WARSAW — The Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission discussed posting speed limit signs on East CR 200N at its meeting Wednesday afternoon, March 4. The commission passed a motion to post signs designating the 30 miles per hour speed limit on the section of East CR 200N that falls … Read More
Kosciusko County’s JCAP initiative – considered a model across the state in helping inmates with drug histories as they prepare for release – is getting a new infusion of cash from the city of Warsaw. The in-house rehabilitation program for inmates who will soon be released was the … Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb will be the keynote speaker in Warsaw when Republicans host their Lincoln Day Dinner on April 16. The location has not been determined yet, according to Kosciusko County GOP Chair Mike Ragan. Holcomb’s visit will come after the end of the General Assembly session and … Read More
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
WARSAW — A consultant offered a positive critique of city finances Monday night, Nov. 4, and suggested a few ways to improve upon its fiscal standing. Jeff Rowe, a partner and CPA with Baker Tilly, spoke to Warsaw City Council after the company completed an in-depth assessment of … Read More
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
WARSAW — The 2019 Relay for Life will be held at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds this Saturday, June 8 from noon to 11 p.m. The community is encouraged to come and take a few laps with the relayers to show their support for those battling cancer, and in memory of … Read More
WARSAW — On Monday night, city council reviewed numerous tax abatement agreements with seven companies, including three — Biomet, Torrent Holdings and Alpha Manufacturing — that have been annexed into the city in the past year and have new agreements for city tax payments. In each of those … Read More
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
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
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
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 – Any thought of an independent review of circumstances surrounding Police Chief Scott Whitaker’s actions on Jan. 25 — and the related suspensions of two officers — appeared to die Monday night, March 18, after an emotional debate during the regular meeting of the city council. City … Read More
WARSAW — In two months, the political winds appear to have shifted for Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer and the seven Republican city council members. On Jan. 10, the Republican mayor was joined in a show of force as he and six of his seven Republican council members and … Read More
WARSAW – New audio that appeared on the Warsaw city website Saturday, March 2, sheds new light from the perspective of an elderly couple caught up in the middle of an investigation by Police Chief Scott Whitaker who had been off duty at the time and later apologized … Read More
WARSAW — The reason for a lack of support by Warsaw City Council involving a cell phone proposal for police on Feb. 19 appears to extend beyond just a change in policy. InkfreeNews reached out to all seven city council members about the issue. Four responded, with several … Read More
