INDIANAPOLIS — Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates was among judges, magistrates and commissioners recognized at the annual judicial conference. Cates was recognized by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush for his commitment to higher education. He was among 14 judicial officers receiving an Indiana Judicial College certificate, and among 29 who received an …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed SEA 126, establishing a fourth superior court in Kosciusko County, effective July 1, 2019. The bill was signed late Wednesday. “We’re glad,” said Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. “We thought it might be a year from now, so we were prepared for 2019.” “We need it,” said …read more.

WARSAW — Retribution — one of the goals in the justice system was a point made by Jason Ryan Coleman’s attorney prior to his sentencing this morning, May 26, on a charge of child molesting, a level 1 felony.

WARSAW — A 14-year-old male, found to be a juvenile delinquent in Kosciusko Juvenile Court, received an undisclosed term on probation Thursday morning. The juvenile was charged with four counts of child molesting.

Dear Editor, I wanted to write in to congratulate my friend and colleague, Dave Cates, for his winning of the nomination of the Republican Party for Judge of Superior Court No. 1. Also, I would like to compliment him and Steve Harris both on running campaigns that were informative, courteous and civil.  Our time spent …read more.

During Monday night’s meeting of the Milford Town Council, Alicia Ley brought a petition before the council designed to show the town just how many citizens desired a full-time school resource officer for Milford School. Milford town attorney Jay Rigdon informed the council that he has been in discussion with Dave Cates, Wawasee School Corporation …read more.