INDIANAPOLIS — Today Secretary of State Connie Lawson issued an advisory recommending victims of investment fraud use caution when approached by companies promising to help them recover their money or bring the perpetrator to justice — for a fee. Many of these third-party asset recovery companies are not law … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today announced support for legislation filed by Senator Brandt Hershman to immediately provide $418 million to local governments to fund local transportation infrastructure projects.
Read MoreBy BENJAMIN KENNEY Indiana Department of Administration INDIANAPOLIS — In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Indiana’s statehood, the Indiana Department of Administration, in conjunction with the Indiana Arts Commission, announced the winning bids for centerpiece sculptures for the Indiana Bicentennial Plaza. The projects calls for the installation of … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced today that license branches will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. All license branches resume normal business hours on Saturday, Dec. 26.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Those looking for some good eating this weekend will find it in Syracuse and be supporting two community minded organizations as well. Both the Syracuse American Legion Auxiliary Unit 223 and the Syracuse Eagles Aerie 3760 are hosting dinners Friday evening, Dec. 11, and the Eagles has a dinner on Saturday, Dec. 12, too.
Read MoreNORTH WEBSTER — The town of North Webster closed a low interest loan in the amount of $3.5 million through the Indiana Finance Authority’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. It will finance the necessary expansion of the town’s wastewater treatment facilities.
Read MoreBy JOE DONNELLY, Indiana Senator INDIANA — We owe it to our service members to help them access the best quality mental health care and to deliver that care in a way that meets their needs. My bipartisan “Service member and Veteran Mental Health Care Package” is an … Read More
SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Syracuse, the board heard a very brief update on the status of the construction of the new Syracuse Elementary School on Kern Road. Bob Lahrman, director of support services, gave the update.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — There was a lot of discussion between members of the Syracuse Quiet Zone Committee, along with residents, Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia and representatives from Lawson, Fisher Associates, an engineering firm in Mishawaka regarding safety and insurance liability during a Quiet Zone Committee meeting Tuesday night, … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Quite Zone Committee, called SHHH, met with Faith Morrison, civil engineer and Paul Hummel, senior vice president of Lawson Fisher Associates, an engineering firm in Mishawaka, Tuesday night, Dec. 8, to discuss the possibility of establishing a railroad quiet zone. Members of the public and … Read More
SYRACUSE — A late afternoon stabbing incident Tuesday, Dec. 8, quickly turned to a hunt for one man after he fled the scene, still armed and on the loose.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Five years ago, a new program emphasizing the teaching and rewarding of positive behaviors was implemented within the Wawasee Community School Corp. It was a change in culture and also changed the focus of how students are disciplined.
Read MoreWARSAW — As part of a shorter than normal agenda, the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals granted an exception to Rob and Gayle Plummer to allow a home occupation business in a residential district. Approval was granted during the regular monthly meeting of the county BZA Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Justice Building in Warsaw.
Read MoreAfter being asked to leave the Syracuse Community Center in September, Rock Solid Teen Center has found a new home. It moved into Wawasee High School and programming began in the first part of November. “We kind of had to start as quickly as we ended,” said Pastor … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — After classmates signed the photos, they huddled together to laugh and cry about fond memories with Kaplanis and Singer. Most stories included typical high school activities: Taco Bell before sports, late nights with good friends and a lot of songs that were the acting soundtrack to pre-college life.
Read MoreINDIANA — Following Catholic Charities’ decision to settle Syrian refugees in the state of Indiana, Governor Mike Pence’s spokesman Matt Lloyd issued the following statement: “The governor holds Catholic Charities in the highest regard but respectfully disagrees with their decision to place a Syrian refugee family in Indiana … Read More
