By Doug Lemon In this unprecedented season of trial and uncertainty, the citizens of our community are eager to hear and read more from local leaders concerning our preparedness (or lack thereof) for the pandemic which is sweeping across our nation and our state.  Kosciusko County has been my home for the whole of my …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 Warsaw man who is taking steps to address addiction issues may not have to serve time behind bars.   Benjamin Jacob Albright, 41, 804 N. Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw, pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine, a level 4 felony, on Monday, Feb. 17. Albright was arrested in August 2018 after a Warsaw police …read more.

WARSAW — A Winona Lake man was sentenced to five years in prison, though he will likely serve only a fraction of that time behind bars.  Daniel Hugo Duenas, 21, 2326 E. Pierceton Road, was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Thursday, Feb. 13, almost three years after striking a man with a vehicle following a …read more.

*Warning: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers.* WARSAW — A Claypool woman arrested in January on charges of child pornography was sentenced to five years in prison in Kosciusko Superior Court I Thursday, Nov. 7. Roselyn Beatrice Burkhart, 39, 107 N. Rebecca St., Claypool, pleaded guilty to two …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — An Akron man was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court today, March 11, after officers responded to a drug overdose that also resulted in the discovery of inappropriate images involving children on a phone. Andrew James Mitterling, 27, 8719 W. CR 1250S, Akron, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a narcotic drug …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse man was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court today, March 11, to six years at the Indiana Department of Corrections, with two years suspended on formal probation, after fleeing from officers while having methamphetamine in his vehicle. Michael Lee Manges, 33, 6847 E. CR 1120N, Syracuse, was charged with dealing in methamphetamine, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man who is already incarcerated in the Kosciusko County Jail, and who has a history of violence toward police officers, was sentenced to additional jail time in connection to more violence and drug incidents from inside the jail. Rydeem Othello Hudson, 21, 404 N. Parker St., Warsaw, was charged with two …read more.