The incidence of drug overdose is decreasing in Indiana and one reason could be the efforts of an organization offering free training to anyone willing to help someone struggling with addiction.
Read MoreIn recognition of Overdose Awareness Day, an overdose awareness event is being planned for Friday, Aug. 30.
Read MoreThe Lighthouse recovery center will be participating in National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Thursday, May 9.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Health has approved the application for Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory to continue as host agency for the distribution of Narcan (Naloxone) Rescue Kits for emergency responder agencies within the county.
Read MoreWarsaw Street Superintendent Jeff Beeler and City Councilman Jeff Grose plan to meet next week with homeowners who will be affected by the first phase of the reconstruction of Hodges Addition.
Read MoreKOSCIUSKO — Sheriff William Rocky Goshert, Warsaw Fire Chief Michael Wilson and Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Robert Weaver would like to announce the receipt of an Indiana Department of Health grant this month for Kosciusko County. All three organizations cooperatively filed a grant with the Indiana Department … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert championed public safety and rehabilitation for inmates in his address to the Kosciusko County Council Thursday, Feb. 8. The sheriff told the panel he would be looking into the addition of a body scanner, which would detect drugs coming into the … Read More
WARSAW — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Mike Wilson updated board members regarding construction on WWFT station 3. The fire station, which sits on the south side of Warsaw, is estimated to be completed in July. Wilson shared information received from Glen Smith, project manager for Mosaic Building Solutions, Fort … Read More
HOPE — A mother was arrested after officers found her passed out from a drug overdose with her toddler son sitting next her in her vehicle.
Read MoreWINONA — Winona Lake Officers provided with drug to help reverse the effects of Heroin and Opiate overdoses Winona Lake Police Officers are now carrying nasal naloxone kits also known as Narcan. Narcan has been successful in reversing the effects of heroin and opiate overdoses prior to the … Read More
SOUTH BEND — Narcan is a drug that’s used by first responders to reverse opioid overdose and a single shot can bring someone who is not breathing back to consciousness.
Read MoreWARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has just finished training and issuing Naloxone, also known by the brand name “Narcan” to its deputies. This lifesaving drug rapidly reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses.
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