Kosciusko Alcohol and Tobacco Commission denied alcohol license applications for The Pug Pub LLC, 102 E. Main St., Mentone, Thursday.

NORTH MANCHESTER – At Wednesday night's meeting, the North Manchester Town Council approved a $52,138 quote from Shepherd's Chevrolet for a 2026 Chevy Silverado.

Oakwood Cemetery sexton Hal Heagy will meet with Warsaw Mayor Jeff Grose and city attorney Scott Reust about possibly renting out the cemetery chapel.

BURKET – Burket Town Council heard complaints Thursday about a council member’s behavior towards a town resident and how the council enforces ordinances. During public comments,

MENTONE – Mentone Town Council approved Wednesday for Kosciusko County Community Coordinator Amy Roe to reach out to different organizations for grants for phase 2 of the Mentzer Park upgrade.

The request of a vacation of alleyways in Wooster, near Pierceton, caused concern among those in attendance at the Area Plan Commission meeting on Wednesday.

Fellowship Missions’ petition to rezone 20 acres on the west side of Warsaw from an agricultural district to a residential district was approved during Wednesday’s Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission meeting.

NORTH WEBSTER - The Watershed Foundation (TWF) announced Mariah Roberts, watershed manager, will participate in the 21st Annual Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy (IWLA).

Kosciusko Leadership Academy (KLA) cadets participated in an immersive session Tuesday morning at CTB Inc., where they heard from three local leaders representing global industry, food production and agricultural education.

The Kosciusko Community YMCA invites the community to attend a Rock Steady Boxing Open House on Friday, Jan. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Downtown Warsaw YMCA, 575 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.

Line of sight obstructions at the intersections of Washington and Center streets and McKinley and Center streets were topics of discussion at the Warsaw Traffic Commission meeting Wednesday.

Kosciusko County Community Foundation has been awarded a $1.5 million Community Support Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the Community Support Grant component of the ninth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT IX) initiative.

Filing for the May primary election began at 8 a.m. Wednesday, and ends at noon Feb. 6.

With Kosciusko County Assessor Gail Chapman not seeking re-election this year, Bobbi J. Burkhart filed Wednesday morning to run in her place.

WINONA LAKE – The Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams invites families to Winter Critter Encounter to learn how animals move through winter.

The Parkinson’s Support Group of Kosciusko County will hold its next monthly meeting on Friday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital Administration Classroom at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital, 2101 E. DuBois Drive, Warsaw. (Located in the administration building on the west side of Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital; directional signage provided.)

The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist recently granted $2,000 to the local Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization.

Beacon Credit Union announced its recent donation to Warsaw’s Echoes of the Past, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving, demonstrating and teaching the history of agriculture.

Heather Reichenbach will continue to lead the Warsaw School Board as she was re-elected president during an organizational meeting Tuesday.

Both men expressed their love for Kosciusko County in their candidate speeches, but at the end of the Republican caucus Tuesday night, John Barrett was chosen as the new county council at-large member.

Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory’s new ladder truck is scheduled to arrive Wednesday, Jan. 7.

LARWILL - Whitko School Board held their annual Board of Finance and reorganization meeting at the Whitko Career Academy on Monday.

SYRACUSE — Community engagement, student access to athletics and long-term financial planning dominated discussion at the Wawasee School Board’s work session Monday as board members, staff and residents explored ways to strengthen district culture amid ongoing budget pressures.

The first baby born at Parkview Kosciusko Hospital’s Family Birthing Center in 2026 was a girl whose first name is Princess.

INDIANAPOLIS – David M. Findlay, chairman and CEO of Lake City Bank, Warsaw, and its holding company, Lakeland Financial Corporation, has taken his seat as 2026 chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association Board of Directors.