By MALEA JOHNSON Milford Public Library Staff Children’s Book Week Come to the library Monday, May 4, through Saturday, May 9, to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Down in the children’s department we will be giving away a stuffed animal and book each day. All you have to do is come and check out books in …read more.

Gregory P. Griffith, 18, East CR 1300N, Milford, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a one-vehicle accident Monday, April 27. The accident was at 7:36 a.m. on CR 1300N (Syracuse-Milford Road) at North CR 100E. Griffith told police his vehicle left the roadway and he tried to correct the vehicle, but over corrected causing …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood this May in honor of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8, the birthday of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement founder, Henry Dunant. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day recognizes the local and …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:46 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, North SR 13, north of East CR 850N, Syracuse. Driver: Alicia M. Catron, 31, East Holmes Court, Cromwell. Catron over corrected her vehicle when it went off the road, going across the road and hitting a street sign …read more.

Mary Louise Miller, 89, of Milford, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Monday, April 27, in Miller’s Merry Manor Assisted Living, Warsaw. On May 28, 1925, Louise was born in Kosciusko County to Charles and Belle (Daugherty) Pinkerton. She was united in marriage to Kenneth L. Miller on May 22, 1943, in Alexandria, La. He preceded …read more.

Forty-five community organizations from Goshen and the surrounding area were selected through IU Health Goshen’s Community Benefit Fund Grant Program to receive a total of $300,600 for 2015. In addition, the committee awarded $1.2 million to Maple City Health Care Center for their expansion project from the Community Benefit Fund Grant Program. The organizations were …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:21 a.m. East Pierceton Road east of CR 275E, Warsaw. Driver unknown. Police report the unknown driver of the vehicle was eastbound on Pierceton Road and failed to negotiate a left hand curve. The vehicle went off the road, hitting a REMC guide …read more.

Milford Police, Fire Department and Multi-Township EMS were called to a one-vehicle accident this morning on CR 1300N near CR 150N. The male driver of the pick up truck was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. According to information at the scene, the truck side-swiped a utility pole and snapped several guide wires.

By: MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Adult Reading Club There were 62 participants in this year’s “Escape the Ordinary” adult reading club. Every week for 12 weeks, names were drawn for prizes. Our three grand prize winners were: Adele Wollman, Bonnie Newman and Julie Baumgartner. They each won a $50 gift card to Target. Other winners …read more.

Norma J. Gittinger, 77, of Goshen, passed away April 16, 2015, at Greencroft Health Care. Norma was born March 17, 1938, in New Madison, Ohio, to the late Ralph R. and Maude M. (McKinney) Hubler. Norma loved to shop, spend time doing puzzles and going to Grandma’s Restaurant with her friends for dinner. Surviving are …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Wagon Wheel Theatre The Stories of Scheherazade – 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. General admission costs $12. Visit www.wagonwheeltheatre.org for tickets. Barbee Landing Free …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Midwest America Federal Credit Union v. Gregory S. Brettnacher, Lafayette, $5,271.94 Charles F. Hartman v. Patricia Enfield, Fort Wayne, $169 Joshua Carter v. Mari Kennedy, Warsaw, $2,349 …read more.

Neva M. Wiggins, 86, of Milford, died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2015, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1929, in St. Clair County, Port Huron, Mich. Her formative years were spent in Port Huron. She graduated from Port Huron High School in 1947 and then moved to Flint. In 1947 she moved to …read more.

By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library A free laser show to celebrate reading through the summer is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Wawasee Middle School gym. Young people that read books during the summer explore thoughts and ideas while developing a relationship with the act of reading. Joining together …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Lapsit Join staff for the third week of lapsit. Our theme is bugs. Come listen to books, songs and fingerplays about bugs. We will sing “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and read “Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!” by Bob Bamer. Lapsit is at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. After School …read more.

Ruth Sholtey, 96, of Milford, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, at IU Health in Goshen. She was born on April 4, 1919, to Frank and Elizabeth (Booze) Hoover in Kosciusko County. On Jan. 21, 1941, Ruth married Vernon Sholtey. He preceded her in death. Ruth worked as a homemaker raising her …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Barbee Landing Free jukebox and karaoke – Friday, April 17 Warsaw Community Publice Library Scott Workman: A Classical Guitar Recital – 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18 Rex’s Rendezvous …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Glen Ruch v. Stephanie Bilderback, Silver Lake, $1,544 Brian Bover, Silver Lake, $1,544 Blume Connelly Jordan Stuckey v. Chayla Conwell, Warsaw, $4,053.07 Sherri R. Fugate, Pierceton, $522.45 …read more.

Judith “Judy” Ann (Vanlaningham) Barker, 65, Milford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in her home after a courageous fight against cancer. Judy was born on July 9, 1949 in Warsaw to Howard and Mary Jean (Wolferman) Vanlaningham. She is survived by her mother, Mary, Milford; her husband, Stephen Barker, Milford; her son: …read more.

A special weekend along with a worship celebration and canoe picnic is planned Aug. 28-30 at Camp Mack in celebration of it’s 90th anniversary. Camp Mack is located on Waubee Lake, south of Milford. All who have attended Camp Mack for any event are welcome “Back To Mack” to share with others as the camp …read more.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF Adult Craft Night Join us at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, for adult craft night. We will be making a garden wreath made from a watering hose, flowers, gardening gloves and seed packets. Total cost of materials is $10. Sign up by 6 p.m. Friday, April 10, to reserve a spot. …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Barbee Landing Free jukebox – Friday, April 10 Cedar Creek Fundraiser – Saturday, April 11. $25.00 bracelet includes all you can eat hog roast and all you can …read more.

Fred Hoyle III, 19, 809 S. Main St., Milford, was arrested Monday evening on a charge of counterfeiting, a class D felony. He is being held on $2,000 bond. He has also been charged with possession of paraphernalia. The counterfeiting charge states he knowingly or intentionally did make or utters a written instrument, namely money …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 11:07 a.m. Monday, April 6, East CR 1300N and North CR 300E, Milford. Driver: Nicholas W. Ray, 27, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Ray lost lost control of the semi-trailer when the tires locked up and the trailer started to sway and roll …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Runners likely didn’t take the winter off, but now that the snow is (hopefully) gone, 5Ks are starting to hit the streets around the area. The second annual Kosciusko Cares 5K run/walk is scheduled for this Saturday, April 11, at Winona Lake Park on the banks of Winona Lake. Pre-registration expired in …read more.

At 9 a.m. sharp, a swarm of more than 200 youngsters swept through the North Webster baseball fields and in less than five minutes scooped up every last treasure in Saturday’s Easter egg hunt. The North Webster Lions Club hard boiled and colored 45 dozen eggs and added another 15 dozen plastic eggs that could …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford Library events this week: Memory Making Mondays Memory Making Monday will meet on April 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the library meeting room. Melinda Roose will be showing us new scrapbooking techniques we can use. For more details, call Melinda Roose at (574) 658-9157. Spring Lapsit …read more.

We’re compiling a list of the Easter egg hunts planned around Kosciusko County. We will be updating the list as announcements come to out attention. If you have an Easter egg hunt you would like added to the list, email [email protected] Cromwell Saturday, April 4 — The Cromwell Easter Egg Hunt will take place with a …read more.

Warsaw Downtown Warsaw First Friday: Back To The Future – 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 3 The Downtown Otitis Media – 10 p.m. Saturday, April 4. No cover. Rex’s Rendezvous Open Jam with Dustin Castle – Thursday, April 2 Medevil Brooklym – 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 3 Subterfuge – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4 Leesburg Pie Eyed …read more.

By SUSAN HIGHT Manager of Corporate Communications, CTB, Inc. Cheryl McCann recently retired from CTB, Inc., after 24 years of service. During her career at CTB, McCann held the position of International Credit Manager. She resides in Warsaw.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:32 p.m. Monday, March 30, 329 E. Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Brenda M. Clark, 55, East Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw, and Stanley E. Hershberger, 43, East CR 1000S, Claypool. Clark backed into Hershberger’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000. 4:51 a.m. Monday, March …read more.

[weaver_youtube Vdt3NwlrE0Q rel=8]   Milford Fire Department is responding to a house fire near the Lakeland Rehabilitation Center, Milford. The fire was reported at approximately 1:15 p.m. at 503 W. Fourth St., Milford. The initial report was called in by a neighbor or passing motorist. Milford Police Detective Travis Marsh was the first on scene …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: Superhero Movie Join us Monday, March 30 for our Adult Reading Club Superhero Movie Night. We will show recently released movie beginning at 6 p.m. The movie will be shown in the library’s meeting room. The movie was released in theaters Aug. 1 and is …read more.

Milford Milford Police investigated the following incident: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 500 block Lehman Drive, Milford. Charles E. Willard reported a theft from fraudulent debit card transaction.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Warsaw Performing Arts Center NASA Astronaut Colonel Kevin A. Ford – 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – 7 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:58 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 1701 E. Center St., Warsaw. Driver: Sara B. Berkey, 88, Aster Court, Bourbon. Berkey was backing out of a parking space at Ace Hardware when she hit an unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500. 6:33 a.m. Tuesday, March …read more.

At its March 24 meeting, the Kosciusko County Commissioners heard a number of Area Plan Commission items, namely a vacation of a public right of way in the Indian Hill neighborhood near Syracuse Lake in Syracuse. A related matter came before the commission in May of 2011. At the time, the commission opted for a …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:58 p.m Monday, March 23, Pierceton Road, east of East CR 400S, Pierceton. Chelsea R. Robison-Burkholder, 24, Ranch Road, Warsaw. Robison-Burkholder’s vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, went off the road, and rolled over. She was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital complaining of …read more.

By SUSAN HIGHT Manager of Corporate Communications, CTB Inc. Dennis Steele has recently retired from CTB, Inc. after 18 years of service. During his career at CTB, Steele worked in the press room and the machine shop for the Chore-Time Group in positions including production operator, set-up operator, welder and cell coordinator. Steele resides in …read more.

By SUSAN HIGHT Manager of Corporate Communications, CTB, Inc. Eldon Gaither recently retired from CTB, Inc., after 25 years of service. During his career at CTB, Gaither worked in the Brock Grain Systems Group as a production operator and set-up operator. He then worked as a lead person, engineering lab technician and engineering development technician …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: After School is Cool Join staff at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the library meeting room for a fun and creative Easter craft. After we make our craft, enjoy a snack with your friends. Remember that each After School is Cool you attend earns …read more.

By LARRY CRIPE CTB Advertisting, CTB Denise Feece has been named controller for Brock Grain Systems, according to Joe Helfrich, executive vice president and general manager for the CTB Inc. Business Unit. In her new position, Feece will manage finance activities within her division at Brock. Prior to her employment with CTB, Feece spent 16 …read more.

Local rock band Hotline has updated its calendar of upcoming shows. The group, comprised of Phil Smith – lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Royal Saksa-Smith – bass, guitar and lead vocals; Bruce Daugherty – lead guitar and lead vocals and Rob Smith – drums, percussion and vocals, can be found rocking area bars and clubs. …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Wagon Wheel Theatre Almost Maine – 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Tickets are $12. Kosciusko County Fairgrounds FWF Entertainment …read more.

Emergency personnel are currently testing the tornado sirens in preparation for the spring season. Routine testing will commence in Warsaw and surrounding towns.

Trinda Wegener, 64, of Milford, passed away on March 18, 2015, at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on Aug. 7, 1950, in Coldwater, Mich. She worked many years at Johnson Controls, Bertch Vending, and later on at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She is survived by her two sons: Scott (Jessica) …read more.

The Milford School Voice group/Student Council students participated in an event yesterday to create posters for Kick Butts Day on Wednesday, March 17. Kick Butts Day is a day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. The posters will be displayed in the school for all …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: After School is Cool Do you have the luck of the Irish? Make shamrocks with staff at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the library meeting room. We will make shamrocks out of pipe cleaners and beads. After we make our craft, enjoy a snack …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Barbee Landing St. Patty’s Day Party featuring the music of Out By 8 – 9 p.m. Saturday, March 14 The Downtown Otitis Media – 10 p.m. Saturday, March …read more.

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski visited Beer Dairy Inc. south of Milford during a district-wide agriculture tour, the third of her tenure in Washington. The tour was this afternoon. During the 45-minute stop, Walorski conducted a walking tour of the facilities and met with the farm’s owners and other interested constituents. The tour coincides with Indiana’s …read more.

Milford Fire Department was called to a one-vehicle accident at 3379 CR 1300N, north of Milford, around 4:50 p.m. today. The vehicle struck a utility pole after leaving the roadway, causing downed power lines. The accident resulted in the transformer catching fire. Multi-Township EMS was called to the scene to check the driver. Kosciusko County …read more.

Emergency personnel responded to an accident located at the Emeline and Higbee intersection in Milford. The accident was at approximately 2:45 p.m. Monday, March 9. One person reportedly complained of neck and back pain and is requesting to be checked out by EMS. Milford Police and Fire departments responded to the scene.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: Kosciusko County Big Read Join the Columbian Reading Circle and discuss this year’s Kosciusko County Big Read title, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The book can be found in a yellow bin displayed at your library. Read the book and be a part of the …read more.

Milford area business leader Daniel F. Brown, president of Phend & Brown, Inc. continues his leadership role with the Indiana Construction Association, the state’s leading construction trade association, in 2015. The other board members serving with Brown are from contracting companies based in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Columbus, Kokomo and Boggstown. ICA’s core purpose is …read more.

An infant battered by his/her 18-year-old mother was released from Lutheran Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fort Wayne, on Sunday and is now in the care of a licensed foster parent in another county. The infant was transported to Lutheran Hospital by Multi-Township EMS on Friday afternoon, Feb. 27. The child was treated for injuries …read more.

Betty Lou Hochstetler, 72, of Milford, died at 12:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her residence of acute leukemia.  She was born July 22, 1942, in Milford to Elmer and Alda (Farmwald) Slabaugh. She married LeRoy R. Hochstetler Sept. 27, 1962.  Mrs. Hochstetler was a homemaker and a member of the Old Order Amish Church. …read more.

By KELLY BRAUN Truepointe Cooperative Trupointe Cooperative Inc. and Cargill Inc. signed the final agreement to create the joint venture TruHorizons, bringing together their current grain and agronomy operations under one name at Milford, Bremen and La Paz, Indiana. Operations of TruHorizons begin today. The TruHorizons agronomy hub at Milford offers crop nutrients, crop protection products, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:32 p.m. Sunday, March 1, West CR 1350N west of North CR 200W, Milford. Driver: Eston S. Clayton, 20, E. LaPoint Drive, Milford. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000 9:35 a.m. Sunday, March 1, South SR 25, south of West CR 250S, Warsaw. …read more.

Article by Rich Miotto, Milford Town Marshal A Milford woman was arrested Friday on preliminary charges of battery to her own child. Milford Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded at approximately 2:17 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to Ulrich Drive, Milford, in regards to an injured infant. Multi-Township E.M.S. immediately transported the child to …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: Memory Making Monday Memory Making Monday for Monday, March 2, has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvience. Memory Making Monday will start back up in April. Call Melinda Roose at (574) 658-9157 for questions. After School is Cool Join staff at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:23 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, SR 15, north of CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Matilda L. Sexton, 68, North CR 200W, North Manchester. Hit dog. Damage up to $2,500. Milford Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Warsaw First United Methodist Church Manchester University Jazz Quartet – 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Rex’s Rendezvous Open Jam with Dustin Castle – Thursday, Feb. 26 Pick Slide – …read more.

By REBECCA ALLES Van Buren Township Trustee, Kosciusko County The Township Trustee office of Van Buren TWP will be closed Friday, Feb. 27 and Monday, March 2 due to the re-location of the office to 101 S. Main St. Milford. The mailing address will remain the same, P.O. Box 246, Milford, IN 46542. The telephone …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:33 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, West SR 14, west of South CR 750W, Silver Lake. Driver: Cara R. Prater, 26, North SR 19, Akron. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000. 4:06 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, North CR 300E, north of East Rookstool Road, …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: Nutrition Program Have you ever tried juicing? Juicing is replacing a traditional meal with a healthy selection of fruits and vegetables processed through a juicer. Join us from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 in the meeting room for “What’s all the Jazz …read more.

Dorothy I. Robinson, 90, of Milford, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at home. She was born on Feb. 28, 1924, to John and Catherine (Louderback) Abbott in Star City. On June 1, 1940, Dorothy married Warren W. “Bill” Robinson. He preceded her in death on April 16, 2012. She attended Star City High …read more.

Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 2:04 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, South SR 13 and East CR 850S, Sidney. Drivers: Carly A. Doerr, 22, North CR 700E, Leesburg, and Terry D. Prater, 41, South SR 13, Claypool. Doerr had driven into an area of blowing snow and poor visibility. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:38 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, East CR 450N, west of Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Kenneth J. Graff, 20, North CR 925E, North Webster, and Zachary T. Shepler, 20, EMS B42A Lane, Leesburg. Graff was cited for driving while suspended. Graff’s vehicle struck …read more.

Alvin A. Chupp, age 65, of Milford, died at 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at IU Health Goshen Hospital, where he had been for 2 weeks. He had battled cancer for 7 years. He was born on Oct. 12, 1949 to Andrew J. and Clara (Slabaugh) Chupp. He lived in this area all of …read more.

A Cromwell man and woman and a Milford woman were involved in separate accidents involving a total of 16 vehicles. The local residents were not injured. Rigoberto Mendoza Rangel, 35, and Edith Utter, 57, both of Cromwell were involved in a 12-vehicle accident, including a semi, at 11:52 a.m. Saturday on US 6 west of …read more.

UPDATE: The road has been re-opened and is available for travel.   SR 15 in the Milford area will be closing due to cars off the side of the road and white out conditions. If you do happen to be driving, please avoid this area.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: LEGO Crew Drop by from 10:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Feb. 14 and create with LEGO building blocks. We provide the blocks, you provide the creativity and imagination. Children ages five and up, accompanied by an adult, are welcome to join the fun. After School …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Wagon Wheel Theatre Kristy Lee Cook and John King – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Tickets are $15. Warsaw Performing Arts Center Young Artists Competition – 2 p.m. …read more.

The 2015 United Way Campaign Kick Off will see the CTB All-Stars square off against the Lake City Hoopsters at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. All proceeds from the game will benefit the United Way of Kosciusko County. Admission is $1 for children, $2 for adults and $5 for families.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 10:29 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 1200 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake, Daniel James Kreider, 30, failed to register as a sex offender. Milford Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following incidents: 10:11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 100 block of Main …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Milford library events this week: Adult Craft Night From 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, get ready to use your creativity. Kathy Boyts, from Creative Fish Art Gallery, will help you create a unique mixed media picture frame using your own materials or items she will have available …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Downtown Warsaw First Friday 2015 Kicks Off With Fire And Ice – 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 Danny’s Sports Bar DJ Sparky Boss – 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. …read more.

UPDATE: At approximately 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, Salvador R. Gonzalez, 37, Third Street, Ligonier was driving northbound on CR 300E, near CR 1300N, when he lost control of his vehicle due to snow, slid off the roadway and struck a utility pole. Utility lines belonging to Kosciusko REMC were downed as a result of …read more.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF Milford Public Library Events This Week: Memory Making Monday From 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, scrapbookers will meet to learn new scrapbooking techniques. For more details call Melinda Roose at (574) 658-9157. After School is Cool Will you be my valentine? At 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, create …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:46 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, SR 13 near EMS B21 Lane, North Webster. Driver: Teirra M. Russell, 37, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Russell lost control of her vehicle due to icy, slid off the roadway and came to a stop in a ditch …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 10:43 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. Report of fraud. Bruce Kitson Tillman Jr., 24, 5455 West Turner Road, Claypool, was reportedly stealing his grandparent’s checks and using his grandfather’s credit cards without authorization. Milford Officers with the …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Wagon Wheel Theatre Wagon Wheel Jr. present “Twinderella” – 2 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Tickets are $12. Rex’s Rendezvous Sum of 3 – 9: 30 p.m. …read more.

Robert Wolferman, 83, of Milford, passed away Jan. 28, 2015. He was born July 30, 1931, in Warsaw, to John and Ruth (Blough) Wolferman. On April 27, 1962, he married Joyce Martin; she survives. Bob was a high school graduate and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Army during the …read more.

Beatrice ‘Bea’ Ruch, 84, of Milford, passed away Jan. 27, 2015, at IU Health in Goshen. She was born Aug. 26, 1930, in DeMotte, to Theodore and Clara Esther (Feldman) Punter. On June 17, 1949, Bea married Russell Ruch. He preceded her in death on Aug. 17, 1997. Bea moved to Milford in 1949 and …read more.

Milford Police continue their investigation into a break-in and robbery at Subway, North Higbee St., (SR 15), Milford. The robbery/break-in occurred Sunday evening, early Monday morning. Police were called at 7:10 a.m. Monday by an employee reporting for work. The female employee found the back door open and a side window broken out. Police arrived …read more.

Milford Town Marshal Rich Miotto and Officer Tim Miller were called to 309 S. Main St., around 4 p.m. for a suspicious package left in a yard. What officers found was a small pink purse/clutch that contained drug paraphernalia. Officers are continuing their investigation.

Police arrested Gary James, 27, 4311 W. 18th St., Chicago, on charges of forgery, a class C felony and theft, a class D felony, following a December 2013 incident in Milford. James was arrested Monday and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail. Indiana State Police Officer Kyle Dukes filed the affidavit of probable cause with …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:16 p.m Sunday, Jan. 25, North CR 500E, north of East CR 950N, Syracuse. Driver: John W. Reynolds, 31, North Warner Road, Syracuse. Reynolds lost control of his vehicle, went off the road, hitting several trees. Damage up to $10,000. 5:24 p.m. Sunday, …read more.

By MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF Football, Football, Football! Touchdown! And the crowd goes wild! Many houses will be filled with cheers and jeers from football fans at your Super Bowl Party. Feb. 1 is approaching fast. Are you ready? Milford Public Library has books and magazines to help you plan one great Super Bowl Party. …read more.

Michael A. Tethrake, 57, of Milford passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Warsaw Meadows, Warsaw. He was born Jan. 8, 1958 in Goshen, to Merle A. and Norma L. (Rhoades) Tethrake. He married Mary “Liz” DeRidder; she survives. Tethrake was a lifetime Milford resident and a Wawasee High School graduate in 1976. He was …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Danny’s Sports Bar Sum of 3 – 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 Barbee Hotel Karaoke with Karrie Lynn – 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24 …read more.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,  Milford Fire and Police departments responded to a potential train engine fire reportedly located at the CSX train tracks just south of US 6 at CR 150N. After responding to the scene, they were told the engine parked at that intersection was not, in fact, the one in distress. Trucks …read more.

Representatives from the Warsaw Fire Department, Warsaw Police Department, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Multi-Township EMS were on hand at Waubee Lake south of Milford on Wednesday morning to participate in underwater ice rescue and recovery training. Multiple divers representing the fire, police and DNR spent 10-minute turns underneath the ice practicing techniques, maneuvers …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:51 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, North SR 19, north of West CR 1050N, Nappanee. Driver: Joshua J. Lardino, 29, West Maple Grove Road, Huntington. Lardino was unable to avoid hitting one of several horses in the roadway. The horse which was struck took …read more.

Wesley L. Melton Jr., 22, West Harrison, Mauds, Okla., formerly of 208 E. Smith St., Milford, was booked Monday evening on charges of child molesting. Those charges were filed in 2013. Court documents show charges were filed on July 24, 2013. Investigators found enough evidence Melton had performed or submitted to sexual intercourse with a …read more.

By Rich Miotto Milford Town Marshall Milford Police, assisted by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, arrested two individuals yesterday afternoon, and preliminarily charged both with felony burglary. Milford officers responded to the location of 111 West Section Street, Milford, yesterday morning at 10:35 a.m., in response to a disturbance. Upon arrival, two individuals fled from …read more.

Lowell J. Welty, 77, of Milford, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at his home. He was born on May 2, 1937, in New Paris, to Ray and Edna M. (Oswald) Welty. He graduated in 1955 from New Paris High School and was a lifetime New Paris, Syracuse and Milford area …read more.

Richard Paul Lattea An arrest has been made following a meth lab investigation at a residence in Milford. Warsaw Police Narcotics and Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers arrested Richard Paul Lattea, 48, Milford, on preliminary charges of felony dealing methamphetamine. On Jan. 14, police received an anonymous report that meth was being manufactured at …read more.

  Black ice caused a bit of difficulty for some motorist this morning. A number of accidents, mostly slide offs, a few with minor injuries were reported throughout the county. One accident occurred at 9 a.m. on SR 15 (Higbee Street) Milford, around 9 a.m. on the south edge of Milford. The driver of a …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to either list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Warsaw Performing Arts Center Simon and Garfunkel Retrospective – 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. Tickets range from $15-$30. The Downtown Otitis Media – 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 …read more.