ALBION — A Noble County Sheriff’s Department deputy was honored by the Indiana Senate for the life-saving action he took after he encountered a woman choking while on patrol April
ALBION â This one even caught Mr. Preparedness off guard.
Recently retired Noble County EMA Executive Director Mick Newton was presented the Sagamore of the Wabash â the stateâs highest civilian honor â during a surprise presentation Monday morning during the commissioners meeting at the Noble County Courthouse.
âIâm so very proud,â an emotional Newton said. âI donât know what else to say.â
Newton was brought to the commissioners meeting by current EMA Executive Director Justin Stump under the guise of a discussion concerning the EMAâs offices in the new Noble County Annex currently being constructed.
Instead, he was greeted by a room full of family, friends and co-workers.
ALBION â The Noble County Commissioners on Monday paved the way for a retail development at the southwest corner of where U.S. 6 intersects with C.R. 300E near the S.R. 9 North route to Rome City.
The commissioners agreed to change the zoning on 2.77 acres from A1 to C-3, âhighway commercial,â to allow for a 10,000-square-foot single business retail shop.
Permitted uses in a C-3 zone include businesses running retail ranging from low- to high-intensity but could also include things like automotive shops, bars/taverns, coffee shops, gas stations or restaurants, according to the countyâs Unified Development Ordinance.
The petitioner has said it intends to put in what it would only describe as âgeneral retailâ in the location.
AUBURN — DeKalb County Commissioners and members of their jail committee Monday appeared to favor a site plan that would place a new jail directly north of the DeKalb County