Thursday, August 12, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 COVID status Hiestand guilty is now yellow

Jay County is on pace for most cases since January

By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review After 10 consecutive weeks at the state’s low - est level of risk for the spread of coronavirus, the county has bumped back up. Jay County was rated “yellow” (moderate risk for the spread of coron - avirus) in Wednesday’s update from Indiana State Department of Health. The only county in the state that remained “blue” (low risk) was Randolph. Jay County saw signifi - cant increases in the two statistics the state department of health uses to calculate risk lev - els. Its cases per 100,000 residents came in at 102 The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney this week, up from 44 last week. Its 7-day positivity rate was 7.07%, more Shelby Hiestand, 20, rural Portland, emerges from the elevator at Jay County Courthouse shortly after a Jay Circuit than triple the 2.21% rate Court jury found her guilty Wednesday of the January 2020 murder of Shea Briar. She is the second woman found guilty of from a week ago. the murder, with a third scheduled to go on trial in November. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sept. 24. There had already been an uptick in COVID-19 cases locally last week with 14 confirmed Rural Portland woman becomes the second between July 28 and Aug. 3. That pattern has con - convicted of January 2020 murder of Shea Briar tinued, with 31 new cases By BAILEY CLINE Her sentencing is set for 3 Briar’s family members Stephen, the mother of Briar’s from Aug. 4 through 10, The Commercial Review p.m. Sept. 24. In Indiana, mur - wiped at fresh tears as they child, was sentenced in May to including 16 Monday and A rural Portland woman has der carries a sentence of 45 to exited the court room. Tracy 55 years in prison after a Jay Tuesday. With 38 new been convicted of murder. 65 years, with an advisory sen - Hoevel, Briar’s mother, walked Circuit Court jury found her cases in the first 10 days Shelby N. Hiestand, 20, was tence of 55 years. to the front of the public seat - guilty of murder in March. of the month, the county found guilty of killing 31-year- “I’m happy for Shea’s family,” ing area and hugged prosecu - Another woman involved with is on pace to record the old Shea Briar by a Jay Circuit said Jay County prosecutor tors Zech Landers and Scheme - the case, 20-year-old Hannah most in a month since Court jury about 1:45 p.m. Wes Schemenaur. “This is very naur. Knapke of Fort Recovery, has a having 215 in January. (It Wednesday. Jurors deliberated difficult for them –– this is the Hiestand was one of three murder trial set to begin Nov. is also on pace to more for a little less than three hours second time that they’ve had to women charged with the crime. 15. than double August 2020’s before reaching a verdict. sit through this.” Thirty-year-old Esther J. See Guilty page 2 total of 50 cases.) See COVID page 2 Scout details plans to council it occupying Jefferson Town - ship and 30% occupying Rich - land Township. Wengierski pointed to a map Company is of the project and noted some of the existing wind turbines with - pursuing in the project areas. “This is a true co-location of solar farm wind and solar,” He said. “This is the first of its kind project, in Jay County not only here in Indiana, but really in the entirety of the Mid - west.” Project plans call for setbacks By BAILEY CLINE of 250 feet from homes, 75 feet The Commercial Review from wetlands, 50 feet from Representatives of the third roads and 30 feet from property company seeking to construct a lines. (Those meet or exceed lim - solar farm in Jay County met itations within the county ordi - with county officials Wednes - nance.) day. The company is also in dis - Sun Chief Solar project man - cussion with a landowner about The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney ager Zach Lasek and director of potentially allowing his sheep to development Mark Wengierski graze in the property, Lasek reviewed details of the project noted. with Jay County Council. Scout representatives will be Car crushed Scout Clean Energy, the Col - visiting Jay County Commis - A powerful storm blew through Jay County on Wednesday afternoon with a orado-based company that also sioners next month for road use tree falling on a Chevrolet Cruze driven by Colton Bost as he was preparing to turn into owns and operates Bitter Ridge and decommissioning agree - his driveway at 404 W. Race St., Portland. Bost had a scrape under one of his eyes, but Wind Farm in southwest Jay ments. They also plan to reach was otherwise uninjured. Pictured, Portland Street Department clears debris from County, is planning the new an economic development agree - around the vehicle following the storm. Portland Municipal Airport measured wind gusts project near the same area just ment and file a preliminary tax as high as 67 miles per hour. For another photo of storm damage, see page 10. northeast of Redkey. The pro - abatement between September posed project will span approxi - and October of this year. mately 1,200 acres, with 70% of See Scout page 7

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Jay County got about an Jay County Commissioners inch of rain Wednesday. The and Jay County Council will high temperature was 88 Friday — Results from the meet tonight to begin dis - degrees and the low was 70. JCHS girls golf team’s match Mary Steveson , 91, Port - cussing how to utilize funds The county is under anoth - against Muncie Central. land from the federal American er heat advisory through 8 Joyce Belda , 82, Portland Rescue Plan Act. How do you p.m. tonight. Showers and Tuesday — Coverage of Details on page 2. think they should be spent? thunderstorms are expected Monday’s Portland City Coun - Send letters to the editor to tonight with a low of 71. cil meeting. [email protected]. There is See page 2 for an extended a 700-word maximum. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Thursday, August 12, 2021 Obituaries Mary Steveson Church in Port - held Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Joyce was born in Hartford Home is in charge of arrange - land. 11 a.m. in the Green Park City on April 4, 1939, the ments. Jan. 17, 1930-Aug. 11, 2021 Surviving are a Cemetery Chapel with Pastor daughter of Robert and Judith Memorials can be made to the Mary Alice Steveson, age 91, daughter-in-law, Wayne Ward presiding. (Wilt) Gullett. She had worked Jay County Hospital Auxiliary. of Portland passed away Sue Steveson of Memorials can be made to at Jay County Hospital as a Condolences may be Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, at Fort Wayne; one the Alzheimer's Association. nurse’s assistant. expressed at bairdfreeman.com. Persimmon Ridge Healthcare sister, Gloria Condolences may be Surviving are two sons, Jay •••••••••• in Portland. Witcus of expressed at Belda of Pennville and Jeff The Commercial Review pub - Mary was born on Jan. 17, Bluffton; two Steveson bairdfreeman.com. Belda of Portland; one daugh - lishes death notices for those with 1930, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, grandchildren, ter, Jolie Craver (husband: a connection to our coverage area the daughter of Mirl and Lena Tim Steveson (wife: Dawn) and Lance) of Madison, Alabama; free of charge. They include the (Showalter) Glessner. She was Tom Steveson (wife: Kimber - Joyce Belda and four grandchildren. name, city, birth/death date and married on May 8, 1948, to ly); and six great-grandchil - April 4, 1939-July 21, 2021 A memorial graveside serv - time/date/location of services. Melvin Steveson and he passed dren. Joyce Belda, age 82, of Port - ice will be held Saturday, Aug. There is a charge for obituaries, away on March 20, 1999. She She was preceded in death by land passed away Wednesday, 14, 2021, at 11 a.m. in the IOOF which are accepted only from had worked at Jay Garment a son, Randy Steveson. July 21, 2021, at Waters Edge Cemetery in Pennville. funeral homes or mortuary serv - and attended First Baptist Graveside services will be Village in Muncie. Baird-Freeman Funeral ices. CR almanac Guilty ... Continued from page 1 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Schemenaur and Lan - 8/13 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 ders presented 12 wit - nesses and more than 20 pieces of evidence to the ‘I’m glad it’s over. It’s a long process, jury this week in an effort and it takes a lot of work, a lot of to prove Hiestand was involved in planning and sacrifice by everybody to get to this point.’ 84/59 76/57 78/58 80/62 80/65 carrying out a plot to kill —Wes Schemenaur, Jay County prosecutor Skies will The fore - Expect The high There is a Briar. They alleged she, be partly cast calls for mostly sunny will be 80 40% chance Stephen, Knapke and sunny with milder temper - skies with a under mostly of showers Briar drove to a bridge showers and atures with a high of 78. sunny skies. and thunder - thunder - high of 76 storms with a over Loblolly Creek in storms under sunny high tempera - rural Bryant, where Hies - “What bothers me day at Lutheran Hospital the larger fragment found expected in skies. ture of 80 about this case, folks,” in Fort Wayne. in Briar’s heart appeared the afternoon. degrees. tand shot Briar. Prosecu - tors said the women then Landers said, “is that at Hiestand admitted later to be a .22-caliber bullet, left him to die. Probable any time … the defendant in the interrogation that but she noted there was cause affidavits indicated (could have reconsidered) she and Stephen made not enough evidence to Lotteries Stephen distracted Briar … even when she got the plans to kill Briar within tie the fragmented bullet while Hiestand retrieved gun out, she didn’t have to a few days. They stopped to Hiestand’s gun. (Her pull the trigger.” at Loblolly Creek, she rifle and gun magazine 15-17-18-25-28-29-34-38-48- her .22-caliber rifle and Powerball Quirk described the explained, because “noth - were discovered in her 12-18-20-29-30 50-55-60-62-63-64-73-79 shot him. Cash 5: 05-22-24-32-37 The defense argued scene as an accident. He ing was around that bedroom after she told Power Ball: 16 reminded jurors they bridge.” police where to find Power Play: 3 Hoosier Lotto: 18-27- such a plan never existed 36-38-40-44 and that Briar’s death have to believe without Prosecutors also called them.) Estimated jackpot: reasonable doubt Hies - local officers, Indiana Forensic pathologic Dr. $241 million Estimated jackpot: was an accident. $15.6 million The prosecution rested tand knowingly or inten - State Police staff and Scott Wagner, who per - tionally killed Briar. Kristi Sibray, the woman formed Briar’s autopsy, Mega Millions its case Wednesday morn - ing. Hiestand’s attorney, Less than three hours who babysat the daughter ruled the bullet wound as Estimated jackpot: Ohio John Quirk, presented no later, jurors convicted of Stephen and Briar the the cause of his death. $225 million Midday Pick 3: 8-5-6 witnesses or evidence. In Hiestand. night of Briar’s murder, “I’m glad it’s over,” In a video of Hiestand’s as witnesses. Schemenaur said. “It’s a Hoosier Pick 4: 3-1-0-3 closing statements, both Pick 5: 1-4-6-2-8 sides again argued simi - interrogation that was Sibray said the pair long process, and it takes Midday Evening lar messages to their played Monday, she revealed plans to put a lot of work, a lot of sac - Daily Three: 1-9-3 Pick 3: 0-8-0 words in opening state - admitted to shooting crushed pills in Briar’s rifice by everybody to get Daily Four: 9-3-0-2 Pick 4: 5-3-4-3 ments Monday. Briar in the back. She told drink or to hire a hitman. to this point. … Quick Draw: 04-05-11- Pick 5: 2-9-6-1-4 Landers argued Hies - investigators she wanted Hiestand had also told her “I mean, we’re kind of a 12-14-17-19-27-28-30-32-36- Rolling Cash: 6-11-31- tand hated Briar and to shoot guns with Briar she would shoot Briar, two-man band,” he said, 38-40-45-57-60-61-76-77, 38-39 made plans with Stephen but instead accidentally Sibray said. referencing himself and BE: 4 Classic Lotto: 1-16-17- to kill him. He referenced shot him. Two metal fragments Landers, “and there’s still Evening 23-24-46 a text message sent by According to testi - were found in Briar’s other cases that need to be Daily Three: 5-7-3 Kicker: 3-6-3-9-7-3 Hiestand to Stephen –– monies at Stephen’s trial, heart during the autopsy, handled and resolved … Daily Four: 3-7-7-5 Estimated jackpot: she wrote, “Nope, I’m after Hiestand shot Briar, according to state police It’s a lot. It usually is.” Quick Draw: 01-04-14- $6.1 million killing that bastard with Stephen tossed his phone officials. Stacey Hartman Stephen was transport - my own two hands” –– into the water and all of the state police Fort ed to Jay County Jail last and Landers said she fol - three women left. Briar Wayne Regional Labora - week in connection with Markets lowed through with that wasn’t found until at least tory’s forensic firearms the case, but she did not statement. an hour later. He died that identification unit said appear in court this week. Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 7 .3 0 Fort Recovery Sept. wheat ...... 7.08 Corn ...... 6.30 Sept. corn ...... 5.85 Central States COVID ... Wheat ...... 6.99 Montpelier Continued from page 1 bers of unvaccinated mothers-to- have been fully vaccinated. About Corn ...... 6.42 The local increase mirrors the be seriously ill with the virus. 2.99 million Hoosiers have been POET Biorefining Sept. corn ...... 5.35 Beans ...... 13.80 trend in both the state and the “The vaccines are safe and effec - fully vaccinated. Portland Sept. beans ...... 13.03 nation. tive, and it has never been more Indiana is not currently under Corn ...... 6.92 Wheat ...... 7.24 A week ago, the state had just urgent to increase vaccinations as any coronavirus-related restric - Sept. corn ...... 6.42 one county rated “red” (high risk) we face the highly transmissible tions, though the state remains Oct. corn ...... 5.40 Sunrise with 29 “orange” (moderate risk), delta variant and see severe out - under a health emergency through St. Anthony 49 yellow and 13 blue. This week, comes from COVID-19 among at least Aug. 31. (The health emer - The Andersons Corn ...... 6.61 the numbers shifted to eight red, unvaccinated pregnant people,’’ gency has been in effect since Richland Township Sept. corn ...... 6.01 43 orange, 40 yellow and only Ran - CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walen - March 2020.) 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The CDC reports that On August 12, 1985 , Harvester Co. and sever - their peak in late fall and early Vaccination clinics in Jay County it may be possible those particles the world’s worst single- al other manufacturers. winter 2020, both are climbing. are available at Jay County Health and droplets remain suspended in aircraft disaster In 1909 , the Indi - The Centers for Disease Control Department, CVS in both Portland the air for an unknown period and occurred as a crippled anapolis Motor Speed - and Prevention continues to and Dunkirk, and Walgreens in travel beyond 6 feet, especially Japan Airlines Boeing way, home to the Indi - encourage vaccination as the most Portland. indoors. The virus causes a range 747 on a domestic flight anapolis 500, first effective way to reduce the spread As of Tuesday, 6,268 individuals of symptoms, including fever and crashed into a mountain, opened. of COVID-19. On Wednesday, the in Jay County — about 36.8% of shortness of breath, which can killing 520 people. (Four In 1939 , the MGM CDC urged pregnant women to get those eligible, which is up 0.6 per - appear two to 14 days after expo - people survived.) movie musical “The Wiz - vaccinated, citing increasing num - centage points from last week — sure. In 1867 , President ard of Oz,” starring Judy Andrew Johnson Garland, had its world sparked a move to premiere at the Strand impeach him as he defied Theater in Oconomowoc, Congress by suspending Wisconsin. SERVICES Secretary of War Edwin In 1981 , IBM intro - Friday M. Stanton, with whom duced its first personal Gibson , Stanley: 11 a.m., he had clashed over computer, the model 5150, Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Reconstruction policies. at a press conference in 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. (Johnson was acquitted New York. by the Senate.) In 1996 , Barbara Saturday In 1902 , International Bergdoll was approved as Harvester Co. was the new principal of Oates , Sharon: 11 a.m., formed by a merger of West Jay Junior High Williamson-Spencer and Penrod McCormick Harvesting School. Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Machine Co., Deering —AP and The CR merce St., Portland. Facility Custodian Belda , Joyce: 11 a.m., IOOF Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion Cemetery, Pennville. , Marcia: 3 p.m., Full Time: 40 hours/week - Scott Sunday from 5:00pm-1:00am and Monday-Thursday from 9:00pm-5:00am Citizen’s calendar Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - The Facility Custodian at the Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion at Swiss Today City Council, council merce St., Portland. Village, Inc. is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the Wellness Pavilion to 6:30 p.m. — Jay Coun - chambers, fire station, ensure a positive experience for members. This position is responsible for performing 1616 N. Franklin St. Monday ty Commissioners and all housekeeping duties at the Pavilion including sweeping, mopping, dusting, and Jay County Council 6 p.m. — Dunkirk Pub - Steveson , Mary: 11 a.m., Green Park Cemetery Chapel, joint session, auditori - lic Library Board execu - sanitizing, and is responsible for performing minor maintenance duties. The successful Portland. um, courthouse, 120 N. tive session, 127 W. candidate must be able to push, lift, and maneuver cleaning equipment and work on Washington St. Court St., Portland. their feet for approximately 8 continuous hours. The successful candidate must also 6:30 p.m. — Fort 6:30 p.m. — Fort Service listings provided by Recovery School Board, be able to clean while using a ladder. Seeking candidates who have high integrity, Recovery Village Coun - PROGRESSIVE conference room, high are trustworthy and reliable, and have great teamwork and communication skills. cil special meeting, vil - OFFICE PRODUCTS school, 400 E. Butler St. This position will be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and life lage hall, 201 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. — Fort 120 N. Meridian St. Recovery Village Coun - Portland, Indiana 47371 insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and 403(b) Retirement Plan participation. Monday cil, village hall, 201 S. (260) 726-9201 Apply in person, online at www.swissvillage.org, 5:30 p.m. — Portland Main St. progressiveofficeproducts.com or send Resume to [email protected]. The Commercial Review Thursday, August 12, 2021 Family Page 3 UV protection is essential all year By TRACY LAUX screen and check the expiration sunburn which causes skin ular skin check using the As people head out for sum - date. Sunscreen is usually good damage and increases the risk ABCDE rule: mer activities, it’s common for Your for two to three years. Applica - of getting skin cancer. Asymmetry — one part of them to grab and apply sun - tion and quantity is also impor - Some other risk factors mole or birthmark does not screen to avoid sunburn. Health tant. Sunscreen should be reap - include those who have already match the other This is an important part of plied every two hours and 1 had skin cancer or have a fami - Border — the edges are irregu - enjoying outdoor activities, but Matters ounce (enough to fill the palm ly history of skin cancer lar, ragged, notched or blurred not just during the summer. of your hand) will cover your (including melanoma), having Color — includes different Sun protection is essential all arms, legs, neck and face. many moles (along with irregu - shades of brown or black, or year and can help avoid skin 3. Wear clothes to cover your lar or large moles) and having may have patches of pink, red, damage and skin cancer. essential to protect your skin. skin freckles or burning before tan - white or blue According to the Centers for Protecting yourself and your 4. Wear a wide brim hat ning, along with spending a lot Diameter — larger than one- Disease Control and Prevention loved ones from the sun can 5. Wear sunglasses that block of time outdoors. quarter inch or about the size of (CDC), skin cancer is the most reduce the risk of sunburn, UVA and UVB rays Some medications can also a pencil eraser common cancer in the United skin cancer and early skin 6. Avoid tanning beds and sun increase the risk of sun dam - Evolving — mole has changed States and most skin cancers aging. Some ways to help lamps age. Check with your health - size, shape or color. are caused by too much expo - reduce exposure to UV rays Even with sunscreen, the care provider or pharmacist for sure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. include: amount of time spent in the more information. When should you contact UV rays are invisible radiation 1. Stay in the shade. The sun sun should be limited. Not all your healthcare provider? that comes from the sun, tan - is the strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 UV rays are blocked by sun - How do I check for skin Regularly checking and being ning beds and sunlamps which p.m., so try to stay out of direct screen. cancer? familiar with your skin is impor - can damage skin cells. sunlight during these hours. Checking your skin regularly tant. If you see changes that 2. Use sunscreen. Make sure Are some people more like - is important to spot warning worry you, contact your health - What are the best ways to to use a broad-spectrum sun - ly to get skin damage from signs early. Finding skin cancer care provider to further exam - protect myself from the sun? screen which protects against the sun? early makes it much easier to ine. Getting outside and enjoying UVA and UVB rays, and choose Everyone can experience treat. Getting a routine skin •••••••••• the sun is a great way to stay one with a SPF of 30 or higher. skin damage from UV rays, exam from a healthcare profes - Laux is a family nurse practi - active, reduce stress and soak Also, make sure to protect your however, people with light skin sional is important. tioner at IU Health Jay Family in some Vitamin D, but it is also lips by using lip balm with sun - have a higher risk of getting a You can also do your own reg - First Health Care. ‘New’ father is keeping secret Gas Boom Days DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Nathan,” should be urged to consult a and I met in college 12 years ago. At licensed psychotherapist who can the time, he was helping to raise a help him regain his balance. set for Saturday child he thought was his. He was Dear •••••••••• A parade, games and crazy about his son, “Joey.” Every - DEAR ABBY: My husband and I music are on tap for where we went, he would show him Abby have been married for 13 years. He is Redkey this weekend. Taking off, post pictures on social media and a kind of optimist. After a night of The Redkey Gas talk about Joey nonstop. arguing and distancing, the next day Boom Days festival is Note When Joey turned 9, Joey’s mother he acts as though nothing has hap - scheduled for 10 a.m. to finally told Nathan that Joey was not pened. He texts me from work, “Hey standable. Now our baby is 3 months 6 p.m. Saturday on his son. When a DNA test proved it Babe! Good morning. I love you.” Our High Street in Redkey. old, and he’s still keeping her a secret. was true, the stuff hit the fan. 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Everyone is welcome. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Thursday, August 12, 2021 Capitol police protect nation To the editor: In response to the “$64,000 question — Why do the Capitol Police carry firearms?” Ooh, ohh, I know. I know. (I have both hands up and Letters to am out of my the Editor chair.) To protect the nation. As much as I try not to watch the news, they showed it on PBS television — the only channel I trust. I saw a loud, violent, angry, ter - rorist mob attempting to tear down our Capitol building. When one shot was fired, things got a lot quieter. I don’t know how many bullets these new-fangled guns hold, but had it been me, I would have spent every shell and grabbed for a club to protect my nation. Jerry Lee Eglan Pennville Ethical standards Change is underestimated By GERNOT WAGNER matic headlines might be a continue to be vital By BILL KETTER Bloomberg Opinion good way to gain notoriety. Scientists on the Intergov - CNHI But climate science and cli - There is a developing thin line ernmental Panel on Climate Gernot mate economics are still very in mainstream journalism Change, a global group much scientific disciplines, Bill ethics between what’s accept - backed by the United Nations, Wagner where progress happens one able and what’s not in defining Ketter have spent the past two weeks journal article at a time. Often in meetings to ready their lat - the best way to advance the impartial, independent news est assessment of the physical discipline — and have your coverage. science underpinning past, own paper pass peer-review — National Public Radio and lying costs. Doing so “bottom- CNN are the latest examples of present, and future climate is to aim for incremental Chris Cuomo said in May. change. Expect the IPCC to up,” one heatwave or hurri - progress. straddling standards that pro - cane at a time, is a punishing hibit conflicts of interest and That’s understandable and paint a sobering picture of Climate economics may also cause for dismissal because what is to come. The steep undertaking. That has led cli - have two other factors at play. the appearance of bias in pre - mate economists to make senting the news. of actual and apparent conflict costs of such a world are all One Oreskes discussed in an with his CNN role as a host of a too apparent, but tallying often heroic assumptions that The reasons are hard to grasp op-ed she co-authored with show ostensibly aimed at pro - them is harder still. allow them to estimate cli - for old-school journalists, such Lord Nicholas Stern: Climate viding public accountability. That latter bit is the bread mate damages “top-down” as myself, groomed to keep an effects are likely to be cascad - As for NPR, it recently and butter of climate econom - with guesstimates of how cli - open mind, avoid advocacy and ing, and economists may be unbuckled its restrictive ethics ics: accounting for climate mate damages affect the econ - lacking the tools to specifical - let evidence and facts, not per - damages in dollars and cents. omy. That’s how we calculate sonal beliefs, tell the story. code, allowing journalists to ly deal with these cascading advocate for “the freedom and The Holy Grail is translating total economic damages for effects. Economists are wont I’m talking here about fair those numbers into how much each degree of global average news reporting, not opinion dignity of human beings” on of compartmentalizing. Tack - social media and by participat - each ton of CO costs society warming. ling one problem at a time has journalism, which by definition ing in marches, rallies and pub - and, thus, should cost those No surprise, such an exer - its clear advantages, but as I is espousal. lic events that comport with doing the polluting. It’s impor - cise misses a lot of detail. It’s have argued (with the Euro - CNN does its reputation no tant but thankless — more not yet clear, though, that this pean Climate Foundation’s good by continuing to feature that definition. like boring accounting than top-down process would nec - Tom Brookes), “marginal Chris Cuomo in prime time. He That’s a roomy definition that cutting-edge economics. essarily lead to underesti - thinking is inadequate for an admitted last May to advising NPR insists is compatible with Seeing how it takes years to mates. Perhaps climate eco - all-consuming problem touch - his older brother, New York Gov. its mission to “hold ourselves to assess the latest science, with nomics, as a discipline, has ing every aspect of society.” Andrew Cuomo, on how to the core principles of honesty, 234 authors from all over the coalesced around progressive - The second reason Oreskes respond to accusations of sexu - integrity, independence, accu - world working through more ly more aggressive assump - identified has more to do with al harassment and a toxic work racy, contextual truth and fair - than 14,000 studies, adding tions that end up overestimat - the overall orientation of the environment. ness for the people we serve and economics on top of that ing climate costs? field of economics. She said it The situation is fraught with the people we cover.” implies an even greater lag To glean some more has “tended to be over-confi - conflict, dating to Chris’ ador - It is also a problematic policy between the latest observed insights into this question, I dent about the power of mar - ing banter on CNN with his change. climatic changes and a full went back to Oreskes’s book, kets, and reluctant to brother last year at the height of Journalists who march and accounting of their impacts. “Why Trust Science?” The acknowledge market failure efforts to control the virus. The tweet their dislike or embrace “I think it’s now clear that book focuses on the physical on the grand scale.” It also “Brothers Cuomo” show on of a disputed issue they consid - economists have underesti - climate science and the inher - speaks to how economics is CNN stopped once the governor er centered on human dignity mated the costs of climate ent “conservatism” of the dis - often taught in a classroom. became ensnared in a controver - will inevitably invite howls of change,” says Naomi Oreskes, cipline. I also checked in with The typical introductory eco - sy over underreported nursing prejudice from rival viewpoints a historian of science at Har - her about climate economics nomics textbook waxes poetic home deaths. that will reverberate across the vard University. By now there specifically. about the power of markets The sexual conduct scandal NPR landscape. Even if the are plenty of broadsides Oreskes sees parallels and describes in detail how erupted last winter when three journalists cannot cover the against climate economics: between the natural and market forces work. Much former aides to the governor issues they engage in personal - The discipline has “failed us,” social sciences. “This may be, less time goes into instances came forward with claims of ly. the awarding of the first-ever in part, another instance of when they fail, and global sexual harassment and bully - Separating personal Nobel in climate economics what my colleagues and I doc - warming surely ranks at the ing. activism of a news outlet’s jour - umented in physical climate may have done “more harm top of that list. Chris Cuomo admitted he had nalists from the organization’s science: the tendency to than good,” and even calls for Of course not every num - counseled his brother on how to professional responsibility for underestimate the rate and economics to undergo “a cli - ber generated by climate econ - respond. He said that was a mis - accuracy based on impartiality magnitude of climate change mate revolution.” The disci - omists, or every policy pro - take that caused a problem for asks too much of public trust. that we called ‘erring on the pline does need change, and I nouncement, will be conser - CNN. He vowed not to cover or This is a deeply polarizing should know: I’m a climate side of least drama,’” she vative. But it’s important to comment on his brother’s plight time for journalists. On the economist quoted in one of wrote in an email exchange recognize the inherent delays again. right, we are siloed as liberal those broadsides and the co- this week. Oreskes sees that and biases of the scientific Already he had crossed an toadies; on the left, we are seen author of another. Yes, many tendency as very much part enterprise as a whole. The as not tough enough on the far of scientists’ DNA: “The sci - ethical line. CNN didn’t mind. of these critiques are self- same reasons why we can right. There are fewer and entific conception of rational - His show rolled on, including reflective, coming from with - trust climate science overall fewer neutral-minded who fol - in. ity as sitting in opposition to this week after release of the leads to IPCC reports being low the news. Criticizing, of course, is emotion leads many scientists inherently conservative in New York Attorney General’s So why feed into the folly? easy. Pinpointing the specific to feel that it is important for their overall assessment — investigative report detailing The digital revolution has dra - reasons for why economists them to be ‘sober,’ dispassion - and why climate economics sexual harassment accusations have traditionally underesti - ate, unemotional, and ‘conser - has straggled behind in its against the governor by 11 matically changed the way jour - mated climate costs, and then vative.’ This often leads them policy recommendations. women, nine of them current or nalism is produced and deliv - improving on those shortcom - to be uncomfortable with dra - •••••••••• former state employees, in vio - ered. Yet there remains a com - ings, is much harder. matic findings, even when Wagner writes the Risky Cli - lation of state and federal law. pelling need for public trust . One reason — and speaking they are true.” mate column for Bloomberg The report listed brother Traditional ethics boundaries from my own experience — is There are indeed some Green. He teaches at New York Chris as one of the governor’s to avoid conflicts and perceived the objective difficulty in tal - countervailing forces. Dra - University. primary advisors on how to han - bias remain vital if we hope to dle the accusations. preserve and improve journal - “I’m family first, job second,” ism’s credibility. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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First day at West Jay Today marked the first day of classes for Jay School Corporation and the opening of West Jay Elementary School, formerly West Jay Middle School. Pictured at right, third grader Jayven Howell waves to a teacher this morning as he heads toward the school from his bus along with fourth grader Alijah York (center) and first grader Gaven Robbins (right). At lower right, students join Jay Schools superintendent Jeremy Gulley in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school Wednesday. WJMS closed at the end of the 2019-20 school year with seventh and eighth graders shifting to Jay County Junior-Senior High School. West Jay was unused for the 2020-21 school year as renovations were completed. Below, students and their families visit the school during an open house that followed the ribbon cutting Wednesday evening.

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Area churches are listed Faith Community Mary Help River of Life with location, pastor and 9560 W. 200 South, Dunkirk of Christians 722 W. Main St., Portland phone number, services and Joe Schmit 403 Sharpsburg Road, Fort Susan Hathaway website or email address. (260) 251-5254 Recovery (260) 729-1095 All services are Sunday, Services: 10 a.m. Rev. Ned Brown Services: 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. (419) 375-4153 Family Worship Center Services: 4:30 p.m. Satur - The ROCK This Area Asbury United 200 E. Elder St., Portland day, 9:30 a.m. 1605 N. Meridian St., Por - Methodist Ronald Willis tland This Area Church page is 204 E. Arch St., Portland (260) 726-4844 Mount Tabor Matt Ransom Church page is made possible Joe Boggs Services: 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. United Methodist (260) 726-7474 (260) 726-8464 Wednesday 216 W. Pleasant St., Services: 10 a.m. made possible through Services: 9:30 a.m. thefamilyworshipcenter.o Dunkirk [email protected] asburyministries.org through the courtesy of rg John Retter (765) 768-7273 Salamonia the courtesy of Banner Christian the following Fellowship Baptist Services: 9 a.m. Church of Christ Assembly of God 289 S. 200 West the following sponsors! 1217 W. Votaw St., Port - 3900 S. 600 East Hugh Kelly Mount Zion Bruce Phillips sponsors! land (260) 726-8873 United Methodist Michael Burk (260) 335-2017 Services: 10 a.m. County roads 600 East and Services: 9 a.m. (260) 726-4282 pastorkelly@fbc-port - 200 North Services: 10:30 a.m. MAY land.com Rev. Darrell Borders Second Chance FINANCIAL Baird-Freeman (260) 726-4786 GROUP, INC. Bellefountain First American Baptist Services: 9 a.m. at Life Ministries United Methodist 427 S. Main St., Dunkirk 228 S. Meridian St., Port - LIFE • HEALTH Funeral Home land INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL 440 S. 600 East Dan Coffman New Beginnings EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Gordon Jackson Dave Keen (260) 251-8792 MEDICARE (765) 768-7157 Holiness Church SUPPLEMENTS Services: 9 a.m. Services: 10:40 a.m., 5 p.m. of Blaine Mike Eads (260) 703-0733  e Teeter Family Services: 10:30 a.m. ANNUITIES 4017 W. 200 South JEFF HALL Bethel United First Church of Christ Randy Smith your hometown agent 221 N. Meridian St Methodist 1049 Union City Road, Fort (260) 251-2406 St. James Lutheran for over 30 years Indiana 167, 4 miles north County road 600 East, (260) 729-5200 Portland, IN 47371 Recovery Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. of Dunkirk David J. Nicholson nbholiness.com south of county road 400 [email protected] (260) 726-7171 Scott McClain (419) 375-2860 South 111 W. Main Street• Portland, IN Services: 10:45 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. New Covenant Robin Owen fccftrecovery.org Fellowship Services: 10:30 a.m. Bluff Point Friends 1238 W. 450 South [email protected] 80 E. 650 South First Community Chuck Myers Services: 10 a.m. Baptist (260) 251-0063 St. Joseph Catholic Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 341 S. Meridian St., Red - Services: 10:30 a.m. 1689 St. Joe Road, Fort Complete Septic Recovery key Systems Boundary St. Paul Everett Bilbrey Jr. New Life Ministries Rev. Ned Brown Corner of Treaty Line Backhoe • Dozer Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 415 S. Helen St., Portland Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday Road and county road 300 Dr. Kay Fairchild Hauling • Trenching (260) 726-9345 East 115 E. Main St. First Free Will Baptist (260) 755-6354 St. Mary’ s Catholic Drain Cleaning Ava Gannon 346 S. Broad St., Dunkirk Portland, IN (260) 726-2373 12369 W. 600 South, Services: 4 p.m. 216 S. Middle St. Rev. Kevin Hurley Services: 9:30 a.m. Dunkirk drkayfairchild.com Portland, IN 47371-9014 www.portins.com Marion Donathan Services: 5 p.m. Saturday, p 260.726.2230 Bryant Wesleyan Sunday school: 10 a.m. New Mt. Pleasant 5:30 p.m. Thursday f 260.729.5026 209 S. Hendricks St. Services: 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m., United Methodist Paul VanCise 6 p.m. Wednesday 5905 S. Como Road St. Paul Catholic (260) 997-6231 Tim Wallace 517 Meiring Road, Fort Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. First Presbyterian (765) 499-7838 Recovery bryantwesleyanchurch.com 402 N. Ship St., Portland Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Ned Brown Rev. M. Rex Espiritu Services: 8:30 a.m. Sun - Mon-Saton Sat 10am-6pm (260) 726-8462 Noble Congregational day Calvary United Sun 1pm-6pm Methodist Services: 9:30 a.m. Christian Great Food, 301 N. Main St., Dunkirk Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. 1964 N. 800 East St. Peter Catholic Susan Durovey-Antrim firstpcportland.org Aaron Huey 1477 Philothea Road, Fort 260-766-4030 No Bull! (765) 499-0368 Services: 10:30 a.m. Recovery Services: 10 a.m. Fort Recovery Church Rev. Ned Brown 500 S. Meridian St. 1204 W. Votaw Portland susan.duroveyantrim@in of the Nazarene Oak Grove Services: 10 a.m. Sunday Portland, IN (260) 726-9647 umc.org 401 E. Boundary St., Fort United Methodist Recovery 829 S. Indiana 1 Sugar Grove Nazarene Christ Chapel Revs. Brad and Kate Mark Dennis County roads 400 North 105 S. Elm St., Fort Recov - Ratliff (765) 730-3770 and 550 West ery (419) 375-4680 Services: 10:45 a.m. Rev. Dan Sickels Quentin Elsea Services: 10:30 a.m. (260) 731-4733 (419) 733-1469 [email protected] Pennville Friends Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 christchapelfr.com Maple Street and Indiana p.m. (the 2nd and 4th Sun - Fort Recovery 1, Pennville day at Pennville Park) Church of Christ United Methodist Dee Hartman (Southside) 309 E. Boundary St., Fort Services: 10:30 a.m. Sugar Grove 1209 S. Shank St., Port - Recovery United Methodist land Rev. Allan Brown Pennville United County roads 600 South Bob Graham (419) 678-2071 Methodist and 1150 West, Dunkirk (260) 726-7777 Services: 9 a.m. 190 W. Main St., Pennville Scott McClain Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30 Gary Newton Services: 9 a.m. p.m. Full Gospel (765) 669-1070 Lighthouse Tabernacle Services: 10:30 a.m. Temple Baptist Williamson, Church of Jesus Christ 468 E. Washington St., Indiana 167, between of Latter-Day Saints Dunkirk Pleasant Hill Spencer & Penrod Robert Thomas 9945 N. 800 East, Union Dunkirk and Albany 1865 S. Indiana 167, (765) 768-7708 Dunkirk (765) 348-4620 City Funeral Homes, Inc. Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30 Bruce Bryan Services: 11 a.m. and 6 Andrew Stevens p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday Todd & Rob Penrod (765) 768-6969 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Thursday (765) 964-3664 Services: 10 a.m. Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. “Serving As We Geneva First mypleasanthillchurch.org Trinity Lutheran Would Be Served” Church of United Methodist 301 N. Wayne St., Fort From 2 Convenient Locations the Living God 100 W. Line St., Geneva Portland First Recovery Robin Owen PORTLAND (260) 726-7111 (Miracle Missions) Barry McCune Church of Nazarene (260) 368-7655 920 S. Shank St., Portland (419) 375-4498 PENNVILLE (260) 731-8811 8472 S. 800 East, Union Services: 9 a.m. (contem - City Services: 9:30 a.m. Stephen Hundley (260) 726-8040 porary service, fourth Sun - Services: 10:30 a.m. day) Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Geneva Nazarene Services: 10:45 a.m. Matt’s Garage 225 Decatur St., Geneva [email protected] Church of God (260) 525-8609 Portland Friends Trinity United of Prophecy Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. 226 E. Main St., Portland 797 N. Creagor Ave., Por - Sunday school: 9 a.m. Herb Hummel Methodist tland Prayer meeting: 6 p.m. (260) 729-7393 323 S. Meridian St., Por - Nanette Weesner Wednesday Services: 10 a.m. tland 205 W. Union St. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. (260) 726-8391 (260) 766-9334 217 E. Pearl St. Portland, IN 47371 Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Gilead Church friendscare4others.net Services: 10:30 a.m. [email protected] County road 650 North, Sunday school: 9 a.m. Portland, IN 260-726-8761 one-quarter mile east of Bal - Praise Chapel portlandtrinity.com (260) 726-2833 Call us today! Church of the Brethren bec Church of God Floral and Chicago Services: 10:30 a.m. 4527 E. 1000 North (Jay- Union Chapel avenues, Portland Randolph county line) 6200 N. 375 West, Bryant Kevin McClung Hickory Grove Rev. David Parry Rev. Michael Morgan (260) 729-7295 Church of the Brethren (765) 584-7045 (352) 425-5914 Services: 10 a.m. Indiana 1 and Indiana 26 Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. Earl Doll Church of (260) 731-4477 Redeemer Lutheran Union Chapel Church the Living God Services: 10:30 a.m. Malin and Elm streets, of the Nazarene South Broad Street, Bryant County road 900 North Dunkirk High Street Martin Bornhoeft (Jay-Wells county line) Services: 7 p.m., 7 p.m. United Methodist (260) 997-6787 Fred Stevens Friday 435 High St., Geneva Services: 9 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Rev. Joseph Hampton Collett Nazarene (260) 368-7233 Redkey Faith Walnut Corner 450 South, 1 mile west of Services: 9 a.m. Ministries County roads 200 North U.S. 27 9811 W. Indiana 67, south - and 500 West Billy Stanton Holy Trinity Catholic west of Redkey Steve Rogers (260) 251-2403 7321 E. Indiana 67, Bryant Rev. Craig and Robin (260) 251-1113 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Fr. Peter Logsdon Cotherman Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 8:30 a.m., 4:30 (765) 369-2920 Cornerstone Baptist p.m. Saturday Services: 10 a.m. Westchester Used Auto and churchofthemostholytrin - RedkeyFaith.org 211 E. Main St., Portland United Methodist Truck Parts Wayne Ward ity.com www.williamsautopartsinc.com 4487 E. 400 North (260) 726-7714 Redkey First Christian Randy Fennig Services: 10 a.m. Hopewell of Union and Malin streets, 1127 S. Detroit Ave. (260) 726-6311 Portland, IN 47371 Life Ministries Redkey Dunkirk Nazarene County road 200 South, 2 Jeff Hammers Services: 10:35 a.m. (260) 726-8001 226 E. Center St., Dunkirk miles east of Indiana 1 (765) 468-6172 Tom Fett Rev. Ruth Funk Services: 10:30 a.m. West Walnut All inventory online (765) 768-6199 (260) 251-8581 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Church of Christ Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 204 W. Walnut St., Port - Redkey United land Evangelical Methodist Immaculate Methodist Gil Alicea Behind every project is a 930 W. Main St., Portland Conception Catholic 122 W. Main St., Redkey (260) 726-4691 Steve Arnold 506 E. Walnut St., Portland Lori McIntosh Services: 10 a.m. (260) 251-0970 Fr. Peter Logsdon (765) 369-2085 westwalnutchurchofchrist.org Portland True Value Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. (260) 726-7055 Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 6:30 p.m. Satur - Zion Evangelical Shop Local Fairview United day, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Redkey Church Lutheran Church Save Time • Save Money Mellissa Hall Methodist/Jay County of the Nazarene Darrell Borders (260) 726-6263 260-729-5200 2875 E. 200 South Kingsley Full Gospel 801 W. High St. 218 E. High St., Portland Call me for your Gordon Jackson 4030 S. 700 East, Dunkirk Robert Farris (260) 726-8832 1100 N. Meridian St. Promotional Pens • Pencils Lay leader: Beth Stephen Stuart Phillips (765) 369-2676 zionlutheranportland@g Portland, IN Business Gifts • Calendars (260) 726-9184 Services: 9:30 a.m. and 6 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 mail.com Services: 10:15 a.m. p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday p.m., 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services: 10:30 a.m. The Commercial Review Thursday, August 12, 2021 Local Page 7 Scout ... Capsule Reports Continued from page 1 Left the road ing to a Portland Police A preliminary timeline of the Damage is estimated Department report. The project, Lasek said, shows Scout between $10,000 and $25,000 car she was driving contin - purchasing panels –– they stand after a Fort Recovery between 3 and 7 feet high and ued down the road until it Proposed project would woman’s vehicle continued hit a telephone pole. reach a maximum of 18 feet when off Division Road about tilted –– in early 2022. Construc - invole about 1,200 acres in 10:25 a.m. Saturday. tion will likely take most of 2023, Heather D. Evers, 49, was Drove into ditch with operations beginning near Jefferson, Richland townships driving west on Division A Portland man’s vehicle the end of that year. Road near county road 500 swerved into the ditch on Between 100 and 150 workers East when her 2010 Chevro - county road 300 East about will be hired for Sun Chief Solar’s let Silverado left the road. 11:28 a.m. Friday. construction, with one or two per - She continued off the road Carl E. Locker, 77, later planning solar operations in the Sept. 1 for the coming year’s budg - told Jay County Sheriff’s manent employees planned for its county. Invenergy first presented et. and hit a mailbox at 4657 E. Division Road, along with Office he was driving north operations. its plans in February for a $150 Jeanne Houchins reminded coun - Lasek mentioned Scout hosted a two trees. on county road 300 East million, 155-megawatt facility on cil of the joint meeting today with when his tire got stuck in celebration for landowners in the about 2,500 acres in Penn and Jack - Evers’ vehicle was Jay County Commissioners at 6:30 towed. loose gravel. He said it Bitter Ridge project Monday. He son Townships. Leeward Renew - p.m. Officials plan to discuss pulled his 2015 Chrysler also noted the open house about able Energy also discussed its options for usage of incoming Town & Country toward Sun Chief held in the Farmer’s Driver distracted plans with commissioners for a American Rescue Plan monies. the ditch, and he said if he Building Tuesday at Jay County A Pennville man became $150 million, 150-megawatt solar In other business, council mem - had not swerved into the Fairgrounds. farm on about 1,340 acres just distracted while driving, bers , Ted Champ, Mike Rockwell, causing his vehicle to veer ditch, he would have drove Scout has grown since 2017, north of Dunkirk. Faron Parr, Ray Newton, Matt Min - into a ditch on county road into a pole. Lasek explained. It now has Also Wednesday, council heard nich, Harold Towell and Houchins: 300 North and collide with Locker’s vehicle was approximately 1,200 megawatts in the preliminary estimate for the towed, with damage esti - operating assets and has financed •Made $38,100 in additional appro - a stop sign about 10:45 p.m. 2022 county budget is approxi - Wednesday. mated between $2,500 and and owns more than $1 billion in priations, including $25,000 for the mately $20.2 million. Next year’s Jason L. Crouse, 19, was $5,000. projects. The company currently budget includes previously Jay County Fairgrounds restroom project and $8,000 for witness fees to driving east on county road has five wind farms in operation approved raises for county 300 North just west of Backing accident and several others in development. employees’ wages by between 2% Jay County Prosecutor’s Office. A Portland woman •Approved giving the Town of county road 100 West. He All of its four solar projects, to 6%, depending on the job classi - said he became distracted backed her vehicle into including Sun Chief, are in the fication. Redkey the remainder of its allocat - while listening to music another vehicle at Salon development stage. The others are Council members OK’d county ed funds from the Bluff Point Ener - and veered into the ditch Karma in Portland about Gipper Solar and Skyyield Solar, auditor Anna Culy to publish the gy Center economic development on the north side of the 10:38 a.m. Saturday. both in Illinois, and Markum Solar first budget form and move for - payments. road. He continued east Lori A. Bonvillian, 66, in Texas. ward with the process. A public •Transferred $6,700 for road fore - while in the ditch and his was backing up into a park - Two other companies are also hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. man wages. vehicle hit a stop sign. ing spot at Salon Karma, Crouse then returned the 304 W. Votaw St., Portland, road and came to a stop. about 10:38 a.m. when the Damage is estimated 2013 Kia Soul she was driv - ing hit a 2018 Ford Fusion Deeds between $10,000 and in the lot, according to $25,000. Crouse’s vehicle security footage from a Chris A. Hummer to C001, Heritage Commons LLC, warranty deed –– Moore to Crystal L. and was towed. nearby business. Geneva Justin and Karen Garrett, Portland Lots 1 and 2, Block 4, East Derick A. Lee, warranty resident Alexandra J. deed affidavit –– Lot 5, Christie J. and Kevin A. Addition Portland deed –– Lot 4, Meeker Lost control Mosser, the owner of the Hayes Addition, Dunkirk; Sommers to Nan Eliza - John Runyon to Brian Addition, Portland Damage is estimated Ford, walked out of the Part of Lot 24, Mt. beth and Philip A. Rowles, and Constance Hill, per - Diane M. Shawver between $5,000 and $10,000 salon about 40 minutes Auburn Addition, warranty deed –– Part of sonal representative deed (deceased) to Nancy M. after Tennessee woman later and noticed damage Dunkirk Section 25, Greene Town - –– Lots 13 and 14 and Part Shawver, personal repre - lost control of the vehicle to her vehicle and found a David S., Samuel M. ship of Lot 12, Cadwallader sentative deed –– Part of she was driving near 205 W. piece from the Kia, which and Susan JJ. Schwartz Vicki J. Smitley to Addition, Redkey Section 21, Pike Town - Union St., Portland, about was parked across the lot. to Adams County Land Christopher M. Grieshop, Jokes No LLC to Polly ship, 5 acres 3:13 p.m. Monday. Bonvillian later told Port - Trust, warranty deed –– warranty deed –– Lots 8, A. Morgan, warranty Diane M. and Larry E. Joyce A. Brock, 76, was land Police she didn’t Part of Section 15, 8A, 9, 9A, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, deed –– Lots 54 and 55, Sil - Schmidt (both deceased) backing out of a parking notice she hit the parked Bearcreek Township, 15 12 and 12A, Houcks Subdi - verdale Addition, Redkey to Paul F. Schmidt, Amy spot when the 2005 GMC vehicle. acres vision Richard L. Schafer Rev - R. Barker and Bethanna Damage is estimated Windgate Properties Greg Sheffer to ocable Trust to Board of J. Spafford, deed affidavit Canyon she was driving between $1,000 and $2,500. LLC to Juan Marentes, Nathaniel J. Stephen, war - Aviation Commissioners –– Part of Section 7, struck a GMC Terrain reg - The Kia is registered to quit claim deed –– Lot 6 ranty deed –– Part of Sec - and City of Portland, Wabash Township, 2.80 istered to Portland resident Verlyn H. Reynolds of Port - and Part of Lot 7, Corwin tion 24, Greene Township easement –– temporary acres Apolonia Jimenez, accord - land. Subdivision, Portland Sharon M. Perry to her - easement Dave and Luttica Windgate Properties self, death deed –– Lot 3, Jerry B. and Sarah M. Williams to Ralph M. LLC to Juan Marentes, Beam Place South Miller (both deceased) to Armstrong, quit claim quit claim deed –– Lot 94, Betty J. and Michael R. Dustin M. Cline and deed –– Part of Section 16, Dunkirk Police Department Woodlawn Park Addition, Hall (both deceased) to Tiffany Davis, personal Greene Township, 0.377 Portland Michael L. Hall, personal representative deed –– acres now accepting applications Paul T. and Sharon A. representative deed – Lot 22, original plat of Allen K. and Ruth H. Reffitt, quit claim deed –– – Part of Section 28, Jef - Redkey Bruss to Eileen Y. and for the positions of: Part of Section 11, ferson Township, 1.82 David L. and Pamela K. Jorge A. Barrientos, quit Greene Township, 3.55 acres Straley to Daniel Straley, claim deed –– Part of Lot )XOO7LPH 3ROLFH 2IÀFHU DQG acres Michael L. 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Instead of being in the middle, straight and have dropped 13 of CHICAGO — Milwaukee foot-3 righty did know he was in Burnes struck out the side in we said let’s go to the edges.” 15. right-hander Corbin Burnes control. the second, third and fourth Catcher Omar Narváez home - Burnes allowed a sharp single struck out 10 straight batters, “I had no clue,” Burnes said. innings to set a Brewers team red, got three hits an drove in to the first hitter he faced, tying the major league record “I just felt I was on it.” record at nine straight. Burnes four runs as the NL Central Rafael Ortega, then retired 12 in and leading the Brewers past “It takes a lot of swings and then fanned Frank Schwindel to leaders won their third in a row a row before Duffy’s hit. the Chicago Cubs 10-0 Wednes - misses by the hitters. We tried to open the fifth before the next and improved to a major-league “The first four outings were day night. stay in positive counts and work hitter, Matt Duffy, singled best 37-19 on the road. as good as anyone has pitched in A first-time All-Star this year, ahead. It’s fun to pitch a game sharply on the first pitch for Narváez and Burnes followed a game,” Brewers manager Burnes finished with a career- like that,” he said. Chicago’s second hit. a straightforward plan. Craig Counsell said. “Like not high 15 strikeouts in eight The 26-year-old Burnes tied Burnes (7-4) allowed four hits, “Honestly, I just didn’t know just this year, but for a long innings on a steamy night at the mark set by Hall of Famer walked none and won his fifth how many strikeouts we were time. It was fun to watch.” Wrigley Field. Tom Seaver of the New York straight decision. getting,” Narváez said. “Like I After Duffy’s single, Burnes All 10 of Burnes’ strikeouts Mets when he fanned 10 straight “We knew they were going to said, just get strike one and fin - retired another 10 in a row during his streak came on a against San Diego in 1970. be swinging early,” said Burnes, ish it it. I was trying to call the before David Bote’s infield sin - swinging strike three. Philadelphia ace Aaron Nola who threw 74 of 99 pitches for game as simple as possible.” gle in the eighth. Give ... In review Continued from page 10 gery last week and could It’s not just what the miss the Sept. 12 season One more to 500 Colts have done in the past opener against Seattle. BALTIMORE — month. He’s expected to miss five Miguel Cabrera hit his Last year, Ballard to 12 weeks. 499th career home run, acquired All-Pro defen - Second-year center part of a three-hit sive tackle DeForest Buck - Danny Pinter is filling in night for the Detroit ner in a trade with San for Kelly, who has been out slugger that helped the Tigers hand the Balti - Francisco and immediate - with a hyperextended left more Orioles their sev - ly gave him a four-year, elbow. enth straight loss, 5-2 $84 million extension. Buckner has missed the on Wednesday. Before last year’s regular- last couple of days with a Cabrera’s solo shot season opener, starting foot injury, giving extra off Matt Harvey (6-11) center Ryan Kelly signed time to three-year veteran in the fifth inning a four-year, $50 million Tyquan Lewis. opened the scoring. He deal. In November, defen - And with the Carolina also had two singles sive tackle Grover Stewart Panthers coming to town earlier in the game, cashed with a three-year for joint practices Thurs - plus a sacrifice fly in deal worth $30.75 million day and Friday, the the sixth. and in March, Ballard younger guys will get traded for quarterback plenty of chances to show No violation Carson Wentz who has what they can do. The NCAA infrac - three years left on the “They’re both progress - tions committee said four-year, $128 million ing,” Brady said when Wednesday that its contract he signed with asked about the two years-long investiga - Philadelphia. untested quarterbacks. tion into the Baylor What does all this mean “They’re gaining confi - sexual assault scandal for the Colts? dence in the offense so would result in four “Continuity. It’s what they can make reads and years probation and we’ve built here with decisions much quicker.” other sanctions, Frank,” new offensive But keeping Reich, who though the “unaccept - able” behavior at the coordinator Marcus Brady has taken the Colts to the Photo provided said. “It’s just great.” playoffs twice, and Bal - heart of the case did Injuries also have forced lard, who has made three not violate NCAA Indy into peeking at some key deals and drafted well rules. other future options. since arriving in 2017, All-State Blake The NCAA ruling Wentz has been side - around for five more years Blake Caldwell, a 2021 Jay County High School graduate, came more than five lined by a foot injury since could be just as important. recently received his plaque for earning academic all-state honors by years after the scandal broke at the world’s the third day of camp, giv - “Could not be more the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. Caldwell, who largest Baptist univer - ing extra snaps to second- excited the roster that has will play for Wabash College, led the Patriots with a .408 batting sity, leading to the fir - year quarterback Jacob been build and the direc - average, 29 hits and three home runs. ing of successful foot - Eason and rookie Sam tion we are headed,” Reich ball coach Art Briles, Ehlinger. Wentz had sur - said. and the later depar - tures of athletic direc - tor Ian McCaw and school president Ken Plan ... Sports on tap Starr. In its ruling, the Continued from page 10 “Coach Freeman’s defense Local schedule TV schedule League Soccer: Philadelphia Union at NCAA said the allega - “Look, we’ve done so has structure to it, too, but Today Today America (FS1) tions centered on con - many great things these there’s a lot more variety Jay County — Girls golf vs. Muncie Cen - 1 p.m. — Little League World Series: tral – 4:30 p.m.; Volleyball scrimmage vs. New England Regional semifinal (ESPN) Friday duct never before pre - last couple of years and within it.” Mississinewa – 6 p.m. 3 p.m. — Little League World Series: 11 a.m. — Little League World Series: sented to the Commit - gotten to the playoffs,” Freeman’s style at Fort Recovery — Boys golf vs. Botkins – West Regional semifinal (ESPN) Midwest Regional semifinal (ESPN) 4 p.m. 5 p.m. — Little League World Series: 1 p.m. — Little League World Series: tee on Infractions, linebacker Drew White Cincinnati was to be Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Bend Great Lakes Regional semifinal (ESPN) New England Regional semifinal (ESPN) “namely, that Baylor said. “But what we did relentless on the attack Cubs – 7:05 p.m. 5:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: 3 p.m. — Little League World Series: shielded football stu - Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves (BALLY) West Regional semifinal (ESPN) wasn’t enough. It’s extra and to confuse the opposi - Friday 7 p.m. — Little League World Series: 5 p.m. — Little League World Series: dent-athletes from the motivation.” tion with different looks Jay County — Football scrimmage at Mid-Atlantic Regional semifinal (ESPN) Great Lakes Regional semifinal (ESPN) institution’s discipli - Richmond – 7 p.m. 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New 7 p.m. — Little League Baseball: Mid- Neither White nor jun - and coverages. Last sea - Fort Recovery — Girls golf at Celina York Yankees at Chicago White Sox (FOX) Atlantic Regional semifinal (ESPN) nary process and failed ior All-America free safety son, the Bearcats finished Invitational – 8:30 a.m.; Football scrim - 7 p.m. — NBA Preseason Basketball: 7 p.m. — NBA Preseason Basketball: to report allegations of mage vs. Indian Lake – 7 p.m. Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics (ESPN2) Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City abhorrent misconduct Kyle Hamilton are point - third nationally in inter - Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Bend 7:30 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Washing - Thunder (ESPN2) ing fingers. ceptions with 16, 10th in Cubs – 7:05 p.m. ton Football Team at New England Patriots 7 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Buffalo Bills by football student-ath - (CBS); Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia at Detroit Lions (CBS) letes, including “Coach Lea had a really total takeaways with 21, 7:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Saturday Eagles (NBC) instances of sexual and structured defense, and eighth in scoring defense Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Bend 9 p.m. — Little League World Series: Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies Cubs – 6:35 p.m. Northwest Regional semifinal (ESPN) (BALLY); Atlanta Braves at Washington interpersonal vio - we all knew it really well, (16.8 points per game) and 9 p.m. — NBA Preseason Basketball: Nationals (MLBN) lence.” like the back of our 13th in total defense (324.6 Sunday Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks 8:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Bend (ESPN2) St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals —Associated Press hands,” Hamilton said. yards allowed per game). Cubs – 1:05 p.m. 10 p.m. — CONCACAF Champions (BALLY)

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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Bruns Extensions give wins Colts more pieces for future invite By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WESTFIELD, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts Ballard, Reich title expect to win now. They’re also looking will stay with ahead to what they believe team through will be an even brighter FR senior future. 2026 shoots 81 On Wednesday, team in Gary officials announced coach Frank Reich and general ankle surgery kept two- Broering manager Chris Ballard time All-Pro linebacker had signed contract exten - Darius Leonard off the sions, keeping both with field for the first two CELINA, Ohio — It took the team through 2026. weeks of camp, he one invitational for Jalyn Financial terms were not returned to practice Tues - Bruns to win a title. immediately available. day — two days after Bruns, a Fort Recovery “For me as a head coach, agreeing to a new five-year High School senior, earned the most exciting thing is deal worth nearly $100 the individual champi - the chance to keep work - million. onship Wednesday as the ing with Chris,” Reich Now the Colts have their Indians took sixth in the said after practice. “Along coach and general manag - Gary Broering Invitational with Mr. Irsay, we get to er under contract long at Mercer County Elks Golf take this team down the term, too. Club. path we think it’s headed. “We have as great a gen - Coldwater shot 363 to win Bright things are ahead.” eral manager/head coach the team title, with Reich was not scheduled combination as there is in Wapakoneta (414) taking to speak with reporters the NFL, and I can’t tell second and St. Henry (415) Wednesday and did not you how proud I am to placing third. take questions. Ballard have them leading our The Indians totaled 438 also was not available to franchise,” team owner for fifth, one stroke behind reporters. Jim Irsay said in a state - Midwest Athletic Confer - ence rival Marion Local. But both have already ment. “I truly believe this Bruns led all players made their intentions football team is on the with her round of 81, six Photo provided clear. doorstep of great things, strokes ahead of runner-up Reich, entering his and that’s because of the Jordan Hemmelgarn of fourth season, and Bal - culture both have cultivat - Coldwater. Bleachers blown lard, in his fifth with the ed in their time with the Macy Brunswick had the A brief but powerful storm that came through Jay County on team, believe they’ve built horseshoe. Whether we a championship contender are marching toward the Indians’ second-best score Wednesday afternoon moved the main visitor bleachers at Jay County with her round of 114, and even as they’ve used the playoffs or facing adversi - Paige Bihn was third with High School’s Harold E. Schutz Memorial Stadium several feet and early portion of training ty, whether we are build - 120. Kim Hart and Shelby tossed this set of auxiliary bleachers all the way across the field camp to bet big on future ing our roster or making a Acheson both shot 123 to before they came to a rest of the track on the home side. The seasons. difference in the commu - complete the team total. bleachers caused some damage to the field in the process, leading to They signed right tackle nity, we have the ideal Alaina Will also compet - Friday’s Patriot football scrimmage to be moved to Richmond. Braden Smith to a four- leaders in Chris and ed, but her 145 did not fac - year, $72 million in late Frank.” tor into the team score. July. And while recent See Give page 9

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