The Warsaw Board of Public Works & Safety meeting held Thursday, July 2, was led by Board Member George Clemens.

City Council is moving forward again with the framework to be able to hire an independent counsel in the future.

Dear Editor, I first want to thank publicly the Honorable Joe V. Sutton for serving as Judge of Kosciusko County Superior Court III since 1997. As a longtime social studies teacher, as well as being a local public official myself, I have a great deal of respect for the tremendous demands and major responsibilities associated …read more.

Warsaw Street Superintendent Jeff Beeler and City Councilman Jeff Grose plan to meet next week with homeowners who will be affected by the first phase of the reconstruction of Hodges Addition.

By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews WARSAW – Warsaw City Council moved swiftly Monday night to establish a no-interest loan program for small businesses in the city  that have been crippled by the pandemic. After debating the parameters of the plan, council voted at its April 20 meeting to work with Kosciusko County Economic Development Corporation and …read more.

WARSAW – The city of Warsaw will close all city buildings beginning Wednesday, March 18, as officials consider new ways to slow the spread of coronavirus, said Mayor Joe Thallemer. The restrictions, which also include a ban on non-essential travel for city workers, was announced Monday night at the regular city council meeting, which took …read more.

An interesting dynamic is lining up ahead of Warsaw City Council’s plan to hire its own attorney. Mayor Joe Thallemer is doing his best to stay out of the way as council moves toward hiring a city council attorney. While Thallemer says there are alternative sources of legal advice beyond City Attorney Scott Reust that …read more.

WARSAW — Republican dominance on City Council just got another four-year extension. Despite the biggest challenge in two decades, Republicans on city council rolled to victory in Tuesday’s election. Mayor Joe Thallemer, unopposed in Tuesday’s election, will begin his third term in office alongside six returning Republican councilmembers. The one new addition to council will …read more.

Jeff Rowe, Baker Tilly, speaks to Warsaw City Council Monday night, Nov. 4. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. WARSAW — A consultant offered a positive critique of city finances Monday night, Nov. 4, and suggested a few ways to improve upon its fiscal standing. Jeff Rowe, a partner and CPA with Baker Tilly, spoke to …read more.

WARSAW — Members of the Democratic Party are offering rides to voters in Warsaw today. The offer was made by the vice-chair of the Kosciusko Democratic Party, Vicki Morton, according to a news release from city council candidate  Sara McNeal Strahan-Lenfestey. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. All voting in the Warsaw …read more.

WARSAW — With Republican incumbents Mayor Joe Thallemer and Clerk-Treasurer Lynne Christiansen heading to election day unopposed, all of the contested races in the city involve City Council. Three Republican City Council incumbents, Cindy Dobbins, Jack Wilhite (both at-large) and Jerry Frush (District 4), are unopposed in their bids for re-election. Below are summaries of …read more.

The most competitive campaign for city council that Warsaw has seen in a long, long time will end Tuesday with what looks like a whimper. The all-Republican council will get its biggest test in decades on Tuesday, but as is often the case when there is not a marquee mayoral race, there does not appear …read more.

WARSAW — Five months after a turbulent mayoral primary, two-term mayor Joe Thallemer appeared to be one of the happiest people at the annual GOP Fish Fry at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Wednesday night. At a similar event earlier this year, Thallemer and a large contingent of his supporters, all wearing campaign shirts, filed in …read more.

It’s been five years since Warsaw City Council shot down an ordinance that would have allowed residents to have a few hens in their backyards, but according to two candidates, the issue is still on the minds of voters. Josh Finch and Chris Plack, both vying for the District 2 seat on council, said the …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw officials will hold a deer task force training session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Warsaw Police Department. Any interest archer may apply to participate in the reduction effort for 2019. More information, forms and applications for any interested DTF archers about the deer reduction program for 2019 …read more.

The headline was pretty simple: Warsaw City Council Explores The Idea Of Hiring Its Own Attorney. Getting to the possible end result in which council would retain its own attorney for questions they’d rather not ask the city attorney or two provided by the state will be a long slog and it certainly won’t show …read more.

Two candidates for city council are calling for changes along Husky Trail after 8-year-old Gidieon Cook was struck and killed along the road in front of his school, Harrison Elementary. Democrat Sarah McNeal-Strahan Lenfestey, who faces incumbent Republican Jeff Grose in the fall election for Warsaw City Council District 1 seat, took to Facebook to …read more.

WARSAW — The city took another step toward purchasing a generator that will allow city hall to serve as an operations center in the event of an emergency. The board of works and safety approved a request to apply for a $50,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The money would be used …read more.

WARSAW — City Council moved forward with implementing programs that better assess requests for money from non-profit groups, and how the city oversees its finances. Council President Diane Quance presented a plan on assessing how to review requests for funding from non-profits proposed by a new committee made of up council members Cindy Dobbins, Jeff …read more.

WARSAW – Sara McNeal Strahan-Lenfestey is all about inclusivity. That sense of inclusion begins with her name as she prefers to include her maiden name and two names through marriage. And it extends to her political outlook as well. “My campaign is all about a sense of togetherness and inclusiveness,” she said during a recent …read more.

WARSAW – Any thought of an independent review of circumstances surrounding Police Chief Scott Whitaker’s actions on Jan. 25 — and the related suspensions of two officers — appeared to die Monday night, March 18, after an emotional debate during the regular meeting of the city council. City police came out in force at the …read more.

WARSAW – The final OK toward the future installation of a baby box at Fire Station No. 2 came today, March 15, by the city Board of Works and Safety. After months of consideration and some tweaks by city leaders, the board approved an installation and service agreement with Safe Haven Baby Box, of Woodland. …read more.

Hello and welcome to what we hope will become a Saturday tradition here at InkFreeNews. This column is all about politics, government, the people who help (or hinder) our local governance and a dash of other tidbits I hope you will find worthwhile. Much of my time with InkFreeNews will be spent covering Warsaw city …read more.

WARSAW — Jeff Grose, Republican, has filed for re-election as the Warsaw Common Council member for district 1. He is currently serving his fifth term and hopes to serve a sixth time if re-elected. “Serving in this community as a District One Warsaw City Councilman has been a great privilege and a very rewarding experience,” …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Senior Services and Liberty Sewing Circle have teamed up again to offer thanks and show appreciation to local veterans. The Threads of Valor quilt presentation was held Wednesday, Nov.21, at the Kosciusko County Senior Center, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw.   Liberty Sewing Circle consists of a group of ladies from …read more.

WARSAW—Business was booming at the Feb. 16 Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Citizens who want to attend these meetings but are busy themselves will now have the opportunity to watch them via video livestream. The board approved an agreement with BoxCast, a video streaming service that will offer a livestream of the …read more.

WARSAW — “I wouldn’t be for it if it was to vacate (the alley). The agreement is full of protection for the city … I do feel bad that the council members here are not for it … My own brother thought it was a good idea,” said George Clemens.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools continue to move forward academically and technologically. At the board’s regular work session, held Tuesday evening, March 8, Warsaw Community High Schol social studies teacher Jeff Grose updated the board on the new high school social studies curriculum. The school has chosen Pearson, largely because of its integration of technology along …read more.

WARSAW — To complete the 2015 election process members of the Warsaw Common Council, mayor and clerk-treasurer were sworn in at the first meeting of the council Monday evening, Jan. 4. City attorney Mike Valentine administered the oath of office to each elected official. Failure to administer the oath of office by the end of …read more.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw will be having an election of its city officials Tuesday, Nov. 3. While the offices of mayor, clerk-treasurer and common council district 3, 4 and 5 seats are uncontested, there is a contested race for the two City Common Council At-Large seats. Three individuals are vying for the two …read more.

WARSAW — Two white roses laid on the ledge of the city council bench, above Charlie Smith’s name plate Monday evening at the Warsaw Common Council meeting. While the meeting began as usual with the call to order and an invocation, it was different. Councilman Jeff Grose read two scripture passages, Mark 10:45 and Galatians …read more.

Candidates have filed and ballots are being printed for the May 5 primary election. This primary focuses on municipal election in Nappanee and Warsaw. Only voters within the city limits of Warsaw and the town limits of Nappanee, which is in Kosciusko County, and those living in the Warsaw School Corporation will go to the …read more.

A public meeting for Warsaw City residents to review a draft ordinance regarding neighborhood preservation/rental registration ordinance Monday evening was attended by mostly owners of rental property. There were approximately 40 filling the council chamber room. Many of the rental property owners focused on the state statue which called for fines of up to $5,000 …read more.

Should the raising of hens be allowed in the city limits of Warsaw? The Warsaw Common Council voted down the proposed ordinance last month, but with two members absent, the topic is being discussed again on Monday. The council will meet at 7 p.m. in the city hall where a second reading on the proposed …read more.

One year ago, the Warsaw Police Department’s request to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety to apply for grant funds to purchase new bulletproof vests was approved. On Wednesday, WPD Lt. Kip Shuter announced the grant money had finally been awarded. The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $3,246.59 to the department. Per the …read more.

Another disputed wastewater bill was presented to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety today, but this time the arrearage will not be forgiven. Birch Realty of Troy, Mich., has owned Green Acres Mobile Park in Warsaw for the past six years. In May 2012, the park failed to make its monthly $7,000 payment …read more.

The city plans to collect all past due fees for two apartment complexes that were not charged for wastewater services. The total owed to the city is more than $30,000. Mary Lou Plummer of the Warsaw Wastewater office, came before the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning to explain the situations. Eastgate …read more.

Veteran archers hoping to be chosen as part of Warsaw’s eighth annual nuisance deer hunt will receive their notices likely by the end of this week. Warsaw Common Councilman Jeff Grose said during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, that the city has 50 trained archers interested in taking part in this year’s controlled hunt. The …read more.

Two new police cars for the Warsaw Police Department will be coming from a Fort Wayne dealer after a vote by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety taken today. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer first voted in today’s meeting against purchasing a new mower for the Warsaw Parks Department because the bid was not …read more.

The cost to move the downtown tornado siren from the old city hall building to Warsaw Fire Station 1 was given the nod of approval by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety today, but not after a good discussion, and the decision is not final. After the city moved its headquarters to the …read more.

With the final approval of the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety this morning, OrthoWorx will soon be occupying the third floor of the new city hall building. (See story) The B.O.W., consisting of Mayor Joe Thallemer and Warsaw Common Councilmen Charlie Smith and Jeff Grose, unanimously approved the agreement between OrthoWorx and the …read more.

Warsaw’s efforts to reduce nuisance deer in the city limits is well underway again this year and, according to Jeff Grose, Warsaw Common Councilman and chairman of the Deer Task Force, so far 52 deer have been taken by trained hunters. That number is already ahead of last year’s total and this year’s program is …read more.

Efforts to reduce nuisance deer in Warsaw are continuing in this, the seventh year, of a state recognized selective hunting program. Warsaw Common Council has voted unanimously to approve eight designated deer nuisance zones at the request of the Warsaw Deer Task Force. That number includes two newly designated areas. Those areas are the Northeast Zone, which …read more.

The Kosciusko County Velo Cycling Club will be having a  criterium bike races on Aug. 3 and it will be held during the Warsaw First Friday event. This morning, the Warsaw Board of Public Works & Safety approved an expanded area of the downtown roads that will be closed for the Aug. 3 event. The extended …read more.