The Whitley County Democrats will rally Saturday, March 15 for Third District Congressional candidate Dr. Tom Hayhurst and other local candidates at 9 a.m. at CC Deli, 118 W. Van Buren, Columbia City (across from the north side of the courthouse).

John M. Barrett says if re-elected to serve another term on the county council, he will approach the fiscal matters of Whitley County with integrity, dedication and make prudent and logical decisions.

Columbia City attorney David Heritier has announced his plans to pursue the Whitley County Superior Court judge’s seat — a position for which he has the experience, history of service and conservative Republican values to pursue.

One year in, the evidence is clear – and growing by the day – that the Recovery Act is working to cushion the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and lay a new foundation for economic growth.

Last week, the Statehouse committee meetings occupied most of my time. As part of the legislative process, bills must be assigned to a committee and then pass out of the committee in order to be heard by the full House. Since bills have switched chambers, we are now hearing Senate Bills.

Session began on Jan. 5, and it has been a whirlwind ever since. We got to work immediately and passed legislation on property tax caps and ethics reform within the first couple of weeks. Recently, bills concerning 2nd amendment rights, texting while driving and a smoking ban have all passed the House. There were 104 bills passed out of the House during the first 5 weeks of session.

The Whitley County Democrats will meet Monday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Snippers Salon, 1040 Depoy Dr., Columbia City.

County Council president Kim Wheeler has announced his plans to run for re-election on the Republican ticket for the office of County Council, District 2, a district comprised of Richland, Etna Troy and Thorncreek townships.

Informed and reliable sources are telling Howey Politics Indiana that former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats will announce Wednesday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh.

Lifelong Whitley County resident Cheryl Gibson McDevitt has announced her candidacy for Whitley County Recorder.

Representative Matt Bell provides an update from the Statehouse; The first week of session was filled with hard work culminating in the passage of several important pieces of legislation.

Michael Schrader, executive president of the Whitley County Commissioners, announced today that he plans to seek a second term as Whitley County Commissioner – a position requiring common sense, commitment and dedication in light of what’s ahead for the future of this community.

The Whitley County Democrats will be hosting monthly meetings at Snippers Salon every 3rd Monday at 7 p.m.

“In 2008 alone the state received almost $1 billion in property tax relief from the gaming industry …”

A gallery of photos from the Thomas Marshall dinner held Saturday in South Whitley shows …

The bad news is our request for $98,100 was denied. The good news is we, along with several other Sheriff’s Department and State Police Posts, are receiving the electronic finger printing system.

Sen. Evan Bayh will be the guest speaker Saturday, Oct. 24, at a gathering hosted by the Third District Democrats. The event is a rally for Dr. Tom Hayhurst, who has announced his candidacy for the Third District congressional seat.

Organizing for America state director, Nick Buis, and field director Alison Griffin, spoke Saturday at the monthly breakfast club meeting of the Third District Democrats in Churubusco …

State Representatives Dan Leonard and Matt Bell were on hand for the Whitley County Republican monthly breakfast meeting at CC’s Deli in Columbia City Saturday morning.

Indiana experienced the most sensational political year in 2008 with the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama Democratic primary, before the nominated Democrat won the state for the first time in 40 years.