Working For Myself

By Submitted on Sunday, April 15th, 2012

Arrived home from school yesterday and like many days, it was later than I had planned or hoped.  A pile of laundry awaited, as did fixing supper.  Besides hoping to get in some quality time with family, I wondered if I'd have the energy to dive into the large stack of neglected papers needing graded late that night... Read More...

Teaching Cursive – a Board Decision

By Stephen Geders on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Teaching Cursive – a Board Decision on Monday, February 27

Since the school administration eliminated teaching cursive, today’s third graders will graduate from high school and not be able to sign their name to a legal document. One of the main reasons given is there is not enough time in the school day to teach cursive... Read More...

Thank You from Extension Homemakers

By Earlynn Worster on Friday, February 10th, 2012

A ‘Thank You’ goes out to the many cookie and candy shoppers who attended our sale in December. The Huntington County Extension Homemakers held their ‘9th Annual Cookie and Candy Sale’ Dec. 9 and it was a total success. We were able to donate $250 to the Huntington Community Food Pantry... Read More...

Legislation SB 0400 and SB0123

By Jim Salway on Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Good afternoon,

I wish to state that I do not want any waters, potable or recreational, to be polluted. I support reasonable restrictions on my freedoms and reasonable actions to maintain a healthy and safe environment. If someone has a failing or failed on-site septic systems they should immediately correct that condition! In 1997 the US EPA and Congress issued a finding that private on-site septic systems that were properly sited, installed and maintained, provided homeowners a viable method to dispose of waste... Read More...

Sewer District Legislation

By Lamont Neal on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

I wish to state that I do not want any waters, potable or recreational, to be polluted. I support reasonable restrictions on my freedoms and reasonable actions to maintain a healthy and safe environment. If someone has a failing or failed on-site septic systems they should immediately correct that condition! In 1997 the US EPA and Congress issued a finding that private on-site septic systems that were properly sited, installed and maintained, provided homeowners a viable method to dispose of waste... Read More...

Right to Work

By Dean Beery on Thursday, January 12th, 2012

I have a great idea for a new state law.  When we don’t like who has been elected or what they’ve done, we should be allowed to quit paying our state taxes.  Let’s call it the “Free citizen law”.  Has a nice ring doesn’t it?  We still get the roads, education, etc... Read More...

The Salvation Army Wish List

By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

I would like to thank everyone in Huntington County for their support of The Salvation Army in Huntington County this year.  It is especially gratifying to see businesses and media groups endorsing us as agents of positive change in the community.

It is in that spirit that I take the liberty of presuming that the community would like to know what needs The Salvation Army has as it prepares for a new year of serving God and humanity... Read More...

Marching Vikes Say Thanks

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The HNHS MARCHING VIKES wish to express their sincere thanks to the community and businesses for their support in helping the marching band this past season!

2011 Business Sponsors of our Fish & Tenderloin Auction
Bailey’s Coffee LLC
Bowers Jewelers
Brock’s Cakery
Burkhart Advertising
Chris Kramer
CME Corporation
Connie Abbett, ReMax Agent
Culligan Dealer Corporation
Diane Whitacre, Maple Grove Publishing
Dyer Health and Wellness
Dairy Queen (Etna Ave)
First Farmers Bank and Trust
FW Mad Ants
FW Tin Caps
Hairshapers
HCCSC
Herald Press
HH Niswander
HNHS Athletic Dept
Huntington University
JC Penney
Jiffy Oil
Lahr’s Mowing & Landscape
Little Blessings Daycare
Los Amigos
McDonald’s
Markle Health & Rehabilitation
McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home
Owens
Pathfinder Services
Painted Desert Indian Arts 
Pizza Hut
Rock of Elders
Schwartz Partners Packaging, LLC
Sheriff Terry Stoffel
Sodexo at Huntington University
Sportsmobile North, Inc... Read More...

Social Security is not an entitlement

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged only $30K over your working life, that's close to $220,500.

If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours & your employer's contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the govt... Read More...

Ed Hippensteel Benefit

By Sally Gamble on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

A Big Thank You to each and everyone who helped make Ed Hippensteel's Benefit a HUGE SUCESS at American Legion Post #7 on Oct. 22 2011 and to appoligize to any one who did not get a Potato as we did run out. We had 200#s and most of the volenteers  didn't even get one including my self and Scarlotte Garity who worked hard at putting this Benifit on, There are way to many Bussiness to mention each and every one but you know who you are and all of the people who came forward with donations to help and to Huntington Free Press for running this Benefit for us for a couple weeks again a BIG THANK YOU SALLY A GAMBLE