GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Dollar General Corporation announced plans to dedicate the first hour of each shopping day to senior shoppers. Dollar General also announced plans to amend store operating hours beginning Tuesday, March 17. There are 11 Dollar General locations in Kosciusko County. Dollar General is strongly encouraging that the first hour of operations each day …read more.

WARSAW — Two new Dollar General stores in Kosciusko County were approved for alcoholic beverage permits during the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3. Lisa McKinney, a lawyer with Bose McKinney and Evans LLP in Indianapolis; and Margaret Buck, a district manager with Dollar General, were both at the meeting in regard …read more.

MILFORD — Word of Truth Ministries will hold a community outreach celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, in the grassy lot on the north side of the Dollar General store in Milford. “We are going to have activities for the children like a bouncy house and yard games and we will …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw female was arrested after allegedly stealing approximately $6,000 from her employer.  Jolene Marie Swihart, 36, 521 Clinic Court, Warsaw, is being charged with theft, a level 6 felony.  According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Feb. 19, an officer with the Warsaw City Police Department was dispatched to the Dollar …read more.

  LEESBURG — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual in the photos shown. The female is a suspect in a theft that occurred Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Leesburg Dollar General. If you recognize the subject, call the Kosciusko County Detective Division at (574) 267-5667. Please note that all …read more.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — Joshua Ryan Olejniczak, 19, Syracuse, has been arrested on preliminary charges of armed robbery by the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department. According to the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department, the county dispatch center was notified at 8:36 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, of an armed robbery at the Dollar General Store, 819 S. Detroit St., …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Key Club will be holding its annual non-perishable food drive, Stuff The Bus, the week of Nov. 13-18. The goal is to stuff a school bus full of food to be donated to the Syracuse, North Webster and Milford food pantries. The bus will be at the high school every …read more.

WARSAW — After much input, both for and against, the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission recommended approval for a rezoning petition submitted by AR Engineering. The petition involves rezoning a tract of ground on Black Point Road, west of East Wawasee Drive in Turkey Creek Township and near Enchanted Hills from residential to commercial. The …read more.

Shawndrell Franklin WARSAW — Details and charges have been released on the actions of Shawndrell Malik Franklin, 21, 244 W. Butler St., Fort Wayne, following his arrest Saturday, Aug. 12, on counterfeiting charges. He was held on $5,250 surety and cash bond. Documents filed Aug. 17, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, show Franklin is facing …read more.

WARSAW — More details and charges have been released on the actions of Indiasa Angelica Wallace, 21, 836 Oak Lawn Court, Fort Wayne, following her arrest Saturday, Aug. 12, on counterfeiting charges. She was arrested Saturday and held on $5,250 surety and cash bond. Documents filed Aug. 17, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, show Wallace …read more.

WARSAW — This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy.  This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves. Executive Director Cynthia Cates states that the …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Tiffany A. Hughes, 25, and Edward J. Orr, 33, both with addresses of the 2500 block of North Michigan Street, Plymouth, were arrested Tuesday, April 11, on charges of counterfeiting. Both are being held in the Marshall County Jail on $1,500 cash bond. According to Plymouth Police Detective Sgt. Leo Mangus, the department …read more.

SYRACUSE — Stuff the Bus, an annual non-perishable food drive of the Wawasee High School Key Club, returns again this year.

WARSAW — A Fort Wayne man is being charged with the armed robbery of a local Dollar General. Edward Joe Smith, 44, 908 Dewald St., Fort Wayne, is being charged with one count robbery with a deadly weapon, a level 3 felony, and count two theft, a level 6 felony. According to the affidavit of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Stuff the Bus, an annual non-perishable food drive of the Wawasee High School Key Club, returns again this year.

WARSAW — Three area locations received approval to renew their alcohol licenses, while one location was denied a permit. The requests came during the regular meeting of the Kosciusko County Alcoholic Beverage Commission meeting, held Thursday afternoon, May 5. Wilby’s, Mentone, the VFW, Warsaw, and Huntington Street Bar and Grill, Syracuse, all received the board’s nod …read more.

PLYMOUTH — The FBI has arrested James Victor Hunley, 40, in the area of Tulsa, Okla., Thursday, March 17. Hunley was arrested not only in connection with the Feb. 29 armed robbery in Plymouth, but also robberies in other northern Indiana communities. Plymouth Police Detective Leo Mangus reported at 7:47 p.m. Feb. 29, police received …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Saving money while at the grocery store is an endeavor strived for by both the most extreme coupon hunter and your average shopper. Though those looking to save a dime can spend hours hunting down both physical and digital ads, thanks to a new feature on InkFreeNews, readers can shorten the amount …read more.

WARSAW — A 14-year-old Milford teen and a 10-year-old Milford youth appeared before Juvenile Court Judge David Cates this afternoon, for an initial juvenile hearing. Both youths, found to be juvenile delinquents, waived their rights to an attorney and admitted to the charges against them. They will appear in court at 10 a.m. Nov. 2, …read more.

LEESBURG — Dollar General will celebrate the opening of its new location at 221 West School Street in Leesburg at 8 am. Saturday, Sept. 12, with free prizes and special deals. Dollar General will offer Leesburg residents a convenient, new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices. Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers at …read more.

MILFORD — A 14-year-old and 17-year-old from Milford are facing charges in connection with numerous thefts from vehicles though out Milford, an attempted break in at Dollar General and break-in at Milford School.

Tanner Leonard, 23, 322 South Washington St., Warsaw, was arrested Friday evening after a warrant was issued on Jan. 20 for his involvement in the Jan. 1 break-in at Dollar General, and theft of liquor from CVS on the same day. Leonard has been charged with aiding, inducing or causing burglary, a level 5 felony; …read more.

A man involved with robbing a Fort Wayne Family Dollar store took a moment to try and help calm a worker who was hyperventilating after she was forced to open the store at gunpoint around 6 a.m. Monday, May 18. According to the police report, the worker was interrupted while getting ready to open the …read more.

Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services, Inc. in Warsaw a literacy grant in the amount of $12,000 to support local literacy programs. This local grant award is part of over $5.8 million in grants awarded today to approximately 720 schools, non-profits and organizations across the 43 states the company serves. Today’s …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 5:47 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1000 block North Warren Street, Warsaw. Dollar General reported a female was caught shoplifting. Taken were shampoo, conditioner, nail polish, melatonin and work crew socks.

Kosciusko Literacy Services received a $12,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The grant provides funding to administer adult literacy classes and expand the adult tutoring program at Kosciusko Literacy Services in collaboration with Warsaw Adult Education at Gateway Education Center. Kosciusko Literacy Services and the Warsaw Adult Education program, now under the Indiana …read more.