Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Marshall The following individual was booked in the Marshall County Jail:

MISHAWAKA – The Mishawaka Boys Diving Regional saw the end of the road for a trio of local divers.

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

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal Chad Cripe told the crowd Monday night that Brandon Kresca stood out from the beginning. At the regular meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Board of Trustees Monday, Feb. 12 at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Cripe introduced Kresca for approval as the new assistant principal for the …read more.

MISHAWAKA — Wawasee’s wrestling team had both hopes of winning a team regional title Saturday but had to settle for third place and nine semi-state berths at Penn.

WARSAW — The Lady Tigers fell a little short to IBCA No. 20 Chesterton in a 40-39 loss at their home tournament championship Wednesday night.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood beat Mishawaka, 48-39, Tuesday night in an eventful girls basketball matchup.

MISHAWAKA – Flavia Faria scored in overtime to lift Grace to a 2-1 women’s soccer win at Bethel Saturday afternoon.

MISHAWAKA – Grace College and Lawrence Tech tied 1-1 in men’s soccer at the Bethel College Tourney Thursday afternoon.

NAPPANEE – Mackenzie Weaver tied a program record to lead the NorthWood girls golf team to a win Wednesday night.

MISHAWAKA — The city parks department is once again looking for vandals. More than 250 annual flowers at the rock garden at Battell Park, which had been planted last week by a class from Beiger Elementary School, were pulled out of the ground and trampled sometime Tuesday or Wednesday, said parks Superintendent Phil Blasko.

WARSAW – A big first inning carried Mishawaka past Warsaw 12-9 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday night.

BOURBON – Girls tennis and boys golf shorts for Triton on Monday, April 17.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel College issued its men’s basketball awards Sunday afternoon.

MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka man has been arrested on child neglect and criminal confinement charges for allegedly locking one child in a closet and confining others to a homemade cage, according to the probable cause affidavit.

WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team opened its 2017 season with a 4-2 win against Mishawaka Wednesday afternoon.

NAPPANEE — The NorthWood boys and girls track teams hosted South Bend Riley and Mishawaka Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA – Grace picked up a softball sweep at Bethel Monday in a pair of wins.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Mishawka native and Purdue women’s basketball coach Sharon Versyp has revealed that she is battling breast cancer.

MISHAWAKA – A trio of local divers advanced to the IHSAA State Finals after qualifying at the Mishawaka Diving Regional.

SYRACUSE — Mishawaka downed Wawasee 62-58 Saturday afternoon in overtime.

MISHAWAKA – Northridge’s trio of Sara Troyer, Rylee Dahlman and Mary Grossman along with Concord’s Lauren Boone were the top four divers at the Mishawaka Regional Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA — If you’re looking for a fun, team-building experience like no other, you can put your critical-thinking skills to the test with an escape room challenge.

NAPPANEE – The No. 1 ranked NorthWood boys basketball team topped Mishawaka in the Dan Gunn Classic Thursday night.

MISHAWAKA – Nick Kindig scored 19 points as Bethel tipped Lawrence Tech 101-86 Wednesday night.

WARSAW – Big games from Madi Graham and Dayton Groninger helped Warsaw get by Mishawaka, 56-41, in the morning session of Tuesday’s Lady Tiger Basketball Tournament.

A sports wrap for NorthWood athletics on Thursday, Dec. 10.

INDIANAPOLIS – Bethel College senior basketball star Clay Yeo is up for the 2017 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams award, citing service and citizenship.

MISHAWAKA – The Bethel College Pilots returned to the winning column in a 86-64 win against Huntington University in men’s basketball Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA – The NorthWood girls basketball team picked up a 44-41 win at Mishawaka Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA — Some young adults make the mall or movie theater their hang out spot. For 18-year-old Gavin Maydon, he prefers Taco Bell.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team remained undefeated by topping Mishawaka Wednesday evening.

MISHAWAKA – Rain halted played Saturday during the Mishawaka Marian Boys Tennis Invite, with the Triton Trojans only able to complete one match.

PLYMOUTH —Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deputy Commissioner Rick Powers of the LaPorte District joined Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter, President of Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation (PIDCO) Mike Miley along with local leaders for a groundbreaking on the new INDOT Plymouth Sub District highway maintenance facility.

MISHAWAKA — Angela Eberhart started a “Save the Geese” page on Facebook thinking that it would just be “me and a couple of friends.”

MISHAWAKA — Local police say they often get calls from worried parents or caregivers asking for help finding a loved one who has wandered off. Mishawaka police say it happens at least once a week. A little-known program offered in our area can help offer some peace of mind.

BREMEN — Sunday’s hot weather created a repeat problem on a busy stretch of road in southern Mishawaka. Bremen Highway buckled again between Ireland Road and Dragoon Trail for the second time in a month.

MISHAWAKA — HCM Records will host an exclusive Christian Songwriting Master Class with Billy Smiley from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Bethel College. Smiley, one of Christian music’s most successful songwriters and producers, will collaborate with participants and help them take their songwriting skills to the next level. In addition to the …read more.

FORT WAYNE — According to a recent study by WalletHub, Fort Wayne ranks among the top 100 metro areas that, demographically, most represent the U.S. overall. Researchers at WalletHub looked at the 379 most populated metro areas in the U.S. Of these, Fort Wayne ranked number 93, while Indianapolis came in at number one. Other Indiana cities studied included …read more.

A look around the area baseball sectional championship games.

MISHAWAKA – Penn knocked Warsaw out of the IHSAA Class 4-A baseball tournament with a 10-0 win Thursday night.

WARSAW – Baseball and boys golf results for Warsaw on Wednesday, May 18.

MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka firefighter has admitted to scamming a number of co-workers by claiming to have cancer.

MISHAWAKA – Wawasee graduate and former Bethany Christian High School coach Eric Gingerich was named new women’s basketball coach at Bethel College.

WARSAW — The creation of an innovation center between the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission, OrthoWorx Inc., and a yet to be named entity, was approved Monday evening, April 4, during the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission meeting. The announcement of another partner will be made today, Tuesday, April 5. The commission agreed to enter into a collaboration agreement …read more.

MISHAWAKA — The Saint Joseph County Services building in downtown Mishawaka will be closed while officials assess the damage after part of the roof caved in.

ST. JOSEPH — Part of the roof on the St. Joseph County courthouse in Mishawaka has collapsed.

MISHAWAKA – Grace’s softball team proved to be too potent offensively for Bethel in a sweep on Tuesday.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel women’s basketball coach Andrew Wodrich resigned Tuesday per the school.

MISHAWAKA – The rosters for the fifth annual McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star basketball games, which include Warsaw’s Kyle Mangas and Paul Marandet and Tippecanoe Valley’s Anne Secrest.

MISHAWAKA – Five area divers qualified for the IHSAA State Diving Finals this weekend in Indianapolis.

By ETHAN SHEECKLER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts WARSAW — Peter Rutkowski, a junior at Penn High School in Mishawaka, won the Symphony of the Lakes’ Second Annual Young Artist Competition on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center. Rutkowski, the son of Aric and Andrea, is …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Wawasee lost a non-conference boys basketball game at Mishawaka, 53-41, Saturday night.

MISHAWAKA – A trio of Northridge divers and one from Concord headline the state qualifiers from the Mishawaka Diving Regional Tuesday night.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A pursuit, which began in St. Joseph County, ended in Marshall County with the arrest of Kyle J. Pennell, 26, Mishawaka, following an accident. Pennell, driver of the vehicle, was taken to the Marshall County Jail on charges of possession of stolen property, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle and reckless driving. …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw junior Kyle Hatch won his second wrestling title at the prestigious Al Smith Invite.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw is sending three wrestlers to day two of the Al Smith Invite.

FORT WAYNE – A trio of high-powered wrestling invitationals will take place in the coming days that involve several area teams.

The Sky Zone Trampoline Park opens Thursday in Mishawaka. The park is located off of Grape Road.

MISHAWAKA — Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Mishawaka is set to open at the end of December, but they are looking to fill 100 positions now.

Beatrice A. “Bea” Brown, 93, of Mishawaka, formerly of Syracuse, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Mishawaka. She was born on Jan. 13, 1922 in Elkhart, to Chester Hugh and Alta (Taylor) Books. She graduated from Niles High School in Niles, Mich., and on April …read more.

MISHAWAKA — Indiana Michigan Power will break ground on its first solar power facility in Michiana.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a 911-emergency call at 8:21 a.m. today, Friday, Oct. 23, from a motorist advising of a road rage incident in the area of US 31 and 14C Road. The report was a motorist was ramming his vehicle into another vehicle causing damage.

ELKHART — The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to an anonymous tip regarding an underage drinking party on Saturday, Oct. 10. The officers went to a residence is the 62000 block of CR 1. At the residence, officers found multiple people under the age of 1 who had been consuming alcoholic beverages. One of those individuals was was Syracuse.

MISHAWAKA – Grace’s women’s tennis team claimed a critical late-season win over Bethel 6-3 on Saturday.

By Shalah Sasse Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business MISHAWAKA — Georgia-based Gray Television Inc. will acquire Mishawaka-based Schurz Communications Inc. for approximately $442.5 million. The deal includes all of the television and radio stations of Schurz. Schurz owns WSBT-TV in the South Bend market. Gray currently owns WNDU-TV in South Bend. Due to FCC regulations, the …read more.

NAPPANEE — An Etna Green couple was among nine individuals injured in a two-vehicle accident in Elkhart County Sunday evening, Sept. 13. The accident was on SR 19, south of CR 28, just north of Nappanee. Omar Kauffman, 61, and Ruth Kauffman, 60, both of Etna Green, were transported to an area hospital. Omar Kauffman …read more.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Saturday, Aug. 29.

MISHAWAKA – Taking on a pair of Northern Indiana Conference foes Saturday, Triton split its two boys tennis matches. In doing so, the Trojans got its first win of the year in beating Riley, 4-1, and lost its third in a 3-2 final against Mishawaka Marian.

Milford Lizard’s Bar and Grill Chris Cage Karaoke, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 Chris Cage Karaoke and DJ, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 North Webster The Dixie Boat Cap’n Bob, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Sunset and moonlight cruise Pierceton The Post Gunslinger, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. 15. …read more.

By ANDY OBER Inside Indiana Business MISHAWAKA — South Bend-based AM General LLC celebrated the beginning of Mercedes-Benz production Tuesday, Aug. 11, at its Mishawaka plant in what it calls a historic day for the company. The contract, announced in January, involves the production of the luxury car maker’s R-class sport utility vehicle. President of …read more.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw will be going paperless, a little at a time, in regards to board packets for the Board of Works an Common Council meeting. Other city boards may follow at a later time. The city will also have its own mobile application. During the Friday, Aug. 7, Board of Public …read more.

WARSAW — An ordinance amending the city code regarding disbursement of buy money used by police and a tax abatement application from Redwood IT, LLC, received approval by the Warsaw Common Council Monday evening.

By LINDSAY JANCEK Office of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski Congresswoman Jackie Walorski will host a reception recognizing this year’s 2015 Congressional Art Competition finalists from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the South Bend International Airport. Walorski, along with members of her staff, will welcome guests including the top 11 finalists, their family …read more.

Police are having difficulty investigating cars being broken into at University Park Mall in Mishawaka due to a lack of clues and no signs of forced entry. In December, eight cars were broken into at the mall and items were stolen from them. Another three vehicles have been broken into recently with similar patterns. The …read more.

A Mishawaka man’s erratic driving last Saturday caught the attention of a state trooper and eventually landed him in jail.

WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team is a work in progress this season. That work continued Wednesday night for the Tigers. A fast start carried a strong Mishawaka team past host Warsaw 15-3 in the second game of the young season for both teams. The Tigers, under first-year coach Kevin Dishman, drop to 0-2 on …read more.

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2014-15 Division II Men’s Basketball All-America teams honoring two players from Bethel College. After averaging 19.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, senior Matt Schauss was named First-Team All-American. Schauss becomes the first Pilot player to earn the honor since William …read more.

Thomas Glen Hursey Kosciusko County and Syracuse officers have charged a fifth subject in connection to the Feb. 19 murder of two Syracuse residents. Thomas Glen Hursey, 27, 677 Walter Way Court, Warsaw, has been arrested on two counts of murder, both A felony charges; aiding, inducing or causing robbery with serious bodily injury, a …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Tuesday night was the end of the line for a trio of Warsaw boys divers at the Mishawaka Diving Regional. After going two-three-four at the Warsaw Boys Swimming Sectional last Saturday, Tyler Paskea, Liam McCarrick and Nick Bell were again one after the other on the score sheet, but on the wrong side …read more.

As of noon Saturday, basketball games are falling off the schedule in bunches. The Class 3-A Wawasee sectional championship basketball game between Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko was wiped out and moved to Monday night at 7 p.m. at Wawasee. The Class 4-A girls basketball sectional title game at Goshen between the host Redskins and Warsaw …read more.

MISHAWAKA – On Saturday, January 31, before Bethel College’s 3 p.m. men’s basketball game against Spring Arbor, Bethel head coach Mike Lightfoot and the Pilots will be signing 8-year-old Brady Burkhart from Elkhart to a National Letter of Intent to join the men’s basketball program. Brady’s college signing debut will take place at center court …read more.

MISHAWAKA – In its 30th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka High School as its 2014-15 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Rohrer was surprised with the news at school by American …read more.

MISHAWAKA – After the announcement that Clay Yeo and Matt Schauss earned back-to-back NAIA National Player of the Week awards, it was Zach Miller’s turn to shine as the senior poured in 24 points guiding No. 7 Bethel College to an 83-78 men’s basketball victory over Goshen College. The 6-1 guard connected on 6-of-12 attempts …read more.

Warsaw Police Narcotic officers performed a controlled purchase of methamphetamine early this morning at a northside shopping center in Warsaw. The purchase resulted in the arrest of Lisa K. Lockman, 52, Mishawaka. Following the purchase, Lockman’s vehicle was stopped and police took her into custody. She admitted to selling three grams of meth a week …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Crossroads League named Clay Yeo as Player of the Week Monday after the sophomore guard continued his high-level play in a pair of Bethel College men’s basketball road wins. Yeo averaged 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steal per game, while sinking 63 percent from the field on …read more.

Bids for a three-wheel mechanical street sweeper, contracts, purchases and a better deal on gas prices for town vehicles were some of the top topics covered at this morning’s Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. Bids for  a new street sweeper from Jack DoHeny Company Inc., Northville, Mich., and Brown Equipment Company, Fort Wayne, …read more.

Mayor Dave Wood announced that the City of Mishawaka is debt free! For the first time in over 100 years, Mishawaka begins 2015 with no general obligation bond debt after making final bond payments in late December. The city’s latest bonds, originally issued between 2005-2007 for $12.3 million to finance various projects such as the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A lockdown defensive effort propelled Grace’s men’s basketball team to a 62-57 upset of archrival No. 5 Bethel on Saturday. The Lancers improved to 12-4 and 2-2 in the Crossroads League with the win and now sit one game out of first place in the CL standings. Bethel came into Saturday’s rivalry game …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Grace’s women’s basketball team picked up its first Crossroads League victory of the year in style, blitzing Bethel 87-57 on the road on Saturday. The Lady Lancers (8-8, 1-3 CL) had a career-high 20 points from Darian Patton in one of the Grace’s most complete performances of the season. Grace outrebounded Bethel by …read more.

MISHAWAKA – For the first time since December 13, the No. 5 ranked Bethel College men’s basketball team will return to the friendly confines of the Wiekamp Athletic Center. The stakes are much higher as the Pilots (14-1) will host archival Grace College (11-4) on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 3 p.m. in Crossroads League play. …read more.

By DEBBIE MYERS Communication Specialist, Trine University Trine University’s South Bend Regional Education Center invites all to join them in gathering items and monetary donations for Season of Giving to benefit the Young Women’s Christian Association of North Central Indiana. Items on the YWCA’s wish list this year are food; shampoo, conditioner and body wash, …read more.

Myrtle “Myrt” Mae Laidig, 85 of Mishawaka,passed away on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Laidig was born in South Bend on May 19, 1929. She graduated from Madison Twp. School. She married Stanley E. Laidig on Nov. 8, 1947; they were married 66 years. He preceded her in death in September of 2014. Laidig was a …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Sophomore guard Clay Yeo scored 31 points helping the Bethel College men’s basketball team to a 96-75 victory over local foe Holy Cross College Tuesday night at the Wiekamp Athletic Center. Senior Zach Miller also poured in 24 points shooting 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and 7-of-12 from the field. Miller has now …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Bethel Lady Pilots will have a new commander in Andrew Wodrich, taking over for legendary Jody Martinez, who coached Bethel women’s basketball to glory for 16 years. Wodrich comes to Bethel by way of stints as an assistant coach at Western Michigan University and then at Central Michigan University, where he was …read more.

Country music artist Jason Michael Carroll is this year’s special guest for the St. Joseph Valley Det 095 of the Marine Corps League’s Mud Run event to honor servicemen and women and pay tribute to the service and sacrifices made by police officers and firefighters every day. Warsaw’s Mike Loher booked Carroll for the Saturday, …read more.

MISHAWAKA – It was a night all about putting the area’s best hardwood players on display and there was certainly no disappointment for the fans in attendance on Monday night for the 2014 McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games held at Bethal College. In the first game of the night it was the local …read more.

[weaver_youtube I5zPEBuTm4c rel=0] MISHAWAKA – It was a fitting end to what has been a wild Crossroads League season. Withstanding a late run by Grace College, the Bethel Pilots hit the shots it needed late to claim a 70-65 men’s basketball title Tuesday night at a packed Wiekamp Center. Looking like the game was all …read more.

SYRACUSE – After hanging with its last three opponents, Wawasee struggled to hit shots as Mishawaka pulled away for a 44-32 boys basketball victory Tuesday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Wawasee, which fell to 0-5 on the season with the loss, had lost by a combined six points in its last three games. Tuesday, however, …read more.

AlliedBarton Security Services’ employees in Mishawaka are coming together to organize and volunteer at the annual Marine Mud Run from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 7 at Marian High School, to raise funds and support the Toys for Tots Foundation. Samuel Alameda, operations manager of AlliedBarton, who organized his first Marine Mud Run in …read more.