Local Church Serves Those In Need With Community Closet

Families waited in line Wednesday in the basement of First United Methodist Church of Warsaw in front of tables filled with laundry detergent, dish soap and diapers.

Thomasson - Compromise a Foreign Word in Washington

The odds of anything serious coming out of the so-called Super Committee – the 12 -member bipartisan panel to solve the debt crisis – have never been very good but looking at the appointments so far to this entirely unusual body about the only thing left to do is pray for a miracle.

SHERIFF SALE - MF-000039 - TOBIAS

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT - 900 W RECONSTRUCTION

Ambrose - 'Wrong, Wrong and Oh, Please Shut Up, Would You?'

“Narrow-minded, book banning, truth censoring, mean spirited; ungenerous envious, intolerant , afraid; chicken, bullying; trivially moral, falsely patriotic; family cheapening, flag cheapening, God cheapening; the common man, shallow, small, sanctimonious.” – Henry Fairlie, journalist, describing Republicans in 1980

Public Occurrences 4.21.2011

 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Wawasee May Support Building Projects on One-Cent Tax Drop

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Community School Corp. board heard Tuesday night that a proposed building project won’t cause tax rates to go up, at least not much if at all.

Response to Fussle's Proposal

Editor, Times-Union:In response to Mr. Fussle’s public comments of June 23, 2014:The unpleasant reality of life, government and economics is that we are all subject to someone else. We all must endure taxes, adjust to inflation and do the best we can with what we have.

May - No Longer Any Doubt What Iran's Rulers Want

It's no longer possible to pretend we don't know the intentions of Iran's rulers. They are telling us candidly, clearly and repeatedly. Most recently on Sunday: Addressing a gathering in Tehran, Maj. Gen Hassan Firouzabadi, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, vowed the “full annihilation of the Zionist regime of Israel to the end.”

Current Secretary Of State, State Treasurer Candidates Attend Kosciusko GOP Fish Fry

Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and State Treasurer candidates Wayne Seybold and Don Bates Jr. attended the Kosciusko County Republican Fish Fry Wednesday.

Syracuse May Turn Vega Field Into Municipal Ball Park

SYRACUSE - During the June meeting of the Syracuse Town Council Tuesday, the possibility of turning Vega Field into a municipal ball park was discussed.

Bourbon Moves Closer To Revised Junk Vehicle Ordinance

Sen. Lugar Visits Orthopedic Companies

U.S. Senator Richard Lugar visited orthopedic companies Zimmer, DePuy Orthopaedics and Biomet Thursday.

Kosciusko County Drainage Board - Welch Drain

Surveyor Welch Drain Tile Material & Delivery

Allebach To Run For Mayor Of Warsaw

Craig Allebach announced his intention yesterday to enter the Warsaw mayoral race, a position held by another member of the Republican Party, Ernie Wiggins. "I want to offer people a choice in leadership," Allebach said of his decision."There are things I'd like to see happen, but I'll rely on what people say they want." As a three-term member of Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees, serving as president the past five years; Winona Lake town coordinator; chief of Grace Campus' campus security; and a retired police officer, Allebach has a long history of working with the public.He cited two recent examples of how the public's input decided events: "When citizens said, 'Don't close Silver Lake Elementary School,' we didn't," he said of a WCS board decision last year. "And when they said, 'No sewers in South Town,' they didn't go in," he said referring to hearings before the Winona Lake town council.

Landlord Questioned After Tenant Says His Water Was Shut Off

Groundbreaking Planned At Pierceton

PIERCETON - R.L.Gilbert Utility Contractor Inc.plans a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday at 11 a.m.in the Arnolt Industrial Park. R.L.Gilbert plans to begin excavation and construction of the site in October.The new building will be east of Herman's Christmasland south of U.S.30. The company was established in September 1989 and incorporated in July 1998.Richard L.Gilbert is president and his daughter, Kristi M.Gilbert, is vice president. R.L.Gilbert Inc.is currently located near Ridinger Lake and the move near U.S.30 will allow the company easier access to a major highway, said Leisa M.Green, financial director. Current plans include two buildings with three separate sections.Construction will include a 4,000-square-foot facility for administrative offices.The second building will house field services offices and a maintenance garage, for a total of 15,000 square feet.

Warsaw City Workers Get Better Benefits

The Warsaw Board of Works decided Friday that more for less was definitely better. The board approved the move to a new insurance carrier - Standard Insurance Company, of Portland, Ore., for the city employees' life and disability insurance. According to Gary Herbruck, insurance broker for GTP Financial Services, the change will mean an additional $5,000 per employee for their life insurance coverage, up to $15,000.Disability benefit will be 60 percent of normal salary, with a maximum monthly benefit of $3,000. "The current carrier, Fortis Benefits Insurance Company, has decided not to raise their premiums.But, several companies came in with lower rates and better benefits - with Standard being the lowest," Herbruck said. Standard's monthly life insurance premium is $350 less than Fortis' and the disability insurance premiums are $550 per month less.

KABS Seeks Funding From City Of Warsaw

KABS will seek $14,000 in funding from the city of Warsaw next month, KABS director Tom Sherron told city officials Monday. Sherron and Cardinal Center President Jane Greene reviewed the issue with council Monday and said the formal request will be made next month. Sherron said they plan to seek funding from Kosciusko County, but declined to say how much before meeting with county officials. KABS is seeking funds from the city and county because of a decreased amount of state and federal funding. Sherron made a similar request last year, but was turned down by the county.The city provided about $2,000. Since then, KABS has made changes. "We've cut some fat out and streamlined our operations the best we could before coming here to make a request," Sherron said. Sherron said KABS is also seeking financial support from other parts of the community.