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 — The woman who keeps the town of Mentone running will not be serving in her current role after this year. “Jan. 1 at noon to be exact,” said Mentone Clerk-Treasurer Barb Ross, who said in the town board meeting Wednesday night, July 2 she was not running for re-election and said it with …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone’s Clerk-Treasurer, Barb Ross took a moment during the regular monthly meeting of the town board Wednesday, June 5, to remind town residents to let her know if there will be extra water usage over the next three months. “I would like to remind people about the sprinkling credit,” Ross said. Despite recent …read more.

MENTONE — The town board of Mentone heard a presentation from Kosciusko County’s top economic development official at the board’s regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 5. Alan Tio, chief executive officer of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation introduced himself to the board, which included Jill Gross and Shelly Krueger, as well as Town Attorney Andrew Grossnickle …read more.

MENTONE — The Town of Mentone hired a new town attorney on Monday, April 1 and also changed its monthly meeting day, discussed stray dogs and what to do with residents and outsiders who don’t obey the rules regarding what to discard during spring cleanup. During its monthly meeting on Monday, the town board approved …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone’s Water Superintendent Joshua Shepherd told the town board at its regular meeting Monday night, March 4 that a standing water issue within the town limits has been a chronic concern for his department and local residents alike. “There is the water issue on Princeton Street,” Shepherd said. “We definitely know we’re going …read more.

MENTONE — The town of Mentone will be on the lookout for a new town attorney and also prepares for a hike in employee insurance prices. At its regular monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 4, the town’s board of trustees heard presentations from President Jill Gross regarding the retirement of Town Attorney Larry Beeson, as well …read more.

MENTONE — The Mentone Town Board is encouraging its residents to be diligent in securing their trash prior to weekly pickup — particularly as it relates to securing lids on trash cans. Board member Tim Croy publicly lauded Valley Sanitation, the company responsible for trash pickup in the town. He said that recently, the company …read more.

MENTONE — Business was short at the Mentone Town Board meeting Monday, Dec. 3, focusing on sewer pipe liners and project funding. Water Superintendent Josh Shepherd told board members Tim Croy and Shelly Krueger that Uptown Park is currently having drainage issues. He also said that the town’s request for a grant from Community Crossings …read more.

MENTONE — “We really appreciate the community coming together on this tragedy that we’ve had,” said Mentone Town Board member Tim Croy at Monday night’s regular meeting of the three-person panel. “To me, we’re fortunate to live in the community that we’re in.” Croy referred to the accident Oct. 30 west of Talma that killed …read more.

MENTONE — The town of Mentone is taking steps to thwart what it says has been a history of delinquency when it comes to residents paying water bills on time. “It’s been chronic, people just never pay on time,” said Town Board President Jill Gross. “It’s getting worse, too, it seems like,” said Board Member …read more.

MENTONE — The town of Mentone is planning to crack down on unauthorized dumpster use. “It’s actually called theft of service,” said Town Marshal James Eads at the town’s regular board meeting Monday, Sept. 10. Eads, along with town board members Tim Croy, Jill Gross and Shelly Krueger and Clerk-Treasuer Barb Ross discussed people using …read more.

MENTONE — The town of Mentone will receive fiber-optic communications service courtesy of RTC Fiber Communications from Rochester. The town board, made up Monday, Aug. 6 of Tim Croy and Shelly Krueger with President Jill Gross absent, approved  I’m here on behalf of RTC asking for your blessing and to let you know we’re in …read more.

MENTONE — For residents of Mentone, putting out the trash will occur on a different day this week due to the upcoming holiday. “Trash pickup this week will be Thursday, July 5, instead of Wednesday,” said Town Board Member Tim Croy at the town’s monthly town board meeting Monday, July 2. Trash pickup will resume …read more.

MENTONE — The town of Mentone is currently dealing with unauthorized trash dumping and vandalism at one of the town’s most popular parks. The Town Board of Mentone heard a report on Monday night, March 5 from Street Superintendent Josh Shepherd and Town Marshal James Eads about problems with the the town’s sewage treatment plant …read more.

Shelly Krueger, Mentone, was recently named the new circulation manager at the Syracuse Public Library this summer. However, her new position does not even begin to scratch the surface of her various roles and community involvement.