One of the few contested May primary races is for Winona Lake Ward 3, currently held by Republican Jim Lancaster. Lancaster did not file for re-election.

MILFORD — The Milford Food Bank invites the community to celebrate the completion of its new warehouse facility with a public open house on Saturday, May 2 from noon to 3 p.m. at 112 E. Emeline St., Milford.

The city of Warsaw Street Department is offering free sandbags to city of Warsaw residents.

The Grossnickle Foundation, a component fund held at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, recently donated $1,500 to Edgewood Middle School to support the Together We Feed Them All initiative.

ANGOLA – Apps to encourage recycling, make shared laundry spaces work better and help choose the right running shoes won the top prizes at Trine University's annual college and community Storm Tank competition on March 25.

ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University music program will present a final duo of concerts for the weekend of April 25-26.

LARWILL – Whitko Community Schools announced the students of the month for April.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Students from Trine University's TAO chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) took top awards at the organization's national conference, held March 8-13 in Bloomington, Minn.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University continues to forge pathways in higher education to best prepare students for careers with new accelerated degree programs in Applied Criminal Justice and Applied Marketing Communication.

Trey Larson, Braydon Coburn and Mayson Brubaker are seniors at Whitko Career Academy participating in the Work-Based Learning program at Micropulse.

LEESBURG – Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for Superior Garage Door Service Thursday.

WINONA LAKE - High schoolers in the Kosciusko Student Venture Challenge (KSVC) aren’t waiting for the future to become entrepreneurs.

One of the few contested May primary races is for Southern District County Commissioner, currently held by Republican Robert “Bob” Conley.

Warsaw area shoppers have been clamoring for years to see a grocery store open up on the south side of the city, and it’s now about to happen, but on a smaller scale.

WINONA LAKE – Jefferson Elementary’s Spartan Outfitters trailer project is a long-standing initiative that reflects the heart of Jefferson’s staff and community, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.

Kosciusko Leadership Academy (KLA) hosted its annual Project Proud event on April 14 at The Roost, where this year’s cadets presented their white paper projects focused on addressing key challenges and opportunities within Kosciusko County.

For the May primary, there are only a few contested races.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester Community Schools Superintendent Tony Cassel announced his resignation recently.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Following the public hearing ahead of Tuesday night's meeting, the South Whitley Town Council voted to increase the town's electric rate by 21 percent, effective in May.

ETNA GREEN - Commonwealth Engineers representatives presented their wastewater study at the Etna Green Town Council meeting Tuesday.

The Kosciusko County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals will meet on Monday, May 18, 2026, starting at 8:40 a.m. in the old courtroom on the third floor of the Kosciusko County Courthouse.

Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club recently donated $353.90 to the Leesburg Elementary School Drama Club.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Dave Haist will address the graduating class and receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at Manchester University's commencement ceremonies May 16.

Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals discussed numerous petitions presented during their meeting Tuesday.

The Magical Meadows announced a donation from Scott and Cindy Silveus in support of the Growing with Heart Capital Campaign and Expansion Project.