The newest piece of public art was been quietly erected in downtown Warsaw last week.

WINONA LAKE — A variety of unique locally handmade items will be auctioned at the Annual Charity Auction Fundraiser Friday, Feb. 28, in the Winona Heritage Room, 901 Park Ave., Winona Lake. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auction, conducted by Glenn Hochstetler of MeadowBlend Auctions, will commence at 7 p.m. Homemade pies …read more.

WARSAW – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) announced Monday that he will host mobile office hours to meet with local residents in Warsaw Thursday, Jan. 2. Rep. Banks will host mobile office hours in the Council Chambers at Warsaw City Hall, 102 South Buffalo St., from 10-11 a.m., said a news release from the office of …read more.

WARSAW — For the better part of the evening Friday, Dec. 6, the city of Warsaw will provide a winter wonderland to Yuletide revelers, courtesy of the city’s First Friday celebration. The event, dubbed “Hometown Holly Days,” will run from 5 to 9 p.m. and will feature a variety of seasonal activities in Central Park …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.

WARSAW — The old Warsaw City Hall is quickly being demolished. SiteWorx Services, of Warsaw, appeared to be about halfway through its mission of demolishing the building at the southeast corner of High and Market streets late Monday morning, April 29. The former city property was acquired by Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church last year. Church …read more.

WARSAW — Representative Jim Banks will hold mobile office hours from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Warsaw City Hall council chambers, located at 102 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Staff from the office of Congressman Banks will be available for walk-in visitors to discuss and seek assistance regarding issues pertaining to the …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) announced that a member of his staff will visit Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 1, to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. Banks’ staff will be at Warsaw City Hall, located at 102 S. Buffalo St., from 9:30 a.m. to noon Nov. …read more.

WARSAW —  — Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) announced that a member of his staff will visit Warsaw on Thursday, Oct. 4, to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. A staff member will be at Warsaw City Hall, 102 S. Buffalo Street, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

KOSCIUSKO — Congressman Jim Banks announced that a member of his staff will visit Warsaw and Columbia City on Thursday, April 5, to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. Warsaw 9:30 a.m. – noon City Hall, 102 S. Buffalo St.   Columbia City 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Peabody Public …read more.

WARSAW — You and your family are invited to celebrate the diversity of Kosciusko County agriculture from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on April 10 at “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair,” at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. All attendees receive a gift for attending. Diversity truly describes the experience you will have …read more.

WARSAW — With a very brief agenda, the Warsaw City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. The council passed on second reading an amendment to the existing snow ordinance. There was brief discussion and the ordinance passed on second reading. Conflict of interest statements were also taken into account for 11 people. …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON, Lakeland Art Association You would be amazed and amused at the number of art works that reflect New Year’s resolutions. There are paintings of obese people, paintings of ashtrays with cigarettes dangling and promises to quit smoking. I found a painting about the demons of drinking and why it should be resolved …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON, Lakeland Art Association Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting,” is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.  But first we need to know — what is perspective? Perspective is what gives art realism. For instance, when an artist creates a view on a flat surface of a painting which appears …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON  Lakeland Art Association I shared a photo with my daughter Dee Anna this week. After viewing it, she texted me, “Art does not always take the shape of a canvas-sometimes it can be an exquisite quilting pattern on a quilt or in this case, a garden in Dubai.” She is correct.  One of the …read more.

Monday night’s Warsaw Common Council meeting was largely dominated by Mayor Joe Thallemer’s State of the City Address. In a speech that was about a half-hour in length the mayor detailed the progress made by the city in the past couple of years while also detailing the steps planned to continue the process moving forward. …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association A new exhibit has opened at Warsaw City Hall that you will want to visit. A bit different, yet intriguing, is the world of Teresa Carrano-Smith and the art she has on display. Carrano received an education with a fine arts major at the University of Louisville but turned …read more.

The one-horse open sleigh is something of a holiday tradition thanks to the lyrics of “Jingle Bells.” Well, the city of Warsaw just received a donation of a vintage one-horse open sleigh, originally manufactured in Warsaw, to be displayed every holiday season at city hall. Lee and Mary Hartle of Warsaw purchased the sleigh in …read more.

If a trip to Warsaw City Hall is in your future, linger in the hallway near the elevator for a few minutes. While there, it’s possible to step outside of Indiana into the wide prairies of South Dakota, or the stormy shores of South Carolina. Through May, the artwork of Timothy Young will be on …read more.

The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The meeting will now be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in council chambers at Warsaw City Hall.  

The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety opened four bids this morning for renovations on the third floor of the city hall. The renovations will be made to accommodate OrthoWorx, an education and workforce development initiative geared toward meeting the academic needs of students and orthopaedic employers. The announcement that OrthoWorx was moving into …read more.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer has agreed to answer questions from readers of StaceyPageOnline.com. To have the mayor answer your question, email them to [email protected]. Here are most recent questions we received, and Mayor Thallemer’s responses: Q: OrthoWorx and the city have recently signed an agreement that will allow OrthoWorx to utilize the third floor of …read more.

With the final approval of the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety this morning, OrthoWorx will soon be occupying the third floor of the new city hall building. (See story) The B.O.W., consisting of Mayor Joe Thallemer and Warsaw Common Councilmen Charlie Smith and Jeff Grose, unanimously approved the agreement between OrthoWorx and the …read more.

Warsaw Common Council President Diane Quance used to have to take allergy pills before council meetings, the black mold in the old city hall building was so bad. That won’t be necessary in the shiny, new, spacious city council chambers that was introduced to the public today during an open house at the new city …read more.

Mayor Joe Thallemer and the staff at the new Warsaw City Hall invite the public to an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The former First National Bank building at 102 S. Buffalo St. across from the courthouse square underwent a major renovation during 2012. City offices moved into the …read more.

The newly remodeled Warsaw City Hall is now open to the public. The new location is at 102 S. Buffalo St. in downtown Warsaw, was the former site of a bank. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said the renovations cost $2.1 million. The idea for a new city hall came about after a 2002 study on …read more.

On Dec. 17-18, five city departments will move into the new Warsaw City Hall at the corner of Center and Buffalo streets in downtown Warsaw. The mayor’s office is advised that at some point during the moves there may be a brief interruption in phone and email service. The departments moving and may be affected …read more.

  Mary Ellen Rudisel-Jordan, president at Scearce Rudisel-Architects Inc., has provided pictorial renderings of what Warsaw’s new city hall will look like when it completes, and details some of the special features of the building. In the first photo, which is a view from the northeast, Rudisel-Jordan notes that the existing marble was saved and will be cleaned …read more.

A seventh change order for renovations of what will soon be the new Warsaw City Hall was approved by the Board of Works and Public Safety board today. The total amount approved by board members Charlie Smith, Jeff Grose and Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer was $19,980, but even that amount still leaves the city “well …read more.