WARSAW — William Miller, Warsaw, was recognized as Veteran of the Month at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12.  Miller was born Dec. 1, 1965, in Columbia City, to Lloyd and Barbara Miller. Due to Miller’s father’s job, the family moved back and forth between Arizona and Indiana.  In 1985, at the age of …read more.

WARSAW — Charles “Chuck” Brower was honored as Veteran of the Month at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 3. Brower was born in 1926 to Victor and Lela Brower of Dowagiac, Mich. The family moved to Indiana and lived in the Pierceton and North Webster area. Brower is the fifth son out of …read more.

WARSAW — At the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 20, County Attorney Chad Miner told commissioners he was recently contacted by Warsaw city Attorney Scott Reust about the old Arnolt property receivership. The city is seeking to take ownership of the Arnolt property near Argonne Road, with potential plans to have the building demolished. …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Assistant Planning Director Matt Sandy presented an ordinance amendment related to commercial solar energy farms at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, May 28. Sandy said there are some changes to the ordinance making it more restrictive at this point, with the idea that it could be reviewed and revised in the future if …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A D-Day 75th anniversary month of remembrance proclamation was approved and signed by commissioners at the Kosciusko County commissioners meeting held Tuesday, April 30. Kosciusko Honor & Remember Committee Co-Chairs John Sadler and Ken Locke presented the proclamation declaring the month of June 2019 as D-Day month due to the approaching 75th anniversary …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — County Surveyor Mike Kissinger requested financial assistance for a reconstruction project at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, March 19.  The reconstruction project is related to a county-regulated drain called Plunge Creek, located 4.8 miles from North Manchester. “We’ve had a road that’s been closed as a result of this tile no …read more.

KOSCIUSKO —  Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock made a public service announcement at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 5.  “We’ve got some rain coming in,” said Rock. “If there are needs to the general public for sand and bags, those items are available at the county highway department.” Weather forecasts …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Commissioners approved the following board appointments and department head appointments for 2019 at the Kosciusko County Commissioner meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 18.  Board Appointments:  Alcohol Beverage Commission — Alan Alderfer Area Plan Board — Robert Conley Arrow Head RC & D — Stanley Moore Board of Zoning Appeals — Charlie Haffner, Lee Harman …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Sheriff Rocky Goshert, Captain Chris McKeand and Sergeant Detective Josh Spangle attended the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Nov. 27, to request approval for the purchase of a Faro Focus Laser Scanner system. “We’re not here asking for money to purchase it,” Goshert clarified. “We have enough funds in commissary to go ahead …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko commissioners approved five rezoning requests as well as a road vacation request at their meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 21.  Indiana University Foundation petitioned to rezone 5.5 acres from agricultural to residential. The land, which is the old Arnolt property, is owned by the IU Foundation and is located near the cemetery, on …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert presented recognition awards to KCSD jail officers Kyle Cooper and Daisha Dove at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, June 26.  “They’re on the front line every day. They are making sure the inmates are safe and that their medical needs are being met,” said Goshert. “They deal …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Matt Sandy, assistant planning director for the county, attended the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, May 29, to request approval of an amendment to the flood plain ordinance.  Sandy explained that the county’s current flood control ordinance, as it applies to homes built prior to 1987, allows homeowners who live in a flood …read more.

WARSAW — James Dawson, a representative for Kosciusko County American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, attended the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, April 17, to request that commissioners sign a proclamation declaring May as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.  “Even though the weather is not showing it, it’s about that time for motorcycles to come …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Council Member Sue Ann Mitchell asked commissioners to sign a declaration proclaiming April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, April 3. Mitchell said the 2nd Annual Fallen Rider Memorial Ride is being organized and will be held Saturday, April 14, at Wawasee High School …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Tuesday, March 20, at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting, County Attorney Chad Miner presented a resolution and contracts related to the establishment of a regional sewer district in the Tippecanoe Lake area. Miner presented the resolution to hire Ice-Miller, Indianapolis, Umbaugh and Associates, Mishawaka, and Jones Petry Rafinski, Elkhart, contingent on additional appropriations, not …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The majority of the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 23, was spent discussing vacation of an undeveloped roadway. Attorney Scott Reust, representing Gary Kline, Richard Nelson and J. Hayes, requested that commissioners give approval for a portion of Bensart Drive on the north side of Beaver Dam Lake in Seward Township to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — At a lengthy Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 12, numerous residents showed up to express their opinions regarding the potential rezoning of a tract of ground, located on Black Point Road in Syracuse, from residential to commercial. Although Andrew Rossell, representative of AR Engineering, Michigan, did not confirm or deny this, …read more.

WARSAW — Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Kosciusko commissioners meeting, Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock presented a letter of intent for a hazardous materials emergency preparedness program grant that he requested approval to apply for. Rock explained that this would pay for hazardous materials response training as well as supplies. He advised the grant …read more.

WARSAW — “Last month we added 300 people employed in this county, but our unemployment rate went up .2 percent,” Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation President George Robertson stated, while giving a quarterly update at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19. Robertson noted calling the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to inquire about this. “I …read more.

WARSAW — Tuesday, June 27, at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners honored Eagle Scout Joseph Sunday, Leesburg, who was in attendance with his grandparents. Sunday, who is a member of Troop 726, chartered by the North Webster United Methodist Church, completed his Board of Review on May 4. Sunday is the son of Joe and …read more.

WARSAW — Tuesday, June 13, representatives from various nonprofit organizations gave budget presentations at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting. Nonprofit organizations represented at the meeting included Kosciusko Historical Society, 4-H Council, Cardinal Center, Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, Beaman Home, Council on Aging, Animal Welfare League, Otis R. Bowen Center and St. Joe River Basin Commission. …read more.

  WARSAW — During a very brief Kosciusko Commissioners meeting Tuesday, May 2, County Administrator Marsha McSherry informed board members that Summit City Building Maintenance, Fort Wayne, submitted a quote in the amount of $11,675 for floor waxing services. This will include stripping and waxing all three floors of the Justice Building, Warsaw. All work …read more.

WARSAW — George Robertson, president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., gave a quarterly report at the Kosciusko commissioners meeting Friday, March 17. Robertson reported that last year there were a low number of announcements and expansions due to concern about the presidential election and global economy. He stated the good news is that we have …read more.

WARSAW —  Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine presented the 2017 jail inspection report to board members at the Kosciusko commissioners meeting held Tuesday, March 7.  Rovenstine reported that Kosciusko County jail received an “outstanding” report from the state on jail operations and thanked board members for their assistance with maintenance over the years. Rovenstine also informed …read more.

  WARSAW — Scott Tilden gave an update on the quotes obtained for the purchase of three county highway department pickup trucks at the Feb. 7 Kosciusko commissioners meeting. Tilden stressed that exact specifications are very important for these trucks because the county highway department generally keeps these trucks for twenty years or longer. Regarding …read more.

WARSAW — Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine submitted the 2016 annual jail report at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Jan. 24, providing a copy of the report for each board member to review. The annual report contains information such as the number of jail bookings, the average daily jail population, top 10 charges and gives a …read more.