CCS Adopt-A-Family Sign-Up Is Nov. 1

Each year, Combined Community Services offers Adopt-A-Family where CCS and the community team up to help support local families struggling financially by providing Christmas gifts for their children.

CITY OF WARSAW NOTICE OF ADOPTION

Sewer Rate Hike Stalled By Renters, Landlords

Facing an organized onslaught of criticism from landlords and tenants, Warsaw City Council on Monday – for now – rejected a rate hike to pay for part of a massive $41 million sewer project.

Mother’s Sentence Modified To Weekends

A mother who was jailed for a fourth time last week for failing to comply with court order requiring she take her daughter to visit an incarcerated father has seen her sentence modified.

Former Grace Professor Files Notice To Appeal His Conviction

A former Grace Seminary professor has filed a notice to appeal his convictions in a scandal that ended the career of Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine.

Triton Beats Winamac; Secures Winning Season

Max Slusser ran for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and James Snyder had a touchdown passing and another on the ground for Triton in its 36-19 Hoosier North Athletic Conference football win Friday at Winamac. The win was the sixth for Triton, assuring the Trojans of their first winning season since 2008. The victory also secured sole possession of third place in the conference.

North Miami Sets Tone Early In Win Over Valley

AKRON – It didn’t take the North Miami Warriors long to figure out what was working Friday night.

Truex Returns Salary After Resigning

Former Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex, forced to resign after inadvertently moving out of his district, paid back some of his salary Friday.

Elliott Foundation Golf Outing Held

The second-annual Tony Elliott Foundation charity golf scramble was held recently at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. The event included golf as well as a lunch, cocktail reception and silent auction.  There were a total of 23 foursomes competing for a Warsaw Cut Glass custom trophy and other prizes. The winning four-person team consisted of Murray Bartel, Nick Anglemyer, Mike LaLonde and Dan Conti.

Grace College Roundup: Lancers Rally, Beat IWU

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s soccer team treated the fans at 1st Source Bank Field to an exhilarating 3-2 victory over Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday.

On The Gridiron Capsules

WARSAW AT 5A NO. 6 CONCORD (NLC) Kickoff:    7 p.m. Friday in Dunlap

Bourbon Takes Aim At Owners Of Rundown Properties

The Bourbon Town Council, along with its attorney, Mark Wagner, continue to take steps to make the owners of abandoned or rundown properties come into compliance.

Court Order Violation Leads To Jail Time

A man accused of sexual battery on a 4-year-old girl was sent to jail Monday after a judge ruled he disobeyed a court order by being in contact with minors.

Tippecanoe Valley Receives Several Donations, Grants

During its meeting Monday, the Tippecanoe Valley School Board accepted a number of donations and grants.

Warsaw Kickers Beat Homestead In Sectional Final

Once Warsaw’s boys soccer team got over the 3A sectional championship jitters, the Tigers controlled much of the match against Homestead, rolling to a 3-0 victory on their home field Saturday afternoon.

Tigers Rally To Beat No. 7 NorthWood

Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen remembers exactly what happened on Oct. 6, 2000.

BOW Awards Buffalo St. Project To Selge For $2.6M

On City Planner Jeremy Skinner’s recommendation Friday, the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety awarded the Buffalo Street Redevelopment Project bid to Selge Construction Co. Inc. for $2,591,189.94.

Gun Problem Solutions Are Elusive

This is a troubling time for a gun owner like me.

GUEST COLUMN

Aging Infrastructure, Growing Community Provide Challenges

As part of a public education campaign to explain the city’s $40 million wastewater utility upgrade and expansion project, we held the last of four neighborhood information meetings earlier this week.

Louis "Lou" Salvatore Biondi

Louis "Lou" Salvatore Biondi passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, having lived and enjoyed 80 years devoted to and loved by his family and many friends.  Lou was born in Rome, N.Y., on Jan. 10, 1937, the youngest child of the late Edgardo and Ausila Marino Biondi Sr.  He was a 1954 graduate of Rome Free Academy. Lou married his high school sweetheart, Faith Smith, on June 1, 1957, at St. Peter's Church in Rome.