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.

Grace Earns Berth In Conference Finals

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s tennis team made it back-to-back trips to the Crossroads League Tournament championship with a 5-4 win over Marian in the semifinals Thursday.

Wagon Wheel Receives 2nd Installment From $100,000 Pfleiderer Gift

The second installment of a $100,000 pledge to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Art capital campaign was made Friday.

Manchester Schools Approve Renovation Funding Steps

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester Community Schools board began the process of raising funds for high school renovations during Tuesday’s meeting.

Egg Festival

The Insanity Of The Bailout Plan

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

TRITON SCHOOL CORPORAITON - INTENT TO SELL BONDS

Interra Customers Encouraged To Watch For Fraud In Their Accounts

There have been several reports of fraud involving customers of Interra Credit Union, 1401 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, in the last couple of weeks, according to Syracuse Police Chief Jim Layne.

Letters to the Editor 01-21-2000

- LRC Petition - Sacred Institutions - Variance Opposed - School Security LRC Petition Editor, Times-Union: If LRC Products' "use variance" petition for Rolling Hills Subdivision which is before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals is approved, why have a City Planner.

County Decides On Requests For New Employees

Nine Kosciusko County departments requested new employees for 2003. But the county council granted only a few Thursday at their third and final budget meeting of the week. County council president Jim Tranter presented the wage committee's recommendations on those requests to the rest of the county council.The wage committee members are county commissioner Brad Jackson and councilmen Tranter and Brad Tandy.County administrator Ron Robinson serves on the committee as an adviser. When Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette's request for the creation of a security officer position, to be handled and controlled by the judges of Superior Courts II and III, looked like the council was going to deny the position, Jarrette did not hesitate to speak up.

Avoiding Common Investment Traps Along Your Own Life Path

Avoiding Common Investment Traps Along Life’s Path

Obama

Editor, Times-Union:To the readers of the Times-Union,I am writing to you to tell you about a man that I have over the past few months come to trust, admire and ultimately work for. That man is Sen. Barack Obama.

Tigers Can't Take Charge Out Of Carroll

HUNTERTOWN — The Carroll High School football team's offense may have been good, but it's defense was even better Friday against the visiting Warsaw Tigers.Racking up 448 yards of total offense, the Chargers' (7-3) defense also stepped up, holding the Tigers (4-6) to 143 yards and five first downs in a 27-0 opening-round win  Class 5A Sectional 2 action in Huntertown.

Goldberg - A U.N. Buffer, But for Good Guys

The governments in Russia and China very much want to uphold the principle that every now and then the state must crush people who want freedom. That is why they worked together to veto a fairly toothless United Nations resolution condemning the regime in Syria and calling for President Bashar Assad, the lipless murderer who runs the place, to step down.

Kingston Becomes Private Wealth Advisor

Jennifer S. Kingston, CFP, RICP with Ameriprise Financial has become a private wealth advisor. Kingston, with an office in Warsaw, is among the 15 percent of approximately 10,000 Ameriprise financial advisors to achieve this status.

School unsure of timing of annual tax draws

PIERCETON - When Whitko Community School Corp.will receive its tax draws from Whitley and Kosciusko counties is up in the air, according to Whitko Director of Finance Phil Menzie. The school corporation isn't even sure how much they will get. "As we get ever nearer the end of the calendar year, we are attempting to project the financial position for Whitko as of that magical date of Dec.31.Even though at this point we should be able to make some pretty accurate projections, there are still many unknowns that keep us from having a good grasp of our year- end balances," he said at the school board meeting Monday.

Drugs

Editor, Times-Union:The 4Community Collaboration on Illegal Drugs and Substance Abuse would like to respond to Mr. Bell's letter to the editor on Feb. 28, 2007.

City Plans To Remove Fox Farm Road Dam

The city of Warsaw is following suggestions and financial support from state and federal agencies to dismantle a small dam along the Tippecanoe River near Fox Farm Road northwest of city limits.

Middle school lauded for keeping kids in school

AKRON - Because of its efforts to help students stay in school and go on to college, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School recently was recognized.