By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews MILFORD — Environmental study work is in progress on plans to extend CR 1300N west from Old SR 15 to SR 15 in Milford that would include an overpass across the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. According to Steve Moriarty, superintendent of the Kosciusko County Highway Department, environmental work includes soil borings …read more.

WARSAW — On Jan. 1, Steve Moriarty will take over as the Kosciusko County Highway Department superintendent following Scott Tilden’s retirement. Moriarty has been the assistant superintendent for the past seven years.

  WARSAW – Scott Tilden’s 39-year career in road maintenance began the day after he graduated from Tippecanoe Valley High School in 1980. The Akron native started out with a part-time summer job with the Fulton County Highway Department and was hired as a truck driver by the end of the summer. Tilden, who still …read more.

WARSAW — Steve Moriarty will be taking over as the Kosciusko County Highway superintendent in 2020. Moriarty, who currently serves as the assistant superintendent, was officially named as the 2020 department head at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10. He has been with the department for 21 years.  Kosciusko County Highway Superintendent Scott Tilden is …read more.

WARSAW — It was 1971 and the Kosciusko County Commissioners were Frederick Gilliam, Glenn Lowman and Maurice Dorsey. The county had obtained some land along what was still technically US 30 because the new Highway 30 had not officially been opened yet. The Kosciusko County Highway Department had been located on Winona Avenue in Warsaw …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Highway Department headquarters is a bustling area of construction trucks, heavy equipment and workers — and many of these are not indigenous to the department’s normal day-to-day operations. For some time now, the department has been undergoing a facelift that had an original price tag of $1.8 million. “The building …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Highway Department issued information, today, Friday, July 13, regarding upcoming railroad crossings in the Milford area. Highway officials have stated the railroad crossing at Mock Road (CR 1050N) will be closed through Monday evening, July 16. The crossing at Kilmer Drive will be closed for six hours on Sunday. …read more.

WARSAW — The local highway and street departments have been busy working on local roads since being awarded the Community Crossings grant last year. In 2016, Indiana Department of Transportation made a 50/50 matching grant they named “Community Crossings” grant available to local communities. The City of Warsaw applied for and received $720,000 which made …read more.

LEESBURG — Kosciusko County Highway Department maintains approximately 1,200 miles of roads. Every year crews put down fresh layers of asphalt on roads throughout the county.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Highway Department has announced the following roads will be closed due to flooding: CR 625W between Summy Road and CR 800N Summy Road between CR 500W and CR 600W Waco Drive between CR 650E and Ideal Beach Drive CR 500N between CR 200W and Cr 300W CR 250E between CR 1100N …read more.

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Officer, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Officials, including Kosciusko County Commissioners, council members, administrators and sheriff’s department officers, were present yesterday, May 17, at the Kosciusko County Highway Department as they toured the newest county building. The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department was able to show local …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Highway crews were hitting the roads shortly before 4 a.m. this morning, but it is slow moving. Scott Tilden, county highway superintendent, reports it is “Slow going because of the wet and heavy snow.” But it could also be said the slow moving is due to county plow drivers encountering …read more.

WARSAW — Though many have grumbled over the wheel tax, according to Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex, the funds raised from the wheel tax are paving a brighter future for the county’s highway department. Faced with ever decreasing funding from the state for highway repairs, the county highway department has made numerous cutbacks over the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Highway Department reports two roads remain closed to traffic as of 1 p.m. this afternoon. Scott Tilden, county highway superintendent, notes these roads are closed due to downed trees and a  utility pole with power lines. Once power company repair crews remove the power lines, the trees will be …read more.

WARSAW — In case you missed our Facebook post this morning, the Kosciusko County Highway Department announced around 7:30 a.m. that Country Club Drive in Warsaw, is now open. The county bridge No. 209, which carries Country Club Road over Eagle Creek, was closed Sept. 14, to replace the bridge structure due to advanced deterioration …read more.

WARSAW — Scott Tilden, superintendent of the Kosciusko County Highway Department, has announced Kosciusko County Bridge No. 209, which carries Country Club Road over Eagle Creek, will be closed starting Sept. 14, until approximately Nov. 25. The closure will be to replace the bridge structure due to advanced deterioration of the structure.

“As winter was ending, the roads thawed out pretty quick,” says Kosciusko County Highway Department Superintendent Scott Tilden. “It left severe potholes. We’re going to be dealing with them for quite awhile.”

At its March 24 meeting, the Kosciusko County Commissioners heard a number of Area Plan Commission items, namely a vacation of a public right of way in the Indian Hill neighborhood near Syracuse Lake in Syracuse. A related matter came before the commission in May of 2011. At the time, the commission opted for a …read more.

At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Kosciusko County Commissioners approved an ordinance that instates a registration fee for violent offenders and sex offenders. The ordinance was requested by Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine at the commissioner’s Jan. 13 meeting. With the acceptance of the ordinance, sex offenders and violent offenders will have to pay a …read more.

Cliff Wolf had just fueled up his pickup truck. He replaced the nozzle, looked at the pump total and said with a satisfied smile, “Yeah, I like that.” A lot of folks are smiling these days. True, some of them are reveling in the spirit of the season, but a fair portion of their holiday …read more.

Motorist will need to find an alternative route Friday morning if traveling CR 350N. Kosciusko County Highway Department has announced the road, also known as Airport Road, will be closed Friday morning from SR 15 to the Armory. The city of Warsaw has been in communications with Norfolk Southern on repairing grade crossings in a …read more.

Kosciusko County Highway is taking the steps necessary to get ready for winter, with approximately 27 drivers staffed to cover the 26 snow routes. According to Kosciusko County Highway Assistant Superintendent Steve Moriarty, training began about a month ago. The staff’s seven new drivers were taught how to properly utilize the plows, while veteran drivers …read more.

At a special meeting of the Kosciusko County Council on July 24, local communications company R.R. Donnelley received the tax abatement it requested at the July 10 meeting. No members of the public were in attendance to object. The motion for abatement passed unanimously. John Pierog of R.R. Donnelley went before the council two weeks …read more.

At a special meeting of the Kosciusko County Council on June 19, the council passed a wheel tax ordinance with a vote of 5-1. Attendance at the meeting must have been an all-time high. The courtroom chambers were standing room only. People from all over the county came out to voice their opinion on the …read more.

At the Kosciusko County Council meeting on the evening of May 8, Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex presented the council with some disturbing data. “I’m once again coming to you guys to ask for money for the highway department,” he told the council. “We’ve got enough money to do about a third of what we …read more.

Biomet is asking the county for a tax abatement to expand its Warsaw campus, which is a multi-million dollar plan. At the Kosciusko County Council meeting this evening, Biomet legal counsel Richard Helm said, “We’re here for a tax abatement,” explaining that the medical device company plans to buy two tracts of land near its …read more.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department has re-opened a number a county roads today after melting snow and rains from late last week resulted in local flooding. The only roads that remain closed are: CR 450 East from CRs 850 South to 900 South CR 550 North from CRs 300 West to 400 West and from …read more.

In recent years, law enforcement efforts have put a lid on much of the gang-related illegal activity in the area. But the release valve seems to have become Kosciusko County road signs. “Last year was actually a very bad year for spray painting,” said Jeff Beeler, Kosciusko County Highway Department sign technician. During 2013, about …read more.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department has updated their listing of roads that remain closed today due to high water. Other areas are marked with high water signs. Road Closings CR 250 West from CRs 700 North to 900 North CR 300 East from CRs 600 South to 700 South CR 400 West from CRs 700 …read more.

(UPDATE: Sand and bags are now available in the following locations: Kosciusko County Highway Garage in Warsaw, North Webster Community Center in North Webster, at the Winona Lake Street Department and in Syracuse. In Syracuse, those wanting to fill bags will have to register at the main office of the Public Works department on Conrad …read more.

Budgetary concerns were the main issues raised at the Kosciusko County Council meeting last night. After approving a handful of transfer items, county highway superintendent Scott Tilden came before the council to address the immense costs of dealing with the harsh winter. Tilden projects that by the end of the year his department could be …read more.

In the event that the public needs sandbags due to flooding this weekend, sand and sandbags are available at the Kosciusko County Highway Department, 2936 E. Old Rd. 30, Warsaw. The heavy snowfall from earlier in the week is being followed by rain in the forecast for this evening and Saturday. With temperatures also expected …read more.

[weaver_youtube JohPfVp9-1Y rel=0] Once again, our readers have provided us with some pretty amazing photos and video as we requested. Earlier this week, we asked on our Facebook page for any existing video from the onboard cameras inside plow vehicles. We received some video and photos from those men and women who were working long, hard …read more.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department reported this morning that only three roads remain closed due to high water. Closures still exist today at: CR 400 east from CRs 850 South to 900 South Sellers Lake Road at Woodland Drive CR 200 South from Tinkey Road to CR 775 West All over previously closed roads have …read more.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department has updated its listing of road closures that resulted from Wednesday’s heavy rains. Roads that remain closed today are: CR 200 West from CRs 700 South to 800 South CR 400 East from CRs 850 South to 900 South CR 650 North at 4883 East CR 700 South from CRs …read more.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department has released information that the following roads are now open: Woodland Trail CR 600S to CR 700S SR 15 to Kinsey Road CR 700S to CR 800S CR 1200S to CR 900S SR 15 to Peru Road CR 75E to CR 100E SR 15 to CR 1000S CR 875W to …read more.

This month’s Kosciusko County Council meeting was largely about fund transfers that were discussed in previous months, including a nearly $1 million expenditure for road work proposed Kosciusko County Highway Superintendent Scott Tilden. During last night’s meeting, the transfer of the funds from the Economic Development Income Tax fund to the highway department was approved. …read more.

Kosciusko County Highway Superintendent Scott Tilden requested approximately $1.1 million for proposed road work at today’s Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting. Tilden said he has several road projects in mind that need to be done this year that will a cost around $1,165,000. The money will need to come from Economic Development Income Tax funds. That …read more.