WARSAW – Concern in Kosciusko County has been high regarding the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) after confirmation of the virus affecting horses in nearby counties. Instances of the virus have not been found in Kosciusko County, according to Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Bob Weaver. Testing for the virus is being administered by the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana boasts a 3.2 percent unemployment rate, below the current national average of 3.8 percent as of August, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. All current unemployment rates were compared against the benchmark set at the same time the previous year. Compared to a year ago, Indiana …read more.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — Benjamin M. Stewart, 35, who has had addresses as 9564 N. Sand Point Drive, Cromwell; 902 N. Huntington St., and 9779 N. Pleasant Trace, Syracuse, was recently sentenced in LaGrange County Superior Court from a 2016 incident in that county. An address in Hyampam, Calif., was given to authorities at the Kosciusko …read more.

SHIPSHEWANA — A nationwide recall of popular cheese products due to a potential listeria contamination was prompted by a LaGrange County cheese plant.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During the past weeks motorists in the area may have noticed paths cut through corn and bean fields and survey markers in a southwest to northeast direction. It is the start of NIPSCO’s Reynolds Topeka Line construction. Larry Graham, NIPSCO public relations, stated right of way survey work, erosion control barriers in …read more.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — Investigators from the Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne, are investigating a police officer-involved shooting which stemmed from a vehicle pursuit originating in the Elkhart County town of Middlebury earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, Aug. 16. Preliminary investigation indicates at approximately 3:30 p.m., a 1997 Chevrolet van driven by a 23 year old man …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society Press is planning a literary Bicentennial road trip and both Elkhart and LaGrange Counties made the short list. Nappanee’s Amish Acres and Shipshewana’s Menno-Hof are among the historic sites and landmarks recognized with the release of, “Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana,” by Andrea Neal. The book is a …read more.

GOSHEN — Thirty-nine community organizations from Goshen and the surrounding area were selected through IU Health Goshen’s Community Benefit Fund Grant Program to receive a total of $ $311,150 for 2016. Those organizations were recognized for the success of their programs and received their awards at the April 29 reception in the Arbor Conference Center …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Just in time for Indiana’s Bicentennial, the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau announce the reappointment of two local county historians. Dan Coplen of Kosciusko County and Bryan McCoy of LaGrange County will each serve a three-year term. The role of county historian is one to which each is well suited. …read more.

NAPPANEE — The LaGrange County Commissioners have turned down requests for an ordinance requiring horses to wear manure collection bags. According to reports by the Goshen News, the meeting only lasted about 10 minutes and the decision was unanimous. During that time, Commissioner Terry Martin reported testing one of the bags on a local Amish horse and …read more.

LAGRANGE — It was such an unusual arrest that the LaGrange Marshal’s office felt compelled to post a photo on Facebook.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has been notified that acidic ferric chloride is being discharged from the Wolcottville wastewater treatment plant.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is monitoring chemicals that were accidentally discharged into the north branch of the Elkhart River from the Wolcottville Wastewater Treatment Plant. It is estimated that approximately 1,200 to 1,400 gallons of ferric chloride was released inside the plant and an unknown amount made it into the …read more.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — The Indiana State Police and the Wolcottville Police Departments are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to solve an armed robbery that occurred today at M.C. Surplus, located at 201 Orange Street in Wolcottville.

Experimental early-season aquatic herbicide treatments at Stone and Atwood lakes in LaGrange County appear to be reducing the population of invasive Eurasian watermilfoil.

A deer went through a car windshield and landed in the passenger’s lap this morning in LaGrange county. Officers responded to an accident involving two vehicles and a deer in the early morning hours on County Road 700 S. just west of County Road 080 E. James Fredrick, 64, of Wolcottville was driving eastbound and …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON American Red Cross The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with National Blood Donor Month in January. January is a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu …read more.

By VINCE ROBINSON Indiana American Red Cross Give something that means something – Give blood or platelets The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to give something that means something this holiday season – a lifesaving blood donation. Blood donations often decline this time of year when donors get busy with holiday festivities and travel. …read more.

The American Red Cross calls on eligible donors with all blood types to help maintain a sufficient blood supply this summer The American Red Cross encourages all eligible blood donors to make an appointment to donate blood soon to help prevent a shortage. During the summer months, on average, about two fewer donors give blood …read more.

Funding assistance from the Bicentennial Nature Trust has helped the LaGrange County Parks Department buy a 44-acre addition to Dallas Lake Park. Indiana Heritage Trust and the LaGrange County Community Foundation also contributed to the purchase. The addition represents a nearly 50 percent expansion of the 96-acre park on the south side of Dallas Lake …read more.

Detectives from the Lagrange County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a death that occurred early today on Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area near Mongo in Lagrange County. Early today, deputies from Lagrange County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a river access within the Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife …read more.

A boy from LaGrange County who was abducted by his paternal grandparents back in 1994, has been located living, married and well, in Long Prairie, Minn. According to Indiana State Police Detective Jeff Boyd, on July 29, 1994, Richard Wayne Landers Jr. was abducted by his grandparents, Richard E. and Ruth A. Landers. The elder …read more.

The LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with Garmong Construction Services, is excited to announce that LaGrange County has approved a funding mechanism which will allow the community to pursue building a new shell building at the Fawn River Crossing Business Park. In a joint meeting today of the LaGrange County Commissioners and LaGrange …read more.

LAGRANGE, Ind. — LaGrange-based Spectrum Finishing, LLC intends to grow operations, upgrade facilities and add 10 workers as it expands distribution and logistics services. The company is working in conjunction with the Town of LaGrange and the LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation. A tax abatement was requested by M&E Investments, LLC representing Spectrum Finishing and …read more.