Updated: WARSAW — Plans for the city council to discuss concerns over the police department in an executive session were thrown into chaos Monday night, March 4. The executive session was scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, but City Councilman Ron Shoemaker questioned the legality of the meeting … Read More
Updated: WARSAW – West Center Street, which has been chewed up since late last year for two utility projects, will be resurfaced this spring, according to Jeff Beeler, public works superintendent. Beeler described work on the west end of Center as “an evolving project” that included the city’s ongoing … Read More
Updated: WINONA LAKE — The Beaman Home will host its third annual Angels of Hope luncheon April 17. The event, at Christ’s Covenant Church, 2090 E. Pierceton Road, Winona Lake, coincides with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m., and the program begins at noon, according to information provided by … Read More
Updated: WARSAW – New audio that appeared on the Warsaw city website Saturday, March 2, sheds new light from the perspective of an elderly couple caught up in the middle of an investigation by Police Chief Scott Whitaker who had been off duty at the time and later apologized … Read More
Updated: Three Indiana State Senators whose districts include parts of Kosciusko County voted last week to support legislation that opens the door for consumers to be charged much higher interest rates when seeking payday loans. Republican Sens. Blake Doriot, Randy Head and Ryan Mishler supported Senate Bill 613, which would … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — A representative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had words of praise for emergency responders who put the brakes on a January oil spill in Warsaw. Police responded on Jan. 22 to a report of people trespassing at a closed factory site off Argonne Road known … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Numerous trees have been removed and stumps have been grounded into sawdust. Small flags pointing out underground utilities now dot a long stretch of East Market Street in Warsaw. But what will happen next? The city of Warsaw will host a meeting on Thursday, March 7, … Read More
Updated: Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
Read More Updated: Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 100 Block of Tiger Lane, police investigated a report involving marijuana, hash oil, hashish at Warsaw Community High School. 8:24 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw, police investigated … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — The reason for a lack of support by Warsaw City Council involving a cell phone proposal for police on Feb. 19 appears to extend beyond just a change in policy. InkfreeNews reached out to all seven city council members about the issue. Four responded, with several … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — The rebranded Intercession Group in Kosciusko County has a full slate of activities this year, including three events in the next few days. Intercession Group began in 2011 with a focus on Haiti, but changed leadership and gears in 2016 and now works on helping local … Read More
Updated: Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 7:58 a.m., Monday, Feb. 25, 2150 Stonebridge Road, near Warsaw. Driver: Remington W. Swanson, 18, Marjorie Street, Winona Lake. Parked vehicle was registered to Timothy Hoffer. Stonebridge Road. Remington told police he was backing his Bavarian out of … Read More
Updated: Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incident: 9:21 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, in the 100 block of EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg, Eric Scott Adams, a resident, reported criminal mischief to a storage structure. Value placed at $50. 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, 1100 block of … Read More
Updated: Kosciusko The following person was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Correctional facility: Marshall The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail:
Read More Updated: WOODBURN — A third baby has been surrendered legally to authorities with assistance through Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The child was surrendered to a Woodburn Fire Department firefighter and successfully surrendered under the Indiana Safe Haven Law, a news release said. Woodburn is located east of Fort Wayne … Read More
Updated: Four people will compete to be the first judge of the new Superior Court in Kosciusko County. According to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office, the candidates are: Robert Bishop, an attorney who works in the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s office and oversees child support; Lindsey Grossnickle, a deputy prosecutor in Whitley County; Christopher … Read More
