From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society

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Information for this retrospective series is courtesy of the Kosciusko County Historical Society. For more history of Kosciusko County in the news visit yesteryear.clunette.com

October 1963 — Warsaw Community School Board members Monday night ejected reporters and the public from their meeting and discussed possible costs of a new addition to the Warsaw High School and further plans for the merger with Clay and Lake townships.

The motion to hold the meeting in secret was made by board member Matt Dalton, because, he said, “The paper had one time made public a story that interfered with our plans.” Board president Bruce Maish felt the meeting should be open, and board members Ethan Kaufman and Dale Tucker also expressed opinions that the meeting should be open. However, Dalton insisted and was joined by member Stan Evans in the effort to close the meeting.

Upon the insistence of Dalton and Evans, under the rules of the board, the majority was over-ruled and the future plans and costs were discussed in secret after reporters were forced to leave.

October 1958 — Some of the new teachers in Kosciusko County include Kent Adams, Leesburg; Gary Faudree, Pierceton; and George Plew, North Webster.

October 1954 — The Kosciusko County Jail was listed as one of the best in Indiana by Charles G. Griffo in one of a series of articles appearing in the Indianapolis Star about sordid conditions of Indiana’s county jail system.

In the small jail category, Griffo said jails at Warsaw, Goshen, Huntington and Lebanon were singled out as among the few with high ratings.

– Compiled by InkFreeNews reporter Lasca Randels