Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Marshall County The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail: Noble County The following people were booked in the Noble County Jail:

Elkhart County The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Corrections Facility: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Marshall County The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail: Noble County The following people were booked in the Noble County Jail: Whitley County The following people were …read more.

United Way of Noble County has awarded Bowen Center an $11,000 Noble County Economic Relief Initiative grant to provide critical incident stress management and individual crisis counseling to staff in Noble County long-term care facilities.

Kosciusko County The following person was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart County The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Corrections Facility: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Noble County The following people were booked in the Noble County Jail: Whitley County The following people were …read more.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:   Elkhart County The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Corrections Facility: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Marshall County The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail: Noble County The following people …read more.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Noble County The following people were booked in the Noble County Jail: Marshall County The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail: Whitley County The following people were booked …read more.

Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Marshall County The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail: Noble County The following person was booked in the Noble County Jail:

Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Noble County The following people were booked in the Noble County Jail: Whitley County The following people were booked in the Whitley County Jail:

The Kosciusko County Health Department recently reported one new COVID-19 case and one new recovery.

Video courtesy Roger Ockoman By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews WEBSTER LAKE — An overnight fire destroyed two Lake Webster homes and damaged a third Friday, April 24. No injuries were reported, as the two destroyed houses were unoccupied at the time. Damage is estimated at more than $300,000. According to Lt. Matt Stamm of the North …read more.

News Release Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information about Kosciusko County. INDIANAPOLIS  – Noble and Fulton counties and the town of North Manchester were among 13 communities to receive relief funds through the state. On Wednesday, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) …read more.

News Release ALBION – The Noble County Health Department announced over the weekend that four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported at the Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, a long-term care facility in Noble County. Dr. Terry Gaff, Noble County Health Officer, wishes to express the extreme sadness and sympathy we all have for …read more.

AVILLA — The Noble County Health Department confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported at the Sacred Heart Home long-term care facility in Noble County, including the first death in the county. “We know that people older than 60 with underlying health conditions are most at risk during this pandemic,” said Dr. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 26,000 tests for COVID-19 have been administered throughout Indiana. The number of deaths increased to 139, as of Monday morning, April 6, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Total positive cases increased to 4,944. Locally, Kosciusko County has 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Fulton County has three positive cases. Whitley …read more.

One of the horses seized from a property in Noble County. Photo provided. ALBION —  A man and woman are facing charges following the seizure of six horses from a property in Albion.  The six horses have been taken to the non-profit Shadarobah Horse Rescue.  Amanda Lee Philo-Clark and Jeremy Clark are each charged with …read more.

Elkhart County The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Corrections Facility: Fulton County The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Noble County The following person was booked in the Noble County Jail: Whitley County The following people were booked in the Whitley County Jail:

NOBLE COUNTY — Dakota B. Fisher, 31, North Webster, was struck and killed by an SUV Friday, Feb. 21, as he was walking along a road in Noble County. The crash happened at about 9:31 p.m. on US 33, near Albion Road, north of Kimmell. The preliminary investigation by the Noble County Sheriff’s Department indicates …read more.

WARSAW – Concern in Kosciusko County has been high regarding the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) after confirmation of the virus affecting horses in nearby counties. Instances of the virus have not been found in Kosciusko County, according to Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Bob Weaver. Testing for the virus is being administered by the …read more.

NOBLE COUNTY — Noble County Health Department has sent out an advisory regarding a neisseria meningitidis exposure in its county. Neisseria meningitidis is a type of bacterium that can cause meningitis. Officials from the health department report during the past weekend, a dialysis patient of the Kendallville outpatient dialysis unit has been diagnosed with neisseria …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana boasts a 3.2 percent unemployment rate, below the current national average of 3.8 percent as of August, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. All current unemployment rates were compared against the benchmark set at the same time the previous year. Compared to a year ago, Indiana …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Justin B. Ottinger, 34, 3520 N. 900W, Cromwell, was arrested Sunday on a warrant on charges of burglary, a level 4 felony and theft, a level 6 felony. He is one of four individuals wanted in connection with a rash of burglaries in the northern part of Kosciusko County. One of the …read more.

ROME CITY — The culmination of a six-month investigation involving narcotics and stolen items culminated Wednesday, June 27, when a search warrant was executed and arrests made. A search warrant was executed on Park Drive, Rome City. Arrested at the residence at the time of the search and charges were: Glen Jacobs, 42, Rome City, …read more.

LIGONIER — Three persons of interest are in custody in Noble County in connection with a double homicide Monday evening in Ligonier. This is the first homicide in the Noble County city in 25-30 years. Michael Johnson, Fort Wayne, has been arrested, along with two unidentified females who are persons of interest. Charges have not …read more.

By EILEEN OAKS Marketing and Outreach, The Watershed Foundation Join The Watershed Foundation on Sept. 27 and be one of 150 plus volunteers to assist in monitoring water quality at 100 sites throughout Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties in one afternoon. Snapshot Day volunteers will become citizen scientists monitoring temperature, dissolved oxygen, and transparency at …read more.

WARSAW — Steve A. Waid Jr., 41, 6687 E. Old Road 30, Pierceton, has been charged with two counts of burglary, one a level 4 felony, the other a level 5 felony; two counts of auto theft, both level 6 felonies; and resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony. He was arrested by police Wednesday …read more.

NOBLE COUNTY— An emergency meeting was called in Noble County by the directors of the West Lakes Community Homeowners Association

NOBLE COUNTY — Five people were injured in a one-vehicle accident Thursday, Dec. 15, in the area of US 33 and CR 50N, in Noble County. The accident occurred at 4:19 p.m.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Abel Adrian Villegas, 27, 9838 E. King Arthur’s Road, Cromwell, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Thursday, Nov. 17, on charges of dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony and possession of methamphetamine, a level 5 felony. He is being held on $15,000 surety and $250 cash bond. Documents state in …read more.

NOBLE COUNTY — A 13-year-old Fort Wayne boy caught a spotted gar at Big Lake in Noble County on July 28 that weighed six pounds, setting a new state record.

NOBLE COUNTY — Jaxton Orr, a 13-year-old who lives in Fort Wayne, broke the Indiana size record for spotted gar Thursday night while fishing on Big Lake in Noble County. The size of Indiana state fish records are determined by weight. The record fish weighed 6.0 pounds. The old record for spotted gar was 5.1 …read more.

NOBLE COUNTY — The Noble County Sheriff’s Department, Allen County Drug Task Force and DEA executed multiple search warrants in the towns of Kimmell and Cromwell, around 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 21. The search warrants were the result of more than six weeks of undercover investigation. As a result of the search warrants a substantial …read more.

UPDATE: The road has now been reopened.   NOBLE COUNTY — Starting today, Wednesday, March 16, CR 415N between CR 500E and CR 600E will be closed for road repair in Noble County. Drivers are advised to plan around the closing.

INDIANA — The Indiana Bicentennial Committee has compiled a list of the top 10 Bicentennial barns in the state. According to an article on Inside Indiana Business, approximately 200 barns were submitted for what has been dubbed an official Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project. According to the project’s website, a panel of agriculturalists, preservationists and artists …read more.