A Warsaw man was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital after his motorcycle struck a deer.

Syracuse — Heidi Blake, program director for the Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition came before the Syracuse Town Council to ask about a Tobacco Free Air ordinance during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 15. As part of her presentation, she showed the council two zip lock bags with approximately 600 cigarette butts she …read more.

LEESBURG — Minor injuries were sustained by the two drivers involved in a collision at 3:03 p.m. Thursday, May 30. The accident was on East Armstrong Road at North CR 200E, east of Leesburg. Abraham E. Gordillo, 50, West CR 250S, Warsaw, driver of a 2016 Volkswagon GTI, complained of chest pain. Christopher R. Lackey, …read more.

LEESBURG — Drivers of two vehicles sustained minor injuries in a collision at Armstrong Road and CR 200E, shortly after 3 p.m. today, Thursday, May 30. The accident involved a Volkswagen GTI and a Ford Escape. Plain Township Fire Department, Lutheran EMS and North Webster Paramedics responded along with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. The …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that occurred around 7 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 5, near North Webster. Jimmy Ritchie, 49, from Ligonier, was preparing to hunt from an elevated tree stand before falling nearly 16 feet to the ground. Emergency personnel from multiple agencies were on scene to …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — One driver was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at approximately 1:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 14. The accident occurred on CR 450N near EMS B38 Lane. An Oldsmobile Alero and Ford Escape collided nearly head-on. The driver of the Oldsmobile and a young passenger were checked at the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Christopher Longenbaugh and his brother, Curtis Logenbaugh, both 33, North Main Street, Syracuse, were flown by Samaritan Air Ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, with minor bleeding to the head, following a one-vehicle accident on North Kern Road, north of East Duffy Drive, Syracuse. The accident occurred around 9:58 p.m. Police report Christopher …read more.

WARSAW — A driver, who dozed off while driving, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, while a 17-year-old passenger was released to her parent, following a one-vehicle accident Sunday. The accident was at 10:09 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on North CR 450E, west of North Third Place, Warsaw.

A driver and his passenger were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, on East Armstrong Road at EMS T13 Lane, North Webster. Taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital were Richard G. Monk, 66, North Westerner Winds Drive, Warsaw, who suffered a contusion/bruise to the back and complained of back pain and …read more.

  North Webster Fire and EMS along with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are en route to a multiple vehicle accident on SR 13 at CR 500N, south of North Webster. Initial reports are there are minor injuries, but no entrapment. According to Chelsea Los, reporter for The Mail-Journal who was at the scene, there …read more.

Brooke S. Kelly, 24, Lura Circle, Milford, was airlifted by Samaritan Helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital after suffering a fracture/dislocation of the knee/lower leg in a one-vehicle accident. The accident was at 3:15 p.m. on CR 500E, north of CR 650N, near North Webster. Police report Kelly was southbound on CR 500E, north of …read more.

UPDATE: Brooke S. Kelly, 24, Lura Circle, Milford, was airlifted by Samaritan Helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital after suffering a fracture/dislocation of the knee/lower leg in a one-vehicle accident. The accident was at 3:15 p.m. on CR 500E, north of CR 650N, near North Webster. Police report Kelly was southbound on CR 500E, north …read more.

Few details are available on a vehicle accident on SR 13 in North Webster, the accident was around 8 p.m. in front of the American Legion. North Webster Fire Department and North Webster Paramedics responded, along with North Webster, Kosciusko County and Indiana State Police.

Pie Eyed Petey’s in Leesburg sponsored it’s sixth annual Polar Plunge this afternoon. Plungers and spectators couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to freeze for a good cause. The event begins at 10 a.m., when spectators and plungers begin to show up. Each year, people from far and near show up at Pie …read more.

At 5:23 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, emergency personnel with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department (KCSD), North Webster Fire Department and North Webster EMS responded to a report of a vehicle driving off a bridge into water near the Barbee Landing on Barbee Lake Road. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a white, 2000 Jeep Cherokee …read more.

North Webster Fire Department was called out shortly after 3 a.m. today (Wednesday), to No. 17 Mid-Lakes Mobile Home Park, Crystal Flash Road, for a mobile home fire. Emergency personnel arriving at the scene reported light smoke coming from the home, owned and occupied by Dan Trofinchuck. Fire Chief Jeremy Likens reported the homeowner fell …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Bring your quarters for an evening of fun! North Webster EMS is holding a quarter auction fundraiser at the Tippecanoe Township Community Building / North Webster EMS Base on Sunday, Feb. 23. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the auction will start at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 …read more.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pGX-bWZXtk&feature=youtu.berel=0] On Saturday, Jan. 18, several hundred people gathered at Pie Eyed Petey’s in Leesburg for the Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge. In the five years the event has been held, it’s become quite an attraction for people near and far. “I wouldn’t miss it,” said Chad Peart, who has attended every single Polar Bear …read more.

UPDATE: According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, two people are in serious condition following a head-on crash on SR 13 just south of Syracuse-Webster Road in North Webster. The crash happened at approximately 1:50 p.m. when Lindsey M. Swinehart, 21, of North Webster, lost control of her 2008 Ford Edge and crossed the center …read more.

The four-bus chain reaction accident one week ago today on SR 13 north of North Webster, was one no one in emergency services has seen during their careers and no one wants to experience again. While physical injuries are on the mend, the emotional trauma may take time to heal. The accident occurred at 3:30 …read more.

North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Fire Department and EMS held its annual Fire and EMS Appreciation Dinner Dec. 1. A slide show produced by Ken Strong was enjoyed along with a dinner prepared by the North Webster American Legion Post 253. Awards were presented by North Webster Fire Chief Jeremy Likens and EMS Director Alyssa Schmucker. Pictured …read more.