DOT Announces Final Decision on Indiana Time Zone Proposals

After five months, 22 hours of public hearing testimony and more than 6,000 public comments, the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced a final rule that will change the clock for eight of 17 Indiana counties seeking to move to the Central time zone. The Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Pulaski and Starke will move from the Eastern to Central time zone beginning April 2, when the nation switches to daylight saving time, according to the final rule to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, Jan. 20. Nine other counties that asked the Department to make the change, including Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Lawrence, Marshall, Sullivan, St. Joseph, Vermillion and White, will remain in the Eastern time zone, the Department decided.

WCHS Announces Date Change

Warsaw Community High School has announced that it will conduct parent-teacher conferences January 19 instead of April 21. That means High School students will not have school January 19 but their classes will be in session April 21. Conferences will be held from 11:20 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a dinner break from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Parents are asked to come to WCHS to meet with student’s teachers. At 7:00 p.m. on January 19, Rick Swaim (WCHS School Counselor) will be hosting a Sophomore Parent meeting in the Lecture Room. Elementary and Middle School students will be attending classes as usual on January 19. High school parents who have questions regarding the upcoming WCHS parent-teacher conferences should contact the high school at 371-5099.