NAPPANEE — On Feb. 5, the Amish Acres property in Nappanee was auctioned off in 16 lots. Former Congressman Marlin Stutzman, Jason Bontrager and John Kruse became the new owners of seven of the lots, including the Round Barn Theatre and restaurant. These new owners held a press conference Wednesday, March 4, to announce exciting updates coming to the property.

WARSAW — The board of directors of WishBone Medical recently voted to fill two seats on the board.  The board unanimously chose to add Jason Bontrager and Dave Weidenbenner to fill these seats.  Bontrager had been a partner in Jayco, Inc. until the company’s acquisition by Thor Industries. The company was founded by his grandfather …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Readers of Ink Free News have viewed individual stories on people arrested on charges ranging from theft to murder, drug related offenses to child molesting and rape. So what is the status of these cases? Were they forgotten? No longer news? A majority of these cases are still going through the pre-trial …read more.

Jason R. Bontrager, 36, 72833 CR 29, Syracuse, should have discovered if the court accepted his plea agreement Monday morning. But instead, he rescinded his plea of guilty and his case is now set for a jury trial July 21-22. Bontrager was charged in August 2014 for corrupt business influence, a level 5 felony, and …read more.