WCPL Announces Photo Contest Winners Warsaw Community Public Library announced the winners of its 11th annual photography contest. The grand prize winner is Karla Ellis, Winona Lake, with …

AWL Names New Executive Director The Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County named its new executive director. On Dec. 20, the AWL board approved Sally Scott to take the open position. Scott has …

Minor Injuries In Truck-Semi Accident A box truck that rear-ended a semi Thursday morning left the driver of the truck with minor injuries. Shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a …

Gray Family Raise Money For Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis SYRACUSE – Roughly 70,000 Hoosiers suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. …

Combined Community Services’ annual toy giveaway assisted 478 families with 1,674 children. They received Bibles, Christmas gifts and “hopefully they know they are care for,” …

The Salvation Army served families through Christmas Eve with its Angel Tree program and ended up assisting 140 families. A total of 289 children age 12 and under were given a gift, book and hat and …

WINONA LAKE – Town of Winona Lake offices will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s  Regular Tuesday, Dec. 31 trash pickup is as scheduled …

Christmas Eve Crash Sends 1 To Hospital Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, emergency personnel responded to a collision at the intersection of Packerton Road and CR 400S. Police determined that a red …

Two Banks Robbed Within Two Hours Two banks in the county were robbed within two hours Monday, with the second robber ordering tellers to the ground at gunpoint. First Federal Savings Bank, 402 E. …

Commissioners Jackson, Groninger To Seek Re-election Two incumbent county commissioners announced after their meeting Monday that they will seek re-election in 2020. For Brad Jackson, who represents …

Illinois Man Gets 55 Years For Murder An Illinois man was sentenced to 55 years in prison Monday for the stabbing death of his cousin. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 36, of Harvey, Ill., was handed the …

Local Pastors Explain The Meaning Of Christmas On Wednesday, the world’s 2.18 billion Christians will celebrate Christmas. Christmas is the day Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, said the …

County, Town Of Syracuse To Assess Roads Near Polywood The county and the town of Syracuse will partner together to help improve the roads around Polywood. The Kosciusko County commissioners approved …

A Fort Wayne man was sentenced Monday in four home improvement fraud cases, but still has pending cases here and in four other counties. Jeremiah Donald Lowe, 36, Fort Wayne, appeared in front of …

Commissioners Hear About Next Steps For Sewer District Now that the Tippecanoe-Chapman Regional Sewer District has been approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the next steps …

Two family members accused of poaching deer, then wanting to fight police, are now facing charges. Brad Witham, 65, of 4378 S. CR 900W, Mentone, is facing charges of intimidation to a law enforcement …

Pierceton PD Adds 2 Chaplains To Staff PIERCETON – The Pierceton Police Dept. recently added new staff. Pastor Glenn Hall and Pastor Eric Trump will volunteer their time as police chaplains for …

Commissioners Approve Pro-Life Resolution The Kosciusko County commissioners took a stance on abortion Monday by unanimously approving a resolution. David Koontz, executive director of Right To Life …

Teen Injured In Sunday Crash A teenager was injured in a one-vehicle accident Sunday. The 16-year-old boy, who was not identified as of press time Sunday night, was transported by Lutheran EMS to an …

Bid For Buffalo St. Plaza Project Approved At $2.017M Two bids were awarded at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday. One was for the Buffalo Street plaza project, and the other …

Board Of Works Hears Update On Trail Planning; Approves K21 Grant A majority portion of the Country Club Road trail study is being funded by the K21 Health Foundation. At Friday’s Warsaw Board …

LCB Donates To Cardinal Services Cardinal Services announced Lake City Bank pledged a gift of $50,000 toward its future home in Warsaw. “Lake City Bank has supported Cardinal Services for many …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced Friday the recipients of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Acceleration Grants. The awards will …

Lilly Endowment Community Scholars For Kosciusko County Named Each year, Kosciusko County recommends two students to receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship award – a four-year, …

Girl Scouts Collect 130 Pounds Of Candy Recently, Girl Scout Troop 10380 collected over 130 pounds of candy that were “Halloween leftovers” people wanted to go to a good cause. Donation …