MENTONE — Clerk-Treasurer Nicki Norris updated the town council on an online payment system for the town, March 4. Norris said she is ready to set up the town to accept online payments through pay.gov, a government payment processing service. Once active, town residents will be able to pay their town utility bills through pay.gov. …read more.

From left: Tim Croy, Town Council Member; Barb Ross, Clerk-Treasurer; and Jill Gross, Town Council President. InkFreeNews photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. MENTONE — The Mentone Town Council rejected a fee-for-service agreement from the Kosciusko County Economic Development Corporation (KEDCo) at its monthly meeting, Nov. 6. During the council meeting on June 5, KEDCo proposed that …read more.

MENTONE — Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, first responders were called to the area of CR 700S, west of SR 19, for a rollover accident. The vehicle, a Dodge Caliber, had been traveling east on 700S when it went off the road and flipped at least once before returning to the road and …read more.

MENTONE — The Town Council approved the 2020 salary ordinance Wednesday night. The salary ordinance will see utilities’ employee Josh Shepherd’s pay rise to $50,000 and the salary of fellow town utilities employee Corbin Hudson rise to $40,000. The ordinance also allows Clerk-Treasurer Barb Ross to receive her current pay of $15 an hour while …read more.

MENTONE — Several events have been scheduled and donation options set up following the Oct. 30 tragedy in Fulton County where three children lost their lives and another one was seriously injured while crossing a road to board their school bus. Indiana State Police say a school bus was stopped on SR 25 with the …read more.

MENTONE — New police radios were the main focus of a Mentone Town Council meeting that did not quite last 10 minutes. During the meeting, held Tuesday evening, July 5, Town Marshal Jim Eads requested the purchase of three new handheld police radios. Eads presented two quotes and asked to go with the first one …read more.

MENTONE — The wait is over and Mentone has welcomed Lou Medina as its new deputy marshal. Mentone Town Marshal Jim Eads made the official announcement to a round of applause Monday evening, April 4, during the regular meeting of the Mentone Town Council. Medina has previously served as town marshal of Claypool and has had …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone is one step closer to having a new deputy marshal. During the regular Mentone Town Council meeting Monday evening, March 7, Town Marshal Jim Eads announced he has narrowed the pool to three candidates. Eads and the council will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, to interview each candidate …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone Town Board President Tim Croy has released a statement pertaining to the resignation of Deputy Marshal, Terry Engstrand. In a message to Ink Free News, Croy sought to address rumors and allegations that have spread since the Monday, Oct. 5 regular meeting. “I, Tim Croy, on behalf of the Mentone Town Council, …read more.

Monday night’s Mentone Town Council meeting saw apologies made for the heated exchange that occurred during March’s meeting (see: Heated Exchange Fuels Mentone Town Council Meeting). Council Member Jill Gross started the meeting by stating, “Last month’s meeting got out of hand and was embarrassing to the whole town and to the council. I am …read more.