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 — 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
Republican mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker received an endorsement from Elkhart Mayor Tim Neese Thursday, April 18. Neese endorsed the primary challenger to Mayor Joe Thallemer in a 16-second video posted on Shoemaker’s campaign Facebook page Thursday. In it, Neese refers to Shoemaker as a good friend but does … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan appointed Gene Warner to complete the remaining term of the Claypool Town Council member position. Larry Neher, the elected Republican Claypool Town Council member, passed away March 11. Warner has lived in the town of Claypool for more … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan appointed Cory Ellinger to complete the remaining term of the Etna Green Town Council member position. Todd Slabaugh, the elected Republican Etna Green Town Council member, resigned from the position. Ellinger has resided in Etna Green for two … Read More
ETNA GREEN — On March 14, Todd Slabaugh submitted his resignation from his position as Etna Green Town Council president. In an e-mail to Ink Free News, Slabaugh provided further reasoning for his resignation. “I felt the need to resign when the former clerk [Laura Baker] resigned, but … Read More
CLAYPOOL — The Claypool Town Council began its meeting March 19 by remembering Larry Neher, a town council member. Neher, who passed away on March 11, served on the Claypool Fire Department for 34 years and was a part of the Claypool Lions Club. He also served numerous … Read More
ETNA GREEN — Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan will appoint a new Etna Green Town Council member at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Kosciusko County Clerk’s Office, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw. Todd Slabaugh, an elected Republican council member, submitted his resignation effective … Read More
Four people will compete to be the first judge of the new Superior Court in Kosciusko County. According to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office, the candidates are: Robert Bishop, an attorney who works in the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s office and oversees child support; Lindsey Grossnickle, a deputy prosecutor in Whitley County; Christopher … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan appointed Patricia Cook to complete the remaining term of the Etna Green clerk-treasurer position. Cook has lived in Etna Green since 1984. She is married with seven children. Cook worked at an auto repair business for 15 years. … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — Rebecca Kubacki and Randy Girod, both from Syracuse, had their names added to the list of recipients of the Kosciusko County Republican Man and Woman of the Year awards. The duo was announced as the 2018 recipients at the annual Kosciusko County Republican Man and Woman … Read More
SYRACUSE — William “Bill” Dixon will fill the vacancy on the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board and be placed on the ballot in the general election Nov. 6. Dixon was elected to the advisory board Thursday evening, Aug. 9, at a caucus of Turkey Creek Township Precinct Committeemen. … Read More
WARSAW — U.S. Sen. Todd Young will be the keynote speaker at the Kosciusko County Republican’s Annual Lincoln Day Dinner. This year’s event will be Friday, April 27, at the Wagon Wheel Event Center, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw. Social time will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Republican Chairman Mike Ragan advised all three Republican United States Senate candidates from Indiana who qualified with the 500 signatures from each of Indiana’s nine Congressional districts are scheduled to be at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds in Warsaw Wednesday, April 4, for the … Read More
LEESBURG — Mike Ragan, chairman of the Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee, has set 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, for a caucus to fill the vacancy on the Leesburg Town Council. The vacancy, due to the resignation of Larry Richey, is an at-large seat. The caucus will be … Read More
