Friday, May 6, 2016 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Police to add K-9 unit By DEBANINA SEATON The Commercial Review As the city continues to fight drug crime, the police depart - ment will add a new unit equipped with its own cage and four legs. Portland Board of Works on Thursday approved the imple - mentation of a K-9 unit for the city to combat its drug prob - lem. Chief Nathan Springer said the cost to start the K-9 pro - gram will be $22,668.10. That would include the purchase of a trained dog from Vohne Liche Kennels, Denver, Indiana, mak - ing the necessary accommoda - tions like placing a cage in the back of one of the depart - ment’s vehicles, having an offi - cer take a six-week training class with the animal, food and veterinary care. A reserve officer also donat - ed a secondary dog for the department’s use. The officer, Cody Jessee, would begin training at Vohne Liche Kennels with the dog May 23. Board member Bill Gibson asked the age of the dog when it comes in. Springer said it is usually 2 or 3 years old, and the department can get 10 to 12 The Commercial Review/Debanina Seaton years out of the animal for patrol. “We know drugs are real easy Cut ’em up to hide,” said Springer. “With Portland Fire Chief Mike Weitzel tears off the door from a Dodge Intrepid during the Portland Fire the way the laws are, if we don’t Department’s auto extrication and door breaching training Thursday at the station. Training simulated serious accidents see it, we can’t get in (the car).” requiring firefighters to cut vehicles to rescue victims, pry open locked doors and remove steel locks. The cars came The board also approved a from Barnett’s Auto Parts, rural Portland. request to trade in one of the department’s cars for two new vehicles. Board members approved to get two Ford Taurus models for $39,836 from Moser Motors in Portland. The other bid came Ryan isn’t supporting Trump, yet from Fuqua Chrysler Dodge By SAHIL KAPUR White House material, before cerns about Trump’s ideological for the American people. They Trucks in Dunkirk for two new Bloomberg offering their support. moorings, he didn’t specify poli - have been treated so badly for so Chargers for $39,830. Springer House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Republicans have refrained cy changes that Trump should long that it is about time for noted the Dodge Charger the extraordinary statement from handing down straightfor - make in order to earn his sup - politicians to put them first!” department plans to trade in Thursday that he’s “just not ward ultimatums, which sug - port. In December, he took the Norm Ornstein, a congres - has at least 92,000 miles on the ready” to support Donald gests many will ultimately get unusual step of criticizing sional scholar with the Ameri - vehicle. Trump highlights a challenge behind him. But the dissent Trump’s proposal to temporari - can Enterprise Institute, said it In other business, the board for the real-estate developer from within is highly unusual ly ban Muslims from entering was highly unusual, if not —Jerry Leonhard, Portland and TV personality on the for a major-party candidate who the U.S. as unrepresentative of unprecedented, for a major Mayor Randy Geesaman and week that he unexpectedly has locked up the nomination conservatism. Indeed, the ten - party leader not to support his Gibson: eliminated his rivals and and is shifting into general-elec - sion won’t be easy to resolve as presumptive nominee. •Approved hiring Erica Post cemented his status as pre - tion mode. Ryan differs from Trump on his “As best I can tell, this has not as an officer for Portland Police sumptive Republican presiden - “I hope to and I want to” sup - core issues of mass deportation, happened before,” Ornstein said Department. Springer recom - tial nominee. port Trump, Ryan said on CNN. cutting immigration, and reject - in an email. “Of course, the mended Post, who was an Ryan joined a growing list of But he said the billionaire ing free trade deals. caveat-maybe later-may be a intern, reserve and part-time Republican elites who have “needs to do more to unify this “I am not ready to support clever way to have it both ways, dispatcher, holds a bachelor’s resisted supporting their new party” by demonstrating to con - Speaker Ryan’s agenda,” Trump end up supporting your party’s degree in criminal justice crimi - standard-bearer and made a servatives that he “shares our responded in a statement Thurs - nominee after indicating your nology and passed the agility variety of vague demands of values” and “bears our stan - day. “Perhaps in the future we misgivings. But even so, it is test. It could take up to a month him, such as proving he’s com - dards.” can work together and come to extraordinary.” for her to start full time. mitted to conservatism and is Though Ryan’s expressed con - an agreement about what is best See Supporting page 6 See Add page 2 N. Korea starts Congress By ERIC TALMADGE leader, who was not yet including what the govern - Associated Press born when the previous ment says was its first PYONGYANG, North congress was held 36 years hydrogen bomb test in Jan - Korea — North Korea ago. uary. opened the first full con - Kim, who stood as he Officials portrayed the gress of its ruling party read the prepared speech to meeting as a showcase of since 1980 with leader Kim the more than 3,400 dele - the country’s stability and Jong Un speaking behind gates, was interrupted unity under Kim despite closed doors to thousands repeatedly by cheers and international criticism and of cheering delegates. applause as he declared the tough new sanctions over The congress is a major congress open and laid out its nuclear and missile pro - political milestone for the accomplishments since he grams. young North Korean took power in 2011 — See Starts page 6 Party won’t back Schrader FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Democratic Columbia City won his party’s nomina - Party leaders in northeastern Indiana tion in the heavily GOP district. say they won’t support the perennial can - Schrader tells WANE-TV he’s living at The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney didate who won his 3rd Congressional a motel while unemployed, describing District nomination. himself an honest beer drinker. Tommy Schrader of Fort Wayne won Allen County Democratic chairman Clearing the area Tuesday’s Democratic primary with Jack Morris says Schrader isn’t a viable Workers from Milestone Construction clear dirt Thursday about 38 percent of the vote over two candidate but has a last name that’s well- afternoon from an area east of Hayes Street for the expansion of the other little-known candidates. Schrader known in the area. Morris says he Portland Water Park parking lot. The project is expected to be complete has unsuccessfully run several times for should’ve done more to support Hunting - before the grand opening of the new facility on Memorial Day weekend. Congress and city offices. ton business owner Todd Nightenhelser, Republican state Sen. Jim Banks of whom party leaders had endorsed. Deaths Weather In review Coming up Jay County Solid Waste Man - Carl Hinshaw, 77, Portland The high temperature agement District will have recy - Robert Culpepper, 54, rural reached 63 degrees Thursday cling trailers from 9 a.m. to Saturday — Run for the Portland in Portland. The overnight noon Saturday: Fallen is returning to Jay Blake Schmackers, still - low was 43. •Marsh parking lot, Portland. County this year. born, Fort Recovery Tonight’s low will be 52, and Immaculate Conception CYO. Opal Post, 90, Celina, Ohio there is a chance of thunder - •Will’s IGA, Redkey. Redkey Tuesday — Coverage of Donald Warren, 79, Union storms Saturday with a high Faith Ministries. Monday’s Dunkirk City Coun - City, Ohio of 75. •Across from Salamonia cil meeting. June Garringer, 57, Bryant For an extended forecast, Park. Salamonia Volunteer Fire Details on page 2. see page 2. Department. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, May 6, 2016 Obituaries Carl Hinshaw Robert Culpepper parents Dale and Marilyn Bruns, at http://www.brockmanboeck - Born in Hazard, Kentucky, to and Mark and Thelma Jutte, all manfh.com . Edward and Elsie (Williams) June 19, 1938-May 5, 2016 May 28, 1961-May 3, 2016 of Fort Recovery, and Ivo Braun, Grigsby, she married Bob Gar - Services for Carl F. Hinshaw, A memorial service for Robert Portland. ringer on June 26, 1975, and he 77, Portland, are 11 a.m. Monday Culpepper, 54, rural Portland, Donald Warren Graveside services will be 11 survives. at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home will be held at a later date at Aug. 20, 1936-May 4, 2016 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter (Ohio) She had worked at Persimmon in Portland with Pastor Jason Williamson and Spencer Funeral Cemetery. Donald “Don” Warren, 79, Rice officiating. He died early Home in Portland. He died Tues - Union City, Ohio, died Wednesday Ridge in Portland for several Brockman-Boeckman Funeral years. Thursday at Persimmon Ridge day at his home. Home in Portland is in charge of at Reid Memorial Hospital in Rich - Healthcare. Born in Mississippi, he is sur - mond. He was the brother of a Surviving in addition to her the arrangements. Condolences husband are her parents, Edward Born in Jay County to Dale vived by his companion April may be expressed at Portland woman.