Tag Archives: Kuhn Lake

Lakeland Sewer District Placing Final Touches On $28M Project

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Aug 5, 2016 @ 11:06 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — The four contracted areas of the projects are quickly approaching the substantial completion date of Dec. 27, with final touches being added to each area. Contract A, bid by Selge Construction, covers Shoe Lake, Irish Lake, Sawmill Lake and part of Sechrist and Barbee lakes. Casey Erwin, DLZ project engineer, estimated this area to be 59 percent complete with the majority of laterals installed and grinder stations being placed, as well.

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Barbee Flotilla Winners Announced

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Jul 5, 2016 @ 1:43 PM

WARSAW — The winners of the Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association Flotilla, held Sunday, July 3, have been announced. The flotilla was actually three separate events, each starting 1:30 p.m. on three different lakes. Judging took place by lake, with an overall winner also announced. Winners were as … Read More

Barbee Lakes Hold Three-Part Flotilla Event

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Jul 3, 2016 @ 3:40 PM

WARSAW — When the Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association decided to host a flotilla, they realized their task would not be an easy one. There are multiple lakes in the Barbee chain so, according to Bob Gibbs of the BLPOA, a single flotilla could take several hours to … Read More

Lakeland Sewer Requests Extended Warranty Following Design Flaws

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: May 11, 2016 @ 9:05 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — The board wanted to know how long Crane would stand behind their repairs, requesting the company extend its five-year warranty to something more substantial. Walt Erndt, vice president and general manager of the Municipal Group said the team would take the idea back to the president and present an option to the board by Friday, May 13.

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Lakeland Sewer Reaches 50 Percent Completion

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Apr 8, 2016 @ 8:19 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — For many of those involved in the $28 million sewer project around the Barbee chain of lakes, a 50 percent completion notice is a breath of fresh air.

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Lakeland Sewer Reaches 43 Percent Completion, Adds Customers

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Mar 4, 2016 @ 10:30 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — Lakeland Regional Sewer District met Thursday evening, March 3, at the North Webster Community Center to hear updates and discuss progress on the large sewer project covering the Barbee chain of lakes in North Webster and Leesburg. Casey Erwin, DLZ project engineer, noted the entire project … Read More

Lakeland Sewer to send letters

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Jan 13, 2016 @ 9:10 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — Board member Bob Sanders expressed frustration with those who refused to join the project when it was presented. “We’re bending over backwards to help these guys,” said Sanders. “… let them eat a little crow.”

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Lakeland Regional Sewer Seeing Green After Paying $1M in Invoices

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Oct 2, 2015 @ 10:23 AM

NORTH WEBSTER — It was no gentle start to the Thursday evening, Oct. 1, monthly meeting of Lakeland Regional Sewer District’s board in the North Webster Community Center, as the meeting kicked off with three bill pay requests of substantial amounts.

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Idle Speed Determination Explained, Barbee Chain Added

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Jul 20, 2015 @ 6:19 PM

WARSAW — Indiana Conservation Officers announce the temporary speed restriction effective immediately for motorboats to idle speed on the Barbee Chain of Lakes. This includes Big and Little Barbee, Banning, Kuhn, Sechrist, Irish and Sawmill lakes. Wawasee Lake and Tippecanoe Lakes were placed under idle speed restrictions late … Read More

Tip Leads Indiana Conservation Officers To Local Fishing Pinch

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Jul 8, 2015 @ 5:18 PM

By JONATHON BOYD Indiana Conservation Officer A tip to our (800) TIP-IDNR line was successful as many of them are. Indiana Conservation Officer Maher was able to locate and address two men fishing on Kuhn Lake that had overbagged (caught and kept too many) undersized large mouth bass … Read More

Commissioners Approve Kuhn Lake Vacation

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Dec 3, 2014 @ 10:35 AM

Kosciusko County Commissioners finally ruled on the partial vacation of an easement at Brower Estates on Kuhn Lake. The private easement is a 20-foot-wide, 50-foot-long road that provides drainage and lake access to the residents in the neighborhood. Property owners Allen and Lisa Clough, who currently own the … Read More

UPDATE: Child Dies After Fall Into Lake

InkFreeNews.com avatar  Updated: Aug 11, 2013 @ 5:09 PM

Indiana Conservation Officers have confirmed that at 3:22 today 2 year-old Tucker Farmer, Marion, died at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. An autopsy will be performed by the Allen County Coroner’s Office Monday to determine the cause of death. Indiana Conservation Officers will continue to investigate the accident. Farmer … Read More