News Briefs 7.24.2018

VBS Planned At St. Anne’s Postponed; WCS To Host Job Fair Aug. 2

Winona Lake Redevelopment Approves Residential TIF Creation Resolution

WCS Class Of 2020 Graduation Taskforce Working On Ceremony For All Graduates

Claypool Gets New Business

CLAYPOOL – The new Claypool Park Board set its first meeting and learned that it will benefit from a new business in town.

Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission

Syracuse Variances

Mentone Has Meeting To Discuss Budgeting Parameters For Park

MENTONE — Mentone Town Council held a special meeting on Monday to discuss budgeting parameters for their future park.

TRC Names All-Conference Football Team

The Three Rivers Conference has named its all-conference football team. Manchester led area squads with four nominations, while Tippecanoe Valley had three and Whitko two. Manchester seniors Klint Rupley (tight end), Jared Kopkey (tackle), Derek Brown (center) and Jon Gratz (linebacker) made the top squad, while Tippecanoe Valley's Steve Rumfelt (interior line), Caleb Shewman (linebacker) and B.J.Cunningham (secondary) were all-conference as well. Brent Goble (running backs) and Wes Herron (tackle) made the squad for Whitko. Manchester also had four players on the second team, including running back Josh Peden, interior lineman John Sommer, linebacker Kyle Powers and defensive back Jerold Blocher. Whitko's second-team selections were quarterback Adam Wendel, center Troy Grube and linebacker Burl Haywood.Valley tackle Darren Alber and guard Derek Smith were second-team selections as well.

Letters to the Editor 09-30-2004

- Bring Back The Draft - Gun Ban Bring Back The Draft Editor, Times-Union: I would like and answer to this question - Just what is wrong with reinstating the draft? Right now our armed services are made up of weekend warriors (which I have no problem with by the way), kids who have gotten in trouble with the law and were given the choice of the armed services or jail.Guys and gals who can't find jobs or want the schooling which is given in the service (but are not in the service to be in combat) - and a few good men and women who are in the service to serve their country.

Cold-Shooting Warriors Fall To Lakers

NAPPANEE - The first game in the Northwood Boys 3A Sectional pitted Wawasee (6-14) against Lakeland (6-11).Wawasee hadn't been playing like a sub-.500 team the last month.In the Warriors' last game they gave a ranked Bremen team its worst loss of the season. The sectional was a different story.Wawasee struggled from the field and ended its season with a 55-51 loss to Lakeland. Wawasee got off to a slow start against Lakeland and spent the entire second half crawling back into the game.An Andrew Warner short jumper brought the Warriors to within six at 54-49 with just under 30 seconds left to play. When Justin Anderson hit 1 of 2 free throws, that shut the door on a Wawasee comeback. The fact that Wawasee had a chance to win at the end is surprising in itself.The Warriors began the fourth quarter trailing 37-22.The Warriors had struggled from the field all game long, only managing to score in double digits in the second quarter.

Sprunger Gets 100th Victory

SOUTH WHITLEY - Gatorade was not dumped, nor was the coach hoisted up on the shoulder pads of burley linemen and carried around the field. No, the celebration for the 100th win in 17 years by Whitko football coach Bryan Sprunger was simple, just an announcement over the public address system after Friday's 20-17 win over Whitley County rival Columbia City. And Sprunger would have it no other way.Standing on the field after watching his team come back from a 17-6 halftime deficit, Sprunger neither celebrated with giddy jubilation nor waxed poetic when he talked 100. Giddy jubilation and waxing poetic are not Bryan Sprunger. "I'm kind of at a loss for words," Sprunger said."It's nice, but I've gotten a lot of help.It's a tribute to the kids and assistant coach Dave Lopshire." Helping Sprunger and his Wildcats back from a lethargic first half were senior halfback Josh Gonzalez, sophomore fullback Trent Burelison and senior wingback Adam Goble.

When A Cop Goes Bad

Earlier this week, video of a shooting in Charleston, S.C.,  went viral.An unarmed black man was gunned down by a white cop after a traffic stop.

Expectations High For Triton Trojans

BOURBON - Following back-to-back sectional championships, expectations are on the rise for the Triton High School football team.

Wawasee Comeback Too Late In Loss To Elkhart Christian

Having lost four of their last six games, the Wawasee boys basketball team looked to get back on track hosting Elkhart Christian on Tuesday night. Instead, it was the Eagles who controlled nearly the entire game, going wire-to-wire with a 46-39 victory.

County Commissioners OK K-CODE Grants

Ruchelle Sammons, Kosciusko County Coalition on Drug Education coordinator, appeared before the county commissioners Tuesday requesting permission to forward grants to various schools, non-profit organizations and police departments. K-CODE is funded by drug interdiction fees.These fees are charged by the county courts to people convicted of illegal drug use.The state takes 25 percent of the money and 75 percent is allocated locally in the form of grants. Organizations may submit plans for projects in three areas: education and prevention, intervention and treatment and law enforcement. For 2006, 26 applications were made to K-CODE totaling $182,429.91.The group approved grants totaling $85,001, which includes a stipend of $3,667 for the coordinator.The commissioners approved K-CODE's recommendations.

Lifeline Hosts Open House At Blue Lion

PIERCETON - Lifeline Youth and Family Services is hosting an open house for the Kosciusko County community Thursday from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m.in the Blue Lion Coffeehouse, 105 W.Market St., Pierceton. The organization plans to build a juvenile housing facility and school in the town's industrial park, north of U.S.30 off CR 250S.In January, 60 acres in that area were rezoned from industrial 2 to a public use district. Lifeline operates juvenile facilities, providing living space and schooling for children ages 8-18.Lifeline does not accept children who need to be medicated to modify their behavior, although they may be on medication.Length of stay is from 90 days to nine months, as ordered by a judge. The proposed facility initially will house 60 to 70 male juveniles in three group homes.Future plans include two more group homes, a school, a chapel and recreational facilities.

Winona Hears Complaint About Snow Removal

WINONA LAKE - Winona Lake Park Director Jim LeMasters told the Winona Lake Town Council today that something needs to be done about the lack of snow removal in town. Council president Jerry Clevenger agreed.He said Pierceton Road is a sheet of ice.Clerk-treasurer Retha Hicks said she is pleased with the shoveling, but salt for the road wasn't delivered until Tuesday. "I think that's the problem," Hicks said. "We don't have a plan," LeMasters said about plowing the roads."We gotta have a plan and I don't think we have one." LeMasters also said there are plenty of people who volunteer to plow so the lack of help is not the problem. Town marshal Malcolm Gilbert said county dispatchers received numerous complaints over the last few days. Clevenger said the issue will be addressed and something will be done about the problem.

Webster Again Tables Ordinance To Regulate Sex-Oriented Business

NORTH WEBSTER - At least another month will pass before the council decides whether to approve a proposed ordinance regarding sexually oriented businesses. The North Webster Town Council planned to continue discussion on the matter at its meeting on Thursday, but the issue was again tabled because one council member was absent and information requested in December from town attorney Mike Armey was not yet available. Local activist Helen Hoy, who led the charge against Cruiser's Night Club in 1995, was at the meeting and encouraged the town to pass the ordinance.She and Sally Johnson will return next month and Hoy plans to bring Vickie Bowman of American Family Association - a religious organization seeking to wipe out pornography - as well.

Fitness Trail Planned In Mentone

MENTONE - With approval from the council, the local Senior Girl Scout Troop will move ahead with plans to set up a fitness trail at Mentzer Park. Troop leader Karen Shepherd approached the Mentone Town Council Monday with the proposal.The Scouts are working toward a gold award, which requires performing 50 hours of community service. Park board president Matt Cohagen said he thought the trail "is a great idea." The fitness trail will have several stations where residents and visitors can work to keep in shape. The Scouts will seek donations for the needed supplies, including railroad ties, posts, pipe, rocks, nuts and bolts.Volunteers also will be needed to help with some of the labor. Shepherd's husband, Arnold, also attended the meeting and offered local Boy Scouts to the town for community service work.

Webster Hears Options For Future Of Elementary School Building

NORTH WEBSTER - Town council members held a short meeting Wednesday with Kay Andrews and Ken Wagner attending.Myron Clark was absent. Bob Murphy of R.P.Murphy and Associates, Larwill, attended the meeting advising the board of possible state funding available regarding the North Webster Elementary School building's future use if the town was interested in aquiring the building. It was noted the school board plans public input meetings regarding the building and the Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of a strategic planning project for the community in conjunction with Ball State University. Marshall Minnick, public works director, gave a brief report regarding South Street repairs, saying the project was going well. Town marshal Jerry Craig noted 15 adult arrests were made, an increase over last month.

Bourbon Grants Special Use For Wireless Tower

BOURBON - The Board of Zoning Appeals on Monday granted a special use permit to Charles Hayes for the construction of a relay communications tower. Hayes, of Charles Hayes Inc.of South Bend, will construct the tower on property on 12th Road.Hayes plans to purchase the land from Donald Hahn. Hayes said the tower will be 180 feet tall and may be increased to 240 feet.It is being built to lease to Centennial Wireless and will be manufactured by Pyrod Towers of Plymouth.It will be of low power voltage, having only 100 watt transmitters. Neighbors of the site asked if the operation of the tower would cause any interference of electronic equipment such as televisions and radios in their homes.Hayes assured them it would not affect such equipment, "but if for some fluky reason there is a problem, we'll fix it," he said.