Swim results for Saturday, Jan. 25.

LAPORTE – Wawasee opened its gymnastics campaign Saturday at the LaPorte Pairs.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Basketball scores for Wednesday, Jan. 2.

LAPORTE — NorthWood freshman Cybil Stillson won a second straight low medal at the New Prairie Invitational Tuesday.

INDIANA — A Statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a LaPorte woman. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of MaryAnn Elizabeth Llewellyn. LaPorte is 155 miles north of Indianapolis. Llewellyn is a 50-year-old white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 98 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A case of a stolen iPhone from a bar has resulted in the arrest of Kirk William Depoister, 42, who has addresses of 0865 S. Mayflower Road, LaPorte, and 106 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on theft charges, along with probation …read more.

LaPORTE – Wawasee opened its gymnastics calendar with an appearance at the LaPorte Pairs Saturday morning.

LAPORTE – Former LaPorte baseball coach Ken Schreiber passed away on Friday.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls and boys swim teams each collected wins over LaPorte on Saturday.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team topped LaPorte 43-42 Saturday afternoon.

WARSAW – The girls golf teams from Warsaw, LaPorte and Chesterton competed Thursday morning at Stonehenge Golf Club.

INDIANAPOLIS — The first treatment to slow the spread of gypsy moths at one site each in Kosciusko, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Whitley counties was completed by 8 a.m. this morning. The second treatment for the sites is planned for Tuesday, May 17, weather permitting. If weather does not allow for treatment on Tuesday, it …read more.

LA PORTE — A driver says he was traveling in the 3700 west block of Waverly Road in La Porte on Wednesday morning when he fell asleep at the wheel.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College recently announced the addition of a worship arts major in the fall of 2016. Walter Brath will join Grace’s School of Arts and Sciences faculty in the department of visual, performing, and media arts as assistant professor of worship arts and program director of performing arts. The worship arts major …read more.

LAPORTE — Police are looking for the McDonald’s restaurant drive-through customers who paid for their food with money and a tiny bag of heroin Monday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw freshman boys basketball team stood tall as champions of its own tournament Saturday.

By BILL BURGER Co-President, LaPorte Community Concert Association LAPORTE — Hailing from Alaska’s capital City of Juneau the Zahasky family brings the best of American music to their audiences, and their next audience will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 at the LaPorte High School Auditorium, 700 First St., LaPorte. This dynamic family band …read more.

WASHINGTON – A former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County was convicted today by a federal jury in the Northern District of Indiana of embezzling over $150k from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her elderly father-in-law out of at least $400k.

LAPORTE — The U.S. Navy’s premier popular music group, the Cruisers, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in the LaPorte High School auditorium, 700 F St., LaPorte. The Cruisers feature eight of the Navy’s most dynamic performers. The group takes its name from the Navy’s versatile, flexible, multi-missioned ship — the …read more.

Richard Mullins, 41, LaPorte, was arrested early Sunday morning, June 21, when police responded to a call at JJ’s Sideout Bar & Grill regarding a man refusing to leave the property. Upon arrival, LaPorte officers observed Mullins standing on the sidewalk barefoot and carrying his sandals with bar security staff nearby. The staff informed police …read more.

Michiana is not making the grade according to the American Lung Association’s annual state of the air report. Berrien, Cass, LaPorte and St. Joseph counties all received failing grades based on analysis of particle pollution in the ozone. Elkhart county was given a “C” grade. Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Pulaski and Starke counties do not …read more.

National Weather Service Northern Indiana issued a freeze warning in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow for northern Indiana. Temperatures will be dropping at or below freezing late tonight into early Thursday morning. Damage to unprotected tender vegetation is expected. A free warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions …read more.

UPDATE: The statewide Silver Alert was cancelled as of 2:25 p.m. Victor A. Weekley has been located.   A statewide silver alert has been declared. The LaPorte County Sheriff is investigating the disappearance of an adult from Wanatah, approximately 13 miles east of Valparaiso. Victor A. Weekley is a 76-year-old white male, 5 feet 10 …read more.

LaPorte police officers responded to a report of a man leaving Christo’s Restaurant at 1462 SR 2 West without paying Sunday afternoon, Feb. 22. Employees described the man and said he had ordered a meal priced at $33, but started to exit the building without paying. One worker confronted the man, who he said he …read more.

EDITORS NOTE: This is the start of a series of essays leading up to the celebration of the  Indiana Bicentennial In December 2016. The essays focus on the top 100 events, ideas and historical figures of Indiana, in chronological order, tying each to a place or current event in Indiana that continues to tell the …read more.

WARSAW – Saturday night, it was Nick Sands’ turn. In what has become a carousel of ‘who wants to lead in scoring’ for the Warsaw Tigers, Sands’ 17 points paced the home team in a 54-29 romp of LaPorte Saturday night at the Tiger Den. Sands was red hot right from the get-go and stayed …read more.

WARSAW – The unpredictable season that is Warsaw Lady Tiger basketball took another wild turn Saturday night. After an embarrassing loss to Triton Friday night, Warsaw responded with a 57-50 win against LaPorte Saturday night at the Tiger Den. Only scoring 27 points Friday night in Bourbon, Warsaw had that number at the half and …read more.

A man in LaPorte county was arrested following an argument over a board game that escalated into a domestic dispute Saturday, Dec. 27. According to police reports, Richard Taylor, 48, of Mill Creek, IN, was playing the game LIFE with his family when he made some remarks that upset his wife. There was no physical …read more.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte Pairs The gymnastics season officially opened for Wawasee Saturday at the LaPorte Pairs. Wawasee did not score in the team standings in the meet, but got to see what its group could do against some of the better teams in the Region. Wawasee’s top score of the day came from the …read more.

The Silver Alert issued today on James Allen Blint has been cancelled as of 7:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.   A statewide Silver Alert has been declared on the disappearance of a LaPorte man. The LaPorte County Sheriff is investigating the disappearance of James Allen Blint, an adult from LaPorte. Blint is an 85-year-old white …read more.

LAPORTE – Wawasee continued to build in the early going of the 2014-15 wrestling season with an appearance at the LaPorte Duals Saturday afternoon. The Warriors went 1-4 on the day in the team duals, taking a win against Hammond and losses to Lafayette Jeff, Thornton (Ill.), LaPorte and Merrillville. Wawasee had one undefeated wrestler …read more.

LAPORTE – The feelings of jubilation were twice as nice for the Edgewood seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams last weekend at the Boston Invitational in LaPorte. The seventh grade team claimed its third invite title of the season by sweeping all five of its games while the eighth grade avenged a loss to Barker …read more.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte The official open to the Wawasee gymnastics season took place Saturday morning in another time zone. Wawasee senior Emily Allen scored an 8.75 on floor and 7.75 on bars to lead the team at the LaPorte Pairs. Matched up with some of the top teams in the Region, Wawasee did not …read more.

West Noble Holds Off Wawasee West Noble’s boys basketball team led by a dozen at the half, but needed to hit six of seven free throws in the final quarter to fend off Wawasee, 52-49, Saturday night in Ligonier. Brandon Evans led the Chargers (3-0) with 15 points and teammate Waylon Richardson tossed in 14 …read more.

LaPORTE — Wawasee claimed three victories in five team wrestling matches Saturday at the LaPorte Super Duals. Wawasee earned victories over Culver 48-19, Thornton (Ill.) 49-20 and Hammond 60-15. In its two losses, Wawasee fell to Merrillville 57-13 and host LaPorte 41-24. The lone Warrior wrestler to achieve a perfect day on the mats was …read more.