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WARSAW — The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory would like to remind everyone to check their smoke detectors and confirm the home is ready for the approaching winter season.
Read MoreWARSAW — The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory would like to remind everyone to check their smoke detectors and confirm the home is ready for the approaching winter season.
Read MoreGovernor Mike Pence has declared this week, Nov. 15 through 21, as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Transportation has been preparing for the upcoming winter season since the snow and ice melted last spring. INDOT’s top wintertime priority is removing snow and preventing … Read More
The weather in Kosciusko has been blustery and cold since yesterday evening. As traditional with Indiana weather, temperatures have dipped and risen throughout the month. Tomorrow however, will yield the season’s first potential snowfall in the area. As snowfall predictions begin to roll in for Friday, experts are beginning … Read More
INDIANA — With cold weather right around the corner, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security is warning Hoosiers to be safe when heating their homes. Every year, unsafe alternative heating sources are one of the leading causes of home fires and fire-related deaths during the winter months. Two … Read More
MERRILLVILLE — NIPSCO today announced its forecast for home heating bills this upcoming winter heating season. Based on current market projections and assuming normal winter weather year-over-year, bills for natural gas residential customers are estimated to be 30 percent lower compared to last winter.
Read MoreBy DENISE RODRIGUEZ NIPSCO External Communications With winter coming to a close, NIPSCO wants to remind customers that bill payment assistance programs are still available after the state’s winter moratorium ends Sunday, March 15. Under the state’s moratorium Indiana utilities—including NIPSCO—do not disconnect service to Low Income Home … Read More
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Kosciusko and area counties. According to the NWS, snow is expected to spread across the area early Tuesday morning. Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are possible, especially closer to the Michigan state line. Snow should transition … Read More
According to Ed Rock of the Kosciusko County Emergency Management Department, Kosciusko County will remain under the red warning/declaration through the night. A re-evaluation will take place after the county plows have had a chance to observe and report.
Read MoreThe National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for northern Indiana, including Kosciusko, Elkhart, Whitley, Marshall, Noble, St. Joseph, and Allen Counties, until late Thursday morning. The outlook calls for lake effect snow showers through tonight with an additional one to three inches of accumulation possible … Read More
The risk of getting a scald injury increases in the winter months, State health officials say, and scalding injuries can be serious. This injury affects all ages, but young children and the elderly are most vulnerable. Scald injuries are painful and require prolonged treatment and they can result … Read More
By ALEX SOSNOWSKI Senior Meterologist, AccuWeather AccuWeather reports despite some pockets of cold air in the Midwest and east during the first part of this week, the wheels of change are already in the works for a mild weather pattern for the middle of January. The storm departing the … Read More
With colder temperatures settling in, Northern Indiana Public Service Company reminds customers of the importance of maintaining a safe home heating system. An annual inspection is essential for every home’s furnace to ensure that it is working efficiently and to help protect dwellers from safety concerns, such as … Read More
The Northern Indiana Blizzard of 1978 is the worst on record in Hoosier history. It proved to be the first winter storm where a blizzard storm warning was issued for the entire state at 3:45 p.m. Jan. 25, 1978. Over the several day span of the storm, temperatures … Read More
Kosciusko County Highway is taking the steps necessary to get ready for winter, with approximately 27 drivers staffed to cover the 26 snow routes. According to Kosciusko County Highway Assistant Superintendent Steve Moriarty, training began about a month ago. The staff’s seven new drivers were taught how to … Read More
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a United States Winter Weather Outlook for the upcoming winter season. Though many have worried that last year’s extreme cold and snowy winter would make a return this season, the National Weather Service reports this is unlikely. “Last year’s winter was … Read More
Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corp., posted the following statement on The Wawascene, the Web blog for the school corporation: “Winter has been especially harsh this year causing many delays and cancellations for Wawasee Community Schools. As it stands now, the last student day is … Read More