NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s boys tennis team closed out the regular season at 11-4 with a 5-0 victory over West Noble Monday night.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Girls soccer results for Saturday, Sept. 15.

  NAPPANEE — Weather at the 43rd annual Nappanee Apple Festival didn’t disappoint those who were hoping for a continuation of summer temperatures. The event, which draws thousands of visitors to the small city in southwest Elkhart County, often is tormented by extraordinary weather patterns, including driving rain and unseasonably cold thermometer readings. This year, …read more.

NAPPANEE – A pair of Blake Burns finishes lifted Warsaw to a 4-0 boys soccer win at NorthWood Tuesday night.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood High School is hosting a baseball clinic for children in grades K-5 on Oct. 13.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball program is offering free skills clinics during the month of September.

WARSAW — A Nappanee man sustained a broken arm after a three-vehicle accident on North SR 15, near West CR 600N, Warsaw. At approximately 2:43 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a vehicle accident involving a semi. The crash involved a 2009 gray Toyota Camry, …read more.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s NLC win streak hit 50 Thursday night with a 168-196 win over Concord at McCormick Creek.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood stayed the course to defeat Bremen 5-0 Monday in boys tennis.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s girls cross country team won their home invitational for the second year in a row Saturday, and Wawasee’s boys finished second behind Concord in their race.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood pounded Tippecanoe Valley, 11-0, in the boys soccer opener for both teams Thursday afternoon.

NAPPANEE — Wes Troyer is back at No. 1 and feeling confident for NorthWood tennis, which looks promising at the start of the 2018 season.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Scott  D. Eash,  52,  Nappanee, died at 3:28 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital of natural causes. He was born Dec. 10, 1965, in Goshen to Olen and Ella (Haney) Eash. Scott lived his lifetime in Nappanee and was a graduate of NorthWood High School, where he was on the wrestling team. …read more.

NAPPANEE — The curtain opens. The lights come up. The stage is empty except for a piano and drums in one corner and Stephen (Paul Rigano, the Round Barn Theatre’s musical director) seated at the piano trying to put a song together. It just doesn’t jell. Enter his wife, Samantha (Tess Colby), who reminds him …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:   Marshall The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail:

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, SR 19, north of North 900W, Nappanee. Drivers: Lynli Hockert, 53, Van Buren Street, Nappanee; and David Meredith, 65, CR 900S, Akron. Hockert swerved to miss a bicyclist in the roadway and struck Meredith’s vehicle. Damages up to $5,000.   Warsaw …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Rochester man was arrested after officers discovered 41 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Todd Kenneth Vaughn, 53, 4785 W. CR 475N, Rochester, is being charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; possession of a legend drug, a level 6 felony; possession of …read more.

  NAPPANEE — People from around the region descended upon Nappanee on Saturday, July 14, to enjoy a special day of activities held throughout the small Elkhart County city. It was the third day of the town’s annual “Embrace the Pace Days,” which coincided with its monthly “Second Saturday” activities that always proves to be a …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 9:29 p.m. Sunday, July 8, South CR 350E, near East Wilcox Road, Warsaw. Driver: Darren G. Young, 48, South CR 350E, Warsaw. Young was traveling south on South CR 350E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500. 3:50 p.m. Sunday, …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers. KOSCIUSKO — An Etna Green woman was arrested for child neglect. She was the sole caregiver of a child who suffered life-threatening injuries. Jammy Stacy, 41, 9462 N. SR 19 Lot 30, Etna Green, is being charged with neglect of a …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

NAPPANEE – NorthWood tennis, which has been a road team all 2018, welcomed its newly constructed tennis courts this past week.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood will hold its girls sports camp June 4-8.

NAPPANEE — The Nappanee Public Library will host the following events in May: Game Night – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – teens and adults – May 14 Local resident Dan Slaven will be hosting Game Night at NPL bi-weekly. Bring your own game or try a new one. There will be a featured game each …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lamar Kauffman, 51, Bremen, following an investigation of sexual abuse. The investigation revealed Kauffman had been having inappropriate sexual contact with juveniles during the span of several years. He has been arrested after a warrant was issued for sexual misconduct with a minor, a B felony; sexual …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:   Elkhart The following people were booked into the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers. NAPPANEE — A mother and stepfather were arrested after neglecting to report that their child had been severely abused. Rune Star Springer, 24, 1359 West CR 800S. 103, Claypool, and Travis Wayne Tillotson, 38, 1200 N. Main St., Nappanee, are each …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

NAPPANEE – NorthWood baseball has teamed up with the Jason Motte Foundation to help make their 2018 season one with purpose.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

NAPPANEE – Madison Miller tossed a one-hitter as NorthWood defeated West Noble, 7-0, Monday in softball action.

  NAPPANEE — Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual appreciation and awards dinner Monday evening, March 26, at Amish Acres. During the dinner portion of the evening, the chamber’s director, Jeff Kitson, noted the 2018 iteration was the largest in the event’s history, with 280 reservations received. In fact, the number of anticipated guests …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Three local areas will receive federal transportation funding for local road and bridge improvements. Kosciusko County will receive $637,100.47 for a bridge project at South Hand Street over Walnut Creek. Nappanee will receive $2,330,400 for a project involving Woodview Drive from North Main Street (SR 19) to Oakland Avenue (CR 7). Warsaw will …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood started 2018 with a bang in a 13-0 baseball win over Westview Monday evening.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood opened its 2018 softball campaign with a resounding 11-0 win against Tippecanoe Valley Monday afternoon.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood senior runner Erica Stutsman chose Indiana Wesleyan University to continue her athletic and academic careers.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:   Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:59 p.m. Monday, March 5, North SR19, south of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Drivers: Todd A. Wilson, 35, North SR19 20, Etna Green, and Jay D. Miller, 23, North CR 900W, Nappanee. Both Wilson and Miller were traveling north on SR19 when Wilson’s …read more.

NAPPANEE — The Panthers got back on top at Sectional 21 in style with a convincing, 52-33 win over Lakeland in Saturday’s finale at The Pit.

NAPPANEE – Lakeland and NorthWood both won Friday to set up the finals of the NorthWood Boys Basketball Sectional.

NAPPANEE – Lakeland and NorthWood earned wins in the first night of the NorthWood Boys Basketball Sectional.

Sporting events for Tuesday, Feb. 20, have been postponed or canceled because of flooding.

KOSCIUSKO The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

WARSAW — Drug charges have officially been filed against Joshua Loren Borkholder, 38, 13317 N. 700W, Nappanee, and Heidi Renee Graber, 40, 902 E. Lincoln St., Nappanee, following a traffic stop Jan. 25 in Warsaw. Borkholder has been charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 5 felony; possession …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, 10600 block North SR 19, Nappanee. Lavern W. Yoder reported fraud involving his checking account totaling $3,500. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident: 8:24 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 100 block South Main Street, …read more.

NAPPANEE – Wawasee landed third, NorthWood sixth and Warsaw eighth at the NLC Wrestling Championships.

Joseph “Joe” L. Stutzman, age 80, passed away at 9:10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Owen Stutzman residence (Bremen) after a short illness. He was born on March 13, 1937, in Nappanee to Levi D. and Emma C. (Hochstetler) Stutzman. J. Stutzman was a truck driver and a lifetime area resident of Nappanee. He …read more.

Dennis C. Lambert, age 73, of Nappanee, passed away at his home at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, after a long illness. He was born March 12, 1944, in Goshen, to Louis and Reatha (Dumph) Lambert. He was a lifetime area resident of the Goshen and Nappanee area. Dennis married Elaine E. Slater on Nov. …read more.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s boys basketball team returned from the holiday break with a lopsided, 77-32 win over Edwardsburg in the late semifinal at the Dan Gunn Holiday Tournament at The Pit.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s boys basketball team snapped a two-game skid with a comfortable, 56-21 win over visiting Jimtown Tuesday.

NAPPANEE – Wawasee mixed and matched its way to a pair of easy wins in the pool at NorthWood Tuesday night.

By CAPT JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department NAPPANEE — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department officers are currently investigating a fatality crash involving two vehicles on SR 119 northeast of CR 9. The crash occurred at 5:51 a.m. today, Dec. 12, after one of the vehicles struck an area of drifting snow and slid sideways …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:23 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, SR 19, west of North CR 900W, Nappanee. Driver: Breana R. Penner, 18, North CR 1050W, Etna Green. Penner advised she had looked in her rearview mirror and when she looked back at the road she saw a …read more.

NAPPANEE — “We’re blessed as a community to have such great residents and businesses,” commented Nappanee Mayor Phil Jenkins, and the annual Miracle at Main and Market Parade, followed by a tree lighting ceremony, provided an occasion for the community to celebrate its blessings Saturday evening, Dec. 2. Attendees had unusually warm weather with which …read more.

NAPPANEE – Warsaw pulled the double Thursday night, beating NorthWood in both boys and girls swims.

NAPPANEE – A preview of the 2017-18 NorthWood boys basketball program.

NAPPANEE – Kate Jarvis has her eyes set on the tiniest of times, which could make a world of difference to her in the pool this season.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:47 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, West CR 200S, east of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Driver: Marvin W. Hinds, 24, South CR 775W, Mentone. Hinds advised he was traveling eastbound on CR 200S when a deer ran into the driver’s side of his vehicle. …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood beat Mishawaka, 48-39, Tuesday night in an eventful girls basketball matchup.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, West CR 300S, west of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jeffrey P. Dickerson, 67, Talley Ho Circle, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer with his vehicle. Damage up to $5,000. 6:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, East CR 350N, …read more.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Two Nappanee men ended up in jail following a pursuit with the Indiana State Police the morning of Nov. 2. Tyler Daniel Vatter, 21, 458 E. Centennial, Nappanee, has been arrested and preliminarily charged with theft, leaving the scene of a property damage crash, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting …read more.

WARSAW — Teresa Cosgrove, Warsaw, is the third person to file their candidacy for the Kosciusko County Commissioner-Middle District seat. She filed with Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan Tuesday, Oct. 24. The caucus of all Republican precinct committeemen in the county will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 12:41 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, South County Farm Road, south of East CR 700S, Claypool. Driver: Braxton D. Breske, 26, Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Breske struck a deer while traveling north on County Farm Road. Damage up to $5,000. 2:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. …read more.

DIY Storytime: Halloween Oct. 23 – 31 | During Library Hours | Adult Drop in during library hours to celebrate Halloween. Each day a Halloween picture book will be available to enjoy along with a project or activity that corresponds with that day’s theme. No registration necessary. Stranger Crafts Oct. 24 | 1 p.m. – …read more.

NAPPANEE — The Black Crunch bounced back from last week’s disappointing loss in Warsaw with a feel-good 30-6 win over Plymouth at home at Andrews Field.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:47 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, West Old Road 30, east of North CR 520W, Warsaw. Driver: Carter M. Cottrill, 15, Rose Lane, Bourbon. Hit deer. Damage up to $10,000. 5:38 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Driver: Charles A. Baer, 65, …read more.

Landis Ray Weaver, 54, Goshen, died at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, from a battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor, at his home. He was born June 4, 1963, in Elkhart to Ivan G. and Ina M. (Martin) Weaver. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Ina and Harvey Weaver, Goshen; siblings, Lynnette Kay (Carlton) …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:48 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, South SR 15 and West CR 550S, Warsaw. Drivers: Christopher Schipper, 18, South CR 1300N, Akron, and Tad J. Penrod, 28, South SR 15, Claypool. Schipper was passing the Penrod vehicle when he realized Penrod was turning left, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:07 a.m. Monday Sept. 25, West CR 300S, east of South SR 15, Warsaw. Driver: Phillip D. Caudill, 43, East CR 700S, Claypool. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000. 10:52 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, West Old Road 30, west of North Riverwood Ranch …read more.

NAPPANEE — Lewis and Marilyn (Lehman) Hochstedler, Nappanee, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple married Oct. 6, 1957, at North Main Mennonite Church, Nappanee, by the groom’s father, Emmanuel Hochstedler. They are former owners of Hochstedler Bros. Home Improvement. Their children are Deb (Dale) Hershberger, Goshen; Gary Hochstedler, Warsaw; and Roger (Betty) Hochstedler, …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s girls soccer team had no trouble in hammering Elkhart Christian Academy, 10-0, Tuesday evening.

The ninth annual Ride to Remember will kick off at noon Saturday, Sept. 9, from American Legion Post 154, 201 W. Lincoln St., Nappanee. The 68-mile motorcycle ride, hosted by the post’s American Legion Riders, will be escorted from beginning to end by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. The ride commemorates the veterans and first …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:38 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, West CR 400N and North SR 15, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael R. Shapiro, 56, East Autumn Trail, Warsaw, and Jesse W. Ferguson, 61, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. The vehicle driven by Shapiro struck the back of the Ferguson vehicle. Damage …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s girls and Wawasee’s boys cross country teams won titles at Saturday’s NorthWood Cross Country Invitational.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood couldn’t hold off No. 16 Warsaw in a 2-0 NLC win by the Tigers Thursday.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:55 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, North CR 700W, west of West CR 100N, Atwood. Drivers: Nathan S. Drudge, 41, East Indiana Avenue, Nappanee, and Dennis J. Pletcher, 61, West CR 25S, Etna Green Drudge disregarded the stop sign and struck the Pletcher vehicle. …read more.

NAPPANEE – Top-ranked NorthWood rolled past Jimtown 31-0 in its season opener Friday night.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s girls and Wawasee’s boys looked strong in a four-team meet Tuesday at Stauffer Park.

NAPPANEE – A wrap of NorthWood sports for Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents; 7:51 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 700S, Warsaw. Drivers: Bruce D. Reinhart, 53, North CR 900W, Cromwell, and Ashley E. Brown, 26, South Side Drive, Warsaw. Reinhart didn’t realize he was driving left of center due to …read more.

NAPPANEE – A look at the NorthWood Panthers 2017 football team.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Drivers: Virgil D. Slabaugh, 22, 15B Road, Bourbon, and Jeremy L. Chupp, 18, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Slabaugh and Chupp were following each other and were parking in a driveway. Slabaugh did not notice …read more.

NAPPANEE – Erica Stutsman is focused on having a successful senior season for the NorthWood girls cross country team this fall.

Warsaw Officers with Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 12:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, SR 15, north of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Charles A. Reuse, 75 North CR 175E, Warsaw, and David M. Robertson, 36, Hoppus Road, Warsaw. The vehicles collided in the center two-way left turn lane near Arby’s. Damage up to $2,500. …read more.

NAPPANEE – Mackenzie Weaver and the NorthWood girls golf team are ready to get swinging this fall.

PLYMOUTH — The Nappanee 10U team fell in back-to-back games to host Plymouth at the Town and Country State Finals Monday.

NAPPANEE – Sign-ups are underway for the upcoming Brad Hollar Memorial Golf Outing, set to take place Friday, Sept. 8, at McCormick Creek Golf Course.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s Friday night sports enjoyed a banner year in 2016-17, amassing a combined 61-6 record over three seasons. Here’s what coaches and athletic director Norm Sellers had to say about how it happened.

NAPPANEE — The stage at Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee has turned pink. That’s because Elle Woods (Kristin Brintnall) likes pink. Even her chihuahua, Bruiser (Nappanee’s own Oxford) finds himself bedecked in pink. The production is meant to entertain and pull laughs from the audience. I can honestly say it had the audience …read more.

NEW PARIS — In the early hours of June 11, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of an underage party at a residence in the 18000 block of CR 48. Upon arrival, officers found multiple subjects under the age of 21 who had been consuming alcoholic beverages. There were 13 individuals found to be …read more.

Isaac J. Borkholder, 89, Nappanee, died from injuries received in a fall, at 4:49 p.m., Monday, May 22, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital Emergency Room.  He was born Feb. 20, 1928 in Nappanee to John R. and Fannie I. (Yoder) Borkholder. He lived his lifetime in this area.  On Nov. 10, 1955, he married Dorothy Yoder. …read more.

NAPPANEE – Kate Atkinson fired a one-hitter as Goshen defeated NorthWood 2-0 in NLC softball Tuesday afternoon.

Alma A. Kuhns, 79, Milford, passed away at 11 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital, where she had been admitted on Saturday.  Alma was born on Feb. 3, 1938 in Milford to Perry L. and Pennola (Boley) Hochstetler.  On Sept. 2, 1965 she married Otis D. Kuhns in Shipshewana.  She moved to …read more.

NAPPANEE — The NorthWood softball team will be presenting Ounce of Prevention Cancer Awareness Night on Monday, May 15 when Plymouth comes to town.

NAPPANEE – Highlights from a pair of NorthWood diamond wins over Bethany Christian on Tuesday, May 9.

NAPPANEE – A wrap of NorthWood highlights from Saturday, May 6.