The Warsaw Motor Speedway has not hosted a motor race in two years and may never again after a judge ruled against the Kosciusko County Fair Board in 2019. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. Below is a list of stories from 2019 that stood out as important in Kosciusko County   1. Judge rules against …read more.

  WARSAW — County Prosecutor Dan Hampton received permission from county commissioners to apply for a grant for the purpose of creating a child advocacy center. At the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 29, Hampton told commissioners the grant is through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Child advocacy centers have been around for …read more.

Jerry Clase WARSAW — Longtime Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase has resigned. County Administrator Marsha McSherry confirmed on Tuesday that Friday, Oct. 11, was Clase’s last day in that role. Clase served as the animal control officer for about 30 years and during that time was the subject of numerous complaints. In 2010, …read more.

ETNA GREEN — Sherry Koser was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail earlier this week on a charge of cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor. The charge was filed several months after Koser complained about the killing of her 14-year-old boxer, Daisy, by Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase, who was later …read more.

ETNA GREEN — In a recent turn of events, a warrant was issued last week for the arrest of former Etna Green resident Sherry Koser after a charge of cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor, was filed. This comes after Koser complained about the killing of her 14-year-old boxer, Daisy, by Kosciusko County …read more.

Pictured is Daisy, Sherry Koser’s dog. Photo provided. ETNA GREEN — An arrest warrant has been issued for an Etna Green woman who claimed Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase improperly shot and killed her dog without her permission. Sherry L. Koser, 45, 115 N. Walnut St., Etna Green, is charged with cruelty to …read more.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS — It’s been six years since Indiana’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski held a traditional town hall, and a Democratic Party challenger, Pat Hackett, is doing her best to keep the issue fresh. On her campaign Facebook page, Hackett called the lack of meetings with the public a “dereliction of duty” …read more.

WARSAW — Protesters calling for Jerry Clase to be removed from his position as county animal control officer apparently weren’t kidding when they told Kosciusko commissioners earlier this month that the protests will not stop. According to Phaedra Chaney, who organized the protest in front of the county courthouse prior to the Kosciusko commissioners’ July …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Protesters who want Jerry Clase removed from his position as county animal control officer told Kosciusko commissioners Tuesday, July 23, at the commissioners meeting that the protests will not stop. The commissioners unanimously agreed on Tuesday to suspend Clase for five days without pay for his handling of a case involving a dog …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase has been suspended for five days without pay following an incident in which a woman said he killed her dog without her knowledge. The county commissioners took the action Tuesday morning. Clase took the ill dog after being called by a landlord to an Etna Green …read more.

There are a lot of jobs I would not want and animal control officer might be at the top of the list. Animal control officers have a really tough role. In almost all situations, the officer faces a potentially dangerous circumstance. Many of the animals they work with are scared, lost, mean, rabid, wounded, and …read more.

A protest about the county’s animal control officer is scheduled for 8 a.m. July 23, outside the Kosciusko County Courthouse. WARSAW — More rumblings related to the recent incident involving Kosciusko Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase are taking place. A protest is being planned for 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, on the courthouse lawn, prior to …read more.

Pictured, from left, Kosciusko Commissioner Bob Conley, Commissioner President Cary Groninger and Commissioner Vice-President Brad Jackson. KOSCIUSKO — An executive session will be held following the regular Kosciusko County commissioners meeting Tuesday, July 9, to discuss a recent situation involving Kosciusko Animal Control Officer Jerry Clase. Commissioner Brad Jackson announced plans Friday for the executive …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Petitions are circulating online calling for the removal of Jerry Clase as the Kosciusko County animal control officer after an Etna Green resident claimed Clase shot and killed her dog. Sherry Koser said she was at work Wednesday, June 19, when her landlord allowed Clase to take Daisy, a 14-year-old boxer, after a …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Ink Free News recently received a report of a dog wandering from the owner’s yard and being shot with a pellet gun at a Warsaw area mobile home park. With spring on the way, people are letting their dogs out and taking them for walks and local leash laws are becoming more …read more.

This German Shepherd puppy died after what Patrick Jamison said was about 2 weeks left with no food or water. (Photos and video provided by Patrick Jamison) The necropsy performed on a puppy found deceased and chained in a Burket yard confirms the German Shepherd died of starvation. Dr. Richard Brungardt of Lakeland Animal Clinic …read more.