WARSAW – As City Council works to line up the ability to retain its own attorney, one thing is clear: Individuals on council won’t be able to just pick up the phone and get some quick thoughts. On Monday night, Dec. 16, council decided to take a step back and will retool their plan to have …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw City Hall will have a permanent emergency back-up generator in place within a few months, according to Fire Chief Mike Wilson. City Council took a step in that direction Monday, Dec. 2, when it approved transferring $50,000 for the purchase of a generator. The city lined up the $50,000 from Indiana Homeland …read more.

An interesting dynamic is lining up ahead of Warsaw City Council’s plan to hire its own attorney. Mayor Joe Thallemer is doing his best to stay out of the way as council moves toward hiring a city council attorney. While Thallemer says there are alternative sources of legal advice beyond City Attorney Scott Reust that …read more.

WARSAW — Republican dominance on City Council just got another four-year extension. Despite the biggest challenge in two decades, Republicans on city council rolled to victory in Tuesday’s election. Mayor Joe Thallemer, unopposed in Tuesday’s election, will begin his third term in office alongside six returning Republican councilmembers. The one new addition to council will …read more.

Jeff Rowe, Baker Tilly, speaks to Warsaw City Council Monday night, Nov. 4. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. WARSAW — A consultant offered a positive critique of city finances Monday night, Nov. 4, and suggested a few ways to improve upon its fiscal standing. Jeff Rowe, a partner and CPA with Baker Tilly, spoke to …read more.

WARSAW — With Republican incumbents Mayor Joe Thallemer and Clerk-Treasurer Lynne Christiansen heading to election day unopposed, all of the contested races in the city involve City Council. Three Republican City Council incumbents, Cindy Dobbins, Jack Wilhite (both at-large) and Jerry Frush (District 4), are unopposed in their bids for re-election. Below are summaries of …read more.

The most competitive campaign for city council that Warsaw has seen in a long, long time will end Tuesday with what looks like a whimper. The all-Republican council will get its biggest test in decades on Tuesday, but as is often the case when there is not a marquee mayoral race, there does not appear …read more.

WARSAW — Five months after a turbulent mayoral primary, two-term mayor Joe Thallemer appeared to be one of the happiest people at the annual GOP Fish Fry at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Wednesday night. At a similar event earlier this year, Thallemer and a large contingent of his supporters, all wearing campaign shirts, filed in …read more.

WARSAW — Another barrier has fallen and the ink is flowing. While Warsaw has had numerous tattoo parlors over the years, the number doubled from two to four Tuesday after a pair of businesses won approval to operate from the city board of zoning appeals. Empire Ink owner Mike Vest was approved for a special …read more.

The headline was pretty simple: Warsaw City Council Explores The Idea Of Hiring Its Own Attorney. Getting to the possible end result in which council would retain its own attorney for questions they’d rather not ask the city attorney or two provided by the state will be a long slog and it certainly won’t show …read more.

WARSAW — City Council moved forward with implementing programs that better assess requests for money from non-profit groups, and how the city oversees its finances. Council President Diane Quance presented a plan on assessing how to review requests for funding from non-profits proposed by a new committee made of up council members Cindy Dobbins, Jeff …read more.

Warsaw City Councilmen Ron Shoemaker (left) and Michael Klondaris participate in a meeting in February. Shoemaker and Klondaris both expressed concern over circumstances surrounding a Jan. 25 incident involving Police Chief Scott Whitaker. *Update – This story has been updated to include comments from Mayor Joe Thallemer* WARSAW — City Councilmen Michael Klondaris and Ron …read more.

From left, Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker, Officer Ross Minear and Officer Jason Dobbins. WARSAW — In two months, the political winds appear to have shifted for Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer and the seven Republican city council members. On Jan. 10, the Republican mayor was joined in a show of force as he and six …read more.

WARSAW – After living near Des Moines, Iowa, most of her life and in Shanghai, China for a two-year stint, Roxanne Coffelt said transitioning to a life in Warsaw took some getting used to. She and her family moved to Warsaw nearly 15 years ago and she recalls being struck by the lack of diversity …read more.

WARSAW – New audio that appeared on the Warsaw city website Saturday, March 2, sheds new light from the perspective of an elderly couple caught up in the middle of an investigation by Police Chief Scott Whitaker who had been off duty at the time and later apologized over the circumstances. In the 10-minute audio …read more.

WARSAW — The reason for a lack of support by Warsaw City Council involving a cell phone proposal for police on  Feb. 19 appears to extend beyond just a change in policy. InkfreeNews reached out to all seven city council members about the issue. Four responded, with several saying they believe council was reluctant to …read more.

Hello and welcome to what we hope will become a Saturday tradition here at InkFreeNews. This column is all about politics, government, the people who help (or hinder) our local governance and a dash of other tidbits I hope you will find worthwhile. Much of my time with InkFreeNews will be spent covering Warsaw city …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary during 2016. Founded in 1966, the society has grown in membership, activities, and properties while remaining true to our mission. That mission is to collect, exhibit and preserve county history, and to provide research materials and educational programs for all people.

Michael Klondaris has announced he will seek re-election in the May 2015 primary election for Warsaw City Councilman in District Three. “It has been a real privilege and a very rewarding experience representing the people living in the 3rd district,” Klondaris said. Klondaris has served on the City Traffic Commission well as the City Plan …read more.