ELKHART COUNTY — Joseph Whitehead, 20, Goshen, lost his life in a two-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning on SR 119, north of CR 9. The intersection is four miles southwest of Goshen. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department reported Whitehead was traveling southwest on SR 119 in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT, north of CR 9, …read more.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — An Orlando-bound Southwest plane from Philadelphia was diverted to Charleston after a woman went into labor Sunday afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Elkhart and northeastern Marshall counties until 6:30 p.m. tonight, June 8. At 5:55 p.m. a severe thunderstorm was located near Lakeville and moving east at 25 miles per hour. Quarter size hail and 60 mile per hour wind gusts are being indicated by radar. …read more.

By JUDY FLEMING Local children’s author, Rowena Womack, is flying high. That’s because two of her books, “Popcorn” and “Yellowstone Moose” have been selected by Southwest Airlines eBook content provider, JetBooks, for their new in-flight eBook catalog. The Southwest Airlines eBook store has recently finished beta testing and is scheduled to go fleet wide on …read more.

Jefferson Elementary School in Winona Lake is now part of the “Adopt-A-Pilot” program through Southwest Airlines. Captain Alan Hoover, who lives in Winona Lake and flies for Southwest Airlines out of Chicago, approached Jefferson Principal Mr. Robertson about bringing this educational program to fifth grade students at Jefferson and was met with an enthusiastic “Yes!” …read more.