KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes is pleased to announce the following promotions: Rick Shepherd — Tippecanoe Valley School Resource Officer Deputy Shepherd began his career with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office in 2002. Deputy Shepherd has performed the duties of jail officer, patrol deputy, patrol supervisor and communications director. Deputy Shepherd is currently a …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Rock Goshert and Captain Aaron Rovenstine have acknowledged the heroic and life-saving actions of three Deputy Sheriffs. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies Don McCune and Chris Rager had responded on Sept. 25, 2013, to a radio dispatch of a female that had been struck by a northbound Norfolk Southern freight train at the …read more.

Kosciusko County Commissioners gave the green light Tuesday for the establishment of a new community corrections program. The new program will be for non-violent offenders. The county will receive a $356,000 grant from the state to start the new program. The two-year grant will allow the county to hire more personnel. The program will not …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert has a new addition to the sheriff’s department’s roster. Deputy Sheriff Neil Likens recently replaced a vacancy in the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Sheriff Likens began his law enforcement career in 2011 as a reserve officer with the Syracuse Police Department. Likens is a 2005 graduate of Wawasee High …read more.

Mike Reed, town attorney for Syracuse, took care of the first order of business at Syracuse Town Council’s regular monthly meeting by swearing in Neil Likens and Michael Bumbaugh as new police officers. The council then got down to business by approving the 2013 budget. The total budget is $3,332,796 with a total property tax …read more.