Charles ‘Chuck’ Lynch

Charles “Chuck” Lynch, 59, Warsaw/Leesburg, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.

Syracuse Receives Grant To Hire Policeman

SYRACUSE - Another officer will be added to the Syracuse Police Force thanks to a three-year $75,000 grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a division of the U.S.Department of Justice. Syracuse Police Chief Thomas Perzanowski informed the town council at Tuesday's meeting in town hall that this will bring the force to 10 full-time and three reserve officers. The Parks Department unveiled plans to replace damaged silver maple trees with four white and green ash outside of the town hall.The planting will be part of the Arbor Day celebrations, which will begin with games at Lakeside Park and conclude at town hall.NIPSCO will remove the trees without charge to promote partnering and cooperation. Council member Bill Hane voiced approval: "Take advantage and let NIPSCO take down the trees."Other council members concurred.

Yet Another Redistricting Meeting Scheduled As Parents Seek Changes

Even after 10 public listening sessions and several large committee meetings, several parents Monday night still requested the Warsaw School Board make changes to the final redistricting plan.

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APC Recommends Approval For Rezoning Requests For 2 Properties

Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission approved rezoning requests for two Syracuse properties during a meeting Wednesday.

Supporters Come Out For Proposed Plats Of The Oaks

Several neighbors came forward to support a proposed plan for six lots of The Oaks, located on James Lake in Tippecanoe Township, during the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting Tuesday.

Local Auto Dealer Gives Away 700 Christmas Trees

Christmas is the season of giving. Yesterday, the Car Company in Warsaw and Goshen celebrated the season by giving away 700 trees to the community.The company also gave out coffee and doughnuts.The estimated retail value of all the trees is $21,000. "We can expect over 700 vehicles to come through here and each vehicle has three people.We'll see about 2,100 people," Mike Dewitt, Car Company president, said. In the first hour of the giveaway, approximately 150 trees at the Warsaw location were given away.Each person who picked up a tree thanked Car Company workers for the tree they received. It is the third year that the Car Company has provided the trees to local residents.Employees, family and friends all donate their time in helping the Car Company give out the Christmas trees.The Sheriff's Department was also on hand as was the DARE car. "Everyone came out to help," Dewitt said.

Ybarra Stabbing Trial Set To Begin

After a year-long wait and extradition from Texas, David Ybarra is going to trial today for battery with a deadly weapon. Ybarra, 35, allegedly stabbed a bartender during a fight outside The Post, Pierceton, on Sept.17, 1995.Ybarra was arrested and released on bond, then fled to Donna, Texas.His original trial was scheduled for March 17, 1997, but he did not return. The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department reported they had Ybarra in custody on March 4 and Kosciusko Superior Court scheduled the trial for today. Jury selection was held this morning, and deputy prosecutor Byron Tinkey said he would be "surprised" if there was trouble finding a jury from the 32-person pool. Ybarra is charged with battery, a Class C felony, for allegedly stabbing Greg Alfano.

Dog Murdered

Editor, Times-Union:I work for a company placing orders for customers and then delivering their products.

Collins' Concerns

Editor, Times-Union:Apparently, Janet Collins got bored because she had to point out what would happen if she got her way.

NCCAA?Tourney Returns To Grace

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Championship basketball is back in the community with the NCCAA National Championships hosted by Grace College.

Letters to the Editor 08-25-2000

- Talk To Your Kids - Scouts And Demos - Signs Vandalized - Giving Sight Talk To Your Kids Editor, Times-Union: As parents and children enter the 2000-2001 school year, I would like to share some information I came across.During my short three years as Kosciusko County Sheriff's DARE Officer, I have met approximately 7,000 students, parents and some grandparents.I have three school corporations and the children from all three basically have the same wants and needs.The one that sticks out the most is: "I wish my parents or parent and even my grandparent would talk and spend personal time with me."As a parent of three myself I have sometimes fallen short on this one request.

Whitko's Loss Is Valley's Gain

I'll come right out and say it: I am a Bill Patrick fan.I'll make no apologies, I always have been and always will be a Patrick supporter. Obviously, no one was happier to learn that Patrick had accepted a position to coach the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings. Naturally, I had anticipated Friday night's Valley-Whitko matchup for weeks. Finally Patrick would be able to prove to Whitko that they've been missing something for the past three years - quality high school basketball coaching. In his 29 years with the Whitko School Corporation, Bill Patrick was the only boys basketball coach Whitko ever had.He racked up a whopping 478 wins and never had a losing season (His worst record was 11-10).He also led the Wildcats to 11 sectional championships, two regional championships, and a trip to the 1991 Final Four Tournament.And Patrick did all this before the class system, the supposed savior of high school basketball for small schools.

There's A Lot To Be Troubled By In Kane Story

The Stanley Cup has been circulating around the roster of the Chicago Blackhawks this summer as the team celebrates its third title since 2010.

Syrian Theater Plot Gets Twisted In Knots

The Syrian diplomacy thing has turned into some real interesting theater, hasn’t it?

Library Employees Get Additional Week’s Pay

All active Warsaw Community Public Library employees will receive an additional one-week paycheck this month after a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees Monday.

Bush's Tax Cut Makes More Sense

All right, we've all heard how horrible George W.Bush's tax cut plan would be for the country. So I thought it might be a good idea to find out exactly what Bush is proposing. Here it is: Bush offers a tax cut to every taxpayer, with the biggest percentage cut going to those at the lower end of the economic spectrum. His proposal cuts the bottom rate from 15 to 10 percent - a rate cut of 33 percent for the lowest-income households.For middle-income taxpayers, the rate would go from 28 to 22 percent - a cut of 20 percent.And for the wealthiest taxpayers, the top rate would be cut from 39.6 to 33 percent - a cut of about 17 percent. Bush opponents respond that the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers gets most of the tax cut dollars. That's true, but it is also irrelevant. The reason they get the most tax cut dollars is because they pay the most taxes - not because they're getting the biggest percentage of decrease in their tax rate.

County BZA Greenlights Quaker Have Camp Property Changes

Quaker Haven Camp has the OK from the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals to make changes to its property according to the camp's master plans. At its meeting on Tuesday, the board heard from the camp's executive director, Brandon Dennis, regarding the property south of Syracuse.

Warsaw Chemical Remains On List Of State Cleanup Sites

The Warsaw Chemical site remains on an Indiana Department of Environmental Management list of cleanup sites, as it has since 1991. IDEM's Commissioner's Bulletin lists 62 cleanup sites throughout the state.To be removed from the list, a site must have completed cleanup requirements and must no longer pose a threat to human health or the environment.In 2000, the agency removed five sites that appeared last year. Kosciusko County has one site, Warsaw Chemical, on the bulletin eligible for cleanup under the State Cleanup Program, Indiana's version of the federal Superfund program. At Warsaw Chemical, Argonne and Durbin streets, the problem began with the discovery of solvents in the groundwater in summer 1998 and was traced back to the company by the U.S.EPA in October 1988.

Syracuse Park Dept. Proposes Budget

SYRACUSE - The Syracuse Parks Department added a new clerical position to the 1999 budget Monday. The park board decided to add the additional position in preparation for the possible new community center, which would add more work for Susan Neff, park superintendent. The clerical position will also free up time for Neff to write grants, which the community center will need. The position was budgeted at $4,000 originally but some members of the board believed the amount would not be enough. Despite the lack of funds for this year's budget, the park department has a 13.5 percent increase for 1999. The budget was corrected due to some cutbacks in services and should be back on track as of June 1. Some of the changes for the 1999 budget include increases in the contract mowing and tree maintenance sections.The increases are balanced by a reduction in the capital budget's park improvement funds.