NORTH WEBSTER — Guys, it is time for a men’s night out to support the North Webster Community Center. The Sroufe Memorial Shrimp Stag is happening from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, March 14. Men 21 and older are invited. The $50 ticket provides the holder with an opportunity to win the $1,000 grand prize, an all-you-can-eat …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Center has revived one of its most successful fundraisers and named it after a long time supporter, Jon Sroufe. The Sroufe Memorial Shrimp Stag Men’s Night Out will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the center, 301 N. Main St. A grand prize of …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Center, serving as the “Heart of the Community,” raised more than $70,000,nearly 20 percent of its annual budget, at its 10th annual auction Saturday, Oct. 6. The slogan coined by the late Jon Sroufe, “Keeping the Lights On,” could not have been more appropriate. Prior to the start of …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Two long-time residents of North Webster, Dan Thystrup and Eldonna Warren, have filed their declaration of candidacy for the vacancy left on the North Webster Town Council by the death of Jon Sroufe. Interested candidates have until 6 p.m. today to file their candidacy with Mike Ragan, chairman of the Kosciusko County …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council was visited by three people asking questions about a variety of town issues. Representing the North Webster American Legion Post 253 were the Legion’s CFO Don Coverstone and Tracey Sleighter, general manager. Local resident Larry Kinsey was following up on issues he brought to the council last month. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — After the first meeting of the year of the North Webster Town Council held at the North Webster Community Center Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, council members reflected on their goals for 2018. Expressing relief the state mandated overhaul of the town’s sewer system and sewage treatment plant was completed, all three members …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The end is in sight for the town on the state mandated sewer and waste treatment plant project the North Webster Town Council heard at its Tuesday, June 20, meeting at the North Webster Community Center. Triad and Associates Engineering representative Jeremy Sponseller presented the final two bills from Crosby Construction, Fort …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — A concerned citizen approached North Webster Town Council about the appearance of some of the town’s dwellings at the council’s meeting Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the North Webster Community Center. The topic seems to be a theme among area towns as both Milford and Syracuse have had ongoing complaints about dwellings having too much trash and abandoned vehicles around them.

[weaver_youtube CYEbGFsUl5M rel=0]   NORTH WEBSTER — They arrived as early as 3:15 p.m. for North Webster Community Center’s Eighth Annual Heart of the Community Charity Auction and Raffle, which did not begin until 5 p.m. Many came to enjoy the food and fellowship, others came to view and bid on hundreds of silent auction …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Center is ready to present the annual Heart of the Community Annual Charity Auction and Raffle. The 2016 event will have an Italian theme with dinner provided by Bella Vitale, also known as The Cake Lady, and wine service from Tippy Creek Winery. The Sleepy Owl will also provide a cash bar service for the evening.

NORTH WEBSTER — Citing its fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers, North Webster Town Council tabled an add on payment of $21,782 to Crosby Construction, Fort Wayne, during its Tuesday, Sept. 20, meeting at the North Webster Community Center.

NORTH WEBSTER — It was good news for the North Webster Town Council during the Tuesday, May 17, evening meeting at the North Webster Community Center. The town has received a share of the special, one-time distribution of the local option income tax from the state of Indiana in the amount of $36,000.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council learned about an platted but undeveloped street in its meeting Tuesday evening, April 19, at the North Webster Community Center. New-to-the-property resident Chris Francis brought Shelly Street to the council’s attention.

NORTH WEBSTER — It was almost a record setter for brevity. But the North Webster Town Council meeting missed it by a couple of minutes. It was held Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, at the North Webster Community Center.

NORTH WEBSTER — While admonishing the town’s engineering firm Triad Associates to keep the costs of the sewage redo down, North Webster Town Council approved a change order for contractor R.E. Crosby & Son, Fort Wayne, for an additional $12,863 at the January meeting Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, in the North Webster Community Center.

NORTH WEBSTER — David Waliczek took the oath of office during the monthly meeting of the North Webster Town Council Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. He will be a town councilman as of Jan. 1. Tim Hine did not run for reelection and it was his last monthly meeting after several years of service.

NORTH WEBSTER — Being placed between a metaphorical rock and a hard place, with historically low interest rates hanging in the balance, North Webster Town Council members opted to tentatively approve bids for its sewer project Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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.

Street repaving in some areas of the town of North Webster will begin this fall. At the Tuesday, Aug. 18, North Webster Town Council meeting, Phend & Brown, Milford, was the low bidder at $17.20 a square yard over two competitors, Niblock and Ranger Materials.

Citizens of North Webster will not be choosing a town clerk-treasurer or council members in November. Because only one candidate will be running for each office, the Kosciusko County Clerk has decreed no election will need to be held according to Indiana law and the deadline for filing for office has past.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council authorized the letting of bids for the demolition of the building at 611 N. Main St., after a hearing that began the council meeting Tuesday evening, July 21. Known as the former home of Penguin Point and a drive-in, the property met the criteria outlined in a North Webster ordinance and Indiana state code as being unsafe, vacant, blighted and unable to be used, according to Police Chief Greg Church.

North Webster Town Council met Tuesday night, June 16, at the North Webster Community Center for its regular monthly meeting, and the topics of discussion quickly turned to summer activities. With the 70th Mermaid Festival just over a week away, Greg Church, North Webster Police Department, spoke on behalf of the chamber of commerce. Church …read more.

Neighbors of the East Washington Street area were in attendance at the May meeting of the North Webster Town Council held Tuesday evening at the North Webster Community Center. They came to express concern about the condition on two homes in their vicinity, as well as other properties within the town limits. The group returned …read more.

According to a projected timeline, a new Syracuse Elementary School will open by the fall of 2017. When that occurs, it will leave a nearly 100,000 square-foot facility empty of students. During a public meeting held late Monday afternoon in the lecture room of Wawasee High School, suggestions were offered on how the current Syracuse …read more.

North Webster is known for its spirit of cooperation and welcoming attitude. Located “between the lakes,” the town sits partially on Webster Lake and is close to Lake Tippecanoe and the Barbee chain of lakes offering much recreational enjoyment to both year around and summer residents and visitors to Tippecanoe Township. Things seem to be …read more.

It was a standing room only crowd at Tuesday evening’s North Webster Town Council meeting. North Webster Church of God packed the house in an effort to have part of Ward Lane, a town alley, vacated. Ward Lane cuts the church’s property in half east and west. This vacation had been asked for several years …read more.

Hoping adjoining property owners in North Webster can reach an agreement, Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission voted to table a preliminary plat petition by Tim Hine until the Feb. 5 meeting. The Jan. 8 meeting of the APC in Warsaw was the first of 2014 and the first since November because there was not a …read more.

Neighbors v. neighbors over who had the right to cut or remove bushes from a property on Center Street extension brought quite a few people to the North Webster Town Council meeting Tuesday evening at the North Webster Community Center. Town attorney Jack Birch explained the town could not make any decisions on a right-of-way …read more.

By MARTHA STOELTING Staff Writer [email protected]  North Webster resident J.B. Routh brought up the topic of what the new lift station for the sewer system looks like by his home on Center Street Extension in North Webster at the town’s Tuesday night council meeting. He noted, “We are all friends and this is for your …read more.