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Army Recruiters WOW WHS Students

Published by admin on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 12:47pm
U.S. Army recruiters are trying “outside-the-box” strategies to reach young people. Many men and women considering a military career associate the Army with dangerous missions, but there are many other elements involved in serving, including technology. U.S. Army recruiters from Sedalia, Sergeant First Class Mortimore, and Sergeant First Class (SFC) McConaha, visited Warsaw High School February 12, with iRobot 510 Packlot in hand, to demonstrate how it is used by Army personnel to disarm or move explosives from one location to another.

Hansen And Harms Take On New Roles At The Courthouse

Published by admin on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:24pm

Warsaw Weightlifter Dreams Of Ukraine

Published by admin on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:22pm
Brian Phillips and wife Lindsy have owned Warsaw Fitness for the past four years. He not only practices the fitness routines that he offers to members of his gym, but he excels in the skills that strengthen the physique as well as the health and well being of the body. He will compete in the American Powerlifting Association World Championship that takes place in Lutsk, Ukraine from May 16 to 19. He will be a contender in the categories of squats, bench presses and deadlifts. 

Chamber Touts ‘Invest In Home’ To Keep Warsaw’s Economy Moving

Published by admin on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 9:18am
Investing in home, and planning for economic development are crucial strategies for communities that want to prosper and enhance the local quality of life. The Warsaw Chamber of Commerce is focusing on Shopping Locally as a way to invest in home and encourage members to look inside the county first for support and services. 

Award Winner- County Health Department Has Big Impact On Citizens

Published by admin on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 2:30pm
The Benton County Health Department was recently named a 2018 Home Health CAHPS HONORS recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of home health and hospice software, billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytic. The Health Department was honored based on surveys of patients receiving home care during the period of April 2017 through March 2018. The Department was previously honored by the same award in 2014.

Residents React To Government Shutdown

Published by admin on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 2:29pm
Military retiree pay and survivor benefit pay is made at the end of the month. For most military personnel the government shutdown shouldn’t affect that pay date, unless they are part of the Coast Guard that falls under Homeland Security instead of the Department of Defense. Coast Guard retirees will not receive their monthly annuity at the end of January if the shutdown continues. But fortunately, one Benton County Coast Guard retiree has planned for such an event ahead of time and will pull through it if it happens.

Aldermen Approve Utility Rate Increase

Published by admin on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 9:57am

Benton County- Obesity Rate Is On The Rise

Published by admin on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 9:55am

R-IX Board Talks Possible Elementary School Closure

Published by admin on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 9:54am
The possibility of closing Ruth Mercer Elementary will be discussed at the January 17 meeting of the Warsaw R-IX Board of Education.  According to Warsaw Superintendent Shawn Poyser, because of declining enrollment, the Warsaw district is faced with the decision of how to save the district money.
“We are down more than 200 students in the last decade,” said Poyser. “This is lost revenue of more than $1.2 million.”

Commission Adopts Purchasing Policy

Published by admin on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:10am
The Benton County Commission adopted a purchasing policy to the Capital Improvement Fund at their January 2 meeting.
This proposal reads “All purchases from any office requesting expenditure from the Courthouse portion of the Capital Improvement fund shall be required to get prior approval from the Commission on any expenditure.”
In other business, District 2 Commissioner Jim Hansen made a motion to appoint District 1 Commissioner Dale Jr. Estes to serve as county representative on the University Extension Council board.  The motion passed.