LAGRANGE â The LaGrange County Commissioners spent a little time Monday morning at their first meeting of 2021 doing a little housekeeping, reorganizing their board.
Newly elected Commissioner Kevin Myers was named the boardâs new vice president, replacing Commissioner Terry Martin in that position who was named the boardâs president at the commissionerâs last meeting of 2020.
Myers is serving on the Board of Commissioners for the second time, having defeated former Commissioner Dennis Kratz in the June Republican primary. Myers served on the board of commissioners for 15 months after being appointed to finish the final 15 months of former Commissioner Jac Priceâs term in office. Price died in office in 2015.
LAGRANGE â For the first time in nearly two months, Commissioner Larry Miller was back at a LaGrange County Commissionersâ meeting Wednesday morning.
Miller was admitted to a Fort Wayne hospital in early November after contracting a serious case of COVID-19 and was only recently released from the hospital. Miller made his appearance by phone, admitting he has a long way to go before his health recovers enough that he can safely return to the LaGrange County Commissionersâ chambers.
The commissioners traditionally meet at the end of the year to wrap up any loose ends. This year, the commission chose to elect Terry Martin as the new president of the LaGrange County Board of Commissioners, replacing Miller whoâs held that title for the last several years.
After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana county
January 2, 2021 GMT
LAGRANGE, Ind. (AP) Peace, love and LaGrange.
LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state.
“I called it our anti-hippie ordinance,” county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with a smile.
The ordinance regulated large gatherings that lasted more than 12 hours and involved more than 500 people, The News Sun reported.
The law was recently dropped as part of an effort to repeal ordinances that have no practical use but have been on the books for as long as 100 years, especially certain traffic restrictions. County attorney Kurt Bachman’s research lasted three years.
January 02, 2021 - 9:09 AM
LAGRANGE, Ind. - Peace, love â and LaGrange.
LaGrange County, Indiana, has repealed a 1971 law that was intended to block huge gatherings like the 1969 Woodstock music festival in New York state.
âI called it our anti-hippie ordinance,â county commissioner Dennis Kratz said with a smile.
The ordinance regulated large gatherings that lasted more than 12 hours and involved more than 500 people, The News Sun reported.
The law was recently dropped as part of an effort to repeal ordinances that have no practical use but have been on the books for as long as 100 years, especially certain traffic restrictions. County attorney Kurt Bachman s research lasted three years.