SILVER LAKE — Several local fire departments responded to a residential house fire in Silver Lake. At approximately 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, the Silver Lake Fire Department was called to a residential house fire on High and Sycamore Streets in Silver Lake. Soon after the initial call came out, Silver Lake Fire Department requested …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — State law requires county surveyor’s offices to reset at least 5 percent of a county’s section corners per year. In Kosciusko County, there are more than 2,000 section corners. Recently while looking for a section corner in Clay Township, Jim Moyer, assistant county surveyor for Kosciusko County, also found a section corner …read more.

CLAY TOWNSHIP — Four candidates are running for seats on the Clay Township advisory board. Republican incumbents Donald L. Morris, Daniel E. Willis and Danny D. Ransbottom, along with Democratic candidate Adam Hyde are competing for the three available positions.  Republican incumbent Helen Brown will run unopposed for the township trustee seat.   Donald Morris Morris …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Voting locations for the Nov. 8 general election have been established and announced by Michelle Puckett, county auditor. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. The locations are designated by the county commissioners.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — “Things have gone smoothly and without too much fuss,” according to Paul Berkey, Republican Inspector for the Claypool primary elections. As of noon, Tuesday, May 3, the Claypool registered voter turnout was 32 percent for Clay I and 22 percent for Clay II, with the day ending at Clay I with 43.6 …read more.

Close to 10 percent of the eligible voters for Claypool Town Election had made it to the polls by mid-morning today, Nov. 3. According to poll officials only 25 voters out of the 278 registered voters had voted. But more amazing is the number of individuals poll workers had to turn away. Theila Banta stated …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Registered voters in the town limits of Claypool, Mentone, Pierceton and Silver Lake, and voters within the corporate limits of the city of Warsaw, will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3. The polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

A local hunter is in serious condition tonight after falling out of his tree stand. Richard Burgess, 56, South Bend, went hunting for deer around 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 near his home on Portage Road in South Bend. Burgess said his stand, which had been in the tree for several years, broke around five …read more.

Dear Editor, I made a choice in January to run for Trustee of Clay Township. I have asked for very little through this I thought I would share some of why I made this choice. I have a long family history of military and church service that is very similar to the service expected in …read more.

The Clay Township Volunteer Fire Department has received $3,926 from the Indiana Homeland Security Foundation to purchase Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for the department. The money will provide six air bottles and an air mask that will replace outdated items and aid in the department’s response during an emergency. The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation has approved …read more.