Two Local Creek Projects Gain State Funding
Sep 25, 2020 
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Updated: Two Kosciusko County waterways are among the recipients from grant money through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources totaling $1,090,800.
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Holcomb Names New DNR Director
Jul 30, 2020 
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Updated: Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced that he has selected Dan Bortner to serve as the director of the Department of Natural Resources.
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Indiana DNR Lifts Area Boating Restrictions
May 29, 2020 Updated:
Updated: Restrictions on boating have now been lifted for Tippecanoe Lake and others.
Read MoreBoating Restrictions Added On Oswego, Knapp Lakes
May 22, 2020 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — The DNR has placed idle speed restrictions on watercraft on Oswego Lake in Kosciusko County and Knapp Lake in Noble County.
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Flooding On Barbee Chain, Winona Lake Spurs Mandate, Caution
May 20, 2020 
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Updated: Floodwaters on several lakes are high enough that officials are banning motorized watercraft from above idle speed.
Read MoreIndiana State Park Campgrounds Expected to Open May 24
May 15, 2020 Updated:
Updated: Campgrounds, State Park Inns, restaurants, family cabins, and camper cabins are closed, and tentatively scheduled to open Sunday, May 24.
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DNR Closes Offices Until March 24
Mar 19, 2020 
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Updated: INDIANAPOLIS – The DNR has closed its offices to the public until March 24.
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Warrants Served In Marshall County Taxidermy Theft Case
Mar 02, 2020 Updated:
Updated: ARGOS — The thefts of animal parts and hides by a former local taxidermist that occurred as early as 2011 recently resulted in the arrest of a suspect. Cody Leed, 45, of Plymouth, was arrested Feb. 28 on warrants through Marshall County for eight misdemeanor charges of theft, … Read More
DNR To Remove Boards At Pike Lake Dam To Lower Water Level
Oct 27, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — DNR will be at the Pike Lake dam at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, to remove boards in order to lower the water level about one foot for the winter. The City of Warsaw will provide a boom truck to assist with the heavy lifting.
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WACF And DNR See Large Turnout For Family Fishing Between The Lakes
Jul 03, 2019 
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Updated: SYRACUSE — For the second year in a row, the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation and the Department of Natural Resources teamed up to provide a family fishing event between the lakes on Wednesday morning, July 3.
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Watershed Foundation, DNR To Host Free Healthy Shorelines Workshop
May 08, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WINONA LAKE — The Watershed Foundation and Indiana Department of Natural Resources are offering an informational session about healthy shorelines from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Winona Lake Senior Center. The event is free and open to the public. The accepted norm on many … Read More
Police Investigating How Jeep Ended Up In Lake
Jun 25, 2018 
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Updated: Video courtesy Crouse Body Shop and 24-Hour Towing, Warsaw SYRACUSE — Many are questioning what happened that resulted in a Jeep Cherokee ending up in Lake Wawasee when there are no boat ramps in the area. The county 911 Communications Center received a call at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, … Read More
BREAKING: Man Rescued After Falling From Kayak
Apr 26, 2018 Updated:
Updated: SYRACUSE —A lone fisherman, who was rescued from the waters at Shock Lake, in the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area, off CR 850N, has been transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. His condition is unknown. At approximately 12:58 p.m. today, Thursday, April 26, Turkey Creek Fire Territory received a … Read More
Personally Commissioners Oppose Conservancy District
Dec 18, 2017 Updated:
Updated: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 10th in a series continuing to look at proposed sewers around Tippecanoe Lakes.) LEESBURG — The possibility of two entities attempting to have sewers installed around Tippecanoe Lakes may be known Tuesday morning following the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting. The commissioners tabled a … Read More
Planning Commission Discusses Floodplain Permit
Dec 06, 2017 
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Updated: WARSAW — Most of the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday afternoon Dec. 6, in Warsaw, was spent discussing a new floodplain level improvement permit the county will likely eventually begin to issue. Matt Sandy, assistant planning director for the county, said he … Read More
Syracuse Access Ramp To Be Upgraded
Sep 23, 2017 Updated:
Updated: SYRACUSE — The public access ramp on Medusa Street, Syracuse, will be closed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Oct. 2-20. The state will be upgrading the ramps. According to Paul Stork, Northern Access DNR, the work will include removing the existing cement ramps and pier that … Read More