KOSCIUSKO — Hepatitis A is a viral infection that affects the liver. People who are becoming ill with hepatitis A can pass on the disease to others before they have any signs of illness. Symptoms begin 15 to 50 days after exposure, usually at about one month. Symptoms of hepatitis A include loss of appetite, …read more.

MILFORD — Milford Town Council’s monthly meeting Monday, May 14, was held at Camp Alexander Mack, two miles away from its usual town hall locale. Approximately 40 people were present to hear discussion of a possible extension of Milford’s sewer to Camp Mack, which could affect residents owning 65 parcels of land — 51 homes and …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Some residents of the local lakes and river areas have felt a kinship to the Johnny Cash song “Five Feet High and Risin’” during the past week. While Goshen, Elkhart and Plymouth and parts of Warsaw received the major portion of media coverage, the rivers, lakes and streams of Tippecanoe, Van Buren …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in a series continuing to look at proposed sewers around Tippecanoe Lakes.) LEESBURG — Preserving the water quality of Tippecanoe Lake is the goal of every user of the lake. It is with this thought process many feel installing a sewer system will help add to that preservation. There …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series continuing to look at proposed sewers around Tippecanoe Lakes.) LEESBURG — A resounding question that remains deals with the existing septic systems around the lake. Are there problems? Kosciusko County Health Department is the local agency that deals with septic systems for new construction, replacing/repairing an …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Health Department completed the December Inspections. The following restaurants received violations: Burger King, 2920 Frontage Road, Warsaw, received one non-critical violation. Wawasee High School, 1 Warrior Path Building #1, received one non-critical violation. Richard’s Restaurant, 3605 S. Commerce Drive, Warsaw, received two critical violations: food contact surfaces and cross-contamination. …read more.

WARSAW — With cases of hepatitis C on the rise, Positive Resource Connection has begun offering free testing at the Kosciusko County Health Department. PRC has been offering testing in Kosciusko for over 15 years. While free HIV testing has been available, the rise in hepatitis has inspired the company to offer free hepatitis C …read more.

KOSICUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Health Department completed the November food service inspections: The following establishments received violations: Steak and Shake, 2455 Jalynn St, Warsaw, received one non-critical violation. Hephzibah House, 2277 East Pierceton Road, Warsaw, received one critical violation: risk of cross-contamination and one non-critical violation. American Legion, 1604 South Huntington St., Syracuse, …read more.

The Kosciusko County Health Department performed their monthly Food Service Inspections. These establishments received the following violations: Wendy’s, 3354 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Received one non-critical violation. Wilby’s, 1200 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Receive one critical violation: ice machine. Epworth Forest Conference Center, 6512 N. 10th Trail, North Webster. Received one critical violation: food storage. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — It was a long and tedious endeavor, but no one was injured and no evacuations took place in an anhydrous ammonia leak this morning at Home City Ice, 7056 N. SR 13, North Webster.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Health Department will hold evening immunization clinics from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, and Monday, Aug. 8. KCHD is able to serve children from birth through age 18 who have any form of Medicaid, are uninsured or have insurance that does not cover vaccines. An $8 administration fee is charged for …read more.

By MADISSON HEINL Communicaitons Specialist, Center for Lakes & Streams, Grace College WINONA LAKE — The Center for Lakes & Streams recently began conducting stormwater monitoring in the Warsaw area as a partner in the Clean Waters Partnership. The CWP is an extension of The Watershed Foundation and is a collaboration of county individuals, businesses, …read more.

William Baxter from the Kosciusko County Health Department made a brief presentation to the Syracuse Town Council regarding the demolition of blighted properties during the council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 15.

KOSCIUSKO — A hearing took place this afternoon pertaining to six buildings in Kosciusko County that have been deemed unsafe. Normally condemning and removal of unsafe properties would fall to the respective towns, however because the buildings are located outside of town limits, the county has jurisdiction over them. The first two hearings, pertaining to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During yesterday evening’s Kosciusko County Council meeting, numerous presentations were brought before the board, both to educate and to request financial support. Among these were requests from local officials and preliminary presentations by Kosciusko County non-profit organizations. Initial requests included a request from Bob Weaver of the Kosciusko County Health Department. Weaver …read more.

Kosciusko County Health Department recently issued orders for two properties in Syracuse to be demolished. The first is an unsafe building owned by Charles Stuckman located on Hatchery Road, Syracuse. The second property is a light blue or grey garage with white overhead door owned by Richard Williams, Eric Enis and Mahlon Lau, located on …read more.

To help you understand more about the e-cigarette, Kosciusko Community Hospital, K21 Health Foundation, Kosciusko County Health Department, and Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition are sponsoring a Town Hall Meeting to educate the public about the e-cigarette at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the City Hall meeting room. The Director to Tobacco Prevention Cessation …read more.

By RACHELLE HIMES Kosciusko County Health Department Kosciusko County Health Department Immunization Clinic will be closed Friday, Jan. 23 for a staff development day. Regular clinic hours resume from 8:30 a.m. until noon and then 1:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26.

By RACHEL HIMES RN Kosciusko County Health Department Kosciusko County Health Department Immunization Clinic will hold evening clinic from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month. This is a change from previous clinic times. The next clinic will be Monday Nov. 3. Regular clinic hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and …read more.

The Kosciusko County Health Department shot clinic will be closed Friday Sept. 26. Regular clinic hours will resume from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday Sept. 29.

Bad soil is behind plumbing problems that have resulted in the temporary closing of Golden Corral in Warsaw. Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Bob Weaver told StaceyPageOnline.com that he had no choice but to close the buffet style restaurant Thursday afternoon for wastewater problems. “I can’t have people eat where sewage was seeping in the ground …read more.

At the June meeting of the Kosciusko County Board of Health, the Kosciusko County Health Department offered a tuberculosis update. “We don’t have any active cases at the present time,” said Bob Weaver of the health department. The last active TB case in the county was successfully treated in March of this year. There are …read more.

School may just be ending, but it’s not too early to be thinking about the new immunization requirements for the 2014-2015 school year. Indiana State Department of Health is requiring all high school seniors to be vaccinated with a second dose of meningitis. Sixth graders will be required to get their first dose of meningitis and …read more.

From 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 2, the Fort Wayne A.I.D.S. Task Force will be offering free HIV testing at the Kosciusko County Health Department clinic. The clinic is located in Suite 160 of the K21 Health Services Pavilion at 1515 Provident Dr., Warsaw. No appointment needed for the testing and test results will be available in 20 …read more.

The abnormally cold winter we had means ticks will be worse this year than we have seen in quite some time. Because ticks spend the winter deep in the soil that is not usually affected by the cold, they have had more time to breed and that means they are now out in force. Ticks, …read more.

Beginning May 5, the Fort Wayne AIDS Task Force will be offering free HIV testing on the first Monday of each month at the Kosciusko County Health Department clinic in the K21 Health Services Pavilion. From 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of each month, the testing will be offered for anyone, …read more.

Communicable Disease Nurse Teresa Reed, RN, with the Kosciusko County Health Department, confirmed today that there is one case of tuberculosis in the county, but the case is no longer contagious. While a case is contagious, the infected individual is isolated to their home. Once testing confirms they are not contagious, the patient is allowed …read more.

With the recent spring rains the Kosciusko County Health Department wants to remind the community about the upcoming possibility of mosquito borne illnesses. Excessive rain creates breeding pools for mosquitoes that, in our area, can carry West Nile Virus. The health department says Now is the time to take control measures to reduce the standing …read more.

Kosciusko County Health Department Clinical Services Division has partnered with Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition to help Kosciusko Hoosiers be more aware of the dangers of tobacco use, secondhand smoke, and to provide prevention resources to the youth of the county. The Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition is housed with the health department at 1515 …read more.

Lincoln Elementary School has recently received focus from members of the community indicating health code violations are being ignored. The concerns centered around rumors of mold, asbestos tiles, leaking ceilings, foundry emissions and claims of harmful waste residing under the school building. However, after investigation, it appears these fears may be laid to rest. According to Warsaw …read more.

On Wednesday afternoon, 78 students went home from school with letters noting they needed to receive a Varicella vaccine in the wake of a Chicken Pox outbreak at Milford School. It was that day when Milford School officials received confirmation they had five cases of the Chicken Pox at the school. The announcement also brought …read more.

UPDATE: Kosciusko  County will be holding a Varicella vaccine clinic at Milford School from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. Students and staff who have not received either the initial vaccine or completed two doses of the Chicken Pox vaccine or have accepted documentation of immunity will be excluded from school for 21 days starting …read more.

Today marks the ninth day residents at 221 S. High St., Warsaw, have been without heat, a matter that has spawned an inspection by the Kosciusko County Health Department. Bob Weaver, administrator of the Kosciusko County Health Department, was especially troubled by our report that residents in the 7-unit apartment building that is owned by …read more.

In a move toward receiving Medicaid reimbursements, the Kosciusko County Health Department Clinic will begin charging an $8 administrative fee for vaccinations on Oct. 1. Operated by the Kosciusko County Health Department, the clinic currently provides immunizations at no cost for all children – birth to age 18 – who are eligible under the Vaccines …read more.

(NOTE: Winona Lake, Center Lake and Syracuse beaches were all closed at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday due to high E. coli counts. The Kosciusko County Health Department says all beached are re-opened today.) The following results are from water samples taken from each public beach in Kosciusko County. Each reading represents the most probable number …read more.

The following results are from water samples taken from each public beach in Kosciusko County. Each reading represents the most probable number of E. coli colonies per sample. Two samples are taken at each public beach. In order for a beach to be closed, both readings must exceed 235 colonies. These samples are taken each …read more.

Ever have trouble finding which Kosciusko County beaches are closed due to high E. coli levels or wonder when they reopen? A new beach alert system will allow people to get this information immediately via website, email or text message. Kosciusko Lakes and Streams (KLAS), the Kosciusko County Health Department and K21 Health Foundation are …read more.

The following results are from water samples taken from each public beach in Kosciusko County. Each reading represents the most probable number of E. coli colonies per sample. Two samples are taken at each public beach. In order for a beach to be closed, both readings must exceed 235 colonies. These samples are taken each …read more.

The following results are from water samples taken from each public beach in Kosciusko County. Each reading represents the most probable number of E. coli colonies per sample. Two samples are taken at each public beach. In order for a beach to be closed, both readings must exceed 235 colonies. These samples are taken each …read more.

Drought conditions that are ravaging crops and landscaping across Indiana are also responsible for keeping area beaches open. Bob Weaver, administrator and chief scientist for the Kosciusko County Health Department, theorizes that the lack of rain has actually kept E. coli bacteria levels in area lakes down because there has not been the runoff associated …read more.