WARSAW — A Silver Lake man will continue the Serenity House program after being sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 10, in two drug-related cases. In the first case, Joshua Michael Emmons, 33, 405 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a syringe, both level 6 …read more.

A proposed group home and boarding home in a residential district is not welcomed by 35 residents who signed a petition and at least seven residents who voiced objection at Monday evening’s Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. Listening to the residents, the board denied the request. John Kidd, a member of the board of directors …read more.

Ten individuals were given a Heart of Gold tonight in Warsaw. The annual awards are presented by Kosciusko County Community Foundation. This year, for the second time, a Nonprofit of the Year award was given to an organization. This year’s winner is Combined Community Services. The Service Club of the Year award was given to …read more.

Best known for his work with Serenity House and guiding men with drug and alcohol addictions toward recovery, Jeffrey “Hoss” Smith got approval Monday night to move forward with a recovery house. Smith’s request before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals to establish a group home at 504 E. Center St., Warsaw, was approved unanimously. …read more.

“There is a tagline we use at Serenity House and that is: ‘There is a solution.’ And there really is,” said Candy Townsend. Townsend is one of the newest board members of Serenity House and, like many others, has a story that brought her to the organization. “It was my daughter,” she said, her eyes …read more.

Beginning in January 2014, Kosciusko County will begin a three month trial of something known as Drug Court. Hoss Smith, manager of the Warsaw Serenity House, said of the program, “It’s designed to take those with addictions and put them with strict supervision and rules to follow.” The goal of Drug Court is to first …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdHEydXLJc] Residents of Sunset Drive in Warsaw are settling in for yet another wave of flooding in their neighborhood. As water levels continue to rise without cresting in sight, one local group hopes to give some reprieve from the stress and damages associated with the flooding to the neighborhood. Members of the Serenity House, …read more.