SOUTH BEND — The two top winners in the annual Second Congressional art competition are from Penn High School and Lakeland Christian Academy.

Congressman Rudy Yakym announced on Saturday that Maci Schultz, a student at Penn High School, is the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Indiana’s Second District.

Maci’s winning artwork, “Butterfly in Cone Flowers,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year alongside other winners from across the country.

Second place was awarded to Quinn Clemens, a student at Lakeland Christian Academy. His artwork, “Indiana,” will be displayed in Congressman Yakym’s Mishawaka District Office for the next year.

Yakym congratulated Schultz on Saturday at a reception held at the South Bend International Airport for students who submitted entries and their teachers.

Clemens' artwork, “Indiana,” will be displayed in Congressman Yakym’s Mishawaka District Office for the next year.

The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress to recognize the artistic talents of high school students in their districts. Since then, hundreds of thousands of high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.

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WARSAW — Some of the biggest names in Indiana Republican politics are hosting a reception for four candidates running for Kosiusko County Council in 2026.

The block of candidates includes Council President Tony Ciriello, Dave Wolkins, Joe Erwin and Brad Jackson, a former county commissioner who confirmed his plans last week to run for council.

Elected officials supporting the block of candidates include Congressmen Marlin Stutzman and Rudy Yakym, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, State Sen. Ryan Mishler, and State Rep. Craig Snow.

The event is open to all residents. Snacks will be served.

RSVPs are requested by emailing kormsby@ryanmishler.com or calling 574-371-7790.

On a related note, the Kosciusko County Republican Party Annual Fall Fish Fry is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30.

The event will be at the Home & Family Arts Building at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds in Warsaw from 4 to 7 p.m.

It is all-you-can-eat for $14 for adults and $7 for children 5 to 12 years old. Children 4 and under are free.

Carryouts are available.

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WARSAW — More than 60 people turned out for a Labor Day rally in downtown Warsaw, decrying rising prices in various parts of the US economy.

Monday’s overarching theme concentrated on economic issues, including the cost of housing, groceries, insurance, and taxes.

Robert Osbun, the Kosciusko County Democratic Party treasurer who helped organize the rally, contends President Trump is ignoring the economy.

Trump promised to lower prices on Day One. Instead, he’s done anything but that. Instead, he’s focused on DEI, harassing immigrants, and invading cities,” Osbun said.

“He’s done nothing to help working families,” he said.

Osbun said many of Indiana’s Republican leaders, including Congressmen Rudy Yakym andMarlin Stutzman, US Sens. Jim Banks and Todd Young and” Gov. Mike Braun are “too afraid of Trump’s retributions to stop the attacks on the economy and Democracy.

The protest, one of many organized locally in the first nine months of President Trump’s second term, also drew attention to other issues, including efforts by President Trump to push Indiana Republicans into considering a mid-decade congressional redistricting, which one protester said is a form of election fraud.

One woman at the protest said such a move is tantamount to election fraud.

She said she thinks Gov. Mike Braun will push forward with calling for a special session to order the redistricting regardless of public opinion.

“They no longer measure whether it’s popular or not. They just do what the orange guy says," the woman said. 

Brian Smith, who serves as the Democratic Party's 2nd District Congressional Chair, also took a shot at Congressman Rudy Yakym's opposition to the electric vehicle tax credit that would have benefited Slate Auito as it begins production next year in Warsaw. As a result, the company has had to raise its base to $25,000.

“What Rudy Yakym is doing – his votes in DC – specifically the bill that repeals the EV tax credit, is negatively impacting our city in Warsaw and his district.”

A few agitators showed up once again, occasionally revving engines. blaring horns and squealing tires near protesters lined North Detroit Street across from the library.

Warsaw Police maintained a presence near the protest area. One person was pulled. Another was detained and cited for violation of the city noise ordinance.

The one who was ticketed told News Now Wasaw he was given permission by somebody at the Pak-a-Sac gas station and that that gave him the right to honk his horn for long stretches of time because he was on private property.

Police then arrived and cited him for the noise violation.

Similar protests were held in South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Niles, Michigan.

Below are a few photos of protesters and (at the bottom) a counter-protester who was cited for a violation of the city's noise ordinance. News Now Warsaw photos by Dan Spalding.

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WARSAW — The first concrete signs of the massive reindustrialization of Kosciusko County's biggest blighted property were on full display Thursday at Slate Auto’s future electric vehicle plant.

Months after the electric vehicle start-up announced plans to enter the US auto market, the company opened its doors to showcase the frist signs of progress to parts of the 1.4 million square foot property.

[caption id="attachment_117831" align="alignright" width="420"] Warsaw Mayor Jeff Grose shares a hug with Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman at the end of his address Thursday at the Slate Auto plant in Warsaw for what was the first celebratory event since the company announced plans to open a facility in Indiana in April. New Now Warsaw photo by Dan Spaling.[/caption]

Dozens of guests were given extensive tours of some of the multiple buildings along Old Road 30 that arre being transformed from a regional catago printing center into a state-of-the-art electric pickup truck plant. 

The company is currently working to retrofit many of the buildings — an extensive effort that will see many interior walls removed and floor resurfaced.

The tours offered a glimpse into the future but also served as another example of how the company continues to embrace the community.

One of the tour guides who worked for decades for RR Donnelley and Sons (and then LSC Communications after it was sold), said he thought he was headed toward retirement just a few months ago.

That didn’t last long.

“My name is Tom Stoneburner, I’m the senior electrical engineer with Slate. I started here in April of this year. I’ve been with RR Donnelley and LSC Communitycation for the last 43 years or so ... I’ve lost count.  

Meanwhile, company officials and community leaders celebrated for the first time the company's plans to open the plant, which was announced in April.

The company plans to hire upward of 2,000 for the Warsaw facility and has already begun hiring some.

A chance to learn more about hiring opportunities happens Friday night when the company hosts a block party in downtown Warsaw from 5 to 7 p.m.

Guest speakers at Thursday's event included Congressman Rudy Yakym and Warsaw Mayor Jeff Gros, whose father, Frank Grose, was a longtime employee at Donnelley's.

Yakym talked about the dramatic financial impact of the new auto maker in Kosciusko County.

"Today, as we’re celebrating a new chapter in American manufacturing, Slate Auto is investing $383.5 million right here in Indiana. They’ll be creating more than 2,100 new jobs and sparking new opportunities for Hoosier families, Yakym said.

Grose talked about the property's legacy

Whether you realize it or not, the rain this morning is part of this very electrifying event,” Grose said.

“Whether we like it or not, it’s washing away an absolutely incredible history and impact this plant has had on this community,” he said.

Grose credits his father's decision to move from a career in law enforcement to the printing plant for helping set the stage for his own future success.

In an emotional moment, the company said it will honor the late Kosciusko County Councilman Mike Long for his role in helping bring Slate to the county by establishing a memorial bench on the property.

Long was a key negotiator for the county in the early stages as local leaders worked to lure the company to Warsaw.

Long was ecstatic about progress being made with the company but died unexpectedly in an accident on his farm in February, midway through ongoing talks.

On Thursday, members of Long's family were recognized at the event.

Hanna Troy, one of Long's daughters, said they never expected such a gesture.

"What they did, I think, was above and beyond what I would expect them to do for any person," Troy said. "That just showed me the impact my dad had on the company, on the  community, on the county 

She said her father was excited about the opportunities being mapped out, but that he never shared details with family because negotiations were still a secret.

Long had told some people that he wanted to be the first person to buy one of the pickups.

“We knew something was happening, but we didn’t know what it was. So finding out what it was surprised me, honestly, being a diesel-loving farmer, that he was so interested in electric trucks."

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WARSAW — Creighton Brothers was honored on Monday by Congressman Rudy Yakym for its 100th anniversary.

The 2nd District Congressman met Creighton’s President Mindy Truex for lunch at Creighton’s Crazy Egg restaurant and presented her with a Congressional Record of Entry.

“It’s very special when you think about the fact that Creighton Brothers started with 2,500 hens and today they're producing 1 billion eggs per year,” Yakym told News Now Warsaw during an impromptu interview before lunch.

“It’s absolutely incredible to think of the family tradition, the multigenerational growth, how many family members are still involved in this business, putting their shoulder to the wheel every day, making sure Americans have eggs on their shelf.

The anniversary was recorded in the Congressional Record, which memorializes the company’s work ethic, sacrifice, commitment to their employees, and the company’s growth, he said.

Truex expressed appreciation for the recognition and reflected on the honor. She admitted that the bird flu outbreak across parts of the country has made it unlike any other.

"It' been history-making in a lot of ways," Truex said. "Between the bird flu HVAI incidents and what that's done to egg farmers nationwide has been historical, as well as our anniversary, and celebrating our history

"Both have had us quite busy," she said.

Luckily, she said, most of the affected areas in Indiana have been to the north and east of Kosciusko County.

It has been a year of extensive precautions as well as increased regulations mandated in order to prevent the spread of the virus.

"We're super super vigilant. Our guys do a phenomenal job out on the farms being as safe as they can be," she said.

Mindy's grandfather, Hobart Creighton, and one of his siblings, Russell, started the business.

"We've been in and out of different aspects of animal agriculture, but chickens is where our livelihood started and where it continues," she said.

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WARSAW — Second District Congressman Rudy Yakym met with workers at Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw on Tuesday as part of a district-wide tour touting President Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' which was recently signed into law.

Yakym is a member of the House Ways and Means committee that helped shape the bill.

He told the Warsaw workers that the large-scale legislation includes tax incentives for research and development efforts that will benefit the orthopedic industry.

As Yakym points out, the medtech sector "is only as good as its next innovation."

The bill added a sense of permanence to the R&D policy, which should provide industry leaders with increased confidence in terms of planning.

"To have the R&D provisions be permanent so that we're not coming back here again in three to five or seven years, having the same conversations with my colleagues, we solved it for once and for all because we were able to make it permanent through our One Big Beautiful Bill," Yakym said, drawing applause from the crowd.

Yakym also took questions from workers. 

One man thanked Yakym for assisting in his wife’s ongoing efforts to gain citizenship, but then went on to ask him to justify supporting policies that have left many people in fear.

Even though she’s on a path toward legal immigration, he said the entire family is fearful and that when she does leave the house, she takes a packet to document her status if questioned.

Yakym responded, saying that he's pleased that Trump has quickly sealed the southern border and emphasized that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should not ge detaining those who are not criminals and who are on a path toward citizenship.

He said Trump's efforts are three-fold: Seal the border. Deport undocumented citizens and then pass some kind of immigration reform effort.

Yakym said he does not support ICE agents taking people into custody who are in good standing and said repeatedly that his office is available to help anyone in the district.

“If you are here illegally and you commit a crime and you’re being deported, adios. Sorry – not sorry. But if you’re here legally and you’re having a problem, give me a call.”

News Now Warsaw talked with Yakym after the event and asked several questions, including if he is concerned about the latest report that shows inflation rising as well s increased grocery prices.

He blamed former President Joe Biden. 

“We’ve stopped all of these additional trillion-dollar spending packages over and above all our normal appropriations process. That’s really what caused inflation to begin with, and we’re excited to see the numbers continue to come down,” Yakym said.

Orthopedic companies, including Zimmer Biomet, have recently updated their projections on charges incurred over increased tariffs, some of which have been reduced significantly since Trump began instituting hikes in tariffs across the globe.

Yakym, noting that trade and tariffs are a crucial issue for the district's expansive manufacturing base, said he wants to see more tariff agreements reached soon so that businesses have a sense of predictability in what to expect.

“There are still deals to be negotiated and need to be finalized. But what you are seeing … is that a lot of trade deals have been negotiated and more are coming," Yakym said.

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By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw

WARSAW — Some area residents had been urging elected officials to participate in a town hall in Warsaw to discuss concerns, and they got it Tuesday night when Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith hosted a sprawling, nearly two-hour conversation at Warsaw City Hall.

The Q-and-A touched on a wide variety of policy issues in a free-wheeling give-and-take that included at least two heated exchanges.

[caption id="attachment_114042" align="alignright" width="300"] Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith wrapped up a full day in Waraw with a two-hour town hall at City Hall Tuesday night. News Now Warsaw photo by Dan Spalding.[/caption]

Tuesday's event attracted about 60-70 people and marked the eighth this year since he took office. It was also the first in northern Indiana.

The gathering capped a full day of meetings by Beckwith with media, community leaders, police and North Webster residents concerned about a dam.

Earlier this year, some Warsaw-area residents had complained loudly about the lack of willingness by U.S. Rep Rudy Yakym to host a town hall. He and members of Congress have refrained from having large public meetings amid growing political violence that included the recent assassination of a state lawmaker in Minnesota.

Tuesday's town hall included two police officers inside the council chambers where the event was held, two more in the lobby, and another who could be seen through a window pacing along the nearby sidewalk.

Among the highlights, Beckwith doubled down on his argument about the historic three-fifths compromise, arguing that it was not a pro-discrimination effort. Those comments came up earlier this year and drew a backlash from some Indianapolis pastors and a suggestion by Gov. Mike Braun that, in the future, Beckwith needs to think before he talks.

The basis for the entire issue came up during the General Assembly by a lawmaker concerned with a specific bill that touched on race.

“This is because we had a senator at the State Senate saying, ‘Hey, three-fifths compromise, I would’ve been treated like three-fifths of a person.’ “ Beckwith recalled. 

“That’s not even what that was …. She didn’t even know her history. I like to make sure people know accurate history. I will double down on that all day long, and I defend what I said because I said what was right.

An unidentified woman who prompted the topic questioned why he would bring up such a sensitive subject, and then quickly brought up Beckwith's past assertion that Democrats pay groups to help turn out the vote.

He did so by recalling a conversation with a friend who is a black pastor.

"He literally told me the Democrat Party in Marion County came to him and would pay him $15,00 a year to get voter turnout. What he'd use it for was for playgrounds, for parks in his church backyard," Beckwith said.

"This is straight from his mouth to my ears, and there have been other pastors who have received the same type of contribution. And it's all the same ... 'You can use this however you want, but we would really like it — wink, wink — if you get Democrat voters to come out and vote for Democrats in the primary and general."

Beckwith also got into a heated exchange with Brian Smith, chairman of Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, who urged Beckwith to back up his claims that Democrats pay groups to encourage voter turnout by taking it to federal court.

At one point, Smith and Beckwith began talking over each other, with Beckwith saying he's capable of speaking louder if needed.

 “I’m telling you what happened. From his mouth to my ears,” Beckwith said.

“You don’t have evidence,” Smith said. 

“I got a witness. Is that not evidence?” Beckwith replied.

“It needs to be investigated,” Smith said.

Beckwith then added, “Now that we’ve got a good Republican-appointed prosecutor down there (District Court in Southern Indiana), maybe we’ll do something about it,”  sparking some applause.

"This has been going on, not just in Indianapolis, this goes on all over the country. We’re seeing this time and time again,” Beckwith said.

Abortion was another subject that came up and led to a lengthy discussion.

Beckwith said he’d be OK with Indiana allowing abortions in the case of rape with one condition.

“I want to see us go after the person who raped the mom, caused the muder of that child to happpen – I want to see us go after that person (and see them) not only charged with rape but alo with first degree murder, he said.

That surfaced after a woman criticized President Trump for his tendency to demean people as well as accusations by numerous women that he raped them years ago.

Beckwith mentioned the importance of forgiveness and pointed out that those alleged incidents happened before he was elected, and then reminded the audience about former president Bill Clinton, who had oral sex with an intern while in the White House, which drew hoots and hollers from the crowd.

That led to Beckwith’s thoughts on the sexual revolution and what he calls "consequence-less" sexual activity that often relies on the use of condoms by young people.

And he added out of the blue: "You know Kamala Harris started as a escort, right? That's where she got her start."

(Beckwith was repeating a false allegation about Harris that surfaced during the 2024 presidential campaign. A PolitiFact investigation last year debunked the rumor, finding no evidence, corroborating sources or testimony to support the claim.)

Several people, including a farmer, Don Zolman, thanked Beckwith for hosting the event.

“I want to thank you for coming. You had the courage to come here and take questions from people, and I’d like for you to pass on a message to Rudy Yakym so maybe he could do the same thing for his constituents,” Zolman said.

“I encourage every elected official,” Beckwith said.

Beckwith talked with reporters afterward and reflected on the interactions.

“I always say, 'Bring your hardest questions' … and I love that. It got a little chippy back and fourth which I again think is fantastic and ultimately, I think people walked out respecting both sides.” he said.

He was also asked about President Trump's massive policy bill, often referred to as "One Big Beautiful Bill, which was approved by the Senate earlier in the day and needs a final send-off by the House before it can be signed into law.

"Ultimately, Gov. Braun, myself — we trust President Trump. We've seen his leadership. He campaigned on this. It's not perfect. I'd like to see a lot more cutting of spending, but ultimately he won the election because he said he'd do this and we've got to give him the benefit of the doubt that this is gonna be a great thing for America," Beckwith said.

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WARSAW — In what might have been one of the more unique moments in recent local history, two World War II centenarians — Charlie Garner and Bob Gast — sat in a Warsaw coffee shop on Friday and talked in detail for more than an hour about their wartime experiences.

The event was prompted by U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, who organized the meeting at Maggie’s Coffee and Treats shop on Buffalo Street as part of a weeklong series celebrating American war veterans.

Maggie’s was chosen because it's the home base for a large group of veterans who meet there monthly.

The gathering was announced just a week or so ago and attracted about a dozen veterans, all of whom were quietly riveted as Gast and Garner traded war stories about their time in Europe, dating back more than 80 years.

Garner, who will turn 102 in July, remains especially sharp in his recollections, and Gast, at the age of 103, admittedly had a few minor memory lapses, but gained momentum as he provided details of when he was shot in the forearm and hospitalized.

The unstructured conversation between the two (believed to be the only surviving World War II veterans in Kosciusko County) was bolstered by Yakym, who asked about their recollections.

Kosciusko County Veterans Service Officer Darryl McDowell also helped keep the conversation moving.

Garner said he remembered counting 500 bombers flying over the skies over Omaha Beach.

Gast remembered, “Actually, we were the first troops into Paris … We ended up just riding in there on trucks.”

At one point, Garner said he dug four fox holes in one day in a small town in France in 1944.

“We pointed our mortars in four different directions, and I said, 'Does that mean what I think it does? And he said, yes, it does.' We were surrounded for four days,” Garner said.

Gast, as he has said before, made it clear he did not consider himself to be a hero.

He recalled that in his platoon, "You couldn't get any closer to the enemy. Nothing's ahead of you except Germans."

He added, "We were assigned to find and replace the 28th Division. We found them and they were destroyed."

Yakym asked them about their thoughts when they realized the war in Europe had ended.

Garner said they celebrated with bottles of champagne.

"The mood was good," Garner said. "But the problem was we knew we were being sent back to the states to get ready to go to Japan. I got back to the states on July 13, 1945 … we had to be back at Camp Atterbury on the 14th, and I was sitting there with one pitcher of beer, and a lieutenant came over and said, ‘The war is over.’

Garner added, “I went in as a private and came out as a private. I had a wife at home and I wanted to be back to her. I was fighting for her as much as I was fighting for the United States because it was important.”

After Friday's event, Yakym was asked about the opportunity to listen to their stories.

"These guys are war-torn, they went all through Europe, fighting to ensure Europe and the rest of the world would forever be free. They made tremendous sacrifices, they lost many friends in war, and to sit there for an hour and hear their stories — for me — it’s a little emotional,” Yakym said.

“It’s a memory that I will certainly carry with me for the rest of my life.”

[caption id="attachment_110642" align="aligncenter" width="738"] Charlie Garner shows Congressman Rudy Yakym a photo on his phone of when he threw out the first pitch recently at a South Bend Cubs baseball game. The bag on the table is homemade jelly that Garner presented to Yakym. News Now Warsaw photo by Dan Spalding.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_110644" align="aligncenter" width="750"] From left are veteran Charlie Garner, Congressman Rudy Yakym, veteran Bob Gast, and Krista Brown, owner of Maggie's Coffee and Treats. News Now Warsaw photo by Dan Spalding.[/caption]

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WASHINGTON — Too many infrastructure and transportation projects were left undone from the last administration, said Iniana's 2nd District Congressman Rudy Yakym, speaking at Transportation and Infrastructure Member Day, in Washington.

He placed some of the blame on former Transportation Secretary and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Yakym seemed not to hold back when presenting some suggestions for the next big infrastructure bill.

“Sec. Buttigieg’s crippling bureaucracy got in the way of putting shovels in the ground,” he said. “It’s no wonder Sec. (Sean) Duffy was saddled with a backlog of 3,200 projects that were announced but not executed on.”

You can see his full comments here.

One of Yakym’s suggestions was to streamline grant agreements as much as possible, eliminating some of the strict rules and bureaucracy that often went with grants when Buttigieg was in charge. Yakym also said reporting and accountability must be followed to make sure the projects that are announced are actually executed.

“It’s absolutely unacceptable for projects to wait upwards of three years to get the green light from the secretary, especially at a time of high inflation,” he said. “Too often Sec. Buttigieg seemed content to bask in the fanfare of the announcement, only to leave the project stuck at the starting line.”

Yakaym also suggested getting rid of some of the DEI and progressive regulations that were often turned into stipulations.

One example was a railroad project in Indiana which was not granted federal money because it did not include an EV charging station.

“States know where it’s best to allocate infrastructure money for local needs, not bureaucrats in Washington, who think railroad overpasses need EV chargers,” he said.

While there were several slams of Buttigieg and his policies, Yakym was also intent on pointing out some of the processes which gummed up projects and kept them from happening in a timely manner, despite grandiose announcements and grand plans.

“Our federal agencies need to get back to the basics,” he said.

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ETNA GREEN —  Congressmn Rudy Yakym’s staff continues to hold "Office Hours" throughout the district despite a momentarily chaotic meetings in Warsaw and Plymouth two months ago.

The "Office Hours" tradition is a way for staff to meet with constituents to talk about specific problems with federal services such as veterans benefits.

The lack of town halls, though has led some people to vent their frustrations at the "Office Hours" events.

While many congressional lawmakers — including Yakym — are refusing to hold large-scale town hall meetings, some elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith have done so recently and were assailed by large groups over President Donald Trump's wide-ranging policy changes put forth in recent months.

Despite some turbulence at the Warsaw meeting two months ago and another that same day in Plymouth, Yakym's office has continued to host office hours in different parts of the district.

Last month, staffers were back in Warsaw and faced numerous people who wanted to talk policy. And once again staff held one-one discussions in the city hall council chambers with folks who had policy concerns.

In Etna Green, Tuesday's one-on-one meetings with a Yakym staffer, Marty Schultz, were held in closed-door sessions in a room in the town hall building.

About five people attended Tuesday's meeting.

News Now Warsaw tried to talk with Schultz after everyone had had a chance to speak, but he refused to talk, directed questions to District Director Griffin Nate and then slammed the door of the room shut.

Nate, reached by phone, talked about the difficulties his staff has faced in recent weeks.

"We went to Plymouth (and) there were over 150 people who were screaming obscenities and it was absolutely absurd behavior," Nate said.

"This also follows two darn-near violent attacks on staffers at our office. Abusive language used against my team over and over and over again on the phone. I've had interns cussed out, screamed at. It's just been obscene."

Recent office hour events appear to have been more civil.

Nate was asked if the ongoing meetings represented a compromise of sorts.

He didn't answer that question but addressed the overall issue.

"We will continue to take feedback, but ... what we will not tolerate is when people cross the line and that's when I'm going to shut everything done is when people cross the line," he said.

He said he believes his staff has done a good job handling the situations.

He said he believed the turbulent meetings in Warsaw and Plymouth were coordinated and that to a certain degree, the same people have kept showing up.

Two people who had attended the Warsaw meeting two months ago were at the Etna Green meeting Tuesday and conveyed their concerns. Those were Kosciusko County Democratic Party Chairwoman and Don Guthrie who serves as vice chair.

Guthrie said he was there to voice his concerns as a constituent.

Guthrie said he was able to express his concerns but thought Schultz seemed more agitated compared to the last meeting held in Warsaw.

[caption id="attachment_108063" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Two of those who attended Tuesday's meeting in Etna Green were Kosciusko County Democratic Party Chairwoman Vicki Morton (L) and Don Guthrie, who serves as vice chair. Guthrie said he was there as a constituent. New Now Warsaw photo by Dan Spalding.[/caption]

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