MENTONE — Ninety-five percent of Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. students taking the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination 3 test (IREAD-3) passed it in spring and summer 2025.

Discussion about the downtown Warsaw parking garage and funding for the Warsaw Municipal Airport and Stillwater Hospice came up today during day one of the Kosciusko County Council’s two-day budget hearings.

Warsaw Common Council approved the necessary ordinances Monday night to establish a department of public works and to create a director position for the department.

CarrTech: Smart Autobody Solutions celebrated its move to its new location at 3624 Ind. 15, Warsaw, with a ribbon-cutting with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Monday.

NAPPANEE - Family Christian Development Center (FCDC) announced Gregg Goewert has been appointed as the new executive director of The Center effective Sept. 1.

NAPPANEE - The Nappanee Redevelopment Commission will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Planning Department Building, 215 W. Market St., Nappanee.

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Saturday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will host a touch-a-truck from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at Central Park, 225 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.

SYRACUSE – Chautauqua-Wawasee recently received a $4,000 grant from The Indiana Arts Commission, through the St. Joseph County Foundation, which serves the Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Starke and St. Joseph counties.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They don’t wear capes or special suits, and their badge of honor is the bandage that shows they gave the gift of life.

On Wednesday, Maple Leaf Farms, McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel and Reinholt’s Town Square Furniture were recognized for over 20 years of support to the Kosciusko County Shrine Club’s Annual Turkey Shoot.

The Farmers Market at Winona won third place for best farmers market in Indiana through a contest by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and its Indiana Grown program recently.

Lake City Bank announced Wesley R. Brandy has been promoted to credit administration officer.

Lake City Bank announced Melissa E. Bailey has been promoted to credit administration officer.

Lake City Bank announced Samuel T. Erickson has been promoted to credit administration officer.

Lake City Bank announced Brice A. Schlosser has been promoted to collateral valuation officer.

Brightmark LLC announced its partnership with Lewis Salvage, an independently-owned recycling company based in Warsaw, a location with the world's highest concentration of orthopedic design and manufacturing companies, has surpassed one million pounds of plastics recycled, successfully diverting medical plastic waste away from landfills and incinerators.

Bowen Health has filled the following four management positions.

FORT WAYNE — The American College of Cardiology has recognized Lutheran Hospital for its commitment to comprehensive and cardiovascular care.

COLUMBIA CITY – Paula Langeloh, MSN, FNP-C, APRN, has joined Parkview Physicians Group – OB/GYN and is welcoming patients at the Columbia City office.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Metzger Property Services announced the appointment of Jason Conley as business development director.

A number of transfers were approved by the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night, including 24 totaling over $219,000 for the county clerk’s office for voting equipment.

Eight men graduated Friday from the 19th class of the Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP).

The goal for Kosciusko Board of Realtors’ cruise-in at Third Friday downtown Warsaw Friday evening was to raise $10,000 for children’s charities.

Bubka had everyone’s attention at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday, but a giant rawhide bone had his.