There are a lot of jobs I would not want and animal control officer might be at the top of the list. Animal control officers have a really tough role. In almost all situations, the officer faces a potentially dangerous circumstance. Many of the animals they work with … 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
Two candidates for city council are calling for changes along Husky Trail after 8-year-old Gidieon Cook was struck and killed along the road in front of his school, Harrison Elementary. Democrat Sarah McNeal-Strahan Lenfestey, who faces incumbent Republican Jeff Grose in the fall election for Warsaw City Council … Read More
WARSAW — The city is recognizing the challenges of hiring police officers as the pool of applicants for many departments has shrunk in recent years and is trying a new marketing approach. At Friday’s Board of Works and Safety meeting, city officials unveiled two slick recruitment videos aimed … Read More
WARSAW — A self-proclaimed keyboard warrior who worked on dozens of campaigns years ago in Alaska has taken steps to run as an independent candidate for Warsaw City Council on the fall ballot. One week after Primary Election Day, 39-year-old Chris Plack announced plans on Tuesday, May 14, … Read More
WARSAW — Joe Thallemer took a decisive step toward re-election Tuesday night by defeating City Councilman Ron Shoemaker in a bruising primary battle for mayor. Thallemer won 63.4 percent of the vote against Shoemaker and will move on to the general election without an announced opponent. Thallemer said … Read More
WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer fought back a challenge against fellow Republican Ron Shoemaker in Tuesday’s primary election. Thallemer won with 63 percent of the vote. The two-term mayor now heads into the general election with no opponent. Look for a full story later tonight on InkFreeNews.com. … Read More
WARSAW — South McKinley Street is certainly not a thoroughfare, but rather an important side street that connects a bike path between Winona Avenue and Market Street on the eastern side of the city that abuts the town of Winona Lake. In a 15-minute span late Monday afternoon, … Read More
WARSAW — Mayors from 13 cities in northern Indiana have recently endorsed Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer’s re-election campaign. Thallemer, who is seeking a third term, faces Republican City Councilman Ron Shoemaker in the May 7 primary. The mayors issued a joint statement on Sunday. “We’ve had the opportunity … Read More
In all of my years in daily journalism, including more than ten covering local elections, I’ve never seen a mayoral candidate shun the media the way Republican mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker has chosen to do so in Warsaw. Shoemaker, a city councilman who faces fellow Republican Mayor Joe … Read More
WARSAW — Mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker will host a fundraiser Monday, April 29, and his campaign is making it clear who is and is not invited. The Republican city council member posted on his campaign Facebook page on Thursday an announcement for a fundraiser set for 6 p.m. … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw Mayor Dr. Joseph Thallemer has been named the 2019 Optometrist of the Year. The Optometrist of the Year award was presented at Indiana Optometry’s meeting, the 122nd annual convention of the Indiana Optometric Association, on April 12 through 14 at the French Lick Springs Hotel … Read More
WARSAW — A student-led beautification effort is underway in the downtown. Members of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, a group that was established last year as a way to get young people involved in bettering the city, is seeking to have a mural painted on a downtown building. … Read More
WARSAW — Mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker has canceled his second listening tour and is instead offering to have one-on-one conversations with Warsaw voters. Plans for his scheduled second listening tour were removed from his campaign website last week after his first event Thursday, April 11. Shoemaker faces Mayor … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Grace College students and community volunteers involved in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program celebrated their tenth year of service to Kosciusko County with a public reception Wednesday, Jan. 23. The VITA program offers free tax preparation for elderly, disabled and lower-income individuals filing a … Read More
WARSAW — One of Warsaw’s own who left an indelible mark on the racing world will be forever immortalized thanks to a marker presented to the town during a ceremony Friday, April 27. Tony Elliott, a 1980 graduate of Warsaw High School, was the winner of 26 national … Read More
