City Will Look At New Restrictions For Personal Fireworks
City Council will look at further restrictions on some personal fireworks that some people contend have become excessively robust this year.
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City Celebrates Reopening Of Renovated Amphitheater At Lucerne
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the renovated Amphitheater at Lucerne Park in Warsaw Wednesday, June 24.
Read MoreCouncil Moves Forward With Framework To Hire Attorney
City Council is moving forward again with the framework to be able to hire an independent counsel in the future.
Read MoreCity Council Attorney Involvement Would Be On Issue-By-Issue Basis
WARSAW – As City Council works to line up the ability to retain its own attorney, one thing is clear: Individuals on council won’t be able to just pick up the phone and get some quick thoughts. On Monday night, Dec. 16, council decided to take a step back … Read More
Warsaw City Council Votes To Support Residential TIF Districts
WARSAW — Warsaw City Council passed a resolution supporting establishment of two residential TIF districts during a regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. City Plan Director Jeremy Skinner presented the resolution to council members. Warsaw’s Redevelopment Commission and Plan Commission both approved the resolution in recent meetings. “It’ll … Read More
Finch, Incumbent Republicans Extend Dominance On Warsaw City Council
WARSAW — Republican dominance on City Council just got another four-year extension. Despite the biggest challenge in two decades, Republicans on city council rolled to victory in Tuesday’s election. Mayor Joe Thallemer, unopposed in Tuesday’s election, will begin his third term in office alongside six returning Republican councilmembers. … Read More
City Hosts First Of Four Residential TIF Meetings
WARSAW — Jeremy Skinner spent as much time Wednesday, Oct. 16, explaining what a residential TIF District is as he did explaining what it was not. Warsaw’s Plan Director led a discussion Wednesday at Eisenhower Elementary in front of a sparse crowd in the first of four … Read More
Poli (Sigh): Five Years After Vote, Some Voters Asking About Hen Ordinance
It’s been five years since Warsaw City Council shot down an ordinance that would have allowed residents to have a few hens in their backyards, but according to two candidates, the issue is still on the minds of voters. Josh Finch and Chris Plack, both vying for the … Read More
Poli (Sigh): Uphill Battle Expected As City Council Mulls Hiring An Attorney
The headline was pretty simple: Warsaw City Council Explores The Idea Of Hiring Its Own Attorney. Getting to the possible end result in which council would retain its own attorney for questions they’d rather not ask the city attorney or two provided by the state will be a … Read More
Local Veterans Receive Quilts At Threads Of Valor Presentation
WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Senior Services and Liberty Sewing Circle joined forces to recognize and show appreciation to eleven local veterans. The Threads of Valor quilt presentation was held Wednesday, May 15, at the Kosciusko County Senior Center, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw. Liberty Sewing Circle consists … Read More
Poli (Sigh): Kosciusko County Ready To Explore Switch To Vote Centers
Kosciusko County is beginning the initial steps toward looking at whether to adapt to voting centers at some point in the future. Numerous other counties in Indiana have made the switch or are looking at changing. Vote centers are growing in popularity in the state because of … Read More
Incumbent At-Large Candidates Dobbins, Wilhite Win Primary Challenge
WARSAW — City Council’s two incumbent at-large candidates were the top vote-getters in a three-way primary race Tuesday night. Two-term city councilwoman Cindy Dobbins won 40.6 percent of the vote and first-term councilman Jack Wilhite won 32.2 percent, outdistancing challenger Juergen Voss, who collected 27.1 percent of the … Read More
Council Finalizes Non-Profit Review Policy
WARSAW — City Council approved final plans on a more sophisticated review process for non-profits seeking financial support from the city. The new process includes an application form for agencies that must be submitted before the annual city budget sessions. The new policy also includes a scoring system … Read More
Three Republicans Seek Two At-Large City Council Seats In Warsaw
WARSAW — Three Republicans are vying for two at-large seats on Warsaw City Council Tuesday, May 7. The following are recaps from the three candidates, incumbents Cindy Dobbins and Jack Wilhite and challenger Juergen Voss. Cindy Dobbins Dobbins is finishing her second term on city council. She said … Read More
Shoemaker References Whitaker Incident In Short Speech
WARSAW — Given what was likely his final chance to speak before a large crowd prior to Tuesday’s election, mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker tossed aside prepared remarks and ad-libbed a short two-minute speech at the Kosciusko County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday night, May 2. Instead of providing … Read More
Warsaw Council Adopts Non-Profit Review System
WARSAW — City Council moved forward with implementing programs that better assess requests for money from non-profit groups, and how the city oversees its finances. Council President Diane Quance presented a plan on assessing how to review requests for funding from non-profits proposed by a new committee made … Read More