STATEHOUSE – Kosciusko County recently received more than $287,000 for safety upgrades through the state's Secured School Safety Grant Program supported by state Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw).

The Kosciusko County Department of Parks and Recreation Board discussed next steps for the Chinworth Trail project during its meeting Thursday.

Whether a person wants to learn to fly as a hobby or for a career, whether they’re 17 or 65, Lake City Aviators want to be their trainer.

Cancer touches countless lives, and Warsaw Community High School (WCHS) is once again rallying to show support.

ROCHESTER – The excitement and adventure of Frontier Indiana comes alive at the 48th annual Trail of Courage Living History Saturday and Sunday in Rochester.

When payday rolls around, many consumers try to figure out which bills they will pay and which ones must wait until another paycheck comes in. With costs increasing for necessary expenses, such as gasoline, utilities and healthcare, consumers are finding it harder to make ends meet.

NORTH WEBSTER – The Antique Outboard Motor Club will hold their fall Antique Motor Show and Swap Meet Saturday at North Webster’s Community Park (Dixie tour boat dock) on the west shore of Webster Lake.

With the leaves beginning to change into fall hues, Oakwood Cemetery is anticipating that leaf pickup will begin soon.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University's Henney Department of Education has opened a literacy lab run by teacher candidates and a highly trained reading coach, offering reading support to young students in the community.

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department is offering a senior paint class from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 16 at the Pete Thorn Gym, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw.

WINONA LAKE - The fall session of Vocal Vision Prep will start on Monday, Sept. 30.

PIERCETON - A disturbance at the Pierceton Woods Academy on Wednesday required police assistance.

Kosciusko County issued a burn ban effective at noon Wednesday. Neighboring Marshall and Fulton counties already had a ban in place.

CLAYPOOL — A public hearing was held regarding a grant application process through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs during Tuesday’s Claypool Town Council meeting.

SYRACUSE - A public hearing was held during the Syracuse Town Council meeting Tuesday evening, but there was no comment from the public or from the council.

PIERCETON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Indiana Department of Agriculture signed an agreement for the expansion of the Indiana Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) at Zolman Farms, Pierceton, Wednesday.

COLUMBIA CITY - Northeastern REMC’s Operation Round Up program continues to make a significant impact in the community, donating a total of $5,250 to four local nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of residents in Northeastern Indiana.

Ben Rice won a trip to Sedona, Ariz., as a result of hitting a hole-in-one during a recent Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club golf outing.

OrthoWorx, in partnership with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, KEDCO, the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, the Kosciusko Human Resource Association (KHRA) and WorkOne/Employ Northern Indiana, is sponsoring the third installment of the countywide HireKosicusko Hiring Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion.

FORT WAYNE – Starting this month, Parkview Physicians Group (PPG) is offering flu shot clinics throughout northeast Indiana for both patients and the public to protect themselves ahead of the upcoming flu season.

ELKHART - The community is invited to gather for the first Speak Our Truth Project: Child Safety & Human Rights Rally on Saturday, Sept. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Elkhart Civic Plaza, 350 S. Main St., Elkhart.

Warsaw Community High School Student Council will hold its annual homecoming parade at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

Kosciusko County Public Safety will be performing a short test of tornado sirens throughout the county Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m.

Warsaw Community High School graduate Dr. Connor Singrey is one of three chief residents at Weill Cornell Medicine for 2024-25.

WINONA LAKE - On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the Kosciusko Leadership Academy cadets visited The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams at Grace College.