John R. Hall, chairman of the Rotary Salvation Army day, was honored Friday as chairman emeritus of the event. “John has volunteered for this event for 50 years since joining the club in 1967,” said Ken Locke, Rotarian and community ministries director of the Salvation Army.

Less than a month after Kosciusko County Commissioners criticized plans to establish a conservancy district to construct a sewer district around Tippecanoe Lake, they are weighing support for alternative plans.

Nathan and Kelsey Patterson and their son, Quill, 2-1/2, lost virtually everything in a house fire on Robson Road in Winona Lake Tuesday morning.

Congressional candidate Mel Hall has served in a variety of positions over his lifetime, but he had never aspired to be a politician.

Mobile Meals needs drivers for its routes in the Kosciusko County area.

Toyota announced a $250,000 donation to Manchester University to support the building of the all-new Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center and to name the “Toyota Round,” a multipurpose space that will become a campus focal point for multicultural discussions and programming.

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 10:57 a.m. Tuesday – James Lee Koser, 23, of 501 Oldfather St., Warsaw, …

Firefighters were on the scene of a Winona Lake blaze this morning for about five hours.

A 17-year-old from Leesburg is facing charges involving a deadly weapon after allegedly stealing money from a man who wanted to purchase a gun.

A 17-year-old faces robbery, battery and theft charges after allegedly helping beat a person and robbing them of marijuana.

A Fort Wayne man is facing burglary and theft charges after allegedly entering a residence and strangling a woman before stealing some of her belongings.

 A Decatur man was killed late Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash north of Etna Green.

With a short agenda before the Warsaw Common Council Monday night, Mayor Joe Thallemer told members the city’s 1782 Notice was due to arrive any day.

Citing the work Cardinal Services does with children, families and people with disabilities, the local Upsilon Chapter of Lambda Chi Omega Sororities presented Cardinal Services with a $200 donation.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with New Life Christian Church Saturday to spread goodwill to Kosciusko County.

Local law enforcement officials have been notified that they will receive $48,000 to continue paying for Operation Pull Over, which pays for overtime patrols aimed at seat belt enforcement and drunk driving patrols.

Cancer Crusaders concluded their fundraising campaign for 2017.

Three years after Sarah Gibbs’ murder, her family is trying to go on with their lives, but every day is still a struggle. The case remains unsolved.

As firefighting trends continue to evolve and volunteers are harder to find, the city of Warsaw is turning to part-time professionals.

Eric Williamson likes to bake bread, but it’s the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship that’s giving him the dough to study aerospace engineering at Purdue University.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School senior Isaiah Metcalf learned Wednesday he was accepted to the University of Notre Dame to study pre-medicine. The next day he found out he won’t have to pay for his education.

Warsaw Police Department has released a video on its Facebook page of the suspects involved in Sunday’s armed robbery at the Time Out Inn.

A Winona Lake man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening to shoot all employees at KGP Logistics.

When the used toys get sold this weekend at the Combined Community Services Toy Time Consignment Sale, it’ll help buy new toys for CCS’s toy giveaway next week.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire early Thursday morning on County Farm Road, south of CR 1100S. Silver Lake Fire Department responded to the blaze, but representatives could not be reached for comment Thursday morning. Photo by Gary Nieter.