WARSAW — Two new Dollar General stores in Kosciusko County were approved for alcoholic beverage permits during the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Lisa McKinney, a lawyer with Bose McKinney and Evans LLP in Indianapolis; and Margaret Buck, a district manager with Dollar General, were both at the meeting in regard to the permits.

At the meeting, McKinney and Buck explained the stores’ policies on security and asking for identification during each purchase involving alcohol. They also presented floor plans of each location to the board members.

The stores are located at 8919 E. Black Point Road, Syracuse; and 4739 N. SR 13, Leesburg.

In other matters, a permit renewal for Stimmelators Gentlemen’s Club, North Webster, was continued to next month’s meeting. Kmart in Warsaw, which is closing, withdrew its application for a permit transfer.

The following permits were renewed:

• Gurleen Petroleum Inc., 10010 N. Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Beer and wine dealer – grocery store.
• Pure Pleasure Inc., doing business as Pizza King, 1039 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Beer and wine retailer – restaurant.
• Warsaw Wings LLC, doing business as Buffalo Wild Wings, 376 Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• El Arriero #2 Inc., doing business as El Arriero, 819 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Stichter Adventures LLC, doing business as The Bowling Alley, 1535 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Maria’s Original House of Pancakes, 3865 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.
• Maxwelton Golf Club Inc., doing business as 5721 E. Elkhart County Line Road, Syracuse. Beer, wine and liquor – restaurant.

The board’s next meeting will bet 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kosciusko County Courthouse.