INDIANAPOLIS — Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, announced today that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 12 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, of the school board for the Wawasee Community School Corp., among the agenda items will be consideration of the renewal of the contract for Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Heart of the Harvest Fall Festival is off to a great start this afternoon, Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mermaid Festival fairgrounds. Families from around the local communities are joining in the fun until 4 p.m. today.

With Hispanic Heritage Month having just begun and Hispanic immigration recently dominating the political forefront, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Jackie Walorski, along with her colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter requesting a briefing on actions taken by the Department of Defense to enhance U.S. force posture and security measures in the Middle East.

CROMWELL — The board members of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night, Sept. 21. The meeting tied up many loose ends, including the rate increase, and provided the public an opportunity to speak, although no public members attended.

For the first time in five years, teachers within the Wawasee Community School Corp. will be getting a pay raise. During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, in Syracuse the board approved a 3.5 percent increase to the base salary for teachers.

NEW PARIS — At least two people were checked at the scene of an accident that occurred around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the intersection of SR 15 and US 6.

Syracuse Police Sgt. Jim Layne was introduced to the Syracuse Town Council during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. The council later approved hiring Layne to replace Police Chief Tony Ciriello when he retires at the end of October.

Owen Cobbum finally did what the county asked.
The problem is, he did it without a valid permit, and after $70,000 in fines had accrued.

Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee met Monday evening, Sept. 21, and heard plans for the Eli Lilly Road trail project are moving forward.

WARSAW — Winona PVD Coatings, LLC’s request for Economic Development Revenue Bonds is moving one step closer to reality. Warsaw City Council approved two resolutions relating to the bonds Monday evening, Sept. 21. The council’s action on the bonds followed a brief public hearing, which there were no comments heard for or against the resolutions. …read more.

Friday, Sept. 18th, was the first day for public schools in Indiana to begin submitting enrollment reports to the Indiana Department of Education in the process known as average daily membership, or ADM. Wawasee’s preliminary numbers show an overall increase compared to the same time last year.

SYRACUSE — UPDATE: Syracuse Police, Turkey Creek Fire and EMS responded to Fox Run Drive, Syracuse, for a accident involving a moped.
At the scene, police and fire officials reported the driver of the moped had left the roadway, entering a yard and coming to a stop in a driveway on Fox Run Drive.

By SUSAN MANNS Treasures For Troops Treasures for Troops (a soldier support ministry thru the First Freewill Baptist Church Of Kosciusko County) is conducting the 5th annual “Operation “TREAT” a Soldier. Once again, we are giving everyone the opportunity to fill a treat bag for a deployed service member currently serving overseas. Anyone wishing to …read more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jackie Walorski issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015:

At 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, Silver Lake Fire Department responded to a fire located on CR 100W and CR 1200S, a shop owned by Swihart Trucking. Upon arriving on scene, crews noted a semi was on fire within a pole barn structure. Firefighters worked until around midnight to put out the fire. However, crews …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Division of Forestry within the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has released a proposed new strategic plan for our state forests, “IDNR Division of Forestry Strategic Direction 2015-2019” that will continue logging an average of 14 million board feet of trees every year from our state forests, at least four times more board feet per year than was logged from the state forests prior to 2005.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw Wastewater Utility will be cleaning and inspecting sewer lines in the downtown area of Warsaw, beginning Sunday, Sept. 20. The work will take place between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. nightly.

The Indiana State Department of Health is urging Hoosiers to take steps to maintain their septic systems as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s third annual SepticSmart Week, which runs Sept. 21-25. According to the EPA, nearly one-quarter of all American households, or more than 26 million homes, depend on septic systems to treat …read more.

How long is too long for temporary signs to be up? That was the debate at the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 17.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Natural Resources Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 15 gave final approval to rule changes that govern commercial fishing and sport fishing for catfish.

NORTH WEBSTER — Syracuse resident Brock Hawthorne says he has contacted every department necessary to get answers as to why his special needs son, Deklan, was assaulted while on a parked bus in front of North Webster Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 4.

WARSAW — KCH will be the title sponsor for The Freaky 5K Family Halloween Run/Walk, held on Oct. 31, running or walking from the K21 Health Pavilion, around the Lake City Greenway and finishing back near the KCH campus.

NORTH WEBSTER — It was 2016 budget hearing night for the North Webster Town Council Tuesday evening, Sept. 15.

William Baxter from the Kosciusko County Health Department made a brief presentation to the Syracuse Town Council regarding the demolition of blighted properties during the council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 15.

SYRACUSE – It was a bittersweet moment during the Syracuse Town Council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 15. Syracuse Police Chief Tony Ciriello gave his last report to the council as he retires next month.

SYRACUSE — Monday, Sept. 14, Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board held a special session at the Syracuse Community Center to hear public input for the five-year parks and recreation master plan. The board will review suggestions received during the public meeting and via electronic survey at its October meeting.

SILVER LAKE —  Emergency personnel are currently responding to a reported semi fire inside of a structure located at 11900 South CR 100W, near SR 14 and CR 700S. Claypool and Warsaw fire departments have been called for assistance. LifeMed EMS was also called to the scene.  

Troyer Group’s Timothy Wall and Michael Reese were again on hand at the Monday evening, Sept. 14, Milford Town Council meeting to present estimated costs for the three proposed plans to renovate Milford’s facilities.

MIFORD — Milford’s town council made progress on its commitment to clean up unsafe buildings at its monthly public meeting Monday evening, Sept. 14.

North Webster will be featured on the “Our Town” series on South Bend’s PBS TV station WNIT. The show will air from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, on channel 34.

At the Monday evening, Sept. 14, Turkey Creek fire board meeting, Fire Chief Mickey Scott unsealed two bids the department received for a new ambulance. The new vehicle will serve as the scheduled replacement for the department’s current 2002 ambulance. The board directed Scott to analyze the voluminous bids, contained in thick three-ring binders, and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation members and volunteers helped make science a lot more fun during a three-day event at the education center on SR 13. Syracuse Elementary School fourth-grade students attended Bug Fest 2015 Monday, Sept. 14, from 9 to 11:15 a.m. or 12:15 to 2:45 p.m.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Public Library held its ninth annual Cemetery Walk Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13.
The community could attend this free event at the library from 1 to 3 p.m., with tours leaving every 15 minutes.

INDIANA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Indiana’s request for federal assistance for government and certain non-profit organizations in 19 counties for severe storms and flooding June 7 to July 29.  Governor Mike Pence has directed the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to pursue an appeal.  “Our local governments particularly need assistance, so …read more.

SYRACUSE — Oakwood Resort and Chautauqua-Wawasee had a beautiful day for the annual Fine Arts Festival. Saturday, Sept. 12, started a little chilly and more than a little damp, but ended with sunshine and happy faces in the Syracuse community.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann today placed a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial in downtown Indianapolis to honor the victims on the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and over the fields of Shanksville, Penn. Officers from the Indiana State Police and the Capitol Police escorted the Lt. …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Boomerang Backpacks program has stayed plenty productive since Kellie Newcomer took over as the new program coordinator in the early summer months. Wawasee High School students take part in the program each week by helping fill bags with food and get them ready to send home with low-income elementary students.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Preceded by multiple review meetings, the Sept. 10 Kosciusko County budget adoption meeting was quick and easy. Because of the multiple meetings held prior to last night concerning the budget, all that needed to be done was approval of specific budgets.

BY KELLI STOPCYNSKI, SUZANNE SPENCER, WSBT Reporting Staff CENTERVILLE, MICH. — More than 1,000 tips, countless interviews, and DNA sampling led police to 65-year-old Daniel Furlong, who was arrested and charged in the cold case murder of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack. The girl’s body was found by her mother in a Constantine cemetery in 2007. She …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Following a watercraft accident that occurred at approximately 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, one man has tragically succumbed to his injuries. According to a press release issued by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources law enforcement division, witnesses stated Jeffery Melvin, 53, Columbia City, was operating a personal watercraft on Lake Webster …read more.

A recent testing of mosquitoes has revealed that the West Nile virus has been found within Kosciusko County. According to Bob Weaver, director of the Kosciusko County Health Department, the State Health Department sets up traps every year in every county to monitor for mosquito transmitted viruses. This includes both West Nile and the more …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff Friday, Sept. 11 in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be lowered at sunrise and remain at half-staff until sunset on Friday, Sept. 11.

MISHAWAKA — Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) reminded constituents that a member of her staff will be holding office hours to assist constituents with casework and official business.

State Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) announced the Indiana Senate Republicans are offering paid internship opportunities in the Senate’s legislative, legal, policy, communications and information technology offices during the 2016 session of the General Assembly. Qualified candidates must be college students, recent graduates, or enrolled in graduate or law school. Positions are open to Indiana residents …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The dog days of summer have passed and the warm month holidays have gone by. Typically, the Kosciusko County activities dwindle a bit and people’s focus shifts to the indoor areas.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, on the 2016 budget. The hearing will be held in Meeting Room A/B. The monthly board of trustees meeting will immediately follow the public hearing.

SYRACUSE — The public is invited to attend a Sept. 11 commemoration service, 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, Veterans Memorial at Crosson Mill Park, 311 N. Huntington St. (SR 13). The park is directly across the street from Syracuse Town Hall.

During its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening Sept. 8, the Wawasee school board also considered the following agenda items:

With previous experience building a new school building in the Wawasee Community School Corporation, Fetters Construction Co. of Auburn was awarded the bid to build the new Syracuse Elementary School. The bid was awarded during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, in Syracuse.

North Webster Elementary School will be having its fourth annual Parents-Teachers Organization Walk A Thon Friday, Sept. 18. In 2014 the students raised nearly $13,000. All of the money raised is given back to the school every year via field trips, special events, teacher/staff appreciation.

In response to last month’s BP refinery in northern Indiana unexpectedly shutting down and raising gas prices by as much one dollar in the region, Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) today introduced legislation to expand the EPA’s waiver authority to allow retailers to buy and sell any fuel blends on the market during a supply disruption, …read more.

One of the several petitions considered by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, in Warsaw was from RSH & Associates. The petition, tabled until October, asked for a variance to permit two residences on one tract of ground with a new house being constructed 5 feet from adjacent properties.

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse man is in critical, but stable condition following an electrical shock sustained Monday, Sept. 7. At 4:54 p.m., Syracuse Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call, finding Syracuse resident Jason Veenstra, 40, conscious but severely burned.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Center added a little fun to its upcoming auction with the recent inclusion of North Webster Town Board President Jon Sroufe’s “beloved pickup” in the items for bid.

By CHAD KEBRDLE Instructor of English, Institutional Advancement Associate, Ancilla College DONALDSON — Indiana’s poet laureate George Kalamaras is coming to Ancilla College to read his works Thursday, Sept. 24, and the public is invited. In partnership with Wild Rose Moon, 115 N. Michigan St., in Plymouth, Kalamaras has agreed to two events with different readings …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeview Middle School is currently experiencing issues with one of the electrical transformers, that provides electricity to the building. In order to ensure students are safe, all students are being relocated to Baker Youth Club, 1401 E. Smith St., the former YMCA building.

NORTH WEBSTER — Lakeland Regional Sewer District met for its regular monthly meeting at the North Webster Community Center Thursday evening, Sept. 3. The board opened the meeting with the opportunity for public questions, but quickly ended that after none of the public present offered thoughts.

WARSAW — Scott Tilden, superintendent of the Kosciusko County Highway Department, has announced Kosciusko County Bridge No. 209, which carries Country Club Road over Eagle Creek, will be closed starting Sept. 14, until approximately Nov. 25. The closure will be to replace the bridge structure due to advanced deterioration of the structure.

Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and guests reviewed many plans at the Wednesday, Sept. 2, meeting in the chamber office in uptown Syracuse. President Chad Jonsson presided during the meeting full of information.

INDIANAPOLIS — Whitley and Fulton counties are among eight counties the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved, Wednesday, Sept. 2, a secretarial disaster declaration. The request was made by Gov. Mike Pence, Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, and Indiana Farm Service Agency Executive Director Julia A. Wickard in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack in August.

LEESBURG — Kip Tom, Leesburg, president and chief executive owner of Tom Farms, is taking the steps necessary to run for Congress in the 3rd District and expects to make a formal announcement next month.

During its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Warsaw the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission considered a final plat, a rezoning request and also a public driveway vacation.

The Dekko Foundation has awarded the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee a $13,584 grant. The grant will go toward the design and permitting of a boardwalk and trail across the Conklin Bay wetlands and parallel to SR 13 to Grandview Drive.

By CAPTAIN JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department ELKHART — Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, friends and family of individuals incarcerated in the Elkhart County Correctional Complex may purchase a monthly Unlimited Video Visitation subscription and visit inmates from their homes or office. When scheduling a visit, consumers are given an option to either pay …read more.

By SEAN HOLMES Undersheriff, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department ELKHART — The Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a high-visibility enforcement zone between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4,on the southwest side of Elkhart. Officers participating in this event will use high-visibility efforts to detect and arrest impaired drivers by using methods such as high-visibility …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS TVSC Superintendent AKRON — Parents, students and community members are invited to attend a free ISM College Planning event, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the lecture room at Tippecanoe Valley High School. ISM College Planning promotes educated decision making for higher education choices to students and families. Strong choices …read more.

WASHINGTON, DC — DEA officials announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China. DEA-led Operation Cyber Juice was comprised of more than 30 U.S. investigations in 20 states …read more.

INDIANA — Indiana Governor Mike Pence has declared September Preparedness Month in the state, urging Hoosiers to develop plans for coping with natural or man-made disasters and emergencies.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is gauging Indiana citizens’ readiness for emergencies and disasters through a brief online survey. The outcomes of the survey will help the public safety community gain a greater understanding of how prepared Indiana residents are and how to help increase that preparedness.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Indiana State Police Sgt. Brandon McBrier has announced a sobriety checkpoint that will be held in St. Joseph County by Bremen Post Troopers. The checkpoint will start during the evening hours of Friday Sept. 4. The checkpoint is in conjunction with the Operation Pull Over Period “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”.

INDIANA — A program that allows hunters to give deer meat to the public will continue again this fall.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council and the Indiana Health Industry Forum today introduced The MedTech/Life Sciences Policy Forum to state legislators. The new policy forum was introduced at an event held at Roche Diagnostics in Indianapolis and featured two panel discussions led by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and State Senator Brandt Hershman. Legislators …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Democratic Party announces that its September meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 8 at the Frog Tavern in Syracuse.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence has requested federal grants for government and certain non-profit organizations in 19 counties for severe storms and flooding, which occurred between June 7-July 29. Fulton, Marshall and Wabash counties are among the counties specified.

WARSAW — September is National Recovery Month, a nationwide effort to boost awareness of mental health and substance abuse while applauding those who have found their path to recovery.  The Bowen Center observes Recovery Month each year and, in 2015, will participate in events designed to draw attention to this annual observance. “The Bowen Center’s …read more.

MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills announced a voluntary Class I recall of a limited quantity of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans produced over two days in March, 2014. The recall is being issued as a precaution after one package of finished product tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. No related illnesses have been reported …read more.

SYRACUSE — One man was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 25, after leading Syracuse police on a chase through the town. Syracuse Police Department had their hands full Tuesday evening after Officer Joe Denton responded to a call of an unwanted subject…

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana State Department of Health launched the Healthy Hoosiers Foundation today as an innovative way to fund programs designed to help Indiana residents lead healthier lives.

WARSAW — For one day, all downtown Warsaw business owners, employees and city employees are asked to park in the designated unlimited parking lots and spaces so that city planners can further assess parking. This will be in effect all day Thursday, Sept. 24, for everyone who works downtown.

KENDALLVILLE — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has released details pertaining to the drowning victim recovered in Bixler Lake, in Kendallville, Tuesday evening.

NORTH WEBSTER — A driver was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital after she swerved her vehicle to miss a dump truck Thursday, Aug. 20. The accident was at 3:57 p.m. on East CR 800N, east of North CR 400E, North Webster.

A special and brief meeting was held late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 25, by the Wawasee school board in Syracuse for the main purpose of a budget hearing. The budget process continues to move forward and Tuesday’s meeting was a public hearing, though no public input was given.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, announced today that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, Sept. 5 through Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

At press time, a $25,000 bond the plaintiffs have to pay to indemnify Oakwood Resorts against damage had not been paid. Meanwhile, Oakwood Resorts has moved to comply with the directions outlined in the injunction issued against it Aug. 14.

A legislative study committee will convene in October to find answers to a problem Indiana is facing with a shortage of newly licensed teachers. But ask Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corp., and other administrators, and they likely already know what the committee will find.

WARSAW — The parents of Austin Sherburne, Warsaw, are asking the public’s help. Sherburne, 15, was last seen for a few moments Friday afternoon in the Center Lake area. According to his father, Daniel Wisely, Sherburne went to school and returned home. Following a confrontation with his mother, he reportedly left to meet with his …read more.

WARSAW — An informational meeting is set for 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Creighton’s Cozy Egg Cafe, 4217 West Old Road 30, Warsaw, to answer questions about how a lawsuit against Swiss company Syngenta could affect local farmers. Kosciusko County native, Chad M. Miner, has agreed to share important information with anyone who grew …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence declared Aug. 23-29, Indiana Rail Safety Week. Indiana Operation Lifesaver, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation, local law enforcement and railroad companies have partnered to raise public awareness about the dangers of disregarding railroad crossings laws and trespassing on railroad property. “Train versus car collisions are completely preventable,” Indiana Operation …read more.

SYRACUSE — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle versus motorcycle accident Saturday, Aug. 22, ending in one fatality.
Officers responded at 4:18 p.m. to the intersection of US 6 and SR 13 in Syracuse and found Jeffrey Smith, 56, North Webster, suffering from a chest laceration and head injury after striking an SUV operated by Richard Eastman, 75, Roanoke, Ill.

CLAYPOOL — A Claypool couple is safe after an early Saturday morning fire caused damage to their home. According to Claypool Fire Chief Bob Haines, the call went out around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 that fire had broken out at the home of Daniel and Leanna Louvier, 301 S. Main St., Claypool. Firefighters from Claypool, Silver Lake …read more.

  Emergency personnel are currently responding to a residential fire located at 301 S. Main St., Claypool. All occupants are reportedly out of the structure. Though assistance was called for from Warsaw and Silver Lake Fire Departments, the fire was extinguished quickly. The fire occurred in a two story residence just down the street from …read more.

Several cases on the agenda at the regular meeting of Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday, Aug. 20, were approved. An exception and a variance for Oakwood Resort were tabled.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has just finished training and issuing Naloxone, also known by the brand name “Narcan” to its deputies. This lifesaving drug rapidly reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses.

Kosciusko County Republicans met tonight, Aug. 19, to hold a caucus for the Kosciusko County Surveyor position. The caucus was held as a result of the recent resignation of former county surveyor Richard Kemper, effective Aug. 14. Two candidates submitted a declaration of candidacy with the Kosciusko County Republican Chairman Randall Girod. Kosciusko County Counsel …read more.

INDIANA — Over the years, cities and towns have managed their ever-expanding piles of trash in a variety of ways, including dumping it into landfills, burning it in incinerators or shipping it off in trucks and barges. Such waste management systems contribute to air and water pollution and can be expensive and energy intensive. Today, …read more.

WARSAW — The nearing completion of the Pike Lake Boat Ramp and approval to extend the annual Lakes Fest in 2016 to two days were among the topics discussed at the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18. Larry Plummer, parks superintendent, reported the new ramp has been installed and the handicapped accessible …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Administrator Joy Lavender announced Tuesday, Aug. 18, Lakeland Christian Academy earned continuing accreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, an accreditation division of AdvancED. This action was taken at the AdvancED Accreditation Commission meeting held in Tempe, Ariz., June 25.

Details are sketchy, but Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed granted the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction against Oakwood Friday, Aug. 14. However, the injunction does not go into affect until the plaintiffs pay a $25,000 bond. At press time, the county clerk had no record of the bond being paid.