KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock requested approval to apply for a 2019 SHSP UAS grant in the amount of $90,000 for unmanned aerial systems at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, May 14. Rock stated they would add three drones to augment the one … Read More
WARSAW — The new county sheriff took a bold step Tuesday, Jan. 22, to bolster healthcare efforts for inmates of the Kosciusko County Jail. Kyle Dukes, who took over his new role as the county’s top law enforcer on Jan. 1, presented before the regular meeting of the … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Tom Van Meter, owner of the Old Post Office building in the historic district of downtown Warsaw and founder of Forte Residential, Inc., present tenant of the OPO, attended the Kosciusko County commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 7, to request the verbal support of commissioners in … Read More
Kyle Dukes, Tyler Huffer and Chris Francis upset their Republican incumbent opponents Tuesday in the May primary. Bob Conley was the only Republican incumbents in a local race who came away with a win. The county saw a 26.16 percent total voter turnout. Dukes received the county … Read More
WARSAW — Robert M. (Bob) Conley is seeking to return as the Kosciusko County Commissioner-Southern District for another term, and the voice of residents in Kosciusko County government. Conley was born and raised in the county on a farm near Pierceton. His parents later bought a farm south … Read More
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 10th in a series continuing to look at proposed sewers around Tippecanoe Lakes.) LEESBURG — The possibility of two entities attempting to have sewers installed around Tippecanoe Lakes may be known Tuesday morning following the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting. The commissioners tabled a … Read More
WARSAW — Though many have grumbled over the wheel tax, according to Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex, the funds raised from the wheel tax are paving a brighter future for the county’s highway department. Faced with ever decreasing funding from the state for highway repairs, the county highway … Read More
WARSAW — Real estate directional signs have again become a problem in Kosciusko County. For a few months now, the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission has been considering possible changes to the ordinance governing the signs.
Read MoreWARSAW – With no plats or rezonings to consider, the agenda was light for the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, in Warsaw.
Read MoreI would like to thank those who worked tirelessly on my campaign for their dedication and perseverance all year from the primary in the spring through the general election this fall, it was very challenging, but, the end result is what we all focused on and with nearly … Read More
Irrigation water shooting onto roads is a problem needing to be addressed, commissioner Brad Jackson said at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting this morning. Jackson suggested drafting a letter to area farmers asking them to refrain from getting water from irrigation systems across county roadways. “We don’t want … Read More
Dear Editor, Thank you to the people of Kosciusko County for going to the polls and casting their vote on Tuesday, May 6. The process of electing people to represent us as fellow members of our community is in place and works well if the citizens let the people … Read More
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mail-Journal Reporter Deb Patterson contributed to this article.) Tuesday’s primary elections saw a disappointing voter turn out with just 19.61% of all registered voters casting ballots. Since 2002, data from Indiana Secretary of State found that roughly one in five registered Hoosier voters cast a ballot … Read More
I am writing this letter to inform the reader of my experiences with Bob Conley. In reading this letter I hope it will simply do just that, inform you, for I feel that is the most important thing a person can do before voting – be informed. As … Read More
Dear Editor, So I have have been keeping up with all of this drama over the vote for the local county commissioner. After reading some of the articles in the paper about the challenger, Jon Fussle, I wondered why there were so many attacks. Then more articles, more … Read More
Three men are seeking the candidacy for southern district county commissioner in the May 6 primary election. There are no races for county council seats, however, four Republicans are vying for re-election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are seeking the southern district commissioner seat. The two nominated in … Read More
