SILVER LAKE – An active criminal investigation is taking place after 56 dogs were removed from a home in Silver Lake Tuesday night, April 7.  The dogs, reportedly all Chihuahuas, have been taken in by the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County where they were scheduled to be assessed Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Carla Carlton …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — On Saturday, July 21, the Burket, Mentone and Akron fire departments along with the Kosciusko County Red Cross partnered with Tippecanoe Valley Schools to hold a school bus extrication training day.  The goal of the training was to simulate multiple scenarios of a bus accident. Members are now more prepared to handle school …read more.

SOUTH BEND — First Responders with Cleveland Township Fire Department are now some of the best-equipped in the nation to save a pet’s life. That’s because Invisible Fence of South Bend has donated two pet oxygen mask kits to the department.

WARSAW — A dream of a third fire station for Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is one step closer after WWFT board members approved an agreement with MartinRiley, Fort Wayne, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 6. Originally estimated at $4,470,160 in January, the cost has been reduced to $3,623,852 for a smaller station. The agreement will go before the Warsaw Board of Works Sept. 16 for action.

KANSAS CITY — We call police when we need help. As it turns out, police needed to call the Kansas City Fire Department when they ended up stranded in a tight spot.

SYRACUSE — Lutheran EMS, Milford Fire Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on CR 300E, north of the intersection with CR 1300N this evening around 4:50 p.m.

ETNA GREEN — The scheduling of a caroling event was the main topic of business at a short Etna Green Town Council meeting last night, Tuesday, Dec. 8.

PIERCETON — Pierceton Town Council broke the town election tie last night, Monday, Nov. 9, during it’s regular monthly meeting, for the last town council seat. The result — Armando “Mandy” Espinoza will retain his seat on the council.

NORTH WEBSTER — Next week is Fire Prevention Week, and the North Webster Fire Department will be spending the day with North Webster Elementary to go over fire prevention methods.

WINONA LAKE — Warsaw fire is responding to a fire on Hand Avenue, just north of Winona Avenue.

Though costs ran “considerably more” than expected, renovation of the township’s cemeteries has reached the halfway point. Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith reported Monday, Aug. 10, the charges totaled $56,567.50 for tombstone and memorial marker remediation, tree removal, landscaping and debris removal. The township had budgeted $30,000, so Griffith requested additional appropriation of $26,567.50 …read more.

PIERCETON — While no funds are available for paving, Pierceton Town Council members will look into resolving an access problem that Carl and Deb Finken and others residing south of the end of South First Street have. This was among matters heard by the council at their monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 10. The Finkens requested …read more.

[weaver_youtube 19njjkqvTww rel=0] Residents of Marion, Indiana, are using an incident that fueled racial tension in their city to spark change. People came together to discuss many ideas at a town hall meeting Tuesday night, June 23. Several months ago, the fire department held a rope tying exercise. During the activity, then assistant chief Rick …read more.

At 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Mentone Fire Department was called to respond to a house fire located at CR 6966S 1000W. According to Mentone Fire Chief Mike Yazel, upon arrival flames were seen bursting from the doors and and windows of the residence. Burket Fire Department was called for a full-assist with Akron Fire …read more.