Clean, abundant water is a valuable resource. Hoosier Riverwatch, an Indiana Department of Environmental Management education program, hosts workshops around the state to train people to monitor local streams, rivers and lakes.

The eighth annual 4th of July parade at Chapman Lake was held Friday.

Opening day for the 107th Annual Kosciusko County Fair is today. Below are a listing of events at the fair Monday and Tuesday.

Viewing Saturday's Chapman Lakes fireworks from the water provided twice the enjoyment with unique reflections on the calm lake.

Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission gave a favorable recommendation for a 12-lot residential subdivision near James Lake at its meeting Wednesday.

Etna Green held a Fourth of July parade Thursday.

The Kosciusko County Greenways and Blueways planning team will host a series of three open-house workshops to solicit input from the public on the Kosciusko County Park Board’s recent planning effort.

SILVER LAKE - The Silver Lake Lions Club will host Kids Bingo from 1 to 2:30 p.m. July 20.

Zimmer Road will be closed between Old 30 and Winona Avenue/Ind. 25 from July 9-10 for road repairs.

NORTH MANCHESTER – At Wednesday night's meeting, the Manchester Town Council approved a $142,517 bid from Jones and Henry for sewer work ahead of the reconstruction of the South Market Street bridge.

Andrew Sutton, of the Knights of Columbus, visited Cardinal Services recently to present proceeds from the Knights’ annual Tootsie Roll Drive.

SILVER LAKE - Thanks to her own sense of smell, and a passing truck driver, a Silver Lake woman escaped a house fire early Friday morning.

The 107th annual Kosciusko County Fair begins this weekend. Below is a listing of events that are happening today, Sunday and Monday.

When you visit the county fair this week, you’ll quickly notice how much work the 4-Hers put into their projects. What might be harder to notice is how much work the adults behind the scenes put into making this opportunity possible.

MENTONE – Mentone Town Council heard from several residents about a prior suggestion from a property owner about connecting Viking Drive and Jackson Street Wednesday.

An agreement between the Warsaw Police Department (WPD) and Warsaw Community Schools (WCS) for a fifth school resource officer (SRO) was tabled by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Wednesday after some discrepancy was found in the figures.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department will get through this year OK financially, but with road and bridge project costs going up and less revenue coming in, something will need to be done.

With Senate Enrolled Act 183 taking effect Monday, July 1, Kosciusko County Treasurer Michelle Puckett and Assessor Gail Chapman re-presented the proposed property tax exemption for mobile homes ordinance to the county council Wednesday morning.

WINONA LAKE – While the Winona Lake Town Council approved the job description for a director-level position and a request for proposal (RFP) for ice operations Tuesday, they tabled a decision on the appointments for the Miller Sunset Pavillion Committee.

As of July 1, Lutheran EMS has increased some of its coverage in the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Lutheran EMS Education Coordinator Mark Pepple told the territory board Tuesday.

The Fourth of July celebrations have already started and a number of local towns and associations are planning more events over the next few days. Following is an updated list about those events.

Moving Pictures Tattoo Cinema, 112 E. Center St., Warsaw, was presented with a $9,832.69 facade grant Tuesday from Main Street Warsaw to be used for improvements.

The future of the Webster dam will likely be determined by ongoing litigation between the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Webster Lake Conservation Association, as well as the association’s efforts to form a conservancy district.

Effective Jan. 1, the number of members on the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission will grow by two.

A Rochester man will serve four years in prison after driving under the influence and wrecking a vehicle, resulting in the death of a passenger in his vehicle.