County GOP to select new officers
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
Allen County Republicans will reorganize Saturday at Grand Wayne Center – choosing a slate of officers with two new faces.
Chairman Steve Shine will retain his post and said the new officers on the central committee are reflective of advancing the voices of women and minorities.
Shine begins his 29th year as chair and is senior partner at Shine & Hardin.
Lana Keesling will be the new vice chairwoman, taking over from Candice Fries. Keesling is the Fort Wayne city clerk.
Sofia Rosales-Scatena, public information officer for the Fort Wayne Police Department, will become secretary, replacing Ron Williams.
A Fort Wayne City Council member will be the keynote speaker next month at a Manchester University ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr., universit .
Anger erupts on City Council
Arp, Hines get heated over talks of masks
DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette
A discussion about Fort Wayne s COVID-19 employee and operations policy briefly devolved into a shouting match Tuesday between two City Council members.
The issue that sparked the heated confrontation related to the amount of time city employees are required to quarantine after being exposed to or contracting COVID-19.
It was the council s first meeting in a month.
During Tuesday s meeting, Councilman Paul Ensley, R-1st, was selected to serve as the council president for 2021. Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, will serve as vice president this year. Both were elected in 5-4 votes along party lines.