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Whitaker Is August Veteran Of The Month

An Army veteran who was stationed near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea for over a year is the August 2023 Kosciusko County Veteran of the Month.

NIPSCO Proposes New Electric Rates

MERRILLVILLE – Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., has made a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to adjust its electric rates.



McDaniel 50th

John and Paula McDaniel were married March 31, 1962, at the home of the bride in Pierceton.

Reiff 60th

Samuel R. and Geraldine Reiff, 1 EMS B37 Lane Lot 104E, Warsaw, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 30, 2010.

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Carolyn L. Fivecoate

MENTONE – Carolyn L. Fivecoate, 99, Mentone, died at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake.

Cramer Enlists In 381st

Kirk Cramer recently enlisted into the 381st Military Police Co. of the Indiana Army National Guard, Plymouth.

Alderman Finishes Training

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Navy Seaman Apprentice Joshua D. Alderman, son of Sherri L. and Merle W. Alderman, Nappanee, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Service/Campus Notes

Brower Graduates TrainingArmy Pfc. Lewis M. Brower graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

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Talk To Focus On Basics Of Cervical Cancer

Parkview in Warsaw will offer a talk on the basics of cervical cancer at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Leesburg Sewer Hearing Draws A Crowd

LEESBURG - Nearly 100 people filled the Leesburg Lions Building Wednesday night for a public hearing on the sewer project facilities plan. Town council president Bob Cleveland said that sewers have been something Leesburg has talked about as far back as the 1970s, so the council decided to find out the cost, feasibility and other factors concerning such a project."But this study does not mean that tomorrow we're going to put in sewers," he said. Joe Tierney, an engineer from Bonar Group of Indianapolis, said the town must have a facilities plan to qualify for a low-interest loan to help with the cost of the sewer project. Tierney said a sewer system would have a positive environmental impact because it would eliminate failing septic systems.The project would also enable businesses to open in town, something that can't happen now because of Indiana Department of Environmental Management requirements for septic systems.

Valley May Implement Sex Offender Policy

MENTONE - Every so often, the Indiana School Board Association recommends school boards adopt policies for their school corporations.

Biofuels Fuel Economic Development

Right now, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' approval rating is in the dumper. That's because lots of people disagree with things he's done. The daylight-saving time issue was highly derisive.Basically, he angered just about half of Indiana with that one. On top of that, he got blamed for the division created by the Central/Eastern time zone debate. That angered more people, regardless of their take on DST. Then there was the closing of a dozen or so bureau of motor vehicles branches. That didn't make anybody real happy. More recently, Daniels raised the ire of 60 percent of Indiana residents - according to a recent Indianapolis Star poll - with his plan to lease the Indiana Toll Road. Lots of people are against that, even though the infusion of $3.8 billion in cash would be a big boost economically because of all the resultant road construction. As for his approval, it's sitting at 37 percent, not too much different than W's.


Obamacare Needs A Prescription

It’s not like lots of us didn’t see this coming.

Triton OKs $350,000 For Capital Projects Fund

BOURBON - The Triton School Board approved a resolution Monday to appropriate $350,000 for the school corporation's capital projects fund. The money will be spent on a project to bring Triton Junior/Senior High School's auditorium lighting system up to insurance standards.Superintendent Ted Chittum said the resolution simply gives the board permission to spend money on projects not previously planned for in the school corporation's budget.Chittum said each step of the auditorium lighting project will come before the board for approval when cost estimates are received. The board also approved several employment recommendations, including hiring Jill Finley, of Plymouth, to replace kindergarten teacher Linda Bowdler.Bowdler announced her retirement earlier this year.However, Monday, the board approved a motion to rescind her retirement as she has accepted another half-time position with the school corporation.

Spring Classes Begin at YMCA

Kosciusko Community YMCA will start spring classes April 9.

Business owners hope to rebuild

The owners of the businesses destroyed in Sunday's fire are optimistic about the future and are hoping to rebuild as soon as possible. Jay Warnacut, co-owner of The Butterfly, said that he and his partner, Steve Sahagun, are committed to staying downtown.That was a decision made nearly three years ago when the business was relocated from the northwest corner of Market and Buffalo streets to its site at the southeast corner of Market and Lake streets."We're still committed," Warnacut said this morning while surveying the destruction. The building and its contents, as well as two vehicles - a brand-new company van and a car being fitted with stereo equipment as part of a long-term project - are a total loss. "We've got a big cleanup project ahead of us," Warnacut said."We've got to start all over ...we're literally back to the basics."He added that there is a "tremendous possibility" that the business will be rebuilt at the same location.

Fiddling

Editor, Times-Union:With all the, "fluff and stuff" you have to put up with I wonder when you have time to get around to the, "basics" that really matter to to us ...