County Hears Report On Need For 'Western Route'

Why does the county need a Western alternative route? Representatives of Warsaw, Kosciusko County and The Troyer Group presented information Tuesday that they gathered to answer just that question. The meeting was one step in the process the project has to go through before the Indiana Department of Transportation will accept the project, said Steve J.Benczik, senior civil engineer/project manager for The Troyer Group.

Planners OK 2 Plats,1 Rezoning

Both preliminary plats and one rezoning petition before the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission were unanimously approved, but not without some remonstration. Carey Excavation Inc.petitioned to rezone property from an agricultural district to a residential district.The property is on the north side of CR 500N, 1,320 feet west of CR 675E in Tippecanoe Township. Steve Harris, representing Dave Carey, said the property is surrounded on three sides by three platted areas.He said the rezoning would be compatible with the area and he doesn't think there will be a problem with septic systems and drainage.

City Discusses Deer Problem

Vere Shenefield returned to the city council Monday, asking again that something be done about the deer population in the city. "There are 10 times more deer inside city limits than there are outside," he said, adding that he's spent $500 on an electric fence and guesses that $500,000 worth of plants are being destroyed in yards every year. "I was here before (October 2002) and nothing's happened.Except for Bill [Rhoades] and Jerry [Patterson], the rest of you have sat on your hands." The mayor and council took exception to those comments, with Mayor Ernie Wiggins reminding Shenefield that there is a ban on discharging firearms in the city. City ordinance Article III - Sec.54-61, prohibits the discharge of firearms, with the exception of police officers or members of the armed forces or National Guard engaging in official duties. "I refuse to have a wounded deer wander into a 3-year-old's yard to die," Wiggins said of a possible controlled hunt.

Syracuse Studies Industrial Park Options

SYRACUSE - Syracuse Town Council was presented an updated plan for the proposed industrial park by Ken Jones of Wightman-Petrie Engineering Tuesday.

'Cafe' Gives WCS Ideas Moving Forward

WINONA LAKE – Educators, students and members of the public filled Westminster Hall Wednesday at Grace College for three different sessions to discuss ways to improve Warsaw Community Schools going forward.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - NOTICE TO BIDDERS

County Plan Commission Approves Rezoning, Sends It On To Town

Prologis Provides Details On Proposed Data Center Near Leesburg

There’s been letters and petitions aplenty on the potential data center near Leesburg and Clunette over the last several weeks.

Kennedy Travels Winding Path To Get To Grace College

WINONA LAKE - The stories that can be told about James Kennedy. Around Grace College, they've become almost legendary.This 18-year-old Kenyan has stormed onto the national cross country scene with mind-boggling results and a No.2 ranking in the Great Lakes Region. Take the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships.Kennedy beat his best time ever by running eight kilometers in 23:38, the second-best time among NAIA runners.That averages out to better than 4-1/2 minutes a mile for five miles. He's actually better at the 1,500 in track than in cross country. There's the stories of how Kennedy has talked to his friends and has five other Kenyans interested in coming to Grace as soon as this winter, four of which may be faster than him. There's the story of how Kennedy chose Grace because he was afraid of the fast-paced American style and wanted to go to a small school in a small town.

Renovations For The Gathering Place Uncovering Warsaw History

Built in the 1860s, the downtown Warsaw building at 123 S. Buffalo St. is undergoing renovations to become the home of Fellowship Missions’ The Gathering Place, as early as August.

Business Briefs 1.8.2011

Daniel Manwaring Joins FSB Board FSB Board's Frank Manwaring Retires Whitley County EDC Adds LefeverRed Star Moving To LarwillLandrigan Joins Kosciusko REMCDavis Joins The Mako Group

What's Really Important To Americans, Anyway?

How can you tell when people's value systems are all screwed up? When Indiana University Basketball Coach Bob Knight makes the top section of page one of every newspaper across the country day after day after day. Give me a break, please! Is Knight really that important? Not in the least. He's not the president of the United States, a senator or even a mayor.He's just a coach, a guy making a living by teaching young men how to play a GAME. He's a long-term employee of a college who has been too physical, too vulgar and out of hand too often, that's true.His actions will not determine the fate of the world, however, or whether or not taxes rise or fall. If a player feels threatened by Knight, the player has options.The player can leave the university, like Neil Reed did, or sue.And while that will get covered, the story can be saved for the back pages or the sports sections, but not for page one day after day after day.

Group rappels down building at 122 S. Buffalo

Dynamik Adventures came to Warsaw Sunday offering the opportunity for people to rappel down the building at 122 S.Buffalo St.or ascend it. By the end of the day, five people took the class and four others rappelled without the class. The building is about four stories high, or approximately 65 feet. Brant Upchurch and Eric Bishop, partners in Dynamik Adventures, began the day with a class on rappelling down and ascending a building.Ultimately, Bishop said, each person is responsible for their own safety.When learning the skills necessary for rappelling, a person should never feel dumb about asking a question. "It's your life," said Upchurch. "In rappelling," said Bishop, "there are numerous ways to get down a rope safely." There are at least four types of descenders that help control the rate at which a person goes down, including Figure 8's, automatic tension controls, bars and mechanical clamps.

WCS Names Hintz As Superintendent

Monday night, the Warsaw School Board hired Dr. Craig J. Hintz as the new superintendent of schools effective today.

Riege Shares Stories In Alzheimer's Book

Yvonne Riege's mother has had Alzheimer's for the last seven or eight years.

After 71 Years Of Marriage, Nappanee Couple Still Going Strong

Disney's "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" made its debut in theaters.The Andrews Sisters topped the charts.Minimum wage was 40 cents an hour. And Bert Ganshorn and Mabel Cain tied the knot.

March Jobs Report Not All Good News

I like to look at the economy and when the March jobs report came out – at first blush – it was encouraging.