The Silver Lake Fire Department will be hosting a tenderloin dinner fundraiser from 4:30-6 p.m. (or until sold out) Saturday, July 18.

CLAYPOOL — Emergency responders were called to an accident in Claypool at approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 28. The accident occurred at CR 800S and SR 15, just south of the Louis Dreyfus plant, and involved three vehicles. Claypool Fire Department requested assistance from Silver Lake Fire Department. According to Silver Lake Fire Chief John …read more.

Fifty-six dogs were removed from a home in Silver Lake on April 7. An arrest warrant has been issued for the dogs’ owner. Photo provided by Silver Lake Fire Chief John Conley. By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews SILVER LAKE — A Silver Lake man is facing two criminal charges after 56 dogs were removed from his …read more.

SILVER LAKE — A man was injured and suffered lacerations to the face Thursday afternoon, June 13, when his red Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck slid off SR 15 and struck a semi that was approximately 30 feet off the road and listed for sale. The accident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. as the vehicle, which …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Silver Lake Fire Department members and chief John Conley presented a check to Wheels on Fire – Cancer Crusaders Team Leader Lori Miller for $869.40.  The money was generated by the fire department from a tenderloin supper and a 50-50 auction. Wheels on Fire is a team that raises funds for the …read more.

SILVER LAKE —  Representatives of Camp Mollenhour attended the Silver Lake town council meeting held Wednesday, April 10, to provide details about the camp, including information about a fundraiser.   Kevin Lockwood, caretaker at Camp Mollenhour, and Indiana Conservation Officer Jordan Boggs, a camp volunteer, told council members that the camp, located at McClures Lake, …read more.

SILVER LAKE —Severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rain moved through Kosciusko County Friday, July 20, with the southern part of the county reported to have sustained significant damage. Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued, with wind speeds of up to 50 mph reported. Multiple homes and vehicles were damaged in Silver Lake, …read more.

  SILVER LAKE — At approximately 3:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call regarding a fire at 401 N. Jefferson St. in Silver Lake. Silver Lake Fire Chief John Conley advised it took approximately an hour to control the fire, although emergency personnel remained on scene until 6:30 …read more.

SILVER LAKE — The Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department will host a hog roast, corn hole tournament and auction fundraiser from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, May 14 The cost is $7 for dine-in or carry-out or $10 by the pound and $5 for kids age 12 and younger. Registration for the double-elimination corn hole ends at 3 p.m., with play …read more.

At 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, Silver Lake Fire Department responded to a fire located on CR 100W and CR 1200S, a shop owned by Swihart Trucking. Upon arriving on scene, crews noted a semi was on fire within a pole barn structure. Firefighters worked until around midnight to put out the fire. However, crews …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Joni L. Bowers, 25, East Clark Street, Warsaw, has been upgraded from serious condition to stable condition at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a two-vehicle accident at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The accident was at SR 14 and East CR 100E, east of Silver Lake.

Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department will host a hog roast, corn hole tournament and auction fundraiser on Saturday, May 23. The hog roast meal will include baked beans, coleslaw, hot dogs and drinks. The cost of the meal will be $7 to dine and or carry out or $10 by the pound. Kids under 12 …read more.

Silver Lake Fire Department has been called to the Family Dollar Store on Jefferson Street, for smoke inside the store. According to Silver Lake Fire Chief Morris Jones the smoke was caused by a belt on a fan blower unit. No fire was found after searching the building and roof. Firefighters have returned to the …read more.

In what was a brief meeting Wednesday night, the Silver Lake Town Council voted to switch the dental coverage for town employees from previous carrier PHP to Principal. Two plans were examined before making the decision. The plan from Principal carried an annual rate of $240.93, while a second option from Ameritas carried a rate …read more.

Wednesday evening’s Silver Lake Town Council meeting saw the board unanimously approve the motion to retain President Chad Miner as the council president for 2015. Miner served as president for the 2014 year. The three board members also signed to officially agree to a sewer planning grant for the town worth $40,000. The board decided to …read more.

UPDATE: According to a press release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, a North Manchester man was seriously injured when a ditch “caved-in” in southern Kosciusko County near Silver Lake. At 2:38 p.m., Silver Lake Fire Department and Life-Med EMS were dispatched to the 1300 block of SR 14 in Silver Lake on a report …read more.

Emergency personnel are currently responding to a possible gas leak near the post office in Silver Lake. According to reports at the scene, the leak is coming from a broken pipe outside below a shutoff valve. Silver Lake Fire and Lake Township EMS are on standby currently until NIPSCO arrives on scene to turn off …read more.

In an effort to better serve the community, Silver Lake Fire Department has constructed a new helipad to serve both Lutheran Air and Samaritan air ambulances in the event of local and area emergencies. Often times firefighters are asked to find and establish “landing zones” for medical helicopters. With the new helipad, patients with medical …read more.

The driver of a full-sized van was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital by Lutheran Air following an accident on SR 15 at CR 600 South. Reporter Alyssa Richardson was on the scene of the crash, that happened at about 1 p.m. According to an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, one individual was …read more.

[weaver_youtube WzBF-Kr0Lvo rel=0] The weather couldn’t have been nicer for Samaritan Air Ambulance’s first landing at Silver Lake Fire Department’s new helipad today. The air ambulance flew in today at 7 p.m. to test the new helipad as well as to deliver a wind sock to the location. According to Assistant Fire Chief John Conley, construction …read more.

At approximately 5 a.m. today firefighters from SIlver Lake Fire Department were called to respond to reports of a fire located at an empty home located at 10978 South 450 West, Silver Lake. According to a representative from Silver Lake Fire Department, no one was residing in the home at the time of the fire and …read more.

StaceyPageOnline.com has learned through a family member that Cheryl Pitts of Palestine was the woman injured in an industrial accident at Par-Kan Wednesday afternoon. According to the source, who asked not to be named, Pitts, who is in her late 40s, was crushed by approximately 3,000 pounds of “cans” that fell on her when a …read more.