Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:21 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, North CR 175E, south of East CR 175N, Warsaw. Driver: Jose L. Vega-Nunez, 20, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Vega-Nunez suffered minor bleeding to the face. Vega-Nunez failed to negotiate a curve, hitting a KREMC pole and Century Link …read more.

By AMANDA PETRUCELLI Ancilla College Ancilla College has announced its fall 2014 Dean’s List and Honor’s List recipients. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above and carry at least 12 credit hours during the semester. Those eligible for the Academic Honors List must have a …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:16 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, East Mock Drive, Milford. Driver: Calyssa S. Arnett, 21, EMS D16A Lane, Syracuse. Arnett lost control of her vehicle on the snowy road while negotiating a curve, slid off of the road into a wooded area. Damage up …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:26 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, West Wallace Road, south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Andre N. Byler, 25, North CR 400W, Warsaw. Byler said he was being chased by an unknown individual over an issue with a female when he lost control …read more.

Sophia Elizabeth McMillan The fourth, and possibly final, individual in the robbery and assault of a victim on Thanksgiving Day was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Sophia Elizabeth McMillan, 20, 202 W. Hovey St., Atwood, was booked Wednesday in the Kosciusko County Jail on a charge of aiding/inducing/causing a felony. Her bond has been set for $17,500 …read more.

Billie J. “June” Zolman, 86, of Atwood, Ind., (formerly of North Webster, Ind.) passed away on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at her home. She was born on August 19, 1928, in Plymouth, Ind., to Paul L. and Bernice (Hisey) Buckingham. She attended Riley High School in South Bend and Tobias Beauty College in South Bend …read more.

Atwood Fire Department is responding to a possible house fire at 2077 W CR 400N. According to Mike Harmon, Atwood Fire Department Fire Chief, fire fighters arrived on-scene to discover a small fire located on the porch of the building. Harmon explained that the resident of the home had been utilizing an electric heater with …read more.

Atwood Otterbein United Methodist Church will welcome special speaker John Lomperis at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Lomperis is from Chicago and is the director of UM Action. He will speak with the congregation regarding concerns about the United Methodist denomination and current issues facing the church.

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: Capital Alliance Financial LLC v. Lisa Cochran, Syracuse, $586.45 Charles M. Tucker v. Heather Bentley, Mentone. $686.55 Davis Kohnen & Associates v. Courtnie Lyke, Claypool, $1,594 Dental …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:24 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, SR 13 near E. 600 South, Pierceton. Drivers: Michael D. Shenefield, 59, 9th Street, North Manchester; Sandra S. Weaver, 58, EMS B7 Lane, Leesburg. Shenefield struck the rear of Weaver’s vehicle while attempting to pass it. Damage up …read more.

Emergency personnel are currently responding to an accident located on Crystal Lake Road and CR 400 West, Atwood, Mentone EMS and Atwood Fire Department are responding to the scene. Further information will be posted as it becomes available.

5:20 p.m.: According to Indiana State Police at the scene, a two vehicle collision occurred when one vehicle failed to yield the right of way at the intersection of US 30 and N. 800 West. There were four minor injuries reported. An investigation is still ongoing. INITIAL REPORT: At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. …read more.

Come and join your friends, neighbors and new friends you have not yet met as Atwood Christian Fellowship celebrates the harvest season with a corn roast and carry-in on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 883 South 900 East, Pierceton. Fresh sweet corn, fixed a very special way and meat will also be provided. If possible, bring …read more.

New Beginning’s Community Church would like to extend an invitation to our community on Wednesday Evenings, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, to a bible study entitled “Living in Christ Presence”. There will be a DVD presentation and a study book. The author is Dallas Willard who was a highly influential author and teacher. His …read more.

Kevin L. Klinger, 51, of Atwood, Ind., passed away at 8:51 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. On Feb. 1, 1963, in Warsaw, Ind., he was born to Duane Klinger, who survives and the late Shirley (Hively) Rohrer. He spent most of his life in Kosciusko County, Indiana and …read more.

Clair Milleman, president of the Atwood Lions Club, presented a $500 check to Beaman Home’s Executive Director Tracie Hodson following her presentation at the Club’s meeting. A challenge was also issued to other area service clubs to donate to Beaman Home’s new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center campaign which will feature space for a new …read more.

New Beginning’s Community Church in Atwood will hold a Time of Prayer at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. We invite you to join us with people around the world in prayer for World Peace. Let us all “fan the flame of our faith through prayer.” Also, prayers for our nation, community, families and friends. We …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: August 1, 2014 Saul Cuatle, 26, 1692 E. 200 North, Warsaw, arrested for OWI and failure to appear. Bond: $800 cash Robert Charles Irwin, 77, 1510 Burlington Beach Road, Valparaiso, arrested for corrupt business influence. Bond: $5,000 surety July 31, 2014 Lara …read more.

UPDATE: According to Atwood Fire Department Chief Mike Harmon, the call that was originally dispatched as an out of control brush fire was actually a controlled burned that spread to other structures on the property. Harmon said that the homeowner at 3565 N. 200 W had alerted the fire department that he would be attempting …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incident: Saturday, June 21, 7:23 p.m. Fraud reported at 6600 block of South 700 West in Claypool. Saturday, June 21, 10:18 a.m. Theft of a central air conditioner unit reported at 5800 block of West Channel Road in Warsaw. Friday, …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Monday, June 2, 4:20 a.m. Theft of a wallet from a residence reported at 300 block of Levi Lee Road in Warsaw. Monday, June 2, 2:55 a.m. Criminal mischief – damage to a vehicle – reported at 2400 block …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: Argent Healthcare Financial v. Mary McNeely, Warsaw, $128.98 Coral Amspaugh-Topolski v. Chris Skinner, Milford, $3,353.67 Fort Wayne Neurological v. Lorraine A. Maggart, Warsaw, $365.84 Fort Wayne Neurosurgery …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Monday, May 5, 4:03 a.m. Battery reported at the 300 block of High Street in Silver Lake. Sunday, May 4, 12:24 p.m. Trespassing reported at 5500 block of Woodland Lane in Warsaw. Sunday, May 3, 11:53 a.m. Officers responded …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 2, 2014 Scott Allan Landis, 46, 4043 N. Old Port Rd., Warsaw, arrested for dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of a controlled Schedule I substance and on an active warrant. No bond noted Kyler Dean Mylin, 26, 632 …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will continue to add to the listing until 5 p.m. on Friday. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Cinco de Mayo Celebrations Haciendo, Warsaw Thursday, May 1 through Monday, May 5, Live music: Scratch …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, April 27, 2:33 a.m. North 575 East near East 150 North, Warsaw. Driver: Lacey L. Savage, 33, Mid Lake Drive, North Webster. Savage swerved to miss a deer, ran off the road, and rolled the vehicle. Savage declined …read more.

  [weaver_youtube iQ9JsawIZ30 rel=0] Atwood Fire Department was called to 3802 W. 100 North today where the wind is being blamed for spreading a small grass fire and destroying a home. Tankers from Etna Green and Warsaw fire departments were called to assist and manpower from Winona Lake Fire Department was also on scene. According to the tenant, Jim …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County New Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Credit Bureau Collection Services v. Jerry and Lottie D. Farmer, Winona Lake, $827.84 Cynthia Miller v. Larry and Tina Mcaffoose, Nappanee, $863.72 FR Syracuse v. Angela Hamilton, Warsaw, …read more.

Atwood Firefighter Mike Blair has been battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. On Saturday, his fellow firefighters will host a benefit pancake and sausage breakfast for Blair. The breakfast is open to the public and will be from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 12 in the Atwood Community Building. Free will donations …read more.

Kosciusko County Court New Filings Kosciusko County Court Judgments Small Claims
 The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: A&B Fabricating v. Christopher Hall, Goshen, $809.97 The Collection Company v. Ryan Lenfestey, Warsaw, $520.75 Tracey Miner, Pierceton, $1,635.95 Colliers Heating & Air v. Tara Prater, Silver …read more.

Mantie L. Furnas, 60, of rural Atwood, Ind., passes away Friday evening, March 28, 2014, at her home. She was born Aug. 12, 1953, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Lonnie Vincent and Pearl Mae (Halcomb) Collier. In 1960 her family moved to Shelbyville, Ind., and in 1963 to Columbia City, Ind.. She graduated from …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: Green and Cates v. Harold Chandler, Charleston, W. Va., $1,722.68 Harkless Bend Condo Assc. v. Joanna Merriman, Goshen, $6,094 Helvey & Associates v. Cassandra K. Kent, Silver …read more.

Atwood Lions Club president Clair Milleman, pictured above at left, recently presented a $2,800 donation to Atwood Fire Chief Mike Harman, center, and Atwood Assistant Chief Chad Heckaman. This check completes a total of $4,800 given for the purchase of “jaws-of-life” equipment. The new equipment will be on display at the Atwood Community Building during …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, March 16, 8:31 p.m. East 500 North and North 700 East, Leesburg. Driver: Kyler D. Mylin, 26, North 175 East, Warsaw. Mylin was westbound on 500 North when a vehicle passed him going the same direction, but cut …read more.

Due to the impending winter storm, the Atwood Lions Club is cancelling the fish fry they planned to hold tomorrow (Wednesday) night.

A hazardous mix of acid and bleach has spilled at Egg Innovations near Mentone which has required the assistance of area fire departments. Atwood and Mentone firefighters on the scene and Multi-Township EMS has also been called to treat two patients who are reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties. Both victims were taken to the hospital for …read more.

Mildred Louise Eckert, 97, or Atwood, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Betz Nursing Home, Auburn, Ind. He was born Feb. 18, 1917, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to Otis and Mary (Cartwright) Albertson. In 1935, he graduated from Atwood High School in Atwood. On April 19, 1935, she married Edward …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: March 2, 2014 Kiyle Stephen Wagner, 26, 4164 N. Allen Ln., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child. Bond: $2,000 surety Lydon John Smith, 29, 215 EMS C31 Ln., Warsaw, arrested for theft under $100,000. Bond: $2,000 surety …read more.

An Amateur Radio Training Class and Technician Class License Course has been scheduled and students are now encouraged to register. Presented by Hoosier Lakes Radio Club, the class will teach about amateur radio being the backup communications system for all emergencies in the U.S. However, all amateur radio operators must be licensed and this upcoming …read more.

Initially reported as a fully engulfed house fire, Atwood and Leesburg fire departments responded to 3787 N. 400 W., Warsaw at about 10 p.m. Monday. The home, owned by Dawn M. Klinger, 3787 N. 400 W., Warsaw, was heavily damaged in the blaze. Atwood Fire Chief Mike Harmon said the fire was determined to have started …read more.

Kosciusko County will more than likely not receive federal assistance due to a Nov. 17 storm. Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock broke the news to the county commissioners this morning. Rock said, “The odds are against us for that federal declaration” in regards to the Nov. 17 storms and tornadoes that moved through …read more.

The National Weather Service is continuing its review of storm damages that occurred throughout Indiana Sunday and, as of late this afternoon, identified yet another tornado that struck Kosciusko County. The first tornado, an EF-2, was confirmed to have struck rural Silver Lake. This morning, the damages reported to The Pines housing addition north of …read more.

Hoosiers can report damage from Sunday’s severe storms online, and they are encouraged to report all damages. That was the message from Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock for the county commissioners this morning. Residents who sustained property damage caused by severe weather Nov. 17 are encouraged to report any and all damage. A …read more.

[weaver_youtube gsbMP6KHKjs rel=0] (Video by Alyssa Richardson) Article by Deb Patterson and Alyssa Richardson (Photo provided by Deb Patterson) While on hold to his insurance company Randy Jessup told us what happened at his residence at 1241 E. Mock Road, southeast of Milford. He and his son Van had made it to the basement. “We heard …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, Nov. 10, 8:09 p.m. 300 South near County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Donald C. Thompson, 39, 950 South, Silver Lake. Driver struck deer. Damages: up to $2,500 Sunday, Nov. 10, 7:38 p.m. 300 East near 1200 South, Silver …read more.

Marilyn Litton, 90, formerly of Huffman Lake in Atwood, Ind., passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Nursing Care at Hartfield Village, Munster, Ind. She was born April 7, 1923, in Hammond, Ind., to Roy and Ruth F. (Miner) Mattix. She graduated from 1941 from Hammond High School. On July 10, 1942, she married Kenneth A. Litton …read more.

The driver of a passenger car and a child were able to escape the vehicle after it left the road and rolled into a water-filled ditch. It happened just before 4 p.m. on CR 800 West north of CR 300 North, Atwood. Florence R. Starkey, 27, of Warsaw, told police she has recently been experiencing …read more.

Warren Emory Thomas, 105, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., passed away at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Ind. He was born Jan. 7, 1908, in Kosciusko County to Amos and Emily (McColley) Thomas. He graduated from Atwood High School, Atwood, Ind., in 1929. Warren never …read more.

A Warsaw man was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital Wednesday night after he was ejected from his vehicle in an accident near Atwood. Cody Slone, 21, of North 750 West, Warsaw, was eastbound on Old Road 30 at about 10 p.m. when, according to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department report, he apparently drove his …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies and emergency personnel from Atwood were called to an accident on U.S. 30 this afternoon involving a semi and a minivan. The crash left an Oregon man with a serious head injury. At 2:40 p.m., the crash happened in the eastbound lane of U.S. 30 at CR 750 West. Officers arrived …read more.

Dixie Mikel, 78, of Bremen, Ind., and formerly of Nappanee, Ind., passed away at 9:26 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in her residence. She was born Feb. 8, 1936, in Warsaw, Ind., to Charles William “Pete” and Vivian Cleora (Slusher) Blue. On Dec. 5, 1954, in Urbana, Ind., she was united in marriage to Richard …read more.

Royce Lenfestey, 68, of Atwood, Ind., passed away at 3:06 a.m. Monday, May 27, 2013, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Sept. 22, 1944, Marion, Ind., to Earl Lenfestey and Gwenevere (Powell) Lenfestey. He was a 1963 graduate of Mississinewa High School, Gas City, Ind., and spent most of is life in the Warsaw, …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frK0KtFriuQ] What was initially called in as an attic fire has since been ruled an accidental blaze sparked by an extension cord. Atwood Fire Department was called at about 9:15 a.m. to 2471 N. Lake Breeze Dr., Atwood. The residence is at Hoffman Lake. Shortly after arrival, Atwood called Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory for a full …read more.

The 4th Annual Run for the Son Motorcycle Ride of the Christian Motorcyclists Association Chapter 1116 Blood Bought Bikers will take place tomorrow, May 4, at the Atwood Community Building, 213 Hovey St. Registration is from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Escorted ride leaves at 10 a.m. Cost is $15 for single rider, $25 for …read more.

UPDATE: On Sept. 16, 2014, all criminal charges against Todd A. Swanson, were dismissed. Three men were jailed on drug charges after Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies and officers of the Warsaw Police Department raided an Atwood business. Uniformed and undercover officers went to Atwood Auto Sales, 205 Main St., Atwood, just before 3 p.m. Friday …read more.

Margery Ann Kintzel, 89, of Atwood, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, unexpectedly at her home. Margery was born the daughter of Roy Adams and Mary Herron Adams on Feb. 21, 1923, at Warsaw, Ind. She was a resident of the Atwood area the past 67 years. She was a homemaker and attended …read more.

Voting locations for the Nov. 6 general election have been established and announced by Kosciusko County Auditor Marsha McSherry. The locations are designated by the county commissioners. Local voters will be voting at the following locations: Clay Township All precincts, 1st and 2nd, will vote at Claypool Lion’s building, 205 W. Calhoun St., Claypool Etna Township Heritage …read more.