WASHINGTON – A former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County was convicted today by a federal jury in the Northern District of Indiana of embezzling over $150k from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her elderly father-in-law out of at least $400k.

They say death and taxes are the only two sure things to happen. I would like to add a third to this list. “If you don’t plan your life, someone else will.” Many of my coaching clients and workshop attendees tell me they feel like they are being bounced around from situation to situation in …read more.

The monthly revenue report for April 2015 state tax collections was released yesterday. State general fund revenues for April were $1,906.8 million, which is $168.3 million (9.7 percent) above the estimate based on the April 16, 2015 revised forecast and $119 million (6.7 percent) above revenue in April 2014. Sales tax collections were $598.9 million …read more.

On May 5 voters will be faced with an opportunity to vote yes or no to a referendum that would allow for the rebuilding of Lincoln Elementary and the remodeling of Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School. Lincoln Elementary proposal(all photos provided by WCS) Lincoln Elementary  Though some are concerned about redistricting at Lincoln, the current …read more.

After a long period of discussion, the Kosciusko County Council voted four to three in approval of a motion to create a wheel tax ordinance that will be voted on at next month’s meeting. The ordinance will set the annual wheel tax to $15 for trailers weighing between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds, $25 for trailers …read more.

[Editor’s note: This article is part two of a four part story discussing the recently proposed Warsaw Community School Corporation Facility Plan. This plan will be presented through a public forum from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Warsaw Community High School PAC. On Monday, Jan. 26, the WCS School Board will determine whether …read more.

On May 5, voters will have an opportunity to provide a vote in favor of the rebuilding of Lincoln Elementary and the remodeling of Edgewood Middle School and Washington Elementary. According to Hoffert, plans to rebuild and restore the three schools have been in the works for several years. “We are not looking so much …read more.

The William P. Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development through the School of Business at Grace College and the United Way of Kosciusko County will partner again this year to host an IRS endorsed “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)” Program in Kosciusko County during the months of February and March 2015. VITA offers free tax assistance …read more.

The arrest of a Warsaw business owner on Friday has spawned the question: How many other local businesses are continuing to operate in violation of state tax laws? Chetrice Mosley is a spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Revenue which, sometime last week, posted a sign on the front door of Helser Carpets (see related …read more.