WINONA LAKE — Longtime Winona Lake civic leader, Terry Howie, passed away Monday evening, Dec. 2. Howie died following an accident at his home. He was 73. Howie was born in Johnstown, Pa. He moved to Winona Lake in 1964 to began his studies at Grace College & … Read More
State Rep. Dave Wolkins conceded this week he was wrong when he said Warsaw Community Schools was moving $15 million from salaries to operational costs. The District 18 state lawmaker from Warsaw made the suggestion a week ago in this column and reiterated it in a statement he … Read More
Leave it to a Warsaw resident to come up with a homespun, Midwestern way of showing a presidential candidate some campaign love. Shelly Gilliland first met South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg at a gathering for Congressional candidate Courtney Tritch in Fort Wayne in 2018. She said she … Read More
It’s always interesting who you might run into at an airport — especially a military airport. That was the case for Bill and Helga Curts, of Chapman Lake, on Oct 2. Bill is a Vietnam and Korea veteran and the couple had stopped at Andrews Air Force Base … Read More
While the upcoming Warsaw City Council election (there are four with contested races) will be the main attraction at the ballot box for many on Nov. 5, lots of people at Wednesday’s GOP fish fry in Warsaw already seem focused on contests in 2020. The following are a … Read More
WARSAW — Applications are now open for the Indiana House Republican Internship Program during the 2020 legislative session, according to State Representative Dave Wolkins. Wolkins said the internship program is a unique opportunity for college and graduate students, and recent graduates to gain valuable hands-on experience and apply … Read More
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
