A Warsaw man will serve three years in prison after a fatal shooting in October 2019.

A Claypool man will serve five years in prison for three criminal cases, including one incident where he stabbed a man at Time Out Inn in Warsaw.

A Fort Wayne man will serve one year in jail after printing off photographs of child pornography at Walmart.

A Rochester woman received a two-year jail sentence after dealing one gram of methamphetamine.

Dear Editor, For the past six years, I’ve had the privilege of working as an associate attorney at the Miner & Lemon law firm. During that time, I’ve had an office right next to Chad Miner’s. I’ve gotten to know him well, and I’m proud to support him for judge of the Kosciusko Superior Court …read more.

An Etna Green man was sentenced in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Thursday, May 14.

By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews WARSAW — A Wabash woman received a suspended prison sentence after dealing heroin with her mother. Brittany Denise Fields, 29, 249 W. CR 250S, Wabash, was charged with two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, both level 5 felonies. Two possession of narcotic drug charges were dismissed as part of …read more.

By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews WARSAW — A Warsaw woman received a suspended jail sentence for drug possession after officers responded to a report of shots fired in a residence. Rachel Nicole Banaszek, 32, 1857 S. Woodfield Trail, Warsaw, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and neglect of a dependent, both level 6 felonies; and possession …read more.

WARSAW — A Claypool man will serve three years in prison pending his approval for work release after battering a child and woman. Cameron Don Beliles, 24, 206 E. Section St., Claypool, was charged with domestic battery with bodily injury to a person under the age of 14, a level 5 felony; and domestic battery …read more.

SIDNEY – Three positions in Sidney town government and a vacancy in Jackson Township’s Advisory Board were filled through political appointments Thursday night, Jan. 23. Swift action by Democrats and Republicans ended a ten-day period in which Sidney’s town government had been left with just one elected official after three resigned earlier in the month. …read more.

SIDNEY – A clerk-treasurer and a town council member have resigned after it came to light that they had not been legally elected or caucused into office. According to more than one person who attended Monday’s town council meeting when the resignations were announced, the practice of inserting people into elected positions without an election or …read more.

WARSAW — A Winona Lake man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after an infant suffered serious injuries while under his care. Medical professionals determined the infant suffered from shaken baby syndrome and may never regain her vision. Daniel James Michael Kreider, 35, 1202 Wooster Road Lot 26, Winona Lake, was charged with neglect …read more.

WARSAW — A Nappanee man was sentenced to three years in the Kosciusko County Jail, with the option to serve the sentence through work release or community corrections, after his involvement in a 2017 vehicle accident that injured three people. Jeremy Alan Green, 37, 500 Pleasant Acres Drive, Nappanee, was charged with driving while suspended, …read more.

Al Rovenstine WARSAW — Kind, soft-spoken and honest are just some of the words that locals close to Cassius Alan “Al” Rovenstine have used to describe the former longtime sheriff and fire chief. An Atwood resident, Rovenstine passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the age of 81. Rovenstine served as sheriff with the Kosciusko …read more.

Former Warsaw Mayor Jeff Plank will be remembered as a great communicator. He loved to give speeches and had a penchant for releasing handwritten notes that sometimes doubled as news releases. But fast forward 30 years or so and you’ll see that Joe Thallemer’s administration has taken communications to an impressive level in numerous ways. …read more.

As Warsaw Police Department’s controversy festers, State Rep. Dave Wolkins is saying what many on both sides of the issue are thinking. Residual anger from the Aaron Rovenstine scandal a few years ago continues to linger and has complicated some people’s impressions of the uproar over Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker interaction with a 74-year-old man …read more.

Four people will compete to be the first judge of the new Superior Court in Kosciusko County. According to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office, the candidates are: Robert Bishop, an attorney who works in the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s office and oversees child support; Lindsey Grossnickle, a deputy prosecutor in Whitley County; Christopher Kehler a longtime local attorney, and Chad Miner, …read more.

WARSAW — U.S. Sen. Todd Young will be the keynote speaker at the Kosciusko County Republican’s Annual Lincoln Day Dinner. This year’s event will be Friday, April 27, at the Wagon Wheel Event Center, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw. Social time will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with dinner following. The cost is $50 …read more.

[weaver_youtube IKgSraoyHHI rel=0]   WARSAW — “I don’t take great joy in this because this came at a heavy price for a lot of people and it’s done a lot of damage to several families and this community. That is a hurt to me,” stated the new Kosciusko County Sheriff William “Rocky” Goshert. “I won, …read more.

WARSAW — Mike Ragan, Marsha McSherry and Austin Rovenstine retained their positions with the Kosciusko Republican Central Committee for the next four years. Reagan was elected chairman, McSherry, vice chair, and Rovenstine, secretary during a reorganization caucus this morning, Saturday, March 4. New to the central committee is James Heirerman who was elected treasurer. Lynn …read more.