Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred last night near the 4000 block of County Road 600 N in Larwill, in Whitley County.

SYRACUSE —A lone fisherman, who was rescued from the waters at Shock Lake, in the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area, off CR 850N, has been transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. His condition is unknown. At approximately 12:58 p.m. today, Thursday, April 26, Turkey Creek Fire Territory received a call of a fisherman who had fallen …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY — The victim recovered by Indiana Conservation Officers this morning, Wednesday, July 20, from the Saint Joseph River has been identified as Kendall Deshawn McGee, age 18, of Elkhart. An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, July 21.

LEESBURG — The search is still on for a person believed to have drowned in Tippecanoe Lake. Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers and Indiana Search and Response team responded to the scene around 5:15 p.m. Friday, July 8. The search was called off after dark but resumed the next …read more.

LEESBURG — Indiana Conservation Officers are continuing their investigation into the deaths of Allen Stattley, 41, Dowagiac, Mich., and Dustin Reaker, 29, Bremen, whose bodies were found in the Leesburg quarry owned by Phend & Brown Inc. However, it has revealed that it may have been a heroic tragedy. Indiana Conservation Officer Jonathan Boyd says …read more.

LEESBURG — The body of the second individual who fell through the ice at a Leesburg quarry has been recovered. Allen Stattler, 41, Dowagiac, Mich., was located at approximately 11 a.m. this morning and recovered from the quarry around noon today, Feb. 22, according to Kosciusko County Coroner Tony Ciriello. The first individual Dustin Reaker, …read more.

NORTH LIBERTY — Indiana Conservation Officers will host a recruiting event at 5 p.m. next Tuesday, December 8, at Potato Creek State Park Nature Center, 25601 SR 4, North Liberty. The presentation will last approximately one hour and topics will include physical fitness standards, a practice test, the duties and ethical expectations of Indiana conservation …read more.

WARSAW — When Kosciusko County Lake Patrol Officer, Ken Troutman, saw boaters in trouble, he was right there to assist. This afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recognized Troutman for taking action in rescuing seven boaters when their boat sank. Troutman had signaled to the motorboat, which was traveling in an idle …read more.

Members of Altrusa International of Warsaw gathered at the Boat House Restaurant in Winona Lake for their annual banquet on June 4. The club’s new officer team was installed in a unique baker-themed ceremony honoring incoming president Vicki Martin’s baking talents. The new officer team includes Martin as president; Bevery Faulkner, vice president; Beth Huffer, …read more.

At its first meeting of the year last night, Milford Town Council elected new officers with Robert Cockburn taking over as president and Doug Ruch now serving as vice president. Additionally, the council approved Ordinance 2014-1 with appointments for the new year. A new appointment for this year is Mike Clark who will be taking …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers investigated a firearm accident at about 5 p.m. Friday that occurred in the Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area in North Webster. Joey Douglas, 26, of Elkhart, was said to be target shooting when he attempted to chamber a cartridge into the barrel of his rifle. It is believed the rifle had been …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers have extended their Central Dispatch Center to a 24-hour operation in order to maintain radio contact with Conservation Officers across the state. Until now the Central Dispatch Center operated daily from 7 a.m. to midnight. The 24-hour operation began at midnight Oct. 29. Central Dispatch is located at Paynetown State Recreation Area …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a Rochester man that occurred during a hunting trip Sunday on private property in Fulton County. Conservation Officers were called to the location near Rochester after receiving a report of a man who suffered a gunshot wound. Kenneth Moore, 28, of Rochester, was shot and killed from …read more.