WARSAW — A semitractor that jackknifed near the intersection of Lake City Highway and Anchorage/CR 200N, has shut down eastbound traffic behind it. Full tanks of diesel fuel, on the semitractor, have ruptured and are spilling out onto the highway. Police have shut off the highway at the US 30 off ramp onto SR 15, …read more.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is monitoring chemicals that were accidentally discharged into the north branch of the Elkhart River from the Wolcottville Wastewater Treatment Plant. It is estimated that approximately 1,200 to 1,400 gallons of ferric chloride was released inside the plant and an unknown amount made it into the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Test results have revealed no evidence of chemicals entering the greater Lake Wawasee from a July 12 fuel oil spill and no environmental effects of the spill have been reported. The center has also investigated a second spill on Lake Wawasee reported on Aug. 4 near the intersection of Bowser Road and Harkless …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College bonds and the lake were main topics of conversation Tuesday evening, July 21, during the regular meeting of the Winona Lake Town Council. At the top of the agenda was an ordinance establishing a $10 million bond issue for Grace College to build a new dorm. The ordinance was introduced …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Department responded to a chemical spill on Hatchery Road, Syracuse, at 6:06 p.m. Sunday evening, July 12.
According to fire officials, a property was being demolished by a private company after being condemned.

By MADISSON HEINL Center For Lakes & Streams, Grace College Approximately 325,000 gallons of water used to contain the Warsaw Chemical Co., Inc. fire carried chemicals downhill into Winona Lake on Feb. 6. The Center for Lakes & Streams responded to the spill immediately and collected several samples from Winona Lake at the scene as well …read more.

Winona Lake Sunday, Feb. 8. Some discolored water and ice remain; however, discoloration is due to dyes released into the lake by the spill, which are not an immediate environmental concern. Lake oxygen levels returned to normal, so aeration was stopped. (Photo Provided) The Warsaw Chemical fire on February 6 raised several environmental concerns after …read more.