Local Attorneys Honored

Two attorneys of the Warsaw/Indianapolis law firm of Miner Lemon & Walston LLP, were honored by being named 2008 Indiana Super Lawyers.

'Dream Ace' Winner Visits Warsaw

WARSAW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - PUBLIC MEETING

Believe It Or Not, It's Back To School Time

This August may be special to those soon-to-be freshmen - the first year of high school for the class of 2000. But for hundreds of other students in Kosciusko County, it's just another school year. Registration for the 1996-97 school year gets under way next week for most Kosciusko County school systems.The first day of classes follows for all five schools the week of Aug.19. Following is a complete registration schedule and the basic book fees for elementary and, when available, middle school students.Charges for some middle school students and all high schoolers vary based on electives taken.Most schools require fees to be paid at registration. Students may be eligible for financial assistance for books and school meals.Contact your child's school for financial guidelines and any forms needed.

Commissioners Tackle Rising Costs In County Road Repairs

At his last Kosciusko County commissioners meeting in official capacity as county highway superintendent and engineer, Rob Ladson had several items to get through the commissioners. Ladson has accepted a job in South Bend. His biggest concern was the county's road program.Rising oil prices are affecting everything the county highway department does and impact the department's budget, he said. Ladson moved money around to cover basic highway maintenance, but to fund more than $600,000 for road hot mix - the type of road surface most people like to drive on - the county has only $280,000.And that's just an estimate if oil prices continue to rise. Ladson said he could dip into certificates of deposit funds by getting an additional appropriation from the county council.His concern on that, however, is that with prices rising but a flatline of money coming in, there's no money to replace what they take out of the CDs.

Warsaw Schools Gradually Implementing Student Tracking On Buses

Students who ride Warsaw school buses will soon be able to be tracked when they get on and off them.

Leesburg's Craig Justice Bowls 300 -ÊAgain

LEESBURG -ÊFor the second time in just over four months, Leesburg's Craig Justice bowled a 300 game. Justice, who bowled a 300 back on Nov.15, bowled his second YABA-sanctioned 300 game at Warsaw Bowl last Saturday in his junior league. Justice backed up his 300 game with a 279 and 210 for a 789 series to just miss his first 800 series. "I got to the center late and only got to throw two shadow balls but was able to string the next 16 in a row before a nine-pin leave broke my run," he said."I was happy to get my second 300 but also disappointed for not shooting my first 800 series." Justice has been on a roll the last 1-1/2 months, winning his first Kegler Open in division one in Kokomo on March 15.He led the field from start to finish, shooting a 1,411 scratch for the first six games and 216 in the final match to take home first place.

Here We Go Again

Wawasee Robotics Has Back-To-Back Wins In Robotics Tournament

Main Lane To Become Farrar Lane In Honor Of Former Madison Principal

From 1954 to 1986, William Farrar was a teacher or principal at Madison Elementary School when the Warsaw school was on North Union Street.

Family Settles In Warsaw After Surviving Katrina

Choosing to change a lifestyle is one thing.Losing nearly everything and being forced to start over is a whole different story. For the last six weeks, the Perez, Soriano and Cabrera families, all closely related, drove 5,000 miles between six cities in hopes of evading the destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.One mother and the families of her son and two daughters stuck together throughout the last month and a half, living through terrible traffic conditions and an ever-changing living situation. Seven days ago, the families finally arrived in Warsaw, where they plan to make a fresh start and put the memories of hurricane evacuations behind them.Their optimism is genuine, but the strained looks on their faces expose the recent bouts of insomnia, stress and horrific memories they experienced on the journey to their new home.

County's Bridges Get An 'A' Through State Program

Bridges in Kosciusko County received an "A" from the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program, county highway superintendent and engineer Rob Ladson told the county commissioners Tuesday. That assessment is based on comparing Kosciusko County bridges to those in other Indiana counties. "We're very happy with our bridges," said Ladson. The rating was based on "structural adequacy and safety, serviceability and functional obsolescence, and essentiality for public use," according to the report. "Our average score was 90.48 out of 100," said Ladson. The grade didn't include the two bridges that the county has replaced or is replacing. Ladson also reported that in Syracuse, the railroad is closing some crossings for repairs.The commissioners OK'd the closings and a statement that the state is not responsible for any damage. The path of the detour route will be west on CR 1200, off Ind.13 to Syracuse-Webster Road, to Main Street and back to Ind.13.

Tippy Valley Hears ISTEP Retest Scores

AKRON – After the IREAD-3 retest in June, 97 percent of Akron Elementary and 96 percent of Mentone third-graders now have passed and will move on to the fourth grade, Mentone Principal Angie Miller told the Tippecanoe Valley School Board Monday night.

Purdue Extension To Hold Cooking With An Fryer Presentation

Purdue Extension Kosciusko County health and human science educator Shannon Shepherd will be presenting Cooking With An Air Fryer at Milford Public Library, 101 N. Main St., Milford, on Nov. 9 from 7 until 8 p.m.

Far Left

Editor, Times-Union:It is encouraging to finally see America wake up.

Kosciusko JCAP

Warsaw Collector New Owner Of Jim Brown Football Helmet

Its orange painted surface was taped, scratched and visibly worn - much like the Corvettes he used to restore. Nonetheless, for 40-year-old Warsaw resident Curtis Worrell this was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Worrell and friend Jim Parker, North Carolina, are avid collectors of football helmets.After a recent purchase on eBay, an internet auction site, the duo now owns one of the most sought after pieces - Hall of Famer Jim Brown's helmet from his 1956 senior season at Syracuse University. "There's no player greater than Jim Brown, in my opinion," Worrell said.

Flexibility Bill Is Bad Public Policy

There's a bill before the Indiana legislature that would set a bad precedent. I hesitated to write about it because it affects newspapers and it may seem a bit self-serving.But I truly believe it's a bad piece of lawmaking. It's SB 391, which was amended in the Indiana House to give schools "flexibility" to not publish school performance reports in local newspapers if they choose. Instead, they could mail parents a copy.Of course that would leave the majority of taxpayers in the community without a copy of the report.If they wanted one, they would have to come to a public meeting, stop by the school administration office and pick one up or look for it on the Internet. Now, at first blush one might think this sounds reasonable and isn't that bad of a bill.One might also think that the reason I'm against it is because this newspaper would lose advertising revenue.It is true we would lose a small fraction of our revenue.

Youth Council Gets Grant For Downtown Mural

A mural will go up on the north side of the One Ten Craft Meatery building in Warsaw this year thanks to local youth and a $5,000 state grant.

Brain bleed leads to book, new adventure for former actress, Playboy bunny

As Megan Timothy explains the string of events that brought her to Warsaw Monday afternoon, one gets the sense that she is a remarkable, strong-willed woman. She currently is on the return trip to her home in Hemet, Calif., which she left Feb.28 to travel to the east coast and return home - on a bicycle.She took back roads across the southern U.S.to Pensacola, Fla., and headed north to a major book festival in Washington, D.C.in mid-May.She headed east from the Philadelphia, Pa., area on her northern route home.She ventured into Michigan, then back down to Indiana. To most people, the bicycle trip across the country and back would be a major accomplishment.Many adults don't own a bicycle, let alone consider a trip such as this.But there's more to the story.