KEDCo President To Retire At Year’s End

George Robertson, president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., will retire at the end of 2018, and a search is underway for his replacement.

Leesburg Plans Luminaria This Weekend

LEESBURG - A group of Leesburg residents have banded together to get a town tradition back to its grander days.

Tax Reform

Rezoning Approved For Tattoo Parlor/Hair Salon

New, Improved Library Has Lots To Offer

Warsaw Community Public Library is back and bigger than ever, ready to provide patrons with quality books and services. Actually, the library never shut down during the year-and-a-half building process that more than tripled its size. Although the grand opening celebration will not be held until Sept.13, the library has almost all its programs and facilities open for patrons to use. "Every day something new is happening," said Ann Zydek, library director. On Monday, the library opened its second floor children's collection area.The large room features many child-size tables and chairs and two seats by the windows facing Center Street.Below a mural of a lake there sits a special boat, the "SS Warsaw," and a large turtle that allows children (or parents) to sit and read or play.

More Witnesses Testify In 3rd Day Of Helman Civil Jury Trial

More Than 90 Percent of Pierceton Third-Graders Pass IREAD

PIERCETON – Three of eight students attended the Whitko School Board meeting Monday to be recognized as students of the month for March and April.

First Public Meeting on Milford Study Held

MILFORD – Residents and town officials Tuesday brainstormed ways to improve Milford facilities and plan for the future.

Stonehenge Villas Subdivision approved By Winona Planners

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Plan Commission Tuesday approved a preliminary and final plat for Stonehenge Villas.

Whitko Names Top Students

Whitko High School has announced its 2018 valedictorian as Maren Theann Lehman and salutatorian as Angelica Marie Moyer.

Donations Sought For War Memorial Gold Star Addition

North Manchester Hears Park Proposal

NORTH MANCHESTER - North Manchester Town Council heard a proposal for a park installation at the east end of town Wednesday.

State Expands Technology Aid To Schools

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana General Assembly has again approved monies to help area school districts obtain the latest technology available for their libraries. According to Sen.Kent Adams, (R-Bremen), the Senate Budget Committee approved an additional $26 million Friday for technology plan grants for districts across the state. "This is not a new program, simply an expansion of the one we started back in 1995," Adams said. Tippecanoe Valley, Whitco and Triton school corporations have already received the technology grant, according to Mary Jo Erdberg, of the department of education.They were as follows: Tippecanoe Valley - $219,050 Whitco - $ 36,248 Triton - $109,400 She added, that Warsaw Commusnity Schools are scheduled for a $600,000 grant in the 2000-2001 budget cycle, however that appropriation has not yet been made.

Indiana Housing Withdraws Development Request

In a baseball game, three strikes and the batter is out. Indiana Housing and Development LLP must have felt like an unlucky batter as they requested the Kosciusko County Commissioners to withdraw their petition to rezone ground east of Chapman Lake Drive.IHD's petition had been to the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission twice and to the commissioners once before. Commissioner Brad Jackson moved to approve the withdrawal and the commissioners voted unanimously in favor of Jackson's motion. The property IHD petitioned to rezone is on the south side of CR 400N and east of Chapman Lake Drive in Plain Township. IHD wanted to create 47 lots on the property. The Plan Commission voted unanimously on April 7 against recommending IHD's petition to rezone ground from an agricultural to a residential district. IHD first presented their petition to the APC March 3, and the board voted 7 to 0 then not to recommend the petition to the commissioners.

Remember When 4.19.2013

10 Years Ago     A photo taken by the Associated Press ended up featuring a Milford man. In the photo, U.S. Army physician’s assistant Lt. John Frasure, 32, of Milford, looks through a box of cigars at Odai Hussein’s palace in Baghdad in one picture and is sitting on a gilded bed in the palace in another. Odai is Saddam Hussein’s eldest son and his palace was heavily bombed by coalition forces. Frasure is the nephew of Sybil Bradley, who saw the photo of Frasure on the bed at USAToday.com25 Years Ago     Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the most successful retail outlets in the nation, has announced plans to build a Wal-Mart Discount City store east of Lake Village Shopping Center in Warsaw. Construction of the 81,900-square-foot store is expected to begin this summer, and an opening is tentatively scheduled for spring 1989. The new store will anchor a shopping center. Between 20 to 25 retail stores are planned, and are expected to create about 200 jobs.50 Years Ago    L.N. “Pete” Thorn, Warsaw Baker Boys’ Club director, recently received a medal as honorary director, or referee, of the Wabash Relays, held at Crawfordsville. It’s customary for the college to bring back former great athletes for the occasion. “Pete” earned 16 letters at the school.75 Years Ago    At the regular meeting of the directors of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce recently, final steps were taken for the location in Warsaw of a subsidiary of the Junior Toy Corporation, of Hammond, Ind., a well-established industry manufacturing toys of various kinds. The new factory, which is expected to employ 150 or more persons within a year, will be located in the building, formerly known as the Hugro building on North Detroit Street.

Animals To Be Absent From This Summer’s Fair

Silver Lake Dollar General Plan Gains Approval

Wake Up

Editor, Times-Union:"Miz" Collins' letter, nonsense.

Commissioners Ask Planners To Look At Vacation Request

Even though the Kosciusko County Commissioners denied a vacation request by 13 South Storage Condominiums Inc.and Deborah K.Thompson, the petitioners ultimately still will get what they wanted. The vacation was for a 261-foot cul de sac-platted right of way south of CR 500N on the east side of Ind.13. Matt Sandy, Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission assistant planner, said the plan commission staff believes it would be more appropriate for the plan commission to look at the request as the right of way is part of a plat the plan commission approved.No negative responses were received from emergency services regarding the vacation, but Kosciusko County Highway Superintendent and Engineer Rob Ladson did provide a letter stating that the plan commission should review the matter. "At the minimum," Sandy said, "the plan commission needs to look at it because of a change in the plat."He said the plan commission highly recommended that the vacation be denied.

Record Number of 'Polar Bears' Make Plunge

LEESBURG – Warmer temperatures Saturday brought out the largest number of jumpers ever for Pie Eyed Petey’s Polar Bear Plunge.