Health First Kosciusko Discusses New, Upcoming Community Health Initiatives
Health First Kosciusko celebrates successes and focuses on more community health initiatives coming soon.
Read MoreHealth First Kosciusko celebrates successes and focuses on more community health initiatives coming soon.
Read MoreUnited States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson that Nathan Keosackdy, 24, Elkhart, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after being found guilty following a two-day jury trial on Nov. 14, 2023, for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Read MoreWarsaw Police were alerted to the discovery of a pipe bomb with a burnt fuse Wednesday night, Aug. 18. at the vacated property once known as the Arnolt building.
Read MoreIt should come as no surprise that the proposal to increase the cigarette tax in Indiana has gone up in smoke.
Read MoreDear Editor, The health of our Kosciusko County residents and our communities is more important than ever before. Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and approximately 1.2 million are due to non-smokers … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition is seeking local youth to assist with its upcoming “Poison by the Pound Cigarette Butt Cleanup” event. Those wishing to assist are asked to meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, in the Shrine building at the Kosciusko County fairgrounds. Participants will receive clear … Read More
WARSAW — The American Cancer Society is hosting its annual smoking cessation program called the American Cancer Society Great American Smoke Out, held the third Thursday in November. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 42 million Americans smoke cigarettes. The organization also attributes tobacco use as the … Read More
By DANIEL GRAY Director, Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in Indiana, and the 2014 Surgeon General Report on Smoking found that cigarette smoking is a cause of type 2 diabetes, also known as adult-onset diabetes. Smoking … Read More
A Plainfield, IN, correctional officer has been arrested for trafficking drugs to inmates. Through an internal affairs investigation, Officer Ryan Daniel was arrested Jan. 27. Facility correctional officers allegedly found 13.6 ounces of spice, 0.1 ounces of heroin and 3.6 ounces of tobacco in Daniel’s belongings. He faces … Read More
In previous Winona Lake Town Council meetings, recommendations for ordinances regarding skateboards and smoking have been raised. Both ordinances were discussed at length at the council’s May 20 meeting. The skateboard ordinance was originally recommended by Winona Lake Police Chief of Police Paul Schmitt at the April town … Read More