NORTH WEBSTER - A child bicyclist was seriously injured Monday night in North Webster after she was hit by an SUV.

CLAYPOOL - Claypool Town Council approved several State Revolving Fund payments and heard an update on the grant process for a potential park project during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

PIERCETON – There is a variety of entertainment planned for the 19th annual Heirloom Tomato Festival in Pierceton this August.

PIERCETON – There will be an Agricultural Art Show contest this year during the Pierceton Heirloom Tomato Festival Saturday.

PIERCETON – If you love small town festivals, this is the one you won’t want to miss.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University offers more than a dozen presentations in its Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series for fall 2026.

INDIANAPOLIS — At the direction of Gov. Mike Braun, a new program has been created to provide critical financial assistance and resources to veterans and their families displaced by recent severe weather across the state.

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Town Council approved Tuesday to purchase a rebuild kit for a lift station after it started having issues.

The city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Board heard updates on the Summer Lunch Program during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

NORTH WEBSTER – The North Webster Town Council heard an update Tuesday on funding for the town’s park improvement project.

The Kosciusko County Shrine Club will hold the annual Turkey Shoot Sept. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beason’s Gun Range, Etna Green.

Right to Life of North Central Indiana’s 30th annual Legacy of Life Banquet is scheduled for Sept. 21 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capitol Center on the campus of Grace College & Seminary, Winona Lake.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office will be able to hire two night shift jailers in 2027, but the night shift differential the office requested won’t happen, at least not next year.

While presenting his proposed 2027 budget Tuesday for the Kosciusko County Jail, Sheriff Jim Smith told the County Council about a problem with the medical provider for inmates.

Flock cameras will be discussed at the September Kosciusko County Council meeting after they were brought up by council members during the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office presentation on their proposed 2027 budgets.

WINONA LAKE – Canal Days is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Winona Lake.

WINONA LAKE – A Sunday Night Community Hymnsing, free and open to all, will be held in the chapel of Grace Retirement Village in Winona Lake, on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. with the prelude beginning at 5:45 p.m.

SYRACUSE – Syracuse Boy Scout Troop 728 will hold a Back-to-Scouts Round-Up for returning scouts and an information night for those interested in becoming a Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Scout Lodge and Woods, 10433 E. CR 500, a few miles south of Syracuse.

TIPPECANOE — Visitors from across the region gathered at Potawatomi Wildlife Park last week for an evening under the park’s dark skies to experience the Perseid Meteor Shower.

MISHAWAKA – Tuesday, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) announced he will host a Service Academy Night on Sept. 9 for perspective Service Academy nominees.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is gearing up for one of their fundraisers of the year — Drive 4 Your Community, sponsored by Kerlin Ford Motors in Silver Lake.

American Legion Band of Fort Wayne will perform as part of the city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department Summer Concert Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Central Park Plaza, 225 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.

PIERCETON - A town manager and utility superintendent were named Monday during a special meeting of the Pierceton Town Council.

LARWILL - Whitko Community School Board was presented with an award, held the first public bond hearing and heard reports from faculty and staff during a meeting on Monday, Aug. 17.

AKRON - Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Board of Trustees heard about funding for a new middle school robotics program and recognized two employees Monday, Aug. 17.