Kosciusko County Council wrapped up the county’s 2025 budget by adopting the ordinance for it on second reading Thursday evening. The first reading of the budget ordinance was held Sept. 12.

AKRON — Work on Tippecanoe Valley High School's renovation project should be "substantially complete" by the end of October, said The Skillman Corp. Project Manager Scott Rogers.

Warsaw Police Department officer Paige Wood said she always knew she wanted to be in law enforcement.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Merit Board invites the public to participate in a Kosciusko County Recovery Program meeting.

Fellowship Missions announced the grand opening of The Gathering Place, a space open to everyone in the community.

Indiana Humanities is inviting Warsaw-area residents to come together for dinner and discussion on Oct. 17 as part of Chew on This, an event series that uses the power of food and drink as a convener of people and catalyst for conversation.

Wawasee Community School Corporation announced that North Webster Elementary School (NWES) was honored at the Literacy Achievement Celebration at the State House in Indianapolis for achieving a 100% pass rate on the IREAD Assessment last spring.

After about two hours of deliberation, a 12-person jury found Scotty Van Hawk guilty on three stalking charges.

The city of Warsaw Streets Department will be initiating a rolling alley repaving project beginning the week of Oct. 14.

Further testimony from the victim and defendant in a Kosciusko County stalking case was presented during the second day of a jury trial on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

The need to remove the concrete pier at Center Lake beach comes down to two reasons that aren’t new concerns: E. coli and safety.

ETNA GREEN — Etna Green is planning for a budget of more than $322,000 for 2025.

MERRILLVILLE – Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) LCC announced Wednesday that natural gas residential customers can expect an increase in their winter heating bills this season compared to last year.

SOUTH WHITLEY – At Tuesday night's meeting, the South Whitley Town Council accepted the only submitted bid for 206 and 208 S. State St. from Brian McCarty, pending a purchase agreement to be drawn up by town attorney Greg Hockemeyer.

NORTH WEBSTER – The North Webster Community Public Library will spend the week of Oct. 20-26 celebrating with its Friends of the Library group as part of the 19th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week.

ATWOOD – Trick-or-treat hours in Atwood will be Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the firehouse and Atwood Otterbein Church.

At the Warsaw School Board meeting Tuesday, the board recognized DreamOn Studios for their valuable partnership.

On Oct. 19, Kids Market, a local nonprofit, will host their 40th children’s consignment sale.

Thursday, 150 sophomore girls from Tippecanoe Valley High School and Warsaw Community High School will attend the Fall 2024 N.E.W. Workshop (Nontraditional Employment for Women) at the Warsaw Community High School TRAC, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw.

Editor, Times-Union: This is an abbreviated version of a recent effort to sell a house in Winona Lake. It may be helpful should you find yourself in such straits as my husband and I found ourselves.

County Jail Bookings The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Town Manager Craig Allebach has submitted his intent to retire, effective the end of October or as soon as a replacement is found.

With the completion of its $30 million capital investment project, Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital (LKH) celebrated Tuesday with an open house and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Warsaw School Board was updated Tuesday on changes in elementary school literacy instruction.

The first day of testimony began Tuesday in the jury trial of a Leesburg man accused of multiple counts of stalking.