Heat Advisory In Effect Until Saturday Night

A heat advisory is in effect until Saturday night in northern Indiana as high temperatures move into the 90s for several days.

Commissioners Table Bridge Agreement Over Costs

Kosciusko County Commissioners tabled a supplemental agreement for bridge work this morning after hearing that environmental requirements are adding almost $75,000 to the cost.

Indiana American Water Urges Customers To Prepare For Cold Weather

GREENWOOD – With dangerously cold temperatures forecasted for the Hoosier state over the next several days, Indiana American Water is urging customers to act now to secure homes and businesses against freezing pipes.

Warsaw Sees New Schools Complete By 2010

Even though the state caused an eight-month delay for the Warsaw elementary schools project, the schools are still expected to be ready by August 2010.

Year-End Investment Moves

As an investor, you’ve pretty much seen it all in 2011 — including slow-but-steady gains early in the year, a market correction during the debt ceiling debate and the U.S. credit downgrade, and huge one-day price movements, both up and down — and there’s still a month to go.

County Studies TIF For Dreyfus Facility

A joint meeting of three government entities convened Thursday to move along legalities concerning the economic development area for Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries LLC. The county redevelopment commission, development commission and council approved a resolution and an ordinance to create the tax increment financing district just south of Claypool along Ind.15. When an area is designated as a TIF, the taxes normally collected in that area are used to pay the loan, or bond, secured for improvements.The improvements can be buildings, roadways, sanitary sewer lines and similar infrastructure.The low-interest bond or loan is traditionally guaranteed by a government agency. Lisa Lee, an attorney with Ice Miller, explained that the redevelopment commission's resolution pledges between 80 and 85 percent of real and depreciable personal property taxes will be used to pay off the revenue bond.

Poly-Wood to Expand, Add Jobs

SYRACUSE – Poly-Wood Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, announced plans today to expand its operations locally, creating up to 50 new jobs by 2015.

The Second Revolution

Editor, Times-Union: The seeds for the development of a second American revolution were planted in 1973 when Joseph Coors contributed $250,000 to establish the Heritage Foundation.

Local Cancer Fund-Raisers Hear Report From IU Cancer Center

WINONA LAKE - Last year, more than $40,000 was raised in Kosciusko County for the Indiana University Cancer Research Center. As a way to say thank-you, Indiana University School of Medicine Senior Associate Director Mary A.Maxwell spoke at The Boathouse Restaurant Wednesday to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund committee and guests to explain what the money has helped the Center do. Part of that $40,000, she said, went to pilot project funding. As an NCI-designated cancer center, I.U.Cancer Center is encouraged to stimulate interdisciplinary and collaborative research.Last year, nearly $300,000 in pilot project funding was allocated by the Cancer Center director, all but $50,000 of the funding coming from philanthropic resources.

Warsaw Moves Ahead on $40M Building Project

The Warsaw School Board moved forward on its building project by approving three resolutions Monday night.

Be Sure To Avoid These Nine Investment Truths That Are Really Myths

As Mark Twain said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

An Easy Template For A Year-End Portfolio And Plan Review

An Easy Template For A Year-End Portfolio And Plan Review

County To Accept Grant For New Cops

With some sacrifice and rearranging of budgets, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department will be able to accept a Homeland Security grant after all. The grant will help add two more officers to the department.The Kosciusko County Council approved acceptance of the grant at its meeting Thursday. Last year, the county council approved for the KCSD to apply for the grant money.However, at budget sessions in August, the council decided not to accept the grant money due to budget constraints.The council said if the county hired any more employees, no county employees would be able to receive the $300 salary increase the council approved for 2004 to offset the increase in employee insurance.

Social Security

Editor, Times-Union:Every time I hear someone on the news saying Social Security is putting out more dollars then they are taking in, I have to ask, where have you been?



YMCA Outlines Plans To Buy Racquet Club

The Kosciusko Community YMCA board of directors announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement to purchase the Warsaw Racquet Club. The YMCA plans to reopen the facility for tennis in late summer.The club was closed March 31. The purchase of the Warsaw Racquet Club fits into the YMCA's long-term strategic plan.According to board president Bob Durgin, "The YMCA's strategic vision calls for acquiring additional property for the construction of a new primary facility which is suitable for future expansion to support new programs.The current opportunity to acquire the Warsaw Racquet Club and the adjoining 10 acres meets this strategic vision." The YMCA intends to operate the current Warsaw site as a branch facility, along with the branch in North Webster, after the future construction of the new facility.


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Lake City Bank Expands Downtown Campus With Building Acquisition To Become The Innovation And Technology Center

Lake City Bank purchased the 35,600-square-foot three-story office building at 122 E. Center St., Warsaw, on Friday.

City Approves Revenue Bonds For Danek Project

Warsaw City Council Wednesday approved a special ordinance authorizing the issue of economic revenue bonds for Medtronic Sofamor Danek development. The bonds are set up over a 20-year period and are not to exceed $2.5 million. Danek's construction site is at the intersection of U.S.30 and CR 150W and the construction is estimated at $20 million. The project, already under construction, consists of an orthopedic hardware manufacturing and production facility. Randy Rompola, attorney from Baker & Daniels, confirmed with the council that the bonds are not an obligation of the city.Rompola said tax revenue generated by Sofamor Danek will pay off the bonds.