Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years AgoA Mentone native is participating in the Goshen College Study Service Term in San Jose, Costa Rica, during the spring semester.Ruth Klein, daughter of Lorna Tridle Klein of Mentone, is majoring in history. She is a 1998 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School.25 Years AgoAdoption of a county option income tax in Kosciusko County could result in lifting some of the tax load from the shoulders of property owners and shift the burden to the wage earners throughout the county.The proposed county option income tax was discussed by the Warsaw Common Council at a public meeting at the city hall.50 Years AgoFred D. Wolford, 33, is the newly appointed Warsaw-Wayne Township fire chief. He was named by Mayor Mike Hodges to succeed Norman Banghart who resigned to take over the plumbing business of his late father, Alva Banghart. Wolford, a Warsaw High School graduate, has 10 years experience as a paid fireman and served two years on the volunteer force.75 Years AgoAs a result of approximately 10 county highway employees quitting work recently, claiming that E.E. McClintic, present retiring road supervisor "has lost interest in his work," the board of county commissioners is to meet in special session this afternoon. Meeting with the board will be S.R. Laughlin, Republican, newly appointed supervisor.
