PIERCETON - Lifeline Youth and Family Services will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the organizations' new campus site in the north side industrial park east of Ind. 13. The ceremony is at noon Wednesday.
Editor, Times-Union:Life is a glorious opportunity, if it is used to condition us for eternity. If we fail in this, though we succeed in everything else, life will have been a failure.
Editor, Times-Union:In response to a notice of a more than 50 percent increase in the assessment of my property, I sent a letter to the township assessor.
WINONA LAKE - A storm Tuesday evening left Two Red Chairs Gallery's roof damaged and several other Winona businesses and residents without power.A maple tree on the gallery's west side fell on the business's roof Tuesday evening, according to Steve Johnson, owner of Two Red Chairs Gallery, 720 E. Canal St.Johnson was driving home to Granger from work with his wife Linda Tuesday evening when he received a phone call from the gallery's security company.
A development agreement for a Menards store and subdivision was approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety during a special meeting Monday morning at city hall.
LEESBURG - Leesburg Elementary School has so greatly improved academically over the past three years that even state officials are nominating the school for awards.
10 Years Ago May 5 1997 The interdisciplinary team from Warsaw Community High School finished first in the state in the Ameritech Hoosier Academic Super Bowl. Warsaw's interdisciplinary team finished first in Class 1, the largest enrollment category. Team members are Heather Byrd, Stephanie Campbell, Jeff Cuila, Betsy Lamp, Gillian Morrison and Beth Wallace. 25 Years Ago May 5 1982 Warsaw's Sherry Juday is a member of the Grace College bell choir this spring. Sherri, a freshman at Grace, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Juday, Warsaw. 50 Years Ago May 5 1957 Ann Ritchie has been named valedictorian, and Barbara Jamison, salutatorian, of the North Webster High School senior graduating class. Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ritchie, Leesburg. Barbara's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jamison, of Barbee Lake. 75 Years Ago May 5 1932 Perfect Siamese twin pigs were born two days ago at the Ripley Young farm near Dutchtown, northeast of Warsaw some six miles. The freak pig or pigs, as you may prefer, consisted of two male bodies, two perfect tails and rumps, eight legs, three ears, one perfect head, four shoulders and one body trunk joined together from the naval to shoulders and uniting in one head. The deformed little grunter lived only one night. The mama sow had stepped on the Siamese porker.
The first official steps toward creating a tax increment financing district along Ind. 15 north of Warsaw began Thursday at the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting.The district has been a board topic for months, and results from the county's funding an increase in sewer line size from Warsaw to Leesburg. The town has been ordered to improve its infrastructure by the Department of Environmental Management. Warsaw's wastewater utility will provide services.The increase in sewer line size will allow properties along the state route to have wastewater services. Cost to the county is $350,000. The TIF district allows the county to earmark property taxes in the area for repayment.