INDIANAPOLIS–Issues in the past, present, and the future were discussed by Republican candidates trying to become Indiana’s next Governor during a debate Tuesday night at Hine Hall Auditorium on the IUPUI campus. The debate was moderated by Jon Schwantes, host of PBS’s “Indiana Lawmakers” and organized by the Indiana Debate Commission. Indiana Republican Senator Mike Braun was in Washington DC for a vote, so he did not participate. The five other GOP candidates were there. -Brad Chambers, a real-estate businessman and former head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation under Governor E ..read more

Outside storage containers will be allowed at a business on East Market Street after the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance for them with conditions on Monday. Lloyd Bailey requested a use variance to permit outside storage in a Commercial-2 zoning district at 510 E. Market St. Assistant City Planner Jackson Longenbaugh told the board the petitioner owns a discount warehouse with lots of fluctuating inventory. Excess inventory is being stored on the south side of the building and within shipping containers on the west side. Bailey has requested to use three shipping containers ..read more

What you pay at the gas pump is supposed to drop in the coming days throughout Indiana. Part of the reason is that a price cycle, which caused prices to increase last week, has already taken place. “Stations had raised their prices to $3.75 or as high as $3.79, but now stations should be inching those prices back down,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. DeHaan says oil prices are also going down since the conflict between Iran and Israel is de-escalating. “That conflict does need to be something that we watch carefully to see if there could be potential escalation d ..read more

It is because of Sue Ann Mitchell’s institutional knowledge, hard work and integrity that voters should elect her as the next northern district county commissioner, Indiana Sen. Ryan Mishler told the crowd at Mitchell’s reception Monday evening. Mitchell, who currently serves as a Kosciusko County Councilwoman, is running in the Republican May primary for the commissioner seat. Incumbent Brad Jackson chose not to seek re-election this year. Mitchell’s opponents include Nathan Scherer and Marcia Baumgartner. “When they asked me about doing something for Sue Ann, the first thing that came to my ..read more

Representatives from Edgewood Middle School presented information on the school’s first schoolwide read/project-based learning unit to the Warsaw School Board Monday. It is called Racing Towards STEM Excellence: Project-Based Learning with “The Boys in the Boat,” said Edgewood Principal JoElla Hauselman. Assistant Principal Jason Culver said Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert laid the groundwork for the project. Over winter break, staff members remembered seeing a Facebook post Hoffert had made talking about his experience as a high school history teacher. In the video, Hoffert said in 2006 he h ..read more

Main Street Warsaw is seeking a dedicated and innovative downtown development director to lead the implementation of the Hyett Palma study and improve the downtown area. The successful candidate will leverage their skills to attract businesses and customers to the heart of the community. This role is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the economic and cultural growth of Warsaw’s historic downtown district, according to a news release from MSW. Main Street Warsaw Executive Director Rob Parker said, “I am a lifelong resident of Kosciusko County and there has never been a more excitin ..read more

Indiana’s unemployment rate held steady for the month of March at 3.5%, but that also means it didn’t improve… Gerry Dick with Inside Indiana Business tells WIBC’s Tony Katz that companies are having trouble filling their openings with qualified people. As of April 16, there are about 106,000 job openings across the state. There are more than 100,000 jobs available across Indiana right now. Gerry Dick with Inside Indiana Business tells WIBC’s Tony Katz that State leaders are trying to fix that… Indiana’s unemployment rate was at 3.5% for March, which is still below the national average of 3.8 ..read more

  WARSAW – A Warsaw man was arrested Sunday on preliminary charges of Operating While Intoxicated. Dan Spalding, 62, of Warsaw, was initially stopped by Warsaw Police on Indiana Street around noon Sunday for failure to wear a seatbelt. Upon questioning by law enforcement, Spalding admitted to having ingested Delta-9, a chemical in cannabis and hemp plants. After failing a field sobriety test, Spalding was placed into custody and transported to a local hospital where he agreed to a blood draw. He was then taken to the Kosciusko County Jail without incident. He was released Sunday afternoon ..read more

The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce will host a county candidate forum Wednesday at Warsaw City Hall. The forum begins at 6 p.m. and is expected to last approximately 90 minutes. It will feature candidates from four Republican-contested races, with all but one confirmed. No other political party has any candidates in the May 7 election primary. Circuit Court I judge candidates are Jack Birch and Matthew Buehler. Surveyor candidates are James Moyer and Ryan Prince. Coroner candidates are Tyler Huffer and Tracy Cutler-Wilson. Northern district county commissioner candidates participating are ..read more

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