Kenny Rogers Will Perform In Shipshewana On Final World Tour

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Kenny Rogers’ cellphone wasn’t getting great reception during an interview while he was traveling through Utah on Friday, but his sound quality will be far better when he performs June 9 at the Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana.

Back To Reality?

Editor, Times-Union:Well, I gave you a holiday break from my letters but it’s time to get back to reality.

Rats, Humans Similar In Many Ways

Rats continue to be the most despised and feared creatures that plague mankind. Yet the basic internal structures of rats and humans are similar.

Kosciusko Literacy Services Offering Adult Literacy Classes

Literacy classes focusing on adults wanting to improve reading skills will begin in September.

Westendorf Is October Veteran Of The Month

Here Are Important Dates To Put On Your Financial Calendar

Planners OK Preliminary Plat, Table Sketch Plat

The Warsaw Plan Commission approved a preliminary plat for dividing a subdivision into seven lots during Monday night's Warsaw Plan Commission meeting.

Weinstein To Retire At End Of December

Spikes Plans Give Back Day

Theola W. Yackley

Theola W. Yackley, 92, of 169 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, died at 9:10 p.m. Feb. 22, 2008, in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.

Lois June Knouff

Lois June Knouff, 80, Warsaw, passed away at 4:40 a.m. Nov. 6, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.

George Leslie Denney

KENDALLVILLE – George Leslie Denney, 82, of Warsaw, and formerly of Hudson, died Feb. 24, 2013, in Mason Health and Rehab, Warsaw.

Tippecanoe Valley School Board To Honor Retiring Teachers

Walston 50th

W. Wayne and Betty Walston celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 28.

City Zoners Deny Apartment Complex Plan

Plans to build a 12-building apartment complex on CR 300N were denied by the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday. Board member Bruce Woodward said he didn't want to see an apartment complex in a commercial development, between a Kohl's and a Best Buy store. City planner Jeremy Skinner said the multi-family residential plan was a permitted use for a C-3 zoned district."It won't disturb any surrounding zoning.The comprehensive plan says it is for a mix of uses and it's not out of character." Gary Krech of Wilson Investment said his company also built Pike Lake Pointe Apartments and the construction quality and rent structure would be comparable. "We have 400 people on a waiting list," he said of the number of people wanting to live in such a development.

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10 Veterans Receive Quilts Of Valor From Post 253, Lakeland Quilt Club

Tippy Valley Approves $19M Budget

MENTONE -ÊThe Tippecanoe Valley School Board Monday unanimously approved the figures for the 2005-07 budget. The capital projects funds plan and the bus replacement plan were approved as well. In total, the 2005-07 budget is $19,018,904. In another financial move, the school board approved a $150,000 reduction in the capital projects emergency fund.The additional appropriation was originally listed at $400,000. The board also heard an update on the high school building project.Although the project is three to four weeks behind schedule in some sections, the construction company expects to meet the Oct.15 deadline for boiler installation.With good weather, the projects are expected to get back on track.

EDIT Commonly Used For Jail Construction

If the local political insiders are right, county residents will be facing a new tax line on their payroll check stubs later this year. Another strong push is being made for the Economic Development Income Tax in the county, the first such effort since a similar plan was defeated in 1995 due to a lack of support by the county council.That support maybe be forthcoming this time because the county is interested in EDIT as a source of funding the jail expansion planned for later this year. The use of EDIT for jail construction is quite common, according to Tom Morton, deputy director of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. "Jails have been the main impetus in most of the counties that have implemented EDIT," he said."They want to fund the construction without using a general bond issue backed up by property taxes.

CCS Runs Christmas In July

It's Christmas time. No, it's not snowing.Temperatures are reaching the boiling point, not freezing.And Santa Claus isn't due for another five months. But Combined Community Services is celebrating Christmas in July as a way to gather school supplies for the upcoming school year for students in need. "Christmas in July is for families who may not be necessarily able to afford school supplies.We don't want kids to go back to school without supplies," said CCS assistant director Jake Murray. CCS works with local school corporations to find out what each child needs for their particular grade.Once the list is compiled, CCS begins collecting supplies.Barrels are placed at local stores for people to make donations.CCS, 110 E.Prairie St., Warsaw, is now accepting donations. As the donations roll in, packets of the supplies are made for each student.