MILFORD — During public input at the Thursday, Dec. 12, meeting of Milford Town Council, resident Susan Wert asked the council for relief from a bill of $160, three times larger than her average bill, adding, “others have heard of problems with water meters.” In fact, Utilities Superintendent Steven Marquart has mentioned his department’s problems …read more.

WARSAW — At approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Plain Township Fire Department were called to the scene of a one vehicle rollover accident on SR 15, near CR 400N in Warsaw. The vehicle went off the road near Armey Satellite Systems.  The male driver of the vehicle was transported by …read more.

  MILFORD — Shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, April 10, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Milford Fire Department and Lutheran EMS were dispatched to CR 300 E. south of Defreese Road for a vehicle/pedestrian crash. James Roder, 33, Warsaw, was walking southbound on the west side of the road with another unidentified male, when he was …read more.

MILFORD — Mark D. Hubbs, 56, North Webster, was flown to a Fort Wayne Hospital after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening. Hubbs suffered severe bleeding to the head. The accident occurred at 8:21 p.m. at CR 1300N and CR 300E, east of Milford. According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Sarah E. Story, 34, Elkhart, …read more.

MILFORD — The driver, and lone occupant of a Chrylser, was air lifted by Lutheran Air to Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a one-vehicle crash tonight. The accident was reported at 9:21 p.m. on CR 1350N, east of CR 200W. The driver of the vehicle appeared to have lost control of the vehicle …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.

CLAYPOOL  —  At approximately 6:20 p.m. Thursday, June 7, emergency personnel responded to report of a head-on collision with entrapment in the area of SR 15 and CR 550S, Claypool, between a car and a Pilot Flying J tanker. The car ended up in a field on the east side of SR 15, with the tanker …read more.

WARSAW — At approximately 3:10 a.m. Sunday, May 20, an accident occurred on SR 25, south of Ferguson Road, Warsaw. A vehicle left the roadway, went down an embankment and struck a shed. Early reports indicate that all three occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries, with two patients being transported by Lutheran Air. Warsaw Police …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.

[weaver_youtube 8L_CT8dI35A rel=0]   MILFORD — Extrication of a passenger took approximately 65 minutes following an accident on CR 900N just east of CR 425W, southwest of Milford today, Monday, May 14. The passenger was airlifted by Lutheran Air to a hospital in Fort Wayne. His condition is not known. The driver of the vehicle …read more.

MILFORD — Only one injury was reported in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on SR 15, south of CR 900N. The accident was at 4:53 p.m. According to police, Cassandra J. Fuller, 40, North Happiness Drive, Syracuse, suffered a fracture, dislocation of the hip/upper leg and was flown by Lutheran Air to Lutheran Hospital, Fort …read more.

MILFORD — At approximately 10:40 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, Milford Fire Department and Lutheran EMS were called to the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Main and Syracuse streets on the north edge of Milford.

[weaver_youtube qc6aUhjoT18 rel=0] (Video and photos by Deb Patterson) LEESBURG — An Illinois man and a Cromwell teen are in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident at CR 700N and CR 200E. The accident occurred around 2:56 p.m. Emergency personnel arrived and extracted five individuals from two separate vehicles. Benito Lozano, 34, Auroa, Ill., was …read more.

ROCHESTER — Fulton County 911 dispatched a personal injury accident at the intersection of US 31 and CR 450N in which two passengers in a vehicle were thrown from the vehicle. Injuries were reported as non-life threatening. The call was received at approximately 2:55 p.m. Friday, June 17. Preliminary investigation revealed at 2005 Ford truck …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Nathanial S. Miller, 58, Claypool, is in serious condition with unspecified head and back injuries at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following an accident early this morning. He was flown from the scene by Lutheran Air. The accident was on CR 600W, near CR 800S, southwest of Claypool. According to 1st Sgt. Chad Hill, …read more.

ETNA GREEN — A landing zone for Lutheran Air is being set up near Carolina Carports, 10237 West CR350 N, Etna Green, following a workplace injury that has left one person injured.

MENTONE — A driver and one of two passengers were airlifted by air ambulances to an undisclosed hospital following a one-vehicle accident Sunday morning, April 3. The accident was at 2:13 a.m. on West SR 25, west of South CR 1000W. The driver: Nicholas S. Stahl, 25, North CR 175E, Rochester, suffered a fracture/dislocation to …read more.

WABASH COUNTY — A Danville man was flown from the scene of a two-vehicle accident on SR 15 in Wabash County, after being extricated from his vehicle. At 11:11 a.m. today, Dec. 16, the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of SR 15 and CR 400N. The preliminary …read more.

WARSAW — Emergency personnel responded to an accident located at CR 325E and US 30, Warsaw, reportedly involving a motorcycle and vehicle at 7:40 p.m. Reports state a male driver on the motorcycle sustained a laceration to the head after crashing his motorcycle and colliding into a guardrail. The accident occurred near Warsaw Tractor Supply …read more.

(Photo by Keith Knepp) WARSAW — Stanley L. Geese, 46, East Dove Lane, Milford, complained of pain to the back after his motorcycle struck a deer on SR 15, Saturday evening, Aug. 1. The accident occurred at 9:19 p.m. on North SR 15, north of West CR 400N, Warsaw. He was flown from the scene …read more.

Emergency Medical Technician students at the Warsaw Area Career Center will have the opportunity to see a Lutheran Air helicopter make a non-emergency landing, weather permitting, on Friday, May 22 at Warsaw Community High School.

  A female, the lone occupant of what appeared to be a Chevrolet Blazer, was airlifted from the scene of a single vehicle accident, to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. The accident was at approximately 9:45 p.m. on US 30, just east of the westbound exit ramp to SR 15. The female was reported as being …read more.

UPDATE: According to a report from the Warsaw Police Department, at approximately 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, Jordan R. Snoke, 23, 1829 Crescent Drive, Warsaw, was traveling eastbound on Lake City Highway at a high rate of speed.

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, emergency personnel were called to a reported motorcycle accident in Leesburg. According to an accident report filed by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, officers were dispatched to the area in reference to a personal injury accident involving a single motorcycle and a subject lying in the roadway. …read more.

In an effort to better serve the community, Silver Lake Fire Department has constructed a new helipad to serve both Lutheran Air and Samaritan air ambulances in the event of local and area emergencies. Often times firefighters are asked to find and establish “landing zones” for medical helicopters. With the new helipad, patients with medical …read more.

A Pierceton Police officer was attacked by his own dog in his own home and today, is facing a lengthy recovery. Jim Bumbaugh was home alone with the dog, a bullmastiff, and getting ready for bed when the attack occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. Sara Bumbaugh told StaceyPageOnline.com that her father had “a great …read more.

[weaver_youtube o9oLr8wQNto rel=0] UPDATE:  The Kosciusko County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team are continuing their investigation today into a Tuesday evening crash that injured five people, two of them seriously. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor. The head-on crash was reported shortly after 6 p.m. along County Farm Road, south of CR 350 South. Rescue personnel located five injured …read more.

A 10-13 year-old male was airlifted by Lutheran Air Ambulance this afternoon from Milford after a fall in a barn. Milford Fire Department was called at approximately 1:30 p.m. to a location on CR 1250N, between CR 200W and CR 300W for a lift assist with Multi-Township Paramedics. The youth allegedly fell several feet inside …read more.

Mark Pepple is resigning his position as director of clinical management for Multi-Township EMS and will assume a position as a part-time paramedic with the service. Pepple told StaceyPageOnline.com today that he has been named one of the regional business development managers for Air Methods in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Air Methods is the aviation …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Please be advised that we will not be publishing the woman’s name. The act of attempting or committing suicide is the result of mental illness and therefore the woman’s identity will not be shared as part of this news report.) A 20-year-old Columbia City woman sustained life-threatening injuries when she allegedly attempted to …read more.

A first look at the new design for both Lutheran Air helicopters that was unveiled today in Wabash during a ceremonial groundbreaking for Lutheran Air II’s new hangar. The Hagerman Group structure is scheduled to be completed later this year. Lutheran Air II is set to arrive in October and will use an existing hangar …read more.

To expand patient access to critical and specialty care, a second Lutheran Air medical helicopter will be added to Lutheran Hospital’s critical care transport fleet early this fall. The home base for Lutheran Air II will be Wabash Municipal Airport, a geographically important location for patients living in communities that make up the southern and …read more.

Multi-Township EMS hosted Lutheran Air this evening for a meet and greet event to introduce the Lutheran Air staff. The meet and greet took place at MTEMS’ west base at North Detroit Street (SR 15) and U.S. 30. Mark Pepple, clinical director for MTEMS, said the event was for MTEMS personnel to become better acquainted …read more.

StaceyPageOnline.com has learned through a family member that Cheryl Pitts of Palestine was the woman injured in an industrial accident at Par-Kan Wednesday afternoon. According to the source, who asked not to be named, Pitts, who is in her late 40s, was crushed by approximately 3,000 pounds of “cans” that fell on her when a …read more.

In response to recent discussions by county fire chiefs regarding Multi-Township EMS’ choice to use Lutheran Air as its “preferred helicopter service,” in a press release issued today, MTEMS Directors Mark Pepple and Scott Sigerfoos have provided explanations for the decision. Multi-Township EMS has, for the past eight months, evaluated the performance of the helicopter …read more.

During a meeting of the Kosciusko County Fire Association on Thursday, the discussion centered around a recent announcement by Multi-Township EMS that Lutheran Air is to be the first called medical helicopter in the event of traumatic injuries. (See story) Still without input from Kosciusko Community Hospital or Lutheran Air, both of which were contacted …read more.

A decision by Kosciusko Community Hospital and Multi-Township EMS to utilize one air ambulance service over another could make the difference between life or death for some Kosciusko County patients. An email distributed Wednesday by MTEMS directors Mark Pepple and Scott Sigerfoos to several emergency responders, stated MTEMS and KCH medical staff has made the …read more.

One person initially said to be suffering from severe head trauma after being hit by a vehicle, has died. Scanner traffic at about 10:10 p.m. indicated at least one person on a bike was struck by a vehicle in the area of 5918 E. Pierceton Rd., Pierceton. Lutheran Air was requested to fly to the …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tuioWUqY4] Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory established a landing zone for Lutheran Air ambulance at Warsaw Community High School Tuesday afternoon for an Etna Green man injured in a motorcycle crash. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and emergency personnel responded at 2:21 p.m. yesterday to the crash on SR 25 at the intersection of County Road …read more.

Paramedics and fire fighters were called to a motorcycle crash on Armstrong Road at about 1:40 p.m. Sunday. According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department accident report, Leo M. Tanner, 66, of Elkhart, was driving through the S-curves of the road just east of Oswego when he drove off the side of the road and …read more.