On their first night of examining proposed budgets for 2024, the Warsaw Common Council reviewed 25 budgets from seven departments during the course of its nearly three-hour meeting Monday night.

WINONA LAKE - Whether it was the Mountain Dew, free food or just the fact that it was one of the last summer activities before the start of school, more people showed up to the back-to-school cookout lunch Monday in Winona Lake than Police Chief Joe Hawn expected.

Two public hearings, approval of three resolutions and two agreement approvals by the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission advanced the Gatke, Marsh and Owens projects a little further Monday.

As students head back to the classroom the Kosciusko County Traffic Safety Partnership is reminding motorists to stop for school buses or face the consequences.

As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world.

MERRILLVILLE – With Aug. 11 quickly approaching, NIPSCO is acknowledging the 8/11 date as a natural reminder for anyone planning a digging project to contact 811 to have underground utility lines marked.

Quinten Flagg, an Elvis impersonator, will perform during the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concert Series Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Lucerne Park Ampitheater, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw.

Alcohol appears to be a contributing factor to a Saturday night crash on McKenna Road.

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

A patient is transported to an ambulance after Saturday's late night two-vehicle accident near the intersection of CR 600E and McKenna Road.

The town conventions for this year’s election are to be held by state law on or before Aug. 21, according to Kosciusko County Republican Party Chair Mike Ragan.

Over 700 people went to LifeTouch Ministries’ ungarage sale at Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 210 S. High St., Warsaw, Saturday.

CLAY TOWNSHIP – For the fourth year, the Kurt Miller Memorial Tractor Drive was held to honor Kurt Miller and to raise funds for the memorial fund in his name. Saturday’s event was the fourth year for the drive.

PIERCETON - A good number of people turned out Saturday to the birthday bash at the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, but it’s the adoptions that took place that made the event special.

WINONA LAKE - With the annual Family Festival in the Miller Sunset Pavilion for the first time, the occasional rain outside Saturday couldn’t keep a few hundred people from enjoying the free three-hour event for Winona Lake residents.

KENDALLVILLE — The Dekko Foundation, a private family foundation located in Kendallville with a mission of fostering economic freedom through education, awarded more than $1.1 million in grants and pledges to 12 youth-serving organizations during its most recent round of grantmaking.

City of Warsaw will be able to get fuel in 2024 for a few cents less than it’s paying for in 2023.

What’s in like to stay in jail? How does a SWAT team enter a room? What’s the proper way to hold a gun? Why is wearing safety belts important?

Gang signs allegedly were thrown up during a confrontation that led to Monday night’s shootout near Porter and Columbia streets in Warsaw.

INDIANAPOLIS — On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2023 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.

When Indiana House Bill 1200 went into effect July 1, it amended state law to allow for minors under 21 to be seated with their parents/guardians in the bar areas of licensed premises.

Sexton Hal Heagy told the Oakwood Board of Regents Thursday the cemetery no longer has a water line issue because the water lines no longer exist, for the most part.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) recognized 83 police officers for their efforts in saving lives while putting a stop to impaired driving, including two Warsaw officers and one from Mentone.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R.-Indiana) visited Warsaw to sit down with local leaders to discuss the city’s sustainable future.

The Salvation Army is helping Kosciusko County students get ready for school in two different ways.