MIDDLEBURY – NorthWood beat Columbia City then lost to Rushville at the Banker’s Classic.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge collected two more wins Thursday against visiting Wawasee.

MIDDLEBURY – Warsaw picked up three more team wins at Saturday’s Northridge Raider Duals.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge held off Warsaw, 3-2, to win the Northern Lakes Conference girls soccer championship Thursday night.

MIDDLEBURY – NorthWood repeated as sectional champions Friday at the Northridge Boys Golf Sectional.

KOSCIUSKO — Yatish Joshi, Democatic candidate for the 2nd District of the U.S. House of Representatives, is visiting all 10 counties in Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District leading up to the primary election on May 8. He will be visiting five locations within Kosciusko County on Monday, April 30. Through his “Whistle Stop Tour,” he aims …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Wawasee girls swim team finished fourth in the Northridge Sectional Saturday.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge outworked Wawasee on the glass in a 47-37 boys basketball win Thursday night.

Highlights from Thursday’s sectional preliminaries at the girls swim sectionals at Northridge and Warsaw.

MIDDLEBURY – Warsaw’s Delaney Wihebrink was one of two non-Northridge swimmers to qualify first in the NLC Girls Swimming Championship preliminaries Thursday night.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge scored 30 unanswered points to get past Wawasee, 37-12, Friday night.

MIDDLEBURY – The Middlebury community will celebrate the swim and teaching accomplishments of Joe Keller in an open house at Northridge on July 16.

MIDDLEBURY – NorthWood surprised even itself by standing as champions of the Northridge Golf Sectional Friday afternoon.

MIDDLEBURY — NorthWood’s boys golf team gets set to take the field at Friday’s Northridge Sectional.

WARSAW — Nine clients of ADEC, an organization dedicated to helping individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities live independent lives, will be featured in an art gallery in Warsaw the entire month of June. ADEC was originally an acronym for the Association for Disabled of Elkhart County, but has since rebranded. Now it represents its …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge won both the boys and girls Northern Lakes Conference All-Sports trophies for the 2016-17 season.

MIDDLEBURY – Wawasee rallied to beat Northridge 3-2 in NLC girls tennis Tuesday afternoon.

MIDDLEBURY — The NorthWood Panthers won a big conference game Wednesday night at Raider Field.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge is positioned to claim another NLC girls swimming title after the preliminaries Thursday night.

MIDDLEBURY – Northridge rolled over NorthWood in boys and girls swimming Saturday morning.

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.

ELKHART — Two of the largest companies in the recreational vehicle industry have combined into one, following an announcement by Thor Industries that it has purchased Jayco Corp. for about $576 million.

MIDDLEBURY — EverGreen Recreational Vehicles in Middlebury, at one time one of the fastest-growing RV companies in the nation, has closed its doors, leaving hundreds of employees out of work.

SYRACUSE – A wrap of Wawasee sporting activity for Wednesday, May 11.

ELKHART COUNTY — Elkhart County, in cooperation with the towns of Bristol, Middlebury, Nappanee and Wakarusa, and the cities of Elkhart and Goshen, have prepared an update to the 2007 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to address the risk and vulnerability of communities in the county which may be affected by known natural, technological and political hazards. …read more.

By CAPT. JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department NEW PARIS — Members of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction program team responded to a complaint of a large number of vehicles parked at the abandoned ski lodge, 18646 CR 50, New Paris, at 11:22 p.m. Friday, April 26. Once at the property, several …read more.

DONALDSON – Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, inducted 23 new members from Ancilla College for the spring semester in a formal ceremony Sunday, March 13, at Ancilla’s campus. Among those inducted to Ancilla’s Beta Beta Beta chapter Sunday, March 13, are: Daitriona Bonds of Plymouth, Kaeley Geschke of Middlebury, Kathryn Gorr …read more.

WARSAW — Two sets of bids were opened and then tabled by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Friday morning, March 4 one bid was received for the Main Street Sewer Replacement project and three bids received on a new rescue truck for the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory. Atlas Excavating, Inc., West Lafayette, was …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Wawasee’s Brady Robinson claimed his first NLC swimming title while Northridge won its 18th straight team title Saturday at the NLC Boys Swimming Championships.

MIDDLEBURY – The home-sided Northridge Raiders did its part, and Wawasee sophomore Brady Robinson set himself up nicely for the finals of the Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships.

INDIANAPOLIS — Business owner and community leader Joanna King, Middlebury, files for her declaration of candidacy for the Indiana State Senate in district 12 with the office of the Secretary of State in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 7. District 12 is comprised of Benton, Concord, Clinton, Elkhart, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Middlebury, Washington and York townships in …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – A recap of Northridge double wins against Warsaw and Memorial, which had Warsaw top Memorial in the double dual swim meet Tuesday night.

MIDDLEBURY — Carbon monoxide poisoning has sent some workers from Forest River RV plant in Middlebury early this morning, Monday, Dec. 7. Emergency crews were called around  7 a.m. to the plant were at least five were taken by ambulance to the hospital with around a dozen taken by bus. Middlebury Fire Chief Jeff Wogman …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — Diagnosed with bone cancer at just 13 years old, Middlebury teen, Sam Grewe, lost part of his right leg back in 2011 to stop it from spreading.

MIDDLEBURY – Warsaw upset Northridge, 2-1, in boys soccer Thursday night.

Joseph Avery Dye, 23, Elkhart, has been incarcerated in the Elkhart County Corrections facility on charges of auto theft, resisting arrest and reckless driving. At approximately 11:01 a.m. today, Tuesday, June 23, officers from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, the Bristol Police Department and the Middlebury Police Department responded to a report that a National …read more.

Jill A. McCarty, 49, Shipshewana, and formerly of Pierceton, died unexpectedly at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her residence. She was born Aug. 18, 1965, in South Bend, to Wayne L. and JoAnna Munger Williams. On Jan. 2, 1993, in New Carlisle, she married John H. McCarty III, who survives. She was very …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – It was ugly the first time around, and not much changed in the matchup between Wawasee and Northridge on the baseball diamond the second time. Northridge used nine hits and eight walks to its advantage in subduing Wawasee 14-2 Wednesday evening. Northridge, which run-ruled Wawasee in the first round of the Northern Lakes …read more.

Winnebago Towables in Middlebury announced plans May 5 to expand operations, creating up to 150 new jobs by 2019. A subsidiary of Winnebago Industries, Forest City, Iowa, the company invested approximately $5.4 million in April to purchase four new facilities. It plans to grow production as well as invest up to $250,000 in equipment over …read more.

Northridge Doesn’t Give An Inch Northridge’s girls tennis team didn’t concede much Tuesday in its Northern Lakes Conference dual with Wawasee. The Raiders were very impressive in its 5-0 win on its home turf. The trio of singles players from Middlebury gave up just three games and the pair of doubles tandems were even sharper, …read more.

In commemoration of National Arbor Day, Northern Indiana Public Service Company will host a number of tree-planting and educational events to demonstrate to local students and residents the importance of trees, and of planting the right tree in the right place. Starting this week and running through May, NIPSCO will visit schools and communities to …read more.

By CAPT. JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department Members of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department’s Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction Team were busy this weekend with multiple arrests that were made for underage drinking. Beginning on Friday, April 3 and extending into Saturday, April 4, a total of 45 minors under the age of 21 …read more.

Bob and Nancy Hawkins, Middlebury, have had a lifetime of service to the community. This is why Rich Utley, 2015 Elkhart County Fair Board President, selected them as the parade marshals for the 2015 fair on Sunday, July 26. Bob, born in St. Joseph County and Nancy, in Elkhart County (growing up in the New …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – She was the only senior in the gym, and Taylor Miller had the floor for the Northridge Raiders. The slick shooting guard drilled a pair of huge threes to help lift Northridge to a 42-30 girls basketball win against Wawasee Friday night in the Northern Lakes Conference finale for both clubs. Miller made …read more.

Grand Design RV in Middlebury was recognized by the office of the Secretary of Defense Tuesday for being a “patriotic employer.” The company was awarded a plaque for showing it’s support of the National Guard and Reserve by employing people who also serve to protect the nation’s safety. Employee Gilbert Hodges nominated Grand Design for …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – It was Northridge’s day to celebrate yet another Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming team title, but the two teams from Kosciusko County had plenty to be excited about at the NLC Championships Saturday afternoon. Between Wawasee and Warsaw, the two clubs claimed eight of the 12 event titles and did so in resounding …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northridge High School Natatorium was rocking Thursday night as swimmers from around the Northern Lakes Conference gathered for the prelims of the 2015 Girls NLC Championships. Local squads Warsaw and Wawasee participated in the evening’s events and both left feeling good after solid showings in the prelims. “Honestly, I thought everyone had …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Wawasee’s return to the freshman hoops court in 2015 was a sour one, losing to Northridge’s boys team, 33-26, Monday night. Trevon Coleman continued his solid play for the Wawasee squad, scoring 10 points and pulling down six rebounds. John Kennedy added six points for the Warriors. Wawasee falls to 7-3 overall this …read more.

[weaver_youtube wjp6JnFhIR4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The elder members of the Northridge girls swim team remembered what it felt like last January in Syracuse. Cold. Bitter. Unhappy. There wouldn’t be any repeat performance Tuesday night. In fact, it felt like old times for the Northridge girls swim program, pounding Wawasee 108-78 to reassert itself as the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9Kf0P8Y0JAI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – Another Northern Lakes Conference dual, another blowout win for the Northridge Raider boys swim team. Wawasee’s presence in the pool did nothing to take Northridge off its game Tuesday night in an overwhelming 145-38 result, all but locking up yet another conference title for the Raiders. Northridge won every event, …read more.

A Middlebury man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly molesting several young relatives. According to the Elkhart County Correctional Complex Inmate records, 65-year-old Richard Porter has been arrested for child molestation and given a $250,000 bond. According to WNDU, Porter has been charged with seven counts of child molestation at this time with an …read more.

A Middlebury woman was killed Tuesday, Dec. 16, in a three vehicle accident at the intersection of US 20 and CR 33. Police and fire crews responded at 11:48 a.m. after a vehicle slowing down to turn was struck from the rear, pushing it into the path of a semi head-on. The semi rolled on its side and went off the road, catching on fire.

So, who still has Thanksgiving leftovers? I hope nobody, it has been more than a week so those leftovers should be gone. If, for some reason, you still have leftovers than you did something wrong. You either made too much food, have not been properly partaking of the leftovers since last week or made bad …read more.

Memorial Strikes Back One night after Wawasee had celebrated its second win of the season, Elkhart Memorial came calling with a 4-0 win at Wawasee Tuesday night in girls soccer. Wawasee, which defeated Whitko Monday night for its second win of the season, dropped its sixth Northern Lakes Conference match of the year after Memorial …read more.

Camargo The Hero Wawasee needed someone to step forward in its quest for a boys soccer win in the Northern Lakes Conference. That person was Carlos Camargo Thursday night. Camargo took a corner kick from Brock O’Haver in the 30th minute and buried what would be the winner in a 1-0 final over visiting NorthWood. …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – After the thrashing the varsity Raiders gave the Warriors Saturday afternoon, the Northridge side continued its football stronghold on Wawasee by posting a 17-0 junior varsity victory Monday evening. The JV game was moved to Monday as the varsity was shifted to last Saturday due to the storms in the area Friday night. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School’s athletic department announced a pair of notes this morning regarding varsity sports schedule changes. The girls golf triangular at Northridge and with NorthWood was rained out Tuesday, Aug. 26, but will be made up Wednesday, Sept. 10. The match will be played at Meadow Valley Golf Club in Middlebury as …read more.

ELKHART, Ind. –  Early this morning, officers of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department’s S.T.A.R. (Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction) team, responded to an underage drinking party at arrested 60 individuals for illegal consumption. It happened at 12:45 a.m. at the old Farmer’s Market, located at 27919 CR 26, in Elkhart. Police say of the 60 subjects arrested, 24 …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Wawasee softball team came face-to-face with the Northern Lakes Conference’s best team for the second, and final, time on Thursday night. Class 4A No. 5 ranked Northridge had an outright NLC title on the line and had no intentions …read more.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects who were involved in a robbery that occurred earlier this morning in the 12000 block of Pine Cone Dr., Middlebury. At approximately 6 a.m., a 26-year-old female and her three children were home when two unknown men wearing masks forced their …read more.

Is the lake warm yet? I want to try out my special edition reporters Speedo. Yes, I have returned. I apologize for the long gap between picks but Mother Nature has not really helped out the spring sports season thus far. Weather controls every move made during this time of year for athletic departments so …read more.

Raiders Keep Warriors’ NLC Streak In Tact A six-run third inning was the culprit in a 10-4 Northridge win over Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference baseball Monday night in Middlebury. Northridge held a slim 2-1 lead until its outburst in the third inning. The Raiders touched up Warrior starting pitcher Nate Hare for the eight …read more.

On April 26, at approximately 11 p.m., officers from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department’s S.T.A.R. (Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction) team, the Middlebury Police Department and the Bristol Police Department responded to a large party at a residence located at 14339 CR 8 in Middlebury. Upon officers arrival to the residence, multiple subjects under the age …read more.

GOSHEN, Ind. — Senior citizens are particularly vulnerable to scams. Join Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson to learn about protecting senior citizens from investment fraud at 3:45 p.m. Monday, March 3, at Greencroft Middlebury. Secretary Lawson will review the top investment scams and how to protect against scam artists. The event is part of …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4c2sMYTcmWI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The 2013-14 campaign came to an end for the Wawasee boys swim team at the IHSAA Northridge Sectional. No Warriors advanced to next weekend’s State Finals as the team would finish in fourth place with a score of 221. Wawasee’s Northern Lakes Conference foe, Northridge, surprised nobody by winning 10 …read more.

I miss football… History is about to be made right before for your very eyes! This week I will be doing two things that I have NEVER done with my picks. Yes, this week it is time to up the ante (but, probably not next week because it takes a lot of work to up …read more.

[weaver_youtube k81e-CmYTJ4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It is no secret that Monday is the most despised day of the week. For most people the week could not start out on a lower note. But for the Warsaw boys swim team, the Northern Lakes Conference meet Monday night was anything but disappointing. As expected, meet favorite and …read more.

(UPDATE: According to WSBT, Indiana State Police have confirmed that Michael Elliot, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan Prison on Sunday, has been captured in LaPorte. LaPorte County police are planning to issue a formal statement soon.) Earlier today police in LaGrange County reported that the vehicle used in the prison escape of …read more.

The Lady Warriors celebrate after scoring a point in the game’s opening set. MIDDLEBURY – The regular season has come to a close and sectional tournaments are now upon the IHSAA volleyball community. The Lady Warriors finished their season on Thursday with an Northern Lakes Conference contest against a talented Northridge squad. After a slow …read more.

Lady Warriors Close Out With Win In the final regular season match of the girls golf calendar, the Wawasee Lady Warriors traveled to Lake James and beat host Fremont 182-228. Elizabeth Jackson took the reigns as medalist Thursday afternoon, shooting a 43 with teammate Courtney McDaniel shaking off a little rust with a 44. Aubrey …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – High school football brings the best and worst out of boys all around the country every autumn. It can give a young man the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Friday night lights can provide the unmistakeable feeling of butterflies in the belly or leave the unforgiving feeling of a knotted …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Former Wawasee High School head football coach, Tom Wogomon, has been named Coach of the Week by the Indianapolis Colts/NFL. Wogomon, now with Northridge, has the Raiders at 2-0 for the first time since 1992. Wogomon started his head coaching career with Wawasee after pacing the sidelines as an assistant at East Noble …read more.

(Writer’s Note: The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail goes from Goshen to Shipshewana. Although outside of Kosciusko County, it’s worth the short drive.) With the project starting over 20 years ago, it’s no surprise the recent completion of two sections in the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail would cause excitement. Construction began this spring to finish the segments, 1.5 …read more.

An accident near Middlebury this morning claimed the life of an Amish bicyclist. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the accident at 4:41 a.m. on U.S. 20 at CR 18 where Elmer E. Miller, 64, of Middlebury, was struck by an SUV as he rode along the highway. According to the police report, Miller …read more.

The Northridge baseball and softball programs maintained its respective momentum pushes Wednesday in Northern Lakes Conference play against Wawasee. The Raider baseball team scored three runs on Wawasee starter Patrick Navarro and made the output hold up in a 3-1 victory in Middlebury. Northridge, which moves to 15-3 overall and 10-1 in the NLC, used …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – On paper, this looked like it could be a competitive capper to the Northern Lakes Conference girls track round robin. When the stat sheets were hot from the printer, the scores were not even close. Warsaw demolished a very good Northridge team, 99-33, and smashed Wawasee in the process, 116-15. Northridge beat Wawasee, …read more.

Northridge Cruises To Tennis Win Wawasee’s woes in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Friday night in a make-up appearance at Northridge. The Lady Warriors remained winless in NLC court duals, losing another 5-0 result at the hands of the Lady Raiders. Katy Ashpole came close to breaking the streak for Wawasee, which dates back to …read more.

Northridge Trips Up Warrior Baseball The Raider varsity baseball wasted no time Monday night igniting a fire against Wawasee. Scoring four runs in the first, everything went downhill in a hurry in a 16-0 decision by Ridge in the five-inning rout. Ridge scored four in the first, followed by three in the second, three more …read more.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joined executives from Grand Design RV LLC, a recreation vehicle developer and manufacturer, today to announce the company’s plans to locate its headquarters and manufacturing operations here, creating up to 500 new jobs by 2016. The company invested $11.1 million to purchase and equip four plants totaling more than 400,000 square …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — The closers all made sure the job was done Saturday afternoon at the Northridge Girls Swimming Sectional. Wawasee sophomore Breanna Robinson made easy work of her two latest sectional titles, winning the 100 and 200 freestyles in convincing fashion while Northridge won just two individual titles but assembled its lineup perfectly to claim …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — On a night where both Northridge and Wawasee were in prep mode for the IHSAA state tournament, a pair of Raider seniors wanted one more hurrah in front of the home folks. Twin sisters Haley and Madison Schrock combined for 29 points in their final home game as Northridge cruised to a 59-34 …read more.

The girls swim teams from Wawasee and Warsaw high schools set themselves up for big Saturday afternoons after a big night in IHSAA sectional preliminaries at Northridge and Warsaw. At Northridge, Wawasee took the top slot in six of the 11 swims, including both the 200 and 400 free relays and a pair of freestyle …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqotQwXYsWQ] MIDDLEBURY — It was a great day to be a coach at the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championship finals held at Northridge. Coaches all over the deck were pumping fists, erasing personal best times and standing in adulation at the achievements of their respective athletes. Northridge head coach Joe Keller got to …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — Winter tournament season officially began Thursday with the preliminary round of the Northern Lakes Conference girls swim championships. The positioning at the Northridge Natatorium had all eight conference schools swimming for championship and consolation swims this Saturday also to be held at Northridge. Diving will kick off Saturday’s activity in the morning with …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — What on paper looked like it would be a fight to the finish was just another set of huge Northridge wins. The Raider boys continued its unbelievable run in the Northern Lakes Conference with an overwhelming 136-47 win over Wawasee while the Lady Raiders made it look easy in a 107-76 win over …read more.

Jayco Inc. has announced changes in its senior management team as part of a plan to strategically position the company “to take maximum advantage of emerging opportunities for long-term growth.” Wilbur Bontrager, who has served as Chairman of the Board and CEO for 19 years, has decided to relinquish the title of chief executive officer. …read more.

Efforts to add nearly 400 jobs in Elkhart County are moving forward. The county council has given final approval to a tax abatement request from Fortress Technologies LLC, which is planning to hire more than 260 workers over the next seven years in Middlebury. According to Inside INdiana Business reports, the council also issued preliminary …read more.

Two Elkhart County employers are requesting tax abatements that could lead to the addition of nearly 300 jobs in the area. Recreational vehicle frame manufacturer Fortress Technologies is planning to establish an operation in Middlebury. The company plans to create 266 jobs. Another RV supplier, Vista Manufacturing wants to create more jobs in Elkhart. It …read more.

Jayco Inc., a recreational vehicle developer and manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its headquarters here, creating up to 65 new jobs by 2015. Jayco will invest $2.9 million to add a 77,000-square-foot extension to an existing 62,000 square-foot facility in Middlebury. The new addition, slated to be complete in May, will house production for …read more.

The driver of a car that struck and critically injured a Middlebury teenager came forward today to speak with detectives.Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigators issued information today saying they were looking for the driver of a Cadillac that was involved in the hit and run that left Zion Carlstrom in critical condition with head and …read more.