WARSAW — The passing of a bogus $20 bill led police into an investigation that resulted in a Fort Wayne woman facing several charges, including stealing another woman’s identity. Heather Rene Stanley, 40, Fort Wayne, is charged with identity deception, forgery and counterfeiting, all level 6 felonies. An … Read More
WARSAW — Combined Community Services recently announced a partnership with Meijer this fall to provide much-needed hunger relief to local families through the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer’s food pantry donation program “Simply Give.” “It is not unusual for Dane’s Family Pantry to help feed over 30 families in … Read More
WARSAW — Main on Main Improv Troupe will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Wire and Steam Coffee Company in Warsaw. The show is free and family-friendly. Main on Main Improv Troupe started in 2013 in Syracuse and has since gone on to perform shows in … Read More
WARSAW — The City of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will host The Talleys as part of its Central Park Concert Series at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. The gospel band will play from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Park Plaza. Bring a lawn chair or … Read More
MENTONE — Republican voters in Mentone will decide which candidate will be on the fall election ballot for clerk-treasurer at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Mentone Emergency Services Building. Each political party can have one clerk-treasurer candidate on the ballot. Nicki Norris and Tammy Stoneburner have … Read More
SYRACUSE — Re-opening a discussion previously tabled in October 2018, Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District came prepared for a fight Monday night, Aug. 19. Each month the board meets publicly to discuss operation of the district. This month, the district’s new attorney contacted at least one local resident … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation school board met briefly Tuesday, Aug. 20, to receive public input on the 2019-2020 proposed budget and tend to a handful of personnel matters. This year’s budget includes a 3.5% increase over last year’s. No members of the public attended to weigh … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council declined to participate in KEDCO for the next year at the council’s Tuesday, Aug. 20, meeting at the North Webster Community Center. President Lisa Strombeck presided. Two ordinances were presented that had previously been approved and approval was given to purchase … Read More
WARSAW — Fall program registration at the Kosciusko Community YMCA is now open. Members of the community can sign up for YMCA programming even if they are not YMCA members. The YMCA will offer several programs during the fall, including swim lessons, gymnastics lessons, and youth and adult … Read More
WARSAW — The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory will hold Family Safety Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Warsaw’s Central Park. Throughout the day, attendees will be able to enjoy free activities focused on health and safety with a variety of hands-on learning opportunities, … Read More
SYRACUSE — Alan Tio, CEO of Kosciusko County Economic Development Corporation, came to the Syracuse Town Council meeting to introduce himself and explain his plans for KEDCO’s future during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday night, Aug. 20. Tio, who came from a similar position in Whitley County, hopes … Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that town council candidates will not appear on the fall ballot as a result of the town convention. ETNA GREEN — After an hour-long convention, approximately 60 people voted on Tuesday, Aug. 20, for three Republican candidates … Read More
WINONA LAKE — The Winona Lake Town Council heard a report from Lyn Crighton, who as a representative of an organization dedicated to preserving water quality, nearly opened a new kind of water works after her presentation at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20. Crighton briefed the … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Winona Lake Clerk-Treasurer Kent Adams told the town’s board of trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that numbers which were squeezed last year would lose even more girth over the coming year. “There’s going to be a 4.6 percent decrease from the 2019 budget,” said Adams. … Read More
WARSAW — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District continued its discussion on recycling contract bids on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser told board members that he and Warsaw City Attorney Scott Reust recently discussed further details for … Read More
WARSAW — During a four-hour meeting on Monday night, Aug. 19, members of the Kosciusko County Council, as well as key county government personnel, arduously hashed out details of the county’s extensive budget for 2020. The process will take its next step on Thursday, Aug. 22, when council … Read More
