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.

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.

  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.

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 — 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 — 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 — 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.

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.

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. 

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.

ETNA GREEN — Business at the Etna Green Town Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12, focused on utility adjustments for town residents. Elizabeth Damron and her mother, Ronnie Horn, were present at the meeting in regards to a sewer line break underneath a residence. Damron presented her wastewater bill to the town council and asked for …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Police Department has released a detailed narrative of the incident involving Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker that is now being reviewed by Indiana State Police. The reckless driving police report, nearly two pages long, details Whitaker’s version of what happened after he began following a motorist in a blue Honda who he said …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools continues to evolve in its efforts to keep students, staff and the community secure in a world where advancements in digital technology have created some unintended consequences to the public safety. At the monthly work session of the school system’s board of trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the board heard …read more.

MILFORD — At the Feb. 11 meeting of the Milford Town Council, Steven Marquart, water operator and street superintendent, discussed two of the town’s major infrastructure projects for 2019. The projects involve paving, replacement of outdated water lines and the addition of hydrants. In 2018, Milford was awarded a Community Crossing grant of $117,643 to pave …read more.

WARSAW — Starting March 12, 2019, The Beaman Home Outreach Program will partner with the Warsaw Goodwill Career Center and have office hours at that location from 1-4 p.m. every Tuesday. The partnership will help Beaman Home outreach case managers reach more survivors of trauma, domestic abuse and sexual assault and provide services to them including …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees applauded the efforts of an area financial institution for its continued support of one of the school district’s technology-geared programs. The board presented representatives of Teacher’s Credit Union with a certificate of appreciation for the company’s ongoing support of robotics at Washington STEM Academy. “We’re recognizing …read more.

WARSAW — During its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Board of Aviation Commissioners focused on future projects for Warsaw Municipal Airport through an in-depth discussion on runways, roadways, and rehabilitation. Airport Manager Nick King presented the engineer’s report on behalf of Ken Ross, NGC Aviation Consultants. King and Ross held a conference call with the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — During the Kosciusko Board of Zoning Appeals meeting held today, Feb. 12, board members heard a petition from Webster Lodge to allow housing for specialized clients in a commercial district. Attorney Steven Snyder represented the lodge, which is located at 811 S. Main St., North Webster. Snyder joked that the motel is currently …read more.

MILFORD —  Milford Town Council officially learned of the impending departure of Town Marshal Travis Marsh at its monthly public meeting Monday evening, Feb. 11. Referring to the news as “bittersweet,” Marsh submitted his letter of resignation, which will become effective March 11 or 31, depending upon when a replacement can be found. Marsh has …read more.

SYRACUSE — A lot of things are happening at Rose Home in Syracuse — most of them new. On Saturday, Feb. 9, the ministry, now known as Rose Garden Recovery Community to reflect the expansion of its services, held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for its newest facility, a graduate home located in …read more.

PIERCETON — A brief Pierceton Town Council meeting Monday, Feb. 11, focused on the continuing discussion of unsafe buildings in the town, while also tabling a discussion on land parcels for the council’s March meeting. In previous meetings, the council has discussed three properties in town limits that require repairs and alterations. Property owner Brad …read more.

WARSAW — The developer behind a future John Deere dealership along US 30 in Warsaw made more progress in its plans Monday night, Feb. 11, before the Warsaw Plan Commission. Everything, that is, but a proposed road name. Officials announced late last year plans to construct a John Deere commercial development in part of the …read more.

WARSAW — Emergency response teams, as well as city and county street and highway department employees, are working feverishly Tuesday, Feb. 12 to counteract the negative effects of a rare weather anomaly that happens only a few times a year, if at all. With temperatures hovering below, at and slightly above freezing, coupled with the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday evening, Feb. 11, unanimously approved $38,000 for the purchase of a new pickup truck for the fire department. The truck currently in service, a 2004 two-wheel-drive Chevrolet pickup, was donated to the department about 12 years ago. The new truck, a 2019 four-wheel-drive Dodge RAM, is …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Public Library had an eventful January, with several weather-related closings as well as the beginning of a new “fine-free” era. “We did go fine-free on Jan. 2 and there have been no problems reported,” said Library Director Ann Zydek during the monthly meeting of the library’s board of trustees on …read more.

WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer has asked Indiana State Police to review an alleged incident involving Police Chief Scott Whitaker and a man. The allegation came to light as a result of a report by ABC 57, a South Bend TV station, which contends Whitaker confronted a unnamed motorist who he believed might have been …read more.

LEESBURG — In the continuing saga of sewer issues, Derek Tenney of Tenney & Sons, Warsaw, provided an update, including a power point presentation, at the Leesburg Town Council meeting held Monday, Feb. 11. Tenney informed board members that recorders are being monitored by H&G Services, Elkhart, and NIPSCO to measure the power system at …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County has been under a travel watch since 5 a.m. this morning, Feb. 12, due to extremely icy conditions. A travel watch means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. During a watch, only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Hoosier students between the ages of 13 to 18 are invited to spend a day at the Indiana Statehouse serving as a page during the 2019 legislative session. The Indiana House Page Program provides a unique hands-on experience, helping students learn how state laws are made while inspiring the next generation of leaders …read more.