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Wage Committee Recommendations Aired To County Council
Community Development Block Grants Open For Applications
Maple Leaf CEO Tucker Gets AgriVision Award At State Fair
OrthoWorx Launches RealME; Receives Grant For DiscoverME
Local Sears Unrelated To Kmart Closing
WCS OKs $8 Million Bond For Various Improvements
'Pirates' Present Webster Legion With Check For Van Fund
Warsaw’s Kmart To Close
Leesburg Residents Share Ideas On Town Improvements
Annual Cancer Care Golf Event Set Sept. 6 At Tippy Country Club
WPD Officer Moving To Virginia; K-9 Mako To Retire And Go Along
City To Take Ownership Of Arnolt Property
Scott Bibler Sweet Sassy Golf Classic
‘Knowledge Event Days’ Coming To Mentone
‘Boundless’ Offers Substance-Free Fun
Tri Kappa Installs New Officers
Silver Lake Man Arrested; 1.25 Pounds Of Meth Found
Electrical Fire Hits House On Old 30E
Etna Green Approves Truck Sign
West Fort Wayne St. Being Paved
North Pointe Drive Rehabilitation
Bourbon Struggles With Funding For Sewer Repairs
Manchester To Advertise 2020 Budget; Tables Use Of Transportation Tower By AT&T

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester Community Schools Business Manager Jeremy Markham requested permission from the school board to advertise the 2020 budget, which would be posted on the school’s website 10 days prior to the next meeting.
WCS Superintendent Hoffert Lauded With Leadership Award

Dr. David Hoffert, superintendent of Warsaw Community Schools, was awarded the Ernestine M. Raclin Community Leadership Award Wednesday.
Three Hurt
23 Hopefuls Seek 11 Seats In 5 Town Conventions

Kosciusko Republican Chairman Mike Ragan said he was told that in the past 20 years, the party’s only had one town convention in the county.
Police Launch Extra Patrols As Schools Open

The first day of school brought drivers to a halt – by police if not by signs and crossing guards – as extra patrols were out and about in school zones.
Winona Firemen Teach Search And Rescue Merit Badge To Boy Scouts Troop 715
Motorcyclist Dies Following Aug. 4 Crash
Wawasee School Buildings to Undergo Renovations, New Marching Lot Planned

SYRACUSE – At their meeting Tuesday, the Wawasee School Board heard from James Flecker, director of Personnel and Legal Services, about upcoming renovation projects for Wawasee School Corporation schools.
Dredging Under Way On Winona Lake

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake patrons and residents may have noticed barrels in the lake lately and wondered what they are.
2nd Tattoo Parlor To Go Before BZA; This One On Winona Avenue

A second tattoo parlor will go before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals for a hearing at its next meeting Aug. 26.
Active Shooter Kits OK’d At Milford

MILFORD – Even in a small town like Milford, it’s best to be prepared for the worst. That seemed to be the thinking behind the action taken by Milford Town Council Monday to purchase 12 active shooter response kits.
County Grapples With 2020 Budgets

With 54 budgets to consider, the Kosciusko County Council and Commissioners spent about seven hours Friday meeting with department heads to look over the budgets in extended detail.
WCS Unveils New Website – WarsawSchools.org
Airport Getting Mixed Signals From Federal Aviation Admin.
Triton Parents Bothered By Changes In Dress Code At Jr.-Sr. High School
Leesburg Residents Told Of Sidewalk Replacement

LEESBURG – Town residents are being encouraged to take advantage of a program that helps pay to replace their sidewalks.
Career Center Project Is Finalist For State Farm Grant

The Advanced Manufacturing Gone Boarding project at the Warsaw Area Career Center is a 2019 finalist for this year’s State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant.
HopLore Brewing Announces Second Location In Warsaw

HopLore Brewing on Monday announced plans to open the company’s second location at a building along the Argonne Road corridor in Warsaw.
Story About Woman Leaving Commissioners Meeting Requires Clarification

A story from Aug. 6 titled “Animal Rights Advocate Booted From Commissioners Meeting” requires clarification.
Library OKs Raise For Director, Hears About Sprinkler Troubles

Warsaw Community Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday approved a raise for the library director’s salary for 2020.
‘Wheels On Fire’ Cancer Group Continuing Its Mission

The Wheels on Fire – Cancer Crusaders Team has been supporting cancer patients for 16 years. On Aug. 24, the team will sponsor its fourth annual Smash Out Cancer event at the Akron Community Center from 3 to 9 p.m. There will be music, food, 3 on 3 basketball, corn hole, volleyball, home run derby and a silent auction. A pie and cake auction will be at 8 p.m. At 9 p.m., there will be a Light Up Your Life ceremony with Doves of Love balloons honoring those that are cancer survivors and remembering those that lost the fight. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the event. All proceeds will benefit the Cancer Care Funds of Kosciusko and Fulton counties. The Wheels on Fire Team is a ministry outreach of the Beaver Dam United Methodist Church. Call 574-893-7052 for more information.
Wellness Emphasized At WCS All-Employee Kickoff Event

The overall theme for Warsaw Community Schools’ 2019-20 school year is “WCS Wellness,” and several announcements regarding WCS employee wellness were made Monday during the all-employee kickoff to the 2019-20 school year.
Feria Guadalupana
Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber Of Commerce Hires Executive Director
Silver Lake Home Fire Rekindles; Under Investigation
Milford Hometown Chat Focuses On Housing, Child Care
Local Teacher Living Life To The Fullest Despite Cancer
Baby Box Installed At Syracuse Fire Station

SYRACUSE – Friday morning, camera crews flooded the Turkey Creek Fire Territory parking lot in Syracuse for an unveiling and blessing of a Safe Haven Baby Box.
Council Approves Sheriff’s Salary, Amends Wheel Tax, Hears JDAI Update
Camp HERO Wraps Up With Awards, Graduation Ceremony
Fundraiser Saturday To Help Girl Battle Brain Tumor
Dr. Chris Magiera To Run For Dist. 3 Congress In May GOP Primary
Manchester Council OKs Handicapped Parking Ordinance
Local Anti-Tobacco Group Offers Parents A Reason To Quit
Housing Opportunities Of Warsaw Offering NAP Tax Credits
Fire Wrecks Mobile Home In Suburban Acres

A Wednesday afternoon fire in Leesburg destroyed a woman’s mobile home.
Camp HERO, Day 2

Frank Thomas, Elkhart Police Department detective and bomb squad commander, talked to kids at Kosciusko County Sheriff’s?Office Camp HERO Wednesday about the bomb squad’s equipment, including the bomb robot named Cecil shown in the photo.
Four Hurt

One of the victims is transport to a waiting ambulance following a two-vehicle accident at CR 700N and CR 300E, east of Leesburg, Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. Four people were injured in the crash but further information was unavailable at press time.
Elliott Receives Sagamore During His 2,392nd Optimists Meeting

Wednesday was a bittersweet day for longtime Warsaw resident John Elliott.
Warsaw Traffic Commission Continues To Discuss Student Safety

With Warsaw Community Schools starting Tuesday, student safety continued to be on the minds of the Traffic Commission members Wednesday.
Fire Territory Eyes Upgrades To Fire Station 2, Communications

As part of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Protection Territory’s 2020 proposed budgets, money is being set aside for an architectural study of fire station 2 and for a portion of the countywide communications system.
Commissioners Hear From Fire District Coordinator, OK Grant

Darrell Eiler, Fire District 2 coordinator, explained to the county commissioners Tuesday how a grant from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute helps the district with training of firefighters and more.
Animal Rights Advocate Booted From Commissioners Meeting

There was talk of “war” Tuesday between local animal rights advocates and a Kosciusko County commissioner before one advocate was escorted out by courthouse security.
Leininger On Township Board

Mike Ragan (L) congratulates Kayla Leininger, Akron, as the new Franklin Township Advisory board member. She fills the empty seat due to the death of Buni R. Leininger.
Camp HERO

Students react as K-9 officer Mako “attacks” Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Shane Bucher in a bite suit. (See Mako in action by clicking on the second dot below the photo.) Mako’s handler, Warsaw Police Department officer Trent Shively stands by. KCSO had its first day of Camp HERO at the Blue Barn Berry Farm near Dewart Lake Tuesday with 107 kids signed up for the three-day event. KCSO deputies and Warsaw Police Department officers and their K-9 partners demonstrated how the dogs do their work. Said 11-year-old Bailey Dawson from Leesburg, rubbing his forehead in worry and awe: “I thought it was pretty cool. I want to be cop. It never gets old.” The camp is 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and ends with a graduation at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
City Sees Higher Assessed Value; Works Through Department Budgets
Right-Of-Way Purchase OK’d For CR 300N Roundabout
Turner Tabbed For 2019 Reneker Award
Pierceton Woman Faces Racketeering Charge
Driver Charged After Causing Motorcycle Crash
Vendors Wanted For ‘Art-tober’
Motorcyclist Injured
Southern Gospel Coming To Winona
Kelly Park Playground To Be City’s Largest
Nappanee Man Sentenced In Child Molesting Case
Local Road Projects Moving Along, Mayor Says
Anti-Bullying Event Now In Third Year And Keeps Growing
Kevin Bronson Booked Into St. Joe County Jail
Barbee Landing Owner Feels Harassed By State ATC Officials
City Now Accepting Applications For Annual Deer Reduction Effort
Akron’s Leininger Seeks Franklin Township Advisory Board Seat
Goshen Man Faces Charges After Damaging Syracuse Grave Markers
Town Election Deadline Passes; Candidates Listed
Webster Breaks Ground On Library
Department Of Corrections, Elkhart County Seek Help In Finding Convicted Felon Bronson
Employee Accused Of Thefts From Vending Machines
Family Carnival Planned Friday
Drugs, Wanted Man Found In Shed
Wagon Wheel Performs ‘Peter And The Starcatcher’