May: Ban Ki-Moon's Tehran Trip Shows U.N. is Broken

Is there no point at which we conclude that the United Nations has evolved into an organization that is not just flawed, not just in need of reform, but fundamentally, structurally, and incorrigibly hostile to American values and the cause of freedom in the 21st century?

Bucher 95th

Mary Elizabeth Miller was born Oct. 28, 1916, near Claypool.

Good 60th

Ernie and Virginia Good, Etna Green, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a private family dinner.

Klinefelter 50th

Jack and Marilyn Klinefelter recently celebrated 50 years together on Jan. 14, 2012.

Upcoming Special Church Services

First Free Will Baptist Church of Kosciusko County will  have a Christmas eve service at 6 p.m. Saturday.

State Treasurer Mourdock Speaks To Optimists

Having garnered national attention over the past month, Indiana Treasurer Richard E. Mourdock spent this morning talking to the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club.

Conley, Rock Explain Snow Decision

A map that has been circulating on television and the Internet shows Kosciusko County as the only county north of Indianapolis to not have acted in relation to the snow storm that swept across the area Tuesday and Wednesday.

Ambrose - Should This Leaking Administration Sink?

Democrats and Republicans in Congress say recent leaks of classified information could endanger national security, and some contend the White House itself did some of the leaking. The White House wasn’t responsible, says the president. He adds that he is offended, which means The New York Times should be offended. If the president is right, the paper has been lying.

ETNA GREEN - SECURITY LIGHTING


Tavern Takes Steps To Thwart Underage Drinking

Smile during visits to The Frog Tavern.The establishment has a dozen surveillance cameras inside the facility and another dozen monitoring the parking lot. With two violations for serving alcohol to underage customers in the same number of years, owner Michael Kudak, president and secretary of The Frog, has taken extraordinary measures to avoid further fines. The violations, occurring in the summer of 1999 and on Dec.24, 2000, were heard in Indianapolis.Fines were levied and paid. Kudak appeared before Kosciusko County Alcoholic Beverage Commissioners Gordon Vanator and Kenneth Johnson Thursday to say what he's done to avoid further difficulties. The Frog pays security personnel, preferably married individuals, $12 per hour to check identification at the entrances beginning at 5 p.m., and has servers check IDs again before serving any alcohol. The cameras can be used to monitor employees to be sure all IDs are being checked.

Local Economic Groups Look To Future

With the economy struggling and unemployment up, some county leaders are looking to the future to develop the county's economy past the current downturn.

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Lancer Men’s Soccer Bests Houghton 2-1 In NCCAA Region Semifinals

Two goals from Damon Binkley secured Grace’s men’s soccer team a 2-1 win over Houghton on Friday. The Lancers (9-7-3) will now compete in the NCCAA Regional Finals on Saturday 2:30 p.m. at Indiana Wesleyan. The winner of the finals will receive an automatic bid to the NCCAA National Championships.

Winona Lake Marshal to Retire in April

WINONA LAKE – After nearly 40 years in law enforcement, Winona Lake Town Marshal Paul Schmitt has decided to retire.

Winning Happens Before The Game Starts

I was perched in my usual spot Saturday night watching the Warsaw boys basketball team do what it had already done 19 times this season – slowly and methodically pull away from its opponent and secure victory.

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Polston To Step Down As CCS Executive Director At End Of Year

Combined Community Services Executive Director Randy Polston announced Thursday he was resigning as the organization’s executive director at the end of this year.

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SROs Tell Warsaw School Board ‘It’s Been A Good Year’

School resource officers provided a look at what they do and how the school year was going to the Warsaw School Board Tuesday.