NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University's Center for Environmental Resilience and Social Engagement and Earth Charter Indiana will host the inaugural Regional Student Environmental Conference Sept. 28 at Manchester University's North Manchester campus.

Kyle Alger could have gone into any engineering field, but through an assortment of decisions, he chose civil engineering.

Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCCVB) is inviting both residents and visitors to participate in two short community sentiment surveys designed to help shape the future of tourism in Kosciusko County.

An update to the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night from the Kosciusko County Trustee Association included a brief argument between a trustee and a councilman over the words “spending down” in an email the trustee previously sent out to the council.

The state provided the county with some funds in a Lane Mile Distribution, and Thursday the Kosciusko County Highway Department (KCHD) asked to spend those monies mostly for road material.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2026 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.

WASHINGTON – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund announced the recipients of its Class of 2026 scholarship awards, which includes Lindsay Petersen of Akron.

A fair share of the wage committee recommendations presented to the Kosciusko County Council at their meeting Thursday were related to requests from the Sheriff’s Office for 2027.

BURKET – Burket Town Council approved a resolution adopting internal control standards Thursday.

Kosciusko County Public Defender Board met Thursday, Aug. 13 to discuss an upcoming budget review and staffing changes.

Behind Three Kings Auto Spa are two local young entrepreneurs and friends who love working with cars.

SILVER LAKE – At Wednesday night's meeting, the Silver Lake Town Council voted 2-1 to give a $0.75-per-hour raise to town employees in 2027.

WINONA LAKE - OrthoWorx brought together leaders from across orthopedics, education, healthcare, innovation, workforce development and community development for the inaugural OrthoWorx Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center.

Kosciusko County Parks and Recreation Board gave updates on some of the trail projects around the county during a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13.

The Warsaw Noon Optimist Club donated $714 to Claypool Elementary School to provide a new field day T-shirt to each student.

NAPPANEE – Do you think you have what it takes to be the best speller in Nappanee?

Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department is offering a Canvas Tote Bag Class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at Pete Thorn Gym, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw.

FULTON COUNTY — A man is in custody after an early morning shooting incident in Rochester today.

A Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly inappropriately touching a child and providing alcohol to two children.

Eleven-year-old Winter Reinholt received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Wednesday.

After months of planning by the Warsaw MobilePack steering team, preparations are well underway for the 2026 Warsaw MobilePack, taking place Oct. 5–8 at the Warsaw Community High School TRAC. The theme is “Turning Hunger into Hope.”

SOUTH WHITLEY - At Tuesday night's meeting, the South Whitley Town Council heard the town may not need a bond for the combined sewer overflow project, pending State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding.

PIERCETON - The town of Pierceton heard updates from several departments during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

PIERCETON - The town of Pierceton heard from Astbury about a well protection plan, sludge disposal, the UV systems and repairs to the control panels during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

All seven area school districts performed higher than the state average on the 2025-26 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment taken by third-graders.