Naomi Ruth Boyer

Warsaw's Sears Closing April 10

Following Cuts, Manchester Schools Ready To Submit 2011 Budget

NORTH MANCHESTER - After cutting more than $1 million, Manchester Community Schools is ready to submit its 2011 budget.

John F. Pearson

NORTH WEBSTER - John F. Pearson, 74, of North Webster, died at 5:09 p.m. July 28, 2010, in his residence.

Christine 'Cris' R. Randall

Christine “Cris” R. Randall, 65, of Warsaw, died March 4, 2012, in Lehigh Regional Medical Center, Lehigh Acres, Fla.

Mayer Will Celebrate 90 Years On Sept. 8

Robert E. “Bob” Mayer, Warsaw, is an Air Force veteran and served as assistant director of the Winona School of Photography.

Rita Schwartz

Dianna Jean Shoemaker

Mfon Esah

Laurajene Plymale,

NORTH WEBSTER – Laurajene Plymale, 88, North Webster, passed away at 8:42 a.m. Dec. 1, 2016, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.  She was born Sept. 13, 1928, in Muncie, to Harry J. and Marie Gray Haines. She graduated in 1947 from Muncie Central High School in Muncie, and on July 4, 1947, in Muncie, she married Octavian Conwell “O. C.” Plymale, who preceded her in 2015. 

Virginia Elizabeth King

Virginia Elizabeth King, 94, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 9, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 25, 1922, in Warsaw, to Hubert Victor and Lauretta Marie Eiler Short. On July 7, 1965, she married Ralph A. King in Columbia City. She was a 1940 graduate of Warsaw High School and a lifetime resident of the Warsaw and Larwill areas.

Donald R. "Don" Miller,

NORTH WEBSTER — Donald R. "Don" Miller, 85, Chapman Lake, Warsaw, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Jan. 30, 2017, at his home.  He was born April 1, 1931, in Leo-Grabill, to Elmer Ray and Pauline Lindenmeyer Miller.  He graduated from Central High School, Fort Wayne; attended Manchester College, North Manchester; and moved to the Warsaw area in 1970 from Fort Wayne. 

Dale E. Ellinger,

 Dale E. Ellinger, 75, Bourbon, passed away on Dec. 22, 2016, in Signature Health Care, Bremen.  He was born Feb. 7, 1941, to Jess and Pansy Sitez Ellinger in Harrison Township, St. Joseph County. He was a lifelong member of the area and a member of Bourbon First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed repairing lawn mowers and woodworking, making crafts to sell at craft shows. 

Thomas August Kuemmel

SYRACUSE —  Thomas August Kuemmel 73, Syracuse, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Jan. 9, 2017, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Milford.  He was born May 28, 1943, in Sandusky, Ohio, to August Oliver and Beulah Ann Luberger Kuemmel.

Jerry E. Denny

Sidney Council Votes Against Police Proposal

SIDNEY — Sidney Town Council voted against a proposal for additional police coverage at a meeting on Monday.

Fred Ewert

Fred Ewert, a hardworking and dedicated man, passed away on Jan. 24, 2024, in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. He was 73 years old.

Larry Mock

County OKs Service Program

Kosciusko County Commissioners approved the community service program to begin again this summer on Tuesday. Kosciusko Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette made the request. The program allows non-violent male and female offenders to do service work in the community in lieu of jail time. Offenders working in the program clean up trash and debris in the community, among other tasks.If the highway department works with the program again, the highway department will furnish a truck to carry the debris away. "At this point, we have the sheriff's reserves who will supervise the program," Jarrette said. In other news, County Assessor Sue Ann Mitchell asked the commissioners to approve a Y2K Committee for the county. Their goals include making county computers and operations Y2K compatible.A disaster plan also will be prepared for any emergency the county may encounter.The Y2K committee will address the supply of utilities to keep county operations functional.

Syracuse Residents Rip Ind. 13 Proposal

SYRACUSE - Merchants and motorists alike offered a landslide of opposition Wednesday to the proposed five-lane road project through the village. In what was touted as possibly the final chance for the public to learn about and comment on the long-awaited proposal, town officials hosted two meetings Wednesday at the high school. Nearly 150 people combined to attend the meetings and offered a vast array of criticism. Hardly anyone aside from engineers spoke in favor of the project, while merchants and others laughed, scoffed and growled at details of the plan.It could cost $3.3 million to expand Ind.13 through the town's main business district. The project would extend from a point south of Bowser Street and stretch north past the railroad tracks. Engineers and some town officials claim the expansion is needed to serve increasing traffic and reduce confusion linked to adjoining frontage roads.