WARSAW — Following the unveiling of the most recent Safe Haven Baby Box in Columbia City Monday, Dec. 30, there are now 19 operational baby boxes in Indiana. Fire departments in Kosciusko County added baby boxes in Warsaw and Syracuse in 2019. Safe Haven Baby Box Inc. is … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, Aug. 12, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request for up to $7,000 for new department computers in the territory’s two fire stations. “Our current computers are several years old and due for replacement,” Scott said. The amount allocated … Read More
SYRACUSE — More than 30 people attended the dedication of the state’s 11th Safe Haven Baby Box Friday, Aug. 9, with a ceremony at Turkey Creek Fire Station 2, located at 8138 E. McClintic Road south of Syracuse. The station was chosen for its “significant level of anonymity … Read More
WARSAW – The final OK toward the future installation of a baby box at Fire Station No. 2 came today, March 15, by the city Board of Works and Safety. After months of consideration and some tweaks by city leaders, the board approved an installation and service agreement … Read More
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
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
WARSAW – Less than 24 hours after a counselor with Safe Haven Baby Boxes helped coordinate a lawful surrender of a baby in a nearby city, Warsaw City Council formally embraced plans Tuesday, Feb. 19, to install one of the group’s baby boxes at Fire Station No. … 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
