McClintock Graduates Training

Air Force Airman 1st Class Colin M. McClintock graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Pyle Graduates Basic Training

Army Pvt. Maxwell S. Pyle graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Donahue Graduates Training

Army Pvt. Michael S. Donahue graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Wawasee Schools Pass $50M Budget

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee School Board passed a 2012 budget of more than $50 million and accepted a $113,000 grant for kindergarten programming during its meeting Tuesday.

Dennis L. 'Mooch Man' Hersch

Dennis L. “Mooch Man” Hersch, 62, Warsaw, passed away at 8:39 p.m. March 18, 2015, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Doris 'Jean' Brown

Doris "Jean" Brown, 81, of 521 N. Colfax St., Warsaw, died at 12:45 p.m. Jan. 10, 2010, in her residence.

Cost-To-Benefit Ratio Is Deadly For Obamacare

A?week or so ago we ran a story about Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana leaving the individual-insurance marketplace.

County Eyes Communication System

Can Be Done

Editor, Times-Union:We sure have had a lot of fretting and fussing over health care these days.

Self-Defense, Part 1

Editor, Times-Union:In light of recent national events and as part of my series of letters on fundamental human rights, I will now give the complete version of basic human rights that was summarized along with Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Dissent, Freedom of Thought & Inquiry, Freedom of Movement, Freedom of Commerce, Freedom of Assembly & Association, Freedom of Communication, Freedom of Property Ownership, Freedom of the Media and Freedom of Self-Ownership in several letters to the editor from October 2009 to March 2010.

Clinic Shows Ins And Outs Of Maintaining A Healthy Pond

LARWILL - Ponds seem to be springing up everywhere these days as solutions for drainage problems, irrigation supply or recreation. There is a lot more to them than digging a big hole in the ground. Members of area soil and water conservation districts and the public attended a pond clinic Thursday at the home of Kent and Kathy Kneller, southeast of Larwill. The Knellers built their excavated pond in 1998 in a low area west of their house and barnyard. Banked with rip rap, the well-maintained pond is a little over five acres in size Hosted by Whitley County Soil and Water Conservation District, four speakers talked about basic construction, stocking fish in the pond, aquatic weeds and the benefits of dry hydrants. Roger Ruske of the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District, advised the potential pond builders to carefully design and plan before removing the first shovel of soil. "Construction is the easy part," he said.

Purdue Expert Helps Farmers Grapple With 2002 Farm Bill

COLUMBIA CITY - A few things are certain about the 2002 Farm Bill: it's here (farmers have been "under" it since May); it's confusing (even Purdue University experts are struggling with it); and decisions made in the next couple of months are binding until 2007. Purdue's Dr.Allan Gray met with regional farmers at the North East Purdue Ag Center, Columbia City, Thursday afternoon to talk about the legislation and to demonstrate a university-generated spreadsheet to assist farmers making binding decisions regarding their crops. Kosciusko County Farm Bureau representative John Newsome attended the meeting at the ag center as well as Steve Palmer of Huntington County. The Title I portion of the bill - commodities - has three basic support mechanisms: marketing loans, which are the same as the 1996 bill; direct payments (the same as PFCs) and counter-cyclical payments, a new feature of the bill.

Triton Music Director to Hold Last Concert Thursday

BOURBON – Retiring Music Director Peter Foster's last holiday concert will be held in Triton High School’s auditorium Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Warsaw Council Comes To Consensus On Redistricting Map

Wiggins Makes Appointments

Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins appointed representatives to city boards and commissions during Monday's Warsaw City Council meeting.

To Citizens

Editor, Times-Union: So many issues, so little time!

Milford Swears In 2 Reserve Officers

MILFORD -ÊMilford has gained two new reserve officers. Wednesday, Milford Town Marshal Dave Hobbs swore in Allen Danko and Gary Craft at the Milford Town Council meeting. Danko is a Warsaw resident and Craft lives in Mentone.Craft's brother, Tom, was in the reserve program. "They've been riding with our program since May or June.They've been with our guys for a while now," Hobbs told the council. He said the new reserve officers' 40-hour pre-basic training is completed and they are waiting to get their handgun qualification completed. In other business: • The EMS reported as of Oct.1 they received 169 calls for the year.There are also two new EMTs joining the staff.They will ride as trainees for a couple of months.

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Etna Green Fire Chief Wants 2 More Firefighters

ETNA GREEN - Etna Green Fire Dept. Chief Loren Melton presented the town council with a request to add two more positions to the fire department.

Whitko School Board Adopts 2006 Budget, Capital Projects Plan

PIERCETON - Whitko Community School board members adopted the 2006 school budget, the 2006 capital projects plan and the 2006 replacement plan Thursday during a special meeting. General fund expenditures are given as $11,744,957; debt service, $1,821,830; capital projects fund, $1,884,271; transportation operating fund, $811,180; transportation, bus replacement fund, $222,800; special education, preschool, $76,095; and retirement debt service, $95,269. The corporation is asking for a .4907-cent property tax levy to raise $2,497,011 in tax revenue.Other income would come from auto excise, CVET and FIT receipts, $2,117,803.Cash available for the plan is given as $21,678 for a total of $2,636,492 in 2006.The levy will decrease in 2007 to .4154-cent and to .3220-cent in 2008.