(Photo by Chelsea Los) MILFORD — One person was injured in a head-on accident at 3:02 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. The accident was on CR 300E, north of East CR 1100N, Milford. Veronica A. Sanchez, 23, Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse, was taken to IU Health Goshen, by Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, after complaining of pain to …read more.

WARSAW —Traffic was backed up for almost half a mile following a two-vehicle accident on SR 15, north of CR 300N and south of CR 200S. Two Ford mini vans collided, with both going off the roadway. One individual was entrapped, but not injured. A passenger in one of the vehicles was injured and transported …read more.

[weaver_youtube KrBmgPKsowY rel=0]   WARSAW — It was a perfect day for the second annual Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Indiana. Approximately 92 plungers raised $13,589. Members of the Warsaw Police Department Aquatic Team cut through three to four inches of honeycombed ice to make a plunge area. The temperature was 59 degrees and the water …read more.

BURKET —One person was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at CR 200S and CR 400W this afternoon. Initial reports are the driver of a red Ford Focus failed to see a white Oldsmobile, causing the vehicles to collide in the intersection. The Oldsmobile went off the southwest side of the roadway …read more.

WARSAW — At 9:24 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, officers with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident located on West CR 100 South, west of South SR 25, Warsaw. Upon arrival police located a blue and white 1979 Chevrolet pick up truck in the roadway. The operator of the vehicle, identified as Dylan K. …read more.

UPDATE: Michael Smith, 25, Rochester, was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital after complaining of leg pain following a one-vehicle accident at 7:30 a.m. today, Jan. 13. The accident was near 7666 N. SR 15, Leesburg. Kosciusko County Master Deputy Sheriff Shane Bucher determined Smith was northbound on SR 15 and for an unknown reason, his …read more.

ROCHESTER — Fulton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a bomb threat made to the Fulton County Courthouse this morning, Jan. 12. According to Fulton County Sheriff Christopher Sailors, no threat was found and the activities at the courthouse resumed at 1:30 p.m. At approximately 9 a.m. Fulton County 911 put out a dispatch concerning a …read more.

WARSAW — Leesburg Fire Department, Lutheran EMS and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are en route to the scene of a one-vehicle accident. The accident is reported to be at 1825 W. 400N, between North CR 150W and North CR 200W. At least one person has been transported to the hospital.

UPDATE: PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP —  Following a statement from Julia Goon, Prairie Township trustee, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, Lutheran EMS has announced an agreement has been reached between Prairie Township and the EMS service provider. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement earlier today (Wednesday, Dec. 31) with Prairie Township for EMS services,” noted Scott …read more.

PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP — If there was one thing Julia Goon, Prairie Township trustee of 35-years, wants to stress most to her residents, it is that they can call 911 at anytime and still receive ambulance service. According to Goon, a recent email sent out from a member of her township who also also works for …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.

MILFORD — Connie J. Newkirk, 66, West CR 1350N, Nappanee, was transported to IU Health Goshen following a two-vehicle accident on SR 15 and CR 1350N, north of Milford. The accident occurred at 9:44 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Newkirk complained of pain to the neck. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by George …read more.

MILFORD —Milford Town Council got down to business Monday evening, Dec. 14, in a three hour session that included the passage of a motion to raise water rates by as much as $11 per month effective January 2016 in a two-to-one vote.

Workers inspect the car after the driver has been removed. PIERCETON — The condition of Audrey E. Montague, 48, West Elm Street, Pierceton, remains unknown after she was flown by Samaritan Air Ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Saturday morning. Montague was involved in a one-vehicle accident at 8:04 a.m. on East Pierceton Road, west …read more.

LEESBURG — Joshua A. Brown, 31, South Henry Street, Milford, was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a one-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9. Brown complained of pain to the head. The accident occurred at 1:42 p.m. on CR 550N, between CR 100E and CR 75E. Brown told police he was northbound on CR 100E, …read more.

MILFORD — One person will reportedly be transported to the hospital following a rollover accident at the intersection of CR 1300N and CR 250E, east of Milford. Milford Fire Department and Lutheran EMS has responded. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Syracuse Police are at the scene. The driver was the lone occupant in a white …read more.

By JOY LOHSEE Lutheran Health Network, Kosciusko Community Hospital, Marketing Director WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Hospital and Lutheran EMS Kosciusko presented a check for $1,470 to Warsaw Community High School allowing WCHS to purchase an automated external defibrillator to be placed in the swimming pool arena. Edgewood Nurse Tracey Akers said, “When assessing WCHS facilities …read more.

MILFORD — Fire and EMS crews located the driver, identified as Amanda Goss, 37, Mentone, who was complaining of neck pain. Also removed from the vehicle was a front seat passenger, identified as Barry White, 39, Kentucky. White also complained of neck pain, and both individuals were subsequently transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, in stable/fair condition.

LEESBURG — Barry E. Long, 59, Leesburg, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at 6:57 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at SR 15 and Prairie Street, Leesburg. Long complained of pain to the chest. Long was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Robert F. Newman, 50, Cromwell.

WARSAW — Charles A. Hicks, 59, South Mayflower Road, South Bend, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, following a one-vehicle accident at 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The accident was on Lake City Highway, west of Anchorage Road, Warsaw.

WARSAW — The public concern about ambulances and EMS officials has been heard loud and clear across Kosciusko County over the past few months. We spoke to Tony Doyle, manager of operations at Lutheran EMS to get the details of how things are evolving and changing after the acquisition of Multi-Township EMS by Lutheran Health Network.

SILVER LAKE — Joni L. Bowers, 25, East Clark Street, Warsaw, has been upgraded from serious condition to stable condition at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a two-vehicle accident at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The accident was at SR 14 and East CR 100E, east of Silver Lake.

MILFORD — The driver of a 2006 Ford F150, which went off the road early this morning, Friday, Sept. 11, has been arrested. A passenger in his vehicle was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

WARSAW —While the accident was initially reported at Detroit and East Main, the accident actually occurred at the intersection of Detroit and Fort Wayne streets. Warsaw Police, Fire and Lutheran EMS are at the scene. One driver is being treated for injuries by paramedics. The individual was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Traffic is being …read more.

MILFORD — One individual is in critical condition and a second one in serious condition following a motorcycle, horse and buggy accident, west of Milford today, Thursday, Sept. 3.

WARSAW — Yesterday, Monday, Aug. 17, during the Warsaw Community School Corporation regular monthly board meeting Tony Doyle, operations manager of Lutheran EMS Kosciusko came before the board to honor staff and even a student for extraordinary measures that saved a 16-year-old boy’s life this summer. According to Tracey Akers, RN, and nurse coordinator for …read more.

WARSAW — The Multi-Township Emergency Medical Service has now become Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, effective Aug. 1. While the clinical services provided will remain the same, the ambulances will soon have a new look reflecting their new name and logo. EMS Services will continue under the leadership of Scott Sigerfoos, EMS director. Sigerfoos and members of …read more.