MENTONE — During a relatively brief regular meeting Monday evening, Dec. 7, the Mentone Town Council and Mentone Town Marshal Jim Eads set a date to sit down together and discuss the interviewing process for a new deputy marshal. The discussion is set for 7 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 10, during which time the council and …read more.

Mentone residents may have noticed that its World War II cannon is missing some parts. This is not the result of theft or vandalism, however, but of a restoration project that the town council began looking into more than a year ago. The council met in regular session last evening and the cannon was a …read more.

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Office, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department honored one of its own yesterday, Tuesday, June 30, with the retirement of Deputy Sheriff John Hart. Hart began his law enforcement career with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department as a reserve officer in 1977. He was subsequently …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.