Sewer Substantially Complete by ROSE SKELLY After a Few Years of Planning
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Friday, November 22, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Sewer substantially complete By ROSE SKELLY after a few years of planning. complete you are obligated to The Commercial Review In addition to the sewer separa - release that money.” The project to update the tion, the town’s wastewater There’s one last thing on town’s sewer system is almost treatment plant was upgraded Crosby’s end that needs to be finished. Redkey work aided by with new equipment and a checked: That a leak in the roof Redkey Town Council on facelift, including a new roof. and a window at the plant have Thursday signed a substantial USDA loan and grant That work is almost entirely been properly fixed. The town letter of completion for the complete, and the town was has to wait until the next heavy companies involved in its proj - is almost finished able to sign the letter and rain to check, and will send the ect to separate sewers and release retainages to Brackney retainage to Crosby Excavating revamp the sewage plant. Inc. and Crosby Excavating, the afterwards. It also discussed options for two companies involved in the Also on Thursday, council replacing a police vehicle. project. members Dave Dudelston, Combined wastewater and ance from Indiana Department town was eventually able to “We hold back a certain per - Doug Stanley, Ted Friddle and stormwater lines were causing of Environmental Management secure a $3.9 million grant and centage of the contract in order Randy May, absent Terri Tay - flooding in the town and over - for years, but had been unable $3.8 million loan from the U.S. to, I guess, have some leverage lor, discussed replacing one of flow of untreated sewage into to afford to fix the issues. Department of Agriculture in over them,” town attorney Wes the police department’s vehi - Redkey Run. The town had With the help of community 2014. Schemenaur said. “But once cles. received notices of noncompli - developer Ami Huffman, the Construction began in 2017 the project is substantially See Redkey page 5 GOP looks at options for trial Procedings could be limited to two weeks By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH DAWSEY The Washington Post WASHINGTON — A group of Republican sena - tors and senior White House officials met pri - vately Thursday to map out a strategy for a poten - tial impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, including rapid proceed - ings in the Senate that The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney could be limited to about two weeks, according to multiple officials familiar Classroom visit with the talks. Bill and Bessie Thomas work on some activities Thursday evening with their step-great-grandchildren Ben and The prospect of an Andrew Shrack during grandparents day at General Shanks Elementary School in Portland. The event was set up as an open abbreviated trial is viewed house to allow grandparents to visit classrooms, have some refreshments and work on a craft with students. by several Senate Republi - cans as a favorable middle ground — substantial enough to give the pro - ceedings credence without risking greater damage to Trump by dragging on too Portland is getting new decorations long. By JACK RONALD pretty well shot,” said Mayor stock, so they should be going up The board also accepted all Under this scenario, The Commercial Review Randy Geesaman. in the next few weeks. quotes for petroleum and gaso - described by officials who Christmas season will be a lit - Each pole’s lighted decorations The current decorations along line products for the coming spoke on the condition of tle brighter in downtown Port - will cost $385 for a total of $14,530. Main Street and around the Jay year. Quotes had been submitted anonymity to recount a land this winter. Funds for the purchase will County Courthouse are in better by Portland Motor Parts, AgBest private meeting, the Sen - Portland Board of Works come from the city’s share of river - shape and not yet in need of Coop of Muncie, G&G Oil of ate trial could begin as unanimously agreed Thursday boat gambling revenues, which replacement, the mayor said. Muncie and Harvestland Coop early as January if the to purchase new Christmas light - amount to about $30,000 annually. The board of works also unani - of Richmond for petroleum Democratic-controlled ing for 38 poles along Meridian Geesaman said the new decora - mously agreed to hire Ryan products. Village Pantry submit - House votes to impeach Street. tions will be purchased from Win - Edmundson to fill a vacancy in the ted the sole quote on gasoline Trump next month as “The ones we have now are terland Inc., Marion, and are in city street department. prices. appears increasingly like - ly. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ken - tucky, said earlier this Coalition plans month that Trump would be acquitted in the Senate, where Republicans hold a diverson center 53-seat majority, if the By EMILY ERNSBERGER was missing in treatment trial were held today. Herald-Times (Bloomington) of substance use disorder. Even an accelerated After two years of “We sort of had an two-week trial could run working on local solu - expectation of what we counter to what Trump tions to a problem that thought we needed as a has expressed privately. plagues communities, community, and turns out The president is “miser - the Stride Coalition pub - we were wrong,” Yonkman able” about the ongoing licly announced its exis - said about the group when impeachment inquiry and tence Tuesday, as well as it started its work. “We has pushed to dismiss the its culmination — a crisis realized we actually have proceedings right away, diversion center. more of what we thought according to people famil - At the announcement at we needed more of, and we iar with Trump’s senti - the Switchyard have less than what we ments, who requested Park Events Center, mem - knew, so we realized that anonymity to discuss the bers of the public-private we had a gap. This gap was The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald president’s views. coalition discussed the that we didn’t have a great Still, administration problems in treating option for somebody who officials are readying all widespread substance was in acute mental health Expert training options to present them to abuse disorder. or substance use disorder Trump, and White House Pete Yonkman, presi - crisis.” Kenneth Allen of the National Center for Biomedical counsel Pat Cipollone is dent of the Cook The gap, the group Research and Training speaks to assembled regional law enforcement, preparing to mount a full Group and Cook Medical, found, was an alternative emergency officials and school leaders Thursday at the start of two- defense of the president who spearheaded the place for people who day training session on campus emergencies prevention, response for an impeachment trial, coalition in 2017, said the should not be in the crimi - and recovery at IU Health Jay Hospital. The training session was according to one of the organization was nal justice system and do initiated by Portland Police Department. officials familiar with designed to look at what not need medical assis - Thursday’s meeting. resources the community tance. See GOP page 5 Deaths Weather In review Coming up Jay County’s high tempera - ture climbed to 54 degrees Thursday. The low was 40, and Jay County Solid Waste Saturday — Results from there was less than a tenth of Management District will tonight’s JCHS girls basket - Bryston Neukam , infant an inch of precipitation. have recycling trailers avail - ball game at Bellmont. Carl King , 62 Tonight’s low will be in the able from 9 a.m. to noon Satur - Details on page 2. upper 20s. Expect a high of 40 day in the parking lot at 220 Tuesday — Coverage of Saturday with rain in the Lincoln St., Portland, and Monday’s Jay County Com - afternoon. Dunkirk City Park. missioners meeting. See page 2 for an extended forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, November 22, 2019 Obituaries Bryston Neukam heavy, the family has found ley; great-grandfather Richard Delores King (née A memorial service for Carl some comfort and solace in A. Hatzell; and two uncles, Jor - Kidder) and will be held at 2 p.m. on Satur - Bryston Lee Jackson knowing that their precious dan Sampley and Landon passed away in day, Nov. 23, 2019, at Klein Neukam, beloved infant son of baby boy will not suffer and is Cowan. Bryan, Texas, on Funeral Home, 16131 Champi - Keyera Gabrielle Sampley and resting peacefully in the arms To honor his short life, servic - Nov. 13, 2019. on Forest Drive, Spring, Texas. Anthony Curtis Lee Neukam, of God. es will be private at the conven - Carl was pre - In lieu of flowers, the family was born into eternal rest on Bryston is survived by his ience of the family. Burial will ceded in death by asks that donations be made to Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at IU parents Keyera Gabrielle Samp - be in Dunkirk IOOF Cemetery. his father, Carl the National Multiple Sclerosis Health Ball Memorial Hospital ley and Anthony Curtis Lee In lieu of flowers, donations Omar King. King Society in his name. in Muncie, Indiana. Neukam; grandparents Teletha may be made to the family in He is survived •••••••••• Although Bryston only made Roach (husband: Dennis May), care of the funeral home at P.O. by his loving wife, Stacye; son The Commercial Review pub - it to 22 weeks gestation, this tiny Patty Neukam and Anthony Box 25, Redkey, IN 47373. Tyler and daughter-in-law lishes death notices for those boy has had a huge impact on Springmen; great-grandparents Arrangements have been Vicky; mother, Delores; sisters with a connection to our cover - the lives of his family.