NEW PARIS — A house fire at 71737 SR 15, between US 6 and CR 50, north of Milford, has shut down traffic in that area. New Paris Fire Department was called at approximately 12:20 p.m. today, to a fire at that residence, tanker and/or manpower assistance was requested from Milford, Benton, Foraker and Elkhart …read more.

BENTON – Fairfield responded to Wawasee’s hot first inning to knock the Lady Warriors out of the state tournament in a 6-2 final.

BENTON – Sarah Shank drove in the winning run to lift Fairfield to a 1-0 win over Tippecanoe Valley at the Fairfield Softball Sectional.

BENTON – Brant Mast had a big day at the plate as NorthWood crushed Fairfield, 14-3, in Friday afternoon baseball action.

SYRACUSE — A train derails. The train is a freight train, carrying different products on different cars. It is unclear what cars have derailed. Were they all box cars? Were there tank cars? Did the locomotive derail as well? Numerous other questions arise, including what is in the cars that derailed. Unlike battling a house …read more.

BENTON – A look at the Class 3-A Fairfield Girls Basketball Sectional.

SYRACUSE — The fire early this morning, Friday, Jan. 26, at 12650 N. Rainey Road W. Syracuse, has been ruled accidental. The cause was investigated by the Kosciusko County Squad 70 Fire Investigation Team. Roxanne Arnott and her dog were able to get out of the structure unharmed. She is reportedly receiving assistance with relocation …read more.

BENTON – Fairfield pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Wawasee, 52-27, Tuesday night in the boys basketball season opener.

BENTON – Warsaw outlasted the rain and Fairfield in a 4-1 girls tennis result Thursday.

BENTON – Wawasee crushed Fairfield, 13-2, in a five-inning softball game Monday night.

BENTON – NorthWood improved to 11-2 overall with a 44-35 girls basketball win Tuesday night at Fairfield.

BENTON – NorthWood had no trouble in knocking off Fairfield 69-35 Saturday night in boys hoops.

BENTON – West Noble won its first volleyball sectional title in 20 years with a 3-0 win over NorthWood Saturday night at the Fairfield Volleyball Sectional.

BENTON — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department and the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office are investigating the cause of the death of 82-year-old Lyle Burtsfield, found deceased in the water along the banks of the Elkhart River. Burtsfield resided near the river.

WINONA LAKE – Benton Home School pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Lakeland Christian Academy 79-58 Tuesday night in boys basketball.