Jillian Kreamer is the new executive director of the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce.
She begins work Monday.
Kreamer has a Bachelor of Science in finance and business administration from Grace College, where she graduated cum laude. She spent several years in the financial services and advising industry, collaborating with peers, developing procedures to train new teammates, and expanding her financial knowledge through continued education courses, a Chamber press release says.

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The Rochester Board of Public Works and Safety on Thursday approved the hiring of two full-time firefighters.
Fire Chief Tom Butler told The Sentinel he was surprised by the board’s decision, as he was only looking to fill one open spot. The vacancy on the Rochester Fire Department was left by Dan Melton, who retired from the department in early April after 29 years of service.
The works board met in executive session prior to its regular meeting Thursday to interview Brandon Cody, of Mentone, and Jamie Gagnon, of Akron, for the position.

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Caston School Corporation and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department are working together to hire the first school resource officer for the district.
Fulton County Sheriff Chris Sailors, Caston Superintendent Cindy Douglass and Caston Junior-Senior High School Principal Chuck Evans attended Tuesday’s Fulton County Council meeting to discuss the arrangement.

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Fulton County officials hoped a concrete and limestone renovation project at the Fulton County Courthouse would be underway by now. However, the project is two months behind and the estimated cost of the work has come as a bit of a shock.
The Fulton County Council on Tuesday gave IT and Maintenance Director Josh Sriver the go-ahead to have bid documents for the project prepared by an architecture firm. Depending on bids, the council will decide whether to move forward this year.

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Rochester Middle School Principal Oscar Haughs keeps his job.
The school board, on a 5-2 vote with Sandy Tyler and Rick Smail opposed, approved Monday a disciplinary plan for Haughs, who was arrested June 28 on a charge of driving a motorboat while intoxicated.

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HELSINKI (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived in Finland on Sunday for a closely watched one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours after telling an interviewer that he was going into the meeting today with “low expectations.”

On the way to meet with a leader who has cracked down on the press in his country, Trump tweeted that the U.S. news media is the “enemy of the people” and complained that “No matter how well I do at the Summit” he’ll face “criticism that it wasn’t good enough.”

Ashlynn Kline’s reserve grand champion barrow drew the highest price Friday at the Fulton County 4-H Fair Spotlight Sale of Champions.
The 276-pound crossbred netted his owner $6,750 from a buyer group.
All but two of the 13 animals auctioned in the Spotlight Sale were purchased by buyer groups comprised of multiple people and businesses. The 4-H’ers earned an unofficial total of $31,500 for their animals.
Perhaps the most pleasant moment of the auction came when Evan Harsh, 13, accompanied by his father Matt, asked to speak to the crowd in the Jud Hudkins Arena.

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The crossbreds ruled at the Fulton County 4-H Fair swine show Wednesday,
Specifically, Evan Harsh’s crossbreds. He drove the grand champion barrow and the grand champion gilt into the Jud Hudkins Arena.
Harsh, 13, is the son of Matt and Stacey Harsh. His barrow and gilt each topped 10 purebreds to take the top honors.

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To a seasoned beef show watcher, it was no surprise Tuesday when Isabel Scales’ 1,325-pound Maine-Anjou steer was named grand champion at the Fulton County 4-H Fair.
“I’m pretty confident I can jump on that one and ride it all the way through,” judge Kip Williams said during class judging.

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“I want to lead by example and show that you can be confident and achieve anything if you really set your mind to it!” says Mrs. Indiana USA Ambassador Erica Snyder.
Snyder, of Akron, competes in the Mrs. USA Ambassador program nationals July 24-29 in Tampa, Fla., against about 20 other women.

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Emily Vigar’s 3-year-old Kalee was named grand champion Holstein Monday at the Fulton County 4-H Fair.
The dairy show kicked off four days of livestock shows at the fair. It will prove to be the smallest in animal and exhibitor numbers, with six 4-H’ers leading 13 head into the ring.
The decline in dairy numbers each year is indicative, noted Extension Educator Mark Kepler, of the rapid decline in family dairy herds, not only in Indiana but across the nation.

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The ballot for the November general election is now set, and voters will decide the outcome of eight locally contested races.

Seven people came forward to file their candidacy by June 30, the deadline for political parties to fill vacancies on the general election ballot. Of those is Kewanna resident Alan McPherson, running as a Green Party candidate for a seat on the Kewanna Town Council.

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A rideable model train, which has been in a family for three generations, is coming to this year’s Fulton County 4-H Fair.
Kewanna resident Chevy Wolfe will be at the fair Monday through Thursday to display his family’s restored Monon Railroad train and offer rides.

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The Miami County Planning and Building Commission in April approved the revised ordinance in response to a proposed wind project by RES, an international renewable energy company, which would bring around 75 turbines to the northern part of the county.

The third time was the charm for Makenna Bradley.
Bradley was crowned Miss Akron Tuesday at the Akron Community Center. It is the third year in a row she has competed.
She enjoys pageants, she said, of deciding to compete again. Plus, she also hopes her win is an example of perseverance.

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