Local Wiki
Whitley County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: first and third Monday of each month at 1:00 PM. Council: first Tuesday of each month at 8:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Room, Whitley County Government Building, 220 W. Van Buren Street, Columbia City, IN 46725.
- County Auditor
- Tiffany Deakins · 220 W. Van Buren St. Ste 207, Columbia City, IN 46725 · 260-248-3100 (FAX 260-248-3187) · wcauditor@whitleygov.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.whitleygov.com/
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members by district: Stacey Petrovas (D1), Rob Schuman (D2), Theresa Baysinger (D3). County Council, 7 members: President Thor Hodges (At-Large), Vice President Nicholas Brewer (D3), John Barrett (D1), Kim Wheeler (D2), Thomas Warner (D4), Timothy Longenbaugh (At-Large), Joan Western (At-Large).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Smith-Green Community Schools · School District
- Whitko Community School Corp · School District
- Whitley County Con Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Churubusco · Town
- Columbia City (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Larwill · Town
- South Whitley (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026