WARSAW — Optimist club members and friends of John Elliott gathered Wednesday morning to honor the longtime community leader who plans to move soon to South Carolina. Members of the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club and others honored Elliott — who turned 75 on Wednesday — at the Shrine … Read More
As Warsaw Police Department’s controversy festers, State Rep. Dave Wolkins is saying what many on both sides of the issue are thinking. Residual anger from the Aaron Rovenstine scandal a few years ago continues to linger and has complicated some people’s impressions of the uproar over Warsaw Police Chief … 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
Syracuse can now “push the play button” on three years’ worth of street paving, crack sealing and ADA-compliant sidewalk renovations, according to Doug Burgess, capital program management director for the Fort Wayne district of the Indiana Department of Transportation. Burgess and Mark Ober, the district’s project manager, presented … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – House Bill 1494, proposed by State Rep. Dave Wolkins of Winona Lake, was passed by the House of Representatives in the Indiana General Assembly and was assigned to the Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure.
Read MoreResponding to a Tuesday, Feb. 21, article in Ink Free News, State Rep. Dave Wolkins (R-Warsaw) clarified some issues pertaining to his proposed HB 1494 regulating confined feeding operations for the state’s farmers. The article stated, “The bill changes the language from obtaining approval to merely getting a … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — House Bill 1001 has passed the house and moves on to the Senate. Local State Rep. David Wolkins, House District 18, supported the bill. “This proposal would provide adequate funding to maintain and repair our state’s infrastructure with a long-term solution, versus other short-term plans,” stated … Read More
An overview of the 2015 legislative session and what the 2016 session may bring were topics of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd House Wrap Up session this morning. Reps. Dave Wolkins and Curt Nisly were the only two legislatures able to attend. “An awful lot was going … Read More
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the public to a Third House Session at 8 a.m. Friday, March 27, at the Center Lake Pavilion, located at 119 E. Canal Street. The public sessions provide Kosciusko County business owners and residents with opportunities to engage with … Read More
Kosciusko County Farm Bureau hosted an opportunity to meet and talk with state legislators and a county councilman Saturday morning. The meeting room at the Biomet Drive, Warsaw, location was standing room only. Topics focused around education and proposed legislation, misconceptions on who makes the rules for the … Read More
Senator Carlin Yoder and Representatives Dave Wolkins and Curtis Nisly participated in the first Third House Session hosted by the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Friday morning. The three elected officials briefly spoke of activity during recent sessions and answered questions from the several dozen individuals in attendance. … Read More
The Indiana Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed local candidates for the Nov. 4 elections. Among them are Democrat David Kolbe, Warsaw, who is seeking the District 22 seat for Indiana’s House of Representatives, and Republican Dave Wolkins, Winona Lake, the incumbent for District 18 House of Representatives. In … Read More
State Representative Dave Wolkins (R-Winona Lake) and fellow state representatives welcomed a group of House pages on Thursday as part of the Future Farmers of America Page Day. Rep. Wolkins was joined by Lane Wolf from Whitko High School. “The FFA is a great organization, and it was … Read More
The Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce is conducting a 3rd House Session at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Center Lake Pavilion, 119 E. Canal St., Warsaw. Officials scheduled to be in attendance include Sen. Ryan Mishler, Sen. Carlin Yoder, Rep. Rebecca Kubacki and Rep. David Wolkins. The … Read More
The Government Issues Committee of the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce is holding a public Mid-Session Legislative Update on Friday, March 22, at the KCH Health & Wellness Center, 1500 Provident Dr., Warsaw. The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Wellness Center Conference Room. Format for … Read More
