Police and fire officials were called to a four vehicle crash in the 4500 block of North SR 15 at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, that resulted when a driver failed to stop for three other vehicles. The crash was just north of Levi Lee Road in the northbound … Read More
Parents of children between the ages of 3 years and 5 years old in the Leesburg area are encouraged to complete a survey about the need for a preschool program at the Leesburg Elementary School. Warsaw Community Schools are currently researching the needs of parents in the Leesburg … Read More
With the warmer weather of spring comes one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year for farmers – planting season. It also means farm-vehicle traffic increases on the roads. As farmers head to the fields to plant, farm equipment becomes more active on local roads … Read More
Incidents Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: March 12, 6:55 a.m. A Warsaw man reported a domestic battery at his residence. March 12, 4:43 p.m. A Warsaw teen reported receiving threatening text messages from a male subject. March 12, 5:15 p.m. Police … Read More
Members of the Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department spent part of Sunday afternoon training for ice rescues on Lake Tippecanoe. Members of the department donned gumby suits and took turns practicing rescue skills. The last time the department took part in an ice rescue was in February 2008 when … Read More
John Wesley Anglin, 89, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 12:40 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind. He was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Leesburg to Frederick Joseph and Nellie Mae (Roberts) Anglin. He graduated from Leesburg High School in 1942 where he played basketball all four … Read More
Accidents Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Thursday, March 7, 8:19 a.m. North 500 West, Warsaw. Driver: Alexis N. Travis, 17, West 550 North, Warsaw. Travis said a black pickup truck crossed the line into her lane, causing her to run off … Read More
David B. McGuire, 65, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013, at his residence. David was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., where he was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School, Warsaw. He continued his education and graduated from Manchester College … Read More
A car fire near Chapman Lake early this morning was captured by reader Aaron Lindsey who sent us this photo. Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department responded to the blaze at 5:33 a.m. According to fire chief Michael Wilson, the occupants got the vehicle stuck in snow and likely overheated … Read More
Karen Sue Grover, 60, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at her residence. She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 33 years. She had worked for Zimmer Inc. of Warsaw since 1979. At the time of her passing … Read More
Accidents Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Friday, Feb. 22, 4:42 a.m. North SR 15 north of Plum Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Angela M. Frost, 40, South CR 425 West, Claypool; and Khristopher M. Freed, 30, South Nappanee Street, Nappanee. Frost was northbound … Read More
William E. Shepherd, 66, of Barbee Lake, Leesburg, Ind., passed away Monday Feb. 18, 2013, in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind. William was born on Aug. 3, 1946, to William and Sarah (Collins) Shepherd in Floyd County, Ky. He was a Kosciusko County resident after moving here … Read More
Computer contracting led to a police investigation that resulted in felony child pornography charges against a Warsaw man. Adam Christopher Snyder, 28, 115 EMS B48 Ln., Warsaw, is accused of storing photos and videos of child pornography on his computer’s hard drive. The investigation began when Snyder contacted … Read More
Two people were arrested Monday after Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies discovered a meth lab inside a Leesburg home. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department drug task force officers were executing active warrants Monday morning in the 300 block of Smith Street, Leesburg, when they discovered various methamphetamine labs inside the … Read More
Kenneth E. Schneider, 93, of Bluffton, Ind., and formerly of Leesburg, Ind., passed away on Jan. 26, 2013, at the Bluffton Hospital. He was born on March 10, 1919 in Indianapolis, IN to Ernest W. & Naomi E. (Ungericht) Schneider. On October 5, 1946 he married Esther Jane … Read More
Several years ago this building on SR 15 in Leesburg, now the Freedom Express gas station, was used as a station for the Winona Interurban Railway. On its route from Goshen to Peru, the electric interurban made a stop in Leesburg. Interurban passenger service ceased in 1934 and … Read More
