CLAYPOOL — The retiring of a town employee and hiring of reserve officers were the main topics of discussion during the Claypool Town Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19. Council President Niki Miller announced that Gene Warner, Claypool street superintendent, retired on Feb. 8. He worked for the town of Claypool for 28 years. “We wish …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Lake City Toastmasters members came together to compete in the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. At the club level, the winning speech for the international speech contest went to Kent Brown. Second and third place went to Richard “Doc” Brungardt, DTM and David Wolfe, CC. Each contestant delivered five to seven minute speeches …read more.

WARSAW — Tentative plans for modifying a tennis court into pickleball courts at Kelly Park are one step closer to becoming a reality.  At the Warsaw Parks & Recreation board meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 19, Parks Superintendent Larry Plummer told board members that he applied for two grants to secure funding for the modifications. “I …read more.

  WARSAW — Nine years ago Eric Lane was working at Warsaw Community Church, involved with a winter shelter program between seven local churches. In April 2010 Lane and his wife opened Fellowship Missions. “We saw a bigger need. By the end of March, we knew where these guys were going to go and it …read more.

WARSAW — The Mary Jane Miller Scholarship Trust was established by Mary Jane Miller of Warsaw to provide financial assistance to students pursuing higher education. Miller cared greatly for our county and community. Her ambition was to provide scholarships to high school seniors and college students residing in Kosciusko County. Michael Valentine and Lake City …read more.

  SYRACUSE —  Syracuse Town Manger Mike Noe and members of the Syracuse Town Council praised town employees for a job well done during the recent frigid weather. The praise was given during the council’s monthly meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 19. In his report, Noe told the council Shopko is closing. He will be working …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Winona Lake will join Claypool in sharing the services of the same police officer. At the regular monthly meeting of the Winona Lake Town Board Tuesday night, Feb. 19, Police Chief Joe Hawn announced to the board and to the audience that Randy Bays was selected to add to the town’s list …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Syracuse Town Council approved an amendment regarding the lawsuit it filed against the Turkey Creek Sewer District during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 19. Town attorney Vern Landis told the council the amendment meets the criteria for a settlement. Mike Noe, town manager, explained the sewer district will pay the town …read more.

By Darla McCammon The road to the famous palace of Marie Antoinette and King Louis became a favorite subject of a number of Pissarro paintings after he moved to Louveciennes in 1869. He also struck up new acquaintances with other artists at the Académie Suisee free school. Cézanne, Monet, and Guillaumin became close friends as …read more.

  WARSAW – Less than 24 hours after a counselor with Safe Haven Baby Boxes helped coordinate a lawful surrender of a baby in a nearby city, Warsaw City Council formally embraced plans Tuesday, Feb. 19, to install one of the group’s baby boxes at Fire Station No. 2. While the groundwork for installation of …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — When it came time to make a final decision on who to hire as the next head coach of the varsity football team at Wawasee High School, administrators chose someone already quite familiar with the system. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, at North …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Mental Health First Aid will be offered in Kosciusko County at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 14. This groundbreaking eight-hour training course gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with a mental health or substance use problem and to connect them …read more.

By State Rep. Curt Nisly (R-Milford) Recently, I highlighted several of what some may consider important bills moving through the legislature, including those on protecting life at conception and establishing hate crimes. While these are the issues that garner the most attention, I also authored bills on four issues that I would like you to …read more.

WARSAW — Memorial edged out host Warsaw Tuesday, earning an NLC championship split.

WARSAW — An employee handbook update and educator’s report were the main topics of discussion during the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19. Education and Outreach Coordinator Suzanne Stokes was present at the meeting to deliver her report on current and upcoming programs. Several February classes were rescheduled for March due …read more.

WARSAW — Faculty of Edgewood Middle School presented the results of that school’s annual food drive to the Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees at that panel’s regular board meeting Monday night, Feb. 18. The school began collecting food Dec. 1 and stopped accumulating on Dec. 17, scrambling to finish the distribution by the last …read more.

WARSAW — Officials from KGP Telecommunications, LLC — both at the company’s two Warsaw locations on 3454 N. Detroit St. and 2000 W. Winona Ave. and at corporate headquarters in Faribault, Minn. have still not responded to requests for information regarding a reported upcoming layoff. However, an attorney representing the company has confirmed the reduction in …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY — Myles Shannon Owens, 28, Cromwell, has been identified as the person officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office found deceased Friday, Feb. 15, near a residence in the 15200 block of CR 52, Syracuse. The preliminary cause of death has been ruled accidental by the Elkhart County Coroner. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office …read more.

BOURBON — The Warsaw FFA Novice and Senior Chapter Meeting Career Department E Teams recently competed at the Section 1 Contest on Monday evening, Feb. 4, at Triton High School, as well as the Indiana FFA State Chapter Meeting Contest Feb. 9, at Lebanon High School. Both teams celebrated success at the Section 1 competition …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Elmer “EJ” Kirkpatrick, New Paris, was recognized at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 19, for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Kirkpatrick, a senior at Wawasee High School, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 726 out of North Webster.  Bob Bishop, president of Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, and Mike Long, Warsaw, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The National Weather Service of Northern Indiana has declared a winter weather advisory for Kosciusko County from 4 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Precipitation will likely begin as snow and then change over to light freezing rain. Total snow accumulations of a half inch to two inches expected. Ice accumulations of …read more.

WARSAW — The Lake City Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the administrative offices connected to Kosciusko Hospital. The monthly meeting will include time for those with the condition to share their experiences and what they have learned. This month’s meeting is “Show and Tell”. Bring all of your …read more.

LARWILL — School safety, student accountability, and emergency weather days were the main topics of discussion during the Whitko School Board meeting Monday, Feb. 18. Whitko Jr./Sr. High School Principal John Snyder informed the board that all Whitko schools have received permission to set up a School Guard safety app. The app allows teachers and …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Conklin Bay project is “shovel ready,” the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee heard Monday evening, Feb. 18. Now, the committee is just waiting for the additional money to get the project started, possibly this year. Megan McClellan, executive director, submitted an application for the Next Level Connections grant, the state trails grant program. “We …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Students in Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy recently had the opportunity to dig into information regarding the local agriculture and livestock industries. The presentations included information from both Tom Farms, headquartered in Leesburg, and Maple Leaf Farms, headquartered in Milford. The February meeting, held at the K21 Health Services Pavilion, kicked off with a …read more.

WARSAW — Mark Skibowski, RE/MAX Lakes, has been presented with the prestigious RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors highly successful agents who have earned more than $3 million in commissions and have completed seven years of service with the company. Less than six percent of all active agents in the RE/MAX network have achieved this …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY — A second woman in northern Indiana has surrendered her newborn baby in recent days with help from Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The Woodburn-based group announced last week that one of its counselors reached through a hotline had assisted a woman in Kosciusko County with the safe, legal and anonymous surrender of her …read more.

AKRON — During the Tippecanoe Valley School Board meeting held last night, Feb. 18, the board accepted two separate donations for school bus stop-arm cameras. Woodlawn Hospital donated $10,000  and Pike Lumber Company donated $3,800 in support of school bus stop-arm cameras. “Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is grateful for the outpouring of community support and for our …read more.

WARSAW — Two people were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle ran a red light on Monday, Feb. 18. The accident occurred around 3:38 p.m. at South Scott Street, near East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Barbara Mendoza Juarez, 30, Wooster Road 8, Winona Lake; was traveling westbound on Winona Avenue when her vehicle …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School announced the success of the speech team at a competition held at Lakeland High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The team, which is comprised of four freshmen and one sophomore student, competed against ten area schools. All students on the WCHS team competed at the varsity level. Kathryn Anders, …read more.

WARSAW — The meeting room in Warsaw Community Schools’ administration office was packed on Monday, Feb. 18, all for the adulation of Edgewood Middle School seventh-grader Milind Kumar. Family members, school faculty and a host of emergency services personnel, including Sheriff Kyle Dukes attended the regular meeting of the WCS board of trustees to honor …read more.

[weaver_youtube XOCVkES1It4 rel=0]   WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees were serenaded by members of the school corporation’s band program during the panel’s regular monthly meeting Monday night, Feb. 18. A solo by sixth-grade saxophonist Rick Orr, as well as an ensemble performance by seventh graders Marissa Howett on saxophone, Morgan Howett …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Whether a manufacturing business, service provider, retail location, sales distributor or farm – every business in Kosciusko County can gain something from the upcoming Barn & Business Breakfast, hosted by Kosciusko County Community Foundation and Kosciusko County Farm Bureau. The free event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, …read more.

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FORT WAYNE — The Indiana Historical Society announced 46 students from Edgewood Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Warsaw Community High School were among the finalists of the National History Day in Indiana northeast region contest at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne. Approximately 260 students took part in the contest on Saturday, Feb. …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested for drug possession after officers responded to a report of a male subject allegedly yelling and waving a firearm at a school bus. Caleb Michael Devine, 26, 326 Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw police said one female was transported to the hospital on Monday, Feb. 18, but that the decision to transport the woman was mostly precautionary after two vehicles collided and slammed into a utility pole at the intersection of Winona and Scott streets. A maroon Dodge Grand Caravan and Black Kia Sedona collided …read more.

WARSAW – Kosciusko County Master Gardeners and the Purdue Extension Office are hosting a late-winter gardening series that begins March 5 in Warsaw. The three sessions will cover lots of ground, including:  How the current climate impacts the plants in your landscape.  How to get plants to grow where they currently won’t.  How to extend …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident on East CR 600S, east of South Packerton Road, Claypool. At approximately 5:44 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle accident. The crash involved a 1999 dark GMC Jimmy, operated by Larry D. Bartley, …read more.

WARSAW — Supporters of Safe Haven Baby Boxes got what might be a one-of-a-kind endorsement of its program last week ahead of Warsaw City Council’s vote Tuesday on whether to install a box in the city. Representatives of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, based in Woodburn, don’t like to publicize plans before the boxes are installed for …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces traffic will be restricted to one lane on SR 13 in two locations in Kosciusko County, weather permitting. The lane restrictions are necessary to allow INDOT contractors to install two new pipe liners. Motorists can expect to see temporary traffic signals, used to alternate vehicles over …read more.

WARSAW — Multiple posts of social media beginning last week indicate that KGP logistics will soon be laying off workers at one or both of its Warsaw facilities. Officials with the company, both in Warsaw and at corporate headquarters in Faribault, Minn. did not return phone calls seeking confirmation. According to one employee on social media, …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Webster Lake Conservation Association is asking the court to settle a dispute with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources concerning the nearly 200-year-old dam. A complaint was filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Feb. 7. The latest inspection states the DNR wants the association to buy two homes near the dam, create a …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Cub Scout Pack #3828 hosted its annual Blue and Gold Banquet Monday evening, Feb. 11, at Wawasee Middle School which was attended by family and friends. Cub Scout Master Don Curry handed out a total of 280 awards to the pack’s 32 cub scouts. Those who received awards at the banquet are …read more.

FAIRLAND — Saturday, Feb. 16, at Triton Central in Fairland, Wawasee had five teams in the top seven at the end of qualifying, with nine teams making it into the elimination rounds. 574N in seventh place, had their highest finish. “The quality of competition that the Iron Pride is bringing is increasing,” said coach Jed …read more.

WARSAW — A Syracuse man will be incarcerated after he showed up for his sentencing in multiple drug-related cases and declined to be drug tested. Tyler Logan Rex, 20, 702 E. Nokomis Drive, Syracuse, pleaded guilty in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Jan. 14 to possession of cocaine, a level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A picture is worth 1,000 words — especially when it comes to nature’s beauty. The Watershed Foundation’s annual photo contest aims to share how community members live, learn and play on our area’s lakes and streams.

WINONA LAKE – Legendary Grace College men’s basketball head coach Jim Kessler announced Monday morning he will retire at the end of this season.

WINONA LAKE — A Winona Lake man was recently arrested after he withdrew over $100,000 from his mother’s accounts. Martin Dale Justice, 62, 2704 Jean St., Winona Lake, is being charged with exploitation of an endangered adult, a level 6 felony. On June 18, 2018, an investigator with Adult Protective Services received concerns that money …read more.

SYRACUSE — Devin Van Lue, a freshman at Wawasee High School, earned a gold rating during the Indiana State School Music Association state vocal solo competition Saturday, Feb. 16, at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis. A gold rating is the highest level to be achieved. Dr. Joyce Dubach played the piano while Kris Stump …read more.

WARSAW — What began as a traffic stop ended with a Warsaw man facing drug charges. Matthew Scott Carver, 47, 3750 Lake City Highway, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor. On Feb. 9, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — North Manchester’s Center for History has been selected by Indiana Humanities to host a Smithsonian-curated traveling exhibit called “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” as part of the Museum on Main Street program, which brings exhibitions and programs to rural communities in Indiana. The exhibition, which examines the evolving landscape of rural America, …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — While Wawasee school students will enjoy a day off from school on Presidents Day, Feb. 18, North Webster Community Public Library will host Family Bingo at 1 p.m. that day. This popular event draws kids of all ages. Multiple rounds of bingo are played with lots of prizes for everyone. Bring the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating subjects wanted on felony and/or misdemeanor warrants. If you have any information on the whereabouts of these wanted persons, contact the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 267-5667. Those shown with no photos do not have photos on file with the Kosciusko …read more.

MENTONE — The Bell Memorial Public Library will host the following events in February: Teen Book Club will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. If you are interested in joining, please contact Elyza Oswald at (574) 353-7234. Teen Book Club is open to teens ages 13 to 19. The library has many …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wearing the new crowns of Miss Kosciusko and Miss Outstanding Teen were Naevenya Moore and Jordyn Leininger evening on Saturday Feb. 16. Both were ecstatic, as were other pageant contestants, to be crowned. Moore, a 17-year-old from Warsaw Community High School, held the stage with her elegantly composed answers during the question category. Moore’s …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Each of Wawasee’s three state finalists landed on the podium on the second day of the IHSAA State Wrestling Finals Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

WARSAW — With temperatures in the 20s and cloudy skies, locals braved the chilly waters of Warsaw’s Center Lake today, Feb. 16, to raise money for Special Olympics Indiana. More than 50 people, from individuals and pairs to groups decked out in “cool” ice cube costumes, participated in the annual Polar Plunge. This is the …read more.

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SYRACUSE — The Winter Carnival Ice Fishing Derby saw a great turnout Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Oakwood Resort. For four hours, ice fishers attempted to get the largest crappie, perch and bluegill from Lake Wawasee. With a limit of 15 fish per team, everyone reeled in what they could to place in one of …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Public Library will host the following events in February: Library Lovers’ Month Tell everyone how much you love Syracuse Library this February. Fill out a red heart saying “I love libraries because…” Then read other people’s comments to see what your neighbors have to say. So far, the comments have ranged …read more.

NAPPANEE — The Nappanee Public Library has announced its list of activities for the upcoming week. Cover To Cover Book Club — Feb. 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m. (adults) Titles alternate between fiction and non-fiction. In February, read “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley. For more information, or to reserve a copy of an …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating subjects wanted on felony and/or misdemeanor warrants. If you have any information on the whereabouts of these wanted persons, contact the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 267-5667. Those shown with no photos do not have photos on file with the Kosciusko …read more.

Hello and welcome to what we hope will become a Saturday tradition here at InkFreeNews. This column is all about politics, government, the people who help (or hinder) our local governance and a dash of other tidbits I hope you will find worthwhile. Much of my time with InkFreeNews will be spent covering Warsaw city …read more.

CLAYPOOL — A man and woman were transported from a vehicle accident that occurred on CR 600S, near Packerton Road in Claypool, just before 6 p.m. today, Feb. 15. According to dispatch, one individual was bleeding from the head due to the accident. Both individuals were transported from the scene by Lutheran EMS. Kosciusko County …read more.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw offices will be closed in observance of President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 18. Warsaw residents whose scheduled trash day is Monday will be serviced Tuesday, Feb. 19.  

WARSAW – Construction of a roundabout at Sheldon Street and CR 300N is set to begin after a bid for the project was awarded Friday, Feb. 15, during the Warsaw Board of Works and Safety meeting. Phend & Brown, of Milford, was awarded the project after offering a bid of $1,880,359. The other bid was …read more.

*WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers.* KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse man was recently arrested after he confessed to police that he has molested three children under the age of 10. Ronald Dewayne Hensley, 54, 5251 East CR 800N, Syracuse, is currently facing one charge of child molesting, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested and booked after police say he argued with a pregnant woman, then punched her twice in the head and once in the stomach. Lance Michael Jervis, 29, 1121 E. Wellington Drive, Warsaw, is charged with domestic battery to a pregnant woman, a level 5 felony; domestic battery with …read more.

WARSAW — The Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, a non-union, professional theatre located in Warsaw, is seeking youth ages nine to 14 with strong backgrounds in singing, dancing and acting for its production of “Matilda the Musical.” Auditions will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Wagon Wheel Theatre, located at …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Right to Life of North Central Indiana recently received a report from Safe Haven Baby Box Foundation confirming Kosciusko County’s first baby surrender. According to a Facebook post on the Right to Life of North Central Indiana page, a woman called the Safe Haven hotline number and was directed to a Kosciusko County …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man is facing charges after allegedly striking a vehicle with a shovel and then striking a female.  Ryan Paul Nicholas Rautenberg, 31, 342 South CR 325E, Warsaw, is being charged with battery while armed with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony; battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a level 6 …read more.

INDIANA — Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to be skeptical of advertising mailers claiming they have won prizes – especially when “winners” must pick up prizes at car dealerships or other sales-oriented venues. “Typically, the announcement that ‘you’re a winner’ is merely a ploy to entice you to go listen to someone’s sales …read more.

WARSAW — County Sheriff Kyle Dukes spoke to the Kosciusko County Council on Thursday night, Feb. 14 and touted his efforts to continue to reduce the county jail’s prison population and also invited county officials to come take a whiff of the place since his tenure began at the first of the year. “I want …read more.

MILFORD — Wawasee Community Schools received a $35,000 grant from the K21 Health Foundation in support of using heart rate monitors for Milford School, North Webster Elementary, and Syracuse Elementary. Milford physical education teacher, Mercedes Pratt, set out on a journey to find the funds to get the Heart Zones Systems for Wawasee students. “I …read more.

WARSAW — Payless ShoeSource Inc. is set to file bankruptcy later this month and may potentially close all of its stores, including the Warsaw location. According to a report from Reuters, Payless plans to close approximately 2,300 stores. The company previously filed bankruptcy in April 2017 and exited 18 months ago with $400 million in …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw city officials will face some tough decisions if a future freeway ends up following the path of US 30. Seven counties are working to assemble a long-term plan for a limited access freeway that would stretch from the Ohio state line to Valparaiso and replace the heavily traveled US 30. Each of …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Relay for Life will be hosting a cancer survivor and caregiver social at the Shrine Building from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. There will be games, prizes and snacks for all participants. This will be a celebration and time to show support for …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Colin Harker was sentenced to six years at the Indiana Department of Corrections in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 Thursday, Feb. 14.  Harker, 48, who has previous addresses showing as 17360 US 13, Edwardsburg, Mich., and 9364 W. CR 200N, Cromwell, said he currently resides in Mishawaka. He was sentenced in court today on …read more.

WARSAW – Wawasee senior Morgan Adkins helped give back to the Kosciusko County Special Olympics.

KOSCIUSKO — Center Lake Pavilion will be the place to be on Election Day in Warsaw. Kosciusko County Clerk Ann Torpy announced Thursday, Feb. 14, that all voters participating in Warsaw’s primary and general elections will cast ballots at the pavilion. Consolidating the voting location has been done in the past, Torpy said. Officials expect …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested after using an individual’s identifying information for an employment application. Nolman Edilzar Escobar-Gomez, 24, 734 E. Center St., Warsaw, is being charged with identity deception and forgery, both level 6 felonies. On Oct. 3, 2018, an officer with a Wisconsin police department spoke with a male subject. The …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun at the ground next to a male subject. Joshua A. Paxson, 37, 468 E. Acorn Drive, Warsaw, is being charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a level 6 felony. On Feb. 1, officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched …read more.

WARSAW — Lake City Bank has announced the promotion of Douglas R. Samuels to senior vice president, corporate and institutional services manager. “Since joining the team in 2006, Doug has played a key role in developing and expanding our Corporate and Institutional Services group and has been instrumental in the growth of the business,” said …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Shannon McLeod, grant writer/administrator for Priority Project Resources, Inc., Greensburg, attended the Silver Lake town council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 13, to give an update on final finances for the sewer/stormwater project. McLeod stated that now that the project is complete, the town should start saving for replacements and repairs. She recommended that the town …read more.

WARSAW — Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts invites the community and friends of the Wagon Wheel and Symphony of the Lakes to join the Wagon Wheel staff, board, and the family of Thomas N. Stirling for a memorial service honoring Stirling’s legacy and devotion to the Wagon Wheel. The memorial service will take place …read more.

WARSAW — When it comes to virtual reality gameplay, it did not take much for Tyson Barnett, Warsaw Community Public Library’s information technology supervisor, to become hooked. After purchasing his own virtual reality set for Playstation, he brought it in to the library for his fellow employees to test. It became an instant hit. As …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, in the Old Courtroom on the third floor of the Kosciusko County Courthouse for their annual session. 

WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Hospital held an open house celebration Feb. 13, for the hospital’s new birthplace renovations. Renovations to the KCH Birthplace Maternity Center include updates such as a soothing labor tub and new neonatal equipment. The center offers four labor rooms, 10 postpartum rooms and a surgical suite with a private recovery area. …read more.

WARSAW — In another successful year, Warsaw Community High School art students received 26 awards in the individual entry categories and three more awards in the senior portfolio category at the annual Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Gold Key winners will continue on for the next round of judging at the national level in New York. …read more.

WARSAW — Dunkin’, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today that it will open a new restaurant in Warsaw at 2234 E. Center St. on Monday, Feb. 18. To celebrate, the restaurant will host an official grand opening celebration on Friday, March 1, with events starting at 9:30 a.m. To kick …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Board congregated at the community center Monday evening, Feb. 11, to discuss the proposal plans for Laudeman Park. Pat Brown from SiteScapes, the person who assisted with the park department’s master plan a few years ago, sent Parks Superintendent Chad Jonsson an outline of the planning process and services he could provide …read more.

SYRACUSE — Rumors are true — Shopko Hometown in Syracuse will be closing. The Wisconsin-based company confirmed on its website, through a list of locations, which stores will be closing. More than 200 locations will cease operations before June, according to the company press release Jan. 16. “I haven’t been officially notified of Shopko closing, …read more.

WARSAW — As the saying goes, death and taxes are the only certain things in life, but what of change? Everything will change — homes, people, society — and it’s inevitable. Nothing ever stays the same, which is why Luisa Davis has embraced it in her career and personal life. The co-director of school counseling …read more.

File photo of an Indiana State Police car. WARSAW — A review of circumstances by Indiana State Police involving a reckless driver investigation by Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker has been completed. A press release from Sgt. Ted Bohner, ISP public information officer, states, “The Indiana State Police has reviewed all information available and spoken to …read more.

SYRACUSE — Feb. 26 is an important day for Dru Hicks. This year’s occurrence of the date will mark three years of sobriety for the Kosciusko County native who now serves as national outreach coordinator for Boca Recovery Center in Boca Raton, Fla. Hicks spoke Monday, Feb. 11, at the weekly Celebrate Recovery meeting held at …read more.

WARSAW — For the second time in as many months, Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert discussed the current Indiana legislative session with the school system’s board of trustees during that board’s work session Tuesday night, Feb. 12. Hoffert talked about how school funding has changed in recent years and how local public schools …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the hiring of Travis C. Marsh as captain. Marsh is currently the police chief for the town of Milford. Marsh started his law enforcement career with the Pierceton Police Department in 1994. In 1997, Marsh was hired by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, were …read more.

WARSAW — What started out as a theft from workplace call ended with a Warsaw man facing multiple felony charges for drugs and theft. Eddie Eugene Brumfield II, 31, 221 N. Columbia St., Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, a level 5 felony; possession of cocaine with enhancing circumstances, a level …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Public Library will host an elimination dieting program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 25. The program will explain how eliminating certain foods from a diet can prevent future health issues. Join Sue Delagrange, MS, RD for this free program. Reservations are recommended, but not required. For more information …read more.