Tuesday, Nov. 4

No calls

Residents of Jay and Adams counties were without out-going long distance and cell phone services for approximately three hours Monday evening.

The issue was a result of cut fiberoptics south of Fort Wayne, senior public affairs manager for Sprint Jack Moore said this morning.

He added that phone services were down from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.

Jay County Sheriff Todd Penrod said this morning that 911 calls from Jay County residents were automatically routed to Blackford County during the outage.

Life lost

A 28-year-old man from Fort Wayne was one of 16 soldiers killed in a missile attack on a U.S. helicopter in Iraq, The Associated Press reported.

Spec. Brian Penisten’s father, John Penisten, said two Army National Guard officers came to the family home in Fort Wayne on Monday to notify the Penistens that their son had died in the attack Sunday.

John Penisten said his son was a member of the 3rd Armored Cavalry from Fort Carson in Colorado. He said his son enlisted in Army three years ago and was scheduled to be discharged next year.

Brian Penisten graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School, where he had been on the wrestling team.

He was planning to get married in Pueblo, Colo., where his fiancee lives.

Penisten has a 4-year-old son who lives with his mother in Fort Wayne.

A soldier from Wilmington, Ohio, was also killed in the same attack. See story on page 2.

To meet

The Redkey Town Council has scheduled an executive session for Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. in town hall. A council spokesperson said the topic will be employee evaluations.

An open session is scheduled to follow that meeting.

Deaths

Robert E. Klosterman, 48, Fort Recovery.

Arlo Donald Marsh, 92, Union City, a native of Jay County.

Helen Louise Hartley, 85, Hartford City, a relative of Jay County residents.

Details on page 10.

Weather

Showers are likely after midnight tonight, and there’s a chance of thunderstorms.

The chance of rain is 70 percent.

Lows should be in the mid 50s.

Cooler conditions are forecast for Wednesday, with highs in the upper 50s. There’s a 50 percent chance of rain during the day.

Skies should be partly cloudy Wednesday night, with lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday’s highs will be in the lower 50s, with partly cloudy skies. Thursday night’s lows should be in the lower 30s.

Autumn’s chill asserts itself on Friday, with highs climbing only into the lower 40s and lows Friday night in the mid 20s.

Partly cloudy skies should prevail from Friday through Sunday. Highs during the weekend should be in the 40s and lows are forecast for the 30s.[[In-content Ad]]