Child Care Referral Service To Be Offered By Combined Community Service

Need child care and don't know where to go to find the right place or what child care center offers what programs or facilities? Combined Community Services is now offering help to Kosciusko County residents in finding the right facility through their Child Care Resource and Referral program.And it's as simple as making a phone call. "We'll give (parents) referral to what they're looking for and we'll come as close as we can," said Pam Houser, quality child care coordinator for CCS. The first step for a parent to take is to pick up the phone and call Houser at 269-6194 or call CCS direct at 269-6019.The statewide toll-free referral number is 888-463-5473.

Patron Asks For Tippy Bleacher Upgrades, Board Reorganizes

BURKET – Sue Bussard, Akron, goes to Tippecanoe Valley High School basketball games, but Monday night she asked the school board to consider fixing something before next season.

Lady Trojans Looking For Identity

BOURBON — Fourth-year Triton girls basketball coach Adam Heckaman welcomes back his top two players from a year ago, but also lost six girls to graduation.Back this year is the leading scorer from last season's 13-10 team, junior Shana Anderson, and leading rebounder, senior Megan Howdeshell, but Heckaman did say good bye to a lot of experience with the loss of Emily Duff, Allison Thacker, Sarah Stichter, Aundrea Sellers, Lindsay Ganshorn and Hannah Downing.

Irwin Resigns As Whitko Hoops Coach

SOUTH WHITLEY – As it turns out, senior Logan Irwin wasn’t the only Irwin to take part in his last boys basketball game for the Whitko Wildcats this season.After mulling the decision over all season, coach Rob Irwin decided to resign as boys basketball coach this month and had his request approved at Monday night’s Whitko School Board meeting.

Newcomers Ready To Step Up For Lancers

Grace’s men’s soccer team celebrated its 50th year in style last season, enjoying a 14-7-3 record and a trip to NCCAA Nationals. But head coach Matt Hotchkin maintains that the success of 2015 was both a reward and a curse. The Lancers may have surprised a lot of people last year—“even ourselves,” as Hotchkin noted. So playing with a target on their back will be a new challenge for Grace in 2016.

Swanson Leads Grace Men To Win

WINONA LAKE - A team with nine freshman on the roster, Grace College's men's basketball team certainly got some senior leadership out of David Swanson Saturday at the Orthopaedic Capital Center.

McGregor To Transition Roles At Grace

Grace College’s athletic department is pleased to announce a change of responsibilities for Carol McGregor. McGregor will step away from her role as an assistant women’s basketball coach and will assume a new position of Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) as an Assistant Athletic Director.

Times-Union Court News 08-04-2006

Superior Court I Judgments The following judgments were awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court I with Judge Duane G.Huffer presiding: Complaints • Lake Tippecanoe Siding & Window Co.v.Hyser Homes Inc., Britt Jr.and Kathy L.Hiser.Plaintiff awarded $5,173.10 plus interest and costs. • Capital One Bank v.Burley Prater.Plaintiff awarded $2,725.02 plus interest and costs. • Helvey and Associates recently was awarded judgments against the following parties for the amounts listed plus interest and costs: Lesa K.Jefferson, $7,193.17; Timothy and Elizabeth Rohm, $14,366.10; Jeffery D.Konkle, $23,104.79; Eric D.Harmon, $10,491.82. • Fort Financial Credit Union v.Jose Pineda.Plaintiff awarded $16,394.43 plus interest and costs. • Seth and Tonya Helser doing business as Helser Carpet v.Tim and Josie Ross.Plaintiff awarded $11,348.32 plus interest and costs.

Times-Union Court News 11-30-2005

Superior Court I Filings The following petitions were filed in Kosciusko Superior Court I with Judge Duane G.Huffer presiding: Complaints • Farmers State Bank v.Darci M.and Scott E.Lutz.Plaintiff seeks $112,513.68 due on promissory note, plus interest, attorney fees, costs incurred, court costs and foreclosure of mortgage as prior to other liens, with sale of real estate to satisfy judgment. • Homeq Servicing Corp.v.Jay C.Graves et al.Plaintiff seeks $44,421.42 due on promissory note, plus interest, attorney fees, costs incurred, court costs and foreclosure of mortgage as prior to other liens, with sale of real estate to satisfy judgment. • HSBC Bank USA v.Eric J.Kimes et al.Plaintiff seeks $238,568.77 due on promissory note, plus interest, attorney fees, costs incurred, court costs and foreclosure of mortgage as prior to other liens, with sale of real estate to satisfy judgment.

Biomet Announces Strong Sales, Stock Split

For the first time in Biomet Inc.'s 24-year history, the company has reported exceeding $1 billion in gross sales. According to their annual results for the year ending May 31, net sales totaled $1,030,663,000.Net sales for 2000 were $923,551,000. Biomet Inc.also announced today that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $.135 per share, payable July 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20.The cash dividend is payable on the pre-split common shares. The company reported its board has declared a three-for-two stock split on its outstanding common shares, to be distributed approximately Aug.6 to shareholders of record as of July 30.The board's decision to approve the three-for-two stock split reflects its continued confidence in the company's operational and strategic direction and reinforced by Biomet's financial performance during fiscal year 2001.

Mayor Wiggins Looks To Prosperous '09 For City

Despite a national slump in the economy in 2008, Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins said locally the city has been able to keep its tax rate at the same level.

Court News 2.12.11

The following judgments were recently awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, small claims division, with Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding:

Field Turf Becoming More Common

When Warsaw announced plans to install an artificial turf playing surface on the football field last spring, it was met with mixed reviews.

Grace College Welcomes Largest-Ever Incoming Class

Puerto Rico Hurricane Damage Poses Challenges For Zimmer Biomet

Zimmer Biomet’s financial struggles in 2017 are expected to linger into 2018, further complicated by hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico where the Warsaw-based orthopedic company has two plants.

Winona Clerk-Treasurer Makes Statement In Defense Of Her Work

WINONA LAKE – Clerk-Treasurer Laurie Renier read a written statement during the Winona Lake Town Council meeting Tuesday in defense of her work in her position.

Letters to the Editor 02-15-2000

- Abolish Governmental Slavery - Unnatural Acts - Unfair Teams Abolish Governmental Slavery Editor, Times-Union: Slavery was abolished you say? We are all slaves.We have been enslaved by a federal government that we allowed to ignore our Constitution and to grow to enormous proportion and totally out of our control. We are slaves to a socialistic government.We are slaves to the IRS, to increased rules and regulations put into place by our over-empowered corrupt government officials.Soon we will be slaves to the world as the same corrupt government delivers us to the one-world government through our involvement with the United Nations, NATO and other one-world government organizations.

43 Honored For 'Hearts Of Gold'

Forty-three people were recognized Wednesday at the Heart of Gold Awards reception for giving of themselves unselfishly to serve others beyond the call of duty. Each Heart of Gold nominee received a heart-shaped pin acknowledging their achievement.Monetary gifts will be awarded to charitable organizations in the names of those who receive Heart of Gold awards.Each recipient has the opportunity to direct a grant to the qualified charitable organization of his or her choice.Grants ranged from $60 to $1,000.A total of $7,000 was awarded. The awards are presented by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in conjunction with the Kosciusko Leadership Academy.

Allebach says he can 'make a difference'

Craig J.Allebach, 1605 Fisher Ave., Warsaw, is a candidate for the mayor's office of Warsaw.He is challenging Ernie Wiggins, who has held the post since 1997. Allebach and his wife, Carol, a fourth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, have two children, C.J., 23, and Cara, 20.Allebach is the Winona Lake town coordinator. Born July 23, 1954, Allebach's memberships include Kosciusko Development Inc., Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Indiana Association of Cities and Town, Indiana Municipal Management Association, FBI National Academy Associates of Indiana past president, Warsaw Breakfast Optimist, past board member. Also, Family Advocacy Center Task Force, grant administrator for Center of Hope, Kosciusko Leadership Academy, Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees and Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church and Youth Commission.

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