Berry Mobilized
Army National Guard Pvt. Brian D. Berry has been mobilized and activated for a future deployment to an undisclosed overseas location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Beauty Vs. Security
Editor, Times-Union:I dropped into the city council meeting this week. They were talking about banning chain link fences in front yards.
Nice Liars
Just think about this statement a little while. For the past two years Social Security has been frozen. In that time the Congress had voted themselves a couple of nice raises.
3 Local Volunteer Fire Depts. Receiving PPE From State
Three local volunteer fire departments are among those receiving new personal protective equipment (PPE).
Construction Company Files Suit Against Bank
C.R.I.Construction recently filed a lawsuit in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 against Farmers State Bank. The suit results from the November arrest of Marvin Christopher Whitehead, 39.Whitehead was an employee of C.R.I.and admitted stealing more than $356,102 from the business by depositing business funds into a fake account at Farmers State Bank. Whitehead opened an account at the bank in the business' name, deposited clients' payment checks and then had cashiers' checks made out to himself to cash. According to the suit, the bank should be liable because no information provided by Whitehead was ever verified. Farmers State Bank should have contacted the business owner, president, chief financial officer or other C.R.I.executive to verify Whitehead's financial authority, the suit alleges.
Sym Financial Adds Ackmann
WINONA LAKE – SYM Financial recently announced that Thomas R. Ackmann has joined the firm to focus on leading clients with their 401(k) retirement plan design and tax reduction strategies.
Lakeland Financial Names Findlay CEO
Lakeland Financial Corp. and Lake City Bank announced Tuesday that David M. Findlay has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer.
LMS & LCB Partner For Financial Education
Lake City Bank helped Lakeview Middle School students get a taste of their future May 15 at the Reality Store, a financial simulation game.
Manchester Firemen Get $29,916 Grant From Homeland Security
NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊThe Chester Township Fire Department in North Manchester will be working with $29,916 in new equipment thanks to the U.S.Department of Homeland Security. The grant, which came from the 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program administered by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, will be used to buy new pagers for volunteer firefighters, new portable radios for officers of the department, 500 feet of 5-inch supply line hose and adapters, a rotary K12 saw, four air lifting bags and controllers for vehicle extrication. According to Dan Renz of the Chester Township Fire Department, once forms are filled out to transfer funds in the bank, the equipment can be ordered. "We could begin ordering equipment by the end of the month," said Renz."We have one year to complete the purchase." The Chester Township Fire Department applied for the grant through an online application on a FEMA Web site.
County Releases Employee Info To American Express
County employee Social Security numbers and home addresses were released to a credit card company and some employees aren't happy about it because they weren't asked. County employees who drive county-owned vehicles home were issued credit cards through American Express.The cards have each driver's name on them.The cards are to be for vehicle maintenance only, to purchase fuel, oil, windshield wipers, etc. American Express wouldn't issue the 78 cards until the company received employees' Social Security numbers and home addresses, reportedly to ensure no one's American Express bill was hugely overdue. The release of Social Security numbers is very limited under federal and state laws.One exception is to inform the employee whether or not the release is mandatory.The employee could then sign an acknowledgement of the release.
County Looks At Enhanced Features For Dispatch Service
Kosciusko County is looking at a new service that promises to reduce traffic on police radios and provide a new security feature that could benefit county workers and even schools.
S. Parker - Raise the Retirement Age to 79
I have a great plan for “saving” Social Security.
World/Nation Briefs 3.7.2013
Ahead of UN sanctions vote, NKorea vows preemptive nuke strikes against USSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test.
