A meet & greet with the Chaplain event is being held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Aug. 12.

The first episode in a three-part docuseries about the Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program will air at 8 p.m. this Sunday.

The property slated for demolition at 123 East Fort Wayne St., Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. WARSAW — The Board of Works and Public Safety approved the demolition of a house and garage near Central Park at its meeting Friday, March 6. A satellite image from the Beacon System regarding the two structures slated …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw art studio, Spoonful of Imagination, is working with the Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program to bring art to inmates. Spoonful of Imagination owner Erica Deuel will lead art journaling classes with the current JCAP women’s class on Friday afternoons for the next three months. The art program started Friday, Feb. …read more.

WARSAW — Living in Transition Effectively, the new jail ministry program expected to launch this spring, will be aimed at reducing recidivism rates and preparing inmates for re-entry into society.  LITE Coordinator Tammy Cotton and her husband, Chris, came up with the idea for the program after their daughter was incarcerated for a year and …read more.

WARSAW —  A request by Jail Chemical Addiction Program Coordinator Courtney Jenkins was approved at the  Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday, Feb. 13. Last month, when Jenkins requested permission to spend $114,861 received in grant funding from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the request was tabled for further review due to questions about a line …read more.

WARSAW — A graduation ceremony for the fourth Kosciusko County Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP) class took place Friday, Feb. 7. The program was launched in 2018 to address substance abuse issues suffered by many inmates. The event was held in the multi-purpose room at the Kosciusko Justice Building where Marty Collins, Adam Finchum, Cody Hale, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, on a dealing charge received a three-year sentence, with two years of that time suspended. Cody Allen Hale, 31, 425 Wexford Place, Warsaw, pleaded guilty to dealing in a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony. According to the affidavit of probable cause, …read more.

WARSAW — Public figures in Kosciusko County emphasized the importance of community in battling addictions during “The Opioid Epidemic: Our Community Speaks” Wednesday evening, Jan. 15. The event at Center Lake Pavilion was hosted by the Bowen Center, moderated by Mayor Joe Thallemer and funded with a $5,000 grant from Accelerate Indiana Municipalities Many of …read more.

WARSAW — Throughout 2020, the office of the Indiana Attorney General will continue awarding grants to help fund jail chemical addiction programs in counties across Indiana. Administered in collaboration with the Indiana Drug Enforcement Association, the grants have now helped launch JCAP programs serving six Indiana counties — Fountain, Kosciusko, Montgomery, Scott, Shelby and Warren. …read more.

Susie McEntire, front row third from left, is pictured with the fourth class of JCAP at the Kosciusko County Jail Saturday morning, Dec. 14. Also pictured are representatives from G&G Hauling, including Mike Loher, second from left in the front row. Ink Free News photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. WARSAW — Country music artist Susie McEntire …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s second group of female Jail Chemical Addiction Program graduates were recognized Friday, May 24, at a special ceremony held in the basement of the Kosciusko County Jail. The program addresses substance abuse issues by providing treatment and education for jail inmates. Seven women were presented with certificates of completion by Kosciusko …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — On Monday, April 29, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office hosted professional speaker Chris Sheeren, who spoke to the women in the Jai Chemical Addictions Program about looking to their future with optimism and hope. His dynamic approach encouraged the women to set attainable goals, focus on their personal strengths and to recognize and …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — At the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 4, Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert and KCSD Lieutenant Mike Mulligan informed commissioners that they have been awarded a non-matching Jail Chemical Addiction Program grant and requested approval and signatures from the commissioners.  JCAP is a 90-day, in-jail program designed to address substance abuse issues …read more.

WARSAW — The state’s top prosecutor took the podium outside Kosciusko County’s jail Wednesday morning, Aug. 22, to officially announce the launch of a program designed to tackle substance abuse issues suffered by many of the nation’s inmates. Curtis Hill, Indiana Attorney General, joined Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert, Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Hampton …read more.