WARSAW — A grand slam in the third was the difference-maker in a 7-3 loss to St. Joe in Warsaw baseball’s opener Tuesday.

The Indiana Coaches of Girl’s Sports Association released its softball All-State nominations for the 2018 season Tuesday.

PLYMOUTH — NorthWood’s sensational baseball season ended with an 8-5 loss to South Bend St. Joseph at the Plymouth Semistate Saturday.

CULVER — Warsaw’s girls tennis team showed fight, but the Lady Tigers succumbed to defending champ St. Joe at the Culver Academies Semistate Saturday.

CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team saw its season end with a loss to No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph in the semistate Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The first treatment to slow the spread of gypsy moths at one site each in Kosciusko, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Whitley counties was completed by 8 a.m. this morning. The second treatment for the sites is planned for Tuesday, May 17, weather permitting. If weather does not allow for treatment on Tuesday, it …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — More than 13,000 people in Marshall and St. Joseph and are living without health insurance coverage, forcing many to live in fear of getting sick, or to forgo medical and preventive care to address current illnesses. Organizations including Covering Kids and Families and its lead agency, United Health Services, and others have …read more.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Faheemah Fowler, 34, has been arrested for theft after police say she allegedly embezzled money from the South Bend Ivy Tech Community College book store. The South Bend Police Department says Fowler had been embezzling money for months from July until September.  According to the report, Fowler would ring up an …read more.

Josephine Lucille Foust, 75, of rural Denver, died at 10:55 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at her son’s home. She was born Oct. 15, 1939 in Midland County, MIch., to Joseph and Erma (Swan) Klashak. Josephine married Charles Foust in Coleman, Mich., on Oct. 20, 1956; he died Oct. 12, 1984. She worked part-time at David Doud’s Countyline Orchard, and …read more.

ELKHART — Meteorologists have forecasted that weather conditions will be conducive to high levels of ozone pollution.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross seeks eligible donors to give blood in honor of World Blood Donor Day, Sunday, June 14, and throughout the summer to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for patients in need. Summer is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet the needs …read more.

Michiana is not making the grade according to the American Lung Association’s annual state of the air report. Berrien, Cass, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties all received failing grades based on analysis of particle pollution in the ozone. Elkhart county was given a “C” grade. Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Pulaski and Starke counties do not …read more.

National Weather Service Northern Indiana issued a freeze warning in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow for northern Indiana. Temperatures will be dropping at or below freezing late tonight into early Thursday morning. Damage to unprotected tender vegetation is expected. A free warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to become everyday heroes by giving blood in celebration of Red Cross Month this March. Since 1943, every president has designated March as Red Cross Month – a time to recognize those who support the Red Cross. Local communities depend on …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to help ensure a sufficient and diverse blood supply by giving blood this February. Since the beginning of the year, widespread flu and inclement winter weather in some parts of the country have prevented many regular donors from making or keeping their …read more.

EDITORS NOTE: This is the start of a series of essays leading up to the celebration of the  Indiana Bicentennial In December 2016. The essays focus on the top 100 events, ideas and historical figures of Indiana, in chronological order, tying each to a place or current event in Indiana that continues to tell the …read more.

EDITORS NOTE: This is the start of a series of essays leading up to the celebration of the  Indiana Bicentennial In December 2016. The essays focus on the top 100 events, ideas and historical figures of Indiana, in chronological order, tying each to a place or current event in Indiana that continues to tell the …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make a resolution to give blood regularly in 2015, beginning with National Blood Donor Month in January. National Blood Donor Month recognizes the importance of giving blood and platelets while honoring those who roll up a sleeve to help patients …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s basketball picked up its fifth straight win to open the season with a 92-39 victory over Calumet St. Joseph’s. The Lady Lancers blasted the Crimson Wave (1-4) by a 51-18 margin in the second half to roll to a 5-0 start to the 2014-15 season. Five players scored in double …read more.