ANGOLA — The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County will hold a special meeting on Thursday to entertain the possibility of retaining University Search Team
ANGOLA â Certain members of the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County Board of Trustees campaigned for office sometime back, vowing to eliminate perks for board members and cut the pay of administrators, particularly that of Superintendent Brent Wilson.
School board members no longer get health insurance coverage and there have been some benefit cuts â which were then reinstated â for administrators.
When it comes to Wilson, the board decided in 2016 not to renew his contract, which has a current base pay of $149,480, but with benefits â particularly annuities â takes it up over $200,000.
After a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Wilson against the board was settled on Wednesday that will end the 15-year veteran superintendentâs tenure with MSD on June 30. The agreement also is sending Wilson out the door with a settlement that some administrators at MSD privately said they wish was coming their way.
Police pursuit ends in exchange of gunfire
KENDALLVILLE â A traffic stop in Fort Wayne led to a pursuit and ended with gunshots fired between police and a LaOtto man just outside the Johnson Mobile Home Park off Waits Road early Thursday morning.
The suspect, Justin R. Weikel, 40, was transported to an area hospital, according to Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Brian Walker. Weikelâs condition was listed as stable as of 7:55 a.m.
Initial reports indicated Weikel had been shot, but police later said that might not be the case. He was the lone occupant of his vehicle.
No officers or civilians were injured, but an unoccupied DeKalb County Sheriffâs Department vehicle was struck with gunfire.