WARSAW — Mayors from 13 cities in northern Indiana have recently endorsed Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer’s re-election campaign. Thallemer, who is seeking a third term, faces Republican City Councilman Ron Shoemaker in the May 7 primary. The mayors issued a joint statement on Sunday. “We’ve had the opportunity to get to know Mayor Joe over …read more.

In all of my years in daily journalism, including more than ten covering local elections, I’ve never seen a mayoral candidate shun the media the way Republican mayoral candidate Ron Shoemaker has chosen to do so in Warsaw. Shoemaker, a city councilman who faces fellow Republican Mayor Joe Thallemer in the May 7 primary, had …read more.

A Plainfield, IN, correctional officer has been arrested for trafficking drugs to inmates. Through an internal affairs investigation, Officer Ryan Daniel was arrested Jan. 27. Facility correctional officers allegedly found 13.6 ounces of spice, 0.1 ounces of heroin and 3.6 ounces of tobacco in Daniel’s belongings. He faces charges of trafficking with an inmate, a …read more.