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Fort Wayne Farm SWES third graders in MLB’s average Show canceled reading tournament salary falls again Area State Page 10 Page 3 Sports Page 6 The News-Bannerwww.News-Banner.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 BLUFFTON, INDIANA • Wells County’s Hometown Connection $1.00 Major warehouse planned for city’s west side Also rezoning at Bluffton’s southwest corner could pave way for new county highway garage By DAVE SCHULTZ on part of the property — in this The Wells County Area Plan case, the northern half. At some Commission approved the devel- time in the future, a second build- opment plan for a new warehouse Commission addresses four violations ing of similar size will be built to on Bluffton’s west side Thursday The members of the Wells County Area Plan The only property owner to be present at the the south. night, and also recommended the Commission dealt with four violations Thursday meeting was Peggy Redelman, who attended the The 30.63-acre parcel is now rezoning of property in Harrison night, working out a deal over time in one case, meeting with her husband Steve. The Redelmans owned by Bralyn Farms Inc., Township to make possible a new granting another property owner 30 days to show operate a home-based pallet business at 6391S- according to the Wells County site for the Wells County Highway some degree of progress, and turning two others Ind. 1 and Michael Lautzenheiser Jr., the executive Geograpic Information Service. Garage. over to their attorney for possible court action. (Continued on Page 2) Cody Ward of MLS Engineer- The warehouse will be con- ing in Fort Wayne presented the structed at 859 S. Adams St., plans to the APC via Zoom. He west and north of the intersec- built warehouses at the intersection new warehouse would be built, is Like the industrial project to addressed the need for setback tion of Adams Street and Western of Adams and Lancaster streets the company behind the new proj- the north, one 200,000-square- variance on the east and west sides Avenue. Midland LLC, which has north of where the new proposed ect. feet warehouse will be built first (Continued on Page 2) Agland Grain is on the market By JESSICA BRICKER The grain elevator property on Bluffton’s west side has been listed for sale after about a year of financial woes for the company. Agland Grain is listed at $535,000 for the 11 acres near the railroad tracks west of the intersection of Clark Avenue and Spring Street. The property includes multiple buildings, which also house at least two other local businesses: Lin’s Lock and Key, and Gerber Agri Systems. Last year the owner of Agland Grain voluntarily sur- rendered the licenses required to sell and buy grain in the state of Indiana. It is a sister company to Salamonie Mills, properties of which were sold at auction last year. Bank documents in a mortgage foreclosure case filed last year in Huntington County allege the companies’ owner defaulted on more than $8 million in loans. Since then, hundreds of farmers in the area have been finan- cially impacted by the companies’ failures. Their losses are in the millions. The real estate posting states the property at 1136 Clark Ave. has the capacity of 420,000 bushels of ver- tical storage and 200,000 bushels of flat storage. It is zoned for (I-1) light industrial and (B-2) service busi- ness. Annual taxes are listed at $13,218. An information flyer for the property notes it features an 850-foot dedicated rail spur “linked to major Norfolk & Southern rail line” to the west. The grain elevator building is 4,550 square feet with three private offices, a retail area, and a restroom and kitchen. The additional buildings are 880 square feet, 3,200 square feet, 800 square feet, 1,800 square feet for stor- age shed, a 6,560 square-foot storage building, 6,240 square feet and 670 square feet. For the full listing and to make inquiries, visit: bit. Agland Grain is listed on Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management’s website this week for sale. Halderman also han- ly/3jjpMgV dled the auctions last year of the Salamonie Mills properties. That company’s former grain elevator in Markle is now a Berne [email protected] Ready Mix location. The future of the Bluffton property is unknown. (Pphoto from Halderman’s website) Pacini returns body safety program to area schools A body safety speaker that done virtually. Each Pacini’s home base Pacini and his programs are online licensing. These pro- is no stranger to Wells County school will send out a is Illinois, but he has endorsed by the Illinois and grams fulfill the mandate and are schools will still talk to students link to parents for them presented in front of National PTA organizations. He is designed to be ongoing for all the this year, even if it has to be done to attend virtually. millions of students proudly partnered with WINGS, school years of students. virtually. Topics Pacini covers and parents in numer- Kansas PTA, Chicago Children’s Pacini and his staff of pre- Victor Pacini, a motivational include the difference ous districts in Illinois Advocacy Center and Northwest senters are available for schools, speaker and survivor of child between safe and unsafe and across the United CASA, according to the press churches, corporate meetings and sexual assault, will educate local touches, safety rules at States from New York release. Pacini calls himself an convention key note addresses. elementary students virtually Feb. home and school, how to California, accord- “innertainer” instead of an enter- For more information on Paci- 16-19. Pacini presented to middle to say ‘no,’ safe and ing to a press release. tainer, his programs cover many ni, go to www.VictorPacini.com and high school students in the unsafe secrets, how it is He typically travels to aspects of life and each is deliv- For more on the Be Seen and county last year. not the fault of the child Victor Pacini Wells County for the ered in a fun and entertaining way. Heard program and an explana- To kick off the week, Pacini if someone touches him programs, but he isn’t For Be Seen and Heard, Child- tion of Erin’s Law, go to www. will meet with parents on Mon- or her inappropriately, and telling able to do so due to the COVID- hood Victories Inc. offers live victorpacini.com/erins-law-pro- day, Feb. 15, which will also be a trusted adult. 19 pandemic. stream, live performances and grams State lawmakers propose using cigarette tax for Medicaid By CASEY SMITH House legislators revised the programs. comed the change, noting Medic- to allocate more of the tax revenue Associated Press measure in committee to direct 40 The proposal, now headed to aid covers the health care expenses toward public health initiatives Report for America percent of Indiana’s cigarette tax the House Ways and Means Com- of eligible smokers. The lawmaker was voted down by committee INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A revenue toward Medicaid reim- mittee, would add $1 to the state’s has maintained that the legisla- members. The proposal, authored House committee made significant bursements for health care pro- current 99.5 cents per pack ciga- tion is aimed at reducing Indiana by Democratic Rep. Robin Shack- changes Thursday to the way Indi- viders. That’s a change from the rette tax. It also would charge a smoking rates. The state’s 21.1 leford, would create a health ana would spend proceeds from a original proposal, which would 39 percent tax on the liquids used percent smoking rate among adults improvement fund to help the proposal to hike the state’s ciga- have deposited a majority of the in e-cigarettes, which bill sponsor was the fourth-highest in the coun- State Department of Health treat rette tax for the first time in more new revenue generated by the tax Rep. Julie Olthoff, a Crown Point try for 2018, according to the fed- and prevent tobacco addiction, than a decade and impose a new hike — estimated to be nearly Republican, said would be roughly eral Centers for Disease Control drug addiction, diabetes, mental state tax on vaping liquids. $290 million a year — into the equivalent to the cigarette tax. and Prevention. illness, obesity and other health state’s general fund and pension Olthoff said Thursday she wel- A separate amendment seeking disparities. Inside Outside Online How to contact us: Call us: 824-0224 Local/Area or 1-800-579-7476 Follow us on Facebook! Obituaries. 3 Fax us: 824-0700 Police Notebook . .3 Go to www.facebook.com/ newsbanner [email protected] ————— On the Web: Opinion The wind will make Place Your Classified www.news-banner.com Jerry Battiste . .4 today feel even colder Ads 24/7 Follow us at: Today Saturday Sunday twitter.com/newsbanner Also... High 23 High 19 High 14 Vol. 92 No. 80 Sports. 6-7 Low 9 Low 6 Low 7 Classifieds . .9 FRIDAY Diversions . .8 More Weather on Page 2 February 5, 2021 Page 2 • The News-Banner • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 LOCAL/NATION Major warehouse Weather (Continued from Page 1) With the changes, he said, Cory Elzey, Josh Hunt, John the 40 acres at the site, Kline Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 of the proposed building, “it’s probably going to be Schuhmacher via Zoom — said. If that doesn’t happen, (24-hour observations at 7:22 p.m. Thursday) and said that three inter- better than it has been in the approved all of the requests and the county only acquires High: 34; Low: 14; Precipitation: 2.2” (snow) Trace connected drainage ponds past at that intersection.” made Thursday night.