KENDALLVILLE A police chase in Auburn that ended in an arrest for meth charges among others was the most-read story of the week on kpcnews.com.
Michael L. Eck, 28, of the 100 block of South Ivy Lane, Butler, has been charged with dealing methamphetamine, a Level 4 felony; possession of methamphetamine and resisting with a vehicle, both Level 6 felonies; resisting law enforcement and possession of a handgun without a license, both Class A misdemeanors; leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and several driving infractions.
Auburn Police Capt. Cory Heffelfinger said Auburn Police Cpl. Derek Taylor was attempting to stop Eck for several traffic violations. Eck allegedly refused to stop his 2006 gray Honda Civic after Taylor activated his emergency lights and sirens.
In high school, Ann Linson had her eyes set on being a secretary.
âKids choose careers based on what they know,â she said Thursday. âWhat I knew was my mom was a secretary, my aunt was a secretary and thatâs what women did way back when.â
Married at age 20 to her high school sweetheart, eventually her career goals shifted, resulting in 41 years in education â the last 11 as superintendent of East Noble School Corp.
Linson took over leading East Noble in July 2010, after serving two years as assistant superintendent for East Noble prior to the promotion.
Before that, she was a business education teacher at Leo High school for eight years, taught office technology at ITT Technical Institute in Fort Wayne for five years, taught business at Homestead High School in a temporary position and then worked four years as a cooperative education and business teacher at DeKalb High School.
Homestead grad Durnell is new East Noble hoops coach
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
East Noble announced that Brandon Durnell was officially approved as the new boys basketball coach during the school board meeting on Wednesday evening.
Durnell is 21 and recently graduated from Spring Arbor, where he averaged 23.6 points and 11.0 rebounds for the men s basketball team this season. Durnell graduated from Homestead in 2017. He will also take over the assistant athletic director job, which has been held by previous boys basketball coach Ryan Eakins. It was very clear early in the interview process that Coach Durnell s plan for the program [high school, middle school and elementary] was the perfect fit! Best trait is how he will relate/connect to EN students at each level, East Noble athletic director Nick David wrote in the social media post officially announcing the hire.
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KENDALLVILLE â Bowling is back, and people willing to get out and roll can help support northeast Indianaâs largest mentoring program.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana has long been famous for its Big and Little matches, where an adult volunteer mentor is paired with a child in need of a positive role model to spend quality time together.
But the pandemic took aim at the heart of the organizationâs mission, forcing changes in programs, operations and fundraising to meet health guidelines. The pandemic forced BBBS to think creatively about how to continue to serve their Big and Little matches through shutdowns, cancellations and lost opportunities for fundraising.