Acquired New York 53 45 .541 _ terms with RHP Yonfi Rodriguez on a WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Ds Anton Stralman and Vladislav Philadelphia 50 49 .505 3½ minor league contract. Reinstated RHP Joe Ross from the Kolyachonok and a 2024 second Atlanta 49 51 .490 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — 10-day IL. Optioned OF Yadiel Her- round draft choice from Florida in Washington 45 54 .455 8½ Optioned 3B Jake Burger to Charlotte nandez to Rochester (Triple-A East). exchange for a 2023 seventh round Miami 43 57 .430 11 (Triple-A East). Reinstated LF Eloy FOOTBALL draft choice. Central Division Jimenez from the 60-day IL. Agreed National Football League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — W L Pct GB to terms with RHPs Zach Cable, Ever- ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed Signed D Frederic Allard to a one- Milwaukee 58 42 .580 _ hett Hazelwood, Kohl Simas, C Nick OL Marcus Henry and CB Daryl Wor- year, two-way contract. Cincinnati 51 48 .515 6½ Thornquist and LHP Garrett Schoenle ley to one-year contracts. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Acquired St. Louis 50 50 .500 8 on minor league contracts. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed D Christian Jaros on a one-way, Chicago 49 51 .490 9 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed OL Jason Spriggs and LB Emmanuel two-year contract from San Jose in Pittsburgh 38 61 .384 19½ LHP Alex Young off waivers from Ari- Ellerbe. Waived RB Tony Brooks- exchange for F Nick Merkley. Tokyo Olympians searching for spirit By CLAIRE GALOFARO stood in the back waving an American in 2016. This Olympics, she said, feels AP National Writer flag and screaming for their female very different. TOKYO (AP) — The beloved counterparts before the stadium fell “In Brazil, we had the biggest sup- American gymnast Sam Mikulak quiet again, like the others scattered port. There were many, many people flipped off the parallel bars, stuck the across Tokyo. cheering for us, and here we had landing and blew a kiss toward the At the Sea Forest Waterway row- silence,” she said, drawing a flat line camera. Those watching the men’s ing venue, grandstands that stretch for with her hand. “We need to put our Olympics gymnastic competition on nearly 2,000 meters (yards) are empty emotion in the game, because we can’t television back home knew they’d all the way to the finish line. The receive emotion from them. For me, seen magic. events are so quiet, rowers can hear the it’s very important to play with emo- “Beautiful!” the broadcast announc- ripple of their own wake and the flap tion so I had to bring it from inside.” er exclaimed. “Wow, that was fantas- of hundreds of national flags whip- Many say they are reminding them- tic!” ping in the breeze on the shoreline. selves that they made it here — to the But all around Mikulak, the stretch- What is typically a swelling crescendo Olympics, a lifelong dream for many es of wooden benches meant to seat of chants and rush of adrenaline over despite extraordinary odds including a thousands sat mostly empty. Cheers the final 250 meters to the finish line pandemic that has killed millions and erupted from a far back corner of the replaced by the labored breathing postponed the Games, and for a time stands, where Simone Biles and the wracking their lungs. threatened to sink them entirely. rest of the women’s team screamed “When you cross the line and “I think that Olympic Games is as loud as lungs could muster to cut you’re hurting, and you feel like you enough of its own,” said Greece men’s through the eerie quiet of the pandemic are going to pass out and you don’t water polo goaltender Emmanouil Olympic venue. hear the ‘USA! USA!’, chant it hurts Zerdevas. “It’s a bit sad, but it is my In arenas across Tokyo, athletes a little bit more,” said ÚS women’s first time in the Olympic Games, so accustomed to feeding off the deafen- rower Ellen Tomek, competing in her I’m still happy to be here.” ing roar of the crowd are searching for third Olympics and reminding herself At the silent skateboarding venue, new ways to feel Olympic enthusiasm. that people are rooting from her from U.S. skater Jagger Eaton found a mood They’re rooting for each other as home. “Everyone is cheering us on, booster in the phone he occasionally loudly as they can. Some are trying but when you are hurting and sad and fished out of his right pocket while to envision fans at home in their liv- you can’t look up for you mom in the competing to change the music. Skate- ing rooms, leaning into TV screens. stands, it sucks.” boarders, unlike other athletes, are They’re blasting playlists in backstage Other athletes, too, are trying to able to shut out the quiet by wearing training rooms. The lucky few permit- capture the energy of those fans at headphones as they compete. Eaton ted to compete with headphones keep home, absent here but still somewhere chose the aptly named “Rollin N Con- their phones in their pockets, tuned to in the world cheering them on. trollin” by rapper Dusty Locane as his songs with a beat to replace the thrill Japanese gymnast Mai Murakami soundtrack to launch himself into the of applause. said she was thrilled that her home first-ever Olympic skateboard event, But others were surprised to find country hosted the Olympics because men’s street. the silence motivating — like another she hoped many of her admirers could “It got me right in the groove,” said day at the gym rather than the most see her perform in person. When even Eaton, who struggled to skate for an prestigious competition on Earth. For Japanese citizens were barred from empty crowd. “That’s why I am wear- them, the emptiness numbs the nerves attending, she was devastated. ing headphones. When I wear head- and lets them fully focus on their sport. “I get influence from the crowd, phones, I can create my own hype.” “It’s kind of nice,” said Mikulak, a and that motivates me,” she said But others have been surprised three-time Olympian whose parallel through a translator. The silence rattled to find peace in the silence — and a bar routine helped usher him to finals. her, she said, and she made a mistake stronger connection to their sport than It barely feels like an Olympics to him, in her bars performance. “This is my they tend to feel when the pressure is he said, but when he stuck that landing first experience without crowds, so I on. and heard his own team cheering, that haven’t had that experience before. I “Normally, coming into the fin- felt like enough. couldn’t imagine how it would be, so I ish line, when qualification is on the “We created our own bubble. We tried to have no emotion.” line, it’s deafening,” said U.S. wom- had our own cheering section,” he She tried to picture her fans watch- en’s rower Michelle Sechser. “It’s the said. “We created our own atmosphere. ing on TVs and computers, applauding hardest part of the race. Your heart is That’s what we thrive in, having each her from across the city. That brought pounding, your legs are pounding, other’s backs.” comfort. Ágatha Bednarczuk, a Brazil- your breathing is rapid. And it’s abso- The next day, they returned the ian beach volleyball player, won a sil- lutely silent. It makes it almost like favor. The US men’s gymnastics team ver medal in front of her home country Nirvana.” Drive the car that YOU want to drive! 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Spencer Harris Financing % as Low as 2.49 All Credit Applications Accepted 633 N Main Street, Blu on • 260-353-1234 AGRICULTURE/FARMING TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 • The News-Banner • Page 9 Indiana State Fair Beware of rain’s effects on wheat straw By PIERCE PAUL highest when the straw is Ohio State University baled from fields with high features Indiana COLUMBUS, OHIO — levels of head scab. In addi- Not only has rain delayed tion, straw from fields that Grown Marketplace the harvest of some fields were planted with head for grain, it has also delayed scab resistant variates usu- the baling of straw in sev- INDIANAPOLIS — Beginning July 30 at the Indi- ally contain less vomitoxin eral fields that have been than straw from fields plated ana State Fair, Hoosiers can get a taste of Indiana-based harvested. products from Indiana Grown members all over the with susceptible varieties. Wheat straw is some- Thankfully, head scab state. times just as important or The State Fair Agriculture/Horticulture building will levels were very low in even more important than most fields across the state house a marketplace with hundreds of products avail- grain, as it is used as bed- able for purchase from more than 75 Indiana Grown this year, as a result, ini- ding for livestock, and in tial vomitoxin levels in the members. some cases, as a feed ingre- The Indiana Grown Marketplace will be the largest straw may be low. However, dient. Delayed baling due straw from scab-free fields gathering of local products in the state of Indiana—all to excessive rainfall could under one roof. Educational displays will allow visitors can still be colonized by the cause the quality of the fungus and contaminated to learn more about agriculture across Indiana while straw to deteriorate as a shopping for foods and products that are packaged, Straw left exposed to rainy weather is ripe for the growth of with vomitoxin, especially result of mold growth. vomitoxin producing molds. (Ohio State University photo) raised, grown and processed in the state. Fair attendees To fungi (molds), wheat if it goes through repeated will also be able to experience artisan demonstrations straw is nothing more than also produce mycotoxins feed intake from straw. Pigs wetting and drying cycles that will range from soap making to herbal blending. dead plant tissue ready to such as vomitoxin. This are particularly sensitive before being baled. The Indiana Grown Marketplace at the Indiana State be colonized. Under warm, could be a concern when to vomitoixin – it causes This would be even more Fair will feature local sauces, like hot sauce, barbeque wet conditions, saprophytic using straw for bedding or vomiting (hence the name), of a problem for those fields sauce, ketchup, salsa and more. Shoppers can find fungi (molds that feed off as a feed ingredient. feed refusal, and low weight that have not yet been har- ready to eat products like jerky, chocolate, candy and dead plant materials) read- In general, vomitoxin gain. vested, as both the grain and cold drinks. There will also be plenty of artisan made ily colonize wheat stubble, levels are much higher in A good way to tell if the the straw could be contami- items that can be used daily like, wool dryer balls, yarn, resulting in a dark moldy straw than they are in the straw is colonized by the nated with vomitoxin. skincare products, hand poured candles and more. cast being formed. This grain, and even when the scab fungus it to look at the Moldy straw could also Visit indianagrown.org for more information about problem is particularly straw is used as bedding, a color of the mold growing contain other mycotoxins Indiana Grown and its members. severe in lodged fields. small portion of it is con- on it – a pinkish-white mold that are harmful to livestock. Some of the molds grow- sumed. would be a good indication So, in addition to examining ing on the wet straw in the For instance, depend- that the straw could be con- the straw for mold growth field, including the fun- ing on the production sys- taminated with vomitoxin. (pinkish color), get a sample gus that causes head scab tem, pigs may obtain up Vomitoxin contamina- tested for mycotoxins before (Fusarium graminearum), to 12 percent of their total tion of straw tends to be using it for bedding or feed. It might be Phytophthora, but maybe not By ANNE DORRANCE Ohio State University Flooding injury occurs when soils are saturated Indiana Grown Marketplace will set up shop once again for several days and anoxia at the Indiana State Fair’s Agriculture/Horticulture building. develops. (Indiana State Fair photo) The roots are killed, as are the nodules that are home to the nitrogen fixing bacteria. The field has an Land Use Summit to “interesting’ smell but the key symptoms of this injury are on the roots. highlight innovations Dig up a few plants – if it is flooding injury the out- side of the root – the epider- in land use planning mis will be easily pulled off the root leaving the white Soybean roots will have a “rat-tail” appearance following flood By ABBY LEEDS injury. (Ohio State University photo) Purdue University center – looks like rat tails. In addition, the nodules will WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Hoosiers passionate about be gray and easily crushed. watermolds – from our data help to pin point these areas land use planning for agriculture and natural resources can For Phytophthora stem over the past 15 years, there to fix in the future. now register for the Indiana Land Use Summit workshop rot – for those cultivars are more than 30 differ- Does your resistance hosted by Purdue Extension and the Indiana Land Resourc- with low to moderate partial ent species that cause root package work for Phytoph- es Council. resistance ratings we will rots. If the soybean plants thora? If the partial resis- The virtual workshop will meet 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. begin to see stem rot 5 to 10 become infected with one tance levels are high then on Sept. 8-9. A policy update panel with the American Plan- days after the heaviest rains. of more of the watermolds you should not see stem rot ning Association-Indiana chapter, Indiana Farm Bureau, The On soybeans, a choco- – the roots will turn tan to develop on these soybeans. Nature Conservancy and the Indiana State Department of late brown canker (Figure dark brown and become Note every company has Agriculture kicks off the workshop with an overview of the 2) will develop, the plants soft. a different scale (i.e. 1 to 9 key legislative outcomes impacting land use decision-mak- will turn yellow, wilt and This is the time to be pro- or a 9 to 1 scale) so read the ing from the 2021 legislative session. die. Cultivars with low rat- active for next year based on fine print. Keynote speaker Matthew Mazzotta will discuss com- ings may lose as much as 50 the data that you now have. If left alone and not munity-specific public projects that integrate new forms percent of the stand. Drainage is key to limiting stressed more, many fields Chocolate brown stem can- of civic participation and social engagement into the built kers are a symptom of Phy- Where soils have been the losses from flooding, may recover. New roots will environment. The closing speaker, Sarah Banas Mills, will tophthora stem rot. (Ohio saturated but not submerged Phytophthora and water- begin to form as soon as address land use considerations of solar energy, especially State University photos) – this is a great year to molds. they can breathe again, new for those largest installations, and the positive and negative check on those ratings. Documenting where the nodules will form and the roots during the time they local impacts of these projects. Saturated soils promote ponding occurred combined plants will “catch-up.” were shipped in the mail to Attendees can choose from three concurrent sessions infection from many of the with the yield maps will I’ve had plants grow new me. of nine presentations with themes of climate change and renewable energy community planning, community engage- ment processes for land use planning and innovations in environmental planning. Winter wheat harvest about over statewide “Climate change planning and renewable energy are at WEST LAFAYETTE, were 5.4 days suitable for blight, grey leaf spotting, podding at 36 percent. the forefront of land use planning discussions. We look for- Ind. — Winter wheat har- fieldwork for the week end- and rust in some areas of Livestock enjoyed rapid ward to sharing the perspectives of Indiana community lead- vest neared completion and ing July 25. the state, corn condition pasture growth with 64 per- ers on innovations and implementations of environmental crop progress was spurred Warm, dry weather con- remained unchanged from cent of pastures rated in planning initiatives and how they fit into broader land use forward thanks to ideal ditions spurred crop growth the previous week with good to excellent condition. objectives in local communities,” said Kara Salazar, assis- weather conditions last and wheat harvesting prog- 73 percent of crop rated in Second and third cuttings tant program leader and Extension specialist for sustainable week, according to Natha- ress. The winter wheat har- good to excellent condition. of alfalfa and other hay were communities. nial Warenski, State Statisti- vesting season was all but Soybean conditions also taken when possible. Sec- Katie Nelson, executive director of the Indiana Land cian, USDA NASS, Indiana finished with harvest prog- remained mostly unchanged ond cutting was 81 percent Resources Council, notes the importance of this event for Field Office at Purdue Uni- ress falling just behind the despite concerns of yellow- complete and third cutting communities across Indiana. versity. five-year average at 96 per- ing due to standing water in 17 percent complete. “The Indiana Land Resources Council (ILRC) is excited Soil moisture levels cent complete. The five-year fields and rust with 68 per- For other hay, second to partner with Purdue Extension and other key stakehold- decreased from the previous average is 98 percent. Corn cent of crop rated in good to cutting was at 65 percent ers to increase involvement in the community planning pro- week, with 91 percent of silking and dough prog- excellent condition. statewide. cess,” Nelson said. “This event ties well into the ILRC’s topsoil moisture reported as ress pushed ahead of their Soybean blooming and Activities for the week mission of assisting local and state decision-makers with adequate or surplus. respective five-year averag- pod setting both remained included field scouting, land use tools and policies. Our goal for this planning sum- The average high temper- es. Silking was at 82 percent ahead of their respective equipment repairs, fungicide mit is to ensure that county governments, organizers, plan- ature across the state ranged and doughing at 19 percent. five-year averages. Bloom- and herbicide applications, ners and citizens have a comprehensive understanding of from 81 to 91 degrees while Despite concerns for ing was at 74 percent and and peach harvest. different approaches their communities can take on key land the average low tempera- use issues.” ture ranged from 54 to 65 Purdue Extension’s Land Use Team, Hoosiers for degrees depending on loca- Renewables and Indiana Farm Bureau will also unveil the tion. survey results from a comprehensive study on land use The amount of rainfall regulations for wind and solar renewable energy and trends varied from 0.00 to 1.53 Agricultural related to climate change planning in Indiana. inches over the week. 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There’s police and has a guiding role in the Thompson said. If the committee years, and we disagreed on a lot, land Security Committee, Ben- barricades and a lot of process, appointed by can find ways to prevent anything but I don’t think there was ever a nie Thompson, didn’t realize the things out there.”’ House Speaker Nancy like it from happening again, “then harsh word between us,” says for- severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection But it was not long Pelosi, D-Calif., as the I would have made what I think is mer Republican Rep. Pete King of until his wife called him. before the House cham- chairman of a select the most valuable contribution to New York, who was the chairman He was inside the Capitol, sit- ber was under siege. committee that will this great democracy.“ and top Republican on the Home- ting in the upper gallery of the Police rushed Thomp- investigate the attack. Thompson, 73, is a liberal fix- land Security Committee for years House, hoping for what he called son and several dozen The panel will hold its ture in Congress and longtime opposite Thompson. “Bennie is a “birds-eye view of the process” other members of Con- U.S. Rep. Bennie first hearing Tuesday champion of civil rights, the only low key, he manages his side well. and to be able to tell his grand- gress to another side of Thompson with police officers who Democrat in the Mississippi del- He was a good guy to work with. children that he was there when the gallery and told them battled the rioters. egation, hailing from a majority- He was strong and knew what he Congress certified Democrat Joe to duck under their seats as sup- As the longtime chairman of black district in the state’s western wanted, but there was very little Biden’s presidential victory. porters of then-President Donald the Homeland Security Commit- half. He has avoided the limelight drama.” People are breaking into the Trump tried to break down the tee, Thompson is accustomed during his more than 15 years on New York Rep. John Katko, building, London Thompson told doors to the chamber below. to dealing with grave matters of the Homeland Security Commit- who is now the top Republican him, and it was on television. “I’m “It was a horrible day,” said national security. But his steward- tee, notching achievements with on the Homeland Security Com- watching people climbing over the Thompson, “still almost surreal ship of the Jan. 6 panel will be a careful bipartisan outreach. mittee, gave a similar assessment. wall right now,” she said. that it even occurred.“ test unlike any other, as he tries Several Democrats and Repub- Thompson is “a good man, a patri- “It doesn’t register,” the Mis- Like Thompson, many who to untangle the events of a vio- licans said Thompson was the otic American” and a “productive sissippi Democrat recalled in an serve and work in the Capitol are lent insurrection that many House right choice to lead an investiga- partner,” Katko said in statement. U.S., World News Roundup Family: Last victim the Department of Veterans Affairs for agreement on the nearly $1 trillion became the first major federal agen- package. Instead they hit serious road- ID’d in Florida condo cy to require health care workers to blocks over was how much would be building collapse receive the shot. spent on public transit and water infra- Meanwhile, in a possible sign that structure and whether the new spend- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) increasingly dire health warnings are ing on roads, bridges, broadband and — The final victim of the condo build- getting through to more Americans, other projects would be required to ing collapse in Florida has been identi- vaccination rates began to creep up meet federal wage requirements for fied, a relative said Monday, more than again, offering hope that the nation workers. They’re also at odds over a month after the middle-of-the-night could yet break free of the coronavirus drawing on COVID-19 funds to help catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 if people who have been reluctant to pay for it. 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Bluffton, IN 46714 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5 6/29 through 8/6 the possibilities! hspaxlp DIVERSIONS TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 • The News-Banner • Page 3a BEETLE BAILEY Forgive to reconnect with sons Dear Annie: I have three sons with to me almost exact- whom I have no relationship. Two are ly what she told me Dear drug addicts and alcoholics, and one is a he did to her, yell- narcissist. Their father was emotionally ing and screaming Annie abusive, and after 22 years of marriage for nothing. by Annie Lane and much counseling, I finally divorced I have men- him. tioned to her sev- My sons don’t care about me, let eral times that alone love me. I have tried for the past she is treating me 20 years, since the divorce, to have a exactly how she close relationship, but to no avail. They described her ex- BLONDIE just don’t care. My heart has been bro- husband treating ken in two over and over. My therapist her. I am getting agrees with me to let it go by not con- extremely frus- tacting them anymore since they never trated. respond. It’s so hard, but I’m trying. If I I love my wife and want our mar- completely let go, I know I’ll never ever riage to last. I have asked her to stop hear from them again. — Should I Let treating me in such a way, but it contin- Go for My Own Sanity? ues. Gertrude and her ex were married Dear Should I Let Go: Your sons had for 10 years, and we met two years after a very turbulent childhood, and most their divorce. I cook, clean, do yard likely, they love you but are just mad work, work full-time and pay the bills at you, their father and the entire situ- — all the things she complained her ex ation. Hurt people hurt people, and it never did. What advice can you give? sounds like they are hurting with alco- — Extremely Frustrated ZITS hol, drugs and narcissism. I’m not sure Dear Extremely Frustrated: Seek you can “let go” of your children, no marriage counseling as soon as you matter how old they are. What you can can. If your wife refuses to go, then do is work on your own anger, hurt and attend counseling alone. No one regret about what happened and heal deserves to be verbally abused. It can from it. be as damaging to your self-esteem and The more you forgive yourself, your just overall sense of happiness as being ex-husband and actions that your grown physically abused. children have done by pushing you When you tell her that she is treat- away, the more at peace you will be. ing you the same way her ex treated her, The more you are at peace, the greater what does she say? If she agrees and likelihood they will come back to you says she wants to change, there is hope. when they are ready and in need of sup- If she gets defensive and blames you, port. If they don’t come back, at least then saving this marriage will be much you will be living with more joy. harder. Both partners have to want to CRANKSHAFT change their behavior and have mutual Dear Annie: My wife and I have respect for each other. First, you must been married for four years. I have respect yourself enough to stop this never been married before, and my behavior. wife, “Gertrude,” was divorced when we married. “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice While dating, Gertrude told me about From Dear Annie” is out now! Annie how her ex-husband would verbally Lane’s debut book — featuring favorite abuse her and her child. But now Ger- columns on love, friendship, family and trude is treating me the same way she etiquette — is available as a paperback says she was treated by her ex, making and e-book. Visit http://www.creator- the same types of comments and doing spublishing.com for more information.

The LOCKHORNS My Only through Christ can we Answer endure the deepest suffering By Dr. Billy daily in almost every for her, in her, and through Graham city. Go to the prisons her is amazing and hum- and talk to the prison- bling. ers who are paying the She emerged from the Q: It seems the smarter bitter price of their wrong- fire with a broad and per- society gets the more evil doing, and even some ceptive insight into not it becomes. Why is there who perhaps have been only the meaning of suf- so much suffering? — S.P. falsely accused. Talk to A: Suffering affects all fering, but also into all pastors whose hearts are the great truths that bear kinds and classes of indi- breaking because mem- viduals every day. Suffer- on the subject. She has bers of their congregations helped so many grasp the ing in scores of forms can profess one thing and live be found all around us. practical and wide-rang- another. The whole world ing truth of who God is One has only to go to the is crying for help. and what He is doing in BUY IT CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer poor in the cities, the hos- Yet there are many pitals, or the homes where people — some whose the world. Only through SELL IT family life has tragically names are known well - Christ can we endure the broken in two. Talk to the who have been overcom- deepest suffering and RENT IT millions of children who ers. Joni Eareckson Tada emerge stronger. FIND IT are living with only one is one such woman whose parent, or no parent. Talk smile and outlook on life (This column is based FILL IT to the tens of thousands has touched millions. on the words and writings of patients who have been Confined to a wheelchair of the late Rev. Billy Gra- GET IT notified that they have after a diving accident, she ham.) DO IT cancer or heart disease. is one of the most vibrant ©2021 Billy Graham Talk to the victims of human beings known to Literary Trust. 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LOG CABIN EVENTS at the 4-H FAIR Weinzapfel to lead state United Ways INDIANAPOLIS (AP) nominee for state attorney losing to Republican Todd — A former mayor of general in the 2020 election, Rokita. Evansville has been picked as the temporary leader of the Indiana United Ways 24 HOUR SERVICE organization. The group said Jonathan Weinzapfel would serve as COMMERCIAL • IndustRIAL interim president and chief REsIdEntIAL sERVICE & REPAIR executive officer through Drains, sewer & water Lines InspectIons wIth sewer cameras • water heaters • water pumps • water wells the end of 2021. Basement pumpIng & sump pumps • garBage DIsposals • pIpe thawIng & heat tape Weinzapfel is an attor- well & water pumps • gas lInes • water treatment systems • heatIng & electrIcal repaIrs ney in Evansville who has MEMBER AMERICAN • NFIB 260 824-3332 or QUALITY been a member of the Indi- • BBB Licensed Plumbers: • Chamber 1-888-824-3332 PC11300044 ana United Ways board of Call Us for Prompt, Professional Service! • In House FInancIng avaIlable directors the past four years. The group helps coordi- www.blufftonheating.com nate activities and programs among the 44 local United Way organizations across the state. Weinzapfel said United Way groups stepped up tremendously during the COVID-19 pandemic to raise and distribute money to families in need and assist All ages enjoyed the raptors the state’s nonprofit organi- zations Folks of all ages took time during their visit to the 4-H Fair Tuesday evening to come to the Weinzapfel served eight park’s log cabin for a presentation by Nicole and Sheila from Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehabilita - tion. The two introduced four raptors including an eastern screech owl, great horned owl, short years as Evansville’s mayor eared owl and a red-tailed hawk, being held by Nicole in the photo. Following the talk about and was the Democratic birds of prey those attending were offered chances for photos with the birds. (Photos by Barbara Barbieri)

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