The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos are pleased to announce a concert by Train at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, July 11, at 9 p.m. Tickets for the concert can be purchased beginning Friday, April 4, at 10 a.m. Eastern time exclusively through Ticketmaster or by calling …read more.

Product has finally arrived via railway at the Trupointe Milford agronomy hub. The office is now open and area growers are invited to stop in and meet the team. Trains began pulling in last week to deliver crop nutrients, ensuring Trupointe is ready to serve area growers when it’s time to take to the fields. …read more.

Indiana University Health Goshen will offer a six-month Basic Emergency Medical Technician course beginning Jan. 13, 2014. The course covers basic anatomy and physiology, airway techniques, Basic Life Support, pediatric care, trauma care and more. The Basic EMT Basic Course involves clinical hours in the hospital as well as field internship hours riding on local …read more.

North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Emergency Medical Service Education will be sponsoring classes for the New Advanced EMT and Advanced EMT Bridge classes. The classes will be held at 499 W. Washington St. in the Tippecanoe Township Building. Day classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and night classes from 6 p.m. to 10 …read more.

North Webster Tippecanoe TWP EMS Education will be sponsoring classes for the new advanced EMT and advanced EMT Bridge classes. The classes will be held at 499 W. Washington St., North Webster. Courses will take place on Tuesday and Thursdays, beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and will end Thursday, March 13. Two class times are …read more.

A semitrailer hauling 5,600 gallons of starter fertilizer, or phosphate, became stuck on the high railroad crossing grade at VanBuren Street in Leesburg around 2:30 p.m. today. All Norfolk Southern train traffic was said to have been stopped, but that was not the case, which led to a scary few moments. As this reporter was …read more.

Another day, another set of weather-related athletic postponements and cancellations on the area high school athletic scene for Friday, and even into Saturday. Wawasee High School has announced it is postponing its two games scheduled for today, April 19, the baseball varsity and JV games at NorthWood along with the home varsity and JV games …read more.

At about 8 a.m. this morning a vehicle was struck by a train causing several railroad crossings to close. The result was backed up traffic in downtown Warsaw. According to Warsaw Police, railroad crossings will likely be re-opened before noon. Norfolk & Southern supervisors have to examine the 132-car train before it can be moved. …read more.

The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is moving toward becoming an EMT trained department to provide a higher level of care to those with medical issues or for those who become victims in accidents or fires. During this morning’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Brubaker said the state requirements over the …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies, jailers and reserve deputies received a “virtual reality” of scenarios last week as they completed mandatory F.A.T.S® training. The F.A.T.S® system (acronyms for Firearms Training Systems) was assembled and located in the basement of the Kosciusko County Justice Building. Officers were required to attend one of the many two-hour training …read more.

A First Responder class will be offered by North Webster-Tippecanoe Township EMS. The class will start on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and be held at the North Webster Fire Department. Classes will be held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through Nov. 8. Registration is $100 if you are CPR certified or $130 if you …read more.