Although Jeff Clark, Kosciusko County’s new animal control officer, has only been serving in the position for a month, he jokes that he is already wondering how he’ll ever get caught up.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office will be purchasing a new truck to be used by the KCSO’s future animal control officer.  Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Sheriff Shane Bucher received approval from the Kosciusko County commissioners at their meeting Tuesday, Nov. 26, for the purchase of a 2019 brown crew cab V8 …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The lack of an animal control officer in Kosciusko County raises questions as to who to contact regarding issues relating to animals. Jerry Clase, the long-time animal control officer, retired Oct. 11 after almost 30 years. Efforts to fill that position are underway. The questions came to light earlier in the week …read more.

Jerry Clase WARSAW — Longtime Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase has resigned. County Administrator Marsha McSherry confirmed on Tuesday that Friday, Oct. 11, was Clase’s last day in that role. Clase served as the animal control officer for about 30 years and during that time was the subject of numerous complaints. In 2010, …read more.

ETNA GREEN — Sherry Koser was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail earlier this week on a charge of cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor. The charge was filed several months after Koser complained about the killing of her 14-year-old boxer, Daisy, by Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase, who was later …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The animal control controversy continued at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 6, with court security eventually stepping in to cut off one woman’s time at the podium. Columbia City resident Kelly Bolenbaugh, who spoke at the July 23 commissioners meeting, approached the podium once the floor was open for public comments …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Protesters who want Jerry Clase removed from his position as county animal control officer told Kosciusko commissioners Tuesday, July 23, at the commissioners meeting that the protests will not stop. The commissioners unanimously agreed on Tuesday to suspend Clase for five days without pay for his handling of a case involving a dog …read more.

There are a lot of jobs I would not want and animal control officer might be at the top of the list. Animal control officers have a really tough role. In almost all situations, the officer faces a potentially dangerous circumstance. Many of the animals they work with are scared, lost, mean, rabid, wounded, and …read more.

A protest about the county’s animal control officer is scheduled for 8 a.m. July 23, outside the Kosciusko County Courthouse. WARSAW — More rumblings related to the recent incident involving Kosciusko Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase are taking place. A protest is being planned for 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, on the courthouse lawn, prior to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Petitions are circulating online calling for the removal of Jerry Clase as the Kosciusko County animal control officer after an Etna Green resident claimed Clase shot and killed her dog. Sherry Koser said she was at work Wednesday, June 19, when her landlord allowed Clase to take Daisy, a 14-year-old boxer, after a …read more.