City Council Endorses MOU With County For $500K

Church News, May 16, 2019

Upcoming events include some meals, some concerts and the installation of a new rector.

County Dept. Heads Detail Efforts Taken On COVID-19

Urge Officials To Make PSE Prescription

You may have read a story earlier this week in your Times-Union about a workshop on methamphetamine planned for Sept. 15.

Ker Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Includes Members Of Ker Family

Election Board Begins Planning For Primary With Voting Centers

Warsaw City Council Hears First Half Of 2024 Budgets

On their first night of examining proposed budgets for 2024, the Warsaw Common Council reviewed 25 budgets from seven departments during the course of its nearly three-hour meeting Monday night.

Letters to the Editor 05-15-2002

- Child Support Child Support Editor, Times-Union: This is an informational letter for those people who are planning on receiving or who are presently receiving services from the Prosecutor's Child Support Enforcement Office.As of May 3rd, our office is down to two qualified caseworkers.We have hired a third caseworker, but she has not yet completed training.It may be some time until our office will be accepting new cases.Your continued patience will be appreciated.

Manchester Considers Sewer Rate Increase

NORTH MANCHESTER - If increases are approved by the town council, North Manchester will see an increase in sewer rates in mid-2006. Wednesday evening, H.J.Umbaugh and Associates representative Todd Samuelson presented results of a sewage rate study the company recently conducted. Samuelson presented three possible rate increase plans ranging from around $5.50 to $13.22.The rates were based on figures that include a possible new sewer project.However, since the town still is in the process of meeting with the state to discuss ideas for the project, the figures used were only estimated. The last rate increase in North Manchester was in 1996. The council will review the information presented and consider further action at a later date. Later in the meeting, the council approved the first reading of an ordinance to increase town salaries by 3 percent.The first reading was approved 4-0 and will be finalized at the final meeting of the year Wednesday.

Kosciusko Foundation Elects Officers, Outlines Mission

New officers were elected at the Kosciusko County Foundation's annual meeting luncheon Tuesday. The new officers are board chairman Don Allen; vice chairman Kim Fuller; secretary Kevin Zachary; treasurer Larry Stanley; and executive director Suzie Light. Recognized for 10 years of service to the foundation were Steve Grill and Lee Heyde. Allen spoke about the foundation and its future. The foundation will move to its new location, 102 E.Market St., in December.An open house for the public is planned in the spring, Allen said. The organization also will evaluate itself, including the use of community focus groups to help with the evaluation. A board retreat was held in October, he said, and the top three visions for the foundation are: to build the foundation so that it's a model to meet the community needs; to provide educational services to donors and potential donors; and to increase visibility of the foundation in the county.

LaVille Hires Valley Assistant As Basketball Coach

LAKEVILLE - LaVille High School this week named Eric Thompson as its varsity boys basketball coach. Thompson was Tippecanoe Valley's junior varsity boys basketball coach the last three years.Valley's junior varsity teams posted records of 6-14, 4-16 and 13-7 under Thompson.Before serving as Valley's junior varsity coach, Thompson previously coached the seventh-grade boys basketball team at LaVille and coached Carroll's seventh-grade boys basketball team.He served as a varsity volunteer assistant at both schools. "Hopefully we will have kids who will work hard," Thompson said."LaVille has been down for a while.We want to change attitudes into positive ones.I plan to hit the feeder system hard and get the little ones and parents interested." Thompson was one of more than 30 applicants for the LaVille opening.He returns to the school he taught at in 1997.Thompson will teach remediation/junior high english.

Zoners To Hear Request For Barn

The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals will revisit the request of Eric Wynn for a variance from developmental standards to construct an accessory structure 25 feet in height at 416 W.Center St. Wynn appeared before the BZA last month, saying he plans to relocate a barn. An investigation shows the proposed structure conforms to the zoning ordinance without a variance.It is 20 feet by 34 feet, or 680 square feet. New business includes a request by Living Stones Preschool, 315 Cedar St., for a variance from developmental standards for a daycare/preschool with no outdoor play area. The zoning ordinance calls for 55 square feet of outdoor play area per child. The petitioner has allowed for 900 square feet of indoor play area.Hours of operation would be 9 to 11:30 a.m.and noon to 2:30 p.m.with a maximum of 20 children attending the day care.

Gunter Thanked By Foundation

Because of her service to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, County Commissioner Avis Gunter was surprised with a resolution of appreciation Tuesday during the commissioner's meeting. Suzie Light, the foundation's executive director, read from the document detailing Gunter's tenure on the board, which ran from September 1992 until this month. The resolution, signed by all the foundation's board of directors, noted the commissioner was a member of the executive, development, finance, governance, planning and scholarship committees. The commissioners also: • Approved changes to the speed limit ordinance as recommended by county road supervisor Dennis Pletcher. The speed limits on Ferguson Road from CR 300S to 200S will be 45 miles per hour and 35 mph from CR 200S to Ind.25. The speed limit on CR 450W from CRs 525S to 625S will be 45 mph, a change from 35 mph. • Approved USI for bridge inspections.

Market Street Roadwork Hits Snags

Road work on Conrail's Market Street railroad crossing will take longer than planned because of unexpected problems, Warsaw Mayor Jeff Plank said Friday. Plank told the Warsaw Board of Works that Conrail workers discovered that the rails between Market and Center streets had shifted away from each other so much that there was a risk a train would fall between the tracks.Conrail's need to replace about 200 feet of rail made the repair project take longer than expected, Plank said. Further complicating driving routes in downtown Warsaw will be Norfolk & Southern's work on the east-west railroad tracks that run through town.That work is scheduled to begin next week. The downtown block of Center Street being renovated is proceeding as expected, said Warsaw public works superintendent Kim Leake.Conduits for lighting are being installed, as are curbs and sidewalks.

Commissioners Pass Builder Registration Rule

Indiana has a state building code outlining practices and standards to ensure the safety and quality of work done on construction projects.

City Reviews 2 'Unsafe' Properties

Hearing Officer Lawrence Clifford reviewed two Warsaw properties the city has ruled to be unsafe Monday during a public hearing.

ISU Racing Team To Visit WCHS, Blending Motorsports, Education

Indiana State University's student racing team, Team Sycamore Racing, will be bringing motorsports to Warsaw Community Schools students May 13.

Wulliman Runs For Open County Recorder Post

Deb Wulliman is announcing her candidacy for county recorder.She's been a deputy recorder since 1998. "I feel I'm ready to do the job," the first-time candidate said today."I hope everyone feels I'm qualified for the job." The recorder's office is currently held by LaShawn Brumfield.She has held the post for two consecutive terms and is ineligible to run for the recorder's office again. Wulliman, who is single, says her goals as recorder are to continue with the current procedures of the office.The main responsibilities of the recorder and four deputies are to record public documents, primarily deeds and mortgages. "The work slows down in the winter.Depending on what the market is doing we're sometimes very busy." She is very familiar with the day-to-day running of the office and plans to check into making documents available on a Web site and explore the possibility of taking credit or debit card payments.

Local Red Cross Meets Goals For Tsunami Relief

American Red Cross reportedly has received enough funds to accomplish its short- and long-range goals for the tsunami relief effort. Approximately $1.2 billion in U.S.dollars was raised from the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies for the effort.Of that amount, $236.2 million came from the American public, foundation and corporate supporters. Larry Peppel, Kosciusko County chapter of the American Red Cross executive director, said Monday the Red Cross will continue to accept funds for the relief.However, beginning today, money donated to the International Response Fund will be opened to all disasters in the world.For the past month, those funds were provided to the tsunami relief effort. Donations to the tsunami relief effort in Kosciusko County totaled approximately $20,000."The real message is we're very grateful for the support from Kosciusko County," said Peppel.

SWCD Seeks Public Input

As the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District looks ahead to a new year, the conservation opportunities will be greater than ever before, according to SWCD program administrator Darci Zolman. On Feb.6 the district plans two locally led conservation meetings, asking for input from the public. "The meetings are held every other year," Zolman said Monday."This is our third one. "In the past, people who live at the lakes have expressed concern about lake water quality.As a result we've focused on grants to help with water quality." The district has received Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lakes and Rivers Enhancement grants to construct conservation buffers and sponsor Hoosier Riverwatch training sessions to monitor lake water quality. "The community is asked to identify natural resources needs and prioritize areas of concern, as well as set goals to meet those needs," Zolman said.