As InkFreeNews.com continues to grow and our readership expands, we are now offering a wider coverage area for our obituaries page, which serviced Kosciusko and areas of surrounding counties. In addition to the obituaries previously provided, InkFreeNews is now offering obituaries from Fulton, Marshall and Wabash counties as well as obituaries for the southern portion of …read more.

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for portions of northern Indiana. Gusty winds out of the southwest have the potential to bring blowing and drifting snow to the area. These winds are expected to persist throughout the afternoon. Winds of 15 to 25 mph, with heavy gusts up to 35 mph, …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Connecting Fulton County will be hosting a youth mental health first aid course from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Rochester Learning Center, 1820 Park Road, Rochester. Similar to a first aid or CPR course, this mental health first aid course helps …read more.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for portions of northern Indiana and southern Michigan. The advisory goes into effect at 4 p.m. today and should last until noon tomorrow. NWS is forecasting wind chill values between 10 below zero and 25 below zero. These conditions are expected to set in this …read more.

The Kosciusko County Commissioners and Kosciusko County Emergency Management have issued a “Red” Warning Level regarding roadway travel. This is the highest level of local travel advisory. Travel is restricted to emergency management workers only. It is recommended that everyone should refrain from any travel. Additionally, the National Weather Services has put Kosciusko County us …read more.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of northern Indiana. Lake effect snow is expected later tonight. Heaviest accumulations are expected in St. Joseph and La Porte Counties, but Kosciusko, Elkhart, Marshall and Fulton Counties will also be affected by these weather patterns. There is a possibility of blowing snow …read more.

Fulton County’s Joe F. Moore has been awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash for 2015. Moore was born and raised in Fulton County. He’s the second oldest of the four Moore brothers growing up west of Rochester in the Burton Community. Moore has been a lifelong Fulton County resident for nearly seven decades with the exception of his …read more.

At 4 a.m. this morning, the National Weather Service issued another winter storm warning for Kosciusko, Marshall, Fulton, Whitley, Elkhart, Noble, Allen and St. Joseph Counties. Light snowfall, along with blowing and drifting snow, is expected to continue to make travel difficult, especially on east-west roads. Unplowed areas may be impassable. Travel is only recommended …read more.

By JERRY HOERDT Indiana Conservation Officer Rochester Indiana Conservation Officers will be instructing a hunter education course at the Rochester firehouse from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Attendance is required for the entire course to obtain your hunter education certification. This course …read more.

By MEREDITH PERKS Regional Director for Senator Joe Donnelly The office of Senator Joe Donnelly, along with the staff of Wynnfield Crossing, will be be hosting an event to record veteran’s oral histories for inclusion in the Veterans History Project archives at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The event will take place from …read more.

By EMILY SHIPLEY Development Coordinator, Heartline Pregnancy Center, Inc. The 2015 Board of Directors for Heartline Pregnancy Center, Inc. announces Amy Rosswurm as the new executive director. The public is invited to meet Rosswurm and to tour the center’s facilities and ICU Mobile Unit from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 at a …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Executive Officer, Builders Association Kosciusko Fulton Counties Builders Association Kosciusko Fulton Counties held their General Membership Meeting with special guests Indiana Builders Association 2014 State President Tom Mullen; IBA Chief Operating Officer Cindy Bussell and Indiana District 22 State Representative Rebecca Kubacki. Kubacki was recognized for her commitment to the building industry …read more.

The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded Fulton Economic Development Corp. $99,000 in a Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG). Funds from the grant will be used to continue FEDCO’s low interest loan program and to provide funding for training to eligible businesses in Fulton County. Eligible businesses include start ups that have met application …read more.

By NIKKI ST.MARTIN Chief Marketing Officer, TimberWolf Trading Post In the spirit of the season, TimberWolf Trading Post is hosting a charity archery shoot at their range at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. The entry fee is $15 and all proceeds will be donated to United Ministries of Fulton County, Inc., in support of its …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers from the District One Post are investigating two separate ATV accidents which occurred today just hours apart in the local area. Jacob Bailey, 13, Akron, suffered a fractured pelvis when his ATV struck a washout in a field in Kosciusko County near the intersection of 500W and 800S. Indiana Conservation Officer Nathan …read more.

By VALERIA FISHER Adult Program Administrator, Warsaw Community Public Library Round Barns in Indiana are a rarity in the 21st Century. These barns are a piece of the historical landscape of the Hoosier state. The round barn is a long forgotten ingenuity of a farming society that searched for innovative ways to improve their farming …read more.

The Executive Director of the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce, Diane Spore, and the organization’s Board of Directors met yesterday, to discuss the future of the Round Barn Festival. With thousands of dollars in electrical upgrades and repairs to the information booth necessary, declining attendance, and the negative financial impact to downtown businesses, the result …read more.

FULTON, Ind. – On Monday evening, officers assigned to the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and the Indiana State Police Area Criminal Investigations Division captured an inmate who escaped from the Boyle County Detention Center located Danville, Ky. At approximately 4:45 p.m., officers arrested Joshua Thompson, 32, and his wife, Stephanie Sobleski, 31, when …read more.

Although water is subsiding from area roads and fields, a Flood Warning has been extended for the Tippecanoe River near Ora through this weekend. The National Weather Service office near North Webster has extended the warning through 4 p.m. Sunday noting that, at 8 p.m. last night, the stage was 14.0 feet and steady. Flood …read more.

An ATV accident in Rochester has led to one arrest. At about 5 p.m. Saturday, Indiana Conservation Officers were called to an ATV accident on Olson Road, north of Rochester. According to officers, Charles W. Harding, 55, of Rochester, crashed his 2007 Suzuki ATV. Harding reportedly lost control of his ATV causing the vehicle to …read more.

Indiana State Police say it could be several days before they know why the driver of a semi tanker crashed his rig through a Fulton County home, but today police say neither drugs nor alcohol were involved. At about 2:20 p.m. Thursday, the semi driver, David Bolt, 56, of Cabery, Ill., was eastbound on SR …read more.

Kenneth Moore The 2012 shooting death of a Rochester Marine who was teaching a 12-year-old boy how to hunt, is making news again today as police charge the shooter the reckless homicide. (See related) Matthew Carlson, 25, of Kewanna, was arrested last night at his home on a warrant for last year’s fatal shooting of …read more.

The Builders Association Kosciusko Fulton Counties is holding the Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cookoff and Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Warsaw. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event will take place at the new Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber office across from Walmart. The community is invited to participate either as …read more.

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening in Fulton County. William (Bill) F. Hundt, 69, from Bremen, was hunting from an elevated tree stand before falling nearly 16 feet to the ground. Hundt was unable to call for help due to the extent of his injuries. …read more.