I’m not sure how Democrats would have handled a similar situation, but from what I saw Thursday night at the GOP dinner in North Webster, conservatives are not big fans of wearing masks. The dinner attracted 130 guests and continued for more than three hours but only about half a dozen or so people were …read more.

WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer is fighting back against two claims, including accusations that he ordered a search warrant on Chad Zartman, a landlord who lives outside the city but has rental properties in Warsaw. Zartman, who often attends and records city council meetings, was served with a search warrant March 28 by Indiana State …read more.

Republican mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker received an endorsement from Elkhart Mayor Tim Neese Thursday, April 18. Neese endorsed the primary challenger to Mayor Joe Thallemer in a 16-second video posted on Shoemaker’s campaign Facebook page Thursday. In it, Neese refers to Shoemaker as a good friend but does not offer any other reasons why Shoemaker …read more.

As Warsaw Police Department’s controversy festers, State Rep. Dave Wolkins is saying what many on both sides of the issue are thinking. Residual anger from the Aaron Rovenstine scandal a few years ago continues to linger and has complicated some people’s impressions of the uproar over Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker interaction with a 74-year-old man …read more.

WARSAW — A second complaint, alleging the city of Warsaw has violated a request for public records access, has been filed with the Office of the Public Access Counselor Luke Britt. This complaint, filed by Kyle Babcock, states he was denied access to public records on July 21 and Aug. 30. Mayor Joe Thallemer, Warsaw …read more.

The case of an unsafe house in Warsaw’s Pheasant Ridge subdivision grew even more confusing with a second code enforcement hearing held Monday afternoon, but the city’s request to have the home demolished was not yet granted. Kyle Babcock is the owner of record on the house at 330 Ringneck Trail that was built in …read more.

Litigation on a home at 330 Ringneck Trail in Warsaw began 7 years ago and still has no resolution, but Warsaw’s code enforcement officer Lawrence Clifford made it clear today that “significant progress” needs to be made by Aug. 18, or he may order the home to be demolished. The home is owned by Kyle Babcock …read more.