(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final in a 3-part series examining school enrollment numbers and student transfers in Kosciusko County schools.) As the 2013-2014 school year gets underway, schools throughout the county are beginning to approximate student totals. Following the release of Warsaw Community School Corporation’s total student … Read More
A residential fire was reported at about 5:22 p.m. in North Webster. The North Webster Fire Department was called to 8100 E. Wade Ln. where there was a report of a bedroom on fire. This is a breaking news story and information could change. We will have updates … Read More
North Webster American Legion Post 253 is hosting a Persian/Afghanistan War Era Veterans’ Appreciation Picnic. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. A free picnic will be offered for all veterans who served from 1990 to present as well as their families. In addition, the event will … Read More
The Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation is offering grants of up to $2,000 to homeowners for shoreline projects that improve water quality, improve shoreline habitat, reduce erosion, or reduce runoff. TWF plans to award 15 to 20 grants through the Healthy Shorelines Initiative in 2013-2014 to eligible projects such as … Read More
Mute swans will be the focal point of two upcoming public meetings. The first meeting, set for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, will be at the Ella J. Logan Girl Scout Camp, EMS D14 Ln., Syracuse. That meeting will be for the residents of Dewart Lake to hear … Read More
Maria A. Warrick, 66, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 4:11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. She was born on Sept. 23, 1946, in Rushville, Ind., to Earl H. and Dorothy (Meyer) Reynolds. She graduated in 1964 from Rushville … Read More
“We’re just honored and humbled. There are lot of fine farm families in Elkhart County,” said Tami Mohler. She and her husband, Chuck, own Sweet Corn Charlie. They along with their children have been honored by the Elkhart County Agricultural Society as the Farm Family of the Year … Read More
The North Webster Community Public Library will host its seventh annual Cemetery Walk from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Open to the public and free of charge, this living history event is sponsored by the library’s Local History and Genealogy Center. During the Cemetery Walk, … Read More
Incidents Officers of the North Webster Police Department recently investigated the following incidents: Sunday, Aug. 18, 8:24 p.m. South Main Street. Melanie Scott was issued a trespass warning for Freedom Express. Friday, Aug. 16, 6:44 p.m. South Main Street. A customer passed a counterfeit $20 bill at Freedom … Read More
Utilities Manager Mike Noe brought two bids for sewer-related projects to the North Webster Town Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. Also on the agenda was the agreement to sign an inter-local agreement between the town and the Knapp Lake Regional Sewer District. During his utilities … Read More
Precision Wire Services, headquartered in North Webster, recently expanded their facility and finished a second production line, allowing Precision Wire to create six new jobs and double its production capacity. This expansion is a 35 percent increase in staff as Precision Wire has grown from 17 to 23 … Read More
Three people were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Armstrong Road, North Webster, Thursday morning. At about 8:50 a.m., North Webster EMS and Fire and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the report of a personal injury accident on Armstrong Road, just east … Read More
HIghlighting North Webster-Tippecanoe Chamber of Commerce’s general meeting Monday was the news that enough sponsorships had been obtained to bring the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show to the Heart of the Harvest Fall Festival, which will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28. The show will … Read More
The final tally is in for the Youth Summer Reading Program. A total of 364 children and teens read a whopping total of 6,320 hours! Congratulations to all the readers this summer for your outstanding efforts. Special recognition goes to our top readers. In the children’s Dig Into … Read More
Incidents Officers of the North Webster Police Department recently investigated the following incidents: Saturday, Aug. 11, 11:44 a.m. North East Street. A windshield on a vehicle belonging to Bobbi Worboys was broken while parked at residence. Thursday, Aug. 9, 5 p.m. South Main Street. Freedom Express reported a … Read More
Chester H. “Chet” Bond, 85, of North Webster, Ind., passed away at 8:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1928, in Leicester, Mass., to Chester A. and May H. (Cummings) Bond. He attended Webster Public Schools in Webster, Mass., and moved … Read More
