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The News SunP.O. Box 39, 102 N. Main St.
Kendallville, IN 46755Telephone: (260) 347-0400
Fax: (260) 347-7281Classifi eds: (toll free) (877) 791-7877
Circulation: (260) 347-0400
Vol. 108 No. 307
Inside•
Classifi ed .............................................. B5-B7Life .................................................................A6Obituaries .....................................................A4Opinion .........................................................A5TV/Comics .................................................. B4Sports.................................................... B1-B3Weather.....................................................A10
Area family survives plane crash, A2
Salvation Army needs more bell ringers, A10
Local
Area
Sunny, high of 62MORE WEATHER, PAGE A10
Kendallville, Indiana $1.00K P C N E W S . C O M
S E R V I N G N O B L E A N D L A G R A N G E C O U N T I E S
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2017
BY MATT [email protected]
ALBION — The Noble County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the city of Kendallville’s request for a tax certifi cate to fi nally get something done with the old McCray Refrig-erator Co. factory located to the north of the railroad tracks and to the west of Main Street.
The tax certifi cate is the fi rst step in the process of the city
taking ownership of the property so it can be demolished.
Two entities currently have active interest in the property: an owner and a lien holder.
Now that the city has the certif-icate, it can go through the courts to obtain a tax deed, which is considered the least-solid form of ownership, according to Kendall-ville City Attorney Doug Atz. In effect, the tax deed process will offer the two entities that have
an interest in the property to pay $500,000 owed in back taxes.
“If they do not do that, we get a tax deed,” Atz said.
Once that three- to four-month process is complete, the city can go through the courts in a quiet title process to obtain legal ownership.
As part of the tax certifi cate process, the commissioners agreed to forgive the back taxes on the property once the fi nal deed is in
the city’s hands.The lien holder has not
responded to the city’s requests to secure the property, and efforts by the city to gate and lock the 8.6-acre property have been foiled by vandals who continually enter the building.
In November 2016, Kendall-ville Police Chief Rob Wiley and Fire Chief Mike Riehm both deemed the building to be unsafe.
“It’s a menace to the whole city,” Mayor Suzanne Handshoe told the commissioners. “Somebody is going to get hurt in there.”
The city received a tax certifi -cate on the property last year from the commissioners. But in moving forward, one of the entities reneged on a verbal commitment to simply relinquish the title to the property.
Now the process will go through the court system.
Asbestos has been located on the property, Handshoe said, and will require remediation before demolition can take place.
Some of the demolition costs
Commissioners hand over McCray tax certifi cate to cityAction is fi rst step in acquiring former Kendallville factory site
BY STEVE [email protected]
ALBION — A fi rst draft of Noble County’s new comprehensive plan will be presented and discussed Wednesday.
The new long-term plan, titled Noble Tomorrow, is meant to identify strengths and weaknesses, and offer suggestions and guidelines for the next decade and beyond.
The draft being presented Wednesday has been crafted by a team of Ball State University urban planning seniors and was built off data collected in the county during
in-person visits and workshops that were held over the summer.
The fi rst draft will allow residents to get a feel for the plan and offer some last-minute feedback before the group fi nalizes and delivers the plan by the end of the year.
The group will meet at 6 p.m. in the Dekko Room at the Noble County South Annex, 2090 N. S.R. 9, Albion.
“We will be talking about the proposed vision for Noble County and what the high-level goals for accomplishing that vision will be. The students will focus most of their time on discussing specifi c needs and
how to address them,” county Plan Director Kenneth Hughes said.
The plan is broken down into several categories, including: land use, housing, economy, natural and environmental resources, public utilities, transportation and circula-tion, parks and recreation, farmland conservation and open space, public services, and government and institu-tional issues.
Since the fall, the Noble Tomorrow steering group has been busy drafting ideas based on the survey results and discussions that were held this summer in and effort to create workable solutions, Hughes said.
County to review fi rst draft of comp planNoble Tomorrow group hosts meeting Wednesday
SEE COMP PLAN, PAGE A10
SEE COMMISSIONERS, PAGE A10
PATRICK REDMOND
Morgan Olson LLC is moving into the 163,000-square-foot former Michiana Event Center in Howe, where it will invest an expected $2 million to produce walk-in delivery vans.
KPC NEWS SERVICEHOWE — Walk-in van
manufacturer Morgan Olson LLC announced Monday it will move into the former Michiana Event Center facility in Howe adjacent to the Indiana Toll Road.
The expansion by the Sturgis, Michigan-based company is expected to result in an invest-ment of more than $2 million, according to a news release issued by the LaGrange County Economic Development Corp.
Morgan Olson plans to complete interior renovations, installation of new equipment and have the facility fully operational by the end of 2017.
No new jobs would be
created as a result of the expansion. Morgan Olson employees are cross trained and rotate to multiple locations, Kenn Klein, the company’s marketing manager, said in an email. The total number of employees at the Sturgis and Howe facilities is just under 1,000, he said.
Morgan Olson is North America’s leading manufacturer of walk-in vans. With internet sales growing, the demand for “fi nal mile” delivery solutions for items purchased online have resulted in signifi cant growth for the company’s iconic Route Star walk-in step van used by the
Van maker expands to Howe plantMorgan Olson plans $2 million investment in former event center
SEE VAN MAKER, PAGE A10
SAMANTHA WHITING
Sarah Akey and Spot, one of her fi ve goats, reside at her family’s farm on a gravel road outside of Albion. Akey makes and sells goat-milk soap, along with eggs, vegetables and poultry, as part of her small business that earned her the FFA American Degree in October.
BY SAMANTHA [email protected]
ALBION — Sarah Akey lived in Fort Wayne for the fi rst 13 years of her life. When her family relocated to a farmhouse on a gravel road outside of Albion, she had one request.
She wanted a goat.Akey got her goat, and soon
enough she had fi ve.Akey recalls watching a show
called “BizKid$.” The show featured kids who started their own small businesses. One episode was about a girl who made soap from goat milk.
“I just thought it was the coolest thing, because goats are cute, and I thought goats were fun,” Akey said.
Three years after purchasing her fi rst goat, she was able to milk them.
Next, Goat Girl Soaps came to be.Akey contacted a local farmer
who knew how to make the soap and was then invited to attend a class.
“We went and watched her do it,” Akey said. “She gave us a book, and then I just made it. It took trial and error, but I just stick to one recipe and use that.”
First, Akey milks the goats and then combines the milk with essential oils or fragrance. Some of her soaps have essential oils and
some have fragrance oils, depending on the scent.
Next, the liquid is poured into a long mold. Once it hardens, Akey cuts the soap into bars and allows it dry for about four weeks.
“It’s time consuming. There’s a lot of waiting to let it dry and waiting to let it cool down because you have to heat the oils to melt them,” Akey said.
Finally, she is able to wrap it and sell it.
Akey sells the soaps, along with vegetables, eggs and poultry, at local farmers markets throughout the summer. During the winter, she travels to craft shows.
A 2017 graduate of Central
CN grad wins FFA honorAkey launched her own soap-making business
NEIGHBORSWatch the video at kpcnews.com.
SEE AKEY, PAGE A10
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The News SunP.O. Box 39, 102 N. Main St.
Kendallville, IN 46755Telephone: (260) 347-0400
Fax: (260) 347-7281Classifi eds: (toll free) (877) 791-7877
Circulation: (260) 347-0400
Vol. 108 No. 307
Inside•
Classifi ed .............................................. B5-B7Life .................................................................A6Obituaries .....................................................A4Opinion .........................................................A5TV/Comics .................................................. B4Sports.................................................... B1-B3Weather.....................................................A10
Area family survives plane crash, A2
Salvation Army needs more bell ringers, A10
Local
Area
Sunny, high of 62MORE WEATHER, PAGE A10
Kendallville, Indiana $1.00K P C N E W S . C O M
S E R V I N G N O B L E A N D L A G R A N G E C O U N T I E S
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2017
BY MATT [email protected]
ALBION — The Noble County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the city of Kendallville’s request for a tax certifi cate to fi nally get something done with the old McCray Refrig-erator Co. factory located to the north of the railroad tracks and to the west of Main Street.
The tax certifi cate is the fi rst step in the process of the city
taking ownership of the property so it can be demolished.
Two entities currently have active interest in the property: an owner and a lien holder.
Now that the city has the certif-icate, it can go through the courts to obtain a tax deed, which is considered the least-solid form of ownership, according to Kendall-ville City Attorney Doug Atz. In effect, the tax deed process will offer the two entities that have
an interest in the property to pay $500,000 owed in back taxes.
“If they do not do that, we get a tax deed,” Atz said.
Once that three- to four-month process is complete, the city can go through the courts in a quiet title process to obtain legal ownership.
As part of the tax certifi cate process, the commissioners agreed to forgive the back taxes on the property once the fi nal deed is in
the city’s hands.The lien holder has not
responded to the city’s requests to secure the property, and efforts by the city to gate and lock the 8.6-acre property have been foiled by vandals who continually enter the building.
In November 2016, Kendall-ville Police Chief Rob Wiley and Fire Chief Mike Riehm both deemed the building to be unsafe.
“It’s a menace to the whole city,” Mayor Suzanne Handshoe told the commissioners. “Somebody is going to get hurt in there.”
The city received a tax certifi -cate on the property last year from the commissioners. But in moving forward, one of the entities reneged on a verbal commitment to simply relinquish the title to the property.
Now the process will go through the court system.
Asbestos has been located on the property, Handshoe said, and will require remediation before demolition can take place.
Some of the demolition costs
Commissioners hand over McCray tax certifi cate to cityAction is fi rst step in acquiring former Kendallville factory site
BY STEVE [email protected]
ALBION — A fi rst draft of Noble County’s new comprehensive plan will be presented and discussed Wednesday.
The new long-term plan, titled Noble Tomorrow, is meant to identify strengths and weaknesses, and offer suggestions and guidelines for the next decade and beyond.
The draft being presented Wednesday has been crafted by a team of Ball State University urban planning seniors and was built off data collected in the county during
in-person visits and workshops that were held over the summer.
The fi rst draft will allow residents to get a feel for the plan and offer some last-minute feedback before the group fi nalizes and delivers the plan by the end of the year.
The group will meet at 6 p.m. in the Dekko Room at the Noble County South Annex, 2090 N. S.R. 9, Albion.
“We will be talking about the proposed vision for Noble County and what the high-level goals for accomplishing that vision will be. The students will focus most of their time on discussing specifi c needs and
how to address them,” county Plan Director Kenneth Hughes said.
The plan is broken down into several categories, including: land use, housing, economy, natural and environmental resources, public utilities, transportation and circula-tion, parks and recreation, farmland conservation and open space, public services, and government and institu-tional issues.
Since the fall, the Noble Tomorrow steering group has been busy drafting ideas based on the survey results and discussions that were held this summer in and effort to create workable solutions, Hughes said.
County to review fi rst draft of comp planNoble Tomorrow group hosts meeting Wednesday
SEE COMP PLAN, PAGE A10
SEE COMMISSIONERS, PAGE A10
PATRICK REDMOND
Morgan Olson LLC is moving into the 163,000-square-foot former Michiana Event Center in Howe, where it will invest an expected $2 million to produce walk-in delivery vans.
KPC NEWS SERVICEHOWE — Walk-in van
manufacturer Morgan Olson LLC announced Monday it will move into the former Michiana Event Center facility in Howe adjacent to the Indiana Toll Road.
The expansion by the Sturgis, Michigan-based company is expected to result in an invest-ment of more than $2 million, according to a news release issued by the LaGrange County Economic Development Corp.
Morgan Olson plans to complete interior renovations, installation of new equipment and have the facility fully operational by the end of 2017.
No new jobs would be
created as a result of the expansion. Morgan Olson employees are cross trained and rotate to multiple locations, Kenn Klein, the company’s marketing manager, said in an email. The total number of employees at the Sturgis and Howe facilities is just under 1,000, he said.
Morgan Olson is North America’s leading manufacturer of walk-in vans. With internet sales growing, the demand for “fi nal mile” delivery solutions for items purchased online have resulted in signifi cant growth for the company’s iconic Route Star walk-in step van used by the
Van maker expands to Howe plantMorgan Olson plans $2 million investment in former event center
SEE VAN MAKER, PAGE A10
SAMANTHA WHITING
Sarah Akey and Spot, one of her fi ve goats, reside at her family’s farm on a gravel road outside of Albion. Akey makes and sells goat-milk soap, along with eggs, vegetables and poultry, as part of her small business that earned her the FFA American Degree in October.
BY SAMANTHA [email protected]
ALBION — Sarah Akey lived in Fort Wayne for the fi rst 13 years of her life. When her family relocated to a farmhouse on a gravel road outside of Albion, she had one request.
She wanted a goat.Akey got her goat, and soon
enough she had fi ve.Akey recalls watching a show
called “BizKid$.” The show featured kids who started their own small businesses. One episode was about a girl who made soap from goat milk.
“I just thought it was the coolest thing, because goats are cute, and I thought goats were fun,” Akey said.
Three years after purchasing her fi rst goat, she was able to milk them.
Next, Goat Girl Soaps came to be.Akey contacted a local farmer
who knew how to make the soap and was then invited to attend a class.
“We went and watched her do it,” Akey said. “She gave us a book, and then I just made it. It took trial and error, but I just stick to one recipe and use that.”
First, Akey milks the goats and then combines the milk with essential oils or fragrance. Some of her soaps have essential oils and
some have fragrance oils, depending on the scent.
Next, the liquid is poured into a long mold. Once it hardens, Akey cuts the soap into bars and allows it dry for about four weeks.
“It’s time consuming. There’s a lot of waiting to let it dry and waiting to let it cool down because you have to heat the oils to melt them,” Akey said.
Finally, she is able to wrap it and sell it.
Akey sells the soaps, along with vegetables, eggs and poultry, at local farmers markets throughout the summer. During the winter, she travels to craft shows.
A 2017 graduate of Central
CN grad wins FFA honorAkey launched her own soap-making business
NEIGHBORSWatch the video at kpcnews.com.
SEE AKEY, PAGE A10
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