WARSAW — Efforts to preserve the history of judicial service can be seen in many courthouses. Portraits of judges with plaques noting the years served on the bench can be found hanging on the walls near the courts. Such efforts have begun in Kosciusko County. Portraits of four individuals who have served as judges in …read more.

Laci Rae Harper A home video showing two starving puppies launched a criminal investigation that wrapped today with the sentencing of the woman who admitted to the crime. Laci Harper, 27, of Burket, initially denied starving her two German Shepherd puppies insisting the dogs were being cared for. Instead, she told StaceyPageOnline.com in September 2013 …read more.

Laci Rae Harper The woman accused of starving two German Shepherd puppies last fall was provided a plea bargain by Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton that would leave her with a felony record. Laci Harper, 27, of Burket, who also goes by the name Laci Bailey, was initially charged with two Class A misdemeanor charges …read more.

Laci Rae Harper An initial hearing originally set for Dec. 2 for a Burket woman accused of starving two German Shepherd puppies was held nearly a month early, likely to avoid publicity. Laci Bailey-Harper, 26, 107 E. Center St., Burket, was arrested in October, 11 days after her neighbor discovered the two near death puppies …read more.

Laci Rae Harper A second misdemeanor charge has now been filed in a local case of animal cruelty. Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton said late Wednesday that Laci Harper, who also goes by the name Laci Bailey, now faces two Class A misdemeanor charges of cruelty to an animal. The second charge was filed Tuesday. …read more.

Sherry (Sherri) Faye Shell Sherri Faye Shell appeared in court this morning to be arraigned on felony charges that she abused two young children, said to be a 6-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl. During her hearing, Shell, 35, told Kosciusko Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette that her name is actually spelled Sherri, not Sherry, …read more.

The former Executive Director of the Kosciusko Board of Realtors was sentenced in Kosciusko County Superior Court II this morning to serve a year and a half in prison. In April, Elizabeth Kennedy, 52, pleaded guilty to two class D felony theft charges. Warsaw Police arrested her last August after members of the KBOR reported …read more.