The Substance Use Recovery and Treatment Committee is determined to breakdown misconceptions and stigmas surrounding addiction to create a community that helps one another by providing information to better understand others’ situations. (Photo provided) KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — No single solution meets the needs of every individual. It’s important to pick a program that provides the best …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: Midnight, Monday, Sept. 18, 5700 block East CR 1400N, Syracuse. Robert A. Carlson reported the theft of alcohol and a golf set. Value: $2,350. 10:28 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 100 block North Pearl Street, Leesburg. Travis J. Dice reported the stereo systems from …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 2:03 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 3600 block South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Steve Watson reported a battery and intimidation incident. 11:58 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 3000 block East Old Road 30, Warsaw. Linda D. Stouder reported a vehicle, fence and yard had been spray …read more.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Police say a 56-year-old man ran into a burning building twice, despite orders from police and firefighters for him to stop.

[weaver_youtube f5K7KvNCwKI rel=0]   WARSAW — Hunter Haines, a participant in Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy, used the opportunity with Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy to get a message out to others and create a program in an attempt to keep what happened to him and his family from happening to others. Haines was chosen to present …read more.

WARSAW — A Fort Wayne man has been arrested for theft of over $1,000 in alcohol at Meijer, Warsaw, on Jan. 6, 2015. Carrington Jamall Hogue, 25, 4502 Monore Street, Fort Wayne, has been arrested and booked on an initial charge of theft, a level 6 felony. Warsaw Police responded to a theft in progress …read more.

By RICH MYERS Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police INDIANA — The Indiana State Police, in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, reminds all Indiana motorists to celebrate this year’s Super Bowl responsibly by driving sober and safe. “Whether it’s the Super Bowl or any …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — A resurrected proposal to lift Indiana’s eight decades-old ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales goes before a legislative committee on Jan. 20.

FORT WAYNE — Two Fort Wayne megaplexes are adding beer and wine to their concessions.

NEW YORK — Coffee-lovers everywhere will soon have an excuse to visit their local Starbucks at all times of the day, as the coffee shop will soon be opening their “evening menu” to the public.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 6:52 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2200 block East Center Street, Warsaw. Officials with Owens Supermarket reported the theft of alcohol and chips. Value $43.97.

An Ohio school bus driver has lost her job after posting a photo of herself with an alcoholic beverage on Facebook while on the job. The driver stated there were no students on the bus and her shift was over. However, her employer, school transportation company First Student, investigated the matter immediately upon learning of …read more.

A bill has been filed in the Indiana House that would allow Sunday alcohol sales at liquor stores, groceries and pharmacies. Co-authored by Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville, and Terri Austin, D-Anderson, this is not the first time such legislation has been discussed. Similar efforts in years past have met with resistance from the state’s powerful liquor …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident reports: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 4600 block East CR 500S, Warsaw. Jima L. Masterson reported an a attempted fraud on her bank account. 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 3700 block West Old Road 30, Warsaw, Jennifer L. Young reported a stolen license …read more.

A bill that will allow the distribution of alcohol at the Indiana State Fair has officially passed through the House Public Policy Committee and Senate and will now go before the Indiana House. According to Inside INdiana Business, alcohol sales have been banned since 1947 and could potentially add an additional revenue stream of approximately …read more.

A vote is expected today in Indianapolis on whether a plan to sell alcohol during the Indiana State Fair should go to the full House for consideration. The item is on the agenda for this morning’s Public Policy Committee meeting, according to Inside INdiana Business. The bill has already made it through the Senate. Alcohol sales …read more.

Experts in the plight of addiction and the hope of recovery are spreading the word during the month of September, tabbed as National Recovery Month. At the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services Inc., local therapists and counselors are coordinating with national programs to ramp up their ongoing battle against those who suffer from …read more.