WARSAW – Four people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Saturday night, Feb. 29, in Warsaw. Shortly after 10 p.m. last night, emergency personnel responded to SR 15, north of Levi Lee Rd, in Plain Township for a three-vehicle collision, according to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. According to investigating deputies, a southbound 2010 Chevrolet Malibu …read more.

WARSAW — The interior of a riverfront cottage was destroyed by fire on Thursday night, Oct. 31. At 7:33 p.m. first responders were called to a house fire at 2044 East Riverside Drive, a dead-end road off of East CR 550N, southeast of Leesburg. Plain Township Fire Department called for a full assist from Warsaw, …read more.

  MILFORD — No one was at home when a fire broke out at 305 E. 1150N, Milford, shortly after noon Monday, Oct. 14. According to the county website, the home is owned by Thomas and Patricia Crabtree. Neighbors saw the fire and notified authorities. Milford Fire Department, with assistance from Plain Township and Turkey …read more.

LEESBURG — At approximately 4 p.m. Monday, July 22, Plain Township Fire Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in the area of Tippecanoe Lake, Leesburg. The rear-end accident occurred at East Armstrong Road, near EMS T25 Lane. Initial dispatch reports said a person involved in the …read more.

LEESBURG — Leesburg Fire Department was called to a residence on EMS T26B Lane, around 6:19 a.m. today, Sunday, April 28, for a possible house fire. Firefighters, upon arrival, found the homeowner had used a garden hose to extinguish an electrical fire at the residence. Firefighters checked the residence for any further fire and cleared …read more.

ETNA GREEN — Around 1:45 p.m. today, March 12, emergency responders were dispatched to a working barn fire at 6721 West CR 650N, Etna Green. Atwood Fire Department worked the scene with a full assist from Plain Township Fire Department and a tanker and manpower assist from Etna Green Fire Department. Also assisting at the scene …read more.

WARSAW — One person was injured in a car versus train accident on CR 350N, near the Warsaw Municipal Airport. At approximately 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, Plain Township Fire Department responded to a report of an accident involving a car and train. The driver was transported by Lutheran EMS for injuries sustained in the …read more.

WARSAW — One person was injured in a moped accident on SR 15, near Tecomet in Warsaw. At approximately midnight Sunday, Nov. 18, Plain Township Fire Department and Leesburg EMS responded to a report of a moped accident in the area of 3813 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Dispatch advised the operator of the moped, identified …read more.

LEESBURG — A head-on collision between two passenger vehicles and a semi truck occurred around 2:40 p.m. today in Leesburg. The accident happened near 6287 SR 15. Leesburg first responders were originally called to the scene but quickly asked for Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory to assist with extrication. The driver of a gray Toyota Camry was injured and extrication occurred to …read more.

LEESBURG — Plain Township, Warsaw and Milford Fire Departments responded to a fire at Stacy’s Restaurant and Family Dining, located on SR 15 in Leesburg at approximately 11:15 a.m. this morning, Friday, Aug. 10. The damage was limited to the northwest part of the building. According to an employee who was present at the scene, …read more.

  MILFORD — For the second time in two days fire fighters were called to Maple Leaf Farms, 9179 200 N, Milford, Friday morning, June 29. Milford Fire responded to a call for a possible ceiling fire at approximately 10 a.m. Assistance was provided by Leesburg-Plain Township Fire and Turkey Creek Fire Departments Don Ratliff, …read more.

MILFORD — Milford Fire Department was called around 10:55 a.m. today, Thursday, May 17, to a house fire at the corner of James and Catherine streets, Milford. Heavy smoke was reported to be coming from the house. Firefighters found the fire to be at 101 S. James St., on the southwest corner of the intersection. …read more.

MILFORD — Pedro Castro, 50, Etna Green, suffered serious lower extremity injuries in a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon, May 14. He was airlifted to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Castro, a passenger in the vehicle, was trapped in the vehicle until he was able to be extricated by firefighters. Pedro M. Castro Jr., 21, Etna …read more.

PLAIN TOWNSHIP — Two candidates are running for Plain Township Trustee and four others are vying for seats on the township’s advisory board. Contestants for the board are essentially running unopposed, as voters can select up to three candidates on the ballot and only three Republicans and one Democrat are running in the closed primary. …read more.

LEESBURG — Three people were injured and hospitalized early Monday evening, March 19 when the vehicle they were riding in severed a utility pole and ended up on its top. According to police, two men and a woman were traveling near Leesburg on CR 700N when the gray Ford Taurus entered the curve where CR …read more.

LEESBURG — A tentative budget of $345,100 for 2018 was approved by members of the Plain Township Advisory Board Tuesday afternoon.This budget is a $128,000 reduction over 2017. Jerry Kammerer, township trustee, will be presenting the budget to the Indiana State Board of Accounts around Aug. 23. Kammerer reviewed the budget noting the general fund …read more.

MILFORD — The cause of a fire that severely damaged a kitchen at 101 N. Henry St., Milford, Saturday morning, April 8, appears to be accidental. The exact cause is undetermined at this time.

MILFORD — The fire at the Thomas Penrod home at 404 W. Catherine St., Milford, Saturday, Dec. 17, appears to be electrical in nature, according to Milford Fire Chief Todd Haines. The fire department, with manpower assistance from Plain Township, was called to the home at approximately 1:25 p.m.

LEESBURG — At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, Nov. 14, Plain Township Fire and Lutheran-EMS were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident at SR 15 and CR 600N, Leesburg. No one was transported from the scene. All parties involved reportedly signed off according to officials at the scene. The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Voting locations for the Nov. 8 general election have been established and announced by Michelle Puckett, county auditor. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. The locations are designated by the county commissioners.

LEESBURG — More than 220 former students, teachers and guests on Saturday attended the 100th anniversary of the first 4-year graduating class of Leesburg High School. The event, which also is the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1966, the last to graduate from LHS, took place at Maple Leaf Farms’ world headquarters. Maple Leaf …read more.

LEESBURG — Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department, Milford Fire Department and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory are at the scene of a large field fire on CR 800N, between SR 15 and CR 200W. The fire appears to have started near the residence of Jesse Miller, 1176 W. CR 800N, in a field owned by DP & P …read more.

WARSAW — During its regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 3, in Warsaw, the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission considered a rezoning petition for Chad and Annie Zartman in Plain Township. It soon became apparent more than a rezoning was involved, though eventually the APC chose to focus only on the rezoning.

WARSAW — Bruce E. Yeazel, 27, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, following a one-vehicle accident on West CR 400N, west of North CR 150W, Warsaw, at 1:01 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. Yeazel complained of pain to the face. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies report Yeazel was eastbound in a 2001 …read more.

LEESBURG — A caucus of eligible Kosciusko County Republican Precinct committeemen will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Plain Township Trustee’s office, 34 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, for the purpose of filling the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term of Dan Gast, who submitted his resignation effective Dec. 31, 2015. as a Plain Township advisory board member. …read more.

LEESBURG — The passenger car was traveling north on SR 15 when the driver began to go off the road on the right. The driver overcorrected, according to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers, striking a semi traveling south on SR 15.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Registered voters in the town limits of Claypool, Mentone, Pierceton and Silver Lake, and voters within the corporate limits of the city of Warsaw, will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3. The polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

  Emergency personnel are responding to a reported fire located at 2623 E. Forest Circle, Warsaw, where a shed and tree have caught fire and are near a residence. The heat from the fire also caused damage to a neighboring home. Plain Township Fire Department responded to the blaze with an assist from Warsaw Fire …read more.

WARSAW — The early morning fire today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, left the Kirk Beckham family with only the clothes on their backs.

WARSAW — Firefighters are still at the scene of a house fire at 863 Barrington Hills, in Barrington Place, Warsaw. The first firefighters at the scene reported a fully engulfed house fire. The initial call was received at approximately 2:50 a.m. today, Oct. 13. Plain Township Fire Department requested a full assist from Warsaw and …read more.

MILFORD — A couple who were out for an early morning stroll possibly saved a major portion of the downtown business district in Milford this morning, Thursday, Oct. 8. Because of their actions one business suffered fire and smoke damage while another sustained only smoke damage according to preliminary reports.

MILFORD — Price Auto Repair in Milford is busy cleaning up this morning following damage caused by a fire Tuesday night, July 28. Milford Fire Department responded to the blaze late last night.

[weaver_youtube Vdt3NwlrE0Q rel=8]   Milford Fire Department is responding to a house fire near the Lakeland Rehabilitation Center, Milford. The fire was reported at approximately 1:15 p.m. at 503 W. Fourth St., Milford. The initial report was called in by a neighbor or passing motorist. Milford Police Detective Travis Marsh was the first on scene …read more.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 6 p.m.  while voters participate in the general election. InkFreeNews.com will be at the Justice Building when the polls close this evening and will be posting results as precinct reports are provided. Results will be updated on InkFreeNews.com and our Facebook page.

Voting locations for the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general elections have been
 announced by Kosciusko County Auditor Marsha McSherry. The county commissioners designated the following locations: Clay Township Claypool Lions Building, 205 W. Calhoun St. Etna Township Heritage Park Building, 338 S. Walnut St., Etna Green Franklin Township Bell Memorial Library, 101 W. Main St., Mentone …read more.

UPDATE: According to a report from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, the Benjamin Robinson, 24, SR 13 in Pierceton, was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed on Old Road 15 when he lost control of his vehicle. Robinson’s vehicle left the west side of the roadway and began to roll. The automobile struck …read more.

No injuries were reported in an accident on North SR 15 at Leesburg that happened shortly after 10 a.m. this morning. According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department report, Michael L. Lawson, 37, of New Paris, was traveling on CR West 600 North and, due to exhaustion, failed to stop at the stop sign for …read more.

Quick response from the North Webster Fire Department saved a summer cottage at 7 EMS B33A Ln. on Little Barbee Lake. At about 7:45 p.m. Saturday, firefighters were called to the single story cottage where smoke and flames were seen coming from the residence. NWFD Chief Jeremy Likens said, despite the snow and tight quarters …read more.

[weaver_youtube FniNO2gkBLo rel=0] Two individuals lost their lives in a fire at Medina’s Body Shop, 310 N. Higbee (SR 15), Milford, early this morning. The fire was reported at 7:18 a.m. by Justin Brown, an employee of CTB who had just left work and observed smoke and flames. Numerous other reports were also received by Kosciusko …read more.

A Leesburg man was arrested for drunk driving Tuesday night after he ran his pickup truck off of the road and began driving recklessly through a field. Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department was called at 8:37 p.m. last night for what was initially reported as an accident on the curve at CR 100 East and CR …read more.

Just before 5 a.m. this morning a passerby called 911 to report a fire in the Patona Bay resort area that had already destroyed one trailer and had spread to a second. The Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department was called to the scene at 30 EMS T33I Lane, which is a summer resort area. According to …read more.

A medical condition is being blamed on a crash that happened at about 10:20 a.m. on SR 15 in Leesburg. According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department report, Tammy Honeycutt, 41, of Warsaw, was northbound on SR 15 when she may have suffered from a diabetic condition.  Her truck, a 2007 Dodge Ram, ran off …read more.

A family of six has been displaced after a fire swept through their mobile home early this morning. Kim Komdeur of the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, says the family was in the process of moving and lost some furniture and all of their clothing. The Red Cross has assisted with clothing …read more.

Leesburg-Plain Township Fire Department was called to the Leesburg Gravel Pit around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when a piece of equipment caught fire in the gravel pit. According to Andy Brown with Phend and Brown Inc., owners of the gravel pit, an earthmover caught fire. No cause of the fire has been determined according to Brown, who stated company …read more.