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Poli (Sigh): Did The Fair Board Provide Free Use Of Shrine Building To Shoemaker?
Numerous people who watched the Warsaw mayoral race last year wondered out loud about the close connection between Republican challenger Ron Shoemaker and the Kosciusko County Fair Board since some fair board members seemed to be supporting Shoemaker and adamantly against incumbent Mayor Joe Thallemer. The fair board … Read More
City Council Attorney Involvement Would Be On Issue-By-Issue Basis
WARSAW – As City Council works to line up the ability to retain its own attorney, one thing is clear: Individuals on council won’t be able to just pick up the phone and get some quick thoughts. On Monday night, Dec. 16, council decided to take a step back … Read More
Poli (Sigh): City Election Offers More Choices, But Will It Bring Out Voters?
The most competitive campaign for city council that Warsaw has seen in a long, long time will end Tuesday with what looks like a whimper. The all-Republican council will get its biggest test in decades on Tuesday, but as is often the case when there is not a … Read More
Republicans Welcome Challenges In City Council Races
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
Poli (Sigh): Uphill Battle Expected As City Council Mulls Hiring An Attorney
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
Lincoln Elementary School Names Ronnie Shoemaker Honorees
WARSAW — Three students at Lincoln Elementary have been honored with the Ronnie Shoemaker Award. Recipients this year are sixth-grader Chris Lewis, fifth-grader Elizabeth Puckett, and sixth-grader Nate Carlin, according to a news release. The Ronnie Shoemaker Award was started in 2003 by Christina Teevan, a former Lincoln … Read More
Plack Will Run As Independent For Warsaw City Council District 2 Seat
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
Poli (Sigh): Kosciusko County Ready To Explore Switch To Vote Centers
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
Thallemer Thanks Supporters After Victory, Calls For Unity
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
Thallemer Wins 63 Percent Of Vote In Defeat Over Shoemaker
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
Breaking News: Mayor Thallemer Defeats Shoemaker In Warsaw Primary
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.
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In Race With Shoemaker, Mayor Thallemer Points To Experience
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
Shoemaker References Whitaker Incident In Short Speech
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
Poli (Sigh): Shoemaker Denies Being Media-Shy
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
Mayor Thallemer Refutes Allegations Made By Landlord Chad Zartman
WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer is fighting back against two claims, including accusations that he ordered a search warrant on Chad Zartman, a landlord who lives outside the city but has rental properties in Warsaw. Zartman, who often attends and records city council meetings, was served with a … Read More