By MELODIE KOHER Warsaw Public Arts Commission WARSAW — Coming to Warsaw, from June 3 to September 29, is the “All New” Walk-n-Wander 2016.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS
County Extension Director, Extension Educator – Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — There is a lot of information in the media about vaccinations for infants as well as people as they age.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Earlier this week, the Indiana state senate passed House Bill 1395, which does away with the ISTEP beginning in 2017. The Evansville Courier and Press reports the bill still needs to go to Governor Mike Pence’s desk where, if signed, it will eliminate the standardized test that has been at the center of much controversy …read more.

UPDATE — A barn on the property of Dennis Boggs, 735 E 450S, Warsaw, was a total loss, but nearby buildings and the home went unscathed thanks to efforts of firefighters. The fire was Thursday evening, Feb. 25. “For the amount of fire and close proximity of other buildings, all additional buildings were saved,” said …read more.

WARSAW — A crowd gathered Thursday, Feb. 25, at Creighton’s Crazy Egg Cafe and Coffee Bar to learn about the latest trends in agriculture in relation to the current economic status. The seminar, titled, “Positioning Your Business for the Economic Reset,” featured guest speaker Dr. David M. Kohl, professor emeritus, agricultural and applied economics, Virginia …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance with information regarding an accident in the 10500 block of Plymouth-Goshen Trail. The accident was discovered after 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Marshall County Officers report prior to 8 a.m. an unknown individual driving a light blue vehicle, with grey plastic trim, ran off …read more.

(Photo by Chelsea Los) MILFORD — One person was injured in a head-on accident at 3:02 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. The accident was on CR 300E, north of East CR 1100N, Milford. Veronica A. Sanchez, 23, Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse, was taken to IU Health Goshen, by Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, after complaining of pain to …read more.

NEW BUFFALO, MICH. — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos are pleased to announce a concert by BOSTON at Four Winds New Buffalo’s® Silver Creek Event Center at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 21.

WARSAW — A female passenger, in a Ford Freestyle, was transported to Kosciusko County Hospital following a two-vehicle accident on SR 15, north of CR 300S, Warsaw. The accident occurred at 3:27 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Rebecca D. Hatfield, 53, West Union Street, Claypool, complained of pain to her shoulder/upper arm. Hatfield, who is wheelchair …read more.

WARSAW — Instead of running a red light, a semitractor driver jackknifed his vehicle, when he couldn’t get stopped. The action caused a diesel fuel spill. The accident occurred at 9:42 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, on Lake City Highway, west of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. David Lopez, 48, West 24th, Chicago, Ill., was driving a 2007 …read more.

It is probably only natural the strawberry, the first fruit to ripen every year (thus called “the taste of spring”), should be celebrated so early in the year. Every Feb. 27 the nation recognizes the nutrition-packed fruit, rated the third best antioxidant U.S. food. Strawberries are low calorie (one cup has only about 50 calories) …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Claypool Fire Department, with a mutual aid assistance from Warsaw-Wayne Fire Department, is responding to a barn fire at 735 E. CR 450S. The barn is located between Country Club Road and South Magee Road.

MENTONE — A caucus of Kosciusko County Republican Precinct committeemen will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the Mentone Town Council Chambers, Mentone Town Hall, for the purpose of filling the vacancy of Paul Haist as a Franklin Township Advisory Board member. The individual will fill the unexpired term of Haist, who …read more.

Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Billy Currington. Buy tickets here. Silver Lake The Silver Inn 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, karaoke with Chris Cage. Shipshewana Blue Gate Theatre 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, The Kingsmen. Buy tickets here. Syracuse Oakwood Resort 8 p.m. – midnight, Feb. 27, the acoustic stylings of …read more.

By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Sharpen those pruning shears, friends. Pruning season is upon us. Look for a sunny day in the next couple of weeks (late February/early March), and get going. Here’s my pruning list and a few tips. Overgrown shrubs. Typically we only prune spring flowering shrubs like lilacs after …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — The Marshall County Board of Commissioners has determined weather and road conditions have improved enough to lift the “Warning Level” Travel Advisory emergency declaration that has been in place since 3:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 25. An “Advisory” Level Travel Advisory will remain in place. An “Advisory” Level Travel Advisory is the …read more.

WARSAW — A healthy chicken is a happy chicken and happy chickens lay better quality eggs, according to John Brunnquell, founder and president of Egg Innovations and the Blue Sky Family Farms brand. Egg Innovations has locations at West CR 100N, Warsaw and an organic feed mill at 578 N. Jefferson St., Cromwell, which is the …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Center for Lakes & Streams is looking forward to an eventful year in 2016.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Highway crews were hitting the roads shortly before 4 a.m. this morning, but it is slow moving. Scott Tilden, county highway superintendent, reports it is “Slow going because of the wet and heavy snow.” But it could also be said the slow moving is due to county plow drivers encountering …read more.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service winter storm warning is still in effect until 4 p.m. There will be light snow with additional accumulations of an inch or less and tapering off early this afternoon. Northwest winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour will diminish slightly this afternoon to between 15 and 25 …read more.

GOSHEN — It was a hard-fought battle for some when the beloved Redskin chief mascot was pulled from Goshen Community Schools. According to Goshen High School Principal Barry Younghans, the alumni of the schools fought hard to keep their tradition intact and unchanged. Although the topic was brought before the school board for many years, …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Kosciusko County Velo is gearing up for the upcoming cycling season. The season and other news for the organization was discussed Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, at the club’s monthly meeting, in Mad Anthony’s Lake City Taphouse. The group meets every last Tuesday of the month, with the exception of December. A special …read more.

WARSAW — A semitractor that jackknifed near the intersection of Lake City Highway and Anchorage/CR 200N, has shut down eastbound traffic behind it. Full tanks of diesel fuel, on the semitractor, have ruptured and are spilling out onto the highway. Police have shut off the highway at the US 30 off ramp onto SR 15, …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshall County Highway Department are asking motorist to move vehicles which were abandoned on county roads. Wrecker services are being contacted to begin towing those vehicles.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Northern Indiana winters are not always the same from year to year and, for 2015-2016, temperatures have run a bit warmer, making for thinner, shorter-lived ice cover on the local lakes. Ice cover can affect a multitude of things when it comes to a lake. According to Dr. Nate Bosch of the …read more.

WARSAW — A Bourbon man has been charged for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death with a schedule I or II controlled substance, or its metabolite, in the blood, a level 5 felony. Justin Ray Gladieux, 19, 8262 Chestnut Road, Bourbon, was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility on Tuesday, Feb. 23. According …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County had implemented a “Warning Level” Travel Advisory Emergency Declaration Strong winds are causing extensive blowing and drifting of roads making them hazardous to travel or, in some cases, impassable. Due to the deteriorating conditions, the Marshall County Board of Commissioners has issued an emergency declaration regarding travel upon roadways in …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeland Art Association has moved to a new location and has more than doubled its size. LAA hosted the grand opening of its relocated art gallery Saturday, Feb. 6. The new art gallery is now located at 302 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. LAA moved from Pierceton back to Warsaw for two reasons. One, …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Not many are still living who can remember — firsthand — what is was like to live during the Great Depression. But there is Don Shively, a longtime Claypool resident.

ELKHART COUNTY —Scott Leon Wilkins, 37, was transported from the Kosciusko County Jail to the Elkhart County Detention Center and booked Tuesday, Feb. 23, on probation violation charges. He is being held on $10,343.50. Wilkins was to appear at 10 a.m. this morning for a hearing on the probation violation. Wilkins was found guilty late …read more.

WARSAW — A South Bend man involved in a 2012 robbery at a residence in Warsaw has been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail. Jeremy Raymon Lacy, 28, 1134 Milton St., South Bend, is being held in the county jail on no bond. He is being charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a class …read more.

(This article was originally published in the Mail-Journal today, Wednesday, Feb. 24.) SYRACUSE — For those Syracuse residents who didn’t know a town ordinance book existed, coming home to a warning on the door may have been the first sign the town is getting serious about violations. Although the list of ordinances has been in …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Highway plow crews, state highway crews, city and town utilities departments have been working practically nonstop since around 7 a.m. this morning attempting to keep roadways in safe travel conditions. Scott Tilden, Kosciusko County Highway Department superintendent, said crews have been out since 7 a.m. after roadways began getting slick …read more.

WARSAW —Traffic was backed up for almost half a mile following a two-vehicle accident on SR 15, north of CR 300N and south of CR 200S. Two Ford mini vans collided, with both going off the roadway. One individual was entrapped, but not injured. A passenger in one of the vehicles was injured and transported …read more.

SYRACUSE — Milford Fire Department and Lutheran EMS are responding to an accident in the area of CR 1100N and CR 300E. According to reports at the scene, the white SUV crossed the centerline while the white Chevy Impala swerved to avoid collision, causing damage to both vehicles. One female passenger had to be extricated from the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Ed Rock, Kosciusko County Emergency Management, has placed the county under an Orange/Watch Level. He also reports the county government offices will closed at 2 p.m. Fire departments, EMS Services and police agencies have been responding to numerous accidents throughout the county. First Sgt. Chad Hill, communications division/public relations officer with the …read more.

UPDATE —One individual has died as a result of a two-vehicle accident on SR 15, south of CR 50, south of New Paris, at 11:41 a.m. today. Christopher Swihart, 44, no town listed, was pronounced deceased at IU Health Goshen, from injuries sustained in the accident. A report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department states …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service is predicting heavy snow on Wednesday through Thursday and has declared a Winter Storm Watch for 27 northern and western Indiana counties.

MERRILLVILLE — With predictions of sleet, heavy snow and wind gusts of up to 45 mph, NIPSCO is preparing for any potential challenges in the event of any power outages.

By DAN MCGOWAN Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business WARSAW — A medical device company with offices in Louisiana and California is planning to open an office in Kosciusko County. Owl Manor Medical LLC says it will create more than 30 jobs in downtown Warsaw by 2019. Owl Manor says it will invest more than $800,000 into …read more.

WARSAW — Atwood Fire Department, Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are responding to an accident at Hoffman Lake Estates. The accident occurred on US 30. One person is reportedly injured. Indiana State Police are investigating.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man has been arrested for raping a female who, according to charges, is so intellectually disabled or deficient that consent to sexual intercourse or sexual conduct cannot be given. James Theodore King, 1518 Dot St., Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, on charges of …read more.

WARSAW — A foreigner named Charlie has arrived and he and his newfound friends are about to learn a lot about courage. For two weekends, the Center Street Community Theatre will present Larry Shue’s, “The Foreigner,” opening at the Wagon Wheel this weekend. In “The Foreigner,” when Englishman Froggy LeSeur (Chris Mahan) introduces his friend Charlie Baker …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County will be upgrading from the current “Advisory” level travel advisory status to a “Watch” level travel advisory. A “Watch” level travel advisory indicates that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. Only essential travel such as to and from work, or in emergency situations is recommended. Businesses, schools, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee will be collecting water for Flint, MI residents at Friday’s game against Tippecanoe Valley.

BRE TUTTLE Crop Insurance Account Specialist  PIERCETON — Pierceton Volunteer Fire Department along with other volunteer fire departments across the state of Indiana received a total of $15,000 in gifts from Farm Credit Mid-America, a supporter of rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services throughout Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Funds are …read more.

PIERCETON — Pierceton Fire Department, Lutheran EMS and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are responding to an accident on US 30 in front of the Pierceton Motel. It is unknown if there are any injuries at this time.

WARSAW — Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer has announced the Warsaw City offices will be closed today due to the weather.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service has stated the winter storm warning is now in effect from 8 a.m. this morning, Feb. 24, to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. Blizzard conditions are likely to make travel nearly impossible today into this evening over northwest Indiana. A mix of rain, freezing rain and snow is …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — Whitko Community Schools is being a recognized as a 2015 Gaston Caperton Opportunity Honor Roll Award Recipient.

WARSAW — He could have kept it – the cash, the cards, the Social Security number – but when Rex Heirman, Warsaw, found Beth Puckett’s wallet lying on the ground, he instead returned everything. Monday, Feb. 22, was off to a crazy start for Puckett, Warsaw, as she finished her errands and loaded her daughter into the car. …read more.

AKRON — Driving along SR 19 between Mentone and Akron, one almost immediately notices something different — a giant wind turbine Valley installed its turbine in fall, 2011. Over a four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2015, it produced 6,071,985 kilowatt hours of electricity. TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs explained what this means. …read more.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service Northern Indiana has upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning that is in effect from 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect. Kosciusko County, along with Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton, LaPorte, St. Joseph, …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — There will be a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University to remember the three college students who died Sunday morning, Nerad Mangai, Brook Dagnew and Kirubel Hailu. “The service will honor the lives and cultural heritage of these wonderful young people,” said …read more.

By SGT. RON GALAVIZ Public Information Officer Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post FORT WAYNE — Police in two northeast Indiana communities are asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual believed to be responsible for burglaries to two Subway restaurants. The Angola Police Department is investigating a burglary which occurred at the Subway …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — As spring approaches, so does the chance for severe weather. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Kosciusko County Emergency Management want to make sure everyone has a chance to be safe. While weather alert radios are available for purchase, not everyone has the means to buy one. Because of this, Kosciusko …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — First Lady Karen Pence hosted the sixth reception for grant recipients of the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation at the Governor’s Residence on Tuesday, Feb. 23, where she awarded $32,000 to 36 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across the state.

WARSAW — This week’s Pets of the Week come from the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County.

WARSAW —  County commissioners met at 9 a.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 23, and the first order of business was to discuss the county’s sign ordinance. Dan Richard, area planning director, discussed the sign ordinance concerning off-premise real estate and directional real estate signs and the effect of a recent Supreme Court decision that gave a definition …read more.

WARSAW — A driver and his passenger were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. The accident was on West CR 200S and South CR 400W, Warsaw. Driver, David L. Unhoch, 50, South Buffalo Street, Burket, and his passenger, Sandra J. Unhoch, 57, South Buffalo Street, Burket, …read more.

WARSAW — InkFree News now has Google Translate. InkFree News is Warsaw’s most read, free news source; just last month IFN had over 3.6 million page views. IFN has been working on a way to reach out to more of our diverse community of readers. Because of this diversity IFN is introducing a translation bar. …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY
Media Relations, Manchester University
NORTH MANCHESTER — Manchester University President Dave McFadden sent an email to the University community on Monday, Feb. 23.

Christian Uriel Menchaca WARSAW — A second individual has been arrested in connection with the Sept. 5, 2015, assault on Jose Guadalupe Ramos. Christian Uriel Menchaca, 30, 1110 E. Main Street, Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:35 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. He has been charged with aiding, inducing or causing aggravated …read more.

WARSAW — A request by a resident to open a spiritual reading business in her home on East Center Street, was unanimously approved by the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday evening, Feb. 22. Tillie Rich, 1514 E. Center St., petitioned the commission for a home occupation special exception. Rich will offer palm and tarot …read more.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service Northern Indiana issued a winter storm watch in effect from Wednesday morning, Feb. 24, through Thursday afternoon, Feb. 25. A mix of rain and snow changing to all snow late Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon and continuing into Thursday. The storm total snowfall accumulations of 4-8 inches is …read more.

WARSAW — With a relatively brief agenda, the Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees met in regular session Monday evening, Feb. 22. The board heard from teachers and participants in the Edgewood Middle School National History Day project, a project-based learning initiative all eighth-graders are a part of. Students and teachers took turns describing how …read more.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service  of Northern Indiana has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of Northern Indiana at 5:05 p.m. this evening. While no hazardous weather is expected tonight and during the day on Tuesday, there is a chance of snow late Tuesday night across far Northern Indiana, extreme Northwest Ohio …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Former Notre Dame star and Indiana native Luke Zeller will speak at this year’s banquet for the NCCAA Championships at Grace College.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Junior Achievement is excited to spread the word on an exciting app called JA Build Your Future, an app designed to assist with financial planning as teens look towards post-secondary education and explore their desired careers.

INDIANAPOLIS — Country music superstar Blake Shelton will headline the annual Firestone Legends Day Concert on Saturday, May 28, the day before the historic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Current Indianapolis Motor Speedway customers can purchase tickets now through a pre-sale while an official on-sale date is slated for …read more.

By ETHAN SHEECKLER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts WARSAW — Peter Rutkowski, a junior at Penn High School in Mishawaka, won the Symphony of the Lakes’ Second Annual Young Artist Competition on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center. Rutkowski, the son of Aric and Andrea, is …read more.

ELKHART – Fan favorite Celia Weiss returns to the Lerner Theatre stage on Wednesday, Feb. 24, for a free Lunchtime Live performance on the pipe organ and piano. Friends of The Lerner presents these no-cost entertainment opportunities from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month. Lunchtime Live is designed to …read more.

LEESBURG — Indiana Conservation Officers are continuing their investigation into the deaths of Allen Stattley, 41, Dowagiac, Mich., and Dustin Reaker, 29, Bremen, whose bodies were found in the Leesburg quarry owned by Phend & Brown Inc. However, it has revealed that it may have been a heroic tragedy. Indiana Conservation Officer Jonathan Boyd says …read more.

By SGT. RON GALAVIZ Public Information Officer – Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post DEKALB COUNTY — The Indiana State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash which occurred on US 6 just west of Corunna earlier this morning and claimed the life of man from Kendallville. Preliminary investigation by Trooper David Poe indicated at approximately …read more.

WARSAW — The YMCA will host its first Good Friday Breakfast March 25 featuring speaker Hunter Smith and a hot breakfast served by Granite City.

WARSAW — A man who failed to tell a woman he was dating, he was infected with HIV resulted in his arrest on two counts of malicious mischief, both level 6 felonies. Travis Spoor, 36, 4223 Winding Way Drive, Fort Wayne, who also shows an address of 4025 Forest Grass Drive, Fort Wayne, was arrested …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Sheriff’s department is asking the public’s help in a theft of a John Deere six-wheeler. Sometime between 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, and 8:50 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, an unknown person or persons stole a yellow John Deer six-wheeler from a property in the 3800 block of 18B Road. The …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Cares has unveiled its new logo, which was designed by Fort Wayne company Dowden Consulting. Kosciusko Cares has been in existence since 2012. Kosciusko Cares is headed in a new exciting direction which has led to a re-brand of its logo. “Since 2012 Kosciusko Cares has evolved from its initial purpose of …read more.

LEESBURG — The body of the second individual who fell through the ice at a Leesburg quarry has been recovered. Allen Stattler, 41, Dowagiac, Mich., was located at approximately 11 a.m. this morning and recovered from the quarry around noon today, Feb. 22, according to Kosciusko County Coroner Tony Ciriello. The first individual Dustin Reaker, …read more.

PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — On Feb. 3, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii Executive Officer Cmdr. Scott Cloyd presented Steelworker 2nd Class William H. Baird, of LaGrange, with the 2015 command plaque for Junior Sailor of the Year.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is seeking nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley Legacy Award. Nominees must have graduated from one of the previous high schools located within the corporation boundaries — Akron, Beaver Dam, Burket, Mentone, or Talma.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Three North Manchester University students were returning from Ball State and Taylor University Sunday morning, Feb. 21, when their lives were cut short by a tragic accident. Nerad Grace Mangai, Brook M. Dagnew and Kirubel Alemayehu Hailu were killed in the accident, according to a press release from North Manchester University President, …read more.

WARSAW — A fight Sept. 5, 2015, outside of Time Out Inn, that seriously injured one person, has lead to the arrest of a Warsaw man. Jesus Orlando Menchaca, 25, 507 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on charges of aggravated battery, a level 3 felony and battery, causing serious …read more.

LIGONIER — A West Noble wrestling coach has been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct with a minor, a level 5 felony and child seduction, a level 6 felony. Kevin Bradley Marsh, 22, 2079 W. Union St., Ligonier, was arrested by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:48 p.m. …read more.

DEKALB COUNTY — The Indiana State Police and DeKalb County Sheriff Department are on the scene of a two vehicle fatal crash on US 6, just west of Corunna. At this time, US 6 is closed between the Noble/DeKalb County Line and Corunna. Traffic is being routed north onto the County Line and also north …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — The advisory board of the Valley Hometown Fund is seeking grant applications that will help make the Tippecanoe Valley community a better place. Because of the generous donations by Tippecanoe Valley alumni, many of whom no longer live in the area, the Valley Hometown Fund …read more.

WINONA LAKE — “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” a best selling book and a soon to be released movie, is almost a mirror of what happens at Fellowship Missions, Warsaw. Participate in a night of hope and inspiration Thursday, March 10, at Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, Winona Lake, to hear Ron Hall, co-author of …read more.

UPDATE: Indiana Conservation Officers recovered the body of Dustin Reaker, 29, Bremen, from the Leesburg Quarry Sunday around 7 p.m. The investigation revealed that Dustin Reaker and Allen Stattler, 41, Dowagiac, Mich., possibly went ice fishing Friday night and never returned. Stattler is still missing. Indiana Conservation officers will resume the search today.   LEESBURG …read more.

[weaver_youtube LgIngimrdNQ rel=0]   WARSAW — A steady stream of guests filed through the doors of the new Parkview Warsaw at its open house Saturday afternoon, Feb. 20. “There’s been a tremendous crowd,” said Scott Gabriel, president of Parkview Warsaw and Whitley complexes. “We’re quite excited on the responses for far. People have been blown …read more.

[weaver_youtube KrBmgPKsowY rel=0]   WARSAW — It was a perfect day for the second annual Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Indiana. Approximately 92 plungers raised $13,589. Members of the Warsaw Police Department Aquatic Team cut through three to four inches of honeycombed ice to make a plunge area. The temperature was 59 degrees and the water …read more.

NAPPANEE — A passenger in a vehicle driven by a Milford teen was taken to IU Health Goshen with non life threatening injuries following an accident early this morning, Sunday, Feb. 21. Matthew Miller, 18, Nappanee, suffered a severe nose bleed in the accident. The accident occurred at 2:46 a.m. on CR 50, west of …read more.

WARSAW — Come and Polka-Long kicks off the 2016 First Friday’s year-long theme of A Decade of Change, Friday, March 4. The evening will be a tribute to Thaddeus Kosciuszko and have a Polish theme. There will be Polish music, food, and drink, and an opportunity to learn how to polka. Paula Bowman, Warsaw First …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball program announced an endowed scholarship Saturday to honor legendary coach Jim Kessler.

Celebrated every Feb. 22, World Thinking Day was instituted by the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to inspire people to ponder other cultures and contemplate global concerns. This year’s theme is “Connect” and emphasizes three kinds of connections, according the website for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, www.wagggs.org: connect with me, …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL The most poignant moments in Indiana history have taken place under its dome and on its front steps. Suffragettes lobbied for the right to vote. Mourners filed past the casket of President Benjamin Harrison to pay last respects. Actress Carole Lombard raised the American flag and sold war bonds the day before …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Northern Indiana Public Service Company electric customers will see a lower rate increase than originally proposed in the company’s pending rate case under terms of a collaborative agreement reached by NIPSCO, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, NIPSCO’s industrial customers, the Indiana Municipal Utility Group and the United Steelworkers, with no opposition …read more.

Weekly prep basketball picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

SYRACUSE — Today, Friday, Feb. 19, is one of those days the family of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley will never forget. It was on this day one-year-ago both became victims of a double shooting. Tara Thornburg was 23 years old at the time of her death and Knisley was 19. Both were graduates of …read more.

WARSAW — A St. Patrick’s Day celebration downtown Warsaw will occur following an approval this morning, Feb. 19, at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting. The approval was for the closing of Buffalo Street, between Center and Main streets; and the alley between Buffalo and Indiana streets, for the celebration. Jason Brown, …read more.

[weaver_youtube bCOcqH5zfbE rel=0]   [weaver_youtube CiJLSBJhzh0 rel=0]   Videos provided by Chelsea Los   MILFORD — Milford Fire Department, with a full assist from Leesburg, is responding to a barn fire reported at 965 E. Mock Road, between Grove Road and CR 100E. Tanker assists has been called from Turkey Creek Fire Territory and New …read more.