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Page 2 May 2020 HSPA scholarships. We want to make it clear that what the students are majoring in is no longer a factor," said Miller who serves as vice-president and opinion page editor of the News-Banner (Bluffton). These new Legacy Scholarships debuted in 2018. Since then, the recipients have pursued a range of interests. In 2018, Kathryn R. Gertin and Parker Marshall received the award. Gertin was accepted to Oakland City University where she planed to study environ- mental biology. Marshall headed to the University of Cincinnati to major in mechanical engineering. Last year's recipients were Emily Hoffman and Benjamin Lynk. Lynk was a four-year var- sity letterman in football and a member of the National Honor Society in high school. He was accepted at DePauw University and was interested in studying computer science. Hoffman, a graduate of Columbus North High School, was named Student of the Year for her graduating high school class. She headed to Indiana University in the fall as a pre- nursing major. As part of the application, students are asked to write an essay talking about themselves, their interests, background and "dream job." In his essay, Lynk talked about his grandparents: "My family has always lived a news- paper life, and I feel that earning this scholarship would be a trib- ute to my grandfather and my grandmother," Lynk wrote. Lynk is the grandson of Mary Jo Harney who has been the owner and publisher of the Parke County Sentinel, moving into that position after the death of her husband Richard in 1999. See pages 12-14 for this year's application. Page 2 January 2020 Deb Patterson named editor of The Papers Incorporated Staff reports The Papers Incorporated A native of the Milford- New Paris area, Deb Patter- son, has accepted the position of editor-in-chief of The Papers Incorporated, accord- ing to an announcement by Publisher Ron Baumgartner. She moved into the position Monday, Jan. 20. Patterson was named interim editor-in-chief filling the vacancy left by the death in November 2019 of Jeri Seely, long-time editor-in-chief. Patterson has been employed full time at the company since May 22, 1978. She began her tenure with the company during her senior year at Fairfield High School through an intern program, working half-days. "Deb grew up in this business and has the solid support of her co-workers in our editorial department as she takes on this new challenge. Through years of honing her reporting and photographic skills under the tutelage of Jeri and my father, Arch, I have every confidence she will continue to carry our standard forward for solid coverage of local news and events," said Ron Baumgartner, publisher. Over the years, Patterson has covered all aspects in the reporting field from sports photography, to town council/school board meetings and general news not only in Syracuse, Milford and North Webster, but throughout Kosciusko and Elkhart counties. She has spent most of her years with the company covering police, fire, courts, political and specialty organizations. "I am grateful to have the support, encouragement and backing of the staff and publisher," she said. "I had great mentoring from former publisher Arch Baumgartner and gained invaluable knowl- edge from Jeri working under her for all the years at the company. "The staff at The Papers is unbelievable and fun to work with. Being in their shoes for over 40 years, I know some of the difficulties they face when doing stories and hope to help them maneuver around those in their endeavors to bring local news to our readers. "The entire staff takes pride in their work and the news they want to share with readers. I want to help them in any way I can," she added. Patterson does not plan any changes in the operations of the editorial department and will continue to provide needed support. "My goal is to continue bringing hometown news and local issues to our readers through our print publications and online through Ink- FreeNews." Over the years Patterson has won a number of awards in photography and reporting through the Hoosier State Press Association. She was editor of the four northern Indiana Senior Life publications from their inceptions until taking on a position as editor of Ink- FreeNews. She returned to various duties in the main office editorial department. Patterson Legacy Continued from Page 1 The Hoosier Times Don Hurd buys Daily Clintonian Staff Reports Daily Clintonian Since 1936 the Carey family has been informing the citizens of Vermillion County with The Daily Clintonian. This tradition has continued throughout the decades. The current owners, George "Sonny" Carey and Diane Waugh, brother and sister, have carried on that family tradition for the past several decades. They have decided the time has come to turn the reins over to another Hoosier journalist with deep roots in Indiana. "Since we were both old enough to deliver newspapers until today, we have worked at our best to deliver the best organized and complete newspaper to our customers. We feel we have given a great service to west-central Indiana, Clinton and all of Vermillion and Parke Counties," Carey said. Waugh stated, "Today begins the re-birth of "The Clintonian" with the transfer of ownership to Heartland Media Group. Don Hurd will now assume the responsibilities of being the new Publisher of the newspaper. He will be making several changes in the near future, and we will assist him in those efforts." Both Waugh and Carey remarked, "We wish Don all the success possible in the coming years." Sonny and Diane have sold The Daily Clintonian to Heartland Media Group, LLC. Heartland Media Group is part of Hoosier Media Group and Hometown Media, Inc. The organizations operate newspapers in Benton, White, Lake, Wabash, Miami, Grant and Pulaski counties. Each publication is dedicated to providing solid local news to its readers each and every week. Hurd's publications reach over 100,000 readers each week. "We are very happy and excited to have purchased The Daily Clintonian," said Don L. Hurd, Hometown Media, Inc., Hoosier Media Group and Heartland Media Group founder and CEO. "All of our newspapers are hyper-local. We will be featuring stories about the people and places of Vermillion County that our readers will love." "I call it refrigerator journal- ism because my parents would always cut out articles about their children and post them proudly on their refrigerator for all to see." Hurd is a 40-year publishing veteran in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. His career in print media started when he was 11-years-old as a paperboy for the Warsaw Times Union. He grew up in the Warsaw area. Hurd went to Men- tone High School and was in the first graduating class at Tippeca- noe Valley. Hurd was also the first Viking mascot at Valley. At one point in his long career, Hurd was president of more than 30 newspapers in Indiana and Illinois. He is a graduate of Ball State University with degrees in telecommunica- tions, marketing and journalism. Hurd has been the recipient of more than 80 national and state advertising, editorial and graphic design awards from several industry organizations. He was also a 16-year Hoosier State Press Association Board member where he served as President and Vice-President. Additionally, Hurd served on the Illinois Press Board of Directors and was President of the Indiana Advertis- ing Executives Association. Hurd's staff members have more than 100 years of combined local community newspaper experience. Each staff member is totally focused on keeping local journalism alive and vibrant. "We look forward to working with the residents of Vermillion County to provide them with an all-local community newspaper. We want our readers to be proud of their hometown newspaper," Hurd said. HSPA scholarships. We want to make it clear that what the students are majoring in is no longer a factor," said Miller who serves as vice-president and opinion page editor of the News-Banner (Bluffton). These new Legacy Scholarships debuted in 2018. Since then, the recipients have pursued a range of interests. In 2018, Kathryn R. Gertin and Parker Marshall received the award. Gertin was accepted to Oakland City University where she planed to study environ- mental biology. Marshall headed to the University of Cincinnati to major in mechanical engineering. Last year's recipients were Emily Hoffman and Benjamin Lynk. Lynk was a four-year var- sity letterman in football and a member of the National Honor Society in high school. He was accepted at DePauw University and was interested in studying computer science. Hoffman, a graduate of Columbus North High School, was named Student of the Year for her graduating high school class. She headed to Indiana University in the fall as a pre- nursing major. As part of the application, students are asked to write an essay talking about themselves, their interests, background and "dream job." In his essay, Lynk talked about his grandparents: "My family has always lived a news- paper life, and I feel that earning this scholarship would be a trib- ute to my grandfather and my grandmother," Lynk wrote. Lynk is the grandson of Mary Jo Harney who has been the owner and publisher of the Parke County Sentinel, moving into that position after the death of her husband Richard in 1999. See pages 12-14 for this year's application. Page 2 January 2020 Deb Patterson named editor of The Papers Incorporated Staff reports The Papers Incorporated A native of the Milford- New Paris area, Deb Patter- son, has accepted the position of editor-in-chief of The Papers Incorporated, accord- ing to an announcement by Publisher Ron Baumgartner. She moved into the position Monday, Jan. 20. Patterson was named interim editor-in-chief filling the vacancy left by the death in November 2019 of Jeri Seely, long-time editor-in-chief. Patterson has been employed full time at the company since May 22, 1978. She began her tenure with the company during her senior year at Fairfield High School through an intern program, working half-days. "Deb grew up in this business and has the solid support of her co-workers in our editorial department as she takes on this new challenge. Through years of honing her reporting and photographic skills under the tutelage of Jeri and my father, Arch, I have every confidence she will continue to carry our standard forward for solid coverage of local news and events," said Ron Baumgartner, publisher. Over the years, Patterson has covered all aspects in the reporting field from sports photography, to town council/school board meetings and general news not only in Syracuse, Milford and North Webster, but throughout Kosciusko and Elkhart counties. She has spent most of her years with the company covering police, fire, courts, political and specialty organizations. "I am grateful to have the support, encouragement and backing of the staff and publisher," she said. "I had great mentoring from former publisher Arch Baumgartner and gained invaluable knowl- edge from Jeri working under her for all the years at the company. "The staff at The Papers is unbelievable and fun to work with. Being in their shoes for over 40 years, I know some of the difficulties they face when doing stories and hope to help them maneuver around those in their endeavors to bring local news to our readers. "The entire staff takes pride in their work and the news they want to share with readers. I want to help them in any way I can," she added. Patterson does not plan any changes in the operations of the editorial department and will continue to provide needed support. "My goal is to continue bringing hometown news and local issues to our readers through our print publications and online through Ink- FreeNews." Over the years Patterson has won a number of awards in photography and reporting through the Hoosier State Press Association. She was editor of the four northern Indiana Senior Life publications from their inceptions until taking on a position as editor of Ink- FreeNews. She returned to various duties in the main office editorial department. Patterson Legacy Continued from Page 1 The Hoosier Times HSPA scholarships. We want to make it clear that what the students are majoring in is no longer a factor," said Miller who serves as vice-president and opinion page editor of the News-Banner (Bluffton). These new Legacy Scholarships debuted in 2018. Since then, the recipients have pursued a range of interests. In 2018, Kathryn R. Gertin and Parker Marshall received the award. Gertin was accepted to Oakland City University where she planed to study environ- mental biology. Marshall headed to the University of Cincinnati to major in mechanical engineering. Last year's recipients were Emily Hoffman and Benjamin Lynk. Lynk was a four-year var- sity letterman in football and a member of the National Honor Society in high school. He was accepted at DePauw University and was interested in studying computer science. Hoffman, a graduate of Columbus North High School, was named Student of the Year for her graduating high school class. She headed to Indiana University in the fall as a pre- nursing major. As part of the application, students are asked to write an essay talking about themselves, their interests, background and "dream job." In his essay, Lynk talked about his grandparents: "My family has always lived a news- paper life, and I feel that earning this scholarship would be a trib- ute to my grandfather and my grandmother," Lynk wrote. Lynk is the grandson of Mary Jo Harney who has been the owner and publisher of the Parke County Sentinel, moving into that position after the death of her husband Richard in 1999. See pages 12-14 for this year's application. Page 2 January 2020 Deb Patterson named editor of The Papers Incorporated Staff reports The Papers Incorporated A native of the Milford- New Paris area, Deb Patter- son, has accepted the position of editor-in-chief of The Papers Incorporated, accord- ing to an announcement by Publisher Ron Baumgartner. She moved into the position Monday, Jan. 20. Patterson was named interim editor-in-chief filling the vacancy left by the death in November 2019 of Jeri Seely, long-time editor-in-chief. Patterson has been employed full time at the company since May 22, 1978. She began her tenure with the company during her senior year at Fairfield High School through an intern program, working half-days. "Deb grew up in this business and has the solid support of her co-workers in our editorial department as she takes on this new challenge. Through years of honing her reporting and photographic skills under the tutelage of Jeri and my father, Arch, I have every confidence she will continue to carry our standard forward for solid coverage of local news and events," said Ron Baumgartner, publisher. Over the years, Patterson has covered all aspects in the reporting field from sports photography, to town council/school board meetings and general news not only in Syracuse, Milford and North Webster, but throughout Kosciusko and Elkhart counties. She has spent most of her years with the company covering police, fire, courts, political and specialty organizations. "I am grateful to have the support, encouragement and backing of the staff and publisher," she said. "I had great mentoring from former publisher Arch Baumgartner and gained invaluable knowl- edge from Jeri working under her for all the years at the company. "The staff at The Papers is unbelievable and fun to work with. Being in their shoes for over 40 years, I know some of the difficulties they face when doing stories and hope to help them maneuver around those in their endeavors to bring local news to our readers. "The entire staff takes pride in their work and the news they want to share with readers. I want to help them in any way I can," she added. Patterson does not plan any changes in the operations of the editorial department and will continue to provide needed support. "My goal is to continue bringing hometown news and local issues to our readers through our print publications and online through Ink- FreeNews." Over the years Patterson has won a number of awards in photography and reporting through the Hoosier State Press Association. She was editor of the four northern Indiana Senior Life publications from their inceptions until taking on a position as editor of Ink- FreeNews. She returned to various duties in the main office editorial department. Patterson Legacy Continued from Page 1 The Hoosier Times There are two notices that are required to be published prior to the delayed Primary Election in Indiana. The deadline for publication for both is May 23. We urge members to reach out to the county clerk or appropriate election board to make sure they account for your newspapers' deadlines for ad copy and frequency of issues to ensure that deadline is met. The Hoosier State Press Association also urges you to consider the two notices as opportunities to match news content to required public notices with reference in the news story to the published public notice. You could even consider packaging the story with the public notice to make sure readers connect the two items. One notice is the list of polling places. A story could point out any changes from previous locations; new precincts added or old ones deleted. The other notice is the list of candidates. A story obviously can focus on contested primary races. There also may be public questions, such as referendums by school districts. By May 23, according to the state election division of the Indiana Secretary of State, the county must publish a list of candidates and officers to be voted upon at the primary election including party designation, names and address of candidates, the text of any public question, and the date and hours polls will be opened. [See I.C. 3-8-2-19, I.C. 5-3-1-2 and I.C. 5-3-1-4] By May 23, a public notice must be published of the place of voting for each precinct. [See I.C. 3-11-8-3.2, I.C. 5-3-1-2 and I.C. 5-3-1-4] Deadline May 23 for two election-related public notices

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