A resolution by the Indiana State Senate was delivered to Ron Baumgartner, publisher of The Papers Inc., by State Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) on Monday. Senate Resolution 110 congratulates The Mail-Journal, the flagship of The Papers Inc., on its 50th anniversary. Mishler sponsored the resolution in honor of the publication’s celebration. The resolution notes the publication celebrated a significant …read more.

The town of Syracuse and the Syracuse Wawasee Chamber of Commerce are on a fact finding mission to see if merchants in the uptown area are interested in starting the process of joining the Indiana Main Street program. Surveys were hand delivered Friday, Sept. 28, and as of this morning Tammy Cotton, executive director of …read more.

North Webster Town Council handled important business at its meeting Tuesday evening at the North Webster Community Center, but a bit of levity popped up over the issue of stump removal. The stumps are in the town’s right-of-way in an alley. Rick Monroe, of North Center Street, had asked if the council had any problems …read more.

According to Ian Rolland, receiver for the Oakwood Foundation, discussions are still at an impasse with the Oakwood Property Owners Association regarding Oakwood Park’s 2004 covenants. The property owners want Rolland and prospective buyer Dr. Rex Parent, to provide them access to the beach and waterfront in front of the Oakwood Inn in perpetuity. Rolland …read more.

A new computer-aided dispatch system being developed by Kosciusko County will have the voluntary participation of the town of Milford. Following a presentation by Milford Deputy Police Officer Travis Marsh, town council members voted unanimously Monday night to sign on to the system. It will replace the current Cisco system Among the advantages laid out …read more.

“Dixie Days went very well. We are collecting suggestions for next year to make it even better. A couple of local businesses had record sales on Saturday as well as the vendors were happy and some want to come back for the Heart of the Harvest Fall Festival, Sept. 29,” reported North-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of …read more.

One person was killed late Thursday afternoon in a single vehicle crash on the northwest side of Lake Tippecanoe. According to the Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team, Charles Leon White, 85, of Syracuse died when his truck slammed head on into a tree. It happened in from of the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club at …read more.