A meet & greet with the Chaplain event is being held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Aug. 12.

The first episode in a three-part docuseries about the Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program will air at 8 p.m. this Sunday.

  WARSAW — With restrictions in place at the Kosciusko County Jail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes involving the Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP) have, for the most part, been put on hold. Weekly individual counseling sessions and SMART Recovery classes are the exceptions, said  JCAP Coordinator Courtney Jenkins. “Quality Correctional Care provides the …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw art studio, Spoonful of Imagination, is working with the Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program to bring art to inmates. Spoonful of Imagination owner Erica Deuel will lead art journaling classes with the current JCAP women’s class on Friday afternoons for the next three months. The art program started Friday, Feb. …read more.

WARSAW — Living in Transition Effectively, the new jail ministry program expected to launch this spring, will be aimed at reducing recidivism rates and preparing inmates for re-entry into society.  LITE Coordinator Tammy Cotton and her husband, Chris, came up with the idea for the program after their daughter was incarcerated for a year and …read more.

WARSAW —  A request by Jail Chemical Addiction Program Coordinator Courtney Jenkins was approved at the  Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday, Feb. 13. Last month, when Jenkins requested permission to spend $114,861 received in grant funding from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the request was tabled for further review due to questions about a line …read more.

WARSAW — A graduation ceremony for the fourth Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP) class took place Friday, Feb. 7. The program was launched in 2018 to address substance abuse issues suffered by many inmates. The event was held in the multi-purpose room at the Kosciusko Justice Building where Marty Collins, Adam Finchum, Cody Hale, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, on a dealing charge received a three-year sentence, with two years of that time suspended. Cody Allen Hale, 31, 425 Wexford Place, Warsaw, pleaded guilty to dealing in a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony. According to the affidavit of probable cause, …read more.

WARSAW — Public figures in Kosciusko County emphasized the importance of community in battling addictions during “The Opioid Epidemic: Our Community Speaks” Wednesday evening, Jan. 15. The event at Center Lake Pavilion was hosted by the Bowen Center, moderated by Mayor Joe Thallemer and funded with a $5,000 grant from Accelerate Indiana Municipalities Many of …read more.

WARSAW —  If Barry Andrew wants to be the new director of Community Corrections, it appears to be his choice. Kosciusko County commissioners approved Barry Andrew as executive director of Community Corrections at the commissioners meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, providing Andrew accepts the position. The Community Corrections Advisory Board formally on Monday offered Andrew the …read more.

WARSAW — Jon Garber was chosen as the Kosciusko County Council president for 2020 at the council meeting Thursday, Jan. 9.  Ernie Wiggins, although not in attendance, was voted to serve as the vice president. County Attorney Chad Miner and Ken Jones, president and chief executive officer with Jones Petrie Rafinski, Elkhart, told council members …read more.

Susie McEntire, front row third from left, is pictured with the fourth class of JCAP at the Kosciusko County Jail Saturday morning, Dec. 14. Also pictured are representatives from G&G Hauling, including Mike Loher, second from left in the front row. Ink Free News photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. WARSAW — Country music artist Susie McEntire …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s first Jail Chemical Addiction Program class made up of men celebrated its success with a ceremony Friday, Sept. 27.  The ceremony took place in the multi-purpose room in the downstairs area of the Kosciusko Justice Building. Following a buffet lunch, Sheldon Albright, Leyon Gilliam Jr., Joshua Auer, Daniel Honea, Phillip Boyd, …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s second group of female Jail Chemical Addiction Program graduates were recognized Friday, May 24, at a special ceremony held in the basement of the Kosciusko County Jail. The program addresses substance abuse issues by providing treatment and education for jail inmates. Seven women were presented with certificates of completion by Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — In yet another initiative to bolster public relations for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Kyle Dukes orchestrated an event at the county jail designed to provide information to the public on the various addiction services available in the county. Dubbed Community Information Day, the sheriff’s office worked in concert with related organizations …read more.