Jail Bookings
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
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Phil Smith is a former U.S. Marine Corps combat correspondent and former daily newspaper editor who has won seven U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Awards, four U.S.M.C. Division of Public Affairs Merit Awards, The Department of Defense’s Thomas Jefferson Award and 12 Hoosier State Press Association Awards. He is also a second place winner nationally in the annual column-writing competition from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, humor category. Smith has a bachelor's degree in marketing from Colorado State University.
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
Read MoreWARSAW — Two people suffered injuries, at least one seriously, in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of SR 25 and CR 100S late Friday morning, June 8. Emergency responders were called at 10:57 a.m. and arrived at the scene by 11:05 a.m. Responding were multiple units from … Read More
Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:15 p.m. Thursday, June 8, South SR 15, north of CR 550S, Warsaw. Drivers: Ella I. Taylor, 59, Woodlawn Drive, Warsaw; Markus W. Dean, 47, North CR 300W, Lake Village. According to police, Taylor was driving … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — A Michigan woman is facing drug charges after police noticed her vehicle parked at a closed gas station after hours with the dome light on. Elizabeth Ann Webster, 37, 251 N. 3rd St., Burr Oak, Mich., is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; … Read More
MENTONE — A scruffy, barely-trimmed beard and bow-legged swagger work in concert with the raspy voice of a cowboy to create a persona that seems more likely to arm wrestle a grizzly bear than delicately paint the individual wisps of hair on a medieval hero’s portrait. It is … Read More
Syracuse Officers from the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incidents: 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 1200 block of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Police reported to the Wilby’s for a fraud report. Value: $40. 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 200 block of East Pittsburgh Street, Syracuse. Police responded … Read More
Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, East CR 175N, west of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Driver: Eric E. Coburn, 62, Yvonna Street, Leesburg. Coburn told police he was driving his vehicle westbound on CR 175N when a … Read More
WARSAW — A Warsaw man was sentenced to eight years in jail for burglarizing two separate victims in 2016 and 2017. Due to a plea agreement, five of those years will be suspended and served on probation. Wendell H. Cornett, 41, 3762 W. Old Road 30, Warsaw, was … Read More
MENTONE — The Mentone Town Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 11 to begin hashing out the budget for the town’s next fiscal year. Town Clerk-Treasurer Barbara Ross mentioned the need for the board members, as well as department heads to begin the process during the board’s … Read More
Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 200 block of EMS W30 Lane, North Webster. Police responded to the Alexander Wiggs residence to investigate a burglary. Taken were undisclosed firearms. Value: $800. 3:27 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 9900 … Read More
Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:26 a.m. Monday, June 4, South Packerton Road, south of East CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Robin F. Gannon, 57, West CR 700S, Claypool. Gannon told police she was driving her vehicle south on Packerton Road when … Read More
Kosciusko The following people have been booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:
Read MoreWARSAW — Warsaw Parks & Recreation Department’s annual Touch-A-Truck event in the parking lot of Warsaw’s Center Lake on Saturday, June 2, was a popular event for enthusiastic youngsters who could barely contain their excitement at climbing up on giant construction or emergency services vehicles. The event was … Read More
Merri Joanne Smith, 56, of Milford, died unexpectedly, Thursday morning, May 31, 2018, at her residence of natural causes. She was born Nov. 4, 1961, in South Bend to Harvey Monroe and Treva Irene (Weldy) Metzger. She grew up in Wakarusa and lived her lifetime in this area. … Read More
Eugene A. Hochstetler, 60, of Nappanee, died unexpectedly at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2018, at his residence of natural causes. He was born May 16, 1958, in Bremen to Ammon J. and Edith (Burkholder) Hochstetler. Hochstetler was a lifetime area resident. He worked at Holiday Rambler in … Read More
Edith M. Menzie, 93, of rural Larwill died at 6:19 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 1, 1924, at the Crissy Home in Pierceton, a daughter of the late Lester and Mary (Sellers) Dill. She attended Pierceton School … Read More