FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne may not be the best place to drive, but it is not the worst, either. A recent study posted on WalletHub places Fort Wayne at number 22 in a list that examines the 100 most populated cities in the U.S. and ranks them according to which are the best and …read more.

  MICHIGAN CITY — Wildlife biologists with the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife plan to trap and relocate the black bear that has been seen numerous times in Michigan City the past few weeks. The trap was set the evening of July 15 at a confidential location. Residents are asked not to attempt to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A hearing took place this afternoon pertaining to six buildings in Kosciusko County that have been deemed unsafe. Normally condemning and removal of unsafe properties would fall to the respective towns, however because the buildings are located outside of town limits, the county has jurisdiction over them. The first two hearings, pertaining to …read more.

WARSAW — The Home and Family Arts Building displays the work of county residents in such areas as sewing, foods, food preservation, crafts, fine arts, needlework, flowers, herbs and agriculture. These items are created, prepared or grown by residents in the county and entered each year as open class projects, showcasing the talents of residents of all ages.

Several remonstrators prompted Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals to deny one petition for a variance Thursday evening, July 16.

Extreme heat is on the horizon for Kosciusko County this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Kosciusko and surrounding counties. Today, thunderstorms are possible throughout the day and early tonight. An isolated strong or severe storm is possible along with localized heavy rain this afternoon and evening. This heat …read more.

County and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce will continue to conduct roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints during the month of July. This project is made possible through grants received by the Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving. Roving patrols and sobriety checkpoint will be held between 10 p.m. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw community lost a true treasure Wednesday night. Bob Lichtenwalter, the man fondly known as “Coach”, passed away at the age of 88. Lichtenwalter was a mentor and friend to countless youth in the community for decades as a former teacher and as the director of the Baker Boys Club (now the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS —Gov. Mike Pence joined State Auditor Suzanne Crouch today to discuss the state’s fiscal condition following the close of Fiscal Year 2015. They released the State’s 2015 Closeout Report, which highlights Indiana’s accomplishments in the last two years under the 2013 biennial budget and demonstrates Indiana’s sound fiscal health. The report shows the State …read more.

[weaver_youtube CrDSHd_hKnQ rel=0] WARSAW – Sprint cars and tractor games drew audiences Wednesday evening during the Kosciusko County Fair. This was the first time in 25 years that sprint car racing has been a part of the grandstand action. Dirt flew as competitors raced for nearly four hours. Divisions included juniors, 600cc non-wing and 600cc …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation continues to report accounts of rising water in the North Webster area.

By LT. KIP SHUTTER Public Information Officer, Warsaw Police WARSAW — Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and Indiana State Police officers were following up on a methamphetamine complaint in the Barbee Lake area, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, when officers observed the subject of the complaint outside the residence at 50 EMS B4 Lane. During …read more.

MILFORD — The Indiana DNR is dropping plans to reintroduce ciscoes at Waubee Lake in Kosciusko County. The fish species was once common in the lake. Biologists say not enough oxygen is available in the deep, cold-water layer of the 187-acre lake for ciscoes to survive. Had conditions been adequate, the DNR and lake residents …read more.

WARSAW — Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeanine Luce Corson as the director of human resources for Warsaw Community Schools, effective July 15. The appointment was approved by the Warsaw Board of School Trustees at a board work session on Tuesday, July 14, Corson comes to WCS from the …read more.

    WARSAW — Dozens of people with specific needs are going to have an easier time getting around thanks to a new van at Cardinal Services. The accessible, lift-equipped van was purchased with the help of grants from K21 Health Foundation and Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust. The van will be the primary transportation for …read more.

Many interested individuals attended the ribbon cutting of Warsaw’s Tech Park on Polk Drive. City council members, redevelopment board members, Kosciusko County Chamber staff and ambassadors, contractors, KEDCO, Ivy Tech and representatives of Bradley Company who are marketing the building. Shown cutting the ribbon in front are Mark Dobson, chamber executive director, Andrea Reed, chamber; …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Resource Officer, Dalis Owens, has one philosophy when it comes to interacting with the schools and the community. “I’m a parent myself,” he said. “I operate the way I want the officers in my children’s schools to operate, with an open-door policy.” He especially hopes to build good, working …read more.

GOSHEN — Fans of Trace Adkins will not get to hear their favorite country singer at this year’s Elkhart County 4-H Fair. Due to a filming change for a movie Adkins will appear in, the country star will no longer be performing at the fair. The country show will go on, however, as Montgomery Gentry …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation urges drivers to be extremely cautious around wet paint on the road as INDOT paint crews are re-stripping all 5,000 lane miles throughout the Northwest District. It is necessary for INDOT crews to re-stripe roadways each summer due to the effects of salting and plowing during the winter, …read more.

WARSAW — The 2015 Kosciusko County 4-H Livestock Auction will be Friday, July 17. The auction starts at 10 a.m. and the Sale of Champions starts at 7 p.m. Peg Zimmerman is the chairperson. The 4-H Auction is the culmination of a year of hard work and dedication for more than 400 4-H animal exhibitors …read more.

The community of Atwood will celebrate its 150th birthday Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26. A variety of activities are planned, beginning with a pancake and sausage breakfast hosted by the Atwood Fire Department at 7 a.m. Saturday. At 10 a.m., entertainment, games and displays, including jump houses, antique tractors, antique cars, marshmallow golf, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Seasonal storms are hitting Indiana hard. Many communities have experienced flooding, severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes in recent days, likely causing damage to homes and property. When storms roll through, scammers are not far behind. If your home or property has been damaged, beware of bogus home improvement contractors who may be looking …read more.

[weaver_youtube yLzVILrLFRg rel=0]   WARSAW — Kids of all ages participated in a variety of activities especially for them today during the Kosciusko County Fair’s Kiddies’ day. Participants took part in a coin hunt and had their faces painted in the event center. Rides were only $1 apiece. Kids also competed in a sanctioned kiddies’ …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Information about the condition of part of the North Webster Community Center has been received from the board of directors.

NORTH WEBSTER — The annual Tippecanoe Cottage Tour, hosted by the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation, will be held July 25 on Little Tippy Lake. The tour will feature five to six cottages that many have admired while cruising the lake, as well as a special tour of Camp Crosley’s new Whoa-zone Water Park. The tour will …read more.

Summer is beginning to wind down and parents and children alike are beginning to think about school preparations. As students begin to lament the end of summer, many parents are similarly lamenting a long registration process, the hunt for school supplies and the dreaded school wardrobe shopping day. However, thanks to Warsaw Community School Corporation, …read more.

ETNA GREEN — Trees were a major topic of conversation last evening during the regular meeting of the Etna Green Town Council. Barry Baker noted that some of the ash trees in town have been infected with the invasive insect known as emerald ash borer. While the species affects only ash trees, it can have …read more.

It’s a little easier now to visualize what the new Syracuse Elementary School can possibly look like. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee Community School Corp. Board of School Trustees Tuesday evening, July 14, in Syracuse, the board was presented an update on the progression of plans for the new school.

Dean Foods Company of Indiana says it plans to close a plant in Rochester, according to Inside INdiana Business. A notice to the state says the move will affect 138 workers when layoffs begin on or before Oct. 16 and the layoffs will become permanent on or about Oct. 17. The plant is located at …read more.

[weaver_youtube aB7AejuUBOE rel=0] WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) today congratulated Principal James Condon of Plymouth High School for being named the 2015 Principal of the Year by the Association of Secondary School Principals. “Talented administrators create a supportive learning environment and give teachers the tools to teach future generations how to compete for …read more.

By ALYSSA LOWE Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce WARSAW — Phase 1 of the Warsaw Technology Park will open at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The first phase of the development will feature a 63,000 square foot shell building (capable of expansion to 125,000 square feet) along with three available shovel …read more.

NEW PARIS — Ralph Prater, 51, Syracuse, complained of back pain following a four-vehicle chain reaction accident on SR 15, near CR 146, south of New Paris. Prater was taken to IU Health Goshen for treatment. The accident occurred at 2:35 p.m. Elkhart County Police report Micah Yoder, 21, Bourbon, was northbound on SR 15, …read more.

By AL MITTERLING (EDITOR’S NOTE: Al Mitterling, Warsaw, is a long time astronomer from the area.) Today July 14 at 7:49 a.m., marked a great day in space exploration with the arrival of the New Horizons Probe to Pluto. It has been 85 years since Clyde Tombaugh made the discovery of this object that was …read more.

Other agenda items considered by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, July 14, in Warsaw included:

Wawasee Boat Company was granted an exception by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning, July 14, in Warsaw.

KOSCIUSKO — In an unexpected turn of events, the recent process of approving bids for a North Webster property was scrapped after an investigation into the property revealed the county may not have rights to it. In a meeting set to accept a bid for the property, located at 89931 East Epworth Forest Road, County …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County has joined the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership in what Mark Dobson and other local officials hope is a step toward obtaining project funding. Earlier this year, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the Regional Cities initiative in response to concerns about population stagnation in the state of Indiana. The idea behind the …read more.

WARSAW — Beaman Home Executive Director Tracie Hodson announces that the Phase I construction of the new Beaman Home Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center facility at 603 Parker St., is nearing completion. Despite the unfinished look on the outside of the building, final remodeling on the inside is nearly finished. Administrative staff and outreach advocates …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — During the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting, the public took a moment to salute the veteran of the month, Charlie Morton, Syracuse. The following biography was read before the commissioners: Charlie was born in 1925 and grew up on a farm near Lebanon. Because his older brother passed away at a young age, Charlie …read more.

Syracuse Parks and Recreation board meeting began Monday evening, July 13, with a committee report from tree board member Jerry Riffle, who announced the Indiana Urban Forestry Council is sponsoring a municipal tree workshop Tuesday, July 21, at Lakeside Park. The workshop will be conducted by Lindsey Purcell from the Purdue University Extension Office.

According to John Julien of Umbaugh and Associates, “Cash is king,” and cash is what the town of Milford is lacking when it comes to proper maintenance of its water utilities.
Julien and Ross Hagen, also from Umbaugh, were on hand at the Milford Town Council meeting Monday evening, July 13, to present the water rate study the town commissioned in the spring of 2015.

AKRON — Randy Dahms has been named by the Board of School Trustees of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation as the next principal of Mentone Elementary School. The appointment was made during Monday evening’s board meeting A 1999 graduate of Grace College, Dahms served for seven years as an elementary school teacher at Benton Elementary …read more.

By LT. KIP SHUTER Warsaw Police Department Public Information Officer; City of Warsaw Traffic Safety Commissioner; Training, Fleet, Grant, Quartermaster Administrator Yesterday evening, just before 9 p.m., two police vehicles from Warsaw Police Department were involved in separate personal injury crashes only yards apart during last evenings strong storm. At approximately 8:55 p.m. Sgt. Clay …read more.

Turkey Creek fire territory and township advisory boards considered a full slate of fiscal requests Monday night, July 13, in Syracuse Town Hall.

  AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley Middle School sixth-grade science teacher, Jane Hunn, and Tippecanoe Valley High School Project Lead the Way teacher, Doug Heinold, were named by the local chapter of the Air Force Association, Chapter 411, as its Teachers of the Year. Hunn also was selected as the Indiana AFA Teacher of the Year …read more.

The final plat approval for Warsaw Development LLC for Park Ridge was approved unanimously Monday evening at the Warsaw Plan Commission meeting. The final approval was tabled at the June meeting after a split vote due to the configuration of a dead-end street. During the June meeting a temporary or semi cul-de-sac at the end …read more.

Leesburg Town Council met Monday evening, July 13, to discuss the recent town clean up day, new pavement and gun ordinances.

Pierceton Days, police updates and citizen concerns were major topics of discussion at last evening’s Pierceton town council meeting. Town Marshal Tim Sammons reported that members of the Pierceton police, along with Warsaw police competed active shooter training and that Matt Owens attended additional training in Fort Wayne. Sammons also called the councils attention to …read more.

Austin R. Hoover, 32, North Webster, was taken to IU Health Goshen, following a two-vehicle accident at SR 15 and CR 142, on the north edge of New Paris. The accident was at 1:34 p.m. Monday. Hoover complained of right pelvic pain and left foot pain. Julie A. Ross, 34, Goshen, driver of the second …read more.

By 1ST SGT CHAD HILL Public Information Officer, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department CROMWELL — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and Drug Task Force officers arrested Erin Elaine Siefert, 28, Cromwell, on preliminary charges of dealing a Schedule I, II, III, Controlled Substance. Siefert was taken in the custody without incident Monday in the town of North …read more.

UPDATE: Southern Kosciusko County has now been placed under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10 p.m. Other counties include Fulton County, northwestern Miami County and northern Wabash County Locations impacted include Rochester, North Manchester, Akron, Mentone, Kewanna, Claypool, Macy, Burket, Signey, Disko, Leiters Ford, Tiosa, Ijamsville, Talma, Nyena Lake, Beaver Dan, Liberty Mills, Bruce Lake …read more.

WARSAW — Emergency personnel are currently responding to an accident located at East Lake Drive and Center Street. Approximately 1,000 Warsaw residents are without power at this time.

UPDATE: Kosciusko County has been placed under a tornado and flood watch. The tornado watch is in effect until 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 14.  Affected counties include Fulton, Marshall, Miami and Wabash Counties.  Further information will be posted as it comes available.    Kosciusko County, along with Whitley, Wabash, Huntington, Marshall, Starke, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Fulton, …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Department responded to a chemical spill on Hatchery Road, Syracuse, at 6:06 p.m. Sunday evening, July 12.
According to fire officials, a property was being demolished by a private company after being condemned.

In a very brief gathering, Milford Redevelopment Commission met Monday morning, July 13. In what turned out to be the only new order of business, the commission approved its annual “no excess” assessed value letter.

Dixie Day is on the way all day Saturday, July 25. It is sponsored by the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce and President Sue Ward, Sue’s Creations, asked for more volunteer participation from members at the Monday, July 13, general meeting in the North Webster American Legion, Post 253.

Tractors, ATVs, sprint cars and more will be featured beginning Wednesday, July 15, with the Roy Bradbury Classic and wrapping up the festivities with the truck and tractor pull Saturday. This year the fair officials will present the Roy Bradbury Classic for the first time in 25 years. The fair will welcome 600 micro sprint …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Mike Pence ceremonially signed two bills aimed at protecting children. The first, HEA 1161, provides civil immunity for a person who forcibly enters a motor vehicle to rescue a child. The second, HEA 1216, provides a defense to the crime of prostitution if the defendant is a child and a victim …read more.

Dateline: 4:17 p.m. EDT, Friday, July 20, 1969, southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquility, the moon. With the terse factual observation, “The Eagle has landed,” U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong announced an unprecedented human achievement, courtesy of the brightest minds on earth working with less computing power than exists in the average desktop computer. The …read more.

The public is invited to tour the newly completed Indianapolis Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the first Mormon temple in Indiana. The First Presidency of the Church has announced that the open house will be by reservation Friday, July 17, through Saturday, Aug. 8, and run every day except Sundays, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman has been arrested following a physical altercation involving a knife in May. According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 6:14 a.m. May 8, police were called to respond to a report of an unwanted person. Upon arrival, officers identified a male subject …read more.

The Kosciusko County Fair is off to a soggy start as a line of storms blows through the area. The horse and pony western show, which began at 9 a.m., was barely underway when the announcement came for everyone to move indoors. Moments later, dark clouds rolled in and the rain began. Inside the barn, …read more.

WARSAW— Sabas Valencia Muniz, 40, 544 E. Main Street, was arrested by county police Friday afternoon on a charge of possession of cocaine and resisting law enforcement. Both charges are level 6 felonies. The charge stems from an April 26 incident when police were alerted of a disorderly conduct complaint while working security at a …read more.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Kosciusko County until after 10 a.m. Also in the warning are Starke, Marshall, Noble, St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. A line of strong thunderstorms was along a line extending from near Lakeville to Walkerton at 9:11 a.m and moving east southeast at 55 …read more.

Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, July 12, CF&E Railroad will be closing the Scott Street railroad crossing for emergency grade crossing repairs within the city limits of Warsaw. The crossings should be reopened on Wednesday, July 15, weather dependent. POC is Don Fields CF&E track inspector 513-805-5538.

Drive along the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, and you can’t miss the 68-acre Jeffboat plant where workers make the ships that transport so much of the nation’s grain, coal and chemicals to market.

WARSAW — Last fall, Warsaw Community Schools Director of Maintenance, Gregory Schroeder, was accused of accepting kickbacks from a maintenance supplier. Now, a second individual has been named in the case, Brian Keith Stowers, who allegedly paid Schroeder thousands of dollars in exchange for purchasing supplies through his company, Continental Maintenance Services, Inc. According to …read more.

WARSAW  — A ribbon cutting is set for July 15 at the Warsaw Certified Technology Park. The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. at 1445 Polk Drive, Warsaw. The park, consisting of 95 acres, is north of the US 30 and Silveus Crossing intersection, behind Ivy Tech Community College. Zoned industrial, the new park …read more.

Though the ground was wet, skies were clear and the park was packed tonight to celebrate the annual Blues and BBQ Concert. The concert began at 6 p.m. at the Glover Pavilion. The evening’s entertainment began with a performance by Elwood Splinters Blues Band, known as the “hardest working blues band”. Barbecue, ice cream, cotton …read more.

Two misdemeanor counts of theft have been upped to felony charges after police discovered a Warsaw man was a repeat offender. On July 1, Warsaw police responded to a report of check fraud at Builder’s Mart. Manager Tom Ness told police that, on June 30, Miguel Castro had ordered 15 bundles of shingles, which were …read more.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) today voted for legislation that will help save lives by accelerating the discovery and development of therapies to transform the quest for faster cures. H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, would modernize clinical trials to expedite the development of new drugs and devices, remove regulatory uncertainty in the advancement of new medical apps, and break down barriers to facilitate increased research collaboration.

WARSAW — Chapman Lakes Conservation Association held it’s annual flotilla, Saturday, July 4. Grand Marshal this year was Helen Bailey Jones Latta Aldrich. She has lived a majority of her life on Chapman Lake. Being 95 years young, Aldrich and her husband currently reside at Grace Village but come to visit Chapman Lake often. This …read more.

Most of the seven days of the fair have a special daily theme, oriented toward one segment or another of the Kosciusko County family the fair welcomes and encourages to participate. Sunday, July 12, is family day. That’s also the only day of free admission, so take advantage and soak up all the Kosciusko County …read more.

Candidates vying for the Congressional seat held by Marlin Stutzman as the 3rd District U.S. Congressional Representative were present at a Third District Republican Luncheon Thursday in Auburn. Sen. Liz Brown, Sen. Jim Banks, Scott Wise, and Pam Galloway, all candidates, were present with approximately 80 GOP leaders and guests. This was the first event …read more.

  Area service organizations play a huge role in satisfying the appetites of fair-goers at the Kosciusko County Community Fair, Sunday July 12, through Saturday, July 18, with a variety of dishes and desserts. Three Lions Clubs maintain food booths at the fair: Leesburg, Lake City and Etna Green. Leesburg Lions Club serves soft serve …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During yesterday evening’s Kosciusko County Council meeting, numerous presentations were brought before the board, both to educate and to request financial support. Among these were requests from local officials and preliminary presentations by Kosciusko County non-profit organizations. Initial requests included a request from Bob Weaver of the Kosciusko County Health Department. Weaver …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During yesterday’s Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission meeting, Michelle Puckett, Kosciusko County Auditor, approached the board with updates on two tif districts. According to Puckett, excess funds have been amassed from both the Van Buren Tif, which is near Maple Leaf, as well as the Dreyfus Tif. Puckett explained these tifs have paid …read more.

WARSAW — Jared Templin, Leesburg, and Elizabeth Zorn, Warsaw, will reign over the 2015 Kosciusko County Fair, along with 4-H prince and princess, Conner Sausaman, Syracuse, and Emily Day, North Manchester. Templin and Zorn were crowned this year’s king and queen last evening following the annual Kosciusko County 4-H Fashion Revue. The evening also included …read more.

[weaver_youtube YmOUxy_Wx7o re=0]   It was a cold day for a swim, but that did not deter more than a dozen personnel from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Warsaw police and fire departments and out-of-state departments who gathered on a voluntary basis Thursday afternoon at Hidden Lake, SCUBA gear in tow. Hosted by the sheriff’s …read more.

After the recent resignation of Mentone Elementary School Principal Angie Miller, Tippecanoe Valley School will vote Monday evening to approve a recommendation from Superintendent Brett Boggs to hire Randy Dahms, former principal of Leesburg Elementary. According to Boggs, Miller recently accepted a position as curriculum coordinator with Caston School Corporation. Miller, who has been employed …read more.

WARSAW — Olivia A. James Self, 22, Kinney Drive, Warsaw, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at 8:29 a.m. Wednesday, July 8 The accident was at Detroit and East Pope streets. Self complained of pain to the neck. Warsaw Police report Verl B. Kreis, 90, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool, was westbound …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The driver and three passengers on a golf cart were injured in an accident at 7:39 p.m. Sunday, July 5, on North Kalorama Road, south of EMS T37 Lane. Elizabeth A. McClain, 61, Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne, driver of the golf cart, told police she was traveling south on Kalorama Road …read more.

SYRACUSE — Megan Owens, 21, Syracuse, was transported to IU Health Goshen for medical treatment after her vehicle struck a tree early today, Thursday, July 9. Owens complained of head and neck pain. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to a one vehicle accident at 3:50 a.m. on US 6, east of SR 13S, north of …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — Beginning Friday, July 10, the railroad tracks on CR 400E, north of SR 14, and the tracks on Binkley Road, north of US 30 will be closed until Tuesday morning July 14. Motorists should plan an alternate route of travel during the track closure.

WARSAW — CF&E Railroad will be closing the Washington Street and Union Street railroad crossings in Warsaw, starting Monday, July 13. The closings will allow grade crossing repairs. The crossings should be reopened on Thursday, July 16, weather permitting.

For more than 20 years the 4-H Memorial Garden has been a staple of the Kosciusko County Fair. This year new changes will alter the look of the garden. While the appearance of the gardens may change, the reason behind the memorial will always remain. In the summer of 1992 a car accident killed two …read more.

Grants were a main topic of discussion during the Silver Lake Town Council meeting, held Wednesday, July 1. The pavilion at Rambler Park is now complete, with an additional ramp and steps to be completed at an undetermined date in the near future. Laura Hamann of USDA Rural Development is to present a check today …read more.

  In Chicago author Richard Rose’s novel, “The Lazarus Conspiracies,” murder, mystery and one man’s quest for justice all lead back to one location: North Webster. Now, the Hoosier-born Rose has begun a sequel, which will be set almost entirely in the local area. In “The Lazarus Conspiracies,” Rose, tells of a Chicago police officer …read more.

InkFreeNews.com continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s news leader. We have now reached 37,000 Facebook likes and continue to grow. We are Kosciusko County’s most liked news source. It was June 29 that we reached 35,000 likes, less than 12 days ago. In the last week the Ink Free News Facebook page has had …read more.

Court documents, filed July 6, state Jared Thomas Frantz, Syracuse, sold a juvenile male LSD, who in turn allegedly furnished the drug to Korbin Foster and Kaleb Lampkin, both 17, who died June 1, in an accidental drowning. Toxicology results have not yet been received to determine if Foster and Lampkin had LSD in their …read more.

By JONATHON BOYD Indiana Conservation Officer A tip to our (800) TIP-IDNR line was successful as many of them are. Indiana Conservation Officer Maher was able to locate and address two men fishing on Kuhn Lake that had overbagged (caught and kept too many) undersized large mouth bass and without a fishing license. Thirteen out …read more.

Men Following Christ will meet at the Alpha Dining Hall at Grace College, 200 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, from 8 a.m. to 10 am. Saturday, July 25. All men in the community are invited. The guest speaker will be Nate McLaurin, lead pastor at Christ’s Covenant Church, Warsaw. There is no cost to attend this …read more.

Syracuse Police are looking for a male subject who is suspected of attempting to rob a Syracuse convenience store early this morning.

Pierceton fire and police departments, along with Multi-Township EMS are responding to a minor, personal injury accident at First and Walnut Streets. Traffic is reported as congested, please avoid if possible.

Feed My Starving Children Warsaw Mobile Pack will host a Give Back night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Buffalo Wild Wings, 367 Enterprise Dr., Warsaw. This year’s Mobile Pack is set for Oct. 14-17. More than 5,000 volunteers packed more than 1 million meals during the 2014 Mobile Pack event. …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a three-day rescue/dive training event. Dive Rescue International, Fort Collins, Colo., will be training public safety members in various aspects of dive team management, victim retrieval, underwater investigation, search patterns during drownings and rescue techniques over the next three days. The program began this morning, with initial classroom …read more.

The public is invited to a retirement celebration for Warsaw/Wayne Township Firefighter Jeff Rostochak. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 24, at fire station 2, 2204 E. Center Street. Rostochak has served the fire department for 28 1/2 years. Stop in to celebrate his years of service. Cake …read more.

Frank Rhoades, Kosciusko County fair parade organizer, recalls the humble beginnings of the fair parade that has grown into the traditional start of week of family fun. “The parade began as a way for people to see the Echo of the Past tractors on display.” Rhoades reports the number of spectators at the antique tractor …read more.

It was reported yesterday that Parkview Health Systems Inc. owed a settlement of $800,000 for a HIPAA violation. Parkview Health Systems Director of Communications Eric Clabaugh contacted Ink Free News this morning to clarify that the requirements of the settlement have been met beyond what was required. According to Clabaugh, the settlement was reached more …read more.

A Syracuse man has been arrested for the dealing of scheduled drugs. According to a release provided by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers and county detectives arrested Jared Thomas Frantz, 28, yesterday on preliminary charges of felony dealing a schedule I, II, III controlled substance. Officials report Frantz was …read more.