Molly Renae Minear was stillborn at 2:58 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at DuPont Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Among survivors are her parents: Ross and Chantel (Lemon) Minear, Warsaw, Ind. Arrangements have been entrusted to the staff of DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, Ind.

COLUMBIA CITY — In a game where Columbia City was likely favored at home, even Vegas might have had a hard time figuring out the makings of the 89-66 City boys basketball win over Wawasee Tuesday night. Wawasee had its best opening quarter of the season by far, scoring 36 points in the frame. The …read more.

Kay A. Kistler, 76, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Columbia City, Ind., died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012,at Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw where she had been a resident since 2003. She was born Aug. 25, 1936, in Warsaw, a daughter of Floyd F. and Gladys E. (Kilgore) Kistler. Her formative years were …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw welcomed in Columbia City to the Tiger Den Saturday night for an early season battle of storied programs. City kept Warsaw at arms length to claim the rivalry win, 59-49. Columbia City set the tone in the early seconds of the game after grabbing a five point lead and forcing a timeout …read more.

A road sign at U.S. 30 and State Road 109 in Columbia City is hanging from the traffic lights by one cable and blowing in the wind. It appears it could fall at any moment and local 911 centers are receiving multiple calls about the problem. INDOT has been advised and is enroute to make …read more.

The U.S. Department of Defense says it has awarded Columbia City, Ind., a $9 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract. The $9,693,000 modification allows for an option for 1,800 AN/SSQ-101A sonobuoys in support of Navy antisubmarine forces for the mission of detection, classification and localization of adversary submarines during peacetime and combat operations. Work …read more.

WARSAW — Through two days of the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional, everything has gone pretty much per expectation. Tippecanoe Valley, which beat Whitko yesterday to open the bracket, gave Warsaw a fight before the favored Tigers showed its mettle in a 4-1 victory. Wawasee, which were the overwhelming underdogs of the tournament having won just …read more.

Sydney Sims got Whitko going with a goal, her fourth of the season, but Columbia City answered with a fury to claim a 3-1 win Wednesday night in girls soccer at Whitko. Drawing City even was Haley Boner, who scored off an assist from Hannah Wappes to open the second half bulge. Shila Tolliver then …read more.

Wawasee boys soccer head coach Tom Taylor was more than excited about his team’s 3-1 win over visiting Columbia City Wednesday evening. “Holy smokes! I felt we played the best game of my coaching career,” Taylor said. “The kids looked sharp and made the quick one-two passes. We looked so good, we could of played …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. – Indiana Materials Processing, LLC announced today that the company will establish its first production facility at the “Certified Site Ready” Rail Connect Business Park east of Columbia City, creating up to 22 new jobs by 2015. “Factors such as proximity to customers, available workforce, and overall cost of doing business made …read more.

Boys XC Claims Marion Title A tour-de-force at the Marion Invite Saturday had the Wawasee boys team take six of the top 15 spots to run away with the team title. Adam Doll won the race with an overall time of 16:55, with teammate Reid Stichter runner-up at 17:07. Fellow Warriors Austin (9th, 17:38), Joey …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Columbia City bounced back from a season-opening loss at home to Warsaw to even its record with a 43-13 win at Whitko Friday night. Adam Neely rushed for 218 yards on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Eagles to the victory. Columbia City led 14-0 after the opening period …read more.

Elwood Staffing will be hiring more than 200 employees for the Columbia City area for the months of July through December. Hiring will start in July with six team leaders being hired for all shifts. Industrial supervision experience is required. Pay depends on experience. An additional 200 associates will be hired to work August through …read more.

It took emergency personnel nearly five hours to clear the scene of a crash on U.S. 30 in Columbia City that involved three semis. Although witnesses on scene said they saw a tanker collide with a semi-trailer believing the driver failed to brake for a red light, investigators now say one of the semis stopped …read more.