Follow These Organizational Tips For Your Financial Records

The first thing you need to determine is what to keep. Next, you need to decide how long to keep them. Third, you need a system for keeping them organized.

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Editor, Times-Union:To be on the receiving end of Ms. Torpy's wrath for two consecutive days does make one feel special.

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Kosciusko County Recorder's Office Partners With PayGov.US For More Affordable Payment Processing

The Kosciusko County Recorder's Office announced a step forward in customer service and affordability by switching its payment processing partner to PayGov.US from Value Payments.

Potentially Improve Your Retirement Planning With These Tips

“What should I be doing to save for retirement?” The first step is to start contributing to your retirement plan, either through your employer or through you own private plan.

Wawasee School Board Takes First Step Toward Building New School

SYRACUSE - To build a new school, a school corporation has to take the process step by step. On Nov.4, the Wawasee School Board took another step to building a new North Webster Elementary school by agreeing to purchase two properties for $322,092, Don Huber, Wawasee Schools director of finance told the school board Tuesday. The two properties combined total 68 acres and are being sold by Joe Barrett and Richard Kistler.The properties are at the intersection of CRs 750E and 600N. The board approved the school corporation's financial report for October even though it contained an error that was not caught by the board until Huber was notified after the meeting. For the debt service fund, the beginning and the ending balances were both $265,206.55.However, disbursements were listed as $872,590, which would have made the ending balance more than $600,000 in the red.

Mutual Federal Plans Conversion To Public Ownership

Mutual Federal Savings Bank has announced its board of directors has approved a plan to convert Mutual Federal to a publicly owned holding company. "The sale of the capital stock in our holding company will give our customers priority subscription rights to become stockholders and share in our future," said R.Donn Roberts, Mutual's president and chief executive officer."In addition, the sale of stock will provide additional capital strength and support expanded customer services." Roberts added the conversion from a mutual institution to a capital stock savings institution is another step in the bank's strategy to meet the financial challenges of its multiple markets.

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Ryan Hahn Joins Interra Investments

Ryan Hahn Joins Interra Investments

Warsaw Schools To Receive $50K Grant; District Needs Bus Drivers

Warsaw School Board Tuesday afternoon heard the school district will receive a $50,000 Secured School Safety Grant from the state, and that a lack of school bus drivers is impacting after-school events.

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Social Security

Editor, Times-Union:As a matter of public service, readers of the Times-Union should be aware of an important announcement recently issued by Michael J. Astrue, commissioner of Social Security, effective Monday, March 1, 2010.

Sandwich Generation: Caring For A Parent And A Child

One in eight Americans, 40 to 60 years old is caring for a parent while raising a child, according to the Pew Research Center.

Caring For Kids And Parents Puts You In The Sandwich Generation

The Sandwich Generation is defined as adults who have a living parent over age 65 or older and are either raising a child under 18 or supporting a grown child.


Grace College To Eliminate 17 Jobs

WINONA LAKE - Grace College is eliminating 17 positions.In addition, Grace is transferring three employees to other positions, increasing student employment opportunities and offering 21 members of the physical plant the opportunity to secure on-campus jobs through Aramark, the facilities manager since 1997.

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Hankins & Boggs Group Holds Ribbon-Cutting At Warsaw Location

Hankins & Boggs Group of Reynolds Wealth Management celebrated its Warsaw location opening at 1904 E. Old 30 on Wednesday with a ribboncutting ceremony held by the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce.

Buyer Visits Warsaw

Congressman Steve Buyer will travel a lot over the next six days. With the election only one week away, the two-term Republican will be on the stump throughout his district, which covers a large portion of northwest and north-central Indiana. Buyer made a quick stop in Warsaw Tuesday before flying to Williamsport and West Lebanon.While here, he gave his assessment of the recently concluded federal budget agreement and gave some insights as to what lay ahead for the 106th Congress that convenes in January - a Congress he hopes to be a member of. He said the $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill funding signed into law last week, while onerous to some, was in the best interests of the country. "I supported the budget agreement with the president because, for all his problems, he is still the president and it is relevant," he said."A shutdown wouldn't have been healthy for the country.

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Vitoux Stepping Down From OrthoWorx

OrthoWorx announced today that Bob Vitoux, president and chief executive officer, has communicated to the OrthoWorx Board his plan to exit the organization effective May 2 to rejoin Ambassador Enterprises, a Fort Wayne-based, legacy-minded enterprise investing for three returns, as their chief financial officer.

Avoid These Common Mistakes When Creating Your Will

Avoid These Common Mistakes When Creating Your Will

Zimmer Holdings To List Stock On NYSE

Zimmer Holdings Inc.announced Monday that it has received the necessary clearances from the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. It is anticipated that the spin-off will be effective Aug.6 to record holders of Bristol-Myers Squibb common stock as of July 27. "We are very excited about the opportunity to operate Zimmer as an independent public company and to continue to strengthen Zimmer's position as a global leader in orthopedics.Zimmer's recent financial performance has been excellent, and we plan to continue to achieve strong sales growth in our current product categories and to pursue opportunities to leverage our brand and sales force in high-growth adjacent orthopedic product categories," said Ray Elliott, president and CEO of Zimmer Holdings Inc.