Updated: An interesting dynamic is lining up ahead of Warsaw City Council’s plan to hire its own attorney. Mayor Joe Thallemer is doing his best to stay out of the way as council moves toward hiring a city council attorney. While Thallemer says there are alternative sources of legal … Read More
Updated: 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
Updated: WARSAW — With Republican incumbents Mayor Joe Thallemer and Clerk-Treasurer Lynne Christiansen heading to election day unopposed, all of the contested races in the city involve City Council. Three Republican City Council incumbents, Cindy Dobbins, Jack Wilhite (both at-large) and Jerry Frush (District 4), are unopposed in their … Read More
Updated: 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
Updated: Progress on the North Buffalo Street development continues to slowly gain momentum. Construction of the first townhouses is progressing. The existing work involves three townhouses, one of which will serve as a model. The other two will remain as shells so that floorplans can be firmed up with … Read More
Updated: 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
Updated: 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
Updated: WARSAW — Three Democrats running for city council met Wednesday night and voiced concerns about infrastructure and the lack of transparency at city council meetings. The Democratic candidates — Sara McNeal Strahan-Lenfestey, Jack Brunetto and Roxanne Coffelt — are running for three district seats on the city council … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Jack Brunetto, a Democratic candidate for Warsaw City Council, was appointed to the plan commission on Monday, April 8. Brunetto replaces Dave Baumgartner, who vacated the position after moving. Brunetto was asked to fill the role by Mayor Joe Thallemer because Brunetto frequently attends city meetings, … Read More
Updated: Hello and welcome to what we hope will become a Saturday tradition here at InkFreeNews. This column is all about politics, government, the people who help (or hinder) our local governance and a dash of other tidbits I hope you will find worthwhile. Much of my time with … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Jack Brunetto, Democrat, has filed for the District 5 seat on Warsaw Common Council. He released the following statements: “I have done my homework. I am not just jumping in to try to upset the apple cart. I have attended, in person or a couple of times online, … Read More
