WARSAW — Five months after a turbulent mayoral primary, two-term mayor Joe Thallemer appeared to be one of the happiest people at the annual GOP Fish Fry at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Wednesday night. At a similar event earlier this year, Thallemer and a large contingent of his … Read More
A little known fact about the Indiana Toll Road came to light at Wednesday night’s US 30 meeting in Warsaw, thanks to Don Zolman. The Warsaw farmer, who owns a trucking firm, contends that the increased truck traffic on US 30 — one of the reasons cited for … Read More
WARSAW — Officials are moving closer to expanding a TIF district on the east side of Warsaw that would help in trying to eventually clean up what is commonly known as the Arnolt property near Argonne Road. City Council on Monday, Sept. 16, approved a request to expand … Read More
By Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer I recently attended a panel discussion with a large group of local elected officials at our annual AIM (Accelerating Indiana Municipalities) conference. Leading the discussion was a distinguished economist from Ball State University, a national site selector, and a mayor from a rapidly … Read More
WARSAW — The redevelopment commission is rolling the dice, hoping a $4,000 contribution to a lobbying group could result in a change in the law that would open the door to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Warsaw is one of 23 communities that have certified tech parks in … Read More
WARSAW — Annexation and continued development in the city will likely pay dividends as the city prepares its 2020 budget. While the city has seen steady growth in recent years in the amount of assessed value, which is the basis for calculating tax rates, the anticipated increase that … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — City officials are asking for patience from motorists in the wake of three construction projects coming up along US 30 in Kosciusko County. Indiana Department of Transportation will be reconstructing parts of intersections at Anchorage Road and Parker Street. City officials will have a pre-construction meeting … Read More
WARSAW — Following the death of an 8-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle on Husky Trail last month, city officials are working to make changes to improve safety. “We are not here to vote on anything today,” said Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer at the Warsaw Traffic … Read More
WARSAW — City officials lamented the delay in construction of the North Buffalo Street plaza Monday, July 1, but other projects around the lake are continuing to move forward. The city board of works rejected the lone bid for the plaza project last month because it was about … Read More
WARSAW — The Warsaw Walmart Supercenter, located at 2501 Walton Blvd., held a grand reopening ceremony Friday, May 24, to celebrate its completed remodel of the store. The Warsaw Walmart was founded 30 years ago this year. It was originally built across town in the Commerce Plaza. Approximately … 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 — It might have only been a primary election victory on Tuesday, but Mayor Joe Thallemer, a longtime member of the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club, was looking a bit more optimistic early Wednesday. Thallemer was up bright and early Wednesday for the Optimist meeting … Read More
WARSAW — By Wednesday morning, either Mayor Joe Thallemer or City Councilman Ron Shoemaker will wake up and see their political career sidelined. And the other will prepare for the fall election that is currently void of any opposition. Thallemer faces Shoemaker in Tuesday’s Republican Primary for mayor … 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 — Mayor Joe Thallemer has maintained a significant financial advantage against Republican challenger Ron Shoemaker two weeks before the primary election. Thallemer, seeking a third term in office, built up a large amount of money last year and has retained a large amount of cash on hand. … Read More
