Students at 72 Indiana schools will experience the outdoors during the 2026-27 school year thanks in part to a grant program that supports field trips to Indiana State Parks and other state park-managed properties.

SYRACUSE – Syracuse has a new coffee shop, Moka Roasters, in the old Colbin Tool building at 1021 N. Indiana Ave.

DAVIESS COUNTY – At approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police Trooper Steve Nolan was patrolling CR 900E near Cannelburg when he attempted to stop a silver passenger vehicle for speeding.

The city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will hold community paddle boarding and canoeing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Pike Lake beach, 1009 E. Arthur St., Warsaw.

A $50,000 matching opportunity has been pledged to the Warsaw Community Public Library Capital Improvement Fund, a component fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.

Main Street Warsaw and Warsaw Public Arts Commission announced the selection of artwork submitted by local artist Amani Roadriguez and Lia Geiger that will be installed on two downtown utility boxes on the northside of Center St. between Indiana and Buffalo streets.

SYRACUSE – A little bit of Hawaii has come to Indiana.

Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts has officially announced its 2027 Professional Summer Season, featuring five productions that span beloved Disney classics, Broadway favorites, comedy and rock 'n' roll.

The city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will put on Wipe Out from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pike Lake beach, 1009 E. Arthur St., Warsaw.

SYRACUSE – Several community members sent letters to Syracuse Town Council members expressing their support for the town to extend water utility out to the SouthShore housing development and one resident came in person.

NORTH WEBSTER — Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved Pike, Chapman, and Winona Lake Association’s Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) grant applications, awarding $203,000 to improve water quality in the Upper Tippecanoe River Watershed.

No one was injured during a house fire early Wednesday morning.

CLAYPOOL - The Claypool Town Council voted to place Town Marshal Trevor Long on a consecutive five-day suspension with no pay during a council meeting Tuesday.

What began as a small-town furniture store during the final years of the Great Depression has grown into a fourth-generation family business serving communities across northeast Indiana.

CASA of Kosciusko County has named Brooke Hamstra their new executive director.

BURKET - The Burket Town Council appointed Crystal Ellison as their newest town council member during a special meeting Tuesday.

NORTH WEBSTER – Residents voiced concerns about speeding in two neighborhoods during the North Webster Town Council meeting Tuesday.

The city of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Board heard the 2027 budget proposal and discussed updates to the skate park during a meeting on Tuesday.

A person has died after a single-vehicle accident Monday on CR 200S.

Warsaw Community Schools is moving forward with combining Lakeview and Edgewood middle schools.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded $308,300 to 23 Solid Waste Management Districts and eight additional waste and recycling organizations to support waste tire cleanup projects across Indiana.

MENTONE - Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation's Board of Trustees was introduced to three new Tippecanoe Valley High School employees during its meeting Monday.

LARWILL - The Whitko School Board watched a special presentation on Policy Analytics LLC and welcomed a new biology teacher during a meeting on Monday, July 20.

OrthoWorx is celebrating a transformational milestone for Indiana’s life science ecosystem following the announcement that the NSF IMPACT Engine in Indiana, led by Indiana University, has been selected as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program.

The American Legion Post 49 Auxiliary will have a school supplies giveaway from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Post, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw.