KOSCIUSKO — Mental Health First Aid will be offered in Kosciusko County at the Farm Bureau Insurance Building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 14. This groundbreaking eight-hour training course gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with a mental health or … Read More
By State Rep. Curt Nisly (R-Milford) Recently, I highlighted several of what some may consider important bills moving through the legislature, including those on protecting life at conception and establishing hate crimes. While these are the issues that garner the most attention, I also authored bills on four … Read More
WARSAW — An employee handbook update and educator’s report were the main topics of discussion during the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19. Education and Outreach Coordinator Suzanne Stokes was present at the meeting to deliver her report on current and upcoming programs. Several … Read More
WARSAW — Faculty of Edgewood Middle School presented the results of that school’s annual food drive to the Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees at that panel’s regular board meeting Monday night, Feb. 18. The school began collecting food Dec. 1 and stopped accumulating on Dec. 17, scrambling … Read More
WARSAW — Officials from KGP Telecommunications, LLC — both at the company’s two Warsaw locations on 3454 N. Detroit St. and 2000 W. Winona Ave. and at corporate headquarters in Faribault, Minn. have still not responded to requests for information regarding a reported upcoming layoff. However, an attorney representing … Read More
ELKHART COUNTY — Myles Shannon Owens, 28, Cromwell, has been identified as the person officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office found deceased Friday, Feb. 15, near a residence in the 15200 block of CR 52, Syracuse. The preliminary cause of death has been ruled accidental by the … Read More
BOURBON — The Warsaw FFA Novice and Senior Chapter Meeting Career Department E Teams recently competed at the Section 1 Contest on Monday evening, Feb. 4, at Triton High School, as well as the Indiana FFA State Chapter Meeting Contest Feb. 9, at Lebanon High School. Both teams … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Elmer “EJ” Kirkpatrick, New Paris, was recognized at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 19, for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Kirkpatrick, a senior at Wawasee High School, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 726 out of North Webster. Bob Bishop, president of Kosciusko … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — The National Weather Service of Northern Indiana has declared a winter weather advisory for Kosciusko County from 4 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Precipitation will likely begin as snow and then change over to light freezing rain. Total snow accumulations of a half inch … Read More
WARSAW — The Lake City Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the administrative offices connected to Kosciusko Hospital. The monthly meeting will include time for those with the condition to share their experiences and what they have learned. This month’s meeting is … Read More
LARWILL — School safety, student accountability, and emergency weather days were the main topics of discussion during the Whitko School Board meeting Monday, Feb. 18. Whitko Jr./Sr. High School Principal John Snyder informed the board that all Whitko schools have received permission to set up a School Guard … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Conklin Bay project is “shovel ready,” the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee heard Monday evening, Feb. 18. Now, the committee is just waiting for the additional money to get the project started, possibly this year. Megan McClellan, executive director, submitted an application for the Next Level Connections … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Students in Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy recently had the opportunity to dig into information regarding the local agriculture and livestock industries. The presentations included information from both Tom Farms, headquartered in Leesburg, and Maple Leaf Farms, headquartered in Milford. The February meeting, held at the K21 … Read More
WARSAW — Mark Skibowski, RE/MAX Lakes, has been presented with the prestigious RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors highly successful agents who have earned more than $3 million in commissions and have completed seven years of service with the company. Less than six percent of all active agents … Read More
COLUMBIA CITY — A second woman in northern Indiana has surrendered her newborn baby in recent days with help from Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The Woodburn-based group announced last week that one of its counselors reached through a hotline had assisted a woman in Kosciusko County with the … Read More
