Leesburg’s Kip Tom At Rally When Shooter Attempts Assassination Of Trump

Saturday’s attempted assassination on former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a political rally in Butler, Pa., felt “surreal” to Ambassador Kip Tom, Leesburg.

Goshen Health Has Ribbon-Cutting For New North Webster Clinic

Wawasee School Officials Says School Safety A Priority

Warsaw City Council OKs Changes To Employee Handbook

Amendments to the city of Warsaw’s personnel policy handbook were approved on first reading by the Common Council Monday night in hopes the changes will help energize and retain the city’s employees.

Robert E. Partridge

NORTH MANCHESTER – Robert E. Partridge, 91, of North Manchester, died at 9:50 p.m. Dec. 29, 2011, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Retired Judge Jerry L. Carson

COLUMBIA CITY – Retired Judge Jerry L. Carson, 70, of Wolf Lake, passed away March 30, 2013, in his residence.

Winona Planners Propose Moratorium On ‘Funneling’

The Winona Lake Plan Commission had a short list of issues to discuss Tuesday evening, but it only took action on one – funneling.

Nelson’s Big Night Propels Warsaw To NLC Championship

Warsaw baseball’s Monday night home game against Concord was a momentous one for a number of reasons. First, it was Senior Night, and four seniors were honored before the game for their careers at Warsaw. Next, a win over the Minutemen would clinch the Northern Lakes Conference title outright for the Tigers. On a night dedicated to the seniors, it was freshman Grady Nelson’s big night that helped Warsaw win 7-3 for the championship.

Mayor, Public Works Superintendent Thank Hodges Addition Residents For Their Patience On Project

Mayor Jeff Grose and Warsaw Public Works Superintendent Dustin Dillon canvassed Hodges Addition Wednesday afternoon passing out letters about the completed infrastructure project that began six years ago in that neighborhood.

Pierceton Approves 2 Alley Vacations

PIERCETON - Two alley vacations were approved and a third request tabled during Monday's Pierceton Town Council meeting. A request from Dana and Kathy Cone was approved for final passage on first presentation for an alley south of Church Street and east of Ind.13 on an undeveloped tract of land.The unimproved alley is on property the Cones plan to develop. Ron Hall's request for an alley vacation on property north of Church Street and east of Ind.13 was also approved.Hall, a member of the council, excused himself from discussion and voting on the matter. Another request, for two alleys south of Church Street and east of Ind.13, was tabled to give a property owner who has concerns about the vacation a chance to offer input at the January meeting.

Greenway Construction Set To Begin This Fall

Lake City Greenway construction on the northeast side of town, the Beyer Farm - Pike Lake to Kosciusko Community Hospital loop, should begin this fall with work on the western-most spur starting next spring, according to Warsaw city planner Jeff Noffsinger. The idea for the walking-cycling trail began five years ago, Noffsinger explained to Kosciusko Development Inc.executive board members Wednesday, when he developed the trail on paper as part of a Kosciusko Leadership Academy project. During a computer-generated presentation, he said the trail is planned in phases.The path will begin west of the City/County Athletic Complex at the Chinworth Bridge and end more than eight miles away at Roy Street in Winona Lake. Funding has been available with grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation and local foundations and corporate and individual donations.It is expected to cost $1.5 million.

KDI Transfers Land Options To Agribusiness Firm

Months ago, Kosciusko Development Inc.was asked by the Louis Dreyfus Corp.to secure land purchase options. KDI chairman Roger Moynahan said Wednesday the company requested KDI to transfer those options to them, in exchange for reimbursement, which was approved by the board. In a May announcement, Dreyfus proposed building a $100 million soybean processing plant near Claypool as phase one of a three-step process, which includes a biodiesel plant and ethanol plant. "This does not mean they will exercise those options," Moynahan said."This only tells me they are interested.We do hope it all works out for the county and the company." President Joy McCarthy-Sessing said she talked to Mickey Maurer of the Indiana Economic Development Commission a couple of weeks ago.Maurer said, according to McCarthy-Sessing, the state is ready to close the deal, the company is not.An air permit is pending with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Leesburg To Look into Sidewalk Replacement Plan

At their October meeting the Leesburg Town Council listened to a representative of Freedom Oil, talked about a sidewalk replacement plan and informed the public of a hearing about the post office hours.

Sheriff Goshert Honored at Meeting

Departing Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert was recognized by the county council this morning for his 30 years in law enforcement.

Commissioners Hear About Memorial, Wind Tower Ordinance

Kosciusko County Commissioners dealt with several business items during their Tuesday morning meeting.

Winona OKs Stonehenge Prestwick Subdivision Street Bid

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Town Council approved awarding a reconstruction bid for the Stonehenge Prestwick Subdivision streets project Tuesday.

KABS Offering Expanded Service

Beginning Nov.1, Kosciusko County residents needing transportation around the county can call KABS for assistance. Even if they live outside the Warsaw city limits. "We're calling it an interurban bus service," said KABS general manager Tom Sherron."It's basically going to be a bus that's available to anyone in the county to call up and schedule a ride to go anywhere within the county they need to go.Right now we run a lot of buses inside the city with City Bus, and run some buses out into the county once in the morning and once a week, but there's a lot of areas that we don't get buses out into right now.What we're really trying to do is get buses into" the remote areas of the county where people need public transportation. Sherron said there are many reasons why they're starting the new program.

PETA Sends Letter To Prosecutor's Office

People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals informed the Times-Union Thursday that it has sent a letter to the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office regarding the Craig Bale case. The letter is addressed to R. Steven Hearn, who is no longer the county prosecutor but a deputy. PETA said it is “calling on (the Prosecutor’s office) to vigorously prosecute former county K9-unit officer Craig Bale of Oswego.” Bale was charged with one count of cruelty to animals, a Class B misdemeanor in March. A hearing date has been scheduled for April 26 at 1 p.m. in Superior Court II. “Bale appears to be either unable or unwilling to provide even the most basic care to animals,” said PETA Director Martin Mersereau. “Too often, people who are convicted of crimes against animals walk out of court with a slap on the wrist. We urge Mr. Hearn to appropriately prosecute the defendant and, if he is convicted, to seek a sentence that bars him from owning animals in the future.” This isn’t PETA’s first involvement in Kosciusko County. PETA sent a similar letter in 2010 concerning animal control officer Jerry Clase when he was being investigated. People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals informed the Times-Union Thursday that it has sent a letter to the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office regarding the Craig Bale case.

e3 Tech Conference Starts Monday

Technology and education will be the focus of a two-day conference Monday and Tuesday at Warsaw Community High School.

Fighting To Teach Discipline

Bob Firari's been involved in the boxing, wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu worlds for over 25 years. Now, he's looking to teach those skills to others.