A man was recently arrested after a high-speed vehicle pursuit that led to the discovery of drugs.

Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

NAPPANEE – Athletic opportunities are abound for young NorthWood athletes.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Carol A. Price, 75, Wakarusa, passed away at 12:44 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

WAKARUSA — Robert “Rob” D. Emerick, 46, Milford, is in critical condition at South Bend Memorial Hospital following a two-vehicle accident Friday, April 21, on SR 19, south of the roundabout at SR 119. Emerick suffered severe head injuries and a compound fracture to the leg.

WAKARUSA — Michael Thorn, 60, Warsaw, was not injured in a four-vehicle accident Tuesday, Nov. 22, on SR 19, north of CR 32, north of Wakarusa. The accident closed SR 19 for several hours.

ELKHART COUNTY — Elkhart County, in cooperation with the towns of Bristol, Middlebury, Nappanee and Wakarusa, and the cities of Elkhart and Goshen, have prepared an update to the 2007 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to address the risk and vulnerability of communities in the county which may be affected by known natural, technological and political hazards. …read more.

ELKHART — The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to an anonymous tip regarding an underage drinking party on Saturday, Oct. 10. The officers went to a residence is the 62000 block of CR 1. At the residence, officers found multiple people under the age of 1 who had been consuming alcoholic beverages. One of those individuals was was Syracuse.

David Eby and staff have done more flights over the local Kosciusko community than usual lately. Children aren’t the only ones who stare in awe as the yellow planes dip low — an astonishing 10 to 15 feet above the crops.

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 MIKE JOHNSON Parrot Heads in Michiana A delicious, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast can take care of your appetite. It can also help take care of a 5-year-old girl battling leukemia. To benefit Sophia Leaman, Goshen, who was diagnosed with leukemia at 4, the Parrot Heads in Michiana are hosting a buffet-style pancake breakfast from 8 …read more.

Robert “Bob” D. Getz, 85, Wakarusa, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1929 in Foraker, Elkhart County, to Devon D. & Fern (Martin) Getz He married Dorothy A. (Berkeypile/Fredericks) Getz on July 30, 1948 and she died Nov. 26, 2014. Bob was a farmer, livestock hauler and …read more.

A Cromwell man and woman and a Milford woman were involved in separate accidents involving a total of 16 vehicles. The local residents were not injured. Rigoberto Mendoza Rangel, 35, and Edith Utter, 57, both of Cromwell were involved in a 12-vehicle accident, including a semi, at 11:52 a.m. Saturday on US 6 west of …read more.

Viola Martha Schini, 100, formerly of Bremen, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. She had spent the last six years as a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa, in assisted living and the nursing facility. She was born on Feb. 22, 1914, to Joe and Mary (Beutel) Heuberger, in Eureka, Ill. In 1921, the Heuberger …read more.

Barbara A. Johnson, 96, formerly of Osceola, died at 2:48 a.m., Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. She was born July 15, 1918, in Hammond, Ind., to Nick and Vera (Gowocin) Cindric. She married Robert C. Johnson, Sept. 4, 1937, in River Park, South Bend. Johnson lived her lifetime in Osceola, …read more.

WAKARUSA – The Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival is Friday-Sunday, April 25-27. This year, Sunday is being added to celebrate the festival’s 45th year. There will be plenty of food. Wakarusa Lions Club’s all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage meal is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at NorthWood Middle School. …read more.

Frank Edward Williams, 83, of Wakarusa, Ind., passed away at 12:05 a.m., Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa. He was born Sept. 9, 1930, in Remington, Ind., to Walter and Gayle (Anderson) Williams. Mr. Williams was a graduate of Gilboa High School and Purdue University. He received his masters degree from Ball State …read more.

Pushing over the wall limits within Wakarusa Missionary Church, more than 300 families have consolidated their children’s clothing/shoes/jackets, nursery décor, toys, bedding, books, videos, games and so much more for the largest high quality children’s resale in the area. Families are invited to come from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, to find …read more.

Visiting Angels, one of the nation’s fastest growing providers of personal living assistance services for seniors, has opened a new franchise to serve the communities of Elkhart and Kosciusko counties and the surrounding region. The new franchise, owned and operated by Kelly Linhart, a long-time Michiana resident, provides non-medical homecare for disabled adults and seniors …read more.

Patrick Ozzy Circle, 22, of Wakarusa, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, in Nappanee, Ind. He was born Feb. 24, 1991, in South Bend, Ind., to Robert and Laura (Nelson) Circle. Patrick had lived his lifetime in this area. He was a graduate of NorthWood High School and had worked at Nelson’s in Wakarusa. …read more.

Nathan Andrew Hixenbaugh, 28, of Wakarusa, Ind., passed away at 5:42 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at his residence after a 10 month illness. He was born March 12, 1985, in Mishawaka, Ind., to James and Karen Eberlein Hixenbaugh. He lived his lifetime in this area. Nathan was a 2003 graduate of NorthWood High School …read more.

Thor Industries Inc. today announced expansion plans to support the ongoing growth of its businesses. Thor Wakarusa LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thor Industries, purchased the recreational vehicle (RV) production campus in Wakarusa that was formerly operated by Navistar International Corporation. The land and production facilities, including certain related equipment, are to be purchased …read more.

Navistar International Corporations deal to sell its RV business to a Florida company is expected to lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs in an Elkhart County. According to Fox 28, production will move from the Monaco RV operation in Wakarusa to Decatur in Adams County. The move could mean the loss of 800 jobs …read more.

Wakarusa Bluegrass Festival Inc. – the only bluegrass festival in Elkhart County – will celebrate its ninth year Friday-Sunday, June 7-9. Free primitive camping and parking, handicap accessible and attendees are invited to bring a lawn chair. The festival is honoring Clyde Carr and the HYMN TYMERS bluegrass gospel band making music in the Michiana …read more.

The sap will be flowing at this year’s Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival, scheduled for April 19-20. The festival kicks off with the queen and sweetheart contests, which will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the NorthWood Middle School gym. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20. Categories include: youth, tractor, …read more.

Spartan Motors Inc. today announced the sale of the majority of its Wakarusa facility to Forest River Inc. This transaction was pursuant to Spartan’s announcement on Feb. 14, 2012, that it will relocate the Company’s Utilimaster operations to Bristol from Wakarusa. All terms of the transaction were in line with previously disclosed estimates. “The sale …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education announced that 21 Indiana school districts were named to the College Board’s Third Annual AP District Honor Roll for success in Advanced Placement testing. More than 530 districts across the United States and Canada were honored for their success. “Indiana is committed to providing high school students opportunities to get …read more.

Erika Lyn (Selner) Beachy, 27, of Nappanee, Ind., died unexpectedly of natural causes at 7:05 p.m., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Cardiac Care Unit, Indianapolis. She was born June 1, 1985, in Elkhart to Sonya Stanage and Timothy Selner. She married Ervin D. Beachy on June 30, 2012, in Niles, Mich. Erika …read more.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces telephone utility work will restrict SR 19 shoulders on both sides of the Elkhart County road – between CR 44 and CR 42, which is approximately 2 miles south of Wakarusa. The restrictions will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, and are expected to remain that way until Wednesday, Oct. …read more.