The man who murdered a Nappanee Police officer in 1988 is set to appear before the Indiana State Parole Board on Thursday seeking clemency for the crime he confessed to committing. Michael R. Steele last sought release from prison in 2009 and back then, as today, the officer’s family continues to fight the release. The …read more.

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently awarded three Warsaw students with the Phillip Hochstetler Memorial Scholarships. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Det./Sgt. Phil Hochstetler was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 29, 1994, while investigating a burglary suspect. Det./Sgt. Hochstetler was pursuing a degree in criminal justice at the time of his …read more.