Winona Signs 2000 Service Contracts

WINONA LAKE -ÊContracts between Winona Lake and their attorney, engineer and the Winona Lake Fire Department were approved by the Winona Lake Town Council Tuesday. The town's attorney, Jim Walmer, will receive $100 per hour for his services.Winona Lake will pay the fire department $18,200 for 2000.The engineer will receive the same rates for services in 2000 as in 1999, approximately $75 per hour. The town council discussed the state's roads, which have not been accepted into the town.The issue of accepting the roads, according to town clerk Retha Hicks, has been dealt with since 1998.The council tabled any decision to accept the roads until an undetermined later date. An ordinance restricting parking of large vehicles was sent back to the town's plan commission because of public concern.According to the ordinance, any vehicle more than 7 feet wide and 20 feet long cannot park on town streets.

City Releases Liens Against E. Center Property

The decision to release code violation liens on the Wentzel property at 110 E.Center St., Warsaw, took all day Monday, beginning at the code enforcement hearings and ending in a special board of works meeting prior to the city council meeting. The building, in the heart of the city's downtown district, was set for demolition in April as a result of violations dating back to 1997.It has become a safety and fire hazard.The interior is "gutted" and the facade is boarded up. A new construction permit was issued by the planning and building department in May.Work reportedly continued on the building, owned by David and Sue Wentzel, for a couple of weeks, then stopped again. The issue was continued at the 1:30 p.m.code enforcement hearings at the request of city attorney Bill Fawley, pending, he said, financing arrangements to rehabilitate the building.

'The Nifty Fifties' Celebrated In Edgewood's Spring Musical

Go back in time to the 1950s with Edgewood Middle School's spring musical "The Nifty Fifties."

Supports Trump

Editor, Times-Union: The liberals in the United States have their heads buried in the sand so far, only their shoe laces are showing. Hillary and Bill Clinton are sexist, hateful, liars and power hungry criminals.

Community Theatre To Hold Auditions For Spring Play

The Center Street Community Theatre announced plans for a spring 2017 production of “The Curious Savage” by John Patrick.

B-Macs Reopens After Fire

B-Mac’s on Buffalo Street has reopened four months after a basement fire, causing an estimated $45,000 in damages, closed it down.

City Council Begins 2021 Budget Reviews

Commissioners Approve Personnel Policy, Honor State Rep. Wolkins

Community Reflects On Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

WINONA LAKE – The community reflected on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a ceremony in Winona Lake Monday.

Remember When 02.10.2010

10 Years AgoAshley Wireman, of Edgewood Middle School, claimed the winner's title Tuesday, the second night of the Kosciusko County spelling bee, for the second year in a row, spelling "ludicrous" and "imperceptible" correctly. Wireman, 14, is the daughter of Sandra and Greg Wireman.Brent Danner, of Wawasee Middle School, was the runnerup. Danner, 12, son of Nancy and Tom Danner, lasted seven rounds, missing "ludicrous" in the eighth.25 Years AgoBrig. Raymond G. Cameron, a retired Salvation Army officer who resides at Winona Lake, is about to take his popular "Chalk Talk" religious program on the road for a five-state swing. Cameron draws scenic pictures while delivering sermons at revival services in churches throughout the country.50 Years AgoMiss Becky Ann Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, Leesburg, has been pledged to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Indiana University, Bloomington. Another I.U. freshman from this area, Miss Linda Young, of Milford, is a Zeta Tau Alpha pledge.75 Years AgoWith the exception of three members who were unavoidably absent, the entire membership of the Kiwanis Club heard Mayor C.C. DuBois, the speaker, at the recently held luncheon. He gave a comprehensive resume of the improvements in buildings, pavements and sewers, that have been made in Warsaw in the last several years and estimated their cost at a total of $1,250,000. Charles Butler favored the club with three solos, "King for a Day," "Desert Song" and "Lover, Come Back to Me."

Owen Miller

NAPPANEE – Owen Miller, 71, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa, and formerly of Nappanee, died at 9:40 a.m.  Nov. 15, 2012, in Goshen IU Health, after a brief illness.

Connie Jean Mikesell

ROCHESTER – Connie Jean Mikesell, 68, of Rochester, died Dec. 22, 2012, in Visiting Nurse and Hospice House of Fort Wayne.

Marilyn L. Hoover Rentschler

PLYMOUTH – Marilyn L. Hoover Rentschler, 82, West Lafayette, passed away peacefully Oct. 20, 2014.

Shuter Retiring From Warsaw Police After 31 Years

After more than three decades with  the Warsaw Police Department, Capt. Kip L. Shuter is retiring.

Valley Studies Budget

MENTONE - The needs and the wants of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation were the topic of discussion at a budget workshop Monday night in Mentone. When all those needs and wants were added together, the total of the capital projects fund was $1,801,130. "This is a list of items possibly included in the capital projects fund," said Dr.Daniel Kramer, superintendent of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation."Compared to prior years, it is pared down." At this point, Kramer stressed, the numbers are approximate.Until the state budget figures are finalized, most of the numbers discussed Monday night are suggestions, and few numbers are firm.The numbers that are firm at this point include required inspections and upkeep of safety items such as fire alarms and bleachers and payments and annual commitments on projects and upgrade that have already been finished such as the Akron Elementary School air conditioning installments.

Getting Friendly

Thousands of people will flood into Winona Lake this weekend for the Eighth Annual Fat & Skinny Tire Fest.

Milford Gets Four New Reserve Officers

MILFORD – Four new reserve officers are joining the Milford Police Department, though they won’t be on active duty till next year.

Helman Civil Jury Trial Begins

Beware The Democrat Bearing Tidings Of Deficits

By Gary Gerard, Managing Editor I know I have been over this before, but these days it seems pretty important that people understand the concept of taxes. President W has proposed a $1.6- trillion tax cut over 10 years and the Democrats are really upset about this. They just can't stand the thought of that much money being withheld from the U.S.Treasury. So they start saying things to make people believe that tax cuts are bad things. After W's speech there was a Democrat response.In it we were warned that W's plan would plunge us back into the deficits of the Reagan years. OK, that really bugs me. I have one question for people who think that way.Was it deficit taxing that got us into budget trouble in the '80s or was it deficit spending? If you believe what the Democrats are saying about taxes, then you must believe federal budget deficits are caused by people being taxed too little. That, of course, is patent and overt nonsense.

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