Claypool Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following incident: 5:23 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 200 block South Church St., Claypool. Officers investigated a report of vehicle title fraud.   Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incidents: 8:06 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 200 block East Nelson Drive, Milford. …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Monte Wilson, a 76-year-old white man

Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 10:37 a.m. Monday, April 6, North East Wawasee Drive, south of East Cinderella Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Denise J. Kelley, 57, Baytree Drive, Fort Wayne. Kelley was traveling south on North East Wawasee Drive when she swerved her vehicle to avoid striking an …read more.

Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 8:12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, West CR 600N, west of North CR 600W, Warsaw. Driver: John C. Moorman, 57, West CR 600N, Marion. Moorman was traveling west on CR 600N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $1,000. 7:51 p.m. …read more.

Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident: 6:16 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, South CR 400E, south of East Cr 900S, Sidney. Driver: Linnette J. Rivera, 36, South CR 300E, Claypool. Rivera was traveling north on CR 400E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500. North Webster …read more.

WARSAW – Republicans are planning two caucuses in Sidney on Thursday, Jan. 23. A caucus to fill a vacancy on the Jackson Township Trustee Advisory Board will be at 6 p.m. Another caucus for a Sidney Town Council seat and the clerk-treasurer will be at 6:30 p.m. Two people have applied for the Jackson Township …read more.

SIDNEY – A clerk-treasurer and a town council member have resigned after it came to light that they had not been legally elected or caucused into office. According to more than one person who attended Monday’s town council meeting when the resignations were announced, the practice of inserting people into elected positions without an election or …read more.

SIDNEY — A Warsaw woman was taken to the hospital for minor injuries after her vehicle left the roadway and overturned. At 10:59 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an overturned vehicle on South SR 13, south of East CR 850S, Warsaw. Teal M. Stamper, …read more.

  SIDNEY — Kosciusko County Republican Party Chairman Mike Ragan announced plans for a caucus to fill a vacancy in Jackson Township. Marsha Dierks resigned effective Wednesday as a Jackson Township Advisory Board member due to her moving out of the township, said a news release from the Kosciusko County Republican Party. Dierks was elected …read more.

SIDNEY — Shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, first responders were called to SR 13, near CR 850S in Sidney to a report of a vehicle in a pond near Sidney Cemetery. The female driver was able to exit the vehicle and was taken to a hospital. Roads in the area were snow-covered at …read more.

SIDNEY — A box truck collided with a tractor-trailer on SR 13 near CR 1250S, south of Sidney, Thursday morning, Dec. 26. Shortly before 10 a.m., a southbound 2015 Hino box truck, driven by Luiz Gomez, 59, of Fort Wayne, struck a forklift mounted on the back of a flatbed semi-trailer, which was being pulled …read more.

Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 1:53 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, South SR 15, south of West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Driver: Kerny C. Jones, 66, South CR 250E, Peru. Jones was traveling south on SR 15 when a group of deer entered his path of travel. This …read more.

PIERCETON — One person died after a two-vehicle accident on SR 13, Pierceton. At approximately 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Pierceton and Sidney Fire Departments responded to a report of a vehicle accident involving a semi and an SUV at 5077 S. SR 13, near East CR 500S, Pierceton. A passenger in the SUV was …read more.

SIDNEY — Three people were taken to hospitals Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, after a two-vehicle accident on SR 14. The accident happened at about 3:40 p.m. at the intersection of SR 14 and CR 400E. The drivers were Jennifer Harris, 39, of 5839 South CR 400E, Warsaw, who was headed south on 400E, and Craig …read more.

SIDNEY — Injuries were reported in a hit-and-run accident on SR 14 near Sidney Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26. The accident involved a red sedan with several passengers. The vehicle appeared to be headed east on SR 14 east of CR 400E when the accident happened. The accident site is south of Sidney. Emergency responders requested …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Just after 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, first responders were called to 7439 East CR 1050S, South Whitley, for a house fire. According to the Beacon system, the home belongs to Jerry and Lana West, South Whitley. It is unknown how the fire started or if anyone was injured. A large section …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 5:26 a.m. Monday, June 10, North CR 1000E, north of East CR 1100N, Cromwell. Driver: Preston J. Yoder, 29, County Road 35, Middlebury. Yoder was traveling north on North CR 1000E when his vehicle struck a tree laying in the roadway. Damage up …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 10:10 a.m. Sunday, June 2, 11347 W. CR 500S, Mentone. Drivers: Mariam Boardman, 86, West CR 500S, Mentone; and Jarvis Shepherd, 38, Tollerton Avenue, Saint Johns, Fla. Boardman was backing her vehicle when she struck Shepherd’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000. 11:37 p.m. …read more.

SIDNEY — Firefighters from Sidney, Silver Lake, South Whitley and North Manchester converged on the property of Robert and H. Elaine Miller, 11037 S. 600E, North Manchester, Saturday evening, after a report of a possible fire, turned out to be a structure fire. According to Sidney Fire Chief Nathan Rhodes the Millers were not at …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 5:05 a.m. Monday, March 4, North CR 100E, north of East CR 350N, Warsaw. Driver: Anna Hernandez, 31, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Hernandez was traveling south on CR 100E when her vehicle slid off the roadway, striking a tree. Damage up to $1,000. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:05 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, North CR 500E, south of EMS D15 Lane, Syracuse. Driver: Kenneth J. Graff, 35, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Graff was traveling south on CR 500E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $2,500. 1:20 a.m. …read more.

Kosciusko  Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:07 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, South SR 15, near South Rosewood Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Blake K. Luecke, 36, South Packerton Road, Warsaw; and Catherine G. Cooke, 46, Durham Court, Winona Lake. Luecke was traveling north on SR 15 when Cooke began to turn …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 12:33 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 100 block South Franklin St., Sidney. Officers responded to a report of a physical fight. 11:51 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2500 block East Sandy Drive, Warsaw. Glenn B. Smith reported three credit cards found along US 30 near …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 11:53 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, 100 block West Wayne St., Pierceton. Officers responded to a report of theft of a firearm from a vehicle. 11:18 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 8300 block East CR 500N, Leesburg. Melody A. Ewald reported criminal mischief to a …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:   Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:   Marshall The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail:

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

SIDNEY — At approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, a male was injured after a vehicle hit the front porch of a residence in Sidney. Police said there were three occupants in the vehicle. A male passenger was injured and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital and the female driver fled the scene, police …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 12:22 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2600 block North SR 13, Pierceton. Police responded to a report of domestic battery. 9:58 a.m. Friday, March 23, 8700 block West CR 1250S, Akron. Police responded to a report of a drug overdose and possession of a …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Firefighters from the Silver Lake Fire Department responded to a one-story house fire at 506 E. Sycamore St. The fire occurred before noon this morning, Feb. 28. Ashley Trusty, a resident of the building, said that no one was in the house when the fire occurred. The fire started in the part …read more.

PACKERTON — Two persons were slightly injured just after midnight Sunday, Feb. 18 when the vehicle they were traveling in slid off the road and hit a stump, according to police. The accident involving an economy-sized pickup truck occurred on an ice-covered Packerton Road, south of CR 800S in southern Kosciusko County. At approximately 12:18 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, Lake City Highway and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Drivers: Danielle R. Dietz, 23, North CR 350E, Columbia City, and John J. Cross, 42, East Main Street, Peru. Dietz was turning left and failed to see the Cross vehicle. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, West CR 300S, west of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jeffrey P. Dickerson, 67, Talley Ho Circle, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer with his vehicle. Damage up to $5,000. 6:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, East CR 350N, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:04 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, South CR 550E and East CR 700S, Sidney. Driver: Shelley A. Hand, 46, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Hand advised she has a device in her back which began shocking her, causing her to strike a street sign. Damage up to …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:11 p.m. Thursday, March 30, East CR 800S, east of South CR 300E, Sidney. Driver: Michael W. Richards, 52, West Spencer Avenue, Marion. Richards stated the vehicle went off the edge of the roadway and into a ditch, rolling on its side. Damages …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 11:53 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Driver: Caitlin M. Downton, 28, North Old Farm Road, Warsaw. Downton lost control of her vehicle while going over railroad tracks and struck two fences and a guy-wire. Damage up to $5,000. 9:51 a.m Wednesday, …read more.

SIDNEY — Crews responded at approximately 7:50 a.m. Monday morning, Aug. 8, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of CR 900S and CR 700E, Sidney. At least four people were taken to the hospital, including a mom and three minors, ages 8, 7 and 6. A second driver complained of minor pain at the …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:09 p.m. Monday, March 14, East Levi Lee Road, west of North Old SR 15, Leesburg. Terri L. Stump, 58, North Oakwood Drive, Warsaw. Struck a raccoon. Damage up to $5,000. 11:08 p.m. Sunday, March 13, North SR 15, south of West CR …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL James Sidney Hinton, a Union Army veteran and Republican Party orator, was a 19th century torchbearer for civil rights who became the first African-American elected to the Indiana General Assembly. Hinton achieved this distinction during an era of sweeping social and political change — and at a time when blacks in the …read more.