Overdose Deaths In County Reach New Record
2022 isn’t over yet, but it’s already broken the record for most overdose deaths in a year.
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Rates Lowered For Tippecanoe-Chapman Sewer Customers, Rate Ordinance Approved
By Caleigh Byrer InkFreeNews NORTH WEBSTER — Members of the Tippecanoe & Chapman Regional Sewer District approved a new ordinance after a few changes were made to the rates during a special meeting Monday, Sept. 19. The meeting was held in order to pass the ordinance to avoid … Read More
Health Crisis Quietly Transitions To Endemic
There were no parades or major announcements, but it appears that across much of the country, the state, and Kosciusko County, the two-year-long COVID-19 pandemic is quietly entering a new stage.
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Nearly 600 Sign Petition Opposing Health Officer’s Reappointment
More than a dozen people spoke out about the potential reappointment of Kosciusko County Health Officer Dr. William Remington at the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9 – most in opposition.
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Health Board Learns Of Health Ranking, Hears COVID Update
At the Kosciusko County Board of Health meeting held Monday, April 19, County Health Officer Dr. William Remington shared details on the county’s annual health ranking.
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County Sees New Increase In Weekly Vaccine Supplies
Kosciusko County Health Officer Dr. William Remington provided a vaccine update during the Kosciusko County Board of Health’s meeting Monday, Feb. 22.
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Zoning Request Leads To Heated Exchanges
Discussion over a proposed rezoning request by Amber Real Estate resulted in heated words during the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24.
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Work Release Director Description Revised; Jail Replacing Toilets
Kosciusko County Sheriff Kyle Dukes asked county commissioners to approve an agreement that would allow the county work release director to become a non-merit role.
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Commissioners Approve Purchase Of Third Vehicle For Community Corrections
Community Corrections Executive Director Barry Andrew came before the commissioners with a vehicle purchase request at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, July 21.
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Commissioners Approve Another Step In County Broadband Project
Terry Burnworth, owner of Pyramid Consulting Services out of Indianapolis, asked for the approval of Kosciusko County Commissioners to send out requests for proposals for a radio vendor as the county moves forward with the public safety broadband system project.
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County Department Heads Provide Updates On COVID-19 Efforts
Several of Kosciusko County’s department heads attended Thursday evening’s county council meeting to provide updates on how their duties have been affected by COVID-19, as well as what new methods have been implemented to keep employees and citizens safe.
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Tippecanoe Chapman Lakes RSD Preliminarily Chooses Warsaw As Treatment Provider
Decisions, perhaps the easiest ones to be made, were handled by the Tippecanoe Chapman Lakes Regional Sewer District Board tonight, Monday, May 11. The board not only elected its officers, but preliminarily decided on a treatment provider, thus filling the remaining vacancy on the board and adopted its first resolution.
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Kosciusko Health Officer Predicts More Cases, Applauds Local Efforts
WARSAW – Kosciusko County Health Officer Dr. William Remington predicted more positive cases will be reported in short order locally after officials announced the first case in the county earlier in the day. Remington met with the media hours after the announcement Thursday afternoon. Officials declined to give … Read More
Trustees Sworn In At First Tippecanoe Chapman Lakes Regional Sewer District Meeting
NORTH WEBSTER — Just over 40 people, evenly divided between residents of Tippecanoe and Chapman Lakes, attended the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Tippecanoe Chapman Lakes Regional Sewer District Saturday morning, March 7. The meeting was held in the Party Room at the North Webster Community Center … Read More
Coronavirus Advice: Stay Calm, Clean And Careful
WARSAW — Kosciusko County has thus far not been affected by the incipient spread of coronavirus as it moves across parts of the globe. As of Tuesday, March 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 60 cases of COVID-19 from 12 states. Twenty-two of those … Read More
Judge Cates Touts Success Of JDAI
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge David Cates spoke before the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night, Aug. 8 and gave the panel an update on one of his most championed programs, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative or JDAI. The program is designed to give offenders who … Read More